I became an Oni

The blinding light surrounding me covered my body. My legs and arms felt a tingling sensation, as if something tickled me with pointed straws. With the tip, the stick found its way on my body and slid it across my skin. I could not resist the temptation and urged myself to laugh.

The next thing I knew, I fell on the ground, sleeping like a baby, but groaning like a man. Fortunately for me, I did not hit my head. My bottom cushioned my fall and came by Ruby, who helped me push off the ground.

The sensation lasted for a decade for me, but two hours in the actual world. There was utter darkness surrounding my eyes since it shut my socket-closed like a lock.

[You are now in a resting phase, Master Lake] The automated voice rang inside my ears, notifying me how dark the world had been to me.