Within Death
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"...Nngh…"
It was total darkness. For a moment, he believed his eyes were shut as all he could see as he laid on his back was nothing but blackness.
Where am I?...Last I remember, I was fighting Dread…I was falling through the sky, I think, he thought.
Against his back he felt the rough texture of what felt like wood, scratching his back as he wiggled his shoulders, unknown if he even had a body to move until that moment.
There was a subtle noise meeting his ears, like soft ripples of water, gently bouncing against the object he laid on.
"Nn…" He quietly groaned.
As he sat up, holding his face in his hand as he felt as though he had just woken from a comatose state as his body felt sluggish and his mind was still adjusting to consciousness, he began to remember.
Wait a minute…He thought, I think…I died, right? Well, maybe not, considering I'm even conscious.