getting rid of their bodies and replacing them was like snapping his fingers so Tesgara didn't care about their positions. he was thankful he didn't choose any of his personal guards that were very useful though. he would make up a story to penguins family while making sure they were taken care of financially.
Back in the realm of Damon's subconscious space he had finally done it. the rain completely stopped and he finally reached enough experience to harness and control the first form of his demonic power. he was standing in front of the crystal ball which was now the size of a large boulder around seven feet in width and height. cracks surfed all around the boulder as large chunks of it broke like thick glass falling to the ground.
the entire time his demonic form didn't really open its eyes but once or move much. the boulder continued to crack as it began stretching out its limbs as if it was speeding up the process. it twisted its body turning around facing Damon and slowly began opening its eyes. a pure purple energy was seen surrounding it as the boulder completely shattered.
boosh!
The chucks of the crystalized boulder flew randomly as Damon's demonic form was now standing stretching and cracking its neck from side to side. an intense dark energy could be felt oozing out as it looked up at Damon. Damon was speechless and didn't know how to feel or what to say. he looked at the demon version of himself up and down realizing it was completely naked which definitely caught him off guard and was beyond uncomfortable for him.
his evolved form stepped closer and closer as light rain began falling. "Damon immediately got into a fighting stance thinking the worst but instead it kneeled on one knee in front of him as its body began fading into purple energy that went into Damon's body. through his mouth, nose eyes and ears. Damon began feeling his insides burning with a blistering pain as his body became stiff levitating eight inches off the ground.
he screamed at the top of his lungs but no sound came out. the light rain got heavier and faster gradually and the pain he was feeling worsened with the rain. veins bulged from all over his body and his muscles grew. his biceps increased in size along with his calves. his midsection tightened as his abs flexed and contracted like intense muscle spasms. his skin began to darken as electricity sparked on certain parts of his body like his shoulders,chest and face while his teeth became sharp and his fangs grew a half inch longer.
Damon's hands increased in size as his nails now were sharp but didn't look like claws. his dreadlocks turned a shade of purple and black with white and grey in certain areas as his hair gradually floated up a little. the last change to his appearance was his eyes. Damon's feet slowly landed on the ground and the heavy rain turned into light rain. He felt a power within him that surged throughout his body. his eyes were currently closed as he felt the ground beneath him and the stiffness leaving his body.
Slowly opening his eyes his view was different. everything in his sight was a very light shade of purple. it was strange. his eyes were vibrating with energy and everything seemed easy to see. he could see great distance in front of him. the rocks,crater and canyon landscape looked to be black while the rain was white. a trail of small darker purple energy particles in the form of dots followed behind each drop of rain. " it's an energy trail. this is amazing." he thought.
he then looked at his body in awe. the purple swirling markings on his shoulders and the white markings on his chest and stomach they also vibrated with pulsing energy. "you've achieved your new evolution. well in your case your new transformation. now just to get a hang of it I suggest you practice calling onto that energy and recalling it." Monsoon said.
Monsoon then walked Damon through a series of steps and soon Damon was able to find that same energy within his body. it wasn't hard to find at all since he had already tapped into his demonic energy many times before but for his transformation the demonic energy was much greater and within his body was another crystalized ball the size of a marble once again just like before but was much different.
inside the marble crystal was a purple swirling energy that called to him. by depressing this energy his transformation began reverting back to his original form and whenever he answered the call of that same energy his body would change and his power would increase. Damon did this over and over for the rest of the day which left him exhausted. The first six times were the most difficult and took way too long for him to complete the transformation.
Monsoon explained to Damon that in a battle their isn't any time to waste and so he needed to be able to transform quickly. the day was over and so he went back in to rest but once he entered the room something was different. a second door could be seen a few feet from the fire place wall. "that door will take you back, you can go now or stay one more day. I've already told you what I think you should do but the choice is yours." monsoon said to him.
Damon looked at the door with eager eyes and walked up to it grabbing on to the knob. he thought about Javalin, jolly, his father, obsidian city and all the others he had started to get close to. "I want to leave now,but I can't. I can't go back to them yet. I want to be a totally different person when I get back. someone they can depend on. someone with the power to back them up and someday lead." he said out loud talking to monsoon who was surprised about his decision but happy he was listening.
"I'll stay one more week. when I get back I want to be better than ever. he added. Damon decided this because he wasn't satisfied with how he used his powers. this entire time he never practiced his own power. the power that came with ki which was his lighting. while there he was solely focused on the demonic powers he gained from monsoon and not the power he was able to obtain because of his father.
Damon went to bed thinking of attacks he could create. combos he could use and put himself in various situations while thinking of things within his power to get him out of those situations until he drifted off.
The next day Damon was up and at it before monsoon could wake him. he was already turning in and out of his demonic form which still took too much time. also while in this form he decided to practice his rain dance fighting style when he started to become increasingly tired and uncomfortable after ten minutes of going over moves. he was sweating profusely as the transformation disappeared.
"hmmm, I've just been going in and out my new form. it seems I have a limit in to which I can remain in it especially if I'm expelling alot of energy." he thought to himself. monsoon just watched. he let Damon observe and figure out everything he could himself and would rarely step in to give him tips or suggestions. this made Damon more independent when it came to learning on his own.
Damon was happy he decided to stay. he planned to work hard enough for him to be able to hold his new form for at least twenty to thirty minutes. he figured the more stronger he got the longer he could stay in his transformation. looking around the area he began to get a little more curious about the place he was in and about exploring the canyons.
" I thought you would have had the urge to try exploring this area a long time ago. I must tell you this, remember what I said about a realm being inside you. well not really inside you but in a certain space within you. this area is because of me. it's one of the many areas I trained on throughout my time. I didn't tell you this before because I wanted you to focus on the task at hand but this realm is as real as the world you are from. if you look closely you'll see the part we are in. "it's blocked off. Damon said cutting monsoon off.
"yea, I guess you can say it is in its own way. you see once you go beyond that mound in the distance then a lot changes and I don't mean in a good way either. your subconscious space ends beyond that mound of rock. go on pass that mound and you'll see what I mean.