My parents continued to explain more about Bloodline Limits.
"I see, so Hereditary Bloodline Limits determine the Physical Aptitude of a person for a particular task as well as how prone or resistant they are to particular debuffs huh?" I realized.
"Is there a point to me training with you guys then? I'm not really a part of your family so there's no way I could master your Bloodline Limit" Ciella looked downhearted.
"Fortunately, Hereditary Bloodline Limits don't determine everything about an Individual. There is a second set of Bloodline Limits. They are commonly referred to as Acquired Bloodline Limits. I wasn't born a Demi-Dreamweaver" my Mom admitted.
"You weren't?" Ciella raised her eyes.
My Mom shook her head with a sympathetic smile.
"I wasn't" my Mom reaffirmed that fact.
"I was just a Dream Knight with an affinity for Flame. Flame is the dominant affinity of the Kirisawa House Of Dream Knights. However due to a certain incident, I was cursed by Chaos. To nullify the curse, Zan here shared his heart with me. That act caused me to be reborn as a Demi-Dreamweaver" my Mom explained.
"So what exactly are you trying to say?" Ciella looked confused.
"I'm saying that Hereditary Bloodline Limits don't necessarily determine the entirety of a person's capabilities or limitations. A person after being continuously exposed to certain Physical Conditions over a prolonged period of time may acquire certain alterations to their Physical Traits. These Traits may be encoded into their genes and may be transmitted from Parent to Child in the form of a Bloodline Limit" my Mom explained.
"An instance is when a person is gradually exposed to minute amounts of a toxin or a particular Pathogen for a prolonged period. They may eventually acquire immunity to that particular toxin or Pathogen. This immunity might be encoded into their genes and may be passed on to their Children granting their Children immunity to the same toxin or Pathogen" my Dad explained.
"I see, so it's like the Phoenix Tears we fed our Villagers that granted their descendants immunity to the Basilisk's stare and venom. This is kinda like what we learnt under Aquarius" Ariel realized.
"It's also like what we learnt under Capricorn" Keiran noted.
"How so?" Ciella wondered.
"In Ancient Times, all animals used to live either on land or in the Sea until a chain of cataclysmic geological events made their habitats inhospitable. To deal with this sudden change, the animals began to alter certain parts of their bodies. Some land animals would enter the Sea and spend short periods beneath it at a time. Over time, this had an effect on their lung capacity granting them the ability to spend unprecedented amounts of time underwater. This skill was passed down through generations. Those animals are what we now refer to as Amphibians" Keiran explained.
"I see, so a person may acquire additional abilities aside their Hereditary Bloodline Limits. These additional abilities may be encoded into their genes as a result of prolonged exposure to certain Physical Conditions. In this case, it is transformed from an Acquired Bloodline Limit to a Hereditary Bloodline Limit and may now be passed on from generation to generation" Ciella realized.
"Exactly" my Mom said with a smile.
"It is not easy to acquire a Bloodline Limit one was not born with however it's not impossible either. That to a large extent is dependent on how open minded a person is and how hard they are willing to work to hone their abilities" my Dad explained.