His body felt alien,to small,too light,too weak but the sensation of weakness was eclipsed by something else.
Warmth,familiar warmth.
A sudden dread washed over him ,his thoughts were too slow,why was he in this place.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the sterile room,but no one came into view,Arion blinked and tried to speak ,but this throat burned as if unused for years,his heart was pounding against his chest.
The room was empty,the only sound was the steady beep of the heart monitor.
"Where am I "" his voice was hoarse,rasping in his throat,not his .
""Host you are in brayeal medical facility, this body has been in coma for five years,your soul has been successfully bound to this host's body "
Arion's body shivered at the voice a strange combination of coldness and warmth unfamiliar yet oddly comforting ,he could feel the power building inside him pushing against the walls of his consciousness
As he was thinking,a wave of memories from his past life came hitting him ,his finger twitched, remembering the betrayal from his best friend for a woman he didn't really love and the death of a woman he would have given his life for.
Tears rolling down his faces when more memories pierced his head but this time there weren't his they were of a child with similar name ,weak , timid, bullied and castigated by his peers.
"Good morning,you g master"the nurse said,while handing him a glass of water and straightening him up with the help of pillows,her voice bright though tinged with surprise.
"You are in brayeal medical facility,young master" she says gently brushing a strand of hair from his forehead "I'll go an notify the doctor right away"
The nurse quickly exited the room, leaving Arion alone with his thoughts,his mind was still racing ,young master him , struggling to reconcile the reality around him with the fragmented memories of this bodies past,how he died ,he was certain of that but in an unfamiliar world was there really any certainty.
He remembers that he wasn't a long, though,the voice his connection to the evolvable physique system was there echoing softly in his mind . The strange, unnatural sense of power was still lingering within him like a distant fire waiting to be reignited.
Moments later,the doctor entered,his steps hurried and precise ,he examined Arion with practiced care,taking reading and checking vitals,his eyebrows furrowed in astonishment as he reviewed the results
"This is incredible" the doctor muttered under his breath "his recovery, it's unlike anything we've ever seen
Arion's eyes narrowed,a sense of unease creeping into his chest ,this doctor wasn't using light magic,come to think of it he couldn't fell any mana in the air " how long have I been here" he asked
"Five years", the doctor answered,his voice full of disbelief, "you've been in a coma for five years..but your recovery rate is astonishing. We haven't seen anything like it "
Arion's heart clenched as the fragments of his past resurfaced. Five years lost. He should have been dead,but now he was in a new body,a kids body,in a new and different life ,with powers he couldn't fully understand yet.
But he had a second chance,but was it really a gift,or just another burden?
The doctor placed the clipboard down and smiled, "Rest for now , we'll keep monitoring your progress ,but you are healing at a miraculous pace boy"
Arion simply nodded, still processing everything,his mind raced,but the metal exhaustion from the past day ,no the past five years caught up to him and his eyelids grew heavy.
He closed his eyes drifting into a restless sleep once again .
This new life wasn't going to be easy .but with the power within him ,he would carve a path forward.the pain of both they past would have to be buried.
There was no other choice