The Flash Battle [Signups and also Round One: Before The Flood]

In a different realm of existence entirely, a war was raging between the forces of technomancy and a massive demonic incursion. In this war, the technomancer's primary units were clockwork automatons, sent into battle so that the entire civilian population could focus on manufacturing more war machines.While it was surprising when one of the newly manufactured automatons suddenly disappeared, the unit's presence would not ultimately be missed in its home dimension. After all, as formidable as it was, the Titan of Steel who had ordered the unit's manufacture viewed them as expendable.

Mk. 17.1 Clockwork Knight Activation Sequence Start
Primary Systems Check
-Primary Processor: Online
-Backup Processor: Online
-Checking Hull Integrity: Nominal. All armor layers at full integrity
-Main Reactor: Operating at nominal capacity
-Backup Reactor: Operating at nominal capacity
-Cooling Runes: Active
-Visual Sensors: *Checking Resolution* 40 megapixels resolution, receiving electromagnetic wavelengths between 2400 nanometers and 410 nanometers; thermal imaging active
-Auditory Sensors: *Checking range* full auditory spectrum receivable, minimum detectable sound 0.001 Db, maximum tolerable sound 210 Db
-Motor System: Nominal; all joints capable of rotation at 260 degrees per second, maximum sustained force of 12.4 Meganewtons
-Self-Repair System: Operating at nominal capacity

Auxilliary Systems Check
-Chest Mounted Plasma Dump: Active; Sodium-24 salter is online for area denial
-Integrated Backup Autocannons: Active; ammunition conjuration systems operating at full capacity
-Combat Tower Shield Projectors: Fully active; energy required to penetrate estimated at 24 Megajoules
-Plasma Edged Rad-Sword: Fully Active; maximum temperature achievable at cutting edge of 2.1 million Kelvin
-Proton Beam Rifle: Fully Active
-Scouter Drone: Fully Active, deploying

Assigning Targets
-All Target Profiles Assigned
-Engage Hunter-Killer Mode

With the integrity of all systems assured, and its mission assigned, the metallic monstrosity hauled itself out of the crater it had been deposited in. Strain was placed on immensely durable carbon nanotube enhanced alloys as the machine climbed to its feet, a pair of nuclear flames burning in its chest as impossibly unstable nuclei were magically conjured into existence and just as quickly flew apart to release immense quantities of energy.

Above, a smaller machine flew forwards, scouting the landscape with immense detail in order to ascertain where the Clockwork Knight's targets could possibly be located. Soon, the drone happened upon a small fishing village, relaying this information back to the Knight. With a bounding, leaping stride, the 2.4 meter tall war machine began sprinting towards the village, covering ground at a pace no ordinary human could possibly keep up for long.

As the killing machine got closer and closer, it soon became clear that the village was in the middle of some variety of celebration; there was loud music being played, and several alcoholic beverages making the rounds. Quickly, the scout drone compared the faces in the crowd to those listed in the Clockwork Knight's current target database. It took mere moments before the drone found a match, with one target of seven now having its location confirmed. That said, the Clockwork Knight did not attack just yet; there were still several targets with unknown locations, and to charge straight in with incomplete intelligence on the situation risked total mission failure. So the machine lurked on the edge of the village just out of sight, as its drone continued to search for the other targets.