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It wouldn't be true immortality, of course, even one who came from the life machine can simply be shot or stabbed and die from the injury- and they are still trapped in an ever-decaying universe which one day will be unable to support life in any form. Regardless, the promise of everlasting life is right there, calling to you and all others who have reigned Supreme.
But there is a secondary aspect of the machine that draws you. It can transform people, yes, and restore youth, yes, but it can also heal unseen wounds; wounds of the mind. Jale Berax is a <span class="mu-i">death commando</span> who has gunned down innocent sentient lives- though there is no true innocence to those that stand in the way of progress. Yet despite this, he is perfectly well adjusted. Your psychologists report that Cijan Anak's old foible of insecurity over his twin-tailed mutation has also been cured- though this is also because the machine removed it. It seems that the mind, which is a physical thing inextricably linked to the body, can also be “healed” by the machine.
Despite your incredible mental and physical training to be a potential Supreme Ruler, and your blonde heritage increasing your toughness, you are still... tired. You feel tired. The act of donning the Mask of the Unspeakable drained you of some vital element of your psyche. You are still the same person. You are not controlled by violent mood swings nor filled with a suicidal depression and ennui, yet despite this, things are just different for you now. You've seen and done things that lead you to sleeplessness and reservation for daily life. It doesn't impact your ability to rule, nor will it impact your ability to one day father children and lead the Val family forward into the circle of elite families. Yet despite this, you feel like you want a reprieve. The machine could fix that.
Truthfully, using the machine's last remaining charge <span class="mu-i">on yourself</span> at your current age and level of health would be extremely wasteful. But based on what Maktana is saying, all you have to do is find a new source of BAG to power the machine for upwards of thousands of uses per year- that's not only a massive amount of restoration but also transformations, science experiments, gene-clensing... you can only <span class="mu-i">imagine</span> the possibilities now. This single remaining charge will be a trifle in the long run. It may be selfishness, but after all, you <span class="mu-i">are</span> the Supreme Ruler.
What should you do with the last remaining charge of the life machine?
>Use it to make yourself whole again
>Try to transform yourself into a greater form (Chance of severe consequences)
>Restore the youth of a very old Hegemony official instead
>Save it for later
