Chapter 24: Me, Myself, and I (Rewrite)
Sunny’s eyes fluttered open. His body felt hot, and there was something brushing against his head. His eyes adjusted to the light, finding... nothing except for the sky.
He sat up, taking a look around as he did so. He was in a field of vibrant flowers, the veil of trees surrounding the beautiful field swaying dangerously. A small stream of water carved through field, clear water flowing as it spilled off the edge of the island, creating a waterfall.
Sunny winced as he felt various spots on his body ache. He looked over himself, finding pieces of cloth covering the spots where he had been injured. The Soul Serpent wrapped around his pale naked body, controlling his Essence even while he was unconscious. Ignoring the pain, he stood up, stumbling on his mangled leg.
His body was riddled with holes, each of them varying in size. Sunny was lucky that he hadn’t been pierced in the torso, or he might have lost a whole organ. A mad look gleamed in his eyes.
Those birds played with him like it was a game of darts. If he was being honest, he wanted to raze the entire jungle to the ground, burning their home to ashes.
Sunny wanted to remove every trace of their existence.
At the sound of footsteps, Sunny turned his head. Seele walked over to him with a makeshift sack in her hands. Her light purple eyes flickered across his body, checking to make sure that his wounds weren’t exposed. Her gaze lingered around his abdomen, before quickly averting it back to his eyes.
"You should put something on."
Sunny realized that he was indeed naked. Honestly, it was preposterous that he had forgotten that fact in the span of a couple seconds. He tried to summon the Mantle of the Underworld, but it didn’t appear. His face paled slightly.
"My armor... did it get destroyed?"
Seele blinked before pointing to a spot on the floor. Following her finger, he found multiple pieces of metal that was littered with holes. The Mantle of the Underworld seemed to be cut cleanly in some areas, almost like it was dissected open.