Radiance wandered the halls of the Fortress for the next few hours. Greeting the other Witchers as he passed them with a nod or simple hello. Doing his best to speak their language even though it was obvious he lacked any flow or form with it.
As a walked his mind flashed back to the ritual. He had been running on adrenaline at the time and had barely had time to take anything in. It still stuck in his mind however and now that he had a moment to relax the images started coming back. Each heartbeat slamming a new scene into his mind. Playing like a slideshow of slow-moving images. Hot! Cold! Wet! Mute! Colour now had meaning beyond simple words.
The area around him, what his mind had filled in simply as black shapes with white lines suddenly started to randomly pulse with colour. Some deep instinct told him it wasn't right, but he had no idea what it should look like. It was nonsensical and joined in with the steady increase of his heartbeat. He slammed his fist into one of the walls and leaned his forehead against it. Heavy breaths escaped him as fought to regain his composure.
'Focus!' his internal dialogue mimicking his Sensai's
Radiance lets out one final breath and pushes back from the wall. The edges of his face flushed and damp with sweat. He makes his way to where the beds are with the goal to sleep.
As a walked his mind flashed back to the ritual. He had been running on adrenaline at the time and had barely had time to take anything in. It still stuck in his mind however and now that he had a moment to relax the images started coming back. Each heartbeat slamming a new scene into his mind. Playing like a slideshow of slow-moving images. Hot! Cold! Wet! Mute! Colour now had meaning beyond simple words.
The area around him, what his mind had filled in simply as black shapes with white lines suddenly started to randomly pulse with colour. Some deep instinct told him it wasn't right, but he had no idea what it should look like. It was nonsensical and joined in with the steady increase of his heartbeat. He slammed his fist into one of the walls and leaned his forehead against it. Heavy breaths escaped him as fought to regain his composure.
'Focus!' his internal dialogue mimicking his Sensai's
Radiance lets out one final breath and pushes back from the wall. The edges of his face flushed and damp with sweat. He makes his way to where the beds are with the goal to sleep.