Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 522 Monica's Idea
The movements were so fluid and graceful that they left the onlookers stunned.

Then the people around them were overjoyed:
"It's connected?"

"How is Nora? Can she move now?"

"I told you she wouldn't die, and look, it's connected now!"

"Should Castells abolish beheading?"

Even Nini couldn't help but come out from behind the steel plate, her face beaming with joy.

"Nora, you try it now."

"No! I haven't taken control of my body yet!" Nora suddenly exclaimed.

Nini was taken aback, and then, to her surprise, Nora slowly raised her head again.

"I can't control her. I feel no difference between being on her neck and on a vase. I can't feel my body at all!"

Nora spoke quickly and urgently, causing the people around her to gasp and stare intently at Nora, who had her head raised in front of her.

Has "she" become a completely independent entity?

What would happen if a body developed independent consciousness?
Could it be that "she" felt that Nora had enslaved "her", and thus turned against her?
Nini waved her hand behind her back without making a sound. Her mother-in-law took a step forward, and the heavily armored Banshee Assault Team standing next to her also got ready.

If "she" does anything to harm Nora later, the mother-in-law will grab Nora first, and the assault team will forcibly subdue "her".

However, Nora's body did not exhibit any extreme behavior.

She seemed puzzled as well, and put her head back on her neck, carefully turned it to align the seam, and tried to move it.

"No, I still can't control my body."

Nora instinctively scratched her head, which caused her head to fall off, and she hurriedly caught it in a flustered manner.

The situation reached a stalemate for the time being.

Those around could see that Nora's body seemed to be trying to reattach her head, but she couldn't manage it.

"Could it be that it's been taking too long?"

"How about applying some glue to fix it in place?"

"It's no use fixing it, she can't control her own body anyway."

"They've really become two separate parts? Then isn't Nora practically beheaded?"

"This is terrible!"

Nini frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "Nora, can you write?"

Nora paused for a moment before realizing that Nini must be talking to another Nora.

Nora's body remained motionless and showed no reaction whatsoever.

"Nora, tell her that."

Nora's expression immediately turned strange. She hesitated for a moment, then repeated Nini's words.

As a result, Nora actually squatted down on the ground and started scratching the dirt with her fingers.

"White Bones. Sanctuary?"

"What is the Church of White Bones? Is it a church?"

The people around shook their heads. Nora frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head as well, saying, "I've never heard of this either, but judging from the name, it might be related to Bone Raven?"

"You haven't heard of it in the church? The white bones, it sounds like something like bone crows or the burialers."

"No, I haven't been a priest for long, and I've been a burialer for even shorter time. I have no recollection of this name."

“So that means,” Nini narrowed her eyes, “that you and your body were originally one, but now you don’t know about the Bone Sanctuary, but your body does. The answer to everything may very well be in this so-called Bone Sanctuary.”

Nora thought for a moment, then looked at her body: "What is the Bone Sanctuary?" Her body did not react.

"Have you been to the Temple of Bones?"

"Do you know who I am?"

"Do you have a name?"

Take a step back.

"Gwen, Hughes, Bazel."

Nora went on and on about everything she could think of, but her body still didn't react at all.

The people around were at a loss. After discussing it for a while, they dejectedly prepared to disperse.

Perhaps Nora really has lost control of her body.

Just as people were preparing to leave, Monica, who had been silent all along, suddenly brightened up:
"Wait, I think I've got an idea!"

Hughes sat in the armchair, listening quietly to Hodge's story across from him.

His fingers tapped lightly on the long wooden table, where steaming hot tea added a touch of tranquility to the room.

"So what exactly is Monica's idea?"

Hodge closed his notebook and looked up at his lord: "It's you, Lord Hughes. She thinks you might be able to solve this problem."

Hughes raised an eyebrow.

“Monica said that when she was corrupted by the pollution, you touched her and helped purify the pollution. Although Nora cannot sign a contract with you, you or your blood may be able to bring about some changes for her.”

"That matter... it was a long time ago." Hughes sighed. It seemed like a very long time ago that he had made a pact with the banshees. At that time, he was still a border count who had just received his investiture, and the empire was at its zenith.

"While I don't believe Nora has been corrupted, there's no harm in trying. Where is Nora?"

"At the testing grounds, Lord Richard has also gone to check on her condition."

"Come on, let's go take a look."

The two quickly arrived at the testing ground, where a large number of people had gathered.

Most of the banshees have joined the Knights Hospitaller and are currently treating the wounded at the hospital. Nini's rotation time hasn't come yet, so she's still in the North. Therefore, there are only a few banshees at the testing grounds besides Monica.

"Richard, how is it?"

“It’s very strange. Theoretically, Nora should be able to control her body. The soul of the buried person is solidified in the body. Her body and head should be one, but it seems to be blocked by something.”

Richard stroked his chin and said with a frown.

He's a scholar who studies medicine and the physical body, and he happens to be an expert on Nora's case. If he can't do anything about it, then we'll probably have to try Monica's method.

“I’ll touch her first to see how it goes,” Hughes said.

"no!"

"How is this possible!"

"This is too dangerous, my lord!"

Everyone instinctively objected. Hughes was just a mortal, while Nora's body possessed extraordinary power. If something happened to her, it would be too late to save her.

"Don't worry, don't worry," Hughes said with a smile. "Have you forgotten that I have a symbiotic contract with the banshee? Even if I stand here and let Nora hit me, it would be very difficult for her to kill me, and it doesn't seem like there's any problem right now."

Hughes's words made sense. After discussing it, the group decided to have the banshees try it on Nora's body.

After the banshees changed into their heavy armor, they surrounded Nora's body, and she did not resist.

Hughes took a deep breath and reached for the severed area on her neck.

(End of this chapter)