He continued to cough and wave his hand in front of his face to dispel the dust, but it was useless. There was too much of it, and his eyes stung already. It would be best to backtrack out of the caves, but that was almost impossible as well given the lack of visibility.

Still, coughing, he was alarmed when his Weapon abandoned their resonance and returned to human form. He kept his grip tight on the hilt as if to encourage the silver-haired man to stop from doing such things. Yet, he couldn't deny the relief in sagging against the ex-General's larger frame as exhaustion set in more profoundly now that their resonance was gone.

"You should stay in Weapon form. I can protect you better, and there is all this dust," he murmured, coughing occasionally as he accidentally inhaled more. He didn't even know if any of the Kishin Eggs had survived.