Ren's eyes fluttered open to darkness broken only by the faint glow of shattered dust motes drifting in the stale air.
His skull throbbed in heavy, rhythmic waves, every beat pounding behind his eyes. His limbs felt like lead, and for a moment, he could barely remember why he was here.
Then it all came rushing back.
The basement. The Shard of Oblivion. Myra.
And then, a sudden rush ripped through him. A flood of raw vitality roared through his body like a dam bursting inside his veins.
[Existential Threat Detected.]
[Removing All Limiters.]
Ren's breath hitched. He knew that notification. What it meant.
It was the same thing that had happened when he'd faced the Chained Man. A tearing away of all his restraints. Unfettered Enhancement was back again.
Power roared through him like it would never run out, yet even this surge couldn't completely erase the exhaustion chewing at him.
He forced his stiff muscles to move, rolling onto his side before pushing himself up.
