Approaching the end

When Rui woke up, he realized he actually hadn't. 

"This…" A whisper escaped him as he swept his gaze in and around at the pitch-black darkness that enveloped him. "This is surely a dream."

He was immersed in an endless darkness, floating about weightlessly.

It took him a moment to remember his last memory.

"…Punching the hell out of Sage Sekiei." A smile cracked at the edge of his mouth. "Ah, I hope that worked."

He recalled the attack mangling Sage Sekiei's body, but he wasn't sure if he won the battle or not. 

Regardless, it was over. 

"At the very least, I'm probably not dead." 

His mind felt fit. And while it's own subjective view on itself was hardly credible, he didn't detect anything off about his mental faculties or cognition. He could even access his mind palace despite being in this little mindscape.

"I'm probably in a post-Gigabrain coma."

He had gone through those multiple times by now.