“What do you mean?” Tyris asked.
“We already know how Abominations are usually born. An Awakened one gets too greedy, impatient or both, and ends up losing his body. After that, either they find a way to stabilise their energy form or death ensues.
In this case though, someone has purposely Awakened humans, beasts and monsters against their will and then attempted an experiment as brilliant as much as twisted. Newborn Abominations are made entirely out of energy, with little to no sense of self at all.
By merging them together, our culprit has found a way to stabilise their ethereal forms while at the same time making easier for them to possess a body. Since they are almost mindless hungry beings, they offer no resistance to the merging process.
Energy is energy after all, they perceive it as feeding until it’s too late. Also, being hybrids of multiple species, they can inhabit almost any body. On paper it’s a great idea, but once they start regaining their minds, the conflicting personalities are incapable of coexisting.
As we have witnessed, their constant fight for control turns into madness.”
“Are you sure about this?” Tyris was pondering about the implications of their discovery. The situation was already bad, but if Leegaain was right, it was just the beginning.
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