Connection and Reconciliation

*Silence

Aavesh was in the Sensory Deprivation Tank Now...

He didn't know how much time had passed on-

There was no light within the sensory Deprivation Tank - No monitor, no timer display, Just him floating in water, wearing Ear Pods...

It was too dangerous to use a VR simulator for those below stage 3 - Manual machines had to be used instead.

There was complete silence- this was the Point- To Meditate with no Distraction...

But Aavesh could not quite focus on Meditation - He was still trying to solve Unification of Cultivation Techniques...

It had been 3 Weeks now- Using Vitality continuously was going to take its toll on him and affect his Body...

He wasn't impatient about results... But he was going to hit the Wall soon.

He may have to stop after a while if he didn't get it right. If he kept taking vitality enriching healing Liquids- he might begin to develop a degree of Resistance and when he would truly need these in Live Situations- they would become ineffective.

He decided to take a mental break for a while now,

'I wonder what those other fools are doing - I remember we were going to Study Mathematics today - Maths, A Subject I used to positively hate but now, I feel it's quite interesting, Never thought I would like this Stuff - An Egg head Need huh, I don't mind being one at all heh', Aavesh laughed to himself, he liked that strange thrill that came from understanding and solving Simple Problems.

'Man- This Pod is doing wonders for my Back... My Back Muscles were getting completely strained in that Gravity Endurance Machine, I really like this- '

'Huhhhhhshhhh - Hmmm, why can't I unify those 3 Cultivation Techniques... Wait I never named them properly as well- Let's name them first, The Body Cultivation Technique - Should be called ehmm- I got it- Star Cycle ? Noooo- Well it is focused on Building Star like spiritual Essences into My cells and follow the Life Cycle of a Star, that is the foundation of the Technique - it does sound simple but it isn't... Ahhh- I got it Now! Let's call it- Stellar Celestial Body Technique! Hahaha! Aww Man- It's like Trying to become an actual Stellar Celestial Body - *Haaaaaaah- It Sounds cool and simple- I'm keeping that name!', Aavesh smiled to himself simply. This self introspection is not bad at all- He should do it more often.

'Now about the Energy Technique- Hmmm, it's meant to absorb all the Nine Primal Elements and make a Super Qi Foundation - I would be Absorbing all Nine Primal Elements regardless of Affinity but to use them - I need to increase my affinity with these elements, Interesting No?- Besides I can also add in any Abstract Element I have affinity with into the Qi Foundation- But the basis is that I use all Nine Primal Elements to build it first- almost as if these 9 Primal Elements are essential- To be fair there's no Habitable world without these 9 Energies- that's interesting Too! Know what?- Let's call this Primal Convergence Art! That also sounds cool! I'm not bad at this!'

'The Last is My Mental Cultivation Technique- Boy, this is that Technique - I've always never Fully looked at it- Hmmm- Ever wonder how Spell Casting Works? We are essentially making Something out of nothing - Like think about those fire Ball Spells- I could do the same if I had affinity with Fire Energy but how do Spell Casters do it despite Not having inherent affinity - Say Divine, Arcane, Curse and Pyschokinetic - This should technically be impossible according to the Laws of Physics but Quantum Mechanics provides a Great Explanation for all of this- We ingest Astral Energy Actively as we live and convert it into Mental Energy to interface with our Body and Energy- That is how we differentiate between Soulless and with Soul beings,A soul or Spirit Needs Astral Energy and there is no part of the Universe where Astral Energy does not exist - Heck even the forbidden Dimensions - Astral Energy is Ever Present, Even Eon needs Astral Energy, Wait- wait wait! Am I thinking that the only Reason why we are able to Cast Spells or whatever is because we directly or indirectly Manipulate Astral Energy? Think Aavesh- What is the outlier here- why are we only able to Manipulate Astral Energy?', Aavesh fell into deep thought at this.

After a prolonged silence of unknown time, Aavesh spoke mentally,

'Emotions- Only those with a Soul can feel Emotions and Emotions almost always strongly Affect Astral Energy!- it's why the Strongest Spell Casters have such Terrifying Mental Endurance -, this only solved Part of the Problem - Astral Energy is a Universal Connector and it's extremely Malleable- It connects to All of the Planes- Shit that's the Answer ! What People called Magic years back is Actually Astral Manifestation with Mental Energy- You can almost do anything with it- But the limit is your Mind- Your Mind needs to Grow to perform stronger Stuff- Wow, This fits everything - the String Theory - The Difference between Positive and Negative Energies which clerics use to either heal or kill, Fascinating is not- maybe everyone else knew this but I was the one dumb enough to nt think about it properly - So that's how everything works- We Refine Astral Energy into a specific type of Mental Energy, Then in actuality -

Divine Energy is essentially just fusing our deepest Ideals, beliefs and principles with Mental Energy whether linked to a God or Not!

Arcane Energy is Fusing the idea 'Communication' with Mental Energy to alter Reality - Example Fireballs, You communicate this Idea out with your mind and suddenly it manifests!

Curse Energy is when You fuse your Karmic intricacies into Mental Energy - which is used for Intuition, Precognition, Hex and Stigmata!

Psychokinetic Energy is when we fuse the Language of the Elements-'Elemental Echos' into our Mental Energy instead of our bodily essence - I understand that the Elements we have affinity with actually have a specific Persona of their own and They are very reactive to Emotions, this Phenomenon has been studied over the Years- Scholars believe that all elements share a Mysterious Psychic Language - Elemental Echos, that we can hear if our Affinity is high enough, these Echos are of Fearsome Power if used with the Raw Emotion!', Aavesh shivered inwardly as he began to understand Now- He was very short-sighted - Very Short Sighted Before. Now he could see it truly...

'So everything is to communicate and connect with - My Mental Energy Technique lets me use the Power of My Soul Constitution to be instead fully Focused on Refining the Absolute Pure Mental Energy - So that my Soul can use it to Connect and Communicate with things beyond this Realm, let's call this Soul Communion Sutra! Yeah that's sounds Simple and Direct - So all of my self introspection means that the Divine, Arcane, Curse and Pyschokinetic have the Same Root- the Mind! I don't follow any kind of dogma that bars any of these 4 Energies - I can accept the Idea of the Divine, Arcane, Curse and Pyschokinetic without any Conflict within my own mind - All 4 are parts of my self- without Which I can't be me', Aavesh thought in a Trance as he realised that he didn't have a conflict between any form Of Mental Energy.

*Kacha

Aavesh felt a shackle break in his mind and unprecedented feeling of Relief washed over him... and Enhanced his Mental state.

He closed his eyes and floated aimlessly while savoring New realizations in his mind.

Aavesh Peacefully Meditated for the remainder of his Time in the Sensory Deprivation Tank.

A few hours later the Tank slowly opened in a dimly lit Lab room.

Soft Music Played in Aavesh's Ears as he woke up from his Meditative State.

He didn't feel interrupted and felt his Mind was unbelievably clear- For Some Reason he felt a Strange surge of Strength within his Mind- like he had become more aware and resilient yet calm at the same time. He also felt a strange flush of slight Power within his Mind- Especially near his Third Eye.

He tapped into it and looked at the Water within the Tank- For a second the Water began to thrash violently, before Returning back to its original calm level- suprising Aavesh.

He didn't use his Soul Constitution Now- He used the Faint Energy he found within his mind.

"You broke through?", Sabine's voice came out from the Entrance.

"Stage 0- Level 3, You broke through 3 Mediation Levels, Nice!", She gave him a Thumbs Up.

"Keep this Up and you'll survive the Ten Tyrants Program and Word of Advice you have 4 Months before you are Scheduled to attend the Ten Tyrants Program- Reach Stage 1, Or You will never Survive", She spoke with a rare hint of concern and seriousness in her voice.

She saw him work hard day by day- doing things other kids would not do.

He was a little freak but she did find his hardwork adorable- She didn't want to him die so soon.

"Thanks Sabine, Will Keep that in mind- I'll be going to My Room Now- See you tomorrow Morning" Aavesh left after he he dried himself in the changing room and went to his Room.

Sabine then spoke on her comms,"Send additional Food resources to Candidate E7Z9, He broke through, he's going to need Additional Food and Energy for Now- Now start implementing watchers- anyone breaks through - You give them the necessary resources immediately- Over"

" *Sigh, I hope I live long enough to see you kids free"

...

Aavesh entered into his room while deep in thought.

Eon came and looked over at him.

"You broke through "

"Yep"

"But there's something else as well"

"Yep"

"Did you -", Eon's eyes widened as he spoke.

"- Yeah - I managed to Reconcile all four - Divine, Arcane, Curse and Psychokinetic- I don't think I should have any problem-", Aavesh explain with a straight Face.

"So it Was just Reconciliation? Fuck FUCK FUuuck - It is not just Reconciliation You -", Eon nearly Exploded but saw Aavesh's sly curve on his lips, he shook his head helplessly - this kid was now bullying him.

He shrugged and chuckled,

" Hahaha! You got me there- I'm glad you got me there *Sigh Aavesh it's still an incredible feat- You are a huge step close man- Tell me how did you figure it out?"

Aavesh smiled and explained how his introspection let him to deduce a lot of information - which he felt made sense, only to see Eon's shock.

" No what you deduced is True- but you could study more about it in depth, that being said Your general overview is correct - it is excellent that you deduced this- Let me get this straight, you cobbled this whole belief using observations and combining it with fragments of knowledge from your Past Life-"

Aavesh nodded his head, He did get his info and made direct assumptions and somehow it resulted in him achieving complete reconciliation.

"Well you might wondering why I never told all this to you- To be honest, I wanted squish in few hints here and there everytime you wanted to give Up-

"No you did right- you can guide me Eon but you can't spoon feed me, I know -" Aavesh simply shook his head smiled at Eon.

Eon was extremely patient with him, he'd try to put some mini kernels of knowledge here and there in the past 3 Weeks but never give him the answer directly, It was for the best- He was able to learn things the hard way but it was fun as well! He was very interested in what he researched and gave it his full effort.

Aavesh suddenly felt something off when gazing at Eon.

"Something is troubling you Eon?"

"Nothing Major Aavesh- We'll talk about it once you learn Cosmic Force", Eon sadly smiled and shrugged it off.

Aavesh tried to ask again but Eon resolutely shook his head and told him to Learn Cosmic Force first.

Aavesh could only suppress his concern and then entered into a state of seriousness.

His heart began to beat very rapidly and he started to feel dangerous anxiety - He didn't want anything bad to happen to Eon- Eon was all he had left now with him, Everyone was separated from him-

He could not let anything Bad happen to Eon!

He then immediately focused on the Next step with inhuman Precision and sat down in the Lotus Position.

'Unification of Cultivation Techniques - Stellar Celestial Body Technique, Primal Convergence Art and Soul Communion Sutra - I must merge all of them! But where is the damn link between these 3? - Come on theres got to be something I am missing!'

Suddenly Eon interrupted his train of thought and spoke,

"Aavesh I think you'll be interested in seeing this, Look-"

Eon showed a small Holographic Projection of Natural Terraformation from the Birth of the Planet to it's eventual death and rebirth into a New Terraforming Cycle- It was speed clip of few minutes but Aavesh was completely Absorbed into it and entered an obsessive state - He was going to scold Eon before but now his Idea at the Beginning was now finally finding the missing link- Cyclical Process- Birth, Growth, Maturity, Decay, Death and Rebirth... the cycle continues... because the Star of the Planet still exists - elements within the Planet have taken birth and still continue living, the Planet itself had a will of it's own- all living things were connected deeply within, all following Life and Death, Creation and Destruction - everything was connected...-

Aavesh entered a Trance like State, as his Eyes had a Silvery Glow within them.