But.
He didn't understand.
A sudden sharp pain came from his chest, and he saw the batman opposite reveal an expression of fervor.
Out of the corner of his eye, the primitive forest below still echoed with movement; within the battling mutant beasts, a glaring blue pillar of light roared explosively.
Selin, her face anxious, sprinted and leaped rapidly on towering giant trees, drawing closer, her fright and fury clearly captured by him.
Inexplicably, a reflection of blood in his eyes.
He lowered his head slightly, looking at the stabbing pain in his chest.
A scarlet arm had somehow penetrated his chest.
Streams of fresh blood slid down as his gaze followed; he could see at the end of the scarlet arm was the cylindrical device in his hands.
Dense cracks appeared on the surface of the glass steel and metal sides, and the white light inside had been replaced by scarlet.
