Aiden was trapped in a void. There was nothing. No sounds, no feelings… deprived of all sensations and thoughts and the concept of time was missing as well.
Then, there was a sense of existence. He was unable to move or feel, but he knew that he exists. Where is he? He didn't know… any thoughts more complex than that were impossible to form.
Occasionally some faint noise reached him. Voices? Music? Cries? He was not sure. Sometimes he would feel like someone is holding onto his arm. And that does not make sense because he doesn't have a body, but… if he had an arm, it would be there… and that is the place where he feels someone's presence.
He could not tell if it's few seconds or days or years. It's impossible to tell in this place where everything is the same.
Welcome back, Aiden. We all missed you!