The Revival of the Vampire Empress! - Chapter 27: Deep In His Soul, He Holds—

... s open as I desperately gasped for air. My lungs cried out to be filled, but it was like I was incapable of doing so. My knees began to buckle and they almost gave way. I bent over, trying to force air into my lungs, each breath rasping and uneven. Blood dripped from my nose, and I wiped it away, my sleeve now stained red.

"Losing strength in all directions, I'm tired."

This is what a victor should feel like? Pathetic and weak beyond comparison? All my fantasies of becoming some ...