Hans heard the gunshot, and reached for his sidearm, but his fingers felt numb, and he fumbled, unable to grasp it. The pain hit a second later, along with a blackness that engulfed his vision.
He staggered back against the brick wall of a nearby building, then slid wetly down it in a trail of his own blood. In the short time it took to collapse to the ground, he had one thought
So this is how it ends...
He closed his eyes, and let the darkness consume him.