37 Alleviate some of that boredom (2/2)

{I see, becoming all the elements or becoming your ruler is not my goal. However, I will continue with your plan because of the skills that will help my musical goals.}

{That is what I expected. I do not plan on forcing our will upon you. I have grown to enjoy watching you make your choices.}

Jericho touched his mouth. {Huh. So all of you are wanting to see if I can break through to a stage of elemental none of you have ever broken through before. I could see why that would be fascinating to things that have lived forever.}

{Yes,} Glaw replied. {We already know many methods for most creatures to break through their racial limitations but we have yet to discover any means to break through our own. The side effect of trying to break through your own racial restrictions is being blind to your own potential.}

Jericho laughed. {I have heard people say similar things when it comes to spirituality. Can you explain one of these limitations and breakthrough methods for me?}

{Alright, take two of your everyday animals for example. A rat is a Tier 1 creature. Unless it undergoes some sort of mutation like a growth effect, it will remain a rat. If for example you gave it a growth effect it could then break through the barrier and become a Tier 2 dire-rat.

For the next example I will use a coyote. A Tier 1 coyote is a pup while a Tier 2 coyote is an adult. Within the adult coyotes there are many sub-categories and trait specific creatures but that is their natural limit. Unless they can break, change, or add to the title of animal, that is as far as they will go…}

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Ken and Lux stared at the ghostly lynx figure that floated above them. They still had pieces of the shattered treasure box in their claws.

(Greetings young ones,) the aged ghost said with a nod. (Congratulations on opening the box. A long time ago, lynxes started to lose their true power. I sealed away my power in this box in order to bring that power back. The two of you are worthy to inherit my power.)

Ken looked excited. This was basically a special event to make lynxes stronger and he was lucky enough to have experienced enough misfortune to be a part of it. (Greetings elder,) Ken replied.

Lux copied his older brother's actions.

(Come closer and look at what was being stored inside the box. Your inheritance is there.)

The two adult lynxes came closer.

Ken looked at the moist yellow amber looking stones.

(Lyngurium?) Lux asked, thinking that he had created plenty of it on his own. (Why is the secret treasure only this stone? I carried these around for so long. I thought my treasure was special.) Lux laid down depressed. (I thought the secret treasure was something really awesome. I'm disappointed that it is something so lame. Ken why did you have to help me open the box? It was better not knowing what was in it.)

The old lynx laughed. (Indeed these are Lyngurium stones. However, these ones are special. They are tier 4 Spirit Beast Lyngurium stones. You don't have to be sad because you will become a much stronger lynx with these. These contain my spiritual essence and can awaken your own spiritual power.)

Ken looked excited. (How do we gain the inheritance?)

(To the point then, you must swallow one or both of the two Lynguriums of Truth and try to keep it down. The longer you can keep it inside of you the more power I can pass onto you. If you are successful in absorbing all my power then it will be even better.)

Lux looked ill. (Swallow a Lyngurium stone? There is no way I am doing that. You are a gross old ghost that should go away. No lynx in their right mind would ever swallow it.)

The old ghost looked confused. (What is wrong? Do you not know that the most effective way to pass on our power to another one of our kind is through this stone? What is the problem?)

Ken was confused and started laughing. (Lux, I thought you were a brave Lynx. It is only swallowing a stone. It isn't like he is asking you to swallow one of his hairballs.)

The ghostly lynx chuckled. (I did consider that option, but Lyngurium is luckier and a much better vessel for spiritual power.)

(Ignorant former human of an older brother,) Lux muttered. (You wouldn't be so casual about it if you knew.) His voice was progressively getting quieter.

The ghostly lynx looked surprised. (Wait, he was formally a human? Truly? How unusual, not that it matters too much. The conditions remain the same. In order to pass on the inheritance you must swallow one or both.)

Lux grimaced as he slowly approached what he viewed as a disgusting object. (Nope! They're both yours.) He looked up at the ghost. (Do you have something else?)

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(I do.) The old ghostly lynx pulled out a strange green cloth. (If you want my other power accept this.)

Lux used his mouth to snag the cloth. (What is it?) He asked as the green cloth encompassed his head briefly.

Ken looked over at the old ghostly lynx. (What did you just give him?)

The old ghost laughed. (It is a special hat that used to belong to a very heroic lynx. It is a semi-bound object that has some cool abilities. Now are you going to swallow the Lyngurium?)