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Manifest Destiny

3 min readMar 9, 2022

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Photo by VISLOQ on Pixabay.

One by one, the guards went down on the stroke of the robotic weapon. Roberto hadn’t possessed such power. The lifeless limb in his body is no more. He is whole. Each blow of the weapon was a peace offering from torment. The person responsible for giving Roberto such an instrument knew he would make the perfect specimen.

In his field, Roberto had the highest rank among his peers. He felt on top until one persistent enough took him down. To proclaim their triumph, Roberto’s stubborn adversary seized his arm as a token of victory. After that day, Roberto strives to take revenge on the bastard who impaired him. It didn’t matter if he lost a limb; Roberto was willing.

It made sense to give him the weapon, as Roberto is the prime subject to experiment with. Before he went on a rampage, the contraption stood by Roberto’s front door with a note that read, “You know what you have to do.”

Now here Roberto was, risking his life to finish the one responsible for making him half an individual. With each guard takedown, Roberto inched closer to his opposer. Roberto knew he would have to treat him more violently than the guards he’s blasting. He’ll make his opposer pay.

As Roberto finished the remaining guards, he could hear his enemy calling for his death. The call for Roberto’s removal…

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The Lark
The Lark

Published in The Lark

The Lark Publication shares fictional short stories and poetry

Alexander Razin
Alexander Razin

Written by Alexander Razin

Aficionado and connoisseur of obscure and experimental music, movies, and TV. I have a BA in digital journalism, but who cares.

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