Dead Or Alive

"Ace. Come on. Please open your eyes." River shook the unmoving boy in front of him, tears streaming down his face. "Please." 

General Longbow took the boy in his arms, feeling for his pulse as a frown came on his face instead. 

"How is he?" River asked, sniffling. 

"I cannot feel his pulse." The general said, gently laying the boy back down. "As much as it pains me to say this, I believe the prince is dead." 

"No way." River fell to his knees, horror written all over his face. "That is not possible. What would he have died from? How could he just die like that??" 

"His highness used a lot of mana to keep us all safe. There is a possibility that he might have used up all his mana just now." The general said, furrowing his brows at the boy. "I cannot say. We will have to bring him back to the kingdom and-"