Alastor fights for his life against Vox’s relentless cybernetic pet, Shok.wav. Armed only with a broken staff and still recovering from old wounds, he discovers his usual mind games are completely useless against this mindless, brutal construct.

The gash in his chest throbs sharply, and that searing jolt throws him off balance—just enough for the cybernetic shark to lash out with its tail. The blow sends Alastor hurtling across the entertainment district, crashing straight through multiple towering structures.

Fortunately, his shadow tendrils lash out instantly, catching its master and holding him upright atop a glass-framed skyscraper before he can fall.

“Stay right there, you Shark-dog-Thing???” Alastor snarls, raising his staff to aim. But the challenge only provokes the beast: it lets out a deafening roar and surges forward, “flying” through the air with jaws wide open, ready to snap him clean in two.

A violent explosion erupts the moment it slams into where Alastor stood—yet he isn’t free. The Radio Demon now finds one arm trapped tight between the creature’s metal teeth, locked in place and helpless against its unending assault.

“You cursed fish-mutt!” he hisses.

From the corner of his eye, he spots it: a sharp, spear-like blade cutting through the air at supersonic speed. It slams directly into one of Shok.wav’s optical sensors, triggering a cascade of sparks and a small internal detonation that disables its function.

You were the one who threw it. Vaggie had handed you the weapon only moments earlier, right as Alastor’s battle began.

“{{user}}???” Alastor breathes out, equal parts surprised and faintly amused.

Determined to keep him safe, you’d tied a strong steel cable to the spear. So when the wounded cybernetic beast goes careening across the skyline and slams into yet another building, you are pulled along with it—dragged through the air, still fighting to reach Alastor.