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Chapter 30 - lost memories

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Darkness surrounded Adrien as his feelings and focus came back into motion.

He physically could not move, but his mind was alive again. His emotions and thought process were in tact.

The hypnosis which lady iniquity used to remove people's emotions had clearly not worked on him. He felt sad, he felt lost, he felt trapped... he felt alone. Those emotions had clearly not left him, so in a way he was relieved.

He was relieved he wasn't trapped in a body full of coldness and emptiness. Even the emotions he didn't want to feel or have, he still wanted them. Even the bad emotions were part of him.

Sadness, despair, loneliness... all the emotions that had negative impacts on people, were also key factors within someone's life. Those emotions built people's strength. Those emotions allowed people to release stress aswell as feel the toll of pressure and hardship. All he had to do now was connect his mind to his body.

Adrien felt exhausted. The constant stress and worry over the past few weeks was insane. He wanted to go back in time to the beginning of the summer where everything was so simple and tranquil.

But at the same time he was happy. He was happy because he finally got to find out the identity of the lady of his dreams. He found out that she had in fact been in love with him, yet also rejecting him at the same time.

It was crazy to think that he had fallen in love with the same girl twice. He wondered if she had also done the same... since the few encounters he had had with her meeting him as Chatnoir.

Adrien's memories and thoughts were going too quickly for him to handle. His brain and mind was obviously in tact, but his body was still unconscious. He felt like he was drowning. He had no insight of the surroundings around him.

Was he dead? Was his unconscious mind being controlled by the hypnosis of the akuma without him even knowing? Was he trapped or isolated inside of his own thoughts?

'Adrien!' A muffled voice from beside him was called. It was very faint and his hearing was not in a good current state.

I'm here... please stay with me. Adrien thought, desperately trying to remain awake in his mind. He had to get out of this trance - if he was in one.

He had to remain strong and fight of the tiredness he was currently feeling. There was an akuma out there who had the potential to take anyone's emotions aswell as his miraculous.

'ADRIEN!' The voice was clearer, more panicky and desperate for his response.

Adrien's hearing was returning he was able to sense the outside world a little more. The weight of his body was coming back to his feel. His eyelids still felt incredibly heavy and he wasn't able to force them open. But he could feel the tingle of the cold air reaching the top layers of his skin.

'Adrien please don't leave me!' The voice half cried half gulped.

Adrien forced himself to show signs of movement. He really tried his energy had completely left his body ever since trying to break down the wall between him and the Akumatised Marinette.