Chapter 94: Conclusion To The Night VII
Darkness. Not the absence of light, but a void, a personal liminal space where existence itself seemed to falter. Adam floated within this abyss, his consciousness adrift, untethered from the physical realm. He was aware, yet not; present, yet absent at the same time.
A barrage of different sounds pierced the void: the clash of blades, the crackle of energy, the guttural growls of combat. Through this auditory chaos, a singular voice rang clear to him in that moment, a desire from someone close, as that person’s most inner wish echoed from the physical realm directly in this non-existent one, a voice he recognized all too well.
’I don’t want to die.’
Clara... Her voice, filled with desperation, anchored him, as memories surged: her unwavering loyalty as a result of Recall oblivion, their shared battles short but memorable, and the story they had told each other.
"Cl@r@...
A monstrous voice reverberated through the void, its timbre unmistakably Adam’s own. Drawn by an instinctual pull, Adam’s consciousness honed in on the origin of Clara’s voice. From his position within the non-physical realm, as he looked down into the material world, and he discerned the source of the voice, sensing the depth of her desire.
Instinct took over... In this strange space, Adam’s senses sharpened, allowing him to feel the desires around him, or rather outside of this space.
A new power stirred within him, a reimagined ability of whatever Echidna’s original abilities are, for sure. He couldn’t explain it, but he didn’t need to. His body, or whatever he was now in this space, just knew what to do.
It was like breathing for the first time. No one teaches a baby to breathe, or a wolf to hunt. Some things are just... known. And for Adam, this was one of them. And after locating Clara from this personal plane, his mind locked onto her location, guided by an innate understanding that didn’t require thought or instruction.
And the moment he found her.
He began to see the outside world as if it were a 2D screen.