The young black man opened his eyes, staring at a bubble-filled sky.

  The pressurized droplets careened away in outer space under the shades of nighttime.

  As he sat up, a searing pain throbbed over his head’s right side.

  A rivulet of blood trickled down the hole where his missing ear should be.

  What was that?

  He didn’t feel any pain when he was in that mysterious hallway before… so why now?

  And where has that trunk fled to?

  It didn’t even answer who he was, what a-

  “Shhh…”

  Suddenly, a status screen appeared before him!

  “So my name is M’bàti Bwà Sunga?” he said, his throat a bit sore. “What a shitty name!”

  He winced as his head tilted right from pain, when…

  M’bàti’s heart surged.

  He could change his name?

  Hell yes he would!

  But into what?

  He’ll have to keep that thought aside for now, as he had no idea what name he would choose.

  But his missing ear was still hurting his pate, so he wondered if any of these informations might drive him out of his predicament.

  Tèmènè mastery and company didn’t seem like it, although he didn’t know what they meant, so he used his pointer to touch the button (i) near the ngùdi called “ébango” which would seemingly state what the skill was.

  “Peen!” honked across his head, then…

  “That’s it!” M’bàti exclaimed.

  Now how could he activate the ngùdi, which is seemingly how a skill is formally called?

  He saw “Inactive” below the ability’s name, and tried, “ébango activate…?”

  A prickling sensation spread around his missing ear, and the young Mùkèlako pain slowly subsided.

  Apparently, “Tèmènè” was his life source, and “Wùsù” the means of using ambient –or in his case, his own- energy to cast ngùdis.

  But could he increase its efficiency?

  He grinned. “There you go!” he said.

  All he had to do was thinking about it!

  While his injuries were healing at a faster pace, he focused on other things, like the black circle in the palm of his hands.

  What was that?

  Maybe he’ll find an answer by checking what a Mùkèlako is…

  Looking at his sexual organs, he realized that the hymens previously broken by the headless trunk were back!

  It’s as if he’s a virgin again!

  Then…

  Was his previous experience a dream?