I thought I needed to absorb and redirect the energy. xxx 18 Then I heard low, methodical, ‘thud, thud, thud’ coming closer to my location. I was in. I was in. My shield went up just in time to deflect the beam blast. I was searching through the rubble of small city, the name no longer matter, human history had come to an unknown end. I glanced up just as it fired. I took it apart one limb at a time making sure the entity was witnessing this moment. Again at this time I did not know it was machines, sentient, intelligent machines. It spent that time observing me and my action. The humming level slowly increased and I knew it was heading in my direction. It spent that time observing me and my action.
