Chapter 157: Mia’s Recovery Transformation
Doctor Eleanor showcased how prepared she was from their questions. She prepared as best as she could, afraid of even a momentary paused that showed her weakness.
She didn’t falter, she explained without hesitation, gaining admiration from the attendees.
A Senior Physician asked, "Director Vale, how can you prove meridians are responsible rather than merely correlated with recovery?"
Doctor Eleanor replied, "Because patients continue deteriorating despite successful treatment of every conventional symptom. Recovery only begins after restoration of meridian integrity. If meridian damage were secondary, repairing it would not consistently reverse terminal progression."
Her response compelled them to begin taking notes.
A Neurological Specialist asked, "You repeatedly reference the soul. Can you prove its existence?"
Doctor Eleanor replied, "I do not require philosophical agreement. I require only clinical consistency. If a phenomenon produces measurable effects, medicine must investigate it regardless of terminology."
The attendees erupted with discussions among themselves.
A Beast Biology Professor asked, "If beasts possess meridians, why do they not suffer the same disease?"
Doctor Eleanor smiled. "Most beasts develop alongside their meridian networks. Their physiology evolved around them. Humans frequently exceed their natural developmental capacity through affinity, contracts, or environmental exposure."
The attendees were convinced.
Doctor Eleanor continued to answer their inquiries. This time, she didn’t limit the number of questions, totalling up to ten question that was thrown to her but was answered confidently.
She felt addicted.
In the end, the attendees themselves knew they had to stop and Doctor Eleanor continued to Chapter 7.
The Chapter 7 was the Clinical Validation: The Mia Hill Case.
This was where she provided her proof.
Now that the attendees endured six Chapters of evidence, data, historical records, anatomical comparisons, and medical theory, they could now finally be enlightened in Chapter 7.
Doctor Eleanor first showed an image of Mia Hill, with her data presented beside it.
When Mia saw the familiar image, she was astonished. She first glanced at Krisha and said, "Look! Look! Big Sister Krisha! That’s me!"
Krisha giggled and nodded. "That’s the pretty Mia there."
Mia then disturbed her parents and the latter reacted the same way as Krisha.
When it was Felix’s turn, the latter felt his heart ached when he was the last individual Mia asked first.
He smiled bitterly. "Yes, Yes. Our pretty Mia is being presented to everybody."
Mia turned towards the presentation display and felt an inexplicable sense of happiness. She chatted joyfully with Ashen and Ember.
Felix read the data beside Mia’s image.
He couldn’t help but smile, reminiscing.
[Initial Condition
Upon arrival at Chambers Hospital, Mia displayed:
Persistent fever
Repeated hallucinations
Loss of appetite
Severe fatigue
Progressive loss of consciousness
Within three months:
She no longer responded to verbal stimulation.
Her eyes remained closed.
Neurological tests showed inconsistent activity.
Existing treatments produced no improvement.]
Felix heard Mia recounted what happened to Ashen and Ember. Mia knew how to read, so she knew what those texts indicated. Felix was relieved that Mia seemed not traumatize by it.
Felix could still remember it clearly well—how their home became gloomy ever since she was hospitalized and how it affected his parents greatly.
Felix fell into depression as well. It even impacted his academic performance.
Felix regulated his emotion and continued to listen to Doctor Eleanor’s presentation.
Doctor Eleanor changed the presentation display to show a comparative image of a healthy child and Mia Hill’s meridian circulation.
The healthy child has a stable, continuous, and balanced meridian circulation, while Mia’s own meridian circulation was fragmented, interrupted, and severely weakened.
The comparison instantly drew their attention.
Doctor Eleanor said, "The patient’s physical body remained alive. However, the structures supporting consciousness were progressively failing."
Afterwards, Doctor Eleanor showed her Soul Stable Analysis on her patient—Mia Hill.
She carefully avoided religious terminology, and instead presented measurable observations, which she defined as Soul Stability—the ability of consciousness to remain integrated with the body.
The indicators would include dream activity, emotional response, cognitive resonance, and consciousness synchronization.
She then showed Mia’s measurements, which displayed how her soul continuously declined.
Every month showed lower response rates, reduced cognitive signatures, and weaker consciousness resonance.
The results were consistent. Without intervention, complete dissociation from her body would be expected.
Doctor Eleanor then proceeded to the next section, which was actually the Treatment Authorization.
For those who didn’t deeply read her thesis believed that Doctor Eleanor conducted a treatment without approval. It turned out, Doctor Eleanor instigated the Chambers Hospital creation of a special review board.
Most of them opposed—it was understandable, the idea came from a young beast tamer who knew nothing about medicine.
However, one word from the mayor changed how it should be proceeded.
The attendees appreciated the section most because it demonstrated that Eleanor did not perform an uncontrolled experiment.
The next section of the presentation then shifted to treatments. Large diagrams appeared in the presentation display, with each stage of the Four-Beast Meridian Reforging Ritual was explained.
Day one to three showed the results of improved circulation, increased stability, and reduced deterioration because of Red Ember Treant essence.
Doctor Eleanor then invited the attendees to research deeply more about it as its primary benefits was to restore vitality of a human body.
The attendees nodded, acknowledging the significance in investing research on the Red Ember Treant essence.
Day four to six showed the results of dream activity increased, consciousness resonance improved, and brain instability decreased of the patients. It conveyed how the Moon Silver Fox component stabilized the cognitive ability of the patient.
Day seven to eight showed the results of previously damaged pathways being reopened and the meridian flow becoming measurable.
This was one of the most dramatic findings.
The attendees immediately scrutinized the copy of the scans in their phone.
Day nine showed the results of Mia Hill’s consciousness indicators rising sharply.
How the Four-Beast Meridian Reforging Ritual results were presented urged the attendees to research on the materials Doctor Eleanor used.
They believed that once they had a breakthrough in their ideas, it might not be as important as Doctor Eleanor’s thesis, it would definitely gain recognition from the National Medical Beast Council.
Doctor Eleanor didn’t have a slight idea of how her thesis stirred the attendees, as she was now proceeding to the next section—Mia’s Recovery.
She elatedly claimed there was no relapse, no neurological deterioration, no consciousness instability, and meridian integrity remained stable.
She also presented the long-term observations, which was the most significant part of the thesis—one that she hadn’t fully included when she submitted it.
After all, there was barely enough time for Mia’s recovery observation.
Hence, the attendees held their breath as they listened to Doctor Eleanor’s shocking reports.
She said, "I have not included this to the thesis as it was only recently that my assumption is proven correct. Mia Hill consistently displayed immense affinity with beasts and Energy. Her body could absorb Energy and momentarily control them. However, since she is not a beast tamer yet and her soul has not been anchored in the black obsidian obelisk, she doesn’t possess Energy core.
But... She is still a child and can now freely control Energy without harming her body."
Doctor Eleanor turned towards presentation display, and it showed Mia in the Speaker Preparation Suite, chatting and playing with Ashen and Ember.
Doctor Eleanor could feel the attendees gasping, satisfying her.
The presentation display then presented data beside Mia and Ashen and Ember, showing the amount of concentrated Fire energy emitting from them.
The attendees were utterly shocked. If any other healthy kid would be exposed to such concentrated Fire energy, even if the Fire energy doesn’t intend to harm them, the Fire energy would inevitably hurt them.
That was why beast tamer parents, those at Commander rank and above, knew how to manipulate their Energy to the point it wouldn’t touch their kid at all.
However, not only Mia seemed to be unharmed, Ember, constantly releasing Fire Energy, and Ashen with her immense Fire Energy being constantly released as though refining Mia’s body, astonished them.
They dazed at Mia who glanced at the camera and waved at them innocently.
Suddenly, an idea came to their mind.
This is a gifted child!
But not just an ordinary gifted child, like the Monarch when they were still a kid. Mia showed a sign of potential at an early age that would surpass them.
Which instantly caused them to acknowledge the fact that every kid that were infected by the Sleeping Hollow Disease, or what should they call now "Spirit Meridian Withering Syndrome", to possess such ability.
However, there was one important fact that they had just realized.
Mia Hill was Felix Hill’s brother.
Although it was so strange that their parents were ordinary beast tamers, only reaching Awakener rank, both of their children possessed terrifying potential.
Especially Felix’s unprecedented growth, being recognized globally.
When one knew that he had a sister, they would definitely not find it strange that she possessed monstrous growth like her big brother.
When Doctor Eleanor finally concluded her presentation and proceeded to the last question and answer portion, a Senior Physician asked, "We know that Mia Hill is the only patient you’ve cured with the ritual. How can we be certain that those who will be cured in the future possessed the same recovery transformation as her? And not correlate it to her big brother’s potential?"
Doctor Eleanor was taken aback.
She smiled. "We can be assured that those who have a Spirit Meridian Withering Syndrome and be cured by the Four-Beast Meridian Reforging Ritual will definitely possess the same recovery transformation as it’s normal after their meridian was repaired and enhanced by the ritual.
As for her being a blood sibling by her big brother, well, there’s no factual evidence that could provide to how it affects her..."
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