As Kaios was experiencing the pain in his finger Dante spoke suddenly.
"Now.. Kaios when the pain became so much that it will unbearable to you, change the direction of the flow" he instructed.
Kaios only nodded to that as it is becoming difficult to hold the artifact by his hand. And just as it became to painful to hold that he change the direction.
This time he didn't feel the repulsion force instead the artefact suddenly moved from his hand towards his chest and about to collide, though it didn't collide as he instinctively grasped it first.
Dante nodded as he saw that, he was about to tell it to Kaios but Kaios changed the direction abruptly.
"This will happen each time you change the direction, also you don't have to concern about the pain. In a few cycle it will be lesser, and it will even faster for you due to your IR."
He stopped for brief moment then said again, "Also... Wait for sometime you will see something interesting."
Like this some moment passed, Kaios was not feeling anymore pain due to the attraction and repulsion.
The cycle is also now stable. As everything looking good— something stirred.
His Psion which was only flowing through the path, is now strayed from that.
His eye opened, there he saw Psion coming out of his chest. It is connected with artifact that he hold in his hand.
Dante spoke again, "You can now stop holding the artifact, Kaios. Also feel the Psion feedback to your core and flow it all over the body."
Kaios nodded and try to feel the Psion feedback in the core. Instantly he feel that feedback, it was different from the usual Psion he used.
This time there was something different in it. The Psion felt grounder, as it gained the weight. The Psion that he is now controlling is now lot denser.
Kaios thought as he observe the change.
Psion becoming more and more denser with each moment, before it was like water now it felt syrup of some kind.
Hmm...
As he observing the Psion he found another thing that is different than before.
This... The Psion is looking lot tamer than before, does it became tamer after ER, losing some of mutation property?
He wasn't wrong, though only partially. By focusing into one path, Psion had shed its scattered adaptations. Yet its inherent nature—the ability to mutate and respond to its environment—remained untouched.
Some time passed, the ER in its last phase. The Psion that connected with the artifact is now thinned comparatively. It had thinned into a string compared to before.
As Kaios observing this a shocked expression suddenly appeared on his face.
This... This what the hell is happening to the core of mine. Why is it shrinking?
Not understanding the reason he called, "Dad, w..why is my core shrinking?"
As Dante heard it he only shook his head, for there are too many irregularities with his son.
Lyra face twitched as he heard Kaios's worry.
"Worry not Son, that was going to happen in future. But for you it happened sooner.", Dante spoke.
"What is it Dad?", Kaios asked finally calming after seeing their reaction.
This time Lyra said, "What you experiencing is the completion of IR and ER."
"This phenomenon happen normally at stage 5. Your ER became fully stabilzed and IR completed. But you completed that point early."
"I understand ER stabilization," Kaios said, brows furrowed. "But IR completion? Doesn't IR occur during NMT?"
Lyra explained, "Yes, but there is one correction. What happens in the NMT was that we exposed the Psion to our body through the NR of ore with the nano material made from it. IR completed when Psion from this nano material changed our cells, through which we gain the ability to naturally produce the Psion like any other races with inherent energy. That is what Internal Resonance signifies."
Kaios digested all the information form his mother. Now he understood how much complex the power system of human is, just to match the other races in the universe who can use the Tier 1 energies from birth.
"As Lyra said but you being irregular it happened to you the moment you completed the ER." Dante spoke.
Dante's gaze was steady. "And you, irregular as always, have reached that point early. The purity of your Psion forced ER stabilization, and in turn, IR completion."
"Woah, finally some benifit of this high IR." Kaios muttered.
Lyra's brow twitched as she heard this.
This kid, he already is in the stage 10 strength wise, that was not enough for him.
"And one more fact, I think you all are forgetting.", Dante stated.
"What Dad" Kaios questioned.
Dante smiled lightly the told, "You are now officially in the peak of Awakening Realm."
"Ohh...Yeah, I totally forgot about that." Lyra said as he heardpalmed herself.
"What does it mean, was't I already a stage 10.", Kaios asked.
Dante shook his head and said, "You were, but that was just strength wise. You can't breakthrough to Terra Dominion."
"For that you need ER which happens in stage 3, ER stabilization and IR completion, that occured in stage 5. After that you will gain a qualitative change when you reach the stage 10.", Dante explained.
Just as Kaios was about to nod his Psion flared, his body started to glow. As this happened his body started to rise form the ground as if someone turned off the gravity on him.
Kaios could hardly believe what he was experiencing. He was flying—neither aided by machines nor trapped within a VR illusion, but truly flying. The sensation that he is feeling is raw and that of thrill. For the first time, he felt the absolute freedom— freedom to move in all axis, without any restriction or boundary.
As Dante saw this he chuckled, "There it was, the last change. The ability to fly without being shackled by the gravity."
Lyra also amazed by this sight, as it was her first time to see someone reaching stage with her own eyes. She couldn't saw the Dante's as he was done it in a Dive cave.
After some time, Kaios descended, his foots touch the ground, slightly stumbling. His body was thrilled beyond, not just from the ability to fly but also the change in Psion.
"So, how was the experience Kaios?" Dante asked.
Hearing this Kaios laughed excitedly and replied, "That was awesome Dad, it felt like I could move anywhere I want, with out anyone restricting me."
Dante nodded, as it is the same experience as his when reached the stage 10.
"All reached or crossed the stage 10, leaving me alone." Lyra said suddenly feigning disappoint.
"Don't worry mom, I will help you reach the stage 10 sooner with my great IR." Kaios assured Lyra keeping his hand on the chest.
As Lyra heard it she approached Kaios and hugged him tightly, "Ohh...my sweet boy is now big, taking care of his mom." As she pinched the cheek of Kaios.
Urghh...
"Mo..m, re..lease me." Kaios spoke with great difficulty.
Suddenly a sound echoed in the training room.
Cough..
Everyone turned towards the origin of the sound. There they saw a man in sixties.
It was none other than the Enforcer.