*Kryzen*

A white ceiling greeted me when my eyes opened next.

I blinked once, then twice, trying to clear the blurriness from around my vision before I squinted, trying to recall what happened before I fell unconscious but came up empty. I shifted slightly beneath the thin blankets that covered me, noting immediately that my whole body ached and I felt heavy as if there was a huge weight on top of me.

I gritted my teeth against the uncomfortable sensations and ...