Tear's attempts would be met with no resistance whatsoever, the body in her hold more akin to a rag doll than a living person, if it wasn't for his chest still heaving with little breaths. For a while, Ace was just that, looking almost serene in his unconscious daze as his mind, devoid of vision, nonetheless fought to place together the sounds and voices that had gotten tangled in the chaos.

"... is right." Suddenly, bruised fingers dug into the melodist's arm before the hand they belonged to fell helplessly to the ground. The cadet hissed through his teeth, already feeling his body shutting down of its own accord, as if only holding onto the soothing promise of the crystal stasis at this point, while his eyes, bleary with exhaustion, sought the girl's understanding. "Tear."

You can't help, and you know it. Even if he couldn't bring himself to speak so bluntly, or muster up enough strength to make his voice clear, there was no stopping the hot streams of blood seeping out onto the other soldier's arms and knees.

"Status?" As much as he struggled to get a better look of their surroundings, it was a pointless attempt.