Another Beginning

Regius woke in the dead of night, he was surrounded by pitch-black which he found strange until he realized that Link had come out of the mana space of his initiative and wrapped one of his wings over Regius' body protecting him from anyone that may have come.

Regius pushed and Link moved his wing but when his hand came into contact he realized that Link's wings were no longer the membrane he was used to but they sported feathers that matched his own. It was night currently so his scales that made up his main body was still red but the feathers were a spitting image of his own other than the fact that just like the scales he still sported across his massive body they were tipped in the clear gems that Regius knew would change with his form right now the gems glowed red.

Link flapped the wing twice, smacking Regius in the head in the process as he flew back into Regius mana space while flaunting his new wings. Regius headed upstairs with the return of his memories and the time it took him to break into the third rank of the mana body technique it was almost time for the next day's class and Ashlyne would probably be here any minute. Regius stopped as he remembered that he had broken through the third rank of the mana body technique but hadn't gotten the chance to investigate his new circumstances. He stopped at the mirror by his door and flexed as a series of popping sounds rang out from his body. His body was now just as strong as a mana beast of the same rank as his normal cultivation but what he also noticed was that the batteries had split their attention now.

Half of them fed into his mana space and the other half fed directly into the tattoo that covered his entire back and served to constantly strengthen his body. As the first human being to break into the 3rd rank of the mana body technique he would have to explore some of the other aspects of it on his own but the added protection his powerful body offered was already a massive bonus, even if his equipment would take longer to supercharge due to only half of the cell spaces now being dedicated to his mana space but what did that mean really.

Regius had changed his body when the first level of the mana body technique created the mana spaces in his cells so any cell that contained his batteries would be static and stuck there but as new cells were created it almost felt like he could feel them being devoured by the cells with batteries in them. He nodded in the mirror when he finally noticed his eyes. They were no longer just golden and they were no longer shaped like a human. His eyes were shaped like that of a dragon's and the bottoms had stayed golden but halfway up they shifted into a ruby red and had two tiny points at the top.

It was a side effect of his bloodline awakening and all at once Regius who hasn't used his wings in years released them from his back in their full glory. He flexed them before reabsorbing them back into his body. The wings did not need to be outside of him at all times; they could absorb back into his body at any time almost like they were pure mana constructs and not flesh and blood, and he could choose to fully release them at will which would benefit him greatly for catching people by surprise. His eyes couldn't change no matter how much he tried so he was stuck with them and he chose to accept it.

Regius got dressed as he sent Peter pictures of the notebook and received an instant reply "Awesome Regius I'll start on this right now. Thanks" Regius sent a thumbs up and told him to have a good day before he threw his phone on the bed and got dressed.

He finished getting dressed as there was a Knock on the door and instead of inviting Ashlyne in he chose to go out with her immediately in which she stared at him for several minutes as Regius just gave In and told her what he had done about rank 3 and how it was only the beginning. "Well that's good to know, I guess I'll attempt that tonight, Regius thought for a second. "Come by my room I think I may be able to help the process. It's incredibly painful, but I may be able to help."

Ashlyne nodded at him as they reached their destination at the same time as the other students. A rather attractive older woman stood at the podium this time with blazing red hair and perfect curves that matched her air of maturity. Regius was dazzled for a second but felt a slight pinch on his arm and realized that it was Ashlyne so he smiled at her and shook his head as heard his mother's words repeat themselves in his head. They sat at the front again as the teacher began to slide the boards almost instantly "Welcome to intro to elements."