"Oh? What did you co up with?" My other self tilted her head, curious what kind of idea I had thought of.
"Well, Mana cos from the soul, and technically right now we should be in our soul form, I guess." It wasn't too far-fetched since this dream-like state might be an illusion created by the cube Tyso put in.
"That makes sense, I don't have a physical body, so this must be just my soul taking form." My other self looked down at herself, trying to see if there was a way to tell, but other than logic, there was no way to confirm visually.
"Yes, so my idea was that we try to rge our mana together. I don't know if there is a specific way, but I think this will work." If what Tyso said is correct, then souls are just lumps of mana. I have no clue about the biology of it all, but I'm guessing it's similar to genes, where souls are comprised of fragnts of our parents' mana.
"Interesting, I think so too, but if we do this and it works, then it would an goodbye." There was a sad glint in her eyes as she would be giving up her soul.
"Don't put it like that, you will always be alive even if you lose this form. Just know that from now on we will be one and the sa. It may be scary to think about things going black, but the reality is we will be working together to protect Elysia, Clara, Silver, and anyone dear to us." I even started to beco emotional, as I didn't want to say goodbye. This may be the first ti we are speaking, but she is still . Without her existence I wouldn't be here.
She may be okay with the idea, but when the ti cos to go through with it I'm sure she'll be beset by doubts. What if things go wrong? Will it work? Is it worth it? All these questions would surely race through her mind.
"I know, but I can't help but feel scared. I haven't been watching what was going on outside and have no idea if we really are capable of protecting everyone." It was perfectly understandable for her to feel this way, especially without knowing what's been going on.
"It will be okay, I will make sure that we are just fine and I can tell you with confidence that I and everyone else are getting prepared for what's to co. Trust , you just have to remind yourself that once we rge we will be fighting together. You won't have to face these dangers on your own." I knew encouraging myself could go in two ways. Either she would accept my words and motivate herself, or she'll only sink further into doubt. I prayed that my own words were enough to build so more confidence in myself.
"Yeah, you're right. This will be my chance to finally help you—well, myself, but that's besides the point. I will no longer be watching from the sidelines, nor constantly stuck in limbo." The sadness in her eyes vanished now that she had made her resolve about rging. It was a relief for to hear her confidence which in turn also made more confident about the situation.
"Alright, co here, I'll give you one last hug, and then we can get this over with." Opening up my arms to myself, she instantly dived right into my chest.
"Ahh, I can't wait, I've always wanted a body like this." I was probably enjoying it a little too much, and I couldn't help but giggle as this was myself.
'Am I really this shaless?' It was a reality check of the kind of person I am, which made wonder if this is what Elysia and Clara think of .
"Just let know when you are ready, we can probably do everything in this position anyway." I wrapped my hands around myself because I wanted to comfort her as much as possible before we started.
"If I stay too long, I won't want to leave, so begin whenever." Hugging tighter, I almost didn't want to continue this myself, but this needed to be done.
"Let's begin then. Flow mana through your body and then into ." Giving instructions to myself, I also began to do the sa thing. I felt a slight nod, and a few monts later the warmth from her body slowly got stronger until suddenly I felt that warmth invade my body.
"One last thing before we continue, were you the reason why I went all berserk back in, I think it was called.. Cholden?" It occurred to that there was one ti that I lost control of my own body, and I always thought it was my other self that did that.
"Cholden… Oh yeah, that was . Before I really understood what happened to , I was really invested in what was going on, and the people you tead up with were exactly like my childhood friends. Sorry if that caused you any problems." Admitting that it was her, I wondered whether she could have taken back full control of her body on her own. Or, perhaps, it was the system intervening, making sure I always stay on top?
My suspicions were growing even more about the system, and even though it helped greatly, there was the chance it had been programd with ulterior motives for so purpose.
'Rea is under strict watch about what she can and cannot tell us, both regarding her own existence and anything beyond. As far as we know this whole world might just be so kind of experint. There is also my old goal of returning ho, which I'm not even sure if I want to do anymore… Perhaps I'll et the god that did this to if I continue to try.' It would be sothing I will need to think about later, but since I am getting close to tier 10, maybe then I will get so answers.
'"I see, I was just curious if that was the case." Not wanting to make myself worry, I brushed it off and continued to circulate mana.
Slowly accepting the mana from my other self, I started to flow mine into her body. We created a circuit with our mana, and once it was complete, our bodies started glowing.
"It looks like it's working." It was a good sign, but then I noticed my other self was now hanging onto as if she was trying to pull herself up.
"Yep! It also seems like my body is disappearing the more mana I give you." Putting more strength into holding her up, I looked down to see that her feet were missing. The bottom half of her body was completely covered in light, and fragnts would break off before disappearing into thin air.
"Keep going, you're doing great." It was morbid to see myself disappear right in front of , but I was already feeling the effects of the rge.
"Thanks, it doesn't hurt, but damn, could I have gotten so warning before they took out my legs?" Making light of the situation, we laughed in unison while I tried not to drop her.
"I guess not, but if there is anything you need to say, now is the ti." I figured it would be good to check if she had any last words before disappearing.
"I'm sure you will inherit these thoughts anyway, but please save Mother and Father. It's probably the one thing I'm sad about not seeing through on my own, but knowing , I'm sure I will save them."
"Of course, I'll try my best, and hopefully Freja finds a way soon." It was a given, but relief washed over my other self's face, finding so peace and trusting that it would all go well.
"Also, you better give Elysia and Clara so more love, I know it feels like you shouldn't, and I would have done the sa, but so more affection won't hurt, even if it already feels like a lot."
"Of course... since I am here giving myself advice... I'll have to make sure to be more affectionate then."
"Hehe, good, now lastly... Thank you for talking to . It's much better than falling into the abyss."
"No worries, I felt like I learned more about myself, so thank you for existing." Giving my own tight squeeze, the light had reached her torso, and it wouldn't be long before she was fully absorbed in .
Tears started seeping from my eyes as I too felt a pang of regret. I wanted to talk a bit longer, but we had already committed to this.
"Hey, you're not allowed to cry, only I can." Tears stread down my other self's face as she gave a slight jab. However, that hit only resulted in her arm shattering into tiny fragnts of light before fading away.
"Sorry, but I'm you, haha." I let the tears fall while making eye contact, making sure I got one last good look at myself.
"True, I can't argue that." We tried to stop our tears, but they did not stop coming out at all.
"G-goodbye ." Saying my last goodbye as the light reached her neck, I almost wanted to look away, but I held strong.
"Cya, make good use of that body. Just as you said, we will always be together, so continue to be strong, you can do this." As she gave her last words of encouragent, I could only nod in response. It felt like if I tried speaking back, I would burst into tears, and I didn't want that to be the last thing she saw.
A smile appeared on her face right before she disappeared completely, fading away like a dying candle.
Once the last bit of light faded, I finally let my emotions go free. I fell to my knees, sobbing and grabbing at thin air, hoping in the back of my mind that she would still be there.
As I sobbed, it wasn't long before my body began to glow as a surge of mana welled up inside . A mind-splitting headache followed shortly as all the mories and experiences of my other self rushed into my mind.
"Arghh!" I cried out in pain while still sobbing, feeling everything my other self had gone through. I shut my eyes, trying my best to withstand the pain, but eventually, I couldn't handle it any longer and passed out on the ground.
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