Lynn was desperate.
And in that moment of distraction, the greatsword in the Seraphim's hand had already swept across at him. For an instant, all of space seemed to burn beneath her blade.
He raised his arm to block almost instinctively.
"Brain!!"
Zuo Zuo's desperate voice rang out in his mind.
But at that very moment-
Clang-
Lynn's pupils dilated violently. He saw the golden sword cleave through the Armguard on his arm and cut through his flesh, but when its edge reached his bones, it could advance no farther. His bones were not stark white bone at all, but a Mechanical Body made of countless metal components, encased in flesh.
His arm had blocked the Seraphim's world-destroying sword.
He watched the severed flesh slowly writhe and knit back together, just like the unparalleled healing ability that ancient Colossus had displayed.
In that instant.
Lynn's mind went blank.
Because this was not his body. It belonged to the Raven in the Illusory Realm, the white-haired man from the ancient Old Days Era.
But how could this be...
Machinery.
Flesh.
And if psionics were added...
Dazed, he looked once more at the sea beneath his feet, at this body's eyes reflected in the water. Deep within that purple radiance was that strange light that made all things move at his will.
"Trinity."
Lynn murmured.
And when he spoke that word, even he felt wave after wave of overwhelming absurdity.
Because although nothing was clear yet, the moment he saw the metal bones exposed in his arm, that powerful intuition had already driven him irresistibly toward that terrifying connection.
That was the path he had taken.
But...
Why would it appear on Blue Star more than two thousand years ago...
And if Zuo Zuo were added...
An utterly terrifying conjecture, a connection,