Again
Ryu felt odd.
This was the first time he had been truly unconscious since he began using his Dao Heart and Perfect Blackbody Soul as clones of his thoughts. But that ironically made being unconscious odd.
His real ego took a back seat, and his Dao Heart and Perfect Blackbody Soul seemed to take over. There was a shift in the way he thought about things as a result.
A push and pull, a tug of war of sorts, was erupting between the two powerful aspects of his body, and it felt like they were fighting for supremacy over his body.
By comparison, his ego was lost in a weird dream-like state where he could observe, but he couldn't do much at all.
It was a feeling that should have left him feeling a bit helpless, but honestly, he didn't really feel that way at all.
He saw his Dao Heart and Perfect Blackbody as extensions of himself. Even if his Ego one day died by mysterious means, they would still be him regardless.