Evan’s Choice, Forced Bonding

With a coughing sound, Evan spat out a few chunks of blood as he found that he had little to no energy left; the previous attack from Valoz had shattered not only his bones but severely damaged his internal organs. In this state, death wasn't too far off, and the only reason he had survived the previous exchange was merely due to the miraculous properties of Breya's unbreakable threads.

Though buried below a pile of rubble within the crater, Evan could still hear the sounds of the battle above. But because of his current state, he could only helplessly curse at himself.

'Am I going to die here? What happened to my earlier confidence? Tsk... I'm so foolish. I shouldn't have underestimated the dangers of something ranked in the Rift Quest,' Evan thought as he recalled his earlier actions; he didn't even have the strength to grit his teeth in shame as he couldn't even move his body.