Heartbeat

Selene groans as she felt a heavy weight pressing on her chest, smothering her in the process. Her eyes flew open, but when a wave of dizziness overwhelms her senses, her eyes automatically drifted shut again. Selene redirected her focus to other parts of her body and tried to raise both her arms. However, it feels heavy as metal, and she barely has any strength left to lift it.

She remains motionless on the floor, feeling conflicted and confused because of the sudden turn of events. Instead of answers, she has a lot of puzzles to solve, and it just keeps on piling up. Besides, Selene doesn't know if she should be thankful that the damage on her body only goes so far as depleted energy and mana. She can probably recover after a few days of rest. Although Selene is still not sure if she can get out of this place in one piece—considering that sentries are guarding the door, that will slice her to mincemeat if she got caught.