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Seran watched as the images played out on the mirror. It was much the same as when he had previously peered into the shinigami’s mind, only clearer. Salem had been forced to create two personalities from an early age to deal with the killing on which his survival depended. That in of itself was not the issue, the problem was in the relationship between the two. The protective and violent personality, the Oni, had become dominant as the child side had been too weak, and it was the only one of the two to develope. Unfortunately it was a creature that could not be reasoned with or trained. Salem on the other hand lacked the development, and remained a child. Seran looked over at Gabby.

“Can you send me in there? I need to fix what’s been broken.”

He undid his belt, his weapons would likely be irrelevant in such a place. It was clear to him what needed to be done, but whether or not it could be done was another story. Seran had entered the minds of others before, but changing them was another thing altogether, especially in this case, where he need to tear apart the mind and stitch it back together.

Seran jumped back as massive clawed hands smashed into the ground on either side of him. He grimaced in distaste at the creature that separated him from Salem’s actual consciousness. Its form was blurred, slightly concealed by the murk that surrounded them, but Oni’s presence was all toe clear, a monstrous mental force faultily designed to completely cut Salem off from the world. In the world outside the mirror it only had Salem’s body to work with, but here its power was far more substantial. But all the same Seran sneered in disgust.

“You’re a nuisance. Look at you, a malignant tumor of uncontrolled rage, one that's consumed all the experience and development that belongs to him.”

Seran pointed past the creature at the disheveled young boy. Beneath the translucent skin of Oni, Seran could see the flowing currents of memories, experiences that the creature had kept from Salem’s actual mind, the materials that could make him into the dominant personality.

“Those don’t belong to you Oni, you’ve surpassed your usefulness and not your nothing more than a hindrance.”

Slowly, the mod soul reached into his jacket, removing a small vial filled with a clear liquid. As it was exposed to the monster, the substance began to bubble, boiling without heat within the tiny bottle.

“You recognize this don’t you? The material essence I stole from you at our first meeting. This is the foundation of your downfall.”

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Name: Retineo (“Restrain/ Maintain”)
Quality: Advanced
Type: Ink
Amount: 5
Description: The Material Essence of Salem Syler, created when Seran kidnapped the Human and used Essense Forging on his spiritual energy. It is a completely clear, almost invisible liquid that changes color when exposed to different spiritual matter and energy.