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in that same structured and sequenced manner as before. This time nothing out of the ordinary, relative to what Justice was expecting, happened and the first phase achieved completion without incident.
                  All the lights then dimmed and Justice, Jack, and one of the other scientists circled around the body. The gurney was reassembled into a round table upon which the body, now showing signs of basic life functions, lay. Justice addressed the observers as six candles were placed upon the round surface, “Now we begin the séance. Please observe that the subject has gained a heartbeat and brain functions are slowly beginning to return. Neural networks are being reestablished and synapses are firing up once again. This is a crucial moment and the séance must be started as soon as possible lest we miss our opportunity.”
                  The three of them joined hands after the candles were lit and the lights in the room turned completely off. It was the third scientist that led the séance chant. “We call out now, to the souls that exist beyond our sight. We know, physically you are far from us, but we ask of you only one thing. Deliver to us the soul of this man who, in life, was named Merton Chaucer. His body is ready to receive that which was lost and taken from him.”
                  Nothing happened immediately, which was expected by this group. Justice took his hand away from Jack’s and used the communicator strapped to his wrist to remotely access his control terminal. He made a few movements and then something clicked on in the darkness. An electric buzz hummed to life that quickly turned into a soft static noise. “Since you have chosen to not cooperate with us,” Justice said, “we will deliver the soul to his body ourselves.”
                  The static noise gradually grew louder and suddenly glowing orbs began to illuminate and die as they raced back and forth across the lab. The darkness around the dim candle light seemed to swell and envelop everything in the room, even attempting to consume the flames. The temperature in the lab dropped rapidly and as Justice spoke, his words pushed misty breath from his mouth, “We reclaim this man’s soul in the name of science and so that he may once again be present in his loved ones’ lives as a physical entity.”
                  The process continued and as it did so, the room began to lightly vibrate, which seemed odd to Jack given the perplexed look that stole across his face. Soon disembodied voices echoed off the lab’s bare walls. “Keep… balance… all will perish… destruct… souls,” were just some of the snippets of speech that were heard rattling through the pitch black. A bright white light flared above the subject’s body for a few seconds before it appeared to be forced down into the body by an unseen force in the room.
                  On the monitors surrounding the body, life functions seemed to improve rapidly and the brain seemed to have been jump started as there was an influx of new activity. The room abruptly stopped vibrating and all the lights slowly illuminated back to their initial brightness. Everything was still, nobody moved and their collective breath was held. Justice continued to monitor vitals and brain activity. He waited a few more tensioned filled seconds before speaking.             
                  “Vitals appear to be improving along with brain activity. Levels approaching nominal status,” he said as he struggled to keep the excitement out of his voice. However, he could not keep it out of his eyes. Justice walked over to the man and looked down at him. The man took in a deep, shuddering breath and began to writhe in agony. Justice looked scared and looked around at Jack for some answers.
                  “Let it pass,” Jack said reassuringly, “this is just the body and soul fusing.”