True Death?

Erste whose body had ceased functioning was still conscious. Even now in this state, he could feel his body rotting away. 

'So is this what it's like to die? I guess I'm not fully dead yet since I'm not in the same state as Elena.'

Despite being in such a situation Erste was unfazed as he was confirming his current state. Despite his body ceasing to function, he could still feel, hear, taste, and smell, but his sense of sight had been blocked.

'I wonder what I should do now?...' 

Erste who could not move or do almost anything started thinking about the past. It has been decades since he last seen his parents, if you count the time he had been trapped in a nightmare then it has been centuries.