I spot a tree directly ahead of me. I float on an updraft toward it. I land on one of the lower branches, carefully avoiding contact with my shattered appendage. I phase back to human after checking that I'm in a safe position to do so.
I stumble almost immediately. I try to regain my balance and fail. I fall toward the earth. At the last second my hand snaps out, catching my entire weight between the frail fingers.
The impact jolts my arm. I stay in place for a second, to let the bones re-knit. Then I swing myself up, hanging from one leg. I let my body hang below. It stops me from losing too much blood.
The aforementioned blood drips slowly down my leg and torso, finally spattering against the earth below.
There's an alarming amount. I'm starting to get dizzy. My head hurts, my ethereal sight is fuzzy, and my breathing is labored. Slowly my real-world vision fades, then everything goes black.
My legs release and I remember nothing else.
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