The Awesome powered up. In its heyday there was no good counter. The three particle projection cannons would turn any 'mech into mincemeat in a few volleys. Now the batlemech was outdated, but still could pack a punch to anyone who found themselves on the business end of its three PPCs. The awesome plodded alone into the dome that the trial was to be held. Using a vintage Star League era 'mech would surely humiliate his opponent, what was his name again? I don't care, he will be dead soon. He had been a pilot from another clan that had challenged Endo Pryde. He didn't think that the Mechwarrior knew his opponents position, other than he was a Falcon. The idiot! Endo's sensor suite beeped, there was a new contact. A few seconds later the sensors identified his opponent, a Predator. Such a new design, it was a shame it had to go to waste. Endo fired two of the three PPCs at his opponent. One caught the Predator in its right torso, right below its autocannon. The second struck the knee on the right leg. Endo immediately started to walk backwards, he had the range advantage over his opponent, he needed to keep it. The third PPC's flash brightly lit up the scenery as it struck the nose of the Predator's Left autocannon. The Predator was in a full run now, trying to get into range. Endo smiled as he triggered all three of his PPCs putting the Awesome's reactor on the verge of shutdown. Two of PPCs hit their mark, one in the Preadator's left torso, melting throught the armor and destroying the internal structure and LBX autocannon other , another flew over the predator's head. The third hit the mech in its center torso, which disoriented the pilot a little. But not enough so the autocannon slug struck the Awesome's torso. Te Predator pilot made his fatal mistake in the charge. Because the predator was struck in the chest with the Awesome's heavy battle fist in the same spot where the last PPC shot landed, this blew through the armor and damaged the internal structure. The Predator staggered back, in a drunken sort of way, then Endo leveled the right-arm PPC with the gaping hole in the torso. He smirked as he discharged the weapon. The mech crumpled and fell to the ground, utterly demolished. Endo then piloted his mech back towards his side of the arena. That warrior had made the mistake of challenging a Falcon. He probably wouldn't make that mistake again. He had also made the mistake of challenging their best warrior. Behind him Endo could see the warrior on the ground looking at the pile of rubble that used to be his mech. He recalled his favorite passage from the Remembrance. "With Falcon sight we choose our foes. On Falcon wings we harry them. With Falcon claws we smite our foes. And with Falcon tenacity we win."