Unique Dragon Heart and a God's Request.(Edited)

Mark kept up his routine of eating, napping, and going right back to transforming his heart into a Dragon Heart. Ddraig was right when he said that this will not be easy, as Mark continued day after day. But the more he did so, the more Void Energy began to secretly fuse with his flesh.

His mana was taking on darker tones and his control over Space and Time Magic was rising. But that was not all, sometimes he did it more than once a day when he felt he could endure and according to Ddraig after 3 months of work, his heart was 99% of the way done.

Mark had only done so inside the formation during that time which made the real-time he spent just 22 days. While he spent well over three months torturing himself, Runeas took it easy as she just watched TV and ate snacks during his suffering.

Currently, Mark was once again at it. Both Ddraig and Elsha were giving him advice on how to proceed from here.

[Mark, once your Heart evolves, your whole body will begin to follow suit. You won't be a dragon just yet, but you will officially cease to be human. You will be more like a Dragon born, but from here you will need to keep training to progress further.]

{Neither I nor Belzard ever tried something like this, but I can give you some advice. To get it done, you will need a massive infusion of Dragon Mana. This will instantly complete your Dragon Heart making you effectively not human like Ddraig said.

Once this is completed Dragon Aura and Mana will fuse into Dragon Mana. The energy source that fuels Dragon kind. Once you get this done, you will be able to better use the Boosted Gear than before.

Once you master the Scail Mail, you can begin to work on the Sub Species that will represent you as an individual. Though, the Juggernaut Drive will need you to deal with the ghosts of the past.}

Suddenly a deep male voice that did not belong to Ddraig or Elsha spoke to Mark.

"Once you get this done I shall begin to teach you all I know."

[Belzard. So you took an interest?}

"This is the first of us Red Dragon Emperors that goes against the norms."

{I am glad you finally decided to help Belzard. Well, come on Mark, get to it.}

Mark held the Boosted Gear in front of his chest as he once more drew in the massive amounts of mana that were flowing around him. It was so dense that it actually turned into a liquid that began to be absorbed by his body.

[Boost!]

While Mark Boosted his power more times than he had ever done, Runeas was currently outside the Bounded Field in Mark's stolen house. She was wearing some comfy pajamas as she watched Teen Titans.

She had found the show and she was already in love with it. She was snacking on some Cheetos which she grew to like. As she watched the TV a hard knock slammed against the door. She began to cough as a Cheeto got lodged in her throat. When she fell off the bed as she tripped.

"THE HELL!"

She waved her hand and turned her clothes back into something presentable. It was a copy of Mark's outfit which she grew to like. Once she got this done she tried to sense who it was. She only saw a man with black hair, a black beard, green eyes with dark tan skin.

She did not feel much power from the man, but her senses were warning her it was a lie. She wanted to ignore it, but she knew Mark was at his most crucial moment. She sighed and walked to the front door.

She was not weak and as a first-generation Devil, she did not have many opponents. She opened the door and looked up at the man.

"Hello, how can I help you?"

The man was dressed in a loose Hawaiian shirt, brown shorts and he even wore sandals.

"I need to speak to the Red Dragon Emperor, Devil."

Hearing his words Runeas squinted her eyes.

"Who are you?"

The man released his restraints which caused powerful divine energy to radiate from him.

"I am Poseidon, God of the Seas. I don't come to fight, I just need to speak to both of you. I have a job for the Red Dragon Emperor."

Runeas opened the door and allowed him in.

"Mark is currently busy, but he will be here soon."

Poseidon did not seem to mind.

"I can wait."

Runeas communicated with Mark who had already gathered as much Dragon Mana as he could. He was about to send it straight into his heart when Runeas' voice entered his mind.

'Mark, Poseidon is here and says he wants to talk to you. Something about a job or something.'

'I am almost done, tell him I just need a few hours of your time.'

'Alright, hurry.'

Mark closed his eyes and grit his teeth as he gathered the overwhelming amount of Dragon Mana. Carefully he dragged that straight toward his heart which caused the organ to turn bright red like it was a hot piece of steel.

Once his heart was in this state, Mark used his will and Ddraig's help to compress it. The entire process took Mark around 5 hours, but that was for Mark who was working in a time formation. Once this was done, Mark felt the energy shoot into the center of his heart.

Once the energy settled in his heart, Mark felt it begin to be absorbed by his heart itself. This process began to happen rapidly, but before it finished Mark felt the weird energy at the center of his soul react.

Void Energy which he still had little clue about was shot into the mixture of Dragon Mana within his forming Dragon Heart. When his Dragon Heart finished assimilating all three energies, Mark took a single breath.

Mark's consciousness began to slip as his body began to shut down. Its functions slowed down until they completely stopped. Mark's heart stopped beating and he stopped breathing. He fell limp onto his back dying effectively. Ddraig almost had a heart attack himself at this as he thought his friend had died.

[MARK! MARK! ANSWER ME! MARK!]

Elsha on the other hand told him to calm down.

{Don't panic just yet. The Boosted Gear did not leave him.}

"Odd."

Mark's heart did not beat for a full minute and he was effectively dead. Mark's body needed to go through a quick reset or reboot. After an agonizing minute of silence, Mark's heart began to beat once more.

Thump Thump

A heartbeat resounded which finally made Ddraig sigh in relief. The mana around Mark's body began to converge toward his figure. Pure Dragon Mana began to be produced by his heart which began to flow through his body.

A regular Red Dragon had red mana, but Mark's Mana seemed to be much darker. It was still red, but it also seemed to carry some unique traits to it as Void Energy flowed through it.

Thump Thump

When his blood began to circulate once more it was infused with pure Dragon Mana and Void Energy. Another heartbeat echoed in the bounded field and more mana near Mark entered his body, filling it with life and completing the harmonization of his heart, body, and soul.

Thump Thump

What followed the third heartbeat was a loud roar that erupted from Mark's own throat. He rose to his feet as his heart began to beat like an engine. Mark took another breath which caused the mana of the Bounded Field to surge into his mouth.

It was all drawn into his heart which filled his body with much stronger Dragon Mana. Dragon Aura surged from his body as his eyes turned into permanent dragon slits. Mark's mana pathways began to be reworked and every inch of his body was infused with Dragon Mana.

Mark felt his muscles tear, his bones break as they were reworked stronger. His very Boen Marrow was infused with Dragon Mana as he began to grow larger. Something that only someone who saw Mark every day would tell that his face was changing as the bones in his face changed.

Mark's body was Asian, but Mark's face was beginning to look more like his past self. Mark placed his palm over his heart as he could feel it filling him with what felt like endless strength. The changes took another hour when Mark finally took a step out of the formation.

"Finally."

[For the love of Ophis and Great Red. When your heart stopped beating I thought you died.]

Elsha broke out laughing and told Mark the truth.

{He was so scared that he kept calling your name. So, how does it feel to no longer be human?}

"It feels fantastic. Like all my weakness from before has just been burned away. Dragon Mana feels so much purer than regular Mana. I will need to test this out, but first, let's see what Poseidon wants."

Mark swung his arm down and opened a hole in the Bounded Field. He stepped out inside his bedroom, but he could feel Runeas and Poseidon in the living room. He stepped out of his room and walked downstairs where he saw Poseidon sitting on the couch.

Runeas was still standing, but when she saw Mark she rushed over to his side and hugged his arm. She instantly noticed that he was much taller than before and that his facial structure had changed. She was going to ask him about it when Poseidon left.

Poseidon looked at Mark and he actually could tell what Mark had just done. He focused on Mark's body and he felt that Dragon Heart beating like an engine.

"So you are the Red Dragon Emperor of this generation? I see you are the first to ascend from the human species on your own."

Mark shook his head.

"No, I am the last and only Red Dragon Emperor. I will never allow another to come after me. I will surpass all Red Dragon Emperors that came before. Now, I heard you wished to speak to me?"

Poseidon nodded.

"Yes, you see there is trouble brewing among us Greek God. My brother Zeus has had his Lightning Bolt stolen and the bastard insists it was me. I refuse to be accused of something I did not do, but he does not want to see reason.

He is threatening war against me which would drag my son into this. Zeus wants me to admit it was me, return his bolt and give him my son so he can punish him. However, I refused and demanded Zeus apologize for calling me a thief which the prideful fool refused.

I said if I do not get an apology I will declare war against Zeus which would drag my son into this. He actually lives in this city and Zeus seems to believe that my son under my orders stole the Lightning Bolt."

Mark sat down on the couch with his arm wrapped around Runeas. He wanted to face-palm at how these gods felt more like children than divine beings. Then he remembered all the bad things the Greek gods did to innocent mortals.

"No offense, but how does this involve me? I mean you and Zeus do not have a very good reputation. You both sire countless demigods and most of them end up dead or worse. Not to mention that both of you are serial rapists. Why do you care what happens to one of your countless of bastards."

That seemed to have hit a nerve as Mark began to feel like the sea was rising. A divine aura filled the room which made Runeas grit her teeth as she used Demonic Power to push it back. As the first Gremory, Runeas had the strongest bloodline ability of them all.

The Gremory had some of the strongest Demonic Power because of their ability making her a monster in combat. She would fight to the death if she had to even if the foe was a god.

"Do not disrespect me or my brother. We are not perfect, but that does not give you the right to speak about it. Especially do not call my son a bastard."

Poseidon glared at Mark who only glared back. Mark exhaled pure steam as he began to chant out loud.

"I, who shall awaken."

<It's started. The time has finally come.>

The moment Mark began to chant that cursed chant, a dark red aura pushed back Poseidon's Divine Aura. Runeas let go of Mark's arm as she saw small red and new black orbs begin to leave Mark's body.

"I am the Heavenly Dragon that stole the Principle of Domination from God."

Mark got up as the Scail Mail covered his whole body. It was much bulkier and it had black shades to it to represent the Void Energy in his body. Seeing that made Poseidon warry. Fighting Mark in the Juggernaut Drive would most likely kill his son and destroy New York. Not to mention that fighting a Juggernaut Drive was never something one should desire.

Even for a god in that state, the user could use a bigger portion of Ddraig's true power. He grit his teeth as this was not his intention at all. Killing Mark in this state would be hard as Mark's aura was already becoming volatile.

"STOP! ALRIGHT!"

Mark stopped chanting, but he did not undo the Scail Mail.

"Do not test me Poseidon. Do not act like you are a saint or a good father. You are one of the Greek Gods with more crimes than even all serial killers and rapists put together. Now, tell me what you want with me or I will finish the chant."

"Fine. I wanted to hire you to deliver my son to Camp Half-Blood. It is where we send all of the Demi-Gods we sire. As my son, he will be much stronger than regular Demi-Gods. I was not going to make you do this for free. I will greatly compensate you for your trouble."

Mark sat back down as he thought about it.

"Why would I bother? What do I get out of it? You say compensation, but is it worth my time? And what happens after I help your son? You could always go back on your word and try to kill me. Knowing how you Greek Gods operate. I read the stories."

Poseidon knew that his pantheon was hated all over the world, but he knew they deserved it deep down even if he would not admit it.

"I, Poseidon. God of the seas swears that I shall not double-cross you on the River Styx."

Lightning rumbled which made even Mark feel a bit of fear for some strange reason. But he thought of this carefully. Getting a favor from the Earth Shaker would not be a bad deal.

"Ddraig, what do you think?"

[I say you accept it. The Greek gods are not the strongest among the pantheons, but they are still gods with power to their names. To keep his son alive he must be willing to compensate you heavily. Right Poseidon?]

Poseidon nodded.

"Yes as I said."

Mark shrugged.

"Fine. What is your son's name and where is he?"

"His name is Percy Jackson. He actually lives 20 minutes away from here. He is going to be in danger from monsters, and the servants of my brothers. I need you to protect him until you arrive at Camp Half-Blood. There you can receive your reward or, keep going and get more from me."

Mark tapped his finger on his armor as he made a decision.

"Fuck it. I will do it. How far I go depends on how dangerous it gets. I will tell you now I will not give my life up for him. I will abandon him if I feel this mission is no longer worth it. Clear?"

"It's not what I wanted to hear, but it's better than nothing. I shall take my leave, I see I am not welcome. Here is his location."

He waved his hand and sent the knowledge into Mark's head. Poseidon walked out and vanished which made Mark dispel the Scail Mail. He sat back with Runeas also feeling equally relieved.

"Fuck that was crazy."

She nodded.

"You were willing to use that technique instead of submitting. That was so badass."

[He is a Red Dragon in the making. We rage the hardest, we are the greediest, our pride is the biggest and we never submit. Even at the cost of our deaths. Though, do not give in too much. Keep at least some human traits.]

"I got it."

Mark looked over the information and saw that Percy lived in an apartment complex not far from there.

"Holy shit he does live near here. Well, might as well get to it. Want to come along?"

Runeas shook her head.

"No, I think I am just going to stay here. I am going to fix up this place into something better. Outside it will look the same, but you will barely recognize it. Don't get into too much danger. Also, look in the mirror."

She pulled him down and kissed his cheek. She smiled and ran off leaving Mark with a smile on his face. He got up and decided to do just that. He walked to the mirror that was in the living room and looked at himself.

He was easily 6'3 and way more robust than before. His face began to look much like he used to in his younger days. Now, if he met someone that knew Issei they would not recognize him at all.

"I see what she meant."

Mark stepped out and got in his pick-up truck as he decided to first observe his target. He was not going to rush into danger.