"Angh!" Kirika cried as she tripped over the fallen stalactite harshly and fell to the ground, but lady misfortune wasn't quite done yet.
Another stalactite began wobbling on the ceiling directly above her head, and Kirika hurriedly rolled to one side to avoid being impaled. Then, struggling against the pain in her ankle where a sharp shard of rock had lodged itself in, she continued running towards the entrance, gritting her teeth.
"C'mon, Kirika… you can't die here… remember your wish?" She muttered to herself through grit teeth. "For her to live again… to see her smile again… you must survive, and win this damned game!"
In a last-ditch attempt, she leaped towards the cave entrance, but it wasn't enough. There was only one tiny opening left through, with the rest being blocked off by debris, and Kirika was still about half a meter away.
As she flew through the air, she felt herself losing momentum. Was it over? Was she really going to just die, like this?
Ah… how pitiful…