The sunlight barely reached the frozen wasteland, its pale rays scattering weakly across the snow. Between two colossal rocks half-buried in frost, a hidden cave yawned, sheltering two weary figures.
Inside, the chill was cut by the faint warmth of an improvised fire. A young man stirred awake, wincing as pain coursed through his battered body. He blinked, trying to recall how he had ended up here.
The first thing he noticed made his eyes widen in shock. His hands were tightly bound, and aside from a few scraps of cloth hastily covering his most private area, he was utterly bare.
"Huh?!" His voice cracked. Panic flared across his face. "Did that bounty hunter girl… u-use my body as a payment while I was unconscious? Aaaah!" He groaned, his imagination already running wild.
Pew!
A searing beam of plasma hissed through the air, grazing his ear and scorching the stone wall behind him. Though it hadn't touched him, he felt the heat singe the hairs on his skin.
