A beautiful morning hue slowly shined through some curtains revealing a dark elf sleeping majesticly like a piece of art as a grey furred rabbit was sprawled out atop her forehead like a drooling corpse loudly snoring as if nothing mattered.
Grey lifted his head up in a daze feeling the heat from the morning sun drag him from his deep slumber. "I thought I went to sleep, why is it morning why didn't I go to my lucid lab to speak with Jade?"
Grey was so confused because usually when he went to sleep he woke up in his lucid lad thanks to his golden haze connecting him to the dream realm. Now not only can Jade enter with him but he didn't go in this night, the only reason he could think of was that he was in a different plane of existence or a new world?
Only Teddy know where exactly this place was.
As grey was deep in thought Lily woke up like a excited child that just came from a amusement park. "Aw man I'm back here, so mean how could uncle Ted just send me back from that cool looking laboratory?"
Grey looked back in shock at her looking pale "you went to my lucid lab? How? Why? Why wasn't I there? Tell me tell me tell me."
Lily put her hands up defensively "woah! Calm down all uncle Ted said was you need a well deserved rest after so long while a beautiful snake showed me around your dream lair. Also you have no sense of beauty looks like you fused four different environments in a ugly mash you need to learn some fashion."
" l don't need advice from a ugly flat faced monkey."
She just stared at the angry rabbit in exasperation.
"You do realize I'm a dark elf right? We are one with nature and all it's residents."
"Well I'm a resident of the forest and I say your annoying so HA!"
"Didn't you come from a swamp land."
Grey just glared at her "not the point."
She let out a defeated sigh while walking away "guess I'll have breakfast without you since I'm no good with animals."
At the mere mention of breakfast greys ear perked up from their normal droopy stance.
"OH lady of the forest. My previous actions were due to a lack of information, but in light of new info I admit my mistake."
Lily let a small giggle as she rolled her eyes "sure enough this new attitude and information doesn't have anything to do with breakfast."
Grey hopped on Furniture before launching himself on top of her shoulders and sitting. "Wah me! Change myself based on food never and I'm offended you even think that." He said lying through his teeth as if he was a illusionist.
They made their ways through the large wooden mansion while grey stared at everything here he was too tired to notice last night but everything seemed so strange the elven people had cloths draping the floors calling it carpet and there were paintings or statues every few steps.
It all confused him for the art displays and extra decoration look pretty cool but served no particular purpose to daily life or survival.
He made no comment however trying not to upset his meal providers.
They entered the dining area where grey noticed a family portrait above a ridiculously large table. A memory of Teddy saying the mother died in labor rung though his mind. 'Best not say anything offensive until I know which buttons I can push.' He thought to himself.
He quickly focused his gaze to a bowl on the floor full of blueberry pancakes and grape juice.
After breakfast they went to the training area in the yard as lily's father watched from a nearby window.
Lily was now in a leather armor covered by a dark green silk cloak holding a book as she wrote down some last minute notes.
"Ok according to what dad and uncle Ted have told me I have to supply you with energy through our bond and feed you beast cores for you to advance a tier this only works for the first five tiers of a beasts evolution."
She stopped before flipping a page. "The first tier The awakening allows strengthening of the body and connecting to a soul rune. While the second tier The blooming allows control over that element. Hmm interesting hey grey what exactly can you do right now?"
Grey started looking smug as he explained. "Thanks to pure skill all on my own I naturally can understand any language somehow and hear really well. I also discovered using the raw Flow to enhance my voice I can change my voice or let out a explosive roar. I can even make things vibrate to sharpen it, go faster and punch harder."
She just started writing everything he said down. "Hmm so at the moment you translate, scout and enhance yourself with your control over physical vibrations… do you know what a massage is it can be very—"
"LILY! Stay on topic." Her dad yelled from the window where he watched.
"Ok dad~" she said not so convincingly as she pulled out a yellow crystal from the pocket inside the cloak.
"This is a high tier two crystal it will help you evolve and actually control sound.
Grey ran up to her sniffing the crystal cautiously to make sure it was safe.
Every instinct in his body told him he should eat it so he did with no hesitation.
"This is a Timor spiders crystal eye it is known fo—" *munch munch munch* "why bother explaining."
After eating it grey felt his whole body flood with energy painfully as he finished eating it.
Lily could feel it to through their link as she watched him writhing over on the floor.
His hair stood up as his grey fur changed into green scales that started dripping ooze and fangs dripping venom.
He stayed that way for a few seconds Before again changing into thick black fur while his ears looked like bat wings as he grew some on his back however his eyes seemed to disappear appear.
His body became more rigid as he grew a weird grey armor and claws. It looked so strange before his tail slowly grew a scorpion tail that reached his head.
After a few seconds more he changed again as his turned back to grey but the white of his paws turned bright yellow and his eyes became glowing golden crystals.
Before long that to faded as all the energy inside his body finally calmed down. He feel the sound around and all of the nearby vibrations in the ground and air slowly started overwhelming him for a few moments.
"I guess that was to much power for you in one go we will be more careful next."
Lily said with a worried face.
Grey shook his head "I only survived this rapid power up because of my strong body and I was once higher lever before being forcefully rest. But this is a step forward."
Flos was still watching from a window as he sighed very heavily "one naive child and a loud chimera I have a inkling I'm not going to enjoy a peaceful life in the near future. My dear please give me strength I fear these two kids will give me a brain aneurysm."