Aiwass's vision blurred as if a layer of thin white gauze had been drawn in front of his eyes. When clarity returned, he found the environment around him had suddenly darkened, making it difficult to see anything clearly.
Yet, he could distinctly feel that he had been bound by someone.
It wasn't with handcuffs or shackles used to restrain prisoners, but with ropes thicker than an adult's arm, coiling around from his shoulders and winding down tightly to his ankles, turning him into something resembling a bound bundle of rice dumplings.
Aiwass felt a powerful strength coursing through his body, a frame much sturdier than his own. But corresponding to this strength, he now felt extremely hungry and a sense of weakness.
He needed food.
However, when Aiwass tried to break free, he discovered that brute force was futile against the ropes—they seemed to have some special elasticity that dissipated the energy of his attempts to stretch them.
