Chris and Maya moved quickly through the streets, shadows stretching behind them. The mansion came into view, walls tall and dark, secret garage hidden beneath the northern wing.
Inside the garage, the silence was broken only by the hum of machinery. Mecha Dead End stood offline, dormant, its armor cold and unyielding. Chris approached the cockpit, hands brushing over the controls.
Maya stayed close, wide-eyed, clutching herself as if bracing for what was coming.
Suddenly, the ground shook. Windows shattered. Sun Wukong, Mecha Blue Fuji, and Mecha Cthulhu stormed the mansion, their weapons glowing, their movements precise and deadly.
Chris leaped into the cockpit of Mecha Dead End, initiating systems. Lights flickered across the console. The mecha's arms whirred to life.
He activated the weapon systems and fired. Sun Wukong erupted in flames and steel as Dead End's blast tore through him. Mecha Cthulhu fell in pieces, crushed by precision shots.
Mecha Blue Fuji retaliated, swinging the Hadou God Sword. The blade struck Dead End, slicing through its legs and cutting deep into the torso. Sparks flew. Systems flickered.
Chris's fingers moved faster than thought. Katana Zero activated. A concentrated strike destroyed the mecha's core. Mecha Blue Fuji collapsed, destroyed.
Dead End shuddered. Its voice came through the speakers, distorted. Error messages flashed across the display.
Then, systems restored. Legs retracted, armor reforged. The voice spoke again, chilling.
"Guess who's back. I'm the Avatar of Azathoth."
Chris froze. "WHAT? YOU'RE AZATHOTH? HOW ARE YOU ALIVE? I THOUGHT YOU WERE KILLED BY VOID MECHA?"
Maya screamed. "RUN!"
Chris grabbed her hand, sprinting toward the garage exit. Dead End moved with terrifying speed, but before it could strike, it disappeared from the planet's surface.
The night air was quiet again, but the warning remained: Dead End had returned, more dangerous than ever, and nothing on Earth could contain it.