'For a person who just became a Grandmaster and defeated that towering robot, you don't seem too happy about it.' Devil's Tongue remarked.
'It's called overexertion, nothing out of the ordinary.' Michael answered.
Truthfully, he felt weird. Every plan he had devised for meeting Nicole had fallen apart. He still carried the golden token Connor had given him on Neptune, but meeting Nicole had turned out to be far easier than he had expected.
With a shake of his head, Michael focused on the important tasks at hand.
First and foremost, he headed toward the remains of the metallic beast, Cyberfang, still lying on the solid rock.
"Amelia and Claire will definitely build you an even sturdier body, buddy," Michael whispered, carefully retrieving the AI chip.
It was bizarre. Michael had just destroyed a sentient AI responsible for the deaths of millions, yet he still found himself caring for the beast that had followed him all the way from Neptune.
