"The human senses—pain, sight, hearing, taste, smell, and so on—are all directly controlled by the brain. This isn't particularly profound knowledge, yet few pay attention to it, mainly because it has nothing to do with mana."
"But I do."
"For a long time, I pondered—if I ever got the chance to kill you, how should I proceed? Death by a thousand cuts? Burning? No, none of these would suffice!" Greg's voice was soft, almost gentle, yet the words carried a venomous intent.
"I wanted you to die in greater agony! I wanted you to repent amidst endless suffering!"
"Finally, I found a way, cough cough, or more accurately, I saw it."
Droplets of blood spattered on Soma's face as Greg's beard became thoroughly soaked with blood.
"Taking control of someone's neural interface with mana, then, you can do whatever you wish! It doesn't require finely detailed manipulation to inflict tremendous pain!"
