The Apocalypse Chef and the Iron-Hearted Soldier
"Okay. Start pulling. This guy smells like a dumpster fire."
"Easy... easy..." Dimas whispered. He applied the solvent, the liquid sizzling as it hit the bio-organic cables. "Come on, buddy. Work with me. Don't let the system win."
The man let out a harrowing, high-pitched scream as the biological bonds began to dissolve. Black ichor sprayed from the monster’s neck, sizzling against the sand. With a final, wet pop, the man fell forward, his body slumping into Rafael’s arms. He was surprisingly light, his lower half missing entirely, replaced by a mass of cauterized, glowing blue tubes.