Dmitri's Escape (Mid-Res, NSFW) Parts 11-12 (Patreon)

Dmitri's arm is locked in place despite the increasing power that is being diverted to the machine's armature - as evidenced by the screaming whine and brightening yellow-white light of the force field.

He blinks slowly and deliberately and when his eyes open again, Dmitri's left cybernetic eye had changed modes - not to its normal mode, or UV mode, or IR mode - but a configuration we've never seen before. His eyes widen and his gaze is focused intently on the armature against which he is fighting - almost as if he means to beat this machine in a staring contest.

And then...