Bab 212: (212) Inheritance

While he and Filthy walked back toward the others, Geth thought about what Albus and Kane had told him.

Kane and the Sub-Boss had gone through something called a Lifeforce Contract. It was one of the things that had made the Beast Race so powerful.

A strong Beast with a powerful soul could give a part of itself to one of its underlings. The more life force offered, the greater the stipulations on the contract.

In some extreme cases, Beasts could pass on most of their accumulated knowledge when their life was coming to an end.

They couldn't share their power this way, but the Beast that received the knowledge could use it to surpass their predecessor.

The 'Nobles' in their domain were those who had years of knowledge passed down from their ancestors. The Beasts used this method until their inevitable fall to the Demons. 

This was the type of contract that Kane had received. If he didn't meet the terms of the agreement, then he would die.