If they asked Konan if he would choose to go through the same pain again, his first instinctive response would be no; he would choose anything else instead. Choosing pain was not natural for any living being, and Kayden knew that. That's why he started tampering with Konan's soul, adding memories and things related to his subconscious. Not only that, but he also altered the perception of the pain the boy had experienced.
"You'll grow in strength rapidly with this method. We'll do one session a year to give your mind time to recover," Kayden said, receiving an immediate response.
"I can handle it..."
"No, you can't," Kayden gave his disciple a mana shock, a small pain to stop him from speaking further on the matter. "Now, we're going to look for some people; I need a few more disciples. But don't get attached to them; they're destined to die."
