As I ate, the mana contained in Troper's body rushed into my body. It was an invigorating feeling like nothing I had ever felt before. Each bite compelled me to take another, which I took. I was in a haze as I tore his corpse apart, leaving nothing uneaten. That feeling called to a wild part of me that was hidden behind my intelligence and my self-consciousness. In the bliss there would momentarily flashes of pain that only served to boost the euphoria. I had no idea how long I had been eating, but I only felt as if a few seconds had passed after I took what was the last Bite.
The first thing I notice was that there were a few physical changes that I felt. They were caused by minor evolutions or minor-evos. Minor-evos were caused by the evolutionary properties of Mana itself. The mana absorbed from others would be stored for later. If it exceeded the mana needed to replenish what was used in battle. each level has a capacity that would cause these changes as a way to increase the capacity. That extra mana would travel towards the damaged areas of the body. Once there the mana would heal the areas and slightly improve them as it heals them. These improvements were based on the parameters most affected by the damaged areas. For example, damaged muscles would see improvements in strength and durability, skin would see improvements in durability and thickness, and even internal organs that were damaged could improve. The rate of improvements was based on the severity of the wound being healed and the quality and amount of the mana. The minor-Evos weren't always available since no improvements would happen if the mana was lower in quality or not enough to heal wounds completely.
The main changes happened to my skin, sides, and organs with them becoming slightly stronger, more durable, and more efficient. The last one was something I couldn't explain exactly. What I could tell was that my body had stored and condensed the extra mana around my heart. I suppose that's where the pain I felt came from. While I was thinking about what whether it was normal and what changes this might cause, I felt someone approaching me from behind. I turned and noticed Sorc walking up to my right with Gol in tow. "First time?" He asked.
"Yes, it felt amazing. I don't think can get this feeling out of my head. I want more." I say as I turn towards those of Troper's tribe. They had separated themselves from Gol's tribe and seemed to be talking amongst themselves about what they would do next. I began to walk towards them as I try to fight off the feeling trying to take control of my action. Many of the older beasts had left to form their own tribe leaving taking some of the younger beasts with them. I saw that two of beasts still here that I would assume were his elders had chosen to stay along with 10 of the younger beasts. Seeing us approach, the two step forward to meet me, Sorc, and Gol. "Greetings, blessed I am Blum, I'm a Shadow Panther" the stronger of the elders said.
"Greetings, bless I am Orn, I'm a Horn Wolf " said the other elder.
"Greetings, I'm Rapt, I'm a Static Raptor."
"Greetings, I'm Sorc, I'm a Legged Snake."
The two nodded at Gol as they had previous met and glanced at each other before Blum spoke," We wish to join your tribe. Me, Orn and those cubs behind us have much to offer to you. It's the perfect foundation to build a strong force especially with the upcoming war."
"These youngsters will get caught up in this regardless as Petra has decided to raze everything on the way here causing massive damage to our population. If you want to survive this, you will need to build your personal and a strong tribe of your own." Orn said, looking at me intensely.
Those words triggered some random feelings in me as I was overwhelmed by a plethora of different roars I had never heard. Though Lord Bados had been quick to revive him, he still had spent time in the realm of the dead and he had been affected in some unknown way. Something that even the gods couldn't have noticed. While Rapt was in the trance-like state due to the roar, the others felt a surge of pressure exerted on them with the source being Rapt. They pressure had a radius of 15 meters and forced the Sorc, Gol, Orn, Blum, and the Cubs to the ground before released them as quick as it began.
After breaking out of the Trance Rapt noticed that Orn and Blum had become a part of their Tribe, something that he found shocking. Everyone in the immediate vicinity and the on lookers showed confused looks about the event that had taken place. Soon they began to stare blankly at the cause of the weird occurrence, who was still staring at the two notifications in front of him.
"wh-what was that?" Sorc asked after 10 minutes had passed. Like the start of a tidal wave, his words triggered murmurs as question and unsure answers. The cubs even looked towards Rapt with different emotions ranging from fear to curiosity. Soon a new rumor would spread about Rapt after today's event. Rumors that would bring great encounters and disasters.
The 5 beasts and 10 cubs moved to Gol's lair to privately try to understand the meanings behind to strange happenings that occurred. The cubs were brought along to since they were under the care of Orn and Blum. They were allowed to follow them but were asked at the entrance of the lair. The 5 entered and stood in a circle in complete silence before Gol decide to ask a question.
"What just happened?"