Mate Kata

[Dawnika Snow]

The Toa glared at her with gleaming, yet seemingly lifeless eyes. Any other being may have flinched at that threat, but Dawn felt nothing. Her only protection was being threatened by a stupid cyborg, fuckin’ over-glorified-garbage-can more like. Just as Kopaka thought the girl had conceded to his threat, she began to chuckle and lift herself back to her feet.

“Do you find something funny?” Kopaka asked threateningly. “Did you not hear m-?”

The biomech was interrupted as Dawn pulled out her pistol. He instinctively raised his shield to block the bullet, but it slid past his head. Just over the loud bang, he could hear the bullet whir, followed by an explosion and the smell of burning gas. Pieces of scorched metal flew up from a plume of red fire, scattering themselves around the white contrast of the Nexus.

“I’ll repeat myself Kopaka, cause apparently you didn’t hear me correctly. I’m. Not. Scared. Of. You.” She mocked him by slowing the tempo of her words. “Next time we meet, only one of us will be walking away.”

Her wings sprouted from her back and a heavy wind blew past the Toa of Ice and the Vigilante began to fly toward the Ashen Steppes Gateway.