A thunderous crash split the night as rubble collapsed under the force of impact, sending a storm of dust and splinters spiraling upward until they seemed to vanish into the starless vault above. Ludwig's body lay broken within that ruin, his groan muffled beneath the weight of stone and shattered glass. His vision flickered between the sharp clarity of undeath and the disorientation of a body that had been mangled beyond recognition. Across the fractured space where his status floated, his health bar bled crimson, a sliver away from vanishing altogether.