"NOT REALLY. IT'S JUST A PART OF THEIR BIOLOGY! FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY NEED LIVING PARENTS OR CHILDREN TO AGE, AS THE PARENTS SHARE SOUL ENERGY WITH THEIR CHILDREN." Pausing, he rubs his bony chin and paces just a little. "THEY'RE VERY INTERESTING MONSTERS, HONESTLY. THEIRS ARE THE ONLY MONSTER SOULS THAT CAN PERSIST OUTSIDE THEIR BODIES UPON DEATH- EVEN IF IT'S ONLY FOR A FEW SECONDS. EVEN THEN, A HUMAN'S SOUL CAN PERSIST INDEFINITELY, SO WHATEVER MAGICAL PROWESS WE MONSTERS MAY HAVE, OUR SOULS ARE... SADLY ON A LOWER LEVEL."
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