Supreme Magus novel Chapter 4062

Chapter 4062: Inner Conflict (Part 1)

"The problem is that as you learn to set your individuality aside and each head to think for itself, the name can cause psychological changes." Faluel said.

"Imagine that you task one head with an offensive role and give it a warrior name. That head will take that as her duty and change her thinking pattern to fit it. Over time, being called with a different name and being forced to act in a specific way would reshape your original personality.

"That thing wouldn’t be Friya anymore, but Kornan the Destroyer. Even worse, it would behave as such in your everyday life."

"That’s terrible!" Friya said, blushing a little.

"Yes, it’s also kinky, but believe me, it’s not worth the trouble." Faluel clicked her tongue.

"How could you read my mind? That’s an invasion of privacy!" Friya seemed to become a Fire Hydra as her mind pictured all the things she didn’t want Faluel to know.

"I didn’t. We are just that close, and our bond is that strong." Faluel’s face flushed up to her ears as the visions flashed in front of her eyes. "Learning how to shut our minds is one of the reasons you came here, remember?"

"What were you saying about the numbers?" Friya focused on mental arithmetic for her life.

"That calling your heads Friya #1, #2, and so on will remind them that they are all still Friya." Faluel recalled the details of her most recent experiments to insulate her mind from her apprentice’s. "Now pick a damn head!"

Friya’s seven serpentine snouts turned left and right, trying to make a fair decision for everyone.

’Should I start counting from the left? That’s how I read, after all. Or maybe from the right since it’s my dominant hand. Gods, why is this so hard?’ She thought.

She was about to ask Faluel what the most common decision among Hydras was when Faluel’s glare stopped her.

’This is not about picking a head. This is about self-control and discipline. How can I split my focus if I can’t make such a simple decision?’

"My middle head will be number one." Friya said.

"Because that’s the one Nalrond always kisses." Faluel nodded. "It makes sense."

"I didn’t choose it because of that!" Solus blushed.

"But you sure thought about that!" Faluel blushed harder. "Let’s start with something simple. Number one must cast a spell while the other heads must cast another. Begin."

Friya sat on the ground cross-legged, taking deep breaths to calm down. Then, she tried to pick two spells and succeeded on the first try. When she attempted to conjure them, it failed spectacularly.

All the heads started from the same rune, no matter how many times she started over.

’Okay, fine.’ She thought. ’I, number one, will cast Raging Sun. You lot give me two runes’ head start before you start conjuring Dimensional Ruler.’

’Except you are not number one.’ The actual middle head had just opened its eyes, discovering that it was the second head from the left talking.

’Fuck!’ All heads cursed in unison until Faluel snorted so loudly that it drew their attention.

"I’m sorry. It’s just that this is so funny." She said, unable to hold back her laughter anymore. "Let me give you a piece of advice as an apology. Have all the heads except for the middle one close their eyes.

"Being the only one who sees should help you set it apart from the others and avoid confusion."

’This is hard.’ She inwardly sighed. ’Let’s start over.’

’Phloria wasn’t that flat, but there’s no point being pedantic.’ Faluel thought. ’Friya managing to joke about her sister again without crying is great progress, and I don’t want to ruin this moment for her.’

’Thanks, Master Faluel.’ Friya replied.

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