Till date, Ray held the record for the highest total number of surges. It was the reason for his absurd strength when he was still so young. For even in the realm of the mortals, the Brute King would be considered as young. But the common theme behind this sudden surge was age. No one had experienced their first surge at the age of eleven. Even Mane wasn't truly eleven years old- at least not yet anyway. So the masters hadn't even considered this option. It was the keen and watchful eyes of one who had been a victim of the surge, and had passed down this strength to his descendants that correctly identified the oddity. And 1st was certain that Ray knew this too. That will explain the Brute King's eagerness to show Mane the proper use of his techniques. The absentee father was hoping that his son will pick up much of what he had to offer before the surge ended. Since Mane had experienced the surge for about a month and a half now, it wasn't going to end anytime soon. Typical surges ended after about 8 months. Unless you were a freak like the Brute King, whose surges normally lasted for around a year, it should be over by then. So it was highly likely that Mane would grow explosively during this period.
"But still-"the 2nd argued, but not before the 1st cut her off. "It's not like it will only affect his physical strength right?" the voice of the 1st sounded like one who was smirking pride fully. He knew the basis for the 2nd's argument. They weren't Olympians, but they understood how the surge worked. This process improved all aspects of the wielder, and not just one. It was because of the surge that Mane had broken into the earth realm so quickly, which meant that it wasn't just targeting part of his abilities, but all of them. So if that was the case, wouldn't that mean that his energy wielding and spiritualist abilities would grow just as potent as his body wielding skills? After all, Mane wasn't just training his physical attributes. His energy level was rising steeply as well. Unless his energy wielding remained stagnant- which was obviously improbable- how could his physique catch up?
"3rd is better at explanations than I am. Plus I don't really understand this mutation topic. Would you please enlighten us?" the 1st was more than happy to pass the baton over to the intelligent 3rd. It seemed that the 3rd knew more than what the others did. Luckily, she was also willing to share her knowledge.
"Sure I can" she agreed magnanimously. "Mane's Asgardian bloodline and Olympian bloodline fused, forming a whole new power that we are currently trying to understand. And it is because of this that his surge is so strong. It cannot logically be referred to as an Olympian surge, since it is a bit more special than that. You see, his bloodlines seemed to have fused so well together that the product of their sacrifice is more resplendent than any of them will ever be. Since Asgardians are very talented in body wielding, Mane has this talent as well. But he is also talented in the energy wielding domain and spiritualists skills as well due to his Olympian bloodline. However, the training of the latter two has left his skills as a body wielder in the mud, with it only daring to raise its head a few weeks ago-"the 3rd was rudely interrupted by the impatient voice of the 2nd.
"Come on 3rd, stop lecturing and go straight to the point. You know I hate it when you do this. We all hate it" the 2nd grumbled like a spoilt child. The 3rd chuckled wryly at her words. Only the 1st and the 2nd would dare to be so liberal with their words around her. Although more often than not, it was the 2nd who was casual around her. The 1st was more reserved and was only jolly around his grandson. The others didn't have this sort of skill. It wasn't due to fear, but the respect they had for the big three- the 1st, the 2nd, and herself. So even if they dislike her long narrative, they wouldn't say anything about it due to this respect. But the 2nd had no reservations speaking out. And she seldom kept her mouth shut.
"My bad" the 3rd chuckled. "Well, what I am trying to say is that Mane's bloodline seems to be a new type of bloodline. It can reason, and it has sentience. It isn't really appropriate to refer to his bloodline as an 'it' anymore. For all sentient beings are unique. His bloodline is pursuing balance right now. That means that most of the positives the surge brings have been largely focused on raising Mane's body wielding, which is why he has improved so massively in such a short time. As long as the surge continues, it will only get stronger and stronger until it reaches its peak, which may very well be about three months from now. And when it slowly declines and normalizes, finally ending its lengthy spell, Mane would have caught up in the area he was deficit- body wielding." The 3rd drove straight into the heart of the matter, and her words were not only enlightening, but frightening as well. It was good that Mane's bloodline was getting him stronger, but they were all unsettled.
"If this bloodline is slowly growing sentient, isn't that dangerous? After all, we have no idea what it will become?" the 2nd asked fearfully. She seldom felt fear in her entire life, and when she finally did embrace this emotion after so long, it wasn't for herself, but for her little disciple. Her fears were conveyed to all, the atmosphere growing somber. Everyone feared the unknown. The greatest unknown now was this strange bloodline that had given a lot of advantages, and hadn't asked for anything in return.
None of the masters knew what such a bloodline turning sentient- something that had never happened before- will lead to. The theory of sentient bloodlines that was developed by Basileus and had been rubbished by all, was proving to be the end result of Mane's bloodline evolution. And the thought was terrifying. Mane's destiny pointed to the Supreme as the destroyer of the gods and the universe. They grew all the more unsettled when they remembered that the darkness attribute had reached out to Mane. Did it truly reach its icy hands to the boy on its own accord-?
Or was it summoned?