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None of them got even remotely close to dying, that's for sure...
Their bodies were intact, with no missing limbs and no heavy bleeding, just some light bruises on their skin; that's all.
At least, that's what it is on the surface...
The real injury wasn't on their physical body; it was in their psyche.
The prodigies of the White Haven Clan suffered from a badly bruised and abused ego. Their pride had been smashed to smithereens, their worldview uprooted, and their arrogance completely shattered.
They woke up knowing that they lost, miserably so. They look as if their souls were sucked out of their bodies. They felt lethargic, unmotivated, and hopeless.
Sure, they're not crippled, but they felt like everything they worked hard for was nothing but paltry lies. They felt like everything they knew about this world was a lie, too.
They couldn't even survive the initial impact...
