The air filled with a metallic hum as the mechanical whirring of robots coming to life echoed across the battlefield. A fiery surge of energy radiated from one of the towering war machines, flames roaring to life in its palms.
Its steel frame glinted in the dim light, but what caught Rex's attention was its eyes, cold, piercing, and unsettlingly human.
Behind it, nine other robots activated in unison, their fiery cores igniting with an eerie synchronization. Jets of flame erupted from their backs, cascading down their arms until their entire forms were sheathed in blazing infernos.
The flames danced like living entities, transforming them into nightmarish figures of molten fury. For a fleeting moment, Rex's chest tightened; these weren't just machines. They exuded a presence, a menacing aura that made them feel more like sentient monsters than lifeless constructs.
