DAY 3 AFTER HERALD - JAKARTA GENERAL HOSPITAL
Rama woke to white ceiling and steady beeping. Third time in hospital within month. Pattern was becoming tiresome.
Pain was immediate. Comprehensive. Every injury from Herald battle making itself known. Corrupted wounds from crystal spikes. Cracked ribs from void beam impacts. Muscle damage from dimensional distortion exposure. Exhaustion from prolonged System ability usage.
His body felt like it had been disassembled and reassembled incorrectly.
"You're awake." Sekar's voice. She sat in familiar chair beside bed, tablet displaying casualty reports and reconstruction schedules. Dark circles under eyes suggested she hadn't slept properly since battle ended. "Three days unconscious. Doctors said corruption purging required medically-induced coma. How do you feel?"
"Like I fought Level 73 void entity and barely survived."
