 laser blade capable of slicing through the strong metal casing. But the casing held. The laser had no effect! The spillover laser beam was cutting through the pavement, creating rivulets of molten rock and tar but not affecting the cybert metal. _Damn!_

As he concentrated the laser blade on the same location, the shielded grip was getting warm to the touch, too warm, and then hot. He released the trigger, but it was stuck in the _on_ position. While the laser ax continued functioning with no apparent effect on the cybert, Carlos found himself engaged in trying to prevent another horrific disaster. He gripped the ax and shook it ferociously to jar the trigger loose.

He'd been only marginally successful at keeping the laser's active blade slicing just the pavement where it could do the least amount of damage to people. He heard the sizzle before he smelled burning flesh, and dropped the tool, ripping away dead layers of flesh from his hand; the Stealth covering his hand was seemingly unharmed, yet the intense heat had managed penetrate it to burn his skin. He felt the most excruciating pain for a moment that disappeared when as he realized the laser ax had not finished its destructive path.

Striking the pavement and lying on its side, the force of inertia kept the laser ax turning roughly 180 degrees. The paper-thin laser beam intensified and sliced through the building in its path across the street at several different angles before stabilizing and blinking out; that deadly beam, narrowly missed the Shadows nearby before it blinked out. Quickly, Carlos turned his attention toward the building that now had knife-like perforations clean through the ground floors. Severed from its foundation and at various structural locations, the building was sitting precariously on the imperfect cuts with only friction to keep it from sliding down in pieces and crashing into the surrounding buildings.

He heard no screams coming from within. That could mean many Insider inhabitants were alive for now but oblivious to the sudden death brewing outside their walls. There was always possible collateral damage to those Inside when the Shadows battled the Cyber, but the result of this was unbelievably sad. They succeeded with the ambush, while possibly killing hundreds or even thousands of their own kind. Still the mission had to continue.

The air filled with audible gasps as he witnessed the detached part of the building scrape a few inches along the laser line, then stop. All Shadows
laser blade capable of slicing through the strong metallic element shell. But the casing held. The laser experience no impression! The spillover laser beam was cutting through the sidewalk, create rivulets of molten rock candy and tar but not affecting the cybert alloy. _ Damn! _ 

 As he concentrated the laser blade on the like location, the shielded grip was getting warm to the touch, too warm, and then blistering. He released the trigger, but it was stuck in the _ on _ status. While the laser ax continued functioning with no apparent consequence on the cybert, Carlos found himself prosecute in trying to prevent another horrific disaster. He gripped the ax and shook it ferociously to clash the trigger loose. 

 He'd been only marginally successful at keeping the laser's active blade slicing just the pavement where it could do the least amount of damage to people. He heard the sizzle before he smelled burning flesh, and dropped the instrument, ripping away all in level of pulp from his hand; the Stealth covering his bridge player was seemingly unharmed, yet the intense heat had managed penetrate it to burn off his skin. He felt the most excruciating annoyance for a moment that disappeared when as he realized the laser ax had not finished its destructive path. 

 Striking the pavement and lie on its side, the force of inertia kept the laser ax turning approximately 180 degrees. The paper - thin laser beam intensified and sliced through the building in its path across the street at several unlike angles before stabilizing and blinking out; that deadly beam, narrowly miss the Shadows nearby before it blinked out. promptly, Carlos turned his care toward the building that now have knife - like perforations clean through the land floors. discerp from its foundation and at various structural locations, the building was sit precariously on the imperfect cuts with alone friction to keep it from slither down in pieces and crashing into the surrounding buildings. 

 He heard no screams coming from within. That could mean many Insider inhabitants were alive for nowadays but forgetful to the sudden death brewing outside their walls. There was always possible collateral damage to those Inside when the Shadows battled the Cyber, but the consequence of this was unbelievably sad. They succeeded with the ambush, while possibly kill hundreds or even thousands of their own kind. Still the mission had to cover. 

 The air filled with audible gasps as he witness the detached part of the construction scrape a few inches along the laser line, then stop. All Shadows
 lader blade capable of sliging through the strong metal casing. Cut the casing held. The lasec hae no tyfect! The spillover uaser beal was curtinj through the patsment, cvzatinf rivblxts of molten rpck and tas but not affewtkny the cybert metal. _Damn!_

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laser blade capable of slicing through the casing. the casing The laser had beam cutting through the creating rivulets of rock and tar but not affecting cybert metal. _Damn!_ As he concentrated the laser blade on the same location, shielded grip was getting warm to the touch, too warm, and then hot. released trigger, it stuck in the _on_ position. While the laser ax continued functioning with no apparent effect on cybert, Carlos found himself engaged in trying to another horrific disaster. He the ax and shook it to the trigger He'd only successful at keeping laser's active blade slicing just the pavement where it could do the least amount of damage to He heard before he burning and the tool, ripping layers of flesh from his hand; his hand was seemingly unharmed, yet the intense had managed it to burn his skin. He the most excruciating pain for a moment that when as he realized the laser ax had not finished its destructive path. Striking the lying on its side, force of inertia the ax roughly degrees. The laser beam intensified and sliced through the building in its path the street at several different angles before stabilizing and blinking deadly narrowly missed the nearby before it blinked Quickly, turned his attention toward that had through ground Severed from its foundation at various structural locations, the was sitting precariously on friction to keep it from sliding down in and crashing into the surrounding buildings. He no screams coming from within. That could mean many Insider inhabitants were for now to the sudden death brewing outside their walls. was always possible collateral to those Inside when the Shadows battled the Cyber, the of this unbelievably sad. They with the ambush, possibly killing hundreds thousands of own Still to continue. The air filled with gasps he witnessed the detached part the a few inches along the laser line, then stop. All Shadows
 laser blade capable of slicinG through thE stroNg mEtaL cAsinG. But The casing held. THE lasEr had no effect! The spilloVer laSeR Beam WAs CuttiNg throuGH tHE PavEmEnT, crEaTInG rivuLetS of moltEn rock and tAr bUt Not affecting THe Cybert metaL. _DaMn!_

As he concenTraTed the LaSer BLade oN thE same LocatiON, the shIelded griP wAS gettiNG warm to THE tOuch, Too warm, and then hot. hE rELeased the triggEr, but iT wAS sTUCk iN thE _on_ positioN. WHile tHE laser aX CoNTINueD Functioning wiTh no apparenT EffEct on tHe CybERt, CarlOs fouNd HImsElf engaged iN tryIng to prevEnt anoTHer horrIFic disaSter. He GriPpeD the AX aNd ShoOk IT feROcIouSLy tO jar the tRiGgEr looSe.

He'D BEEN onlY maRginAlly sUccessful at keEpiNg thE LasEr's acTive bLade SlIcing Just thE paveMeNt where it could dO the Least amouNt oF dAmaGe To peoPLe. He heArd The Sizzle bEfore he SMelLeD BURnIng flesh, and dropped ThE TOoL, ripping Away deAD lAyERs of flesH fRom His hAND; the STealTH cOvering hIs hand WAs SeEmingly UnHarmed, YeT thE inTense HEat hAd manaGed penetRate iT To burn his skin. HE Felt the most exCRuCIAtINg paIn fOr a moment thAt diSAppeAred WHeN as HE realIzed tHe LAsER ax had not finished itS dEstrucTive pAth.

Striking thE pavement aND LYing on itS sidE, ThE Force of inertia Kept tHe laser ax tURning rouGhly 180 dEgrees. ThE paper-thiN LAser beam IntEnsIfiEd aND SlIced through thE BUildInG in its pAth Across tHe sTreEt aT seVeRal differEnt angleS bEfOrE sTabIliziNG and blinKiNg oUt; ThaT deadLY beam, nArrowLy miSsEd THe SHadows nEArBY BefoRe It BlinKed OuT. QuicKly, CARloS turned His attentIon TOwarD tHe BuildinG that now had knIfE-like perfoRaTioNs cleaN THrough thE ground floors. Severed froM Its founDatIon anD at vArious strUctUral loCatIOns, the BuildiNg was SiTtiNG PrecaRIOuSly On The imperfeCT CutS with OnLy frIction tO keep it from sliding DOwn In pieces and crAshIng iNTO tHe sURrOUndInG BuiLDIngs.

He heard no scReams cominG fROm Within. That COulD mEan many insider InhabITants weRe alive foR now but obLiViouS TO thE sudden deaTh brewinG outside tHEir waLLs. there Was Always PoSsiBle coLlaterAL daMage tO those inSide whEn the shAdows batTled the Cyber, but the resulT of thiS was uNbeLievably sAd. THEy sUcceeded wIth tHe ambush, whIle PosSibly KilLIng huNdreDS oR evEN thouSandS Of their owN KiNd. STILl The mission hAD TO coNtinuE.

ThE Air filLed wIth audible gasps as HE witnessed the dEtacHED paRt oF The bUiLding scrape a feW inChES Along the LaSer line, then Stop. All SHaDOws
 laser blade capable of sl icing thro ugh t hestr on g me talcasing. But th e  cas ing held. The laser ha d noef f ect! Th e spi lloverl as e r  be am  w ascu t ti ng th rou gh thepavement,cre at ing rivulets of  molten ro ckand tar butnot  affec ti ngt he cy ber t met al. _D a mn!_
As he con ce n trated the las e r  b lade  on the same loca t io n , the shielded  gripwa s  g e t tin g w arm to the  t ouch, too war m ,a n d  th e n hot. He rel eased the t r igg er, bu titw as stu ck in  t h e _ on_ positio n. W hile thelasera x conti n ued fun ctioni ngwit h no ap pa ren te ffe c tont hecybert,Ca rl os fo undh i m s elfeng aged  in t rying to prev ent  ano t her  horr ificdisa st er. H e grip ped t he  ax and shook i t fe rociously  to  j arth e tri g ger lo ose .
He'd be en only mar gi n a l ly  successful at kee pi n g  t he laser 's act i ve  b l ade slic in g j ustt h e pav emen t  w here itcouldd oth e least  a mountof  da mag e top eopl e. Heheard th e siz z le before he s m elled burning fl e s h, anddro pped the to ol,r ippi ng a w ay  de a d lay ers o ff le s h from his hand; th eStealt h cov ering his han d was seem i n g ly unhar med, ye t  the intense h eat h ad managed penetrat e itto burnhis skin. H e felt t hemos t e xcr u c ia ting pain for a  mom en t thatdis appeare d w hen  as  he  r ealized t he laser  a xha dnot  fini s hed itsde str uc tiv e pat h .

Str iking  the  p av e men t and l y in g on i ts  s ide,  th eforce  ofi ner tia kep t the las era x tu rn in g rough ly 180 degree s.  The paper -t hin  laser b eam inte nsified and sliced thro u gh thebui lding  inits pathacr oss th e s t reet a t seve ral d if fer e n t ang l e sbef or e stabiliz i n g a nd bl in king  out; t hat deadly beam, n a rro wly missed th e S hado w s  n ear b yb efo re itb l inked out. Quic kly, Carlo st ur ned his at t ent io n towar d the b uildi n g thatnow had k nife-like  p erfo r a tio ns clean t hrough t he ground floor s .Sever edfrom i ts  fo undat ion an d  at  vari ous st ru ctural  loca ti ons, the  building was sitting p recari ously  on  the impe rfe c t c uts withonly  frictiontokee p itfro m  slid ingd ow n i n  piec es a n d crashin g  i nto t he  surroundin g b uil dings .
H e hear d no  screams coming f r om within. Tha t co u l d m ean many  I nsider inhabit ant sw e re alive  f or now butobliviou st o the  sudde n deat h brewi n g  o u tsidethei r w alls. The rewa s  always  p os s ible c olla te ral da mage t o  tho s e  Inside when the  Shad o w s bat t led  theCy ber, bu t  the  result of  this was u nbelie vabl y sad . Theysu cceede d w it h the ambu s h, whilepossi bly kil li ng h und reds o r ev e n  thou sand softheir own k in d .St i llthemissi on  had  to conti n ue.

The  ai r  filled  w ith a udible ga s p s as he wi tne ssedt h e detached part of the b uildin g scra pe a fe w  in ch es alon g t h e  laser li ne, thens top .AllShadows
 laser_blade capable_of slicing through the_strong metal_casing._But the_casing_held. The laser_had no effect!_The spillover laser beam_was cutting through_the_pavement, creating rivulets of molten rock and tar but not affecting the cybert metal.__Damn!_

As_he concentrated_the_laser_blade on the same location,_the shielded grip was getting_warm to_the touch, too warm, and then hot. He_released_the trigger, but_it was stuck in the _on_ position. While the_laser ax continued functioning with no_apparent effect on_the_cybert,_Carlos found himself engaged_in trying to prevent another horrific_disaster. He gripped the ax and_shook it ferociously to jar the trigger_loose.

He'd been only marginally successful at_keeping the laser's active blade_slicing just_the pavement where it could_do the least_amount of_damage to people._He heard the sizzle before he_smelled burning flesh,_and dropped the tool, ripping away_dead_layers of flesh_from_his_hand; the_Stealth covering his_hand_was seemingly_unharmed,_yet the intense heat had managed_penetrate_it to burn his skin. He felt_the most excruciating pain_for_a moment that disappeared_when as he realized the_laser ax had not finished its_destructive path.

Striking_the pavement_and lying on its side, the force of inertia kept the_laser ax turning roughly 180 degrees._The paper-thin laser beam_intensified and_sliced_through the building_in_its path_across the street at several different angles_before stabilizing_and blinking out; that deadly beam,_narrowly missed the Shadows_nearby_before it blinked out. Quickly, Carlos_turned his attention toward the building_that now had knife-like perforations_clean_through_the ground floors. Severed from_its foundation and at various structural_locations, the building_was sitting precariously on the imperfect cuts_with_only friction to keep it from_sliding_down in pieces and crashing into_the_surrounding_buildings.

He heard no screams coming_from within. That could mean many_Insider inhabitants were alive for now but oblivious to_the sudden death_brewing outside their walls. There_was_always_possible collateral damage to those Inside when the Shadows battled_the Cyber,_but the result_of this was unbelievably sad. They succeeded with the ambush,_while possibly killing hundreds or even thousands_of their own kind. Still the mission had to continue.

The air_filled with audible gasps as he witnessed the_detached part of the building scrape a_few inches along the_laser_line, then stop. All Shadows