The Mech Touch

Soon enough, the man-machine connection started to engage.
Just as Ryncol started communicating with the wakening tiger mech, the diminutive crystal woman started to make her move.

She stretched her tiny arm outwards and gripped her hand into a fist.
Then, she pulled something out, causing the design spirit of the Devil Tiger to scream in agony and pain!

Her hand gripped something invisible to the naked eye.
Only Cynthia could see what she held.
She studied what she had taken with a satisfied grin before shoving it through the helmeted head of her husband!

”AAAAAAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? ”

This time, it was the mech pilot ’s turn to scream! Despite flailing around on his piloting seat, the tiny woman remained unconcerned as he concentrated on manipulating the intangible object she shoved in the mind of the man she loved.

Several agonizing minutes passed by as Cynthia performed a series of intricate spiritual surgery.
The complexity of her manipulations vastly exceeded anything that Ves could do on his own!

In fact, if Ves could see her now, he would have been astounded to see what was happening! The design spirits of his mechs were never supposed to be abused in this fashion!

Ryncol kept feeling as if his mind was being dipped into a sun as he bore through the pain that affected his deepest being! He felt as if his fundamental sense of self was being altered on the spot!

Eventually, Cynthia ended her operation.
She looked a lot more exhausted than before as she expended a lot of energy and effort to accomplish her objective.

Her husband slowly recovered from the changes that took place in his mind.
He immediately shut down the mech as the man-machine connection compounded his headache!

”What..
what did you do?! ”

”Nothing much.
I just gave you the essential ingredient that will allow you to become an expert pilot.
In fact, your new state resembles that of an expert candidate! Aren ’t you happy, honey? ”

”Happy? Do you realize how much pain I am in?! I don ’t feel anything like an expert candidate, and as a Larkinson I should know! ”

Cynthia ’s tiny form floated closer and gently caressed her husband ’s head while she studied her handiwork.
Her expression revealed no hint of an apology.

”Just bear with it.
I had to be a lot more forceful than I initially thought.
It ’s inevitable for you to suffer some side effects.
The pain will fade, but the discomfort will remain. ”

”How am I supposed to lead the Oblivion Hand when I ’m no longer comfortable in my own skin?! Fix this, please! ”

”I ’m sorry, honey, but you have to do the rest yourself.
The side effects of my operation can only be mitigated if you integrate the changes I ’ve made. ”

”How am I supposed to do that?! ”

Cynthia waved her tiny hand across the cockpit.
”By piloting this mech.
It ’s connected to you, now.
It hides a wellspring of strength.
I ’ve borrowed a small portion of it to empower you, but to make it your own, you need to master your new strength in order to remain in control.
Piloting the Devil Tiger in battle will help you familiarize with your changes and stave off any adverse consequences. ”

Ryncol Larkinson was never destined to become an expert pilot.
For Cynthia to give her husband the strength he needed to resist their enemies, she had to resort to desperate means in order to change his fate.

It was worth it, though.
Despite the sloppiness of her operation and the many side effects that arose, she was confident her husband would be able to overcome this challenge!

What she didn ’t mention to her husband that she was actually gambling with his life.
If he failed to master his new strength and advance to expert pilot in a couple of years, the foreign energy inserted in his mind would eventually rebel and take over his body!

This wasn ’t something she could meddle with any longer.
With how intertwined she attached the new energy to his mind, damaging one would also damage the other.
This was why she heavily emphasized to her husband to control the new addition to his mind before it gained the upper hand!

Once Ryncol ’s headache began to subside a bit, he turned towards his wife and glowered at her.
”I hate you, you know that? You ’re not the woman I rescued and fell in love with back then.
You did a good job in deceiving me with your innocent act and your duplicitous smiles.
When I finally found out the truth, I realized that I married a lie.
By then, it was too late for me to request a refund. ”

Though her husband was badmouthing her, Cynthia took no offense.
”The love we share is real, and the son we raised is the proof of that.
I ’m sorry for hoodwinking you back then, but I was in desperate straits back then.
It ’s all water under the bridge, right? Despite all the trouble we ’re in right now, I still love you as much as I did when you rescued me like a knight in shining armor. ”

Her husband sighed.
”And I love you too. ”

Love was very mysterious.
Despite the problems associated with her complicated past, the time after her early death was one of the bleakest periods in his life.
When she finally returned to him in her strange form a few years ago, it was as if he rediscovered the joys of his life.

Cynthia turned grim as she cast her thoughts to the future.
Aside from the incessant pursuit following after their heels, she also worried about a greater threat.

”Please bear with the changes and do your best to grow stronger quickly.
You ’ll need that strength for what is to come. ”

”What are you worried about, Cynthia? ”

”A powerful foe. ” She replied with a grim expression.
”One that is great enough to force our son to run from the star sector in the future. ”

The Ruined Temple was not a foe to be taken lightly!

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