"Antonio!" Jayden ran foward with the others on his heels and knelt by Antonio's side. He gently picked up his head and put it into his lap.
"Antonio what's the matter?" he asked frantically.
Antonio weakly said, "I thought it would last longer."
"What would last longer?" Kevin asked.
"I used a symbol to give me strength so I could last to give you guys your powers. It looks like its run out. I can't stop the effect of the Nighlok's poison. I'm sorry Jayden."
"For what?"
"That its come to this. I thought I'd be around long enough to see the end of Master Xandred."
Emily started crying, hard. "Antonio," she said through her tears. "You will. I promise."
"Emily," Antonio said, smiling sadly. "Don't make promises you can't keep. I tried, but it wasn't enough."
"But I don't understand," Kevin said. "You were fine 5 minutes ago. How could it change so fast?"
"Symbols are like that." Antonio started to turn even paler than he was, and his breathing started to sound labored. His eyes were a little duller than usual. Mia and Emily grabbed his left hand. Mike awkwardly put his hand on Antonio's shoulder. Kevin looked up and saw a lone tear run down Jayden's cheek. Kevin was shocked. Jayden never cried. Never.
Antonio tilted his head up and looked up at Jayden. He slowly reached up and used his thumb to wipe away the tear on Jayden's cheek.
"Jayden..."
"Yeah?"
"Defeat Master Xandred. You have the power and the heart. You all do. Go for it." And with that, Antonio's arm dropped and his eyes closed.
Sorry for short chapter. I'll update again as soon as possible. Please review! Tell me what you think.