Seizing the opportunity, Wu Heng used Blood Floss Hell's transformative power to remake young Alessa, whose soul was all that remained, into a Blood Floss Demon as well, granting her a physical body.
Due to the uniqueness of her soul, she was also granted power approaching the demon level, within the limits of what she could endure.
Young Alessa's body gradually solidified.
She still retained the appearance of a nine-year-old, though her entire body had become much paler. She looked adorable, with only one flaw: part of her left pinky was missing.
This was the natural manifestation of the flaw caused by the portion of her soul Wu Heng had cut away. If she wanted, she could use the power of a Blood Floss Demon to create a false finger for herself.
Like a movable prosthetic.
"Thank you, Officer."
Both young Alessa and her original body woke up and solemnly thanked Wu Heng.
"You two stay here for now. There may be some guests outside later, and I need to give them a surprise." Wu Heng nodded and waved his hand, blanketing the hospital in Nightmare Power.
Then, turning into smoke, he entered the underground lava chamber before reaching out and pulling out a mass of pitch-black, intangible energy.
Within that mass of energy, crimson threads of light that seemed ready to burn flowed endlessly.
This was the dark energy formed from the fifty-five percent authority over Silent Hill's Otherworld that "Flauros" had extracted earlier.
Alessa had originally believed there was only fifty percent authority because the hidden consciousness had used concealment methods to interfere with her judgment. Once it had been completely eliminated, the additional five percent came as a small surprise.
With a thought from Wu Heng, he drew the energy into his body in streams. Rather than