The sight of her face, older than he remembered but still so familiar that it felt like they’d only seen each other yesterday sent Sam’s mind into a shock so great his whole body shook. He fell to his knees in disbelief. How was this possible? How was she here now when she was supposed to be dead?
[WARNING! Your mental state has deteriorated. [Regeneration (Δ)] cannot heal you.]
Sam’s mind was spiraling. He was in such a deep shock that he barely registered Thunder’s hand on his shoulder.
“Sam,” her voice dripped with worry, “what’s wrong?”
[WARNING! You will lose consciousness if you cannot rally.]
A great big lump was stuck in Sam’s throat. He puked right after a single word escaped his lips. “Serena…”