No need to even think in this situation, so he eventually chose the tentacle, hitting him fully as he was sent flying and hitting a tree, causing a dent to form on the tree. Ethan spat a mouth full of blood, his vision was all blurry and his ears were as if off, no sound could he here with a bleeding nose. Laying there on the floor, he would pass out and die if he didn't move. It was then that he thought about Licia, her smile, her cute face, this cruel world they were in and the promise he made to both his parents and Licia. He clenched his fist so tight that they were bleeding, mustered his strength and stood up.
"I AM NOT DIEING HERE YOU FILTHY PLANT. I HAVE A SISTER TO TAKE CARE OF AND A PROMISE TO FULFILL." Ethan shouted
"You can not stop me form going through. I will succeed and go home, AAAARRRRRGHHHH"
Ethan charged forward while shouting. Running at full speed, ignoring the pain he already felt all over his body, he dodged all of the plant's tentacles and acids, passing through and heading to the final carnivorous plant.
Spitting balls of acid toward Ethan, he swiftly dodged them with some acrobatic moves. The plant then attacked with its three tentacles. Ethan ran at full speed toward the plant, ready to dodge it's tentacles. Suddenly, he fell to the ground. A piercing pain surged all over his thighs making it to contract. It was non other than muscle cramp that stiffened his thighs' muscles.
This was absolutely not the time for this to happen. One of the tentacles grabbed his legs, slamming him to the ground two times creating a dent, dislocated his nasal bone, then it sent him to a tree, he slammed himself hard to tree, blood spilling from his mouth, his nose bleeding. A cracking sound could be heard, it was the sound three of his ribs breaking.
Ethan's eyes went pure white. He was lieing on the ground not moving. It seemed he has passed out. The carnivorous plant's attack was delivered with full strength. This was the fist time Ethan ever received such a hit full of raw strength. His body shut down at the moment, just his heart was beating and the brain seemed to have gone dormant.
Ethan was in a place full of white. It had no end, no wall, no floor no nothing, it was just white everywhere. The only thing different was the door ahead. Ethan had no idea where he was.
"Where am I?? What is this place??" Ethan asked to himself, his voiced echoed all over the place. Then suddenly he came to realize what happened seconds ago
"So I am death huh?? I couldn't fulfill my promise. I died in the most stupid way ever. I didn't even die because I was protecting Licia, what a shame. Now she is left alone in that cruel world" Ethan said, mad at himself for dieing in such a situation. Dieing shamefully in a stupid training obsession he had.
He walked towards the door and grabbed the door knob. He was disappointed of himself. Licia had to live in a cruel world all alone. He didn't play his role of protecting her to the fullest. He proceeded to turn the door knob to open it when suddenly he head a voice echoing all over the place calling him.
"Ethan...Ethan...brother, don't open the door you are not yet dead" The cute voice said, the voice was full of worriness. Ethan turned back to look at who was talking to him but he couldn't find even a ghost.
"Ethan do not open the door you are not death yet." The voice said again. After hearing this voice the second time, he immediately recognized who it was.
"Licia...is that you?" Ethan asked, literally confused.
"Not actually, do not open the door, you are not death yet. You just passed out Ethan and if you abandon now you will surely die. Think about Licia, what will become of her if you don't come back alive, what will become of her if you are absent in this cruel and devilish world. Remember your promise, would your mom be glad that you didn't fulfill it, would be able to look at yourself in the mirror if you can't even protect Licia again? Wake up Ethan, rise up Ethan, let your will burn, let your determination burn, let the fire of the will to live burn in you and come back to your sense because out there, a picky carnivorous plant is about to end your life"
Hearing all those words of encouragement and motivation, Ethan realized that he still has alot to do and won't be able to do those if he wasn't of this world again. Closing his eyes, a burning flame ignited from his chest, increasing in intensity and burst out
"I SHALL NOT DIE NOW, NEVER WILL I GIVE UP"
It was then that Ethan came came to his senses, opening his eyes and the first thing he had in sight was an acid ball closing the pace between him and it. Still numb feeling numb all over his body, he muster his strength and rolled over and stood firm on his feet. A sharp pain surged through his body from the right side of his thorax, it was his broken ribs. He held the area with his left hand, pressing it hard to feel more pain. It was the only thing that kept him up or else he would loose his senses again from the level of tiredness he felt from his whole body.
Ethan charged foward with his loyal colleague in his hand, skillfully dodging the acid balls lunched at him. Leaping, jumping, front flips, sliding, ballerina spin. When he was close enough, it was time to dodge the three tentacles which where closing the pace. The pain was too much but he had to bare it, this was the final boss. Striking the first tentacle with his loyal colleague, he spun, dodging the second tentacle, running toward the third which were coming his way, he managed to slide down in time, dodging the it. Now he had to stand up quickly and flee from this place as far as possible.
Which he successfully did, continuously applying pressure on his broken ribs to kept him awake. Stopping finally on his training ground, Ethan fell to the ground as his feet couldn't carr y him anymore. The muscles had already reached far their limit. Ethan tried to stand up, mustering all the strength he could, his nose still bleed, he coughed blood. His vision was becoming blurry and his strength leaving him, and he passed out eventually.