Casting between cells - Part 1

Purple and white goo shot out of Drayan's palm. The goo was like runny egg yolk. The goo covered the grass, and began to expand, creating the shape of a ball that was about to explode.

When it reached 2 meters in height, the round goo became thinner, and created a quadrupedal figure. The goo melted like mud, and two pointy dog ​​ears appeared.

Purple fur covering the upper part of its long snout, and white fur covering the lower part, under its chin. The creature was beautiful.

Its four snow-white furred legs were large and strong. With his chest puffed out, there he was, the young Canine, very similar in breed to a German shepherd.

"What's up, buddy. You are really big, even though you are still very small compared to your adult version."

Drayan hadn't realized it, but when he got a modified level body, he grew by 5 centimeters, standing at 170 centimeters tall now. But Drayan was still small compared to the young Canine.

The Canine licked Drayan's cheek with his tongue.

"Calm down, don't rub your tongue on me. I don't like these things."

Canine didn't quite understand. All he did was tilt his head with an innocent look.

What a scare... I thought the Canine in his young form might attack me. Apparently he doesn't want to take revenge on me. No, if you think about it, Smiling Fang has already been killed, this is like the reincarnation of the dead Smiling Fang. So he doesn't remember anything about his death. It must only have the same soul.

Drayan had the Smiling Fang's cells and microorganisms, so he was able to summon the creature. Using life cells as a source of creation, Drayan could create organs, bones, flesh, and be able to summon the Canine.

There is a dark rumor that when the creature is killed, its soul disappears. It cannot be said that the Canine's body has any soul. The Canine may just be an empty body of flesh, powered by Drayan's emotions. But there are exceptions, there are those who, even after dying, are still able to be reborn with the same soul without losing it, and with memories of their past life.

Cent is one of them.

But that's just a story. The creatures' souls are shared with Drayan's soul, so Drayan's emotions and desires directly affect the souls of the creatures that share the same body. This is the explanation that other more experienced hunters gave, refuting the previous theory of the creature living without a soul.

But of course, they couldn't confirm anything. They didn't have the power to see souls to know for sure. So it was possible that Drayan did not carry the souls of the creatures within him.

Canine saw the saw shark's meat, and began to salivate, sticking out his tongue.

"Want to eat? You can try, but I doubt you can." — Drayan crossed his arms, full of confidence.

"Au!"

Receiving permission from the owner, the Canine advanced like a wild beast and he bit the flesh, used his claws to cut the shark's skin, but it was all useless. Not even a single scratch was made on the Shark's skin.

"That's a tough nut to crack, isn't it?"

Canine continued biting the meat for three minutes, but to no avail. The shark's skin was intact. The Canine already had a sore jaw.

"You won't make it, give up. Now, Darkening, Canine, split up and bring any beetles you find here."

"Woof! Woof!"

"Au! Au!"

Canine and Darkening looked at each other, and ran together towards the city, heading north. The two separated amid the city's destroyed buildings. Canine went west, and Darkening went east.

Now all I have to do is wait for the meat.

Drayan climbed a small hill of green grass, and lay down. He intertwined their fingers, and placed his hands under the back of his head, making a sort of hand pillow.

Drayan looked up at the sky, seeing the clouds moving very slowly. Drayan smiled, enjoying the breeze that ruffled his short hair. The feeling, the feeling of being here, alive, was great for him.

The world could be in chaos right now, with several people dying cruelly, being torn apart, crushed, chewed by other creatures, killed by other hunters, screaming for help, crying in despair, but no one coming to help. But Drayan was here, living his life in peace, or rather, trying to live in peace.

In a world like this, in a time of apocalypse, feeling like the end of the world, being totally fine has become impossible.

He knew what could be happening out there, but there was nothing he could do, and even if there was, Drayan wouldn't want to get into trouble, he prioritizes his safety first.

Drayan lost his family. There was his uncle who took care of him, but Drayan doesn't know where his uncle is currently. Therefore, your only concern is to protect yourself.

When he is in danger, he knows that he will only have to trust in his own strength to overcome any obstacle that comes his way.

The world is cruel and beautiful at the same time. What a lame joke.

Drayan shook his head, pushing those thoughts aside. Thinking about the current state of the world will not help you at the moment.

Have the sawshark genes already adapted to my body?

Drayan had fed on the shark's organs, so the sawshark's cells, at this point, were in an internal struggle.

Drayan's cells were trying to fuse with the shark's cells, if it failed too many times, it could be a sign that Drayan cannot inherit the saw shark's abilities, this means his body is incompatible to inherit the creature's cells. But if the smelting went well, he could gain a new ability.

I really hope I can achieve something.

As Drayan had a modified body now, his cells had become stronger, so the chances of his cells adapting with the Saw Shark's cells were greater.

But if he still had an evolved body, the chances would be smaller. The higher the cell level, the more difficult it is to adapt. Which means that your body may not be compatible with the creature's cells, or it may be that your cells are not strong enough to make the adaptation.

If shark cells mix with weaker cells, the shark cells will have difficulty staying alive, and they will die. Because of this, cells know when other cells are a good container for them. If it is not a good smelting vessel, the cells refuse to smelt, making smelting slower and more time-consuming than normal.

The more powerful the creature's cells and genes, the more difficult it will be to fuse with low-level cells, which means it takes longer to adapt.

The bad thing is not the time it takes, but when the ability cells in the middle of the fusion die, however, there is something even worse, it is when the creature's ability cells and the human's cells die.

Some cells may survive, others may not, in the worst case, all cells in the human body die. But it is very rare for this to happen. It's bad luck from one of the unluckiest people in the world. It's something so rare that it's considered a rumor. But for this to happen, the creature's cells have to be strong, even after the creature dies, to be able to prevent the smelting, and also kill other cells.

Thinking about it made Drayan shiver with nervousness. It wouldn't be nice to have some of his cells die, or all of his body cells die, causing him to die too.