The sensation of his toes burning up was what jerked him back to life. Even at that, he was too weak to struggle. He felt his head throbbing in a particular spot as blood ran down his forehead.

Not just that, there was this loud sound ringing in his ear, almost like a whistle.

“Argh.” He couldn’t hold it back any longer.

Arian groaned in pain as he was still being pulled on the rough floor like an animal by two guards. Everything hurt like hell, and for a moment there, it took him a while to process his environment.

He struggled to keep both eyes open at least quarterly...