Magnus glances around as the hound turned to dust as his blade plunges into its brain.  He searched for other enemy programs, hoping they were finished off. He makes his way towards his acquaintance, after only a few steps towards him, the gunshot fired off. 

A blinding white light filled his eyes, a few milliseconds after the light, a splitting headache rumbled through his head causing him to stop short and grip his head. He dropped his sword as well, it hit the floor hard