Death was something Revenant saw everyday, and yet not at all. Something he strived for, a moment of peace, before being ripped from the welcoming and inviting darkness, back into a body of metal and wires, a life of pain and suffering. By now, the process was second nature to him. Fighting in the arena almost always guaranteed one frame change per day, at the most three or four. But that always happened within the games themselves.Â
Staring down the barrel of a gun outside of the match should have invoked something in Revenant . Anything. Fear. Anger. But all he felt was a small sense of annoyance, yellow optics focused on the gun, rather than who was behind it. Â
This situation is one he had found himself idolizing for as long as he could remember. Loba, standing before him, gun trained to his head, a determined look on her face. And yet, it wasnât right. She still had his source code. He would still wake up in a metal body. Revenant almost deflated at the though, but he honestly did not know why he got his hopes up. He was messing around, and apparently taken a threat too far, and now he was at the short end of the stick.Â
âDo it. Pull the trigger. We both know this wont change anything. Iâll still be here. Haunting you, watching your every move.â Revenant croaks, his optics moving up to the angered female, watching her readjust her grip on the pistol. âI wonât die. Not without the source code, you so desperately wish to keep from me.â Â
The syndicate doesn't even flinch when a bullet enters his arm, merely glancing as oil and coolant begin to start leaking out. He turns his helm back, opening his mouth to make another comment as a bullet enters his frame again, through the stomach. Revenant coughs, oil starting to to make its way out of his mouth. âFoolish girl.â He snarls, making no efforts to get up and attack her. He knew it would just end up badly for himself. Loba was more liked than him, they would believe her instead of him.Â
During his pondering, Revenant missed the heavy footsteps, glancing to the door with slight dread as a familiar summer blue bot appears in the doorframe, âFriend Loba? What are you-âÂ
Pathfinder freezes in the doorway, staring at the scene before him. The gun clatters to the ground as Loba turns around, a angry red emoji appearing on Pathfinders screen, âWhat have you done to Friend Revenant ?â âPathfinder, I-â
âWe are no longer friends.â A cold, emotionless tone comes from the blue MRVN bot, something Revenant had never heard before. Honestly, it was a little offputting as the blue bot walks towards him, pushing Loba away as he walks past, âPlease leave, Loba.âÂ
The female is quick to flee the scene as Pathfinder crouches down to check over Revenant , the red syndicate letting out a breath he did not realize he had been holding. By now, a significant oil puddle had formed around himself, but Pathfinder did not seem to care, crouching down to easily pick him up. âDo not worry, Friend Revenant . I will fix you up. I promise.â âSure.â Came the meek response, Revenant too tired to try and fight him at this point. He would reprimand the MRVN later, once he respawned into a new frame.Â
The world went dark as the two made their way down the hallway, and Reveant was somewhat okay with this death. He would never admit it, but Pathfinder was pretty alright in his optics.Â