You do us an honor in participating in this edition before your break from Steem, Felix. Thank you.

As always your unique perspective grants us the pleasure of vivid descriptions that bring life to the details you work into your pieces. From 'his screams silenced by the underwater roaring' , 'plunging figures clad in gold and dark metal', 'circus of emotion' and on, we're there with Hugo through his fright, his confusion, and his curiosity about his saviors.

Then the water exploding like zits popping from pressure

Never would I have come up with this phrasing. Highly descriptive (and a bit gross 😄) but effective.

Again we're given your disdain for assumptions of gender, worked in by the powerful presence of the savior with the golden skull and halo. Hugo has learned much today. That there is more to the world than he had thought, that his preconceptions will need adjusting, and that the future has more to offer than what he had been resigned to at the beginning of the story.

Side note: I googled E.Y.E. Divine Cybermancy. Looks fun and I like the tie in with the sentries considering the prompt. 😎