ZernasssLeah's POV:
Leah tried to get some sleep but at some point, the soreness that she had felt throughout the day became unbearable pain which made sleep impossible to obtain As the hours of night kept rolling by she could only describe what she was feeling as agony. Not even that time when she had been mugged and kicked by 3 different street rats was as bad as this pain. She felt as if every muscle and tendon in her body had strained and ruptured. At some point in the night, sleep paid a visit, but it was so short that it might as well not have come, rather than sleep it was probably more that she lost and regained consciousness.
As the morning sun started to show itself through her bared window she heard the distinct noise of the buzzer indicating that it was time to wake up, but maybe due to the exhaustion or pain, she could not find it in her to care about the repercussions of staying in bed. Thankfully it was the 6th day of the week which meant that it was a rest day and now work detail was scheduled for the day. Leah had been planning on visiting the prison library to keep practicing her reading skills, but as things were going she might get punished for not respecting the rules and not standing for roll call. As she was grimacing in pain and trying to control her breathing she felt a cold sensation in her forehead.
"How are you feeling Leah? From what I see pretty terrible?" Leah opened her eyes to look at the side and saw Sera sitting on the floor with a book on her hand. the cold sensation on her forehead was the cold towel that Sera had put on there.
"What is happening to me? I have had muscle soreness in the past from hard work, but this is on another level. Everything hurts so much" Leah hated being vulnerable and complaining. For years living in the streets if she expressed her weakness to anyone there was a chance that they could take advantage of her. Anytime that she was in pain or if she was sick she tried to hide it behind a neutral expression. For some reason, Leah felt that she could tell it to Sera though it's not like she was doing a great job at hiding it either way.
"This is muscle fatigue due to overloading your muscles with essence. As you said it is similar to what you get when you overuse your muscles, but just ten times worse. Yesterday you did the job of 10 adult men for several hours. Essence allows you to do extraordinary things, but there is always a price. It helps to empower your muscles, but you are still using your muscles which means they are still tearing when you overuse them. Now to help deal with it you will need to circulate your essence even though it feels impossible at the moment due to the arcanium in the building, it might be a bit harder than normal, but you can still move it somewhat"
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2023-10-13 13:00:19 +0000