“TECHNOS!! YOU TRESSPASS IN MY DOMAIN!” I thundered. “EXPLAIN YOURSELF OR BE DESTROYED!”
[...]
“Fid!” Technos howled from within his armored tank. The vehicle’s external speakers failed to match my own broadcast presence. “An old has-been like you can't hold a region this large!”
I was shocked into momentary inaction. This was, I thought, the oddest suicide attempt that I'd ever witnessed.”