Aiden's eyes flickered open, the light of the maze streaming in immediately. The next thing he felt was a sharp pain.
"Arghhhh," he groaned, his hands moving as he clutched where the wound was meant to be, but all that remained was a scar.
"I survived," he muttered.
"Yeah, you did," Kira said. Aiden turned his head, seeing her sitting against the wall.
"Kira," he muttered, trying to push himself up.
"Don't. You are still weak. You escaped death narrowly," she said.
He slowly hung his head down, looking at the ground. "Thank you," he said.
"It's nothing. We are a team, after all," she replied.
"I was pretty much useless out there," he said, lifting his head and looking up. "I should have been more cautious with the fight. I knew how unpredictable Aren's abilities were, and I still rushed at him carelessly," Aiden said, his face carrying regret.
