"Are you the assistant surgeon?" Fatima asked the doctor who just spoke. He was a petite Europe American woman with brown hair.
"I am Dr. Eve te·Carl sen. Yes, I am your assistant."
"Very good. Carl Dr. Sen, you are responsible for cutting off the part of the soul used to feed the flames," Fatima said.
"No problem."
Fatima nodded and continued to say to the team, "Once the flames are dealt with, we will move on to the next step: decomposing the soul." The team looked at her, and this time, everyone thought she was like a madman.
"We need to remove all the corroded parts. You don't need to be gentle, and you don't need to worry about affecting the healthy parts of the soul - just clear away the dead air," Fatima continued. "After that is done, our next step is to re-establish the connection between them and let Soulfire regenerate the soul. We must provide sufficient Soul Energy for the flame, but that is not something we need to worry about."
The room was eerily quiet, and after a while, the assistant surgeon murmured to himself, "This might work." Everyone knows that Soulfire is the main source of souls, so as long as it is intact, it is possible to regenerate a complete soul. However, although this plan sounds perfect on a theoretical level, no one has ever done it in practice. Who's technique is so superb as to complete such profound soul manipulation?
However, just when the team had doubts, they remembered who had proposed the plan: a Archmage, who was also the tower owner of Soul Magic Tower.
The title of Archmage means that her understanding of the soul has reached the level of laws, and as the tower owner, it means that her contribution has affected the development of the entire Arcane Empire. If anyone can do it, it must be Doctor Fateshi.
"Of course it works," Fatima said calmly. "Now, let's get started."
"Dean, did you hear that?" Dr. Foster's voice came from the communicator. "Her plan will kill the patient and will not save him at all."
"Dr. Fatesh," said Dean Sharma. "Isn't this a bit-"
"I know how well your office sees patients. If you have better suggestions, I'm all ears," said Fatima.
"But... but... isn't there a better way?"
"You can ask Empire to use Death Staff to save his life, but that will only prevent his death and put him into suspended animation. That will not save him."
Many doctors were confused because their security level was too low and they had never heard of Death Staff. However, Dr. Foster, Fatima and the director were high enough to understand what she meant.
"Okay," the dean sighed.
"Dean..." Dr. Foster shouted, but she was immediately silenced.
"We have wasted enough time, let's get to work," Fatima said. Without hesitation, she cast a spell to isolate Soul Dimension's fourth layer from the third layer. However, there was still a trace of connection between them - that was the breath of death. Doctor Tanaka began her final isolation work. Her work progress was not as fast and smooth as Fatima's, so Fatima reminded her that they were pressed for time.
Once the connection was completely severed, Fatima cast another spell, condensing a soul scalpel. Without hesitation, she began to cut away the corroded parts of Soulfire. Her movements were quick and precise, almost like a sculptor carving his favorite work. Once the dead energy was removed, Dr. Tanaka used her own spells to purge it from Soul Dimension.
"Done," Fatima whispered, then checked on the others. Carl Dr. Mori and her team were still scraping the dead air off the souls. 'They're too slow,' Fatima thought to herself. Her calculations suggested they wouldn't be able to finish within the seven-minute window. And if she is released from isolation, Soul Corrosion will immediately return to Soulfire.
Fatima raised his hand and cast another complex spell, putting Soulfire into a state similar to suspended animation. This bought her more time and prevented any accidents from happening.
"Let me help you." She switched her perspective to the third floor of Soul Dimension and began to assist Dr. Carl Sen. With her professional and technical support, the team's work progress was greatly accelerated. Soon, they removed most of the corrosion, leaving only the last piece.
"Why does this piece feel like it's resisting?" Fatima asked.
"I'm afraid so," Dr. Tanaka replied.
"You mean this trace of death has become conscious?"
"How is this possible?"
"In many cases, death energy and Soul Energy are highly compatible and can even be transformed into each other," Dr. Tanaka explained. "It is likely that this trace of death energy absorbed a large part of the patient's memory, and used these memories to form basic instincts, and finally produced consciousness."
"But what does this mean for our surgery?" another doctor asked.
"This means that most of the methods we can use to eliminate this trace of death will take too long," Fatima explained. What they lack most now is time, and everyone knows this.
"So, that's it? The operation failed?"
"Complications in difficult surgeries are to be expected, and giving up should be the last thing you should think about," Fatima asserted. "Since it is conscious, we will use another will to drive it out. Dr. Carl Sen: Use Soul Materialization Spell to awaken Mr. Ulilanu's consciousness and let him help us drive out the death energy."
"What?" Carl Dr. Sen asked somewhat stutteringly.
"I will be responsible for controlling his pain," Fatima continued. If Ulilanu wakes up without any help, the severe pain caused by his current broken soul state is enough to kill a person with a willpower of 8.
"Okay, ma'am," Dr. Carl Sen nodded, and then implemented the plan. Soon, a slightly stout figure appeared on the third floor of Soul Dimension. He frowned in pain, and then a sense of relief came over. The figure seemed to have received some information explaining his current situation, and he looked at his translucent body.
Without much hesitation, Ulilanu began to assist the team in expelling the conscious death energy. The two cooperated tacitly, and the process was fast and effective. After everything was completed, Ulilanu began to ask about his current situation. Fatima ignored him and immediately let his soul fall into sleep again.
The next step was to remove the isolation between the layers and feed the broken souls to the flames. The machine began to sound alarms, showing that the patient was showing signs of death due to soul Annihilation. However, everyone ignored these alarms and stared at the screen intently.
These wonderful doctors watched in awe as Soulfire slowly rekindled the missing piece, making it whole again. It was a beautiful sight, and everyone could appreciate the profound magic that went into this operation.
"It's not over yet," Fatima warned. "Enter Soul Energy to reunite the soul," she ordered. Medici, the hospital's Tower Spirit, carried out her order. This hospital is one of the best hospitals in the Empire, which means they have several Tier 9's of Aether Core as their main source of energy. They also contain the best [Energy Conversion machines] manufactured by Origin Runes.
Under her command, the magic power from Aether Core was converted into Soul Energy, and then fed to Soulfire. Then, Fatima began her work of re-condensing the soul. Of course, with her professional level, she would never just re-condensate an ordinary soul. No, she wants to perfectly recongeal Ulilanu's soul, which means keeping his previous level and keeping his memory intact.
Luck The thing is, this process can take longer because the flames have revived, which means the patient has technically been saved. Fatima cast hundreds of spells to make sure she perfectly reconstructed her soul piece by piece.
"It's so beautiful," Dr. Carl Sen commented blankly as she watched the operation. She was not the only one who felt this way. Many soul experts came to observe the operation, and they thought the same thing as she did.
"The last step," Fatima said. The last step is to re-establish the connection between the soul and the body. This step seems to be the least technical, but she takes it very seriously because it is related to whether the operation is truly successful.
"Data shows that the compatibility between the soul and his body is 98%," someone reported.
"So, not perfect," Fatima commented.
"Come on, Dr. Fatesh. A 98 percent fit means he only needs three days of rehab to get back to peak performance," someone said. The minimum fit required for a passable surgery is 70 percent, and that usually requires a new surgery, or the patient has to spend years in Self recovery.
Fatima shook her head and made no comment. To her, 98% wasn't good enough—at least, not enough to save her daughter. "I'll leave the post-operative care to you. Report to me if anything goes wrong," she said, slowly walking out of the room.