A heavy, mechanical clanking echoed from the shadows above. A massive automaton, forged from black iron and powered by a core of swirling blue energy, dropped from the ceiling. It raised a giant blade, its glowing optical sensors locking onto Kaelen.
Kaelen didn't look up from his screen. "Information wants to be free, big guy." elderborn-free-download
With a final, leaping strike, Kaelen drove his dagger directly into the machine's energy core. The automaton sputtered, groaned, and collapsed to the floor in a heap of dead iron. A heavy, mechanical clanking echoed from the shadows above
Kaelen didn't dodge. Moving with superhuman speed and perfect timing, he parried the blow with his small forearm buckler. The impact created a shockwave that cracked the stone floor. Before the machine could recover, Kaelen lunged forward. He delivered a series of devastating, crunching blows to the automaton's armor plating, moving to the rhythm of an unheard, pulsing beat. Kaelen didn't look up from his screen
The Sentinel swung its massive blade down in a crushing arc.
The knowledge of a thousand ancient warriors flooded his mind. He knew exactly how to move, how to strike, and how to channel the heavy-metal momentum of the Elderborn style.
The console hummed, vibrating under his palms. Red warning glyphs flashed across the stone walls of the chamber. Intrusion detected. Arch-Sentinel activated.
