Am I... dead?
Walt, engulfed in darkness, gradually regained some consciousness and awareness, vaguely hearing surrounding sounds.
He couldn't comprehend his current state, but excruciating pain seared through his body, as if a pack of hounds were relentlessly tearing at him, ripping every piece of flesh and bone, yet he was powerless to resist, left only to let these beasts do as they pleased.
Eventually, he fell back into slumber amidst the agony.
After an indeterminate amount of time, when Walt awoke again, the tormenting pain had vanished, and he opened his eyes to a glaring ceiling.
A feeling of anomaly lingered in his body; he raised his hand, discovering a conspicuous silver bionic skin patch on his right hand.
He pulled back the covers, revealing a complete body dressed in hospital garb, but his legs had also been replaced with full prosthetics.
The HUD interface of his bionic eye displayed that many parts of his body had been cybernetically modified.
