"Ugh…"
When Link regained consciousness, his entire body felt like jelly—his bones soft, as if they had been melted and reshaped. The soreness was familiar yet no less unpleasant for it.
He'd died countless times by now, but this time was… different.
That bizarre method of death—the way his body had been twisted, shredded, and disintegrated in Nate's Infinite Void Domain—was something Link never wanted to experience again. Ever.
And to think it had started with Ryze's little "impromptu performance." The acting had been so realistic, so immersive, that it had barely felt like a staged setup. Before Link could process what was happening, he had played along without hesitation, sucked into the theatrics like it was second nature.
