Fadran found himself being blasted off his pillars, out of control as he was launched through the air. He slammed into the ground, a light crack shooting pain up his arm. He took a breath, but no air came; the impact had knocked the wind out of him.
His Channelblade clattered down the floor, out of his reach. He reached for it instinctively, trying to summon it, but his mind was too befuddled with pain to concentrate properly. With a painful grunt of frustration, he tried again to breath; once again to no avail. Forcefully ignoring the pain, he Forged a Spirit Bond to the air, forcing it in and out of his lungs. It was excrutiating--not to mention weird--but it worked nonetheless.
Fadran? Icona asked, his voice distant in the merchant's fuzzy mind. You alri--. His voice faded to the point at which Fadran couldn't hear him.
He tried to push himself to his feet, teeth gritted against the pain, but after a few excrutiating seconds, he fell back to the earth, gasping for breath provided only by his magic. He called again to his Channelblade; this time it scooched towards him just a little, but not enough to reach it.
"I--" the words wouldn't leave his mouth.