Chapter Five
The strange machine immediately hurled one of its claws at Nicknacks. But Nicknacks knocked it back with his spear, forcing the machine to retract its claws, although the machine itself hardly looked fazed by that.
“What is it?” I said, raising my fists, even though my powers had still yet to return. “Another Pokacu weapon?”
“Yes,” said Nicknacks, holding his spear before him in a defensive position. “They are called Limb Drones. At least, that is what their name translates to in English from the Pokacu language; their real name is unpronounceable to human lips.”
“What can it do?” I said, keeping a careful eye on the Limb Drone and wondering why it hadn’t started attacking more yet.
“Kill you,” said Nicknacks simply. “Usually by ripping you into pieces with its very sharp
