Amid dreams full of twisted scenes, I still found a way to have a restful night because i woke up feeling refreshed in the morning. The first thing that came into my mind was the R egg.
I look over and the black egg is exuding some kind of mist, but it seems to be somehow connected to my star essence.
Immediately I realize that the egg has been sucking my out at a very slow pace. I didn't know that eggs could even do that but as far as i'm concerned it okay, since it seems like the process will go faster than I initially thought.
I go into the kitchen to cook myself some food before even thinking of processing mana. I simply made a mushroom omelette and a fruit bowl with a cup of water. Feeling full I closed my eyes & started the mana processing.
This time the feeling was different to how it was yesterday. I felt more comfortable doing it, almost like getting used to eating or drinking, but of course at a child's level.
First I gathered the mana surrounding me, but its tainted which makes it difficult to convert and store. Although im having difficulty the R egg is loving the mana its absorbing. I can't help but wonder what will hatch as the hours drag on. I stopped after 4 hours because I had to use the restroom but as im washing up I noticed something different...
My horns! They're getting longer and rugged, and its seems like there is a clear line spiraling throughout them. I started freaking out until I remembered that I'm a demon & this is expected.
From what I have gathered, my father was a dragon and my mother an Ala. A shapeshifter in a sense, I have no clue what made them have me, but I should have expected some changes sometime soon. But why the clear spirals on my head?
Suddenly a thought hit me, what if I use mana or Process it. As I began a black smoke began rising and moving throughout my horns. I couldn't believe it, I can see just how mana moves through my body!
This usually applies to dragons, when their going to use a spell, like fire breathing, the mana tends to shine through their horns as a warning of what's to come. It also appears on their chest in some cases, but I guess I fall into another category.
I can't stop thinking about how my mothers blood will influence me or what happened to them both. I looked down at my tail and the only difference was some scales seem to be growing.
At least now I can be certain that the information Aryas obtained a while back was true.
As I came out of my thoughts I remembered about the R egg and got back to processing and siphoning mana.
3 hours later and some changes could be seen within the egg. The dark black shell began to form cracks all around but it didn't break, instead a soft purple glow started to come through and then hardened. I couldn't believe that my beast couldn't possibly have something to do with obsidian.
With new found motivation I started up again until nightfall, even though I am a night owl the egg took up a ton of energy and I immediately passed out.
The night was over in a flash, or that's what it felt like. I wasn't rested but i wasn't drained either. The R egg once again had a dark cloud around it but this time purple strands were floating in there.
Its been close to 2 days and yet there was no sign of it hatching. I began thinking of the vocation I would decided on. I should have chosen before I got the R egg but it wasn't a big issue since your beast won't develop a vocation till after you obtained yours.
I don't have the health pool to become a tanker but I didn't have high attack damage.
My stats we're somewhat even with my intelligence being a little higher than the rest. Stats can be checked anytime by calling upon them, but it consumes mana since an image is projected using it in front of you.
The only weapon I felt comfortable with was bows and great-swords which is an arguably weird weapon combination.
I walked over to where I had my training great-sword made out of Iron but it had a dull edge as I wasn't a monster hunter yet which means I can't carry a sharpened sword.
The bow was made out of ash wood so it had a white black pattern that had a wolf imprint upon it. It's means for channeling mana so I could never use it to its full potential until yesterday.
The calluses on my hands were proof of my hard work training to become proficient with both weapons.
I picked up the great-sword and stepped outside to get some exercise since I've been stuck indoors for 2 days with the R egg. The crisp morning air along with the slowly rising sun created a welcoming environment. The dew that rested upon the grass slowly disappearing as i began my workout routine. It was the beginning of autumn, so steam quickly began to rise from my body as I reached my second set of pushups.
Suddenly I heard claws scratching up glass and grabbed my great-sword ready for an attack. As I reached my back door the air began to get heavy with mana pressure that something was exuding.
I ran with my great-sword ready and saw that the egg had finally hatched!