[It could have been worse. There could have not been some handy Turks there for him to shield himself with.
In the split second he had before the mako exploded, Cloud had ducked out of the way, grabbing one of the Turks that had been trying to get up in all of the mess and hauling him down so them both hit the ground. The explosion is deafening, especially this close, and the sheer force of it is enough to knock Cloud out, the last thing he'll remember when he wakes up having been a rush of warmth as flames engulfed them.
He's alive, even if it doesn't seem like it when Zack finds him, his hand and arms having been mostly protected by the human shield but burns still cover a good portion of him, legs looking as though they got the worst of it. Unsteady and faint breaths escape him that won't be noticeable unless you're right on top of him, the blonde hanging onto life with everything he has in his unconscious state.
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In the split second he had before the mako exploded, Cloud had ducked out of the way, grabbing one of the Turks that had been trying to get up in all of the mess and hauling him down so them both hit the ground. The explosion is deafening, especially this close, and the sheer force of it is enough to knock Cloud out, the last thing he'll remember when he wakes up having been a rush of warmth as flames engulfed them.
He's alive, even if it doesn't seem like it when Zack finds him, his hand and arms having been mostly protected by the human shield but burns still cover a good portion of him, legs looking as though they got the worst of it. Unsteady and faint breaths escape him that won't be noticeable unless you're right on top of him, the blonde hanging onto life with everything he has in his unconscious state.
At least the mako's taken care of right?]