Cough!
I coughed.
Cough, hack!
Something dark, either ash or dirt, spewed from my mouth and nostrils.
After coughing for a while, clear mucus finally dripped out.
I thought I was going to die.
'How long was I unconscious?'
"About three days."
I was startled, "Saaaah!"
Pelerian laughed.
"Just kidding. It was about three minutes."
Oh, you scared me.
Making unfunny jokes and all that.
But I didn't feel bad about it.
I did survive, after all.
I quickly checked if my body was okay.
And I was horrified.
Aack.
My body...!
My beautiful crystal scales were tattered like rags.
Blood was oozing out, of course.
"Calm down, it's just your skin peeling off."
Ah, I see.
I was thinking it was about time to shed my skin anyway.
The explosion's impact blew away the partially separated molts.
'Still, it hurts a lot.'
