The Martial Unity

"Commencing trial W68-21," Rui remarked aloud. "The goal is to examine the effect of lowering temperature on the polarization index of the domain medium Mark54634. Previous experiments have yielded results that plot a parabolic locus on a temperature-polarization index graph. The goal of this experiment is to, hopefully, reach a state of complete darkness."

"Must you say that shit out loud each time?" Kane snorted.

"It makes remembering it a little easier," Rui replied. "I have noted, through empirical experiments, that the memory associations of sound are easier to retain in my Mind Palace than pure thou—"

"I literally don't care," Kane cut through what was undoubtedly going to be a mind-numbing monologue. "Just end this nightmare already."

Rui smirked. "As you wish. Commencing experiment."

He began his heaven-bending, altering temperature to manipulate the polarization index to try jamming light entirely.

"Woah." Kane's eyes widened with shock as pure darkness overtook the entire world. "I can't see anything… It worked!"

Rui's eyes lit up with ecstasy. "FINALLY!"

Kane almost began sobbing with joy. "No more being subjected to the most torturous experiments anymore."

Rui walked up to Kane, putting an arm on his shoulder.

"What are you talking about? Now that the domain has been worked out, we are going to move on to the hypnosis phase. I will have you serve as a proper test subject for that as well."

"No! I refuse!"

Rui laughed at his expense, thoroughly enjoying the tantrum his best friend threw before returning to his own devices.

he had finally made significant progress on the first half of Project Telepath. He had also fleshed out the SOUL System in the last six months, thoroughly ironing out

there that could threaten them. However, they had experienced the chaos of the Beast Domain even in a region like the Valley

from a different part of the Beast Domain. Other times, it was an earthquake triggered by some seismological event happening deeper in the Beast Domain. Most days had some sort of weather disruption that made no sense whatsoever. On other days, it was a Squire-level

not allow so much as a scratch of harm to be inflicted on the

about the Divine Doctor. The moment Project Telepath was complete, he would use his newly created domain technique and the SOUL System to

Beast Domain eventually became something that the two of

could not afford to fall behind Rui anymore than he already had.

didn't take

Yggdrasil System. It even put the Greater Phantomind Void technique to

and the Angel of Laplace, increasing

remarked. "I shall add this new technique to the Yggdrasil

on the matter before a fitting name entered

"Soul Void."

truly an accurate description. The rule of cool trumped all other

complete, the most difficult and challenging part of the trance-induction part of Project Telepath was done. He then spent his days refining the hypnosis that would go hand-in-hand with the Soul Void technique while

when he wasn't using Kane as a test subject, he appeared to simply

his mind was furiously processing a maelstrom of information as it worked towards reaching its desired outcome. During that time, the catoblepas of the Valley of Prisms lived their

in this case, livestock awaiting traumatic recollection of

breaking their minds if that was what was required to extract even a single shred of useful information that pointed him in the direction of

blink of an eye,

and uncelebrated. Neither of them, especially

sat Rui. His demeanor

It conveyed profound harmony.