Bond of Shadow (1).

Cain fell to the ground...

His heart had stopped long ago, but his brain had failed to recognize that he was already dead.

Well, almost dead...

Not only had he used up all his energy, causing severe energy backlash, but he had done so three times, with no time to recover in between.

He had used the water enchantment of {Burning Spirit} the first time. The second time, he had to rely on Evangeline, and the third time, he was saved by the latent ability of his Ki Fire.

Not only had his body gone through tremendous stress because of this, but his completely depleted Ki and mana meant that he could no longer regenerate, or repair his body.

As such, his body had gone into shock, rendering him unconscious, and his heart had stopped beating.

'Crap!'

Evangeline gritted her teeth as she rushed at Cain...

"Oi, wake up!" As soon as she was beside him, Evangeline dropped to her knees.

"Vitality Restitution!"