"Ripha is wondering if your bond with Solus also added the necessary enchantments to support the elemental abilities of your eyes to the tower since Ripha already gave it human wings-like properties." Morok said.
"That’s... accurate." Menadion said, trying and failing not to sound surprised.
"I see your point." Lith nodded. "What’s our next move?"
"Off the top of my head, take Ryla’s lessons." Quylla replied. "The wings and eyes of different evolved human species might not work exactly the same way, but it should give you guys a starting point.
"Also, in your shoes, I’d consider sharing this news with Silverwing and maybe involving her in your training."
"Not a fan of the idea." Lith said.
"Me neither." Quylla sighed. "There’s no telling how she might employ her apex form. Yet if it turns out to be similar to Valeron’s, we’d have a full set of evolved humans. From Friya’s top of the rank 0 to Silverwing’s perfect rank 4."
"This is definitely a decision for another day." Lith stroked his chin. "We already have a lot on our plate. I say we do everything we can on our own, and if that fails, we consider the Silverwing option. Anything else?"
"I still can’t explain the resonance between you, Solus, Ryla, and the human members of the allied forces. Sorry." Quylla shrugged.
"I can explain that. At least in part." Menadion reexamined the data from the Eyes and Ears in light of Quylla’s discoveries. "The resonance started between Ryla and Lith, with her eyes acting as a framework for Lith’s dormant abilities.
"As he followed Ryla’s lead and his eyes amplified her power, the energy from the Elemental Storage stimulated his wings by infusing them with massive amounts of already split elements.
"This activated the latent abilities of Lith’s human side, which in turn created a second resonance effect with Solus. At that point, the tower noticed her awakening potential and restructured its enchantments to support her.
"The tower scanned Lith and Ryla with the Eyes and Ears, learning from them how to bring out Solus’ powers. Yet due to their bond, Lith and Solus have the same abilities, so the tower supported him as well."
"Let me get this straight." Lith said. "Fighting together with Ryla helped me tap into my evolved human abilities. Then, due to my bond with Solus, she experienced the same changes in her life force, and the tower altered its enchantments based on Valeron’s apex form to support her.
"Yet by helping Solus, the tower also helped me and Ryla, generating a feedback between the four of us that stimulated our life forces in a loop."
"That’s the only possible explanation for the tower’s logs about the phenomenon." Menadion nodded. "Yet how the changes spread to Ryla and the other human species is anyone’s guess."
***
Later, that afternoon, Lith, Solus, Morok, Tista, and Garrik sat in a corner of the Mansion’s park.
"I’m sorry if I can’t explain myself very well, but I was born with my abilities, and I never had to think too much about how they work." Ryla said. "I’m going to pass on to you the same teachings my father imparted to me and I imparted to Garrik.
"Calling upon the elemental abilities of a Fomor or a Balor requires a four-step process. The first step is to move the mana from your wings to your body, leaving them an empty vessel." Ryla breathed out, and her wings became dull and grey.
"Nature abhors a vacuum, and so does the world energy. It will flow inside your wings, filling the void you created and allowing you to feel how your wings ’breathe’." Then, she took a deep breath in, and her feathers regained their luster.
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