Relic
The last thing he saw before losing consciousness was the golden glyph hitting him head-on. It felt like somebody slammed a hammer on his chest with such strength that his very soul was almost forced out of his body... "almost"...
Hao Xuan's vision went dark. His mind was awake and he could clearly feel himself falling, but it 'felt' different. He couldn't feel his arms or legs, or any other part of his body for that matter. There was no air, no resistance.
It was like at that specific moment in time, he only existed in thought. Without a body or soul, without a past or present, just a mere concept, an "idea" of him floating through time and space, through an endless dark void.
He felt afraid and alone, so incredibly alone.
Hao Xuan always believed he knew loneliness, so many years spent living alone while being surrounded by those that called him family, he told himself it doesn't get any worse.