Ryuuji needs to run, he needs to find Varada and get the hell out of here. That's the only thing the injured water sprite can focus on, the only thing he can think through that haze of fear and pain.
... Yet, it seems Varada has found them. Through blurred eyes, Shiox watches as those men fall to the ground, crumpled and broken. Ryuuji and Varada are safe, they're safe now, so that... that....
“H-hehe... that's my Varada. Always... coming to the rescue, right sweetie?” he chokes out, trickles of blood slipping from both corners of his shivering lips. Ryuu... and Varada are safe, so I....