Prologue

CPU - "AC BattleMage confirmed."

I sat in my cockpit looking blankly at my screen. It was raining hard , really hard. I could hear the rain on my Armored Core...soothing. Even though my job wasn't.

Here it comes.

The AC's color was a gleaming Black , so it was probably from Death squadron , another merc team like the Ravens. I boosted to the side , the G forces keeping me slammed in my seat. My feet fly over the pedals as I boost into the sky. The rain making my AC have a shadow effect as I start to bring up my energy rifle and sniper rifle. Even though visibility was low I knew he was in the street right below me. I landed on top of a building in the city we were fighting in. My cpu locked onto my opponent and I pushed both my triggers.

My energy shot out of my gun , evaporating the surrounding rain. My opponent easily dodged the attack , but not my sniper rifle round. It plunged into his core doing moderate damage. I boosted off the top of the building , switching to my shoulder weapon , a Hi-Act missile launcher. I land in front of him. His red eye glaring in the rain. He raises what looks like a MG-500 and fires. I quickly deek to the side and boost back. He was a heavyweight and what looked like a non OP-I design. Huge shoulders and missile pack. I quickly locked on and fired. He was to slow.

The missiles homed in and exploded into his armor , the force so great it sent him into one of the nearby buildings. The dust washed over my AC making visibility almost nil now. I boost into the air only to see a salvo of missiles coming my way.

Deathlok - ...

I let my foot off my booster pedal and let myself fall back towards the street. The missiles fly over my AC's head and land into a populated building behind me. The debris bounce off my AC and splash onto the street. I landed and BattleMage was there , ready for me. Still barley visible I saw a giant blue beam of light...the moonlight. Because of the visibility I must have missed it before. I drop my Ac to the street as the beam washes over in front of my screen. Unscathed I raise both my guns and fire into his already damaged core. The sniper round lifts his AC off the ground and my energy shot rips through his core. His smoking AC hits the street as I get back up.

Deathlok - "Mission accomplished. I'm coming home."