章 1999: Meeting Lan Douhan

Alex opened his eyes on a bed, staring at a wide ceiling high above. He quickly got up and looked around at where he was, and saw a man that stood in front of him.

"Senior Lan?" Alex called out.

"Junior Dawnblade, how are you feeling?" the man asked.

"I'm… feeling fine," Alex said. He truly was feeling fine, which felt odd to him. He looked around, trying to figure out where he was.

"You're in one of our infirmaries," Lan Douhan explained. "Do you remember what happened?" 

Alex thought back to what he had done. "A little," he explained. "I was running up the steps and I must have used up too much of my spiritual energy without realizing it. I must have lost consciousness then."