Chapter 149

Letting a few breaths enter my lungs before allowing them to leave as quickly as they came, I finally opened my eyes and looked towards the direction of the skull mountain and crouched down to lower my center of gravity.
"I'll try to not overdo it..." I smiled to myself before pushing as hard as I could with my front before shooting off without restraint.
"I overdid it." I cried aloud while trying to regain my breath.
I had run for 20 minutes straight and now stood atop the skull mountain, reaching it at a speed I did not think would have been possible for me any time soon.
"One stat point makes a huge difference... And to think I put them all into agility." I tried to chuckle, yet all that was audible were the pants I let out after every word.
My eyes darted around one more time as I crawled into the skull, still exhausted even after having rested for several minutes now.
"Maybe it's the sleep? Or maybe it's the food... Talking about food, I haven't eaten in a long time which makes me wonder, how the hell am I still alive?" I tried to chuckle but the sensation of my eyes becoming heavier by the second overcame me, forcing me into what seemed like a slumber that would force me to sleep for years.
When the darkness swallowed my consciousness, I felt the overwhelming anxiety, fear and pain leave my body. It was as if it had given in, simply wanting to fall into the deep sensation of nothingness, a place where neither my past nor my future could affect me.
I felt free for the first time in a long time.
I felt like I didn't need to do anything. A place where nothing was expected of me. A place where my problems were simply part of my past, a past which I could easily swim away from.
Yet then it hit me...
The visions.
The nightmares.