"I'm just a killing machine without feelings!
I'm just a killing machine without feelings!
I'm just a killing machine without feelings!" Awei shouted as he charged ahead.
The din of battle rang through the sky. Clouds of dust kicked up by the bombardment filled the air, and the blood-red light of the setting sun filtered through the grit, casting a blood-yellow glow.
"It's over. Rest in peace. May you return to the embrace of Mother Earth."
"Squad, fall in." Ye Feng strode toward the spaceship.
"Captain, before the mission, you promised to take me to Sunset Star to see the sea if I got the most kills."
"Are you the top scorer?"
Awei counted. "Reporting, Captain. I took out fifteen enemies."
"But I remember I fired first at the last one."
"Understood, Captain. Then that's fourteen!"
"How many did I get?"
Awei counted again, and again, and again.
"Can we still go to Sunset Star?"
"Reporting, Captain, you really are amazing!"
Awei stuck out his tongue and darted off.
"Taco, I don't think the captain wants to go to Sunset Star with me."
Taco rolled his eyes. "I think you're probably right."
"But he promised he'd go with me if I got the most kills."
Taco rested his head on his arms, gazing at the enormous setting sun that seemed close enough to touch.
"Look. In a few seconds, it'll be gone."
"It's beautiful," Awei sighed. "Do you think I'll ever be named best in the squad?"
"Is that what you want?"
"Of course."
Taco narrowed his eyes. "Maybe one day, if you really become a killing machine without feelings, you might win best in the squad."
Awei shrugged. "Then I'll never manage it."
"Isn't this sunset nice enough?" Taco said. "Sunset Star is too far away and too expensive."
Awei stared at the unscarred half of Taco's profile. "Yeah, it's nice. Couldn't be better."
Cold-faced, picky magnet, top x soft-hearted, clueless bottom who falls for the wrong person
Theme: Life among the stars
