Ka'z's eyes slowly opened, revealing the familiar rocky ceiling above him. For several seconds, he simply stared at it, his mind still struggling to piece together what had happened. He shifted slightly and immediately felt the rough softness of the haystack beneath his body.
His gaze wandered around the room, taking in the familiar walls before settling on the absence of the rainbow colored glow that normally filled the training chamber. There were no aether crystals embedded in these walls, and the air lacked the dense sensation of concentrated aether. He immediately recognized the place.
His room in the cave.
Ka'z attempted to sit up, but the moment his upper body lifted from the haystack, a sharp pain shot through his head. He gasped lightly and immediately grabbed his forehead, squeezing his eyes shut until the pain gradually subsided.
"God damn... That spell... The moment I used it, I just blacked out," he mumbled.
