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Her mouth opened a little. "I must say it," she whispered. "You are very unique. You have so many powers from different lines. You talk about a soul voice. I know a power like that. Only ocean beasts with large bodies carry it. The old whales speak with waves of aura. Your shield is also strange. Turtle beast men make that kind of shell. Others can copy it, but one in a million ever learns it well. You hold both. Two unique skills of different species. I have never met anyone with both. How many secrets do you have."
Kai smirked. "It is not a big thing," he said with a light shrug. "I learned them by chance. I lived when I should have died. I paid for every power I carry. My secrets are simple. To learn them all you must come and live with me forever. Then I will tell you to kiss my anaconda every morning like today."
