Resistance
When Hao Xuan opened his eyes again he was standing in a forest with his hand gripping a dainty neck. He looked at the person's face and recognized it immediately.
"You...I know you. You were with Princess Inara and Helena, Uri, right?"
The young demihuman boy tried to nod but could barely move his body. He was being lifted off the ground by his neck.
"C-Could you let me down please, I can't breathe too good," he muttered in a raspy voice which quickly made Hao Xuan aware of what he was doing.
He put him back on the ground and released his grip. There was a bright purple mark on the boy's neck in the shape of Hao Xuan's hand.
"Sorry I...don't know what happened. Where is this?"
Hao Xuan looked around but couldn't find anything particularly out of place. It just looked like an ordinary forest but when he looked up into the sky he could see traces of sunlight cascading through the dark rain clouds.
"Sun...the sky?! I'm on the surface?"