Old Stuff: Anatomy

It starts with the sparkles. They dance and spin about, all multicolored and insect-like. Vision is obviously affected, as focus begins to shift back and forth between the sparkles and the reality behind them. Like running through a vibrating three dimensional tunnel. At this point, the left or right eye may simply cease to function. Then a nausea, very much a feeling of hunger. Hunger that can't be satisfied because anything eaten will be violently vomited back out. Disorientation becomes a factor, as the combined might of the twisted vision and turning stomach are too much for balance to withstand. All this before the pain. When the pain comes, it comes in waves. Back to front, side to side. Pain that originates in the brain and can be felt through the entirety of the human body. A stabbing pain, internally piercing the nervous system as narrowing blood vessels constrict and deprive the brain of the blood it so desperately needs. Imagine, if you will, the worst external physical injury you've ever experienced. Now, imagine that pain inside your head, pulsating to the panicked beat of your heart. No rhyme, no reason. Just pain. The beast will have its way with you. Endurance is the only option.