CHAPTER TWELVE
Phoenix awoke to a throbbing pain in his head and another in his left hand. For a moment, he simply lay still, utterly astonished that he was actually able to be awake. When Zhudai gave the command to fire, he’d been certain his final life was about to be wiped out. Jade threw her arms and a Shield around them but even he could tell it was a feeble effort at magic. The three of them fell together and Phoenix smacked his head hard on the ground. His last thought before succumbing to unconsciousness was to wonder if he’d wake up back home in England, or not at all…ever.
He had certainly not expected to wake up in his digital body, obviously still somewhere in 80AD China…maybe. It was a bit dark to tell where, exactly, though.
Slowly, the sounds, smells and sensations
