章 208: Confirmed, Reima is a Masochist.
"This is ever so interesting! This is how you saved me, isn't it?" Quelina happily chatters.
Reima nods, "Some of the results were... Unexpected and wholly unwanted but this process of elimination helps prevent me from morphing into a monster of some kind.
Quelina "Could you teach me how to do it? It's much more intersting than learning Miracles or Pyromancy..." She gasps, "Please don't tell my sisters I said that!"
Reima waves her concern away, "I won't tell if you don't, here, sit quietly while I test this last one... I'll talk you through my actions so you can understand, good?" She nods excitedly.
He carefully retrieves Seath's scale Mutagens and introduces them to his own samples, "I've separated the Mutagens derived from the Scales and Flesh due to their wildly differing results. I don't hold high hopes due to the origins of them and what happened to the creature I'd obtained them from." he says as he closely watches the reactions. Even now he can see small Crystalline shards that couldn't be removed via the distilling process, strangely the results seem optimistic. The samples aren't reacting in any violent or strange ways. The skin samples seem to even be incorporating the Crystal shards into themselves, Reima doesn't know if this is a good or bad thing... Maybe the influence of the Primordial Crystal is no longer present after it's destruction?
He speaks his thoughts for Quelina to digest, she listens earnestly and asks questions directly relating to the subject, as if she'd understood everything he'd said... Master Vesemir would appreciate her apparent talent in this field.
He turns his gaze to the other samples, most don't show any changes but when he observes the Hair samples he's surprised... Visually nothing has changed but Reima can tell there is something different about it, he retrieves a strand of hair from the vial after the reaction has finished and tries to pull it apart with a good tug, it's fine... He tries again and again, adjusting his strength every time, it gets to the point that he has to seriously put his strength in before he it finally gives... He speaks to Quelina, "It seems the Mutagen has made my hair samples incredibly durable, I didn't expect this to happen, although I probably should have expected this as scales, hair and nails have similar components." he says as he hands several strands of hair to the pale girl to mess around with.
Quelina "Ah, they shimmer?" she says drawing his attention, looking closer they do indeed shimmer. It's not anything major but if observed long and closely enough you could tell. Reima groans, "Man, I thought it was almost perfect... It's synergy with my current Mutagens are extremely high but it'll also make my hair look like it's from a twilight movie!" he moves his hair for Quelina to understand what he means.
Quelina still seems confused however, "Twilight?" He shakes his head, "Nevermind. This is a success, despite the unfortunate "shimmer", shall we look at the last Mutagens?" he recieves a vigorous nod, grabbing Seath's flesh Mutagen's he brings them into contact with his own samples. The result? Explosive would be an accurate description... All the vials shatter as large Crystal clumps quickly expand from the shards of glass... Reima scratches his head, "I'd thought the Primordial Crystal would've affected the scales first but it seems I was wrong... It seems to affect creatures inside then travelling outward, this is probably why Seath was insane and why he didn't look like a giant block of Crystal..." he mutters just loud enough for Quelina to hear.
He claps his hands bringing her attention back to him, "Alright... The experiments are done and now all that's left is to inject myself with the successful ones."
Quelina objects, "Isn't that extremely dangerous? Look what happened to the last samples!"
Reima shrugs, "If I die I might come back without the additions made by the Mutagens, plus I really don't want to get my ass handed to me by Gwyn... Those Four Kings trounced me last time. If it'll make you feel better, go grab Rhea and Anastacia, they're healers right?" he doesn't manage to finish his sentence before she scuttles off, probably to bring them over. He sits on his knees to meditate and mentally prepare himself for another painful mutation session, if people were to give him a glance they'd say he's a masochist for going so far for what some might call a "Small power boost", Reima doesn't mind though, power is power and any increase is welcomed, even if it is extremely painful.
The sounds of feet on stone bring him out of his meditation as Quelina scuttles in followed by a worried looking Rhea, Anastacia and... Priscilla?
Rhea immediately speaks, "Lord, lady Quelina says you are about to find yourself in immense pain... She must be jesting right?"
Reima shakes his head, "No she's telling the truth." they're about to object but he interrupts them, "I will do this regardless of your presence, surely you've heard of my intentions to fight Gwyn?" they nod, "Then do you not think it wise to gain as much power as possible before such a confrontation?" he receives another round of reluctant nods.
Reima sits on his knees in the middle of the chamber, satisfied, "Do not do anything to me unless I explicitly request it, any magic or intervention may prove disastrous to me and perhaps everyone else if I somehow go insane." his words seem to scare all those present.
He looks at Priscilla, "This vial contains Mutagens derived from your father Seath, after I inject myself with it won't that technically make me your biological Father?" he chuckles but his words confuse her as she has no idea what's he's talking about. Regardless she shakes her head and smiles reassuringly, "No, Reima will still be Reima."
After everyone has been warned to not intervene he decides to start with the Basilisk gland Mutagen, he injects it into his arm first, just in case he has to sever it if it all goes wrong. Immediately a burning sensation makes itself known as it seems to crawl up his veins and into his heart, afterwards it circulates throughout his entire body causing his internal organs to feel as if they're on fire. Throughout this whole process Reima stays seated on his knees, the only indication of pain are his teeth audibly grinding against each other. It only lasts around twenty minutes before the feeling quickly dissipates, he breaths a sigh of relief at the relatively short time it took, he doesn't feel any different then before but he can already guess the new ability. He retrieves a stone vial? Alas, it was originally glass but the liquids he'd retrieved from inside the Basilisks gland had turned it into stone. He drips a few grey droplets onto his hand and they don't seem to do anything, that is until they slide off his skin and onto the nearby wooden table... The places that make contact immediately become petrified and turn to stone. Everyone near looks amazed at the result, Rhea immediately starts praising his "Glorious all knowing being", among other things...
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