“Intresting, we’ve been working on armour for them for a while, perhaps we could hide this ‘Xerix energy’ within a battery inside the armour.”

*one of the guards does that and the runner seems to spring to life. It roars due to the new surge of power and it’s stance seems much more energetic*
“My god, I haven’t seen a runner act like THIS.” *he composes himself* “What even was that?”

*he waves to the guards and they exit the room, minutes later they return with a cyborg looking creature that seems to be twitching constantly*
“We call it a runner, it can rip through Kevlar like it was paper”

“Robotics and genetic engineering”

“Intresting proposal, we could use the extra assistance” *he pondered for a moment* “Okay then, from this day forth, the Aroxian-Cerscieant alliance has been formed.”

*you notice a man wall towards the table, he has 4 guards wearing black armour covered in neon purple*
“So, you wanted so see me?*
*He adjusts his tie*

Neutral zone

Which empire does it take place in?

Mech limbs will look a bit different to the armoured limbs.

Yes and kinda.

The thief has tried a new tactic.

If we agree to his terms he will infect chaos with his terrible ideas and probably take most of the credit, I AM NOT going to be fooled by him.