Palingenesia // Demon Slayer Deku

Partnership

Beep

Beep

Beep

...

"What..."

Rustle

"What is..."

*Cough*

"This...?"

...

"Why am I in... so much... pain...?"

—"July 7th..."

"July 8th..."

"Cataclysmic destruction"

"Lives lost"—

"What is that voice?"

*Cough*

*Cough*

"This light is unbearable..."

Damnit.

"That voice... it sounds like a— a news reporter... Is a tv playing?"

— "Heroes..."

"Conference."

"Strange creatures..."—

"Creatures?" I thought to myself. A light groan escaped my throat, quickly followed by a relatively short coughing fit.

"Oh my god!" A new voice made itself known. It didn't sound familiar in the slightest. Before I had the chance to say anything directed to the voice, an audible creak followed by a thump sounded out. A door likely closed, meaning that voice was probably gone.

"Why is everything so blurry?"

But even with the blurriness, the intense amount of light was more than effective enough in discomforting my already sensitive retinas.

I don't remember the last time I felt this much pain. If there is one thing I am thankful for in this moment, it's that the pain isn't concentration on one spot. Its evenly distributed throughout my body, making the pain more uncomfortable rather than unbearable.

Creak

I turned my head in the direction of the noise, vision still as blurry as ever. However, I was able to barely make out figure who looked to be standing in front of what I could only assume to be a door.

"Ah. It seems you're finally awake, Endeavor sir," a male voice said, seeming to be holding something in his hands.

My eyes narrowed slightly, blinking a few times in an attempt to clear my vision. "Finally?" I thought to myself.

"How... long has it... been..?" I spoke for the first time in what felt like a long time. I hadn't been expecting for a simple five words to be difficult to say aloud, but whatever happened to me must've truly crippled me.