Chapter 229: The White Room

A sharp pain pounded against Liora's skull.

Her eyes fluttered open slowly, vision blurry and filled with light. Everything around her was bright—too bright. White walls. White ceiling. White floor. It wasn't just bright—it was empty and silent.

She tried to move, but her body didn't respond.

Her arms were locked in place, bound by thick metallic cuffs that glowed faintly with a strange energy. Her legs were restrained too. She was seated on a silver chair floating a few feet above the ground, suspended in midair without wires or support. The chair didn't wobble. It didn't shake. It simply… hovered.

Panic crept in slowly, like ice crawling beneath her skin.

Her head throbbed again—waves of dizziness crashing down on her senses. For a long moment, she couldn't even tell who she was, let alone where she was. It was like someone had pulled a curtain over her thoughts. Her throat burned, dry and scratchy like she hadn't had water in days.