Kofi woke up on the dojo floor. His head was resting on something soft, which turned out to be Ren's neatly folded gi. Ren was kneeling a few feet away, watching him with an expression of calm, analytical concern.
"You were unconscious for approximately three minutes," Ren stated, as if giving a weather report. "System-induced energy depletion appears to carry significant physiological consequences."
Kofi sat up slowly. His head felt like it was full of cotton, and a low-grade headache was starting to build behind his eyes. His personal energy, according to the ghostly blue text only he could see, was slowly regenerating. It was at a sluggish 18%, but it was climbing. He felt like he'd just run a marathon and then been hit by a truck.
"The quest is complete," Kofi managed, his voice a hoarse whisper. "My Resonance stat went up. The Aegis ranked up from F to E. And… I got a new skill."
He focused his tired mind on the new entry in his skill list.
