She tried to climb again, forcing her trembling arms to pull her body upward, but—
BANG!
Another shot rang through the tunnel, deafening against the cold steel walls. This time the silver bullet pierced her shoulder. A sharp pain tore through her, stealing the breath from her lungs and causing her to loosen her grip.
Then, she fell.
Her body hit the ground with a heavy thud. The impact sent shockwaves of pain through her, rattling her bones.
She lay there, her eyes half-open, her vision blurred with pain.
Everything hurts.
She tasted blood on her tongue, thick and metallic. Her back throbbed from the force of the fall, and a sharp, pulsing pain settled at the base of her skull where her head had struck the cold concrete.
She tried to move, but her limbs wouldn't listen.
If her ability to heal hadn't been blocked, she might have been able to pull herself up, but her body felt broken.
