Chapter 108 - Recovery, and New Trouble
Seventy years in the mind realm had passed, yet only seconds slipped by in reality.
Our consciousness snapped back to the real world. Another bottle of elixir manifested from nothingness and clattered onto the floor. As for us, we sat blankly on the same couch, staring at the ceiling as if our souls had been wrung dry.
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It took me the entire night just to recover enough to move.
The following days were brutal. Our minds and willpower were shattered. We had no drive to do anything. Dopamine withdrawal hit hard, leaving us hollow.
Lia and Lenitia refused lessons. Instead, they demanded we practice the method again, desperate for another taste of that endless rush. I rejected them outright for health reasons and for our sanity.
The result? They did nothing but sleep and laze around, drained of motivation. They lashed at me for rejecting the fun time. To be honest, they looked like junkies who hadn't gotten their dose for a while.
