Anti-Skeleton Drops

Now inside of the forge room with the piece of himself at his side, Ed prompted the system.

'How do I merge? The forge again?' This time Ed didn't feel as hesitant. Having gone through it once he knew that the pain would pass by rather quickly.

[Yes]

He was also mentally prepared for the affirmative reply. He had merged consciousnesses before and knew very well that the forge was a key part of the process.

Thus, without further ado, Ed grabbed the wisp of himself with a tendril of light and hurled himself at the ethereal white flame.

Immediately, Ed was overcome by that earlier feeling of pain and confusion. That feeling of being burned alive while being simultaneously left out to drown in the deepest ocean imaginable.

Ed could only scream inwardly before eventually losing track of both time and his surroundings. He lost his lucidity and drifted off into sleep. When he next woke up, it was from getting a pleasant feeling.