RYDER

For a moment, all I see is black, but not in front of me because this room is always dark.

It's my mind that's causing this.

I suffer a moment of brief anguish, and for several beats, all I can see is Aria's face. I can feel her agony. They're hurting her. I'm certain of this even though I have no way of proving this claim, and I call out to her.

"Aria. Aria, my love, where are you?"

Then, it all comes to an end.

In the place of all the pain I felt just now is a gaping hole. ...