"Let's make this quick," Telamon said, his tone cold and strict. "You might be doing your job now, but it's suboptimal quality. I need to make sure these connections of yours don't get out of hand." He tugged on 1x's wing again, redirecting his attention to the illumina in his hand. "You understand, right?" His tone was almost mocking. Telamon could be cruel, and 1x was certainly no stranger to that, but never once had such cruelty and violence been directed towards him.

1x couldn't hold still anymore. He squirmed and tried to get away from Telamon, but his grip was unrelenting. It didn't ease once, and only seemed to tighten with each movement. "Stop!" he croaked out, his voice shaky and desperate.

The Illumina shifted in Telamon's grip. "You did this to yourself," Telamon said, yanking his wing back.

The room was still for a moment, and suddenly, the Illumina was brought down. Straight through 1x's wings. And a scream was heard throughout the Roblox HQ.

For a minute, everything went dark. 1x's vision went black from the pain and he collapsed on the floor, his whole body trembling. He'd been cut and gotten himself hurt before, but nothing like this. This was worse. Telamon sat there and just watched him writhe in pain.