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Inquisitor headquartersElijah awoke in a bed that was not his; he's head was filled with questions, yet he didn't want answers; he was just too tired. He pulled the sheets over his body again, then slumbered.a few more minutes passed by, a soft knock was heard. the door was opened, at this time Elijah was still asleep. the figure came close to Elijah's bed, the figure reached its hand toward Elijah.before the figure met contact with Elijah's skin, Elijah grabbed the figure's finger out of the air and then asked, "Who are you?! answer me before you lose a finger" Elijah's eyes were half open he could nearly see who he was talking to.the figure yanked its figure away faster than Elijah could react. "You have a long way to go if you think you can threaten me" a familiar voice said.Elijah rubbed his eyes and then answered in an unsure tone, "Bar…. bargi?"Bargi had a wide grin etched onto his face, yet there was a hint of sadness etched in, "How was your first time in a den?" he asked, his voice relaxed.Elijah thought back to the moments he had died and the moments where he was in pain, he managed to let out a sound but it was muffled by slight tears "It was ...it was pure hell!" Elijah yelled."I almost died to a group of rabbits. I had to hide inside a dam cave. I had to kill things that I never thought I could...it was pure agony," Elijah stated. Bargi furrowed his brow and spoke softly while he sat beside Elijah, facing a white wall."yes, I see that it was pure hell that's what all dens are. they are a portal to pure hell and agony….how much time did you think passed inside?" he asked softly; he said it in a way that seemed like he was guiding Elijah through a field of mess.Elijah was In thought for a few moments, then answered in a painful voice, "I was stuck there for eight months...ho….how much time passed out here." he asked, his voice trembling.Bargi sighed heavily and then whispered, "In the outside world...." he paused then looked at Elijah with a sorrow-filled expression, "you were only gone for two months …..".the air in the room became thick with tension. Elijah was stunned; His breaths became erratic, his heart pounding faster. He felt an overwhelming sense of disorientation, his eyes welling up with tears and his back aching with an intensity that mirrored the pain he had endured in the den.Elijah let out hurried cries as he realized that he had only been gone for two months in the outside world while in the den he had been through a living hell for eight months; he spent that time dying over and over just so that he could survive reality had finally hit him, the truth that he had been through soo much in just 8 months.He cried raspy. "8 months…. I've been gone for 8…." Elijah didn't finish his sentence as Bargi hugged him. In that moment, he felt a warm tingling sensation coursing through his body......….this is a feeling that he hasn't felt since he has been at the church he was feeling happy.other people came in. They were Amala,Elliot, Cassian, Selina and Edmund. They all came closer to hug Elijah; even though he was in his 20s, he still somewhat felt like a kid (… do i even remember what being a kid feels like?…..).Cassian stood at the door watching them indifferently, but a somewhat slight smile etched on the man's face (good job) Cassian thought to himself.night slowly rolled around, Elijah was placed into an office where the inquiztors asked him about what he went through. he recounted everything but nothing about dying. "you did a very good job surviving in the den; most people would have died, " a bushy-haired man said; his voice was deep, and he had a pair of brown eyes.Elijah nodded, and the man responded, "But, under regulations, we must keep you in that room for two weeks. during those two weeks, you are allowed to read books and other basic needs, but one thing you can't do during those weeks is interact with any type of oath."This might awaken something that we have not counted on; after the two weeks are up, its recommended that you gain an oath so that this doesn't happen to you again, " the man said; he placed some papers on the desk and then asked, "questions?"Elijah chuckled, then answered, "Yes, quite a few." The man smiled and said, "Wait, I will brew some tea".after a few minutes, the man returned to an office with a white teapot and marbled tea cups, carefully pouring the rich blue tea. "its called blossoming eve; its a type of flower that rejuvenates your spirituality; drink up".wanted to realise this a little earlier also I started doing edits on my tik tok