The Pretty Prince and the Beast King
Kaelor held him, his heavy body a shield against the gale.
"We can't win a fair fight," Aradaa whispered, his head leaning back against Kaelor’s chest.
"I never play fair," Kaelor answered.
A shadow fell over them. A massive hunter drone, its eyes glowing red, hovered just feet away from the catwalk. Its weapons spun up, the whirring sound of death.
Aradaa looked at the drone, then at the city. He reached for the cable still dangling from his neck port.
"I'm not gonna burn the network, Kaelor," Aradaa said, his eyes turning a solid, terrifying blue. "I'm going to drown it."
The drone fired.