No one expected it.
Sarah, Enigma, and even Varian himself thought he'd remain in his peak condition until the final day.
There was even a faint hope that perhaps due to his increase in strength, Varian could overcome or at least delay his demise.
Varian believed he'd either live because of fighting and growing stronger or die in a battle.
Reality was cruel. A warrior could stand up against the whole world but he couldn't stand against his own body.
Varian tried to stay awake. And most of the time, he did stay awake. But every now and then, he fainted without warning.
And one of that times happened to be when they were being chased by Undead.
Varian was running at full speed when his mind suddenly went blank and he fainted. He crashed through a row of trees and came to a screeching halt.
Due to the sheer momentum, Enigma and Sarah couldn't stop running until they were far ahead.