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“Whoa,” Grayson said as Smoke landed in the airlock.
The cyborg punched the ground, then looked up at the team. His blood-shot eyes made him look even crazier than his photos.
Grayson stepped backward. Eddie, Michiko and Keltie retreated into the shadows of the airlock.
“I-It’s him,” Michiko said. Her voice was frantic.
“Who?” Grayson asked.
“He’s…he’s the one…who killed—”
“He caused the m******e at Coppice,” Devika said. “Brings back painful memories, doesn’t he, Michiko?”
Smoke stood.
“Oh my,” Florian said. “How terrible for you.”
Grayson assessed the threat.
The cyborg was at least seven feet tall. His body was a strong suit of gray steel, with muscular molds on the chest and arms. Grayson couldn’t place the man’s ethnicity—his skin was discolored and disfigured. A crescen
