Chapter 22: SysDi 22: Higher than Expected
Evan’s eyes shot open with a start, his head immediately pounding in pain.
His vision was still blurry and his entire body felt uncomfortable. He slowly blinked his eyes, trying to clear them. His arms wobbled as they tried to support his hands in making him sit up from lying on the ground.
’Evan! You’re awake!’ Iva’s tone was worried. ’You’ve been asleep for three hours! Are you okay?!’
Evan groans at the loud echoing voice in his head. "Ugh... A little quieter, Iva, please? My head hurts."
Iva sighs. ’Okay fine, is this better?’ It asked, voice a lot more quieter this time.
"Better."
Evan knew he couldn’t rub his eyes to clear out his blurry sight, because he already used his hands on the ground and they are dirty now. So, he instead relied on his own eyes and kept blinking them until his vision clears.
The first thing he noticed was that he is still in a corridor. The stone walls was reminiscent of the one where he had first reached the bottom of the stairs, except there wasn’t any moss on the walls.
Memories of what had happened before he passed out finally came back to him. The rumbling, the taunting, the running, the Shadowling cornering him before everything went dark...
He looked at the only way out from the corridor, seeing nothing there. "Iva, what happened? Did the Shadowling leave?"
There was a pause, a brief silence before Iva scoffs. ’Nope! The Shadowling didn’t leave you alone. I told you they are Watch Users’ Slayers remember? But you made sure it’s not never ever leaving.’