Axel's eyelid fluttered, then his eyes flared open, as he groggily sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"That was one comfortable rest," he mumbled, "even better than my bed."
His eyes widened, "odd, was I that exhausted."
It was that water wasn't it, it did something, he quickly checked his body, searching for any abnormality, but there was nothing.
Quite the contrary, he felt full of energy, like just a touch from him could destroy a mountain.
"But why did I pa…" he paused as he noticed a shadow from the side of his eye, at the tunnel.
At that moment, he remembered, just before passing out, someone came into the cave.
Axel quickly reached for the gishiki and spun around, pointing the katana towards the dark tunnel, the only thing he could make out was a figure leaning on the wall.
"And what do you intend to do with that," the figure said with an amused voice, tilting its head.
Axel frowned, "who are you."
