"faes is going through compensation, it can be interpreted as payment for the powers" kai explained in short but others couldn't understand it completely hence he spoke a little more
"faes is using more powers than she was destined to, hence the gods created compensation. when a person overcomes their boundary of powers and becomes op, they go through a test known as compensation, if a person survives through the compensation they can grow stronger but if they lose to compensation, they turn into killing machines or psycho's who know nothing about humanity and eventually die.
also once a person begins undergoing compensation, it stays with them until they die or reach the unknown realm. it can be suppressed and converted into milestones. but to pass these occasional milestones would be more difficult than any tribulation."
others listening finally understood what was wrong just as the materials were prepared.
"other than females, everyone step outside" kai spoke as he once again took hold of faes.
the males quickly went out and the door was closed.
kai observed faes as she lay half conscious on the bed and pressed his lips together.
"I'm sorry my princess, but i have to do this to save you. and also for the pain you have to go through"
kai spoke and then kissed faes on her forehead softly. as if hearing and acknowledging him faes made a little sound making him smile for a second.
"let's begin" kai spoke to others before he took hold of faes clothes and tore them into tiny shreds making everyone gasp.
"what are you going to do?" alicia asked glaring at kai but she didn't step up to stop him as he picked faes up. he did not seem to have any intention of taking advantage of faes.
kai did not respond and placed faes on a stone table that was prepared. it was made up of a kind of white marble and runes were carved on it by Alicia and sky.
once faes was placed in the centre of the magic array on the table, the runes in the array lit up.
a golden light appeared and covered faes, it made her immobile before vanishing.
"lets begin" kai passed five candles to the ladies present and asked them to stand in a circle.
the candles were white and had different colored wick; red, blue, yellow, black and white.
lastly he asked alicia to be his assistant as he picked a special ink made from crushed bone powder made from using bones of dragons, elves, titans, and elementalists. using a brush made of divine tree branches and hairs of unicorn kai began drawing runes all over faes body.
alicia joined those runes to form an array made from many small arrays and five big arrays.
once those arrays were complete kai took a deep breath and put the brush and ink down.
reciting a spell a golden red thread formed between the two, the five candles lit up and an unknown energy began pulsating with kai and faes as the centre.
kai turned to the lever on the side of the table and continued reciting as he pulled the lever down.
under the watch of everyone the table split open to swallow faes, transforming into a coffin and then once faes fell inside it closed up leaving a single tiny hole at the center of the table. the red golden thread that joined kai and faes was going through the hole making it look like a womb.
"give me the solution we prepared" kai ordered and Alicia handed him a spacial jar containing the special solution they made according the the spell.
the spacial jar looked small but it could contain large amounts of liquid.
kai continued his reciting as he poured the liquid inside the hole until it was completely filled and then laid on top of it.
"we would be fine by the time those candles burn out. make sure they are not extinguished by an outer force and do not move from your positions. also you can use your mana and weapons and speak now. you guys can even call others inside." kai spoke as he finished the spell. the table opened up again and swallowed him together with faes before turning back into a stone table.
everyone watched the table with panic and uncertinity but they still complied with the instructions. thankfully they were in mystic fog castle and no enemies were present to disturb them in the ritual hence the ritual finished without any problems.
when the candles went out naturally, everyone including those who were outside stared at the table waiting for faes and kai to come out. and soon the table began glowing.
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faes could feel everything going on around her. she could hear and feel, it was as if everything was amplified. she could feel her consciousness fighting something losing, winning and staying in constant battle.
she felt it when kai ripped her clothes apologizing but she could not process it, and then she was placed on a cold surface.
kai recited a spell that made her get covered into a golden light but it also made her unable to even move a finger.
from the moment the ritual began faes was in inexplicable pain, the brush strokes seem to be like small knives and needles piercing through her body carving the pattern into her body and soul. faes couldn't help but cry out in pain but when she opened her mouth to scream no sound appeared as if swallowed, she couldn't even move and the pain didn't even let her fall unconscious.
it was until she fell, into the darkness that everything went still. the cold that covered her eased the pain a little before she hit the end. many small needles stabbed her whole body injecting something in her at the same time her body was covered in a warm liquid that increased the pain from the carvings drawn all over her body.
faes was numb within minutes but the sensation of pain was present there.
it was until a force pulled at her soul.