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Equilibrium said nothing as the mercenary knocked aside his bullets with some sort of... force blast, after holding up some sort of invisible force barrier, that blocked the projectiles. The attack was so telegraphed, that Equilibrium didn't even have to jump into the air to dodge it. Then, the merc started hopping around, confounding any attempts to lock on. Analyzing the situation, Equilibrium took in every detail from every sensor and camera. It appeared that even if the Meta absorbed and controlled all forms of energy, he used kinetic energy for mobility and strength. If he was allowed to get closer, he would wreck him up. Equilibrium was tough, and able to fight in close combat, but someone with such powers could outclass him. Not easily, but he knew his limitations. Jumping into the air, he fired off his jump jets, intending to get some distance on the merc. 

Questioning the toughness of his body, the mercenary closed the distance insanely fast, launching three of those kinetic blasts at him, aimed at his face and body armor plating. However, the 'Merlin' shield sloughed them off like water, causing the full force of the blows to fly into the Water Distribution Valve of the municipal building below. Eh. Lost Haven was used to repairing this sort of damage. While the mercenary's attacks didn't manage to force him to the ground, gravity did. The jump jets let Equilibrium crash into the ground, causing the concrete to crack, without causing any damage to the mech. The 'Merlin' shield was at 85% already, though, and they had barely started fighting. Problematic. Again, this... War-Pulse, got within Equilibrium's machine-gun range, and held a hand up to his chest, arm up to the elbow distorted by energy. Equilibrium raised his eyebrows, inside the cockpit. This couldn't be good. 

As War-Pulse let loose, several auxiliary cameras burnt out from sensory overload, and several of his energy sensors shut down, and began to reboot almost immediately afterwards. Equilibrium's frame rattled, shaking the pilot inside. However, as with the earlier attacks, this one was deflected. Red lights flashed across Equilibrium's vision as almost every alarm in his suit went off, all at once. A percentage bar appeared, representing the shield's power remaining. 60%, 45%, 26%... This was not good. By the time that the energy blast was done, there was little more than 2% remaining, and the shield took forever to charge, making it almost impossible to recharge it during combat. 

The blast leveled almost everything nearby, and dug a trench into the street behind him, fanning away from the mech. A thick cloud of smoke and dust covered the area, hiding Equilibrium from view. As his sensors finally rebooted, he got a good view of War-Pulse, even through the dust. Smiling, even though his shields were nearly depleted, Equilibrium knew that if he could hold out against a Meta like the mercenary, he had a good chance against others. 

[b][color=Cyan]"The big leagues, huh? I must say, I expected to be more impressed. You're letting me down, man."[/color][/b] With a series of mechanical noises, the HM-18 unfolded from the armored plating on his left shoulder. [b][color=Cyan]"Seriously. From what I heard, I expected you guys to be comparable to friggin' GODS. Oh well. Not like I'm complaining."[/color][/b] Aiming directly at War-Pulse's chest, the laser fired, igniting some of the dust, and burning away the smoke. The laser itself would probably not do that much damage to the energy-based Meta, but the sheer force of it would most likely knock him back. A common misconception of lasers is that they don't have physical force. Well, photons are particles, and particles have mass. The beam from the Hellbeast probably had enough power to set back even Icon a bit, if Equilibrium was honest. 

Keeping the HM-18 locked on War-Pulse, he observed the mercenary, waiting for a response.