Dusts of Avalon - Beastwithin.org

V. S F Tworlds, feet just weren't that handy. Unlike the dark Planner robots, or even thewhite Planner robots, this one was quite pleasing to look at, its surface polishedand shining in the light of the seing sun. e robot was vaguely human in shape,its overall shape greatly resembling a crude, slightly huned, headless warriorwith an octagonal prism as its torso, roughly meters tall, towering above mostof the Planner robots; its shape was sleek, refined, and mostly compartmentalisedin box-like and cylindrical units, with no tubing of any kind in sight. e mainestood up, not really righting its posture to any humanly shape; there were noobvious armaments save of what looked like a shield and a long sword-like blade.e maine got to motion, its movement almost human-like. And it rantoward the Planners.Still recoiling from the sho, Daleworth drew some conclusions.“Launcelot”. at's what the capsule said. at's Sir Lancelot? And it's…fighting the Planners, like a knight?Whatever it was, at least it was fighting the Planners, and paid no aentionto the soldiers who had started to gawk a lile bit too prominently from behindtheir fortifications.“Ba to the cover! BACK TO THE COVER, EVERYBODY! Let the mainesduke it out among themselves!” Daleworth shouted.Lancelot strode forward.e enemies were different from the ones he had grown used to, and his newbody felt strange. e harder part was geing used to the strange mental claritythat he had goen since his death.He was never quite sure what that wizard was up to. Forces of the Netherworldwere not to be toyed with, and the fact that Arthur trusted Merlin, thatdaemon-born abomination before God, had filled him with unease and apprehension.However, he had always admied that Merlin's strange sorceries hadbeen very useful — if oentimes somewhat obscure.But there was nothing obscure in what was going on in here. It was quiteperplexing to see the magic not only work in this case, but fill him with heroicresolve — and dangerous feelings of invincibility. Lancelot remembered: he wasnot invincible. at had cost him his life the last time. He had assumed his ghostwould be invincible, but Merlin had warned him about that. e ways of thewizards were strange; perhaps they were strange because they were never honestabout the extents of their powers. But Merlin had shown some honesty here. iswas quite unusual.Lancelot strode forward. Ever forward. rough the enemy lines, vanquishingthem as he passed. e ship was his goal, the enemies stood on his way,offering lile resistance or lile allenge.