Reprieve

I woke to the sound of my breathing under an unrecognizable white ceiling.

I immediately moved to sit up, cursing a moment later as a throbbing pain pounded at my head.

The soft embrace of the cool bed sheets and warm pillow came again, as I resigned myself to melt back into the bed in surrender.

Am I in a medical bay aboard a ship? ...It's no good. I can't recall what happened after losing consciousness in my fight against Darh.

'tap tap'

"C-Come in."

I answered without thought of who might walk in. The sturdy knock which came at my door abruptly pulled me from my thoughts as a nervous wreck.

I glanced around, looking at the equipment in the room that could improvise for a weapon, my hand landing on a syringe left by the bed as the door dematerialized piece by piece.

"At last, you've awakened."