Practically broken by Adeia's unrelenting onslaught of unbearably heavy slashes, all fueled by her unspoken and burning dudgeon, Kieran staggered, warm streams of blood clouding his listless and unfocused vision while an implacable pain assailed his body.
And yet, despite his condition, Kieran didn't fall or stop swinging his blade.
He was currently driven by a kind of intangible and uniquely mystifying perseverance that wouldn't let him fall. With the bits of clarity he desperately clung on to, Kieran focused on two things in his vision.
Death Avoidance and Vim Restoration.
Their icons were vague and grayed out, indicating that they were both on cooldown. This much was understandable, considering they played a vital role in allowing Kieran to endure Adeia's retaliation for the several tens of seconds he lasted.
Tens of seconds without succumbing to death against Adeia. That was quite a feat.