I let my gaze linger on the notifications for a moment, taking in each line as the weight of what had just happened settled properly, then I grinned.
"Mission accomplished."
The words had barely left my mouth when the strength drained out of me all at once, a heavy wave of exhaustion crashing through my body without warning. My legs gave way, and I dropped to my knees, catching myself just enough to avoid hitting the ground completely.
My body trembled. Not violently, but enough that I could feel it in my arms, in my legs, in the way my grip loosened without me meaning to. A dull ache settled into my muscles, the kind that didn't come from a single hit, but from pushing past limits that weren't meant to be crossed.
I had overexerted myself.
There was no denying that.
