2025-01-06 09:00:03Maleek awoke with a groan, his head pounding and a cold chill creeping through his limbs. He blinked rapidly, trying to shake the fog from his mind, and slowly pushed himself up from the hard surface beneath him. "Damn! My head..." he muttered, rubbing his temples, feeling the sharp ache like a vice around his skull. As his eyes adjusted to the dim light of the room, he scanned his surroundings. The flat walls were bare, with no windows to speak of, and the cold stone floor felt alien beneath his fingertips. Rangi sat cross-legged in a meditative position, his eyes closed in a state of tranquility, while Voltus, sitting slightly apart, stared blankly at the floor as though lost in thought.
"Where the hell are we?" Maleek demanded, the frustration in his voice palpable as he staggered to his feet, feeling a twinge of dizziness. He steadied himself on a nearby stone pillar as he looked from one of his companions to the other.
Rangi, unfazed by the urgency in Maleek's voi
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