Then it began.
Kyrian felt an invisible force penetrate his back.
It was not like a needle entering flesh. It was more like something was separating his spine from his vertebrae, layer by layer.
Even so...
There was no pain.
On the contrary.
The sensation was strange. Numbing.
As though his body had been anesthetized by the Spirit's energy. Kyrian could feel what was happening, every vertebra being detached, every connection being severed, but he could not feel the pain that should have accompanied such a procedure.
Slowly...
Very slowly...
His spinal column began to be removed.
Kyrian could feel it. Every vertebra is separating from the next. Every disc is being disconnected. Every nerve is being detached one by one.
But he felt no pain.
The orange mantle supported his entire body. It kept his nerves functioning. It kept his organs alive. It kept his consciousness stable, alert, aware, and present.
