Niks struggled to stand up, hindered by both his opponent's grabbing him and crawling on top of him as she attempted to reach for his soulflame in the midst of coughing, sneezing and writhing in agony. She defied any expectations he had. Using his free hand, he swatted the grabbing hand away, normally, she would overpower him, but her current condition should weaken her that their strength difference was negligible. Likewise, his 'bleeding' made it hard for him to utilize his magic as long as he hasn't patch it up. Which meant his option was to hold out their position and see which of them succumb to their injury first, or try to break up so that he can patch his 'bleeding' as he watched the girl writhe to oblivion. 

He chose the latter as he attempted to push the smaller but stronger person from him. If he succeed, he would then sit up and try to made a distance between them, if not, then he'd return to trying to block her attempt on grabbing his soulfire.