He and Liz kept talking throughout the night. Slowly, they had fallen asleep, her arm wrapped around him like she didn't want to lose him.
Like always, whenever she was near, he always had peaceful, nice dreams.
It was warm and cozy.
Even while dreaming, his eyes stayed closed as he floated around. It was like bathing in warm water.
He just floated, until he felt Envy's voice—it was faint, but near.
He swam toward the voice.
All he could hear was whispering like a snake, "We are here."
He followed it, and ahead, he saw a tiny black hole.
He approached it and could hear someone inside, but couldn't get a good view of it.
So he put his hands through and grabbed it, and with everything he had, he stretched it.
But it was fighting back, yet he held on tight.
When he looked through it, he saw Caius in a dark room, barely any light—just a bit from a hole on the wall.
Chained up upside down.
Stripped of all his clothes but his pants.
He was beaten.
