Chapter 780
Yeah, I guess this is as good a time as any to end this part of the day.
It had long grown dark and Sachel had already stopped by to walk Delair home but with his god’s prompting he finally released Jake from the prison that was his mind, the other man collapsing to the ground after being given back control of his body.
“Oh god, why does everything ache so much?” He asked as he laid there, showing no inclination to open his eyes until Amy answered.
“Ben’s been exercising you through all of this, which, well, seeing as it’s been an entire day he’s been having you run was bound to-”
She was cut off midway through. Welling what little strength he had, Jake jumped up, grabbing both her and Yuzu in his arms.
“Girls! Oh god, I’ve missed you both so much! I love you, please never let me go through that again!”
“...Ben, didn’t you tell us he was going to be fine?” Amy asked him while patting her boyfriend’s back, looking at the other through narrowed eyes while Ben shrugged in return.
“He is fine, just look at him. I mean, yeah, he missed you guys but I’d like to point out I tried to get him to say goodbye at the very beginning and there’s been no mental damage. Trust me, I’ve got a building full of people in stasis who I’m trying to figure out how to help after they’ve been prisoners for millennia, all Jake is feeling is a bit of withdrawal from not having the two of you.”
“Man, I’m pretty sure I just spent years in your head!” Jake yelled back. “How do you know I haven’t gone insane?”