Xyla Pain, she was in so much pain everywhere, but then occasionally the searing pain would cool in certain areas, and she could breathe a sigh of relief. She was used to pain with her lungs slowly giving in, but this pain was different. Where she was used to the pain of slowly dying, this was like every synapse, every nucleus and every nerve ending was being overloaded with electricity. It was like she was burning, electrocuted, it was like everything was more intense. Occasionally, she could hear the murmured voice of Leeson, promising her that it would all be better soon, but he sounded so broken up about her pain. Was she dreaming it? Was he really still here? Why was everything so different? Finally, it all just seemed to suddenly sizzle out, like the fires that had been alight on

