The Martial Unity

Rui wasn't sure what to expect, but what he went through was beyond his expectations.

The worst part about the Mindmirror Symbiote was that the information on the experience of having your mind invaded was scarce. The doctors could explain the process technically, but no one could tell him what he was going to experience inside his mind. No one could tell him that. Because no one alive had undergone the process and survived it.

The only information was records of the recounting of Apprentice Valem Deen, the only other confirmed and recorded Martial Apprentice to ever master the Mindmirror Symbiote in the Kandrian Empire. His recountings of the mental takeover phase were incoherent. He used vague flowery language to describe it and wasn't very informative.

He had described the process as a loss of everything, including himself as he fought a battle against the shadow of the symbiote until he finally woke up to realize he was still alive.

Rui wasn't sure what he meant but he tried to prepare himself by at the very least not being surprised and flustered regardless of what happened.

But he failed.

It happened out of nowhere.

His vision blackened and the world disappeared. His remaining senses were still functioning, but he had lost his vision. Thankfully, he could still perceive his environment perfectly with the help of his remaining senses.

But soon they dimmed quickly too.

Sense of hearing.

Sense of smell.

Touch.

tried moving his body, but he couldn't even feel it. It was as though he

his sense of balance and time were fading as well, bit by bit. Rui tried not to panic, his state of mind was relevant to whether or not the process would be a success,

He felt something.

strange because all he could

there was something in

He could feel it.

eyes opened in

were inhuman. Mindless. But they

symbiote?') Rui wondered

could even ponder the matter, the darkness converged and gathered around the eyes, forming a

silhouette. His eyes widened as he saw vision around him. What shocked him

research on combat sports and of Project Water and the VOID algorithm, and when he died

His eyes widened in

Wait.

Eyes?

relief. His body

did not give him any time to process his situation. It lashed out against him moving and sprinting towards him

the event hit him greater as he recognized

Canon!') He gaped, grimacing in

he wasn't prepared for one. What shocked him, even more, was the

what was happening, but it was clear that he was experiencing a dream or a psychedelic illusion of

out and fight back with everything

phase undetermined and variable, but also, his sense of time was warped. He had no idea how much time had passed since