Nadi whizzed as the pain strolled through his side, spreading through every part of his body. His ear was ringing too and his world span. For the passing moment, he thought he was in a vacuum or some kind of hole where darkness was king. Emptiness enclosed his realm, almost welcoming him to their comfortable abode. Keeping track of time was also difficult, for the gloom was too vast to think straight.
Gnashing his teeth, he sat up, holding his side as if that would keep the pain away. He must have broken a rib or two. Or was it the bone on his spine? He panted, trying to keep his breathing steady. The last time he had been in a fight like this was back in the mining field, that very day he had killed those taskmasters and Miss Borton. The fight that day had been intense and had left him w
