DARIUS POV
The poison burned like ice in my veins, draining every ounce of strength I had left. My body trembled under the weight of it, but I refused to go down. I had to protect her. I had to—
Another figure lunged at me, their syringe aimed at my neck. I fought with everything I had left, swinging out wildly, but my limbs felt like lead.
I caught the man by the wrist and threw him across the battlefield, but before I could recover, two more were on me. They moved with brutal efficiency, and before I could react, their needles found their mark.
"No..." I gasped, my voice barely a whisper, as the poison spread faster now, flooding through me like a wave of frost.
I fought harder, I couldn’t let them take me down, but the world blurred at the edges.
My body was slowing, my movemen
