Finally back I

Inside a familiar, medium-sized modern room, a gray light illuminated the only bed positioned opposite a computer table that had remained untouched for two years.

Skyler opened his eyes, shuddering as he took in the familiar ceiling of his room.

When he had been teleported to the Battle Royal, he had been sleeping, but upon his return, he was wide awake. He experienced the process of teleportation, which felt as if his body had been shattered into many tiny fragments in an instant, only to reassemble itself moments later.

The process was both terrifying and exhilarating at the same time.

"I am back..."

He chuckled, but before he could sit down on his bed, a pair of arms wrapped around him from the side. Riya Ironhart kissed his forehead and muttered in a choked voice.

"You scared us to death!"