The implication of acquiring powers of Vita Wielding beasts got Harry very excited. He could just imagine having the power of the Watsumono laser cannon. But his excitement soon got squashed when Joron told him that one needs the Lord's Scripture as well for the essence to work.
Does it really mean that I cannot use essence? He thought. Also.. We cannot literally get the power that the Vita-wielding beast has, right?
"Elder," He said. "I still cannot understand what you mean. What kind of power can we really get from the beast?" His question was valid. Till now, Harry had understood that Vita was a miracle energy. But that doesn't mean it could do literally anything.
When he really started thinking about what he would do when he gets the ability of Watsumono, he realized the first problem, his body. It was not equipped to handle the cannon like Watsumono. That creature increases its core body temperature before shooting a laser. And he doesn't think his body would be able to handle that kind of temperature. At least not now.
Joron smiled. He then put his hands forward, and his palms started glowing. Harry used his scans to see Vita in Joron's body surging towards his palm. As the Vita exited the man's hand, it started behaving irrationally, it bent, and created various streams, ultimately forming a circuit of sorts.
The circuit then changed its form, symbols started appearing with the circuits, and before he knew it, Vita had somehow taken the shape of a bird, a glowing yet translucent bird.
"This is my essence. It is called Messenger. With this construct, I can send messages to anyone whom I have met before. I got this gift when I was around your age," Joron said with a smile.
"How do you send a message?" It was a genuine question. He had seen that the Vulcans have no semblance of a writing language, so he was curious how this bird carries the message.
"I just have to whisper my message to the bird. And then it flies away, towards the person in question." The bird then vanished from Joron's hands, "And this makes me quite valuable during the skirmishes with Pale Men."
"What is the…" There was no word for Range in the Heks language. "How far can this bird go? Is there any way to kill it? Or listen to the message that the bird is carrying,"
Joron passed him a wide smile, "I see it now.. You truly are one of a kind. Vulcan is really blessed to have an intelligent boy like you.. Yes, the bird can be destroyed. But the messages die with it. As far as how far it can go, I was able to send a message to Agora when I fought pale men, beyond their territory. So it can go far,"
What the fuck is this Vita? Harry couldnt help but ask himself. He was not a very knowledgeable person when it came to hardcore science. But he knew enough to make small conversation. And from what he had seen, Vita does not follow any known physics law regarding energy. Hell, from what he had seen so far, he was not even sure what Vita was. It is just so versatile and magical that he is left perplexed whenever he discovers any new application of the thing.
Not to mention, the symbols appeared when the bird manifested. He didn't know what to make of those symbols. They were in such a large number that even his eyes failed to pick up everything. But he was able to discern a few symbols, as he had seen them etched on the Sacred Dome of Agora.
Joron then shoved the rocks towards him. He looked at the rocks with amazement and curiosity. His scans picked up that these rocks do contain Vita in them, and the quantity of the Vita differs for every stone. But how these stones were supposed to give powers to anyone was beyond him.
"Select one of the stones," Joron said. "Absorb its power, and if Lord Leh's grace rains on you.. Then you would be able to get a good essence,"
Harry was taken aback by the information, "Wait.. Dont you know which stones give which power?"
Joron shook his head, "The stones that you see here were brought to Agora. Tribes usually mix all the essence stones that they have, and mix them up. And then they sell to us,"
"But they must have some idea, right?" He asked. "Like if a stone is from a Watsumono. Then it must contain its power to…" There was no word for laser in their language as well, "The thin fire that it uses."
"Not important," Joron said. "The essence stone contains powers from the Vita Wielding beasts. That is true. But the power can vary.. Like, in the case of Watsumonos, one can get invisibility as well. And not to mention, there are some tales where a Watsumono's stone also resulted in getting powers like being able to see in the dark, heightened smell, etc."
That sounds very interesting, He thought. "What about the number of stones that one person could use? Is there a number?"
Joron nodded, "Yes. I dont know the details. But if a Vita Wielder surpasses a certain level of Vita in their body, they are able to hold multiple essences in their body. But there is no one like that in our tribe,"
Harry nodded, "These stones… is there no way to discern which stone provides which power?"
Joron shook his head. So Harry asked another question, "How do you get more powerful than? If having more Vita in one's body is the secret, how does one do that?"
The man smiled. And for the first time since Harry had come here, someone for a change really started telling him exactly what he needed to know…