2714 Refreshing
Rean looked at Roan, who already knew what he would do. "Alright, can we start?" "Anytime," Rean nodded.
Roan did not undo the seal on Lolio"s consciousness. It was better if it stayed in that deep sleep state while he separated it from his soul. The problem, as mentioned before, is that they shared the same soul, so Roan had to literally cut a part of it, which would then become Lolio"s soul instead.
Fortunately, he did have Rean and his Light Element. When it comes to the soul, his Light Element was the best, and even Roan couldn"t use it as well as Rean could now. His Recovery Skill even worked on it.
Roan sat down and closed his eyes. Right after, he controlled the Sky Energy in his body to move around his head. It wasn"t like he could simply take his scythe and cut a slice, after all. The good thing about Sky Energy is that one of the three energies necessary to create it was Soul Power. With that at the forefront, Roan dove into his sea of mind and released his power there.
Beads of sweat appeared on his face as Rean"s eyes narrowed. Even though he wasn"t feeling it, he could tell how painful it was through their connection. Even Kentucky and Celis, who had a much more limited connection with them, were able to notice it. Suddenly, Roan"s eyes opened, and his eyes shined with sky-blue light for a moment. He gritted his teeth to the point that blood came out. Not only there, but his eyes and ears bleed as well. Nonetheless, he pressed forward. His hand moved, and his finger touched the center of his forehead. As if by magic, a white light started to come out from his head while Roan pulled his finger away.
*Ugh!*
Roan almost fainted right there and then, having to be held by Rean and the others to not fall forward. Roan used the rest of his strength to move that small amount of light into the Loporrit Puppet"s body and fainted in the next second.
This was the same type of Puppet Rean made in the past for the Universe Fragment Spirit, which was then altered to house a soul with similar characteristics to Roan"s. Inside, there was something Rean and the other experts called the Soul Gem, much like the Soul Gem Orb. It was made to be highly compatible with Dark Element, which was both Roan"s and Lolio"s affinity.
That Soul Gem quickly absorbed that white light, which was the small piece of Roan"s soul sealed in Light Element, just like Lolio"s consciousness inside. Finally, the whole Puppet"s body activated, connecting that small soul to the rest of the Puppet"s body. Rean then examined Roan while his other experts from the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm checked the Black-Furred Loporrit Puppet. "Rean, the soul was absorbed by the Soul Gem without any issues."
Rean nodded, satisfied. "That was truly a great job for all of us. This definitely increased our overall understanding of Circuitry Runes and their interaction with
souls. It is not wrong to say that this Loporrit Puppet is even better than that first one we made to the Fragment Spirit."
"That"s definitely certain," Droman, Rean"s Master in Formations, agreed. He obviously partic.i.p.ated in this job. "Still, he doesn"t seem to be waking up. Is he okay?"
"Are you talking about Roan or Lolio?" Rean asked back.
"Well, I guess it can be both," Droman said, scratching his head. Both were important.
Rean was just teasing his master. "They are both fine. In Roan"s case, he lost consciousness due to the damage to his soul. However, he used my Instant Recovery Skill to mend the damaged part before pa.s.sing out. I already checked, and he should wake up in a few hours."
Rean"s eyes then moved to Lolio. "As for the Loporrit"s soul, its consciousness was sealed inside Roan"s sea of mind. Not to mention, the small soul Roan cut off was also sealed in a similar way. My Light Element is still there, so the seal hasn"t disappeared yet. That"s why he hasn"t woken up yet."
Lila quickly asked, worried. "How long until Lolio wakes up?"
Rean then moved his hand, and the Light Element inside the Loporrit Puppet felt like it was being called. However, Rean didn"t extract it since it was now inside a Soul Gem made for Dark Element affinities. Instead, he used that Light Element to further recover that small soul that was now Lolio"s. As the Light Element was used to get it into a stable condition, both seals dissipated slowly. Finally, Rean"s recovery work ended, having used all the Light Element available in there.
*Argh...*
Suddenly, the Loporrit"s hand moved to its head, seeming to be suffering a huge pain. "Holy s.h.i.t! This hurts as h.e.l.l!"
"Lolio!" Lila quickly crouched in front of him as she put her paws on his shoulder. "Lolio, are you hearing me?"
Lolio opened his eyes, which gave him a weird view of the world in front through the Puppet"s Artificial eyes. Nonetheless, he quickly recognized the Loporrit in front. "L-Lila... Is that you?"
He looked around but felt his body all stiff. Only then did he remember what happened when he talked to Roan. "This... what happened?"
Rean began to explain. "Roan should have told you he would bring you out of his soul, didn"t he? Well, this is the puppet I created to lodge your soul. The stiffness you are feeling is because you are still not used to the body. After all, as close as it is to a real Loporrit, it isn"t really a living thing. Anyway, welcome to your new life. Just don"t expect to have any kids anytime soon."
Lolio then saw Roan unconscious on the ground. "It couldn"t be... did he sacrifice himse-"
"As if!" Those words didn"t come from Rean but Roan instead. Slowly, he began to get up, still feeling like his head was about to explode. "Just a minor and temporary damage, nothing more."
"That... was a lot faster than I expected," Rean couldn"t help but comment. "Guess you truly don"t like to be defenseless."
Roan glared at Rean. "Who knows what you and the idiot bird would have done to me while I was out."
Rean and Kentucky looked away. "There is such a nice weather today, don"t you
think, Kentucky?"
Kentucky quickly nodded. "Indeed, there is even a refreshing breeze."
There was no weather, let alone a breeze at the moment.
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