No. Although, the hells might have been a bit more merciful.
[ Were he explaining this to some others, it would likely be harder to deal with- but Syrlya is from a place with dangers just like him, and magic besides. That is a small mercy, in his eyes.
He pinches his brows at the throb of his own headache, but at least the buzzing isn't so distracting. ]
We ended up...somewhere, a town of sorts, where the dead go. Our souls were tethered to what was left of our bodies, or something along those lines- it let us keep our minds intact, unlike many of the others there, who lived in blissful ignorance as to their fates.
[ A light grimace. ]
The dreameater in charge made a deal to return us to our original forms, in exchange for one thing- we would delve into the dreams of three people on the verge of waking and ensure they didn't die as they did in the past, to prevent them from realizing their untimely ends. He didn't inform us as to his nature, but it was easy enough to garner in time.
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[ Were he explaining this to some others, it would likely be harder to deal with- but Syrlya is from a place with dangers just like him, and magic besides. That is a small mercy, in his eyes.
He pinches his brows at the throb of his own headache, but at least the buzzing isn't so distracting. ]
We ended up...somewhere, a town of sorts, where the dead go. Our souls were tethered to what was left of our bodies, or something along those lines- it let us keep our minds intact, unlike many of the others there, who lived in blissful ignorance as to their fates.
[ A light grimace. ]
The dreameater in charge made a deal to return us to our original forms, in exchange for one thing- we would delve into the dreams of three people on the verge of waking and ensure they didn't die as they did in the past, to prevent them from realizing their untimely ends. He didn't inform us as to his nature, but it was easy enough to garner in time.