Ryan regained consciousness, and the first thing he heard was Darwin's scream.
'What happened?'
He felt a burning sensation inside his body, as if something were burning within him.
'The last thing I remember is being thrown into a fire. Did I die?'
Ryan tried to open his eyes but felt very heavy, as if he were sinking to the bottom of a frozen sea.
He tried to move his hands and legs, but couldn't.
'What's happening?'
He tried harder٫ it was incredibly difficult, as if his body had been inactive for a long time.
But finally, after a great deal of effort, he moved his finger slightly.
'This is difficult'
Now he was trying to open his eyes after struggling to move his eyelids, and his eyes slowly began to open.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a familiar ceiling; it was the ceiling of his house. He had lived in it for a long time, so it was impossible not to recognize it.
'But this isn't my room'
He was lying on a bed with lots of blankets on him.
'Ugh, I'm hot.'
He tried to move his head or lift his body, but he couldn't.
Then someone appeared before his eyes.
"Ryan, are you awake?"
It was his father, tears streaming down his face as he said his name.
Then Ryan thought,
'It seems I'm not dead, but why can't I move?'
He tried to ask his father what had happened, but he had a problem:
'I can't open my mouth.'
Then someone hugged him with lightning speed.
"My beloved son, thank you for waking up. I've been waiting for you these past three years."
His mother was hugging him so tightly it hurt him.
'Did she say three years?'
'Did i was in a coma for three years?'
Now Ryan understood and everything became clear. He couldn't move or speak due to muscle atrophy.
Prolonged immobility caused his joints to become stiff and rigid, and his tendons and tissues to become very tight.
'It seems I need to undergo rehabilitation'
His mother left him, and this time someone else held his hand.
"Big brother."
Hearing her voice, he recognized it, but he couldn't move his head.
Ari knew her brother's eyes were open, but he didn't respond.
"Brother, can you hear me? Are you okay?"
Then, Liara moved closer to Ryan and said sarcastically,
"Hey, kid, are you going to stay lying around after sleeping for three years?"
Everyone looked at Liara with annoyance except Ryan, who couldn't bring himself to look at her.
"It was just a joke."
But even then, Ryan didn't respond.
Everyone's expressions changed; Mira stepped forward to Ryan and made sure her face was close to his.
"Brother, can you see me? If you know me, close your eyes and open them again."
After great effort and pain to move his eyelids, he closed and opened his eyes.
"Good. Now, if you can't move or say anything, close your eyes and open them."
'Are you kidding with me? Even moving my eyelids hurts.'
After much effort and enduring the pain, Ryan closed his eyes and shut them.
"So that's it."
Mira understood and turned to her family.
Everyone was waiting for her answer , Mira was using the plant element, which was more of a healing element than a combat one.
Therefore, she studied therapeutic drugs and rare substances, but she didn't even need to use her abilities here, because Ryan's condition was normal for his situation.
She looked at her family and spoke:
"He seems to be paralyzed."
Celine was the first to react.
"Paralyzed?."
Mira looked at her.
"Yes, his lack of movement for three years has caused muscle atrophy, meaning his muscles have stiffened, and any movement, even a small one, will be difficult and painful for him."
Her mother asked her,
"What should we do to treat him?"
"Of course there will be elixirs for his condition, but they will be expensive and we cannot afford them, so he must be treated naturally."
Then she looked at Ryan.
"He needs to move and stretch his body, and we will help him. Even a small movement a day will be good for him."
"He also needs to eat well because his body has become thin and weak."
And at that moment, Ryan was thinking about something else.
'Wait for me, you bastard,I told you that if I don't die, I will definitely kill you.'