She had to go faster, Yuffie thought to herself. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The soul that has lost its physical body is inherently fragile. Just as souls that go to the outer planes will gradually be affected by the nature of their counterparts and become beings known as the Invokers. Subsequently, the Merger will further merge and transform into beings unique to that plane—such as the Celestial Race of Heavenly Mountain, the Celestial Clan of Elysium, the Devils of Hell, or the Demons of the Abyss.

In fact, these knights who have died once are still able to maintain their individual and partial consciousness, and have done a better job than most ordinary people.

Yuffie didn't know if these souls could be fused by the spiritual network, and what the final product would be. What is certain is that it is not something she wants to see.

She sped up her pace, occasionally pausing to talk to passing spirits and ask where to go. A few of them gave her relatively clear instructions, and many more were just unconsciously whispering, just like the first soul she encountered.

Neither hungry nor sleepy, nor could she see the sun rise or set, she didn't know how far she had come, only that she had asked dozens of souls. According to the time she perceived, the interval between meeting souls seemed to be getting shorter and shorter—perhaps this was proof that she was in the right direction, and she encouraged herself.

A peach-colored shadow appears in the front left. The girl approached as always, and vaguely saw that it was the soul of a woman.

"Hello, can you hear me?" She asked the question again and hoped to receive a clearer answer.

The spirit turned around and seemed to look at her as well, "Yes, hello! …… My name is Cathy, who are you and how long have you been here?"

For the first time, Yuffie received such a clear response. What a rarity, she thought to herself, and quickly answered the other person's question, "I'm Yuffie Stanmidz, and I've just been here. My purpose here is to find out the source of this space and take you away."

"That's great!" The joy of the soul on the other side almost immediately surged from within her, and even the image she perceived brightened a little, "It's boring here, there's not even anyone to talk to, just a bunch of delirious guys...... I'm so scared that one day I'll be like that, it's terrible! …… I don't know if Harlan is here, but so is Sister Alaya...... Also, did the Grand Master succeed in escaping the fortress, and how are you doing now......

"Sean, he's fine." She quickly interrupted the other to prevent the soul named Cathy from becoming immersed in the memories - this is quite dangerous for a pure soul, and it is easy to gradually lose it, "He has been investigating the truth, and it is because of his efforts that I am able to meet you here. So, please help me, okay?"

"Is that so...... I see." The soul named Cathy nodded—at least Yuffie felt, "What do you need me to do?"

Yuffie was silent for a moment, gathering his thoughts, and then spoke slowly.

"Let go of your body and mind and become one with me for a while." "I'm going to try to look at the memories in the depths of your soul and confirm what you've been experiencing unconsciously," she said word for word. It may bring back some not-so-pleasant memories, but it allows us to find out who and when made you who you are."

She didn't say that this move was dangerous for both of them. During the soul fusion, the violent mental fluctuations of either party may cause the two to be unable to completely separate. This means that in the best-case scenario, they will also gain some memories that don't belong to them, and lose some of them.

Still, she believes in her willpower. And, if the desired outcome is achieved, such a risk is worth it for both of them.

Once she has made up her mind, she does it with all her might, without hesitation - this is what she learned from a girl named Elena.

"If this saves the rest of the Order, I'd love to." The soul named Cathy replied, without any doubts, "I'm ready, please get started."

"Try to keep your mind calm, and no matter what you see, always remember that it was a thing of the past." Yuffie admonished the other party, slowly approached the soul, and used the means of "meditation" and "empathy" that he had learned to gradually harmonize his spirit with the other party.

She saw the same peachy glow on her body, and walked forward, completely submerged in the image of the other person's soul.

A tidal wave of chaotic memories instantly flooded into her mind, bringing a sharp tingling. She closed her eyes, only imaginary, of course, trying to discern each memory, temporarily storing it in a different location.

If she chooses to discard some of the seemingly redundant content, she can be much more relaxed, but the other party may lose important memories as a result. That's not the way she does things, and it's ...... If Lynn and Dean Collens knew, they would have blamed her for not trying hard enough.

The memories gradually became clearer, the ones that were too old were sorted into the corners, and the rest were the recent events. She found the location that recorded the before and after battle of Holly, and from there she began to look closely.

This takes them back to the night again, back to the tragic battlefield of Holly Castle. She becomes Cathy, watching everything from the other's point of view, but she can't make any changes - almost no different from when she gets her mother's memory.

She saw Cathy wielding her sword, guarding an entire corridor alone, repelling the mercenaries who dared to approach one by one, and the arrows, stone projectiles, and throwing hammers that came from afar were easily avoided or knocked down by the young woman. She secretly made a comparison, Cathy's swordsmanship was not weaker than Lily at that time, but she didn't have the brute strength of a mercenary.

Two figures suddenly appeared at the end of the hallway, strolling side by side. The black-robed man seemed to be trying to talk to the warrior next to him, but the other ignored it.

She felt Cathy's body tense as she struggled to cheer up her tired body. Perhaps because he was indoors, Barak didn't use the same swordsmanship that he used to slay Gustin, but instead approached with a heavy sword and engaged Cathy in close combat.

The swords of the two men intersected a total of seven times. Each time, Cathy is forced to take a step back, until eventually, there is a solid wall behind her.

She turned as far as she could, sword in both hands, and slashed at the man's neck from top to bottom. But Barak stabbed her wrist first, and the sharp tingling and tingling forced her to let go. At the same time, the black-robed man came to Cathy's side and stretched out a white finger and lightly tapped it on her chest.

Yuffie felt a chill in her chest, the fear of death grabbing her, and at the same time, a wave of turmoil stirred up in the soul of the other party. She hurriedly stopped to check and soothe Cathy's emotions and let her slowly calm down.

"It's all in the past. You're still alive now, just like me. So, let me find a way to get you out of here, okay?"

「…… Just a little excited, sorry. Don't worry, I won't do it again."

It's a strange feeling to talk to 'yourself', but now is not the time to keep talking. Yuffie sorted out her mind and checked her memories again.