Meanwhile outside Zarue's room in the kitchen. Iron Fox Lord, Regen, and Vetiol looked towards his room in concern. They had a shock! Zarue's warm presence had disappeared!
Upon noticing this, the trio got up and ran towards Zarue's room. However, as they ran over, Zarue's door open and his bright warm smile could be seen as he walked out, his presence then could be felt as they looked at him, but not much.
A few moments ago.
After finishing what he was doing Zarue stood up and was opening his door when he heard a soft commotion. As he stepped out he could see both of his moms and Iron Fox Lord there in the hallway, roughly three quarters of the way there. Seeing their concern he smiled warmly to put them at ease. Even chuckling.
"Well I guess that answered the burning question I had for all of you!" Zarue said as his smile reached his ears and his bright smile was seen.
Upon hearing this, all three of their mouths gaped open as they exclaimed.
"What?!"
Chuckling softly, Zarue motioned toward the table and chairs. "Lets sit down and I can answer your question there."
Nodding in agreement, the group walked to the table. Vetiol and Regen sitting next to each other, holding hands. While Zarue sat opposite them, petting Iron Fox Lord's head with smooth short strokes, causing his tail to swish on the floor gently in happiness as the fox sat next to his master.
"Alright, to answer the burning question that is on each of your minds, yes I found a way to conceal my Ki Core, along with a way of concealing the object that is helping conceal the technique!" Zarue said proudly while pointing at his arm.
As his moms looked closer at his exposed arms, they were again shocked, where the circlet would sit was now a black band on his arm! That was on his skin like a tattoo. A tattoo?!
Sensing his moms reactions, Zarue scrambled quickly. "It is not a real tattoo, it is a technique I read about a little while ago in between my physical training!" He quickly explained.
"I was trying to figure out a way to permanently uphold a technique that could conceal my Ki Core. Which I am calling Ki Core Concealment, the technique is engraved in Ki on my circlet, that way I do not have to keep a constant watch of the technique mentally, it just uses the Ki of the iron wood tree piece that was used. The next obstacle was trying to figure out a way to conceal the circlet while I am at the 'Academy' so my Ki Core is not discovered then or now! Then I remembered a technique I read about called Ki Adherence. Which allows one to take certain objects onto their person and disguise them as a tattoo." Zarue continued to explain.
As he finished his statement, he saw surprise once again on each of his moms faces.
"Zarue, that was a story about the legendary concealer! That was supposed to be a technique that was not real!" Vetiol explained to her now perplexed son.
"Well now I am just impressed at this rate Vetiol!" Guffawed Regen, beaming with pride. "Our child has been able to prove that the so-called impossible legend techniques are real!"
As Iron Fox Lord listened to this, his ears immediately perked and stood up. Looking at Zarue intently as his eyes shone and tail wagged. He could no longer contain his excitement.
"Young Zarue! Please! Trust me and do as I say!" The fox said, gaining the whole room's attention. Seeing Zarue nod to continue, he did just that. "Please remember what Ki Adherence felt like and what you did just to your body. Once you have that feeling. Reach out towards me."
Curious as to what he was just told, Zarue nodded and focused, the feeling on how he felt the Ki flow on his arm where he wanted the circlet to sit, this time though, it was slightly underneath the circlet. As he started to feel the heat in that spot which came quicker now due to having experienced it before, Zarue reached out to Iron Fox Lord. As he did so, the fox jumped towards him. Then all of a sudden his figure seemed to warp and shrink as he snaked up Zarue's arm like flowing ink traveling upwards. When everything was done everyone looked at Zarue's right arm, there sat a forward facing emerald fox with two tails!
-Ping
The true form of Ki Adherence has been used! The Summoner has unlocked the ability to retract and bring for their summons. Would the Summoner like to enable quick activation? [YES/NO]
Note: enabling this will also allow the summoner to also take off and quickly attach accessories like the circlet and summons.
Surprised at this and ecstatic Zarue said yes!
-Ping
Congratulations Summoner! You have discovered and enabled quick return (for all), quick summon (for summons) and quick release (for items)! Please note that while summons are returned to the summoner in their tattoo state they can only talk through a mental link with the summoner! Going with this, a summon may now mentally talk to the summoner as long as they recognize the Summoner as their Master and uphold the soul contract that they formed within themselves.
-Ping
For quick return, quick summon, and quick release. Names will be needed for [Iron Fox Lord] and [Iron Wood Circlet]
Hmm, names, I have been dodging that thought for too long haven't I Celeste! Well then, Please name Iron Fox Lord as Relrem and Iron Wood Circlet as Circlet of Conceal.
-Ping
Naming complete, please call the one known as Relrem to complete the process. Circlet of Conceal does not need this, just think it and it will appear, its naming process is already complete.
Note: Summoner may want to step outside for the initial summon.
Confused by this, Zarue did not argue but followed the instructions. Eagerness in his eyes and smile, Regen and Vetiol followed in wanting to see what there son was about to do outside.
Standing outside of the house in the back clearing where he was training. Zarue lifted his right hand, palm facing outward like a claw.
"Come forth. Relrem!" Zarue said assertively.
As Zarue finished saying this a green line flew down Zarue's arm and out his palm. Once this happened, what stood before them shocked them to their core. Where what they assumed would be standing in front of them was the Iron Fox Lord now Relrem which was adult fox size, was not what they saw. What stood before the trio was a massive emerald green fox with two tails, and stood roughly two meters tall at the shoulders and five meters long from snout tip to tail tip!