They strike against his skin and spatter blood across the floor in a spray, as he lets out a wordless howl of pain and rage. Everything in him appears be to coiling in on itself, preparing to spin back and bear down on her with surprising speed.

Both hands lift into the air, wrenching back with rolling clicks as the gear whirls, releasing to let them swing down in a forceful blow that, even if it misses her, resonates through the flooring.