Ambush

And Jake didn't stop there. With his consciousness almost merging with his Fluid Core, his perception of the surrounding world had suddenly changed, as had his perception of time. Focusing like that, he just couldn't stop.

He could already say that his bloodline abilities were compatible with Fluid. He hadn't tested his powers through his Fluid Core yet, but he was already pretty sure it would work. The only thing he couldn't clearly estimate at this point was whether the effects would deviate from their normal functioning.

The reason Jake was progressing so fast, accomplishing in a few hours what should have taken months or even years for a native, was twofold. The first was that the handling of Aether and Fluid had a lot in common. Both required a powerful Spirit Body, high Intelligence and Perception.