Steve lay motionless on the shattered ground, his body screaming in pain as crimson dripped down the cracks of his armor. The air was thick with dust and the fading echoes of the meteor’s impact.
> System: Warning! Death imminent. Remaining HP: 20.
The robotic tone rang in his ears like a death knell. He tried to lift a finger, but nothing obeyed. His breath trembled, eyes barely turning toward the crater. The massive obsidian meteor pulsed faintly, its runes still glowing like dying embers.
His vision blurred… the world dimming into nothing.
Then... “Steve!”
A familiar voice tore through the haze. A hand gripped his own, firm and desperate. His eyes widened to see Hiro, his face shadowed but unmistakable. On the other side, Kyle knelt down, his wand glowing with soft gold as he be
