This is a promising opening, with some vivid description and begging a lot of questions. I’m interested to read more.

To me, this sounds like someone waking from the dead. Descriptions are nice, and the whole thing makes me want to know more.

Now, I’m curious if he’s magic, the stone’s magic, or something of the occult is going on.

All in all, a good read. I look forward to more.

Cool scene, and I like all the possibilities. That’s a long time to get fingernails grown out like that, so he could be in some serious trouble.