Raiden felt gentle nudgings and something soft brushing against his face. He began opening his eyes and abruptly sat upright, startling Ash, who tumbled onto the bed.
He frantically patted himself down, checking for wounds from the battle, but relief flooded through him as he broke into a smile—he was alive and unharmed.
[Papa…] Ash's voice echoed in his head as he turned to her.
"Oh, it was you who woke me up." He said softly, reaching out to gently stroke her scales.
However, his expression darkened in an instant. He reached for his neck once more and began feeling around it, but the only thing there was his necklace.
Still, he wondered how he was alive—he couldn't remember anything after he passed out from suffocation during his fight with old man Jasper.
Did someone rush in to save him? But even through the confusion, he smiled as he recalled the battle.
