Rise Of The Phoenix

Feng Mei's eyes grew hazy as her vision tunneled. 

She could feel her consciousness slipping away, but something deep inside her screamed for her to keep going. 

Her entire body trembled as she forced herself forward, each step a battle against the immense pressure threatening to crush her.

Suddenly, her body gave out. Feng Mei collapsed onto the steps, her hands catching her just before she completely fell. 

Blood spilled from her lips, soaking into the stone beneath her. 

"Hah… Hah… "

She gasped for breath, her chest burning as though her very lungs were on fire.

"Mei'er– …"

For a moment, everything went silent. She seemed to have heard Feng Yun shouting her name but that too disappeared.

The world around her faded into nothingness as her vision darkened.

( Is this it? )

Feng Mei thought to herself as her unconsciousness chipped away. She thought she could do it, only to be proven wrong.