Fear spread through Kyle's body.
Give control of his mind to the Demon Car?
If it chose to, it could eradicate his memories and take over his body! It would gain access to an extremely powerful body and could survive!
All the clues combined in Kyle's mind and formed a complete picture.
"You've planned this!" Kyle shouted. "You asked for more Energy so that I'm forced to choose between death and handing over my body!"
"Time is running out," the dark voice spoke. "We don't have time for a discussion right now. I need control of your mind. Will you hand it over or not?"
Kyle's fists clenched in rage. The thought of just letting himself get blown up entered his mind.
But then, he remembered all the people who had sacrificed themselves for Humanity.
So many people had sacrificed themselves so that Kyle remained safe. There was even a chance that Fierce Breaker and Manny were already dead. Sebastian and Star Genesis were risking their lives for him as well. By coming with him, they had tied their lives to Kyle's life.
If he died, all of this would have been for nothing.
The Demon Car had been created by Manny. Even though it was trying to take over his body, it might still end up helping Humanity.
If Kyle died, there would be no hope anymore. However, if the Demon Car survived, there might still be a chance.
The number 0.00001 was greater than 0.
All of Kyle's rage vanished, replaced by acceptance.
"So be it," he said. "At least, promise me that you will protect my friends."
"We have no time! Give me access, now!" the dark voice shouted.
Kyle closed his eyes.
He took one last breath.
Then, he stopped resisting.
A foreign mind entered Kyle's mind. The foreign mind was so weak. If Kyle wanted, he could destroy it with ease.
Yet, he didn't resist. The weak mind spread across his mind, and within moments, more than half of Kyle's mind was taken over.
There was no way back anymore.
The control spread, and one last coherent thought appeared in Kyle's mind.
'I tried my best.'
The last bit of Kyle's control was torn away.
Then, Kyle's eyes opened slowly. His expression was deadpan and serious. His entire aura changed. Instead of grand, bright, and energetic, his aura became dark, oppressive, and subdued.
Instead of a bright star, his aura was now more like a moon, hiding inside a planet's shadow.
'What a powerful mind,' the new presence occupying Kyle's mind thought. 'So much knowledge. Everything seems so clear.'
The new presence looked at the chaotic world around it.
The next moment, the Energies in the world spiraled and gathered in a single point.
The wind was moving the earth back into place. The lightning was changed by the metal and tempered the ground. The fire turned the water into steam, but instead of being dispersed, the steam gathered into a peaceful cloud. Light and darkness parted and entered a peaceful cycle.
The new presence in Kyle's mind looked at the world around it.
Peaceful streams. Rain. Hills. Valuable metals. A sun. A moon. Night. Day.
Countless calculations and concepts went through the presence's mind, and moments later, something broke through the ground.
Grass.
Life.
In the real world, Sebastian and Star Genesis noticed that the Demon Car's body had stopped deteriorating. They could still feel the fluctuations of change inside the Demon Car, but they were no longer chaotic. Instead, they were orderly.
"Did he succeed?" Sebastian asked. "But how?! This should be impossible!"
"He never ceases to amaze me," Star Genesis said with a relieved smile.
Sebastian could only shake his head in surprise as he felt the fluctuations.
"I guess we only need to wait," Star Genesis said.
"I guess so," Sebastian answered.
Meanwhile, the new presence watched as a healthy forest grew around it.
As it looked at the grass, countless concepts relating to cells, metabolism, atoms, and chemistry shot through its mind. The life it was creating was not the life of the Cosmos but the life of Earth.
'My Earth is part of this Cosmos,' it thought, going through Kyle's memories and knowledge. 'Carbon-based life comprised of individual cells counts as life in this Cosmos. Gaining access to the Spirit Repository shouldn't be difficult.'
The new presence focused on Kyle's Spirit. Right now, Kyle's Spirit was mainly comprised of the colors of green, red, and grey.
The presence commanded colorful bits of Energy to push past the Barrier. The bits scattered, but most of them still managed to reach the orb in the distance.
'I see,' the presence thought. 'This is how the Spirit Repository works.'



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