Ellie frowned a little more. It sounded like he knew what was going to happen. And it wasn't going to be good. She could push him as hard as he wanted, but unless he wanted to tell her, she couldn't force him to. He caught her hand easily and Ellie's eyebrows jumped. She was impressed with that, really. He pressed the back of her hand against his cheek and it felt like her ribcage hurt.
Sora explained what had happened. She could see him getting more emotional and the mental image of what happened to her. Her stomach twisted. She didn't know for certain what would happen to her, if she'd just dropped down dead, or if it accelerated the Cordyceps to the point where she turned into a Bloater. Fuck, she hoped that wasn't a thing. Sora said he screamed the spell and Ellie felt the emotion flood her eyes and her vision blurred.
They had to pry Sora off her dead body. Her chest hurt. It physically hurt and Ellie climbed off the couch, and into Sora's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly. "Fuck, I'm so sorry," she whispered against his chest.