*Whoosh*
"HAH! HAH! ...Coughs..." Slowly but surely, Aden's eyes fluttered open, and his vision went straight to fluffy clouds and a blue canvas hosting a single orb of undeniable luminescence.
"Where... Where am I?" he muttered, feeling a profound sense of fatigue he had never experienced before.
Everywhere hurt.
So, he had no idea where to focus.
He could hear the calm waves of water. His back was drenched too, so he could relatively guess his current location.
He was lying helplessly in a lake.
[You're awake,]
A reassuring voice echoed in his head.
"Yeah... pfft, I thought I was dead or something, but since I can hear your voice, I'm probably still alive," he chuckled lightheartedly.
His unwavering gaze remained fixed on the sky.
[What you did was extremely reckless,]
"I know,"
[You could have died!]
"I know."
