User blog comment:Grand's Story Time/The Champions of Terra/@comment-28898344-20151129015327/@comment-28898344-20151201031041

Matthew didn't surrender immediately. Being the man that he is, he was weighing his options. " Escape was definitely impossible at this juncture in time. We are surrounded, with Martian weaponry aimed straight at us. Fighting back will most likely end with us becoming similar stains to the ones currently on their powersuits, as we don't know each other's strengths and weaknesses. Even if we did, we are just Initiates who know some arcana lore. Interesting that they know that we're Awakened. Interesting indeed. Most viable option will be to surrender and formulate a plan of action from there, it seems. But this will paint me as a traitor.....how annoying. I can just hear their protests."

Matthew stepped forward towards the Martian who had ordered them to surrender, his hands in the air. He looked at the Martian dead in the...eyes. "I surrender." -Matthew turned his head back and looked towards Ryan and Norn- "And it would be in the best interests of my cabal-mates to surrender as well. I've weighed the options and this is the one that doesn't end with all of us as armor decorations. Surely, you've been doing the same."