This was pure torture on the part of the Feathered Steelwing Bird. If not for the fact that it shared a lot of similarities with an artificially created subordinate spirit, the two wouldn't be able to get along in the slightest!
Gloriana looked less and less comfortable with what was happening. She was unable to follow what her husband was doing. He had improved way ahead of everyone else in the clan.
"If this does not kill the Minerva outright, your experiment will still cause our ace mech undo harm. We can forget about turning it into our first anchor mech."
"Be paitent, Gloriana. Good stuff always take time to ferment. Besides, I am not planning to compromise the Minerva."
Ves carefully observed the spectacle before he made an important decision.
He commanded Blinky to move forward and deliver a shattering blow onto the Feathered Steelwing Bird!
This almost killed the avian spirit!
It had most certainly suffered a lot of damage and had lost most of its consciousness. This was a dangerous state of affairs and left the avien spirit completely vulnerable to manipulation.
Eleiha was able to exert much more extensive control over the Feathered Steelwing Bird!
Mental hijacking happened to be the companion spirit's forte. She lacked practice in exercising her dangerous ability, but the companion spirit would learn rapidly with each passing attempt.
Slowly but surely, the fractured pieces of the Feathered Steelwing Bird gradually lost their independence.
The Minerva's subordinate spirit may be young, but the odds were so stracked in its favor that it was definitely the dominant partner in this merger!
As Ves continued to observe the fusion taking place, his grin grew wider.
"It is working!"
"How?" Gloriana asked. "You always told us it is a bad idea to merge different spirits together. Why does it feel the Minerva Mark II is not constrained by this rule?"
"That is because we are not putting the entire spiritual foundation of the Minerva Mark II at risk. Even if the subordinate spirit encounters an accident and dies, this is still an acceptable loss."
"Sir, the strong tap that you have given the subordinate spirit has worn off." Alexa Streon warned her superior.
"Damn!"
The fusion proceeded well at first, but outside interference and other factors caused the process to become less stable!
Ves moved back to the Victrix and noticed how the Feathered Steelwing Bird acquired greater momentum.
This was the majesty of the strong!
The Mentalist Crystal was already generating significantly more activity than before!
This was not necessarily a good sign. Despite the suppression from Eleiha, the Feathered Steelwing Bird inherently resisted the fusion.
Ves had a potential solution for this. He grinned as he reached into his toolbelt and retrieved a special tool.
Gloriana looked perplexed. "That hammer shouldn't be used for this purpose."
"I think it can help." He grinned as he raised the Hammer of Brilliance and struck it against the surface of the Victrix!
The entire construct seemed to shudder as Vulcan's influence overtook the Feathered Steelwing Bird.
The avian spirit froze, causing it to become exceptionally vulnerable!