"Wait how-" Neju slapped Kole's leg and said, "You really know nothing, do you? That's what I dislike about you!" Lu sighed and said, "We're going to teach you more about Soul Animals, all right?" Kole nodded, and Neju said, "First of all, there are five types of Soul Animals. You, my boy, are a Soul Catcher. A Soul Catcher's job is to catch a mischievous soul, purify it, the release it."
He glared at Kole the whole time he said that, which made him a bit nervous. Neju cleared his throat and said, "The second one is the Soul Snatchers. They have the ability to steal Souls from almost any living thing. It depends on the victim's spirit. Then you have the Soul Manipulator. They can manipulate souls to do their bidding. They can even change a Soul's personality."
That made Kole think about what happened to his mother and stepfather. They were clearly manipulated by someone. "You then have the Blackmarketers. They can sell Souls for anything, or anyone. Lastly, you have the Soul Reapers. They're only born in the Soul Realm, and they take and lead new, or lost souls to the Soul Realm. They don't help them ascend like a Soul Catcher."
Kole just sat there wide eyed. Lu said, "His eyes look like an owl's. He truly knows nothing of the Soul Animals." Neju growled and said, "Alright. We'll learn about the basics first." With his paw, Neju tapped the ground twice, and Kole, Lu and himself were sent back to the Overworld. Neju said, "Show me. Can you go into the Soul Realm?"
Kole nodded. He touched Neju with his paw, and in an instant, they were both sent to the Soul Realm. Neju stared for a bit, then gasped. "You didn't even have to move a muscle! Your spiritual power is amazing!" Kole was flattered until Neju said, "Can you show me your Spirit Core?" Kole didn't know how to do that. So he prepared himself and said, "I-I don't know how to do that..."
Neju just stood there for a bit, but instead of hitting Kole, he said, "Oh it's okay. It's difficult for even most pros to learn." Kole sighed, but then Neju's body grew as big as Kole, and then he stuck his paw inside of Kole's chest. "Hck!" Kole grunted while almost collapsing. Neju pulled out a small black pearl from inside of Kole, and said, "This is a Spirit Core. There's one inside of every living thing."
Kole sighed and felt that his body become lighter. He looked down and saw that his paws were transparent. "Ah! What happened to me!?" Neju said, "Oh! You turn into a ghost once your Spirit Core is removed. Now let's see..." He cleared his throat and shouted, "Show me your true form!" Nothing happened for a few minutes.
Neju said, "You have almost no spirt power at all." A few seconds after he said that, it seemed like the whole Soul Realm became hot. The spiritual core went from black to clear, and the world started shaking. There were many distant screams of fear and confusion and fires started suddenly appearing.
"Ouch!" Neju cried while dropping the pearl. When the pearl touched the ground, it seemed like reality itself shifted. For no longer than three seconds, the Soul Realm fused with the Overworld. Kole quickly grabbed the pearl and put it back inside him, causing the Soul Realm to no longer be in chaos. Neju just stood there in shock.
"You... what happened...?" Neju's body went back to it's original form, but he was still in shock. Then there was distant whooshing from all directions. Neju said, "Dammit. Other Soul Animals are here." Neju went on the defensive, and Kole didn't know what to do. Suddenly, a lion and three wolf pups appeared. Neju then scoffed and said, "It's just a stupid "soul family". Not official by the way."
The lion said, "Shut it, cat. I felt an immense amount of power this way. Was that you, cheetah?" Kole nodded, and the lion said, "Will you join us? For a raid?" One of the wolf pups shouted, "What!? You said that you were going to challenge him! Liar!" Neju laughed and shouted, "You!? Beat him? Didn't you feel the insane amount of power from this young man?"