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As the poison coursed through his veins, Haze's body grew heavier, his limbs turning to lead as he sank to the ground, his world growing darker and more distant with each passing second.
His vision blurred, the image of the beast and his friends fading as the darkness swallowed him whole.
His thoughts slowed, the world around him growing hazy and indistinct as his body shut down, succumbing to the poison's deadly embrace.
And then, there was nothing. No pain, no fear, no sense of anything at all.
Haze awoke with a start, his heart racing as he struggled to focus on the figure standing over him.
The blurry image of Hades swam into view, his face a mask of worry and concern as he hovered over Haze's prone form.
Haze groaned, the world spinning as he tried to sit up, his body weak and aching.
