[ For the second time in six months, he wakes up encased in crystal.
It unfolds in much the same way as the first time, a vague sense of discomfort giving way to alertness and then a spike of panic as he feels familiar walls encasing him, inhibiting his movement and the supply of oxygen being delivered to his lungs. (Has he remembered that he doesn't technically need to breathe? Not yet.)
The upside is that he knows what to do this time around, jumbled memories filtering back into his mind as he claws at the chrysalis surrounding him, ripping and tearing as best he can with what limited strength his body can afford. It feels, once again, like the whole process takes forever, each second agonizing and stretched paper thin, when in reality his escape takes maybe a few minutes at most.
He lands on the hard ground with a thud, too busy coughing and gasping for air to pay any attention at all to his surroundings, his brain frantically trying to assess his current internal condition rather than worry about any external force that might wish him harm. ]
gray, gen — rebirth (round 2)
It unfolds in much the same way as the first time, a vague sense of discomfort giving way to alertness and then a spike of panic as he feels familiar walls encasing him, inhibiting his movement and the supply of oxygen being delivered to his lungs. (Has he remembered that he doesn't technically need to breathe? Not yet.)
The upside is that he knows what to do this time around, jumbled memories filtering back into his mind as he claws at the chrysalis surrounding him, ripping and tearing as best he can with what limited strength his body can afford. It feels, once again, like the whole process takes forever, each second agonizing and stretched paper thin, when in reality his escape takes maybe a few minutes at most.
He lands on the hard ground with a thud, too busy coughing and gasping for air to pay any attention at all to his surroundings, his brain frantically trying to assess his current internal condition rather than worry about any external force that might wish him harm. ]