"People are counting on me. Carmilla, Natasha, Liora, Sylvia, Zara, Vyra, and thousands of other people!"
"They all believe in me, and I won't let my past shape my future....! Not anymore, and fuck all of that bullshit!"
Rick broke through the darkness and emerged in a bright light. Like a released rubber band, his mind snapped back into his body, and suddenly he could feel everything again.
He felt the pain from his broken ribs, the fatigue in his muscles, and the throbbing of the demon eye beneath its eyepatch. Yet, he also felt the warmth of four Spirit Bonds growing stronger.
He quickly opened his eyes.
Both of them.
The battlefield looked normal to the human eye. The corrupted Zork was holding Zara, and the corruption beam was just seconds away from exploding.
The demon eye, which Zork himself gave to the person, saw so much more.
Rick reached up and pulled the eyepatch off.
