Steel Waste Chapter 645
Advertisement
After the operation, Afton immediately wanted to go see Macka, regardless of how badly Josie or Usanagi tried to stop him. They thought he'd be weak, or at least somewhat out of it after being injected with ungodly amounts of anaesthetics and regrowing an arm. Still, he soldiered on with determination, wanting to get started on his payback.
"Seriously though Afton, I think you should take a break and come back to this later... It's not like he's going anywhere." Josie mutters as she walks beside him through the facility.
He shakes his head, "I doubt I'd be able to sleep without at least kicking the guy. Plus, getting started on dissecting and torturing him for knowledge will be beneficial for everyone." he shrugs.
Usanagi slowly follows them with Dala, wondering if she'd even be allowed to stay after Afton was finished... It wasn't him who agreed to let her stay after all... Which is kind of weird to think about... Not to mention the fact she'd been stuck with this... Thing. The robot they called Dala would occasionally glance her way with those monitors, causing a shiver to go up her spine.
She'd rather sleep next to a Radroach den than near that freaky robot. Who knows what'd happen if it was given free reigns to do what she wants with her.
Soon enough the group reached the reinforced room that held Macka, or at least, his body. The room was completely empty aside from the machine imprisoning the mangled body in the centre. The torso was held upright as buzz saws constantly trimmed the flesh trying to regrow on the man's arms, legs, and head.
The place also had many cameras covering most surfaces, a precaution to prevent any Macgyver-like schemes... Not that that was likely considering Macka's current physical status.
Advertisement
Josie rests a hand on his shoulder as he looks through the observation window, giving him a worried glance. "Afton, you know running into this will only cause mistakes to happen. You sure, you're okay to do this?"
He just nods, rolling his shoulders and cracking his neck. "Yeah, just need to talk to him and test a couple things." he says with a small grin before stepping into the airlock that leads into the room, leaving the others watching via the window.
"Glados, let me speak with him." he orders, and the buzz saw trimming the torso's neck stops and hovers above the body in a stationary position.
Afton watches with morose fascination as Macka's head slowly regrow. The muscles in the neck reach up like vines, forming the beginning of the jaw before bone starts growing from seemingly nowhere. Muscle covers the bone, skin covers the muscle. And eventually, two amused yet angry eyes stare back at him.
Macka rolls and stretches his jaw after blinking a couple times, "Hah, so I got caught...Uhk!" he groans as the buzz saws trim his arms again. "C-can you turn those off?" he mutters with a grimace.
Afton shakes his head, "Stop trying to grow your arms and I won't have to. Now you have a brain, you can control that, right?" he questions.
Macka nods somewhat pitifully and his wounds all scab over instead of trying to regenerate like usual. "Now... I can't imagine I'm here for coffee... Unless, you are unable to kill me?" he mutters, more stating than questioning.
Afton laughs at this, "Hah! Do you think I was lying when I said I'd fly you into the sun? That's what awaits you in the future if you turn out uncooperative..."
Advertisement
"And if I cooperate?" Macka tensely asks.
Afton shrugs his shoulders noncommittally, "Well, there are a few options... I could ship you to another planet, use you like some sort of organic terraformer... The only problem is, you're too dangerous to leave unattended."
Macka slowly nods, "I see... You know, I was pretty lenient when I took control of you, Afton... Were I more vicious, I would have implanted my head in your chest cavity, I doubt anyone would be able to remove me without killing you as well." he explains, causing the others watching through the observation window to grimace at the thought.
"Yeah, that might've worked... But, I'm harder to kill than you think. I've had my head blown off once before you know." Afton says, shocking Josie and Usanagi who'd not heard anything about that.
"Hmmm, that's my teddy bear. Or maybe he should be called a pinata? So full of sweets and goodies that never seem to end, ooOOOooooooo." Dala breathes huskily.
Josie glances at Dala, "You know anything about this?" she asks, wondering if anyone else was aware of Afton's head apparently exploding.
"No, I am not aware of the incident he is referring to, but I knew he was special before we even met... The feeling when I cut into his head and body, the response when I removed his brain. The sound when I extracted his spine... OooooOOOoooooooo, delightfully unique compared to the others." she explains.
Usanagi slowly shoot a fearful look at Josie who also looked green at Dala's words. Neither says anything though, allowing silence to reign as they remember to listen to Afon's conversation with Macka.
Earlier :
Macka crooks at brow at Afton's words, "You have had your head blown off?" the man mutters, wondering if Afton had more than on Psyker ability?
Afton nods, "Yeah, didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, probably because my brain was destroyed before the pain receptors could react." he shrugs, "Anyway, that's not why I'm here." he states as he slowly steps forwards towards Macka.
"What now? Will you torture me? Make me beg for death or something equally inane?" Macka mocks, using his Psyker ability to turn off all his own pain receptors. "You know my power, torture will do nothing."
Afton chuckles, "You're wrong there. Physical torture will do nothing, but psychological? I bet even someone as mad as you would fear something... Even if you didn't, I bet being encased in a titanium block and buried far underground would unease you."
Advertisement
- In Serial36 Chapters
Hellspawn
When Lake wakes up in hell, he's a little upset. All those horrifying demons outside aren't helping his mood, and neither is the fact that he has no food and water. But at least he has a game UI to help him out! Hopefully the situation doesn't get worse from here...
8 90 - In Serial9 Chapters
Field of The Dead
A world that has had the most deadly virus known to humankind unleashed and now the Living Fight the Dead to survive. This book follows a native man on the reservation dealing with the undead fighting to keep the ones he loves alive. But at what cost…. Will Terrance survive The field of the Dead.
8 112 - In Serial14 Chapters
Bad Luck
Luck's ideal version of a journey to another world involves many things. Those things do not include unhelpful fellow otherworlders, a bad guy so nice that he makes the good guys look bad, and pets that end up smarter than him. Unfortunately, when you're just an unlucky side character in a half assed isekai plot, that's exactly what you end up with. (Rewritten version: 300 Moons Till Disconnect)
8 148 - In Serial16 Chapters
Maygan 4: Demon Huntress
**I've been busy, so sorry for the slow updates. I have a couple chapters almost ready!** Her pleasantries and professional rigor are but a veil to hide the shame of her past. A darkness speaks to her but is she willing to listen? A untethered employee who holds the key to the universe but couldn't fight his way out of a wet paper bag. A madman turned CEO desperate to regain dignity even if the price is the destruction of the universe. Maygan 4 finds herself in an unfamiliar world but can always count on her ancient samurai swords Hon and Koga, super-human strength, and Victorian age etiquette to solve any problem. In this story, Maygan battles demons, AI spies, rogue androids, to save the human race from catastrophe. Can Maygan uncover the secrets of Automatomics and cleanse the forces of darkness before it’s too late? — This story is meant to be fun, so enjoy. It's also WIP, so if you have time leave some comments so I can improve the story and my technique.
8 101 - In Serial31 Chapters
Loot Sisters
Loot Sisters is a light-hearted flash fiction serial of 100-word episodes inspired by RPGs and hunting for quests. I don't have a set plan for where the story goes, as each week, I write my story around three random words posted weekly on The Prediction (an online flash fiction challenge group). I hope you enjoy the story! :) My characters include Maya (the narrator and a bit of a rogue-like character), Vera (our healer/mage), Felicia (resident navigator and lover of gadgets), and Rach (a fighter/brawler). Cover illustration is of Maya by Luminita Pham.
8 89 - In Serial17 Chapters
Romance is Boring || Wilbur Soot x Reader
You recently moved to California with your mom and had to leave your friends and everything else behind. When you started attending your new school, you've suddenly met people you already knew. That's how everything started...[Okay, this is my first story ever so please don't judge me too hard. I'll try my best on this but I cannot promise you guys that this will be good...]Wilbur's Soot x ReaderLunchclub x Reader#363 in reader tag ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)#173 in ff tag#538 in wilbursoot tag#29 in ghostbur tag#489 in dreamsmp tag#868 in mcyt tag#201 in sbi tag#82 in jschlatt tag
8 293

