A foreigner's journey

"NEN?"

Jesse was a little strange and didn't know where Heather's confidence came from. But she immediately saw the realization on the faces of Alice and Tifa, and immediately realized that what Heather was talking about might be the secret of the power of this three-person small group.

Leaving aside the fact that Heather is a monster and that Alice is from the ancient Settra tribe, Tifa has witnessed her rapid growth from an ordinary fighting master to the world's top powerhouse comparable to a first-class warrior.

Having never been immersed in Mako by the Shinra Special Forces, never undergone biological modification, and having weird abilities similar to Alice's, Jesse had already guessed that the source of Tifa's powerful abilities must be Heather.

It's just that Tifa has always been secretive about herself. Jesse guessed that this ability may be a secret sect that Heather strictly prohibited from spreading, so he never asked his best friend about it.

Now it was about whether Claude could recover. Jesse ignored the usual tacit understanding with his best friend and asked eagerly: "Kainian? What is that? Can you explain it a little bit?"

As she said this, she looked at Tifa.

Seeing Heather nodding in agreement, Tifa no longer hid it from Jesse: "[Nian] is a new power system that Alice and I learned from our senior brother. It's quite complicated to explain in detail."

Alice continued: "To put it simply, it is to call upon the [Qi] that exists in everyone's body and freely control the opening and closing of the sperm holes to achieve the flow circulation of [Qi] in the body."

"Is it difficult to learn?" Barrett touched his head. To be honest, he was a little envious of Tifa's unreasonably powerful telekinesis ability.

Tifa nodded: "It's very difficult to learn. With the guidance of my senior brother, I spent three years laying the foundation and preparing for it. I successfully opened the sperm hole a year ago, and spent more than half a year practicing the basics of mindfulness. I just recently completed the construction of my telekinesis ability.”

"My progress is about the same as Tifa's." In fact, Alice's progress in telekinesis training is much faster than Tifa's. It's just that Heather deliberately ensured that the progress of both sides is consistent, which gave Alice a "similar to Tifa's" illusion.

Jesse was in trouble: "Even Tifa and Aerith had such a hard time learning it, how could Cloud learn it now that he's in a coma?"

"That's why [forced enlightenment] is needed."

Heather stood by the campfire, slowly rolling up her sleeves and explaining:

"Tifa and Alice accepted [Autonomous Thought Opening], adjusted their bodies to the best condition through long-term practice, and then worked hard to break through the Jing Kong orifices on their own to achieve the self-flow cycle of controlling the thought energy. This Although this method of enlightenment takes a long time, it is absolutely safe and is the most orthodox way of practice in my school."

Jesse could tell something was wrong: "Then... what about [forced reading]?"

Heather did not hide anything: "[Forced enlightenment] is actually a crooked way. Although it is a shortcut to reach the sky in one step, it is very dangerous. Even those who are extremely talented have many people who died in this way of enlightenment."

"Death? Will Claude die?" Barrett held his head and yelled: "Wait a minute, aren't we discussing things like study? How come we suddenly talk about death?"

"Shut up, Barrett!" Yuffie felt the tension in the atmosphere and quickly told Barrett to shut up.

"Jesse, I can't give you a clear answer as to whether Claude will die after receiving forced enlightenment."

Heather rolled up her sleeves to her elbows and looked at Jesse. The energy in her body began to flow at a steady speed, like a silent river:

"I always respect the personal opinions of my companions. The hospital will ask family members to sign for confirmation before major operations are performed, but Claude's relatives have already died in the fire in Nibelheim. Now Jesse, you are his closest relative. It’s up to you to make a decision—should you let Claude undergo forced enlightenment?”

Jesse did not answer immediately, but took a few deep breaths, then nodded to Tifa who was looking at him worriedly to indicate that he was fine, and then looked at Heather: "Before making a decision, I can ask a few questions. Problem?"

"sure."

"What preparations are needed for forced reading? Are there any requirements on Claude's physical condition?"

"There are no requirements. As long as he is still alive, he can open his mind. The process is also very simple. I cast strong enough but not fatal [thought energy] on the most important sperm hole in his body to forcefully open the sperm hole in his body. "

"What is the danger of forced meditation? In other words, what is the key point that can lead to death?"

"Good question. Normally, the sperm pores in the body cannot open and close on their own, but are in a half-open and half-closed state. Most people will be unable to control the flow of [qi] when all the sperm pores in the body are forcibly opened. And reduced to a miserable-looking corpse. And Claude's danger is even greater than this, because he is still in a coma with his personality shattered. I want to use the [sense of crisis] of prying the sperm hole to re-awaken the secret in his body. Jenova cells and activate Cloud's true personality."

Alice was speechless: "In other words, after Claude defeated the Jenova cells and reorganized his personality and regained his sanity, he still had to face what the teacher called the 'essence of energy'?"

"Yes, obviously the test that Cloud has to face is much more difficult than that of Alice and Tifa." Heather nodded.

"…………"

Jesse hesitated for a long time and then asked: "I want to know, Heather, what kind of plan did you use to activate [reading] yourself?"

"Don't compare with me. Although I also used [Forced Reading], I was in good condition and awake at the time."

Heather folded her arms in front of her:

"But I can give you two examples. I have two friends, two children who have just turned 12 years old. It only took a few minutes for them to go from receiving [forced reading] to completing the cycle of reading. I also I gave reading instructions to another person. That man was a strong man with extraordinary skills and a physique comparable to ancient dinosaurs. As a result, he turned into a withered corpse in front of me because he could not control the flow of energy. It is difficult to use the qualifications for practicing reading ability. It can be discerned with the naked eye, so I would rather spend several years teaching Tifa and Aerith than forcing them to read, just for the sake of stability."

Tifa was a little worried: "Brother, can this really awaken Cloud's sanity?"

"This is the only way. Only in this way can the Jenova cells in Claude's body generate enough threat and become active again. This will be Claude's best chance to awaken his true personality."

"...I agreed on behalf of Claude."

Jesse finally made up his mind: "Please, Heather."

"Jesse, you..." Tifa saw unprecedented determination on her friend's face.

Jesse has made up her mind that if Claude really dies due to the failure of Kai Nian, she will not live alone. After defeating Sephiroth and ending everything, she will follow Cloud to the river of life in the center of the planet and never be separated.

"Very good. Barret, you take Cloud over and put him on this blanket and keep him lying on his back. Yuffie, go get a glass and fill it with water. Tifa , Jesse, you two are on guard, don’t let anything interfere with the opening ceremony. Alice, you come and assist me.”

Under Heather's command, Claude was soon placed on a blanket not far from the bonfire. Heather half-knelt beside the blanket, with her right palm open and hanging on Claude's chest, while Alice clasped her hands in front of her and closed her eyes in a praying posture. The flow of life began to flow between her, Heather and Claude. Flow around.

Even people like Yuffie and Barret who don't understand Nian Qi at all can feel that at this moment, Heather is constantly exuding extremely strong [danger]. This was just because Heather's thoughts did not contain any murderous intent, otherwise they would feel ten times more oppressive.

Suddenly, Heather's eyes narrowed, and the gathered thought energy bombarded Claude from the air.

Claude, who had fallen into a coma, was shocked, opened his eyes suddenly, and let out an unconscious howl.

Forced to read, start.

PS: Sorry, I was slacking off yesterday. I-War 30 just arrived yesterday. After dinner, I was obsessed with playing levels. When I came to my senses, it was already 11:30 pm, and I couldn’t code. Just think of it as a day off, sorry!

Alas, if my writing skills hadn't kept up, I really wanted to write about Heather traveling to a world of robot wars and getting a super robot to play with, how cool would it be to drive Geta or Demon Caesar to crush other worlds?