Dying
Dying adjective - Nearly dead.
In ruins
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- When he eventually arrives at the city of Southern Cross to fight Shin, he finds the place in ruins, and while he does briefly face Shin, Shin ends up dying instead from previously inflicted wounds he suffered from a prior off-screen battle he had with Raoh.
Source: The Unfought -
Meanwhile, his Empire is in ruins, his soldiers are restless and skittish, his people are dying, and his capital is burning to the ground.
Source: While Rome Burns - Dying Town: Ghost Port Kolobos is still active, but it's mostly in ruins, and the residents make it clear that it's not going to be able to keep up much longer.
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