"Puff," the sound of a sharp blade entering the flesh was very faint, but in Nora's ears, the sound was especially conspicuous and unusually piercing. Having lost the sense of pain for countless eons, she suddenly experienced a long-lost sensation, akin to the moment when she sensed Herr leaving, just like the moment when she watched Darak turn into fine sand before her eyes, a subtle, vague, yet bone-deep sting of pain, a memory vaguely lingering in the far reaches recalling what seemed to be called heartache.
Looking down, the fourth arrow was still embedded in her body, only inches deeper than before due to Pannis's push. However, those few centimeters made Nora feel an emptiness inside, as if she had lost something precious. Nora could feel the Energy of Death still abundant in her body, yet her strength was slowly ebbing away; the millions of years of accumulated fatigue seemed to burst forth in that instant, making her feel increasingly tired, both physically and mentally.
