[ CLINICAL OBSERVATION ]
Before coming into contact with the physical artifacts of the IGNIS dominion, the specimen possessed a normal pain defense mechanism, instinctively avoiding harm. However, when the artifact rubbed across their spine under extreme pressure, the specimen's subcutaneous neural network experienced a fatal short circuit. The brain failed to release cortisol to issue a danger warning; instead, it secreted a lethal dose of endorphins, instantly misinterpreting the physical sensation of tearing into an extreme, destructive ecstasy.
[ STIGMATA RUBBING ]
Highly raised, dark red friction burns were left on the back. These are not wounds requiring medication, but physical barcodes struck by the divine. When the swelling begins to subside and the pain gradually fades, the specimen does not feel relief; rather, they fall into severe withdrawal. They intentionally scrape their back against rough walls, attempting to reawaken that morbid burning sensation, because the loss of pain induces a terrifying panic of "being abandoned by the gods."
[ PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ]
This is a tampering with the source code of "suffering." The world views pain as a symptom that must be eradicated (just as they pursue painless healing), while Auralia weaponizes pain, turning it into an umbilical cord that tethers the believer. When the brain equates suffering with "proof of existence" and the "privilege of being loved," the specimen completely degenerates into a slave of this theological mechanism. They no longer fear hell, because they have learned to demand their reward within the flames.
