Interlude.
Cain sat in an empty room. Scattered around him were numerous items of strange origins.
Some looked like scales and rocks, others like crystalized tears and colorful gems.
What they all had in common, however, was the dense elemental energy pouring off every one of them.
The four Beastwomen certainly didn't disappoint. Each and every item they got for him was a treasure. Still, what Cain wanted to use these things for was a mystery to the others.
Cain picked up a scale. He could feel the scorching presence of fire elemental mana within the object.
His control over mana had improved by leaps and bounds over time. Slowly, the volatile energy contained within the scale bled into his body and disappeared.
Disappeared into the {Elemental Vault}. Before he left, he didn't fill his Vault up to full capacity. As such, they wouldn't be able to amplify his elemental spells or skills to their greatest.