Skill Issue (Part 1)

Feeling the worry in the boy and the depression in the woman, Onyx rushed to say: "I'm sorry for being a jerk. My competitiveness got the best of me." She gave Kamila a deep bow and a complimentary lap on the face.

"Apology accepted." Kamila hugged the Emperor Beast, finding comfort in her warm and soft fur.

"What about me?" Abominus growled.

"You're right." Onyx turned toward him. "I'm sorry you've yet to evolve even though months have passed since I did. It must suck to suck."

"You furred-" Rage, practice, and the powerful mana geyser that fueled Solus' tower made something click inside the Ry's mind.

He had received the teachings of Lith, Dragons, and Phoenixes just like Onyx but until that moment everything just sounded like hot air to him. Abominus took a deep breath, holding it in while contracting his abdominal muscles before letting it out.