The flask

"Wait!" 

Waking up with this single thought, my hand extended all the way towards the ceiling of the basement. Fat drops of sweat poured down my face. Stuck in this strange position, it took me a long while before I finally regained control of my body.

To say that I saw death would be an understatement. From the avalanche, through the storm and dragon, all the way to the artefact going rouge and later meeting with that godlike being. While I was in the world of the mission, my entire mind was focused on completing it. In the middle of those events, I couldn't spare as much as a single thought for the overwhelming terror that filled every cell of my body.