The grapnel shot first. Irisman sidestepped, but the hook wasn’t aimed at him—it snagged a support pillar. Managunz reeled himself forward like a meteor, swinging into a kick that cratered Irisman’s chest.
Irisman stepped into the open hangar, rain sliding off his polished shoulders. “I don’t need backup. You’re not a general. You’re a virus.” managunz vs irisman
But before the blade fell, Irisman did something Managunz’s tactical models didn’t account for: he grabbed Managunz’s own flechette launcher barrel and pulled the trigger himself . The burst of needles shredded Managunz’s shoulder joint at point-blank range. The grapnel shot first
Managunz’s limbs dropped. He knelt, not in defeat, but in confusion. The grapnel shot first. Irisman sidestepped
Order hadn’t won. A second chance had.