Not Giving Up
Pain was ripping through Shepard. Her body screamed at her with every step she took. Blood drenched her tattered and burned armor. She's amazed that she's still alive. But she was only clinging to her life by a thread.
She'd been hit by Harbinger's beam. Not head on but enough to leave her in a near-death state. She wasn't about to give up though. No, she still had to end this war. She forced herself to walk, limp, and crawl. She had, no needed to reach the beam that would lead her to the Citadel.
If she died here, the galaxy would be doomed.
So despite the agonizing pain covering her body, she pushed on