Sovereign of the Ashes

The experiment Sein was about to conduct on the mermaid named Elisa was soul modification, instead of the soul seal removal she had expected.

Sein, it turned out, was not as benevolent as Elisa had hoped.

Before the experiment began, Elisa finally remembered that she should sign a magic contract with Sein, but he rejected her request.

“I need to focus all my energy on removing the soul seal on your forehead, and I can’t waste any of it to create a magic contract right now. You wouldn’t want to end up as a retard due to my experimental errors, would you?” he said.

Elisa, not well-versed in magic, quickly shook her head in response to Sein’s pointed question.

Unlike its usual silence, the secluded laboratory deep within the underground metal city of Esca in Steel City’s territory was filled with Elisa’s screams.

With her limited strength, the little mermaid was entirely at Sein’s mercy.

It seemed Elisa had only realized her precarious position too late, hence her last-minute request to sign a magic contract before the experiment began.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for her to do anything.

Sein was not the type to be easily swayed. After receiving her consent, he commenced the soul experiment.

Several shackles emerged from the experiment table, effectively securing the mermaid with a series of metallic clicks.

The shackles were meticulously arranged, securing not only Mermaid Elisa’s tail, waist, and hands but also around her neck.

These metal restraints rendered Elisa completely powerless, like a fish on a cutting board at Sein’s mercy.

Terror now marred her beautiful face, as her expression evolved from initial apprehension and uneasiness to palpable fear.

Regrettably, her expression did nothing to change Sein’s mind.

With a sharp, silver scalpel, no longer than his index finger, he delicately traced the soul seal on Elisa’s forehead.

“AHHHHHHHHH!” Her scream pierced the silence of the laboratory.

Thanks to his mental fortitude, Sein remained unfazed by the outcry.

He casually cast a mute spell on the mermaid, to ensure that the mermaid’s cries would not disrupt the ongoing experiment.

On the table, Elisa’s body transitioned from initial frantic struggles to convulsions, and finally to a subdued stillness.

However, her pink fishtail continued to quiver throughout the ordeal.

Two days later, as Sein’s soul modification experiment drew to a close, Elisa’s fishtail remained firmly arched.

The mermaid seemed overwhelmed by the intense soul experiment, occasionally leaking a trail of light blue, oddly scented substance from her fishtail since the previous night.

The scent was not overpowering but contained microelements that slightly unsettled Sein, who was working at the experiment table.

Yuri was blushing the entire time she was helping Sein with the experiment.

The sight of the light blue liquid flowing from Elisa’s tail filled her with an unbearable mix of excitement and a bizarre desire for Sein to perform the same experiment on her.

Sein’s exceptional self-control as a Rank One mage kept him from acting inappropriately during the experiment.

However, when the experiment concluded two days later, he gave Elisa’s bouncy chest a firm squeeze as if in a trance.

His actions had just proven that he was still susceptible to the youthful impulses of enjoying the opposite gender and indulging in cheap thrills.

Although Sein envied the magic initiates for their youth, he was actually still quite young himself.

Being in his early fifties was hardly old, especially since his past behavior and urges showed that he was as energetic as magic initiates in their twenties.

The only result of Sein’s inappropriate behavior toward the mermaid was a soft moan from Elisa, who was already strained to her limits on the experiment table.

After screaming so loudly for the past two days, her voice was hoarse and her vocal cords were temporarily damaged.

Her originally stiff fishtail was now arched even more pronouncedly.

The stimulation to her chest caused her fishtail to release small droplets of water once again.

Her once full pink lips were now chapped due to dehydration.

Fortunately, the soul modification experiment was pretty much complete and considered a success.

Sein planned to return her to the water tank soon, where she could recover quicker with the help of ample hydro element.

At this stage, Elisa had transitioned from being the soul slave of a Rank Two black mage to Sein’s.

In addition to the original soul magic, Sein had incorporated the unique soul magic from the Mirage’s Almanac of Souls.

The experiment’s success was not solely due to the sophistication of Mirage’s almanac but also another crucial discovery.

After cracking the Rank Two black mage’s spatial equipment, Sein found a copy of the soul magic the black mage had studied.

Armed with this soul magic’s secret, Sein felt much more confident and precise in his operations on Elisa.

Van Basten, the Rank Two black mage, was indeed a learned mage.

It was a shame that he met his demise because of Sein.

After placing Elisa, the weakened pink-tailed mermaid, into the water tank, Sein turned to look at Yuri, the female engineer standing beside him.

“It’s your turn,” Sein said.

Biting her lower lip gently, Yuri walked over to another experiment bench and removed her bodysuit.

Her figure was no less striking than that of the mermaid.

Unlike Elisa’s pink fishtail, the lower half of Yuri’s body was more alluring.

Taking a deep breath, Sein momentarily cleared his mind of distractions.

The next procedure involved enhancing Yuri’s constitution through the Verdant Flame Body Tempering technique.

With a hiss, a thin greenish-red fire whip appeared in Sein’s hand.

At that moment, Sein was uncertain whether the constitution enhancement would significantly boost Yuri’s overall strength.

However, based on the scenarios projected prior to the experiment, the potential results were promising.