Nero groaned, as the first thing he felt was a deep headache that was as if he was not waking up from sleep, but had instead spent days awake. He was still drowsy, his thoughts slow to form, so the next thing he took notice of was the warm liquid surrounding his body.
He moved his hand and immediately touched the solid container just beneath the water. It seemed that he was floating in some kind of healing pod.
For a long time after that, Nero did nothing else, slowly allowing his mind to recover from the heavy fog that was clouding his thoughts.
"This is not natural," he mumbled out loud, unable to think in his head as he normally did. "I must be under the effects of some heavy sedatives."
Another long period of silence and inactivity followed, during which Nero's mind recovered even more. Sensation returned to his limbs, and he discovered that his legs and back were extremely sore, as if he was recovering from an intense workout.
