Sounds were heard but he couldn’t comprehend them anymore, Pain, pain was all he knew now in the sleep like state he had entered after passing out. It was reminiscent of him being in a dreamworld though not one of his own design, as he walked through the nightmarish place, it was similar to an underground volcanic cave though with a lot more life. Flames burst out from the lava by his sides only being blocked by the very melting rock he was standing while the demonic beasts that resided in the realm learnt of his presence and began to ran towards him. With their intentions to kill him clear he had but one choice with his magic not working in this realm, flee.
His goal for now was just to survive and not succumb to the illusions that surrounded him long enough for him to be resurrected by someone. “Will this be the last thing I experience before I die, being torn to shreds in my sleep?” He thought to himself as he turned tail and ran away from the cluster of demons that were chasing towards him. He hopped and dashed from one rocky sector to another with them all appearing to be immune to both the lava and flames which did bode well for him. Eventually he started to notice a light growing larger and larger as he approached it in front of him perhaps the exit to this place, perhaps the exit to life for now though that was his new destination as he dare not risk the alternative, being gnarled to death.
Luck was not on his side for the time being with one of the faster demons managing to nab him stopping his run entirely. Now stuck in place terror grew within him as he was quickly swarmed by the demons with the first to strike him now tearing away at his leg while the others bit and nawed various other parts of him. The sheer mass of them caused him to fall to one knee and all attempts he would have otherwise tried to make were now impossible. Now fixed in place all he could do was wait until they ate enough of him so he would die in this world.
Just as they were starting to claw at his skull now free from all its skin, he felt two powerful jolts one to the left the other to the right and a sudden ease with the weight of the demons suddenly disappearing. Curious about what or who had managed to do so he tried to look up but to no avail with his body no-longer willing to listen to itself. Instead the person responsible merely walked up to revealing his identity as he spoke. “You were taking out by a little girl and a simpleton with a knife, Thank the Divine I’m here, Konstantin you’re going to need a lot of work, fortunately I’ve got just what you need.”
Confused about what he meant but able to respond he merely nodded and coughed up a pool of blood. “First things first let’s get you back on your feet here then we can talk properly in person.” With a flick of the wrist reverberating throughout the cave, suddenly his wounds began to heal from top to bottom allowing him to speak and look directly at his saviour, Midas. He had met him only a few times but his presence was significant as he was chiefly responsible for recruiting Kon into the Holy Knights in the first place.
Rising to his feet, he thanked the man for his services. “Midas, your presence while welcomed is unexpected, did my recommendation for Alice’s recruitment attract the attention of the Divine so much to have you come here?” Shrugging in response Midas answered in earnest. “That and I wanted to see what was going on with you, seeing whether you’re maintaining your duties as a Holy Knight, interesting things you’ve been doing recently I have to say.” What he meant exactly Kon didn’t know, but there were more important things for the time being like understand how Midas had gotten into his dream and what he had to meant by had what he needed.
Wanting to return to his initial statement, he questioned Midas once more as he rose to his feet. “Have what I need?, What do you mean by that?, Do you mean medical aid?, I believe Doctor Gerard is there in the real world.” This changed the tone of the conversation significantly. “Konstantin, I don’t know whether you know it yet but your left eye, it’s be destroyed beyond recognition it would take the greatest healers to recover it, I’m sorry, What I offer to you is a gift for finding a suitable candidate for the Holy Knights as well as your services within this organisation.” “A gift?, What sort of Gift?” He promptly replied with great interest. “There’s a great archive of artefacts stored within the vaults of the various churches in Fiore, luckily for you the church in Baska town has something that would allow you to hmm, see in a way no-one else can.”
Curious about how it would work, he questioned him one more final time. “So I’m guessing you’re going to be removing my left eye and replacing it with whatever this artefact is?, I mean as long as there’s no significant drawback that’s fine by me.” Glad that he was so willing to undergo such a surgery Midas replied. “Well that’s great, I’ll let Alice and Doctor Gerard know, now I’m going to leave you but I’ll take you somewhere a bit more peaceful so you can relax here while everything is taking place, when you’re awake we can all talk about Alice joining the Holy Knights.”