Rinzler hadn't followed the command. Rinzler was still attacking. Tron's hands came up, discs moving to block, stance shifting to defend, but all a split-second too late, his systems still resetting after their own glitch. Rinzler's disc was going to strike, Tron could only dodge and attempt to make the blow non-fatal.
He couldn't derez, not like this, not here.
A bright gash opened across his chest, Rinzler's disc slicing from shoulder to waist, not deep enough to destabilize Tron's code entirely, not enough for a cascade failure, but enough to send him staggering, stumbling to one knee. He couldn't raise his arm again, Rinzler's next attack would surely take his head off, there was no stopping it now...
A flash of light, an unfamiliar sound, and the expected strike did not land. Vision blurring, Tron turned his head, focusing on the newcomer to the fight. Had they stopped Rinzler, somehow?
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He couldn't derez, not like this, not here.
A bright gash opened across his chest, Rinzler's disc slicing from shoulder to waist, not deep enough to destabilize Tron's code entirely, not enough for a cascade failure, but enough to send him staggering, stumbling to one knee. He couldn't raise his arm again, Rinzler's next attack would surely take his head off, there was no stopping it now...
A flash of light, an unfamiliar sound, and the expected strike did not land. Vision blurring, Tron turned his head, focusing on the newcomer to the fight. Had they stopped Rinzler, somehow?