Chapter 31: Intermission: 2

Few days prior…
‘I’ve run out of mana? Really? Doesn’t sound very mana like…’
Hearing the weight of what it means to be out of mana shifted Alicia’s attention  wholeheartedly from her work on the web trap.
‘That sounds like something I’ve learned about in school… what was it again…? Energy… energy huh… Something every living thing has… cells? How do cells make energy… Mitochondria makes energy but what’s it called… Adenosine Triphosphate. To take any action a payment of energy is needed from living things, that currency is ATP. So if what I’m thinking is correct, the spirits take your ATP as their payment to do their work. Lack of ATP can cause tons of problems and give them too much, you’ll die. I guess ATP is what she’s referring to as Life energy… quite aptly named. Much easier to remember than Adenosine Triphosphate.’
Many choose the former since it’s most immediately rewarding and simply faster. More often than not these picky spirits don’t have a natural source that they can reliably feed upon, because of this they forcibly possess any of the mortal race preferably animals with weaker wills who are more instinctively driven, to take their energy. The animals become more ravenous, bloodthirsty and aggressive as their life energy is depleted so they feed to keep that encroaching hunger at bay. They’re called many different things but the popular name seems to be magic beasts, of course in the same vein these discordant spirits can also possess humans, elves, dwarves, beastmen you name it they can possess it. Those who’re possessed by these spirits are called demons, power hungry and warlike. To us they’re all called Djinn. Rarely the creature that’s possessed by the spirit can overcome their instinctual wants either through strong will or simply having enough magical energy reserves to sate and use the spirit. Regardless of the outcome the Spirit will always win. This merging of two different entities taking the best of both of them is almost always empowering. Which is why you see hybrids and chimeras. Hybrids are merging of two vastly different entities while chimeras are amalgamation of more than two. It is my belief that you’re one such being. Though it is the first time I’m seeing something that’s a hybrid between a spirit and something else. Perhaps you’re even a chimera yourself.”

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Meanwhile in the depths of the forest, a shrine made of bones and rock was erected by tribes of hunters and trappers all over. Each depicting an eight legged creature with the upper torso of a humanoid. They would come to pray for a bountiful hunt and safety. Offering the first of their catch in honor. The most preferred of those being almost always half burnt indigenous game called rockbird, prepared with the scent of mille flower.
I read you loud and clear... and as I promised
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