Mikasa and Annie's bodies came loose as the Titan dissolved into steam. They fell from above, and Armin, Jean, and Sasha rushed over to catch them together.
Chen Si separated from the Titan's body, leaving it standing behind him as he sat cross-legged beside the two men. Two masses of dense mist enveloped Kenny and Yasuo, while an endless stream of power of thunder drew Kenny's mental energy and blood into Yasuo.
Kenny's skin grew increasingly withered and aged, and his hair gradually turned gray. Yet he kept watching the sleeping Yasuo with hope in his eyes. When color began returning to Yasuo's face and his abdomen rose and fell, a faint smile appeared on Kenny's lips.
Philia and Historia watched quietly from the side. Deeply shaken, they seemed to realize that Kenny was trading his life for Yasuo's.
"Your mental energy is too powerful for Yasuo. There's no way to transfer any of it into him. Besides, you've completely lost your mental energy again. The only option is to use Kenny's mental energy to awaken his consciousness, and Kenny is certain to die," Order said.
The transfer had now reached its most critical stage. Kenny's mental energy began flowing into Yasuo's mind.
Yasuo gradually began regaining consciousness, his eyelids twitching faintly. Sitting cross-legged beside him, Kenny grew increasingly hunched. His hair had turned completely white, and age spots covered his face. He looked like a candle flickering in the wind, about to go out.
"I always said that people couldn't go on living without something to pursue. For the first half of my life, all I sought was power. Then I met Uri, and my views changed. He spared me, and I pledged my loyalty to him, because I knew I would never possess power like his. That was