There are many surprises in the world. Some are unexpected and unavoidable surprises caused by objective conditions, and some are man-made surprises that exceed all expectations and plans...
But, for Seele... this surprise was a bit of a shock...
Before she closed her eyes, she was pushed into a portal by the Claws of the Imaginary by her new friend Kiana, powerless, only able to watch as Kiana smiled and disappeared in a flash of explosive light.
When she opened her eyes, her whole body ached so much she couldn't control her tears, as if she had been torn into several pieces, and Brother Ryn, whom she was always thinking about, had suddenly appeared by her side...
And... why were she and Brother Ryn naked, embracing each other right now!!!
Seele was completely dazed with shame, and she scrambled out of Ryn's arms, her little hands flailing.
But as soon as she was out, it was as if she was deprived of blood and oxygen. Her vision went black, and she lost all strength, collapsing onto the bed, unable to move...
"Don't move around, Seele, just lie here and rest for a while. The situation is a bit special right now, your body is extremely weak..."
Ryn sat up and readjusted the position of the motionless Seele, making her lie down in a more comfortable position.
"Ngh..."
Seele was both shy and anxious. Although Ryn might have already seen her completely while she was unconscious, it was completely different from being seen while she was awake! Ahhh!
Her fair skin turned a rosy red from her shyness, like a ripe apple, tempting and delicious.
Ryn covered Seele with the blanket. Although there was no wind in the black hole...
"An invisible entity attacked you. The shockwave from the attack destroyed the Bubble Universe you were in at the time. Because Dark Seele was separated from your body as a soul and was attached to that world, the world's destruction caused great damage to Dark Seele...
Because Dark Seele's soul was damaged, your soul was also affected to some extent... You and she both need to rest for a while."
"Ngh?!"
Seele kept her eyes tightly shut, not daring to look at Ryn. Her body felt like it was being torn apart, and the pain made her consciousness fuzzy. She didn't even quite understand what Ryn was saying. But she vaguely heard that Dark Seele was seriously injured!?
"My other self?! Are you okay? My other self!" Seele called out anxiously to Dark Seele in her mind.
Dark Seele's disappearance back then had already brought her to the brink of tears. Now, knowing that Dark Seele was seriously injured, Seele was even more frantic and at a loss.
She called out to Dark Seele again and again, but there was no response...
A panicked Seele directly began to sink her consciousness, relaxing her control over her body and heading into the depths of her sea of consciousness to find Dark Seele.
Ryn sensed Seele's body becoming like a vegetable, her consciousness disappearing. He knew she was looking inward to her mindscape to find Dark Seele.
Transferring a soul into another's body was troublesome, but simply transferring consciousness was very simple.
So Ryn also separated his consciousness and went in with her to see Dark Seele's condition.
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In the depths of Seele's heart, in the sea of consciousness, or rather, the Stigmata Space, Dark Seele, like Sirin, had also built a small house just for them.
In the small house, in a room filled with a girlish atmosphere and with walls covered in photos of Seele and various other things, Dark Seele was curled up, hugging her knees and floating in the air.
Her figure was now very illusory, filled with a sense of unreality, as if she were a bubble that could pop and disappear at any moment.
The black-red and blue-white powers of her and Seele's Stigmata swirled around her. In addition to her own self-healing power, Ryn's soul power filled the entire room, providing nutrients and components for Dark Seele's recovery.
Dark Seele's body instinctively absorbed the source of Ryn's soul in the room, constantly repairing her body.
"My other self!"
Seele's panicked figure appeared in the small house.
Dark Seele's room, which she usually kept locked, not allowing Seele to enter...
So this was Seele's first time entering...
Originally, Seele was only concerned about Dark Seele's condition and had rushed over in a hurry.
But after entering the room and seeing the walls covered with her own photos, as well as some of her personal belongings that she didn't even know when or why they had gone missing, Seele's steps unconsciously slowed...
"Huh?!"
No wonder my other self wouldn't let me in... So this is why...
Not long after Seele arrived, Ryn also came to Dark Seele's room.
Like Seele, when he saw the walls covered with various photos of Seele, Ryn also fell silent.
But after a brief silence, Ryn awakened Stigmata Kiana and had her quickly make a copy of Dark Seele's collection.
"Brother Ryn... Seele, my other self, she's now..."
Seele looked worriedly at Dark Seele. Looking at the energy surrounding her, not only could she not see Dark Seele's condition clearly, but she also didn't know what she should do.
"It's nothing serious anymore. The next step is to wait for her to absorb this energy and repair herself."
Ryn reached his hand through the defensive screen that Dark Seele had instinctively set up around herself, guiding the soul he had previously imported to begin pouring into Dark Seele's body.
He carefully checked Dark Seele's condition, estimated the repair progress, and then...
Ryn tilted his head in confusion, looking at Dark Seele. But after thinking about the layout of Dark Seele's room, and then thinking about Dark Seele's personality... it seemed to make sense?
Dark Seele's eyes weren't closed normally and peacefully... but were clamped shut, gritting her teeth and holding perfectly still...
Although Dark Seele's chubby little face made it hard to tell that she was holding it in... the eyelids that trembled slightly from the effort...
But it had to be said, was Dark Seele truly also Seele? Not only were their bodies the same, but even when they were shy, their bodies would turn red like a ripe apple, just like Seele's...
Ryn couldn't help but chuckle softly, pinching Dark Seele's nose, then retreated.
"Seele, I just remembered something. Let's go outside and talk, shall we?"
"Um... okay." Seele nodded hesitantly, then still asked worriedly about Dark Seele's condition. "But is my other self really okay now? Having your soul torn apart, that's a very, very serious injury, right...?"
"It's alright, it's alright~ Dark Seele needs to rest quietly now, so let's not disturb her!"
Ryn took Seele's hand and led her out of Dark Seele's room.
As Seele was led by Ryn, she kept turning her head to look in Dark Seele's direction, worried about her condition.
"Huh... was my other self in that position just now? Did she turn over?"
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