Bologue felt himself being assaulted by a cold ocean current, swept along helplessly, crashing through the darkness, his body battered and bruised. Time blurred, and seconds stretched into infinity until, in a moment of absurdity, he was thrust back into the world.
His eyes, accustomed to constant searing brightness, struggled to adjust to the corridor's darkness. After a moment of thought, Bologue recognized the long corridor—he was back at Daisy Castle.
On a secondary narrative level, Bologue was merely under Asmodeus's influence, subject to prolonged torment. It might have taken him minutes to break free, but from Bologue's perspective, he had been battling endless soldiers for a decade.
Am I now considered a centenarian?
This thought joke came to Bologue's mind, but before he could straighten up to assess his surroundings, a strong sensation crashed over him like a tide, gnawing at his nerves.
Pain, fatigue, hunger, drowsiness...
