Masters and Apprentices (Part 1)

"I spent the last few months studying Lilia's and Leran's hybrid forms to see if I can at least reach their stage, but even if I did, I had no idea what to do next.

"Lith is now a perfect being whereas you are still at the stage that a hybrid needs to undergo to make their essences merge instead of discarding one of them." Nalrond said.

"What do you want me to do?" Tista asked.

"Nothing much. Just shapeshift along with me after I cast the Body Sculpting diagnostic spell, Scanner, on the both of us. That way, I can study the difference between our hybrid life forces." He replied.

Tista needed to get used to her new abilities and she had no reason to refuse. They shapeshifted in unison until the Rezar ran out of focus. Studying the process down to the finest detail took a huge toll on his mind.