[Rayan Planet]
[Commander's Tent]
[Many hours after the High Grade and Blood Acolytes' altercation]
[Time: Nightfall]
'My body...it hurts...'
Of the two Acolytes Commander beat to a pulp, Jim was the first to regain consciousness. The man's body screamed in agony; every muscle fibre felt as though it had been burned and ripped apart, and his bones felt weak and brittle, to the point that Jim feared he'd break something if he dared to move.
Pushing through the pain, Jim turned only his throbbing head around and took a look at his surroundings.
He didn't see anything outside the norm. They were still at the same campsite where the High Grade had beaten them. No one else was around, apart from Jim, Anya, who was still unconscious, and the Ethisian himself.
'I don't think... I've ever felt this... horrible before...'
