Psychic Parasite: Final Serenity - Chapter 16

The projection behind him was the projection of his mind. And, the fact that there was a long crack in the centre spoke volumes about his current state of mind. The duality of the Floating Spider wasn’t something the current him could handle.

Even the cruellest of things he could come up with was tame before the Floating Spiders. After all, even the most brutal of killers were only able to do so because their minds were numb about such things.

But the Floating Spiders…weren’t like that. They could feel everything. Despite that, the fact that they could commit horrors beyond what any other race was capable of was on a whole other level of brutality.

The moment the projection appeared, Jyorta unleashed his two psychic arms, turning them jet black as he activated his corrosion. He then used it to shed the influence the Floating Spider memories had on him, finally purifying his mind.

But, the crack was still there. So, he returned his Soul Cornea to normal, wrapping them around his projection as he joined them together forcefully as the blue soul dumped innumerous memory fragments of his into his brain, making it process them all.

As his brain reexperienced his past, it generated his Will that the Soul Corneas supplied to the projection. As it was a projection of his mind, the recovery in his mental state meant the damage in it would heal.

And, whether they were pleasant or horrific memories, they were his, memories that had shaped Jyorta Bone. So, they were all related to his mental maturity. And now, as he experienced them all once again, the crack in the projection began to heal.

Though, it took considerable time, causing Jyorta to become tired. He unleashed his psychic arm, turning it pale blue as he activated his Unranked Skill, Regen. His psychic arm fused into his body, healing him, also refreshing his mind.

Regen was able to heal both the body and the mind. So, it was the perfect medicine for him. Moreover, upon using it, Jyorta noticed that the crack in his projection was healing at a faster rate, smiling, ‘So, Regen works on this too. This Unranked Skill treads deep into the Mind Path.’

Eventually, with the combined efforts of the blue soul and Regen, Jyorta made a full recovery, ‘Thankfully, I can recover from any damage I sustain, given I have enough time and energy to heal myself. This is good enough. Let’s continue.’

To be more efficient, he set aside the memories of the Floating Spiders, intending to go through with the memory fragments of the other Frenzy Beasts first. He selected the Spindle Bees, beginning to experience their life.

…

It was a massive tree, but its bark didn’t resemble one, but rather seemed like a plant’s. Even otherwise, its height caused it to resemble a mountain, for it had surpassed a kilometre. But, that wasn’t all. It wasn’t the only one like that. There were thousands of such in the place, peeking out of the massive sea waters, their roots reaching and boring into the seabed.

Territory of the Spindle Bees!

Among one such tree was a massive flower, and under one of its petals was a tiny beehive. Situated within the hive were innumerous eggs, immersed in honey. As it was time for them to hatch, the Spindle Bees eggs began to hatch one after another.

Among them was a certain egg, one that hatched the fastest. And, a tiny Spindle Bee popped out, raising its legs into the air as it jumped around, diving into the honey as it gulped some first before landing atop the eggshell it had crawled out from, shouting at the top of its voice, “Colony First! Individual Last!”

“Colony First! Individual Last!” Every other spindle Bee that had hatched also said the same, creating a collective buzz. As for the adult Spindle Bees, they smiled upon seeing the scene, beginning to guide the hatchlings, integrating them into their society.

The sense of bond they shared here wasn’t directed at each other but the colony as a whole. Whether it was happiness, sadness, anger, etc. everything was directed at the colony. And, only in terms of the colony were they able to experience such emotions. As for whatever happened to the individual, no one cared, including the concerned individual itself.

As the hatchling Spindle Bee flew around, it was fully integrated into the Spindle Bee’s way of life.

…

“Colony First! Individual Last!” Jyorta raised his hand, shouting at the top of his voice. His eyes were blank, and his sense of self had vanished. He then looked around, muttering, “Right, my tattoos are useful for humanity. I should first work on that. Also, if I share my memory fragments with others after removing my ego from them, many would benefit. We’ll be able to produce stronger powerhouses as a result.”

“Right, why didn’t I think of that before?” He frowned, “I should have done that at the start.”

He then gazed at the ten Tier 3 River Whales above him, “Since I can enslave them using my tattoos, if I use my abilities correctly, humanity would be able to employ the Frenzy Beasts to fight their battles. Once I give this tattoo ability to everyone, humanity would grow strong by many folds. Why did master Vaika keep such a valuable ability to herself?”

“How selfish of her to do so,” He snorted, “Seriously, why are people like this? If we all work together, we could decimate our enemies easily.”

“This unnaturally high sense of individualism is…” Jyorta expressed his disdain and anger, “So…revolting.”

He then looked at his two Soul Corneas, “Right, since I am able to take the memory fragments from the souls of others, I should be able to do the same in reverse. So, if I prepare a set of memories with a tremendous amount of ego that would destroy their sense of individualism and plant this in the minds of everyone, then sooner or later, humanity would progress as a whole.”

“We’ll become even better as a race..” He laughed, clenching his hand into a fist, sitting cross-legged as he began to prepare accordingly.