Ezra sat in the training room, watching as Olivia deftly maneuvered her feather swords, demonstrating their fluid grace.
"All vampires have tattoo monsters." Olivia began, lowering her swords and meeting his gaze. "Every vampire can have one or more tattoo monsters. But there's a catch. The more monsters you have, the slower your rate of growth."
Ezra furrowed his brow, intrigued. "Why is that? And how is it related to the rings?"
Olivia sighed, tossing the feather swords in the air and catching them. "It's because each additional monster requires more vitality to maintain and grow. Our strength as vampires comes from vitality. The more monsters you have, the more vitality is needed to ascend the rings."
"Like I asked before, what exactly are the rings?" Ezra pursed his lips.
