Choking and gasping, it looked like the end for him. He was already certain of it. While he was no doctor, he was quite certain that his heart had been pierced or destroyed. The human body could not survive without something so important. It was just stating the obvious.
Yet, he did not feel like he was on death's door as he should be. In fact, the cough he had only worked to clear out things, not because it was struggling. Something was clearly wrong.
Yori forced his eyes opened once his consciousness had finally returned to him. He blinked a little, still not convinced of reality. It was impossible. Then the pain from his body threw itself upon him with overwhelming intensity. Rebelling against his sudden movements, it did everything to make him regret the naïve and cliché response. "I
