<span style="font-style: italic">"Rngh.."</span><br/><br/>A pained grunt left Death's throat as he slowly started moving again, shifting his arms so that his hands were flat against the ground. With obvious effort, he slowly hoisted himself up off the floor and rose to his feet, placing a hand against his forehead and visibly swaying back and forth as he tried, unsuccessfully, to steady himself.<br/>"Not so loud, would you..?" he muttered, cringing and moving a hand to grasp at his side. "My ears are still ringing.."<br/><br/>Death rose his other hand slightly and snapped a finger. The invisible barriers that were blocking them in gradually began taking on a darker shade; they were partly transparent, so the Void outside was still visible, but the light was greatly dulled and now wouldn't be as blindingly harsh on those gathered. With a loud sigh and another groan of discomfort, he slumped back against the wall that he had so recently slammed into, slowly sliding down it until he was sitting. Almost every action he made was visibly sluggish at this point.<br/><br/>He first turned his attention to Sam, who was asking for a recap of recent events. "Well, you already know the important part, that being the giant god damn meteor that knocked the shit out of me a few seconds ago," he began curtly. "But to answer your question as to specifically 'what happened..' My guess would be some poor fool has made a pact with Lucifer, the Lord of Hell, and finally decided to make himself known." Death's sentences were frequently cut off by interspersed, strained noises, brought on by the general ache the entirety of his body felt.<br/>"I used up pretty much everything I had prepping this place for you and getting you here, and being caught in the impact out there didn't help. It'd be best if we laid low for a while.. The city you once knew, and<span style="font-style: italic">everybody</span>in it, is gone, and chances are, our opponents think we died with them. Unless you feel like proving them right, it'd be best if we kept it that way, at least until I'm back up to speed.. Or we run out of air. Whichever comes first."