'Nine.'
It was time.
'Shadow Summon. Shadow Assimilation.'
I activated both skills as fast as I could.
I didn't feel any strain on my mind, which meant I had no idea whether the skills actually triggered.
The blackout erased all sensation.
It felt like walking in a pitch-black room without even knowing if there was ground under my feet.
I moved my hands carefully and grabbed the place where the Disguise Skin should've fallen after my Shadow Summon got destroyed.
Then I activated the perk from my Tailor Class: Quick Mend.
It was a clean, simple repair skill.
It should fix the damaged Disguise Skin from the beheading, at least enough to keep the disguise stable.
After that, I pushed mana into the Disguise Skin and let it latch onto my body like usual.
Still nothing. No feeling at all.
'Ten.'
Light slammed back into the world.
Air returned. Weight returned. Sound returned.
I looked down at my hands, then around the forest.
'I'm alive.'
A quiet breath slipped out of me.
