Bennet's body hit the ground with a heavy thud, his glow extinguished like a candle under wind. Ash was at his side in a blink, paw pressed gently to his chest, eyes narrowed, senses sharpened.
No blood loss. No wounds that hadn't already clotted. But his breathing- shallow, laboured.
'Is this the cost of unleashing Sovereign Resonance?' Ash muttered to himself, relieved that Bennet was fine but a tinge of worry at the possible cost of the phenomenon.
The serpent slithered close and coiled quietly beside him, its body winding protectively around the fallen warrior as if to shield him.
Ash glanced toward Seraphina, who had now laid Lucas down next to the feline who had limped its way to them. She now began to run towards them before bringing her hand over Bennet to check on his status.
