The Ossarans were one of the many Races across the universe with Bone Manipulation abilities. But what made them curious was that their abilities extended to their blood—or it could more accurately be said that they were rooted in their very Bone Marrow.
What had made them stand out to Sylas all the more than even other bone manipulation Races was the fact that their abilities were eerily similar to the Dogons.
All Dogons were born with Rune Flesh. Rune Flesh was usually designated as the fifth level of Rune Mastery. However, it was most well known for its relation to allowing Rune Masters to truly embody their Runes, drawing them onto their skin or using them to directly impact their combat abilities.
It could be said that Rune Flesh was basically the bare minimum requirement to have a truly powerful Combat Matrix Index. Without reaching this level, while it was still possible to have a Combat Matrix Index, it would be highly limited, almost as though one's Runes were filtered through far too many layers.
If the Dogons were allowed to progress beyond the F-tier, it could be said that they would be true monsters. Without any sort of training, they would immediately reach Rune Flesh again and again with every step forward.
The most powerful Rune Masters in the Milky Way Sector were only C-Grade Rune Flesh Masters. A Dogon would reach this level the instant they touched the C-tier.
The Ossarans weren't exactly like this, but the functional end of their abilities was far too similar.
While the Dogons would be technique Rune Flesh Masters, this only extended as far as they could actually etch Runes onto their bodies. It wasn't as though they would suddenly have the comprehension of a Rune Flesh Master outside of a very acute sense.
The Ossarans, by extension, were capable of making direct changes to their Blood and Bone Essence. It was like this ability was an evolved form of what the Dogons were capable of.
The Dogons were able to use their bone as a medium to make direct changes to the strength of their flesh, while the Ossarans were able to use their bone as a medium to make direct changes to their Blood and Bone Essence.
However, this wasn't what intrigued Sylas the most about the Ossarans.
Their unique trait was tied to what they called their Ossaran Blooming Wrath Gene Talent. It was a Gene Talent that allowed them to burn their Blood Essence for more physical strength and power.
However, there was a deeper method that Sylas had managed to piece together from a scattered few stories.
They were also capable of using their Bloom Wrath Gene Talent to burn their Bone Essence directly.
The cost of this was much higher, but as a result, they could tap into what they called "Ancestral Wrath." Essentially, they could touch onto the grievances of the past and use it to influence the future, increasing their power severalfold.
Now, this ability… it sounded quite similar to the Kaelthar's Mortal Clan ability, now didn't it?
But more importantly than that… it sounded so very compatible with a certain Sanctum Lineage.
The Apes.
That was certainly an unnecessary leap to take. Sylas had no evidence that these people were tied to the other Sanctums. However, it was something he kept in his back pocket nonetheless.
Random connections he formed like this were often the reason he made deductions so quickly. While others were still trying to figure out what was going on, he had a rolodex of thoughts he had shelved long ago with the reason of insufficient evidence.
But now the question was… what should he do with these thoughts?
There was no confirmation that they were, indeed, the Ossarans, nor was there confirmation that they were a member of the Ape Lineage of another Sanctum.
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