The Martial Unity

"Good, you've understood the procedure." The doctor nodded as Rui explained the procedure perfectly. "Have you made sure to satisfy the conditions for being viable for the procedure? Have you consumed alcohol in the past week?"

"No, I haven't." Rui confirmed.

"Have you consumed psychedelic drugs in the past forty days?" The doctor asked.

"Not at all."

"Did you get two nights of natural normal sleep without having consumed any mental rejuvenation potions?"

"I did." Rui assured.

The medical procedure required him to be awake till the procedure ended. Being asleep increased the probability that a complication would occur. The medical team would also be using rejuvenation potions before the secondary bonding occurred in order to ensure he was at his peak, mentally. However, an abuse of mental rejuvenation potions before the procedure began would reduce the effectiveness of the mental rejuvenation potions administered to him during the procedure, increasing the probability of failure of the procedure.

"Good. We'll be verifying this anyway with a few quick blood tests, of course." She smiled at him.

They quickly drew some blood with a special syringe that was able to pierce his conditioned skin. Thankfully, the results came within an hour.

"Good news, you're fit to undergo the procedure." Doctor Heela told him. "We'll begin shortly. We need to inject a few serums before you're ready for the implantation."

prepared all the devices and instruments. Soon

bonding of the symbiote with the brain goes as smoothly as possible." Doctor Leela informed him as she injected

syringe was brought and provided to doctor Heela. A spot on his wrist was rubbed with an antibacterial as a strap was tightened

the Mindmirror symbiote." The doctor

thick needle of the syringe plunged past his

a nurse duly administered a healing

attention to the projections on the screens behind him, carefully watching it without

the bonding site." Doctor Leela

it was likely esoteric technology that allowed them to keep track of the symbiote via some physical trait that made its location

lay unmoving patiently. He had already known it

Doctor Heela noted. "Prepare

swiftly prepared certain potions, ready to administer them to him the moment they

that the Mindmirror Symbiote had already bonded with his brain according to doctor Heela's remarks. That was even scarier than if he had been able to notice it

hour passed before he

nodded. "The

The potions were physical rejuvenating potions and nutrient potions, but he didn't feel all that rejuvenated. The reason was, of course, known. All of the energy and nutrition supplied

that you feel."

it rather amazing that he still wasn't able to feel anything quite yet. Yet there was a technical explanation for that as well, of course. The brain didn't have any sensory nerve endings as most organs did, thus it could not experience the sensation of

shallow connection with his brain. It would take quite some time before