"hey wait. before you go there. can i take over the body for a little bit? i want to enjoy this flower field for a bit..." cass's voice was uncharacteristically soft.
yet another sigh left can's mouth. "the last time i gave up the body for one of you to enjoy some flowers... he ended up in a cocoon."
"i know.. but come on. just this time?"
"... how about this... i'll make you a body and a soul, and i'll connect it to our [mind] so that you could inhabit it for a little while..."
"YES!!" the excitement was practically pouring out is cass' voice.
can gave up on sighing, and instead just started making the body.
"do you have the skill that allows you to alter your form and appearance?"
"yeah i do."
"good. i'll make it easy for myself and just clone my own body."
can made an enormous amount of divine energy, used another one of his own skills. [structure]. it allowed him to convert his divine energy into almost anything he wants.
by adding technique into his [structure]. can made sure that whatever he creates is alive.
can used [all knowing] on his own body, and channelled it to be the input needed for [structure].
the image was horrifying, a man was being built bit by bit. starting with bones, followed by muscles and organs, then followed by the skin. and, and then at last, the blood and whatever liquids needed.
the technique used made sure the body was alive, but without a mind or a soul. it was nothing more than a living corpse.
can created even more divine energy. and with the new body as a mould. can made a basic soul. to inhabit the body, and established a connection between it and his [mind].
a joke passed can's mind. but noticing the vulnerability on cass's face. can decided to pouch it for later.
'calling her soulless at a time like this would be fun... but i'm not that cruel... i might use it later...'
"cass.. the body's ready... it's already at the first awakening stage."
"first awakening? but aren't you already at the second awakening?"
"the first awakening is the awakening of the body. it can be done for you by someone circulating their divine energy through your energy circuts. but the second awakening is an awakening of the tree of existence.. that must be done on your own."
"alright" cass' voice held a sliver of disappointment "well... at least now i have a body to use... see you in the physical world."
cass connected herself to the clone. the body shifted, it took the shape cass wished for. a beautiful young woman with striking features. though the clothes can made were less than ideal.
cass used her own spell to make herself a beautiful sundress and a big straw hat.
after observing cass' connection to the clone, it was clear that the faint glow she emitted was different. almost fragile. it was clear that connecting to a clone was not the same as connecting to the original body.
can decided to visit the [mind] space. just to test out a theory.
in the [mind] space, can was able to look over his own body, and noticed it moving on it's own. on the other hand, the clone was completely still, even when it had a connection to the [mind].
just then, a sudden realisation hit can, since he was not connected to the body, it should've been braindead. but it clearly wasn't.
Berserk.
can's body was in a berserk state. it moved with instinct and the purpose it had before the consciousness left.
the berserk skill did not make someone a battle machine, it suspended the link between the consciousness and the mind for a set amount of time, making the body act as last ordered to. which in most cases was to fight.
can observed as his own body moved. can did not have an action set in his mind before entering the [mind] space, so his body moved on instinct.
can's body turned into a raccoon and started playing with the flowers.
"can..? are you... playing with flowers!??"
can connected to his body once again. then turned to look at cass.
"we are not gonna talk about this!" he tried to sound stern but the blush on his face did not help.
cass laughed softly and sat down on the bed of flowers. picking a few of them up and making a crown of flowers.
"when i was still a new spirit... i had loved those flower fields... i would always find myself loitering around them..."
can sat down next to Cass. the other spirits remained silent. they seemed to recognise that this is an important moment for both can and cass.
cass put the crown of flowers on can's head. it's vibrant colours were beautiful, and the emotional value of it was of the greatest grade.
"on the topic of headwear... didn't you wear a can on your head when we first met?"
can smiled, without a word, can plucked a specific hair off his head. and transformed it back into his can.
"i never took it off... i just used [manipulator] to change it's shape into a hair strand..."
"aww... that's cute..."
"the only cute thing here is you.." can said without thinking about it.
a blush spread through both their faces. as can's face continued to turn bright red, can suddenly turned into a raccoon.
can turned back into a human. and a silence washed through them as they sat there.
"Master... can i come out of your shadow yet?" a hesitant voice came from can's shadow.
the voice startled can, and he once again turned into a raccoon.
"SVEN!! YOU'VE JUST BEEN THERE???? WHY DIDNT YOU SAY ANYTHING??" can exclaimed. taken aback by the fact that sven has just, been there.
"y-yes master... i'm sorry..."
cass laughed softly. her laugh helped can calm down a little.
"don't be sorry... it's my fault for forgetting about you... you can go out.. yes..."
Sven came out of the shadow and started wandering the field. his carefree demeanour and child-like actions made the hearts of everyone within eyesight flutter.
"he's soo cute... like a kid walking around a meadow for the first time.." said cass.
"yeah... he's like a son to me..." replied can.
sven's superior hearing picked up on that and he perked up from way over there. over 300 meters away. he jumped around in joy, forgetting that can has just as high -if not higher- senses.
Sven ran back to where Cassandra and can are.
"master, does that mean cass would be the queen?"
can laughed softly. "no Sven, Cassandra will not be the queen..."
"aww maan..."
looking up at the approaching sunset. can stood up and brushed his clothes. "lets go... it's getting dark..."