The scream tore out from Abby's core, raw and desperate, shaking the air like a breaking glass pane. The force of it froze everyone mid-motion, halting their attacks on Wolf, but only for the briefest moment.
A heartbeat. That was all.
Yet for Wolf, that single heartbeat was everything. The onslaught against him ceased just long enough for the crushing weight of fatigue to crash into his body. Every blow he had taken, every block, every movement he had forced through pure stubbornness had piled up until his legs buckled. His knees hit first, then his chest and face as he collapsed forward onto the cold, unyielding concrete.
His eyes stayed open, though only barely, lids heavy and trembling.
"Well," Na's voice came, calm but carrying a smug edge. "I suppose this is fine. We didn't plan to take him out in the first place… but as for you, "
