Erudition [VI]

Lucian mashed the brains of the animals into the fruit juice and found that it dissolved rather quickly. After applying the fruit and brain mixture, which had turned into a dark brown after dissolving the brains into the juice, Lucian needed to let the brains absorb the solution overnight. It wasn't the same as water, and he felt the longevity of the skin would be affected, but it would still preserve the skins and allow him to turn them into clothing.

After dumping the remaining solution from the pots, he rolled the skins up tightly and shoved them in, placing the plates on top as he let them sit until the next day. Once he was done with that project, he glanced at the timer once more before deciding it was time to start getting prepared. For the following two hours, he jogged back and forth between the two Tiles, forcing his body to get used to the sudden shifts in gravity. Sprinting from the [Vorikan] Tile into his own [Borol] Tile caused him to trip many times, but eventually, he managed to stay on his feet.

After a series of exercises, including push-ups, sit-ups, squats, running, and some light stretching, he decided to try out the liquid from one of the yellow fruits. A small stack of the fruits that he hadn't needed sat in the shade behind his shack, and the rabbit that had been following him around was already chowing down. He watched the rabbit for a minute, finding the way that it consumed the liquid intriguing.

"Is that how it's supposed to be done?" Lucian muttered, picking up a fruit of his own.

[Error]

He rolled his eyes and placed the yellow fruit to his lips. Lucian sucked on the skin of the fruit, and just like a sponge, the liquids seeped through the shell and onto his tongue. A sweet but tart flavor assaulted his taste buds and made him shiver in delight. Just like with the first fruit, he felt like a kid munching on candy.

"Amazing!" Lucian looked at the fruit thoughtfully before turning his head to the hedge. "Are all of the fruits like this?"

He bled the fruit dry and tossed the empty peel off the side of the Tile. Eventually, he would try to save them for farming purposes, but for the moment, he didn't intend to pollute his area.

"Was this fruit supposed to do something as well?" Lucian mumbled, earning another [Error] response from Ed. He examined his body and didn't notice anything that felt off. "Wait..."

He held his arm close to his eyes and saw that the hairs were standing on end. Lucian reached up to his head and found that his hair was doing the same!

"Is this... something like that Saber-cat's tail?"

[Error]

"Shut up, Ed."

Lucian could have closed out the [Educatus] tab, but he really couldn't bring himself to do it. Just as he was about to walk away, he noticed the green rabbit's fur stand on end as well. The yellow hair on its back began to sparkle, and it started hopping around excitedly. He followed it, curious as to what it was doing. Lucian chuckled when he realized that he was beginning to act just like the bunny he was trailing.

The little rabbit hopped speedily toward the hedge and dived beneath it, wriggling its way to the other side. Lucian groaned and stared at the bush that had been in his way for so long. He still needed to pull the bones from the tiger meat. After skinning the thing, Lucian had disposed of most of the organs over the edge of the Tile, as he didn't have the means to utilize them. The meat itself was rotting, but he wanted to pull the bones from it before the smell started to take over.

"I'll just have to check it out later," He sighed. Vowing that he would make time to tear through into the [Zolith] Tile the next day.

Lucian headed back to the [Vorikan] Tile and began the slow and methodical process of separating all of the bones from the two tigers. The fangs were set to the side with the claws since he wasn't sure if they would react with the ground in the same way. Eight extra tools for creating fire would be a great catch if they worked. The other bones were rigid, but he didn't have any issues separating them until he got down to the tails.

The moment he touched the first tail, a jolt ran through him, much like the first time he'd been shocked, though the effect was much weaker. He couldn't tell if the shock had become easier to endure or if the tail was less potent, but he felt it was the former. The bones for the tail weren't the same as the body. They were both formed from a blue material. While the one that just shocked him was slack, the other was rigid.

"Hmm," Lucian looked at the soft tail as it slowly stiffened once again. "If I can find a way to hold these without discharging the built-up energy, I can use them as a weapon."

He still hadn't fully come to terms with what he needed to do, but he wouldn't sit around and hope that the other contestants wouldn't want to kill him. Using these tails, he could possibly force someone into submission without killing them. If he could manage that, maybe he could talk them into joining his Domain because he damn sure didn't plan on being under someone else's thumb, and Lucian would need all the help he could get.

"Ed, how does one take over another Domain?" He asked. It hadn't occurred to him until just then that someone might have to die to wholly lose their territory.

[A Host forfeits their Domain when they are killed or if they choose to submit to another Host. A Host loses parts of their Domain as their structures are destroyed. Without the proper facilities, a Host cannot expand the influence of their Domain]

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