I’m at the park decoding an ancientย Sumerian prophecy when I realize what it’s telling me: ย Theย demon-lord Icthultu has finally come to collect on the bargain heย struckย with the Popular Kids. ย In return for gifting them with the power toย continually abuse everyday people, their souls are now his. ย I look up:ย the sky is darkened with legions of hellspawn. ย They’re swooping in, grabbing up party girls, snobs, CEOs…One of the hellspawn turns to me and hisses, “Yooouuu are nexxxt. ย All of you will ssssuuuffer upon our barbed genitals.” ย It flies off laughing. ย My eyes harden. ย Open my eReader to Echo. ย Magic flash. ย I’m encased in a twenty-foot suit of robotic armor, and I’m rocking a shoulder-mounted gatling cannon, as well as an eight-foot techno-katana forged from Jahn-teller composites. ย I activate my speaker system and bellow, “NERDS. ย DON’T LIE; I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE WEAPONIZED MECHS HIDING WITH YOU IN ย YOUR MOM’S BASEMENT. ย FIGHT ALONGSIDEย ME AND LET US REJOICE IN SAVAGE GLORY.” ย Suddenly I’m joined by dozens of meched-up nerds, ready to defend the earth in its moment of need. ย I give knuckles to the one on my right, and then we’re exploding demons with tri-weave sabot, kinetic light lances, and directed white-hole generatedย discharges.
Be nice to the nerds. ย They may have a kick-ass robot in their mother’s basement. ย Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: ย Vol. 1 on Kindle. ย Vol. 2 on Kindle here: ย Vol.2 on Kindle.


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