MIA POV
My body felt like it had been shattered into a million pieces, each breath I took was accompanied by searing pain. Opening my eyes was a struggle, but in those fleeting moments, I caught a glimpse of Atlas standing before me. Doubt lingered in my mind, questioning if he was real or just a hallucination brought on by the agony. Yet, as his touch grazed my skin, warmth spread through me, momentarily numbing the torment.
I could still hear the sounds around me, faint whispers and Inara's feeble voice occasionally reaching my ears. She poured every ounce of her weakened energy into healing my broken body. Atlas held me tightly against him, his comforting warmth warding off the relentless pain that threatened to engulf me. The damage inflicted on me was enough to kill a person, and h
