At his last moments…
He chuckled. "I lost…"
"Do not defile me, give me the honor of dying a warrior's death".
Jon Stones was a man of few words. Despite being embroiled in the incredible emotion of the moment, those who really knew him knew that he would have faced death silently, he spoke because of one reason.
After centuries of pushing the limits of the Pugilist Class, evolving to become stronger than any other Pugilist, Jon Stones learned a few truths.
Apart from the truth of grit, he also learned the truth of self-preservation.
In Planet Darvis, despite being the supers with the toughest skins and most explosive hand-to-hand combat power, Pugilists had the highest death rate. There was a tendency for these block heads to not use their brain in battle.
They preferred bravely charging to death than calculating meticulously.