There was nothing but silence. A dark, looming presence that swirled back and forth in his mind, filling the emptiness. He tried to take a breath, but found that he couldn't, as if the air were sucked out from inside him. Struggling to put together a single coherent thought, he simply drifted...

Drifted...

Where...?

Silence answered in return, his thoughts fracturing into a million pieces. Was this punishment for his sins? Familiar faces flew by, but he could not grasp their features; like decaying leaves twisting and turning in the wind.

What... is this place?

His mind pulsated with broken memories.

Antauri... Antauri...

That was his name, he knew that much. His body felt weightless.

Move... your arm

Nothing responded. Hazily, he focused his attention inwards, and felt the sensation of water caressing him. Water? Of course, he was underwater. Or, at least he had been. Where was his body?

You sacrificed yourself...

The thought cut through his mind. But where was he now? Where was his body?

Chiro... Help me... get home...

He struggled but felt collapsed under the immense pressure, feeling an unknown weight pull him further into the darkness. The thought of Chiro flickered through his mind as he sank, resigning himself to the black.

Help... me...