Lucky could already feel the mech beginning to wane and wear under the beam's energy and the pressure being put on him. Teeth clenched, he tried his hardest to ignore the severe damage being done to the machine. Too much longer and it would be crushed, blown to pieces with Lucky still inside. he energy readings flickered and fainted, tired and struggling, barely able to stay above the minimal level of functioning.
If he lost now, what would the point of all his training be? He couldn't defeat Roa, even in a one-on-one duel. The whole reason for his training was so he could become stronger, so he could help save the day. He remembered everything Deathwatch had put him through.
The fire. The cannonballs. The cave. The beast. Lucky could remember it all. Every cut, every scrape, every bite, every burn, every bruise, every wound, every cry, every time he felt he couldn't go on, but went on anyway. Through blood, sweat and tears, he got through his training. He could get through this.
A hero is someone who gets up, even when they can't.
These words echoed through his mind. He wanted to be a hero, more than anything else. Now was the time to prove it.
"I..."
Lucky shut his eyes and gripped the throttles on the controls tighter.
"Can't..."
A single bead of sweat fell down his forehead. He focussed all of his energy, both mental and physical, into the Lucky Champion mech. Slowly and steadily, the energy readings began to pick back up again.
"LOSE!"
Lucky shoved the throttles forward, pushing the machine to its maximum potential. In that instant, the energy readings spiked upwards, immediately blasting up to their maximum limits. In one brief moment, they had gone from barely functioning to barely being kept from bursting through their limitations. Lucky's eyes and the star emblem on his hand began to blow a brilliant blue colour. The area around the Lucky Champion exploded with a magnificent aura of cobalt energy. The aura of fiery blue energy spreads to every part of its body, bathing it in a splendid glow.
"This is the power of STAR ENERGY!"
Without hesitation, the Lucky Champion marched straight through the Orbitus armada's combined laser beam. It pulled its arm back.
"I won't lose to the likes of you! So get ready! This is it! Feel the full power of all my hope and determination! AMAZING SUPERSTAR COSMIC FIST!"
With one last exertion of energy, the Lucky Champion threw its blazing blue arm at the Orbitus armada and slammed its cosmic-powered fist into them, releasing with it a mighty blast of celestial energy.
But...
Who will be left standing?