'What?'
'Wait, hold on, this is a lie—'
When light and color returned to Chaisi's vision, he found himself kneeling on the ground. Sharp pain still pulsed through him, threatening to tear his body apart, and his vision threatened to go black again at any moment.
...He remembered now. In his panic, he had lunged forward and aggravated his injuries.
'Am I really this badly hurt?'
"Brother Chaisi!"
On the other side of the lot, Sha Xue couldn't help but cry out. Both she and Chebri were frantic, but the moment they moved, Damian let out a cold laugh. "Nobody moves."
He didn't make a threat. He didn't have to.
Frustrated as they were, they both stopped in their tracks, still about ten meters away from Chaisi. They stared at him intently, as if hoping their gazes could form a lifeline.
Chaisi tried to give them a smile, but his facial muscles only twitched before he slumped down again.
