Reprieve
I woke to the sound of my breathing under an unrecognizable white ceiling. I immediately moved to sit up, cursing a moment later as a throbbing pain pounded at my head. The soft embrace of the cool bed sheets and warm pillow came again, as I resigned myself to melt back into the bed in surrender. Am I in a medical bay aboard a ship? ...It's no good. I can't recall what happened after losing consciousness in my fight against Darh. 'tap tap' "C-Come in." I answered without thought of who might walk in. The sturdy knock which came at my door abruptly pulled me from my thoughts as a nervous wreck. I glanced around, looking at the equipment in the room that could improvise for a weapon, my hand landing on a syringe left by the bed as the door dematerialized piece by piece. "At last, y
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