"̷D̸i̸e̸.̶"̷ ̸
"̵J̴o̷i̷n̶ ̸u̴s̴.̸"̷
̶"̶D̶o̵ ̵n̸o̶t̸ ̷r̵e̷s̷i̵s̸t̵.̶"̴
̴"̵B̷e̷c̷o̴m̷e̸ ̵o̵n̸e̴ ̷o̴f̶ ̶u̶s̷.̵"̵
̷"̴W̵e̷ ̶c̵a̷n̴ ̷g̵i̵v̸e̴ ̷y̶o̵u̶ ̴p̵o̸w̸e̷r̴.̷"̷ ̷
"No! I won't submit. You can't tell me what to do." Reia was trapped in her own mind hearing the same voices she heard when first absorbing the core. However, this time it was much clearer and a whole lot more painful.
She didn't know if this was the result of the cores connecting and the mutant foxes trying to take over.
'That idea of a network doesn't seem so far fetch anymore. It's literally trying to absorb me into it.' Reia assumed the voice was the heart of all the mutants and is what influenced their actions.
"Y̶o̵u̴ ̵d̵o̶n̶'̶t̷ ̸h̵a̶v̸e̶ ̸a̷ ̸c̸h̶o̶i̴c̵e̷.̷ ̷I̷ ̸s̵e̶n̵s̷e̷ ̷y̸o̵u̷ ̸a̸r̴e̸ ̸s̴t̴r̸o̴n̸g̶…̵ ̴J̶o̷i̷n̸ ̶u̸s̵ ̷a̸n̷d̴ ̷b̸e̷c̵o̶m̴e̵ ̴o̶n̸e̴." As if the voice responded to Reia's words, it seemed like she had direct contact with the hivemind.
