Markus awakened with a groan as he winced in pain, "Wha... What happened?" He tried to stand, but immediately dropped to the ground in agonizing pain. His vision started to blur as the pain became more intense. He looked towards Castitas, only able to see a blurry outline, "Castitas..." He tried calling to her just before he started coughing up large amounts of blood. The once strong knight was now reduced to a useless, weak man. Markus began to hyperventilate as blood and tears rolled down his face.