He thought about many different things without any kind of logical connection.
It was like he was inside a fever dream.
Colors moved back and forth and transformed into completely different concepts.
Was he dying?
Was he still alive?
Was he dead?
Everything became surreal to Nick.
How fast was time passing?
Was it even passing?
From time to time, concepts and realizations entered Nick's mind.
While his focus might have been completely scattered, his mind was still generating thoughts.
His mind was trying to make sense of Nick's new reality.
The Dark Cloud.
Why had it suddenly given up?
Some part of Nick's mind realized that it actually made sense.
Everything returned to the first two possibilities.
100% chance at 100% death or 100% chance at 99% death.
But this time, these chances and numbers were actually accurate.
The Dark Cloud had seen that Nick would have killed it.
It had seen Nick's undying will to kill himself together with it.
He would have done so.
There was no doubt about it.
So, the Specter had chosen the other option.
When Nick thought about that, the Specter's last words shot through his mind.
Part of it would forever continue to live on inside of him. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Yet, how long was forever in this case?
Nick's Shell was destroyed, and he should be losing a lot of Zephyx rapidly.
There was no way for him to recover enough Zephyx to keep his Zephosis going.
The next moment, an image of Nick's Zephyx Synchronizer shot through his mind.
Nick saw how it was embedded inside the bigger Specter Core.
The two of them had aligned with each other, and when the Zephyx Synchronizer spun, the Zephyx Core around it spun as well.
Both of them had the same shape.
Both of them were rhombuses.
In a way, a Specter Core and a Zephyx Synchronizer were almost identical.
A Zephyx Synchronizer gave humans the power to control Zephyx and use it in many different ways.
Wasn't a Specter Core the same thing?
Well, in a way.
A Zephyx Synchronizer was to a Specter Core what a heart was to a body.
A body included a heart, but there was much more.
A Specter Core could do what a Zephyx Synchronizer could, but it also contained all of a Specter's soul, mind, and Zephyx.
In short, it was much more advanced than a mere Zephyx Synchronizer.
He knew a lot about Spectology, and he had also learned quite a bit about Zephology.
So, he could somewhat tell what was happening.
But when he actually tried to think about how this fusion was supposed to work, he drew a blank.
'I am definitely still alive, and I won't die to this. That much is certain,' Nick thought as he looked at the image.
'The Specter Core is absorbing enough Zephyx to keep my Zephosis running. Even without a Shell.'
'Now that I think about it, it actually makes sense. Specter Cores are far superior to Zephyx Synchronizers. A Specter doesn't need a Shell to survive, and they don't use any less Zephyx than humans.'
'Specter Cores naturally pull in more Zephyx than Zephyx Synchronizers. Even if the Zephyx Synchronizers have Shells.'
'Additionally, since the Specter Core also contains all the Zephyx of a Specter, my Zephyx Synchronizer should have access to all of my Zephyx in its immediate surroundings, assuming the Specter Core stores all the Zephyx inside my body.'
Nick's brows furrowed.
'However, how will my abilities work?'
'There are Manipulation Lines on the Specter Core, and while pure Zephyx can travel through them without being changed, Zephyx in the form of an ability can't do that.'
'I can pull Zephyx to and from my Zephyx Synchronizer, but if I want to use any of my abilities, they won't be able to get through the Specter Core.'
'Do I still have access to my abilities?'
Yet, this wasn't the only issue that Nick foresaw.
'And how will my level grow in the future?'
'My Zephyx Synchronizer absorbs Zephyx that's created by a Specter in order to advance in level, but Specters only create Zephyx under specific conditions.'
'Even worse, the Zephyx created from Specters can't be used on Specters unless it's the Crimson Sea using it.'
'So, if I were to work with a Specter, its Zephyx should theoretically not be able to reach my Zephyx Synchronizer since my new Specter Core is isolating it.'
More and more problems appeared in Nick's mind.
It was very clear that this was not a natural evolution of power.
This was the result of an experiment.
So many problems.
An unknown period of time later, Nick saw how the Specter Core fully reformed.
His Zephyx Synchronizer and Specter Core had recovered.
Shortly after Nick saw that, his mind started to hurt.
Then, his body started to hurt.
Nick put his hand to his head and gritted his teeth.
He squinted his eyes as the world around him transformed.
Everything became heavier and more oppressive.
He was being pulled somewhere.
Nick's abdomen started to strain, and he felt his torso moving.
"Oh, look who's finally up."
Nick slowly opened his eyes and was blinded by the bright light around him.
He massaged his head and tried to get used to moving again.
His mind was in chaos, but it was calming down with remarkable speed.
Nick still felt like he was freezing.
After a bit, Nick looked around.
He was inside a bed in the middle of a big hall filled with different devices.
Nick could only recognize what about 30% of the devices did.
He also saw someone standing beside his bed.
It was the Technician, and he was looking at Nick with a grin.
"Welcome back to the world of the living, Nick," he said.
Then, he took out some kind of device.
"Are you ready to unearth the secrets of your new body?"
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