[Ash POV]
When the white light filled Ash vision, his consciousness retreated back within his Soul Space, pulled away as if his mind could no longer withstand what it had just witnessed.
He appeared back inside his Soul Space, specifically at his desk in the Soul Library. His soul body was already seated there, as though it had returned instinctively to the place most familiar to him, seeking stability after the shock.
His eyes were vacant as he sat there like a statue, unmoving and silent. Several moments passed before a faint glimmer returned to them, and only then did he slowly regain his bearings. Even so, his awareness felt loose, as if his soul had not fully recovered from what he had witnessed.
But even then the recovery was slow.
