As the battle raged on, Rain could feel the toll it was taking on his body. The wounds he had sustained earlier were beginning to throbbed, but he pushed through the pain, driven by the memory of Chin's sacrifice. He couldn't afford to falter now.
He couldn't afford to lose this battle — not after so many had sacrificed their lives for it. Defeating the Hobgoblins was his decision and his responsibility. He had to win and bring an end to this war, or he wouldn't be able to face Chin and all the others in the afterlife.
Kraggul, too, was feeling the strain. Despite his immense power and the boost from his Lord's Domain, the relentless assault from Rain was wearing him down. But his rage and ambition kept him going, each swing of his halberd fueled by his burning desire to cleave a better path for the Hobgoblins.
