Chapter 91: Rebuild
A terrifying amount of mana surged into Fluffy’s metallic dome—so thick it became visible, like a fog of stars. A nebula of shining lights formed around Bianca at the center. Elian didn’t know if each light was a soul, but it was dazzling all the same.
While Bianca focused on anchoring Bastion’s soul, Elian worked in tandem. Ashen and black liquids—Living Metal and Dominator—flooded the corpse, devouring flesh and hollowing bone.
The metal infiltrated every orifice, every pore. This was no surgery. It was rebirth by annihilation.
Like with Fluffy, the process tore Bastion’s body apart piece by piece. Bianca screamed as the pain surged into her soulgem—but Bastion made no sound.
A golden thread linked his soul to hers. And then, without warning, it snapped.
Bianca gasped—and collapsed to her knees. Her eyes grew wide with horror, "N-No! Father! Father! What are you doing?!"
Fluffy and Elian grew concerned at her cry. All the metal surging into the Alpha corpse halted. But before either could ask, a husky voice resounded in everyone’s mind.
"I am fine. Do not worry. Continue."
Elian grew impressed. Bastion was present during the rebirth of Fluffy. Thus, he knew that the reason Bianca was present was to increase the chances of success. The main danger of the Weaponization was not the body breaking, but the soul collapsing.
[10%. The soul will endure great pain and must be connected to the body while it is being consumed. Expected trauma is beyond what Radiant tiered souls can withstand.]
That was what the system said, for Fluffy’s sake, Bianca willingly endured the burden with her. Elian knew that she intended to do the same here.