The restraints were what kept him here, infernal devices that bound him to the wall with chains of steel. He had tried to break free, to no avail. The metal was too strong, the restraints too well-designed.

The darkness was suffocating, a living entity that wrapped itself around Blaten Lee like a shroud. He had been trapped in this place for what felt like an eternity, with no memory of how he got here or what he had done to deserve such a fate.

But he also remembered something else. A voice, a whisper in the darkness. "You are not alone, Blaten Lee. You will escape. You will be free."