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The sound of the gunshot erupted in my ears and I gasped awake.
The first thing I saw was the stone ceiling. I was breathing heavily as my heart pounded hard against my chest.
Was I dead?
"Is this where people go when they die?" I asked out loud and was surprised that my voice came out right.
I suddenly felt Iran stir within me.
‘You're alive, fool,’ he stated.
"Huh?"
I sat up instantly and stared around the space. That was when I realised that it was one of the rooms in the Northern Fortress.
"Ha!" I breathed in relief. "I'm alive!" I exclaimed.
I looked down at my chest and noticed for the first time that I was shirtless. Someone had sewn my injury back in place. It was going to heal eventually.
I could still feel pain around the area.
"How did
