Chapter 29 Echoes In The Dark

• Darkness enveloped me completely. I couldn't tell if I was awake or dreaming, alive or dead. It felt strange, like drifting in a never-ending space with no start or finish. There was nothing to grasp, no reality to anchor me. Just my thoughts and the heavy weight of uncertainty.
• I lost track of how long I was in that state—was it hours, minutes, or seconds? Time had no meaning here.
• Then, gradually, I started to hear something.