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In a nest atop the tallest tree in his space, Hawk was working frantically to improve his skills. He was almost stronger than Rae, he could feel it. He just needed to push himself a bit harder to get his body to accept more mana, and he would be there.

Rae watched with smug amusement as the Dragonhawk pushed himself to the limits, trying to overcome the racial disparity between the two of them.

At Royal Rank, her combat power had skyrocketed, while his primary ability [Flaming Body] had already been at Royal Rank, and it was just his body that underwent a minor transformation toward becoming a Vermilion Bird. 

He was almost there, or perhaps he was a very juvenile Vermilion Bird, but Rae's racial memory said that they should be five times the size of his current five-metre wingspan.