Feral on the Ice
His arm was broken, the bone jutting through his skin, but the amber light was already knitting the flesh back together with Synthetic-Sinew.
"He’s right," Kael spat, wiping blue-stained blood from his lip. "We’ve played this game before. The 'Rules' always end with us in a cage."
Elara looked at the puck in the 2.0’s hand. In a "Sudden Death" scenario, the first goal wins. But in this rink, the "Goal" wasn't a net—it was the Master-Format.
"Julian," Elara whispered through their mental link. "The Whistle and the Puck... they’re the same frequency. One is the Signal, the other is the Mute."