บท 245: The Draconic Knight, part 2/2

POV The Knight:

Johan felt his consciousness drift into the black void of nothingness. Around him was nothing but a sea of blackness. His mind was half asleep and half awake, with his thoughts hazy and chaotic.

Suddenly a bright golden light lit up the black void as if a sun had risen from behind a horizon. The light pulled at his consciousness.

The next moment he woke and opened his eyes. He was back in the physical world, but colours, sounds and smells were much more vibrant than he remembered.

He stirred, turning his head towards his body. He was naked, lying in a puddle of bubbling lava, his skin unnaturally white and pale.

He jumped from the ground like a spring, his instincts screaming at him to escape the lava.

However, he felt no burning, only slight and comfortable warmth.

'What happened?' his mind felt still blurry as if he had spent a whole night in a tavern, 'Yes, I can remember it. I really went into a tavern… But what happened after that?'