The blade slammed into him with so much force he almost thought he was reliving his fight with Gajeel. That was funny given he was completely drained that time too. If not for Lucy who made it possible to give him fire...Lucy...maybe with her he might have had a chance? A strange thought in the twilight of defeat. It was cut short as the stage wall slammed into his back with such force that his lungs were emptied of air and he saw stars in front of his eyes.

The problem with the stage not taking any damage means the surface he hit was harder since there was no crater from the impact to somewhat soften the impact. Instead he slid down the wall and collapsed in a clump at the base of the wall.