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.

the first half of Project Telepath. He had also fleshed

in the Valley of Prisms. For one, as Martial Seniors, there was nothing there that could threaten them. However, they had experienced the chaos of the Beast Domain even in a region like the Valley of Prisms. Every day, there was some regional disruption of

happening deeper in the Beast Domain. Most days had some sort of weather disruption that made no sense

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

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

excessive chaos of the Valley of Prisms as a region of the Beast Domain eventually

of them rapidly grew stronger as they each trained their own techniques. Kane decided that he could not afford to fall behind Rui anymore than he already had. He began working on honing his

didn't take nearly as much

complicated than the Hypnomatrix or the Yggdrasil System. It even put the Greater Phantomind Void technique

sophistication that was in the same tier as the VOID algorithm and the Angel of Laplace, increasing the size of Rui's

need to nail down the hypnosis," he remarked. "I shall add this new technique to the Yggdrasil System since it is fundamentally a domain technique. I also need to

on the matter before a fitting name entered

"Soul Void."

didn't really care about whether that was truly an accurate description. The rule

done. He then spent his days refining the hypnosis

the outside, when he wasn't using Kane as a test subject, he

a maelstrom of information as it worked towards reaching its desired outcome. During that time, the catoblepas of the Valley of Prisms

this case, livestock awaiting traumatic recollection

priority Rui cared much about. He didn't mind breaking their minds if that was what was required to extract

just a blink of an eye, eighteen months passed.

and uncelebrated. Neither of them, especially

Valley of Prisms sat Rui.

It conveyed profound harmony.