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It was dark.
Really dark.
I blinked open my eyes, the world spinning around me. I squinted through the hazy fog, struggling to see the surrounding area. Where was I?
I stumbled to my paws, my head soaring into an unbelievable headache. I hissed as I felt the bile raising my throat, whipping my head to the side at the last second. As I relieved myself of the awful headrush, I attempted to gain a memory of where I was, what I was doing here.
My paws steadied themselves on the ground. As I slowly regained consciousness, memories piled on top of me like a stack of heavy bricks, throwing punches at me from side to side. My eyes narrowed into slits as I regained my identity, peering into the darkness. I was in a clearing, all four sides of me covered my trees. It looked normal, yes.
But it was silent. Not a single sound. No prey chirping, squeaking, or rustling. No fish splashing, or yowls of hissing cats, or even snap of a twig. Everything was... dead.
I reeled back, my black head whipping to the sides. "Am I dead?" My voice whispered hoarsely.