Chapter 47: Food…
Riley staggered out of the cave, the world around him spinning in spirals, as though reality itself was tilting sideways.
His eyes were thousands time sharper than ever, and his vision was capturing every little thing going on around him at the same time.
He could see the slight twitches of the grasses, and even the tiny ants crawling in between them.
The slight rays of light shining down on the grasses looked so clear to him... so bright that they gave him headaches.
The wind brushing through the grass sounded like a roaring tide in his ears, and the scent of the soil felt suffocating.
He stumbled forward, gripping his head with a loud groan, before dropping to his knees.
"Ugh... dammit..." he grunted, his fingers digging into the soil.
Sweat clung to his brow, and the veins beneath his skin pulsed violently with each throb of his heart.
His stomach twisted again, even harder than the last, sending an unbearable jolt of pain through his gut.
It was as if there was a beast gnawing at his insides, biting down on his intestines with its spiky teeth.
His throat quickly dried up, as though he hadn’t drunk water or tasted food in weeks.