"Kid?"
Dante snapped out of his thoughts, turning a confused look to his lanky doctor, who responded with a frown.
"You gonna tell me what's going on?"
"I… don't know…" Dante replied.
Casting his gaze down, Dante went through everything his resident AI said. Something has happened to his soul, something even Volcan didn't understand. What triggered was the installation of the upgraded Ares SRE into Bella's body. That seemed to have established a connection between their souls, but if that were the case…
"Doc," whipping his head in the doctor's direction, Dante pinned him with a stern look. "I need to see Bella. Now."
"Don't tell me this has something to do with her…"
Though he sounded quite annoyed at the prospect, Larry quickly led the way to the operating room. Bella was still on the operating table, lying on her stomach. A light blue sheet covered her body, which gave Dante an ominous feeling until he realized her head was uncovered.
