"Augh… God my fucking head hurts, apparently having Ddraig in my dream screwed with my head." I say sitting up and… where are my clothes? *BAM!* "Oh hey, you're finally awake Kazu. The reason your naked is because I washed your clothes. Nobody wants clothes that smell like piss and sweat, so I took the liberty of stripping you while Ddraig was doing whatever. Also, gotta say, you got a nice body, 9/10." Ophis says, kicking open the door with my clothes "Why a 9?"
"Because." "Doesn't answer my question." "Because I thought it was a 9, want me to turn you into a 1?" "I'll just take a 9" "Good, now being serious. After Ddraig takes his time wiping your ass into shape Merlin is going to teach you magic, he owes me a favor so that's the least he can do. Also get dressed already."
"I'm not going to get dressed in front of you." "Just get dressed you fucking pansy. I don't care about seeing your baby dick. Now, by the time those 2 are done, you will have maybe 4 hours left in the day, so we are going to make a schedule. Monday, you get your shit slapped by Ddraig and femboy Gandalf teaches you magic. Tuesday, Ddraig teaches you again and I help you with unlocking and learning the Ancient Norse Runes. Wednesday, Merlin and I do our thing. Thursday, my training takes priority and Ddraig comes in. Friday, all three of us are going to train you. Saturday, you will train with Arthur. Sunday, you rest your sorry ass. This will be your training for however long it takes your weak shitty self to become strong enough to kill greater demons, after that Merlin will guide Arthur towards the Lady in the Lake, and we will leave to go somewhere else. Now get out and begin your torture. If you become Greater demon level fast enough, I'll give you a reward, now go." Ophis says picking me up and tossing me out of the window and into the forest where I collide with a big red rock. Oh wait.
"Good morning runt, are you ready to become a dragon? Today we will be training the most basic thing even babies can do, learning how to fly" Ddraig says, showing me a sharp toothy smirk "Fuck me."
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It's only been 30 minutes and surprisingly this is easy. And well, since I can do this, I obviously did what any man who could fly would do.
"WOOOHOOOOOO!!!! FUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!" I say while going 100mph while doing barrel roles and flips. "It's nice to see you having fun partner but tone down the excitement! This is only the mere basic of dragon power!"
"I know that Ddraig but I'm flying! I'm fuckin flying! This is fucking sick!!"
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"Are you off your high now?" Ddraig says patting me on the back with his claw as I spew out my innards. Unsurprisingly, when a man learns how to fly in a short amount of time and does barrel rolls, he gets sick "Yeah, I think I'm ready to learn other things."
"Good, now let me ask you a question. How does a dragon defend himself from an attack?"
"Obviously he fires back with another attack." I say, only to see Ddraig shake his head. "Close, but you are only half right. You see a dragon doesn't defend with an attack, a dragon will simply brunt through the attack while having sole focus on dealing 10x the damage back. We dragons thrive in our endurance, when a dragon is in the face of an attack, we trust our scales will defend us, so we put full force into countering. There is a saying, "Fighting an endurance battle with a dragon is stupid, for when a dragon is in the face of danger, that is when people truly fear their Draconic power." Ddraig says tapping his scale, creating sparks due to the shear toughness of his scale "Now, how does a human build muscle?"
"A human builds muscle by working out, and through that putting the muscle under extreme tension and pressure, forcing the muscle to break down and rebuild itself." Ddraig then nods his head and points at his scale. "For us dragons, it is the same. We brake and crack our own scales, then rebuild them through eating and meditating, sucking magical energy into our scales to repair them. Bringing them back stronger than before. That's why whenever a dragon is killed, they are killed throughout 1 battle, because if they let the fight span across multiple battles, the dragon would simply repair their scales and make them stronger than before. That is what we shall do next. But unlike a dragon, your scales do not show, so we must force them out of your body and onto your skin."
"But that is also where you, my disciple are better than me. The element of surprise. The enemy can't tell you are a dragon if you hide it with magic well enough, so once they think they have the skill, the scales inside of you will awaken, allowing you to get in a counter attack. But we can do even better. We shall merge your scales with your skin! We shall make you into a perfect dragon! A dragon with human agility and draconic strength, the magic of humanity and gods, with the endurance and pride of dragons!" Ddraig says, roaring enthusiastically into the sky while announcing his plan to turn me into a "Perfect Dragon"
"Now Now, old friend, don't just announce your master plan to the world, Albion might just steal it from you." Merlin says approaching us from behind "Ah, Merlin, what is it that you want with me and my partner?"
"Oh, I just wanted to check on this man's progress. I heard you talking about the dragon scales and merging them into his skin. I have a way to do that you see, although. Ophis may get mad if we do it without her permission. After all, you how possessive she is." Merlin says chuckling a bit. "That's not very surprising, she is technically a dragon, it's just in our nature. And… You also know the other reason."
"What other reason?" I say confused, why would she be possessive for any other reason than being a dragon? "Sorry Kazu, I am afraid I am not allowed to tell you why. If you want to know ask Ophis yourself, I'm sure she would tell you." Merlin said, turning around and going back to the house "That was… weird. Anyways Ddraig, how are we going to increase my scale strength?"
"Well partner, you see…"
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"JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!" I scream as Ddraig flies high above normal human oxygen level, if we were still in modern day earth, we would've gotten hit by a plane ages ago.
"Now Kazu, get ready and grit your teeth! THIS BITCH EMPTY! YEEEEEEET!" Ddraig said, screaming a new word he learned from Merlin specifically for this occasion. He then threw me towards the earth my skin burning off, weirdly not hurting me.
'Well, I am about to die, I had a good 2nd run. I can't release my wings because of the wind pressure, I hate you Ddraig.'
*BOOM!*
'Wait... How in the sweet hell and I not dead?' I then look down to see beautiful crimson red scales with purple edges. Sadly, most of them were cracked and leaking blood. Oh, that's why my vision is blurry.
"Didn't I tell you Kazu? Trust in your scales. I only went that high so your skin would burn off. Your scales were hidden underneath them due to you being a new dragon. Now that your scales are broken, sit down and get into a meditation position." Ddraig said laying down behind me
"Okay what now?" "Close your eyes… Feel the magic around you, now imagine the magic going into the cracks of your scales, and the magic sealing them together. Keep doing that until they are fixed"
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"Now that your scales are fixed, imagine the magic inside your scales, shape them into a hammer, and imagine them striking your scales, like a blacksmith forging his sword. Imagine the folds of your scales, the paper-thin layers of magic that makes them whole… Good job Kazu, you now know how to strengthen your scales."
"Thank you Ddraig." I say standing up, I look down at my scales. The majestic crimson red, and the Neon dark velvet on the edges, making a beautiful combination of Intimidating and eye catching. "Now Kazu, go back to the house and take a 30-minute brake, then you will go to Merlin for magic training."
"Y-yeah about that… I think you may have to carry me… I'm kinda. Tired." I say before I face plant into the ground with a thud.
"Sigh… I shall carry you then… it only took you 10 minutes to fix your scales. It took even me 30 minutes back in the day. Humh. What a monster Ouroboros has chosen." Ddraig said, before grabbing Kazu and flying out of the crater he created