Murder Drones Serial Designation N Novels & Stories

"Unauthorized biological signature detected in the shaft. Multi-heartbeat resonance confirmed in non-registered Omega unit. Protocol Zero in effect." The emergency doors groaned, forced open six inches by an external command. Outside the gap, in the dark of the shaft, the red glowing eyes of three Null-Drones hissed as they locked onto my position. The closest drone extended a jagged, carbon-fiber claw, the tip humming with the power to delete. Kael reached for his sidearm, but the door was already—

The mutilated corpses of Taloren’s Chosen littered the ground as the drones dismantled each of them with surgical precision. One of the Drogar screamed in absolute pain as one of the drones dug its hind claws into him while it used its talons to slice him to ribbons. He was literally held down while he was disemboweled alive. The Drogar’s compatriot was on the ground next to him, completely frozen with fear. His hands shook so intensely that he could barely keep his gun trained on the drone. Just as he gathered enough courage to steady his aim, a bullet shot right through the side of his head in a flash.

Three men alighted from the vehicle, entered one of the huts and dragged out five people with hoods over their heads and hands tied behind their backs. They were lined up and forced to go on their knees while one of the men who wore a turban was speaking with a lot of gestures in between. Kimberly heard some radio static behind her, which was followed by her partner’s voice. “Alpha to base over.” “I read you loud and clear.” The colonel replied. “We just observed some activity, over.” “Is Mustafa there?” “No sir .” Then stay put.” “Ok sir.” She looked into her sniper scope this time around and saw one of the men coming out of another hut with an AK47 rifle in his hand.

"Dr Kuntz, your father was a decorated officer with twenty eight years of service. How does it feel to be the prime suspect in his murder?" She did not answer. "Sources say the scene was staged. That it was personal. Do you have a comment?" She did not answer. "Dr Kuntz — " The car door closed. Silence. Dr Karma Kuntz sat still, but her heart raced faster and louder, that she thought she was going to faint. Reginald slid in beside her and tapped the driver's shoulder once. The car pulled away from the curb, nudging through the crowd that parted reluctantly, faces pressing against the tinted windows as they passed.

Toward the stairwell that would take them back to Level Three. The first drone appeared. Quad-rotor. Armed with automatic weapons. It locked onto Morrison. He dove behind equipment as it fired. Bullets tore through a laboratory station. Chemical storage tanks ruptured. Smoke filled the corridor. "Move!" Morrison shouted. "Get them up the stairs!" More drones appeared. The team was pinned. Subjects exposed. No cover. Dr. Vance ran back toward Hammond's laboratory. "Where are you going?" Maya shouted. Vance didn't answer. She reached Hammond's control station. Grabbed the doctor. Held her in front of the cameras.

The drone’s attention snapped back to them. “Dual-core anomaly stable.” A pause. Then— “Triad structure detected.” Silence fell. The twin’s eyes widened. “It sees him.” The newcomer met the drone’s lens without flinching. “Yes,” he said quietly. “It does.” “Triad structure increases survivability index,” the drone continued. The gray-suited man shook his head violently. “No. That configuration was rejected.” “Rejection parameters outdated.” Ariana’s heart pounded. “What does that mean?” Caleb asked.

Magnus needs to die. But how? Because if Jude is to be believed, Magnus can't be killed. A new message appears on my screen. Drone number 6, the drone following Magnus, has gone underground. Curious, I open the link.

“Okay, well, I didn’t plan to cry today, but here we are.” Elias squeezed his shoulder. “Shut up, you love this.” Jay managed a weak grin. “Yeah. A little.” Kass Tracks Them A distant whine cut through the snow-laden air. Mechanical. Wrong. Alexander stiffened. “Drone.” Z-03 and Z-04 were nowhere in sight. The shaft had sealed. They were alone on the hillside. Jay squinted toward the gray sky. “Not just any drone. That’s Kass’s model. Long-range scanner. She’s looking for us.”