The revelation of Ari's identity fell on deaf ears. Austin had gone numb, he could hardly string a thought together as his breathing began to hurt and the pain in his arm started getting unbearable. Function after function began shutting down as the muffled sounds of Ari's voice grew more similar to rain on a window than actual words. 

A grin slowly and painfully stretched on his mouth for the last time as his pulse finally stopped.

He was dead.