Chapter 97

Levi

Darkness is everywhere. I can't feel anything. I can't move. I'm stuck in a floating sensation that seems to be going on and on without any chance of stopping.

I can't even breathe properly.

There seems to be something big blocking my throat, stopping me from breathing.

I try to gasp for air and I can almost feel it entering my windpipe but not quite making it. It’s more than just driving me crazy. It feels like prison. It feels like death.

With every passing second, I struggle with it more and more, to the point where I can feel myself giving way. I can feel my body getting weaker and weaker, and I don’t know how long I can keep fighting this. . . .

But then I feel warm air blowing on my face, and soft lips pressing on mine, breathing some air into me.

And surprisingly, my body responds.

The blockage in my throat vanishes as thought it’s never been there. I gasp and sit up, clasping my neck, taking deep hard breaths as I blink rapidly and try to make sense of my situation.

Okay.