Chapter 339: Bound between souls, all for the sake of progress...
After that point, the couple of stingrays were led towards some portion of the cavern.
The weird void had assured them several times, that it and its kind would be in constant communication with these heroes.
Such a guarantee was comforting in one aspect and absolutely embarrassing at the same time.
Sure this void would behave as a proper guide through the journey, but wouldn't they be witnesses to the intimacy of which these stingrays would go through soon?
Dana thought about those facts and felt beyond embarrassed already. Usually she wasn't a discreet stingray, but in situations of intimacy she was beyond shy.
It didn't help her feel comfortable, once the void-fish reminded that tens of its own kind, would witness the couple of stingrays getting at it.
This was why she had been quiet through the short travel, she simply did not know how to approach this situation.
They've been directed to a portion of the cavern, which led to a far smaller tunnel.
This specific tunnel seemed to be just a couple of meters wide, it certainly smaller in comparison to the main route they've left behind.
But now they at least understood why these massive fish had not taken care of this situation themselves, they simply could not fit.
The couple of stingrays had a pretty good view of what surrounded them, since this place was covered with luminous crystals as well.
And upon first glance they confirmed that one side of the tunnel, specifically the one that led downwards, had its route blocked by what seemed to be a collapse.
This blockade consisted of nothing but gems, which assured how plentiful this area was with that type of rock.
If humans figured out a way to mine down here, the world would become a tenth richer.
However, they recognized the problem and felt ready to deal with it for the sake of progress.
Timothy called out for the void and asked, "Okay what are we supposed to do now?"
Almost in cooperation to what the hero asked about, they could hear a deep tone that slightly shook this small tunnel's walls.
This voice asked, "Are you two ready to bind your souls?"
The sea-pancake did not answer that question. Instead his focus darted towards Dana, as he wanted to figure out how comfortable she was with all of this.
Likewise he pressured, "Are you ready? Do you feel like you can handle all of this?"
The lady on the other side of the stick, seemed to have been quite deep in thoughts.
She barely recognized the boy at this point, and was almost clueless regarding what he had asked about.
But eventually she caught up and answered, "What other choice do we have....? I'm ready."
Towards that expression the hero's face softened, the stingray lady's embarrassment was as adorable as it was heavy.
Afterwards he faced the fully green-coloured crystal walls, and assured the void that they were ready, with the aid of a simple and short shout.
And before this couple of stingrays could have settled with the idea of intimacy, they heard louder screams which coated every side of the tunnel.
The depth of these hollers could change the laws of gravity themselves, so it was fair to say that the little team's attention had been conquered!
But yet these voices weren't exactly uttering in gibberish, their words had quite a lot of meaning, even though no new soul would understand the origin of this value.
The language that these voids used sounded ancient. But the stingrays could guess that this procedure had something to do with the soul binding technique.
As for details, these loud shouts seemed to repeat a handful of words over and over.
"Hakiitum azhamz lipuzakima Aresmqaal."
"Hakiitum azhamz lipuzakima Aresmqaal."
"Hakiitum azhamz lipuzakima Aresmqaal."
Only god knew just what the hell that meant. But its effects proved apparent once that same sentence had been repeated for the tenth time!
The team of two could sense their own bodies shaking violently at first. But this shiver was almost soothing, it behaved much like a massage!
A split second later they could somehow see their own bodies from above!
As odd as it seemed, those same bodies swam out of the tunnel and headed towards that big cavern.
But the main problem was that the views of these stingrays were stuck in the small tunnel!
Such a scene was absolutely stunning, no normal pair of eyes would be able to comprehend it fully.
And at this point these friends hurriedly looked around, and managed to get a solid view of one another.
Timothy could see a light-grey cloud generating in front of him.
Through the process this same cloud shifted towards a dark-green colour, and built up a form which was similar to a feminine human's.
It took little effort to realise that this was Dana's soul. This confirmed that the ancient soul-binding technique has been put into motion.
And the details that grew with this fate were simply astounding!
The hero witnessed this fine lady's soul transforming into a specific figure. She shaped towards the form of a naked human woman!
In depth details weren't exactly expansive, as she was slightly coated with a thin, green misty cloud.
But the hero could spot enough spots, to figure out that Dana's soul had formed into that of a light-weight human's.
She did not have an extensive amount of curves, but there was a unique beauty illuminating itself through this figure.
And Timothy had transformed into a practically cloned shape. The only difference was his gender and the dark-grey colour that he carried.
Now colour and shape regardless, these couple of souls grew increasingly allured towards each other.
Perhaps this was the technique's bit of work? They weren't sure.
But every bit of emotion had been stripped away from these couple of souls, and what remained was the pure crave for romance!
Timothy floated forward and placed his hands around the lady's waist. With a bit of work he pulled the other's lower body towards him.
And then he could feel that the lady purposely leaned forward, enough until their phantom-like chests touched with each other.
Afterwards the couple locked themselves closer than ever, with the graceful aid of a kiss.
Their soul-textured lips touched each other's, and that was when another portion of the technique made itself apparent.
These two souls could notice that their individual figures, mixed with one another more than ever!
And that term could be used quite literally now. Their figures deformed just to link with one another, to the point where the procedure seemed almost forceful!
Within a moment they transformed into a floating sphere, which twisted and turned quite rapidly.
Through those rough movements, the shades of both these souls showcased across the tiny tunnel.
These couple of friends could guess that their efforts were being put into use, as the crystal walls around them lightly shook!