The operations performed by Dr. Jutland may have turned him into a half-alien monstrosity, but it was those very same alien traits that were helping him cope with all of the excessive destructive energies!
The same biology that allowed the hexapod beasts to absorb and feed off powerful energy sources with unsurpassed efficiencies was now working hard to absorb and rein in the remnant power of the incoming lightning bolts.
Even though his resilient flesh still incurred a bit of damage, his organic body was already hard at work trying to redirect much of the energies to the floor or into his Jutland organ.
Normally, his Jutland organ never earned any consideration from him because it never provided him with any help in his work activities.
This time was different. Ves was truly thankful to Dr. Jutland as this alien-derived organ which had subsumed his heart and taken its place was readily absorbing much of the excessive foreign energies!
Not only was it sucking up a lot of electrical energy, it had also absorbed a fair amount of the high-grade galactic energy that hadn't been able to merge with his flesh or his Spirituality.
Even though the lightning energy seemed to be powerful enough to cause a bit of harm to the Jutland organ, it was so resistant against energy damage that it repaired its wounds within a matter of seconds.
Each time it did so, the Jutland organ changed.
Though Ves couldn't see this happen with his own eyes, his senses had received such a large boost that he was able to sense what was happening to his own body in surprising detail.
"Amazing."
Each time a lightning bolt struck, it delivered a lot of damage to whatever it struck, including his Jutland organ.
Yet as the destructive electrical energy ran its course, it strangely did not keep frying everything it touched.
Instead, it reversed its very nature, in a manner of speaking.
Ves couldn't explain it.
In one instance, the electrical energy was like a rampaging brute that sought to hack and slash everything in its way.
In the next instance, it transformed into a gentle and innocent-looking doctor who healed and mended the wounds that its previous incarnation had inflicted.
"What the hell is going on? Are you bipolar or something? Do you have a split personality? If you have a mental illness, don't you think that disqualifies you from acting as an arbiter of justice?!"
CRAAACK CRAACK CRAAACK!
"OUCH OUCH OUCH! NOT SO MUCH, PLEASE!"
Although the latest salvo was more violent than the last time, Ves had made sure to pay close attention to what the incoming electrical energy was doing.
The lightning bolt fried his cyborg cat and his own body with great fury, yet as they ran their course, they suddenly changed from a force of destruction into a force of creation.
"It's... it's beautiful..."
Ves became utterly entranced by observing the second half of the lightning attacks.
They mended wounds and injected vitality into damaged tissue.
The lightning bolts even repaired inorganic matter such as the damaged metal plates of his cyborg cat!
Ves couldn't figure out how it worked or why it was doing this, but that didn't stop him from collecting as much data as possible.
As Ves continued to observe this powerful and surprisingly beneficial aftereffect, he saw that they didn't merely repair what was broken.
They improved upon the parts that had proven themselves to be too weak to cope with the incoming destructive energies.
"It's... as if we're being refined in real time!"
It was so strange to see this taking place on him of all people!
He was no stranger to seeing his works improve or transform, but they were all designed with the express purpose of facilitating their own growth.
This was why he was not so surprised to see that his cyborg cat was continually becoming stronger and more cohesive after undergoing so many phases of destruction and creation.
It was a lot more unnerving to see this happening to his own body!
"I'm growing stronger in every single way!" Ves gasped as he understood the amazing extent of this transformation.
His body, his mind, his Spirituality and even his companion spirit was undergoing a painful baptism of lightning that not only made them stronger and more resilient, but also integrated the potent galactic energies that he had received a short time ago. The power of creation seemed to be able to merge and integrate everything it touched!
"Amazing!" Ves repeated even as he tried to resist the pain of repeated lightning strikes.
The galactic energies that were too powerful and high-end for him to control with his paltry strength suddenly became as docile as kittens in the face of this lightning energy.
The way those galactic energies obediently integrated with his own being reminded himself of the times where he utilized his own Spirituality and life domain to create new life out of a bunch of spiritual ingredients.
The processes were so identical that Ves eventually made a profound realization.
"The lightning storm... contains the power of life!"
It was a counterintuitive idea, but the empirical evidence did not lie. The destructive storm clouds hovering over his head were mostly preoccupied with raining down punishment, but also conveyed a small measure of mercy by attempting to revitalize what it had just broken.
The problem was that the power of destruction was far greater than the power of creation!
"Damnit, do you know how to balance out your energy composition? You're too violent! Have you ever heard about restorative justice? You would be able to do a much better job in reforming my wicked ways if you give me a carrot instead of a stick!"
CRAAAAAAAAAAACK!
"STTTOOOOOP IITTTTT!"