A bleak stone ceiling was revealed as Cedric's eyes fluttered open. Pushing away the last remnants of his drowsiness, he picked himself off the ground as he recalled what had occured before his slumber. Slowly sifting through his thoughts, Cedric found that a chunk of information had miraculously appeared in his memories.
Huh, inheritance memories... Novels are terrifingly accurate...
A creatures power could be placed into grades. Broadly speaking, there were 10 grades, however, obviously these had levels in between.
Generally, grade 1 existences are already seen as powerful to most, yet comparitively, are nothing but cannon fodder for high grades. Grade 7 and above existences are called by many 'demigods', due to the drastic spike in power from grade 6.
Civilisations can be assigned a grade based on the power of those in it. For example, a grade 5 civilisation would have to possess 10 grade 5 existences in order to be classified as such.
Earth was a world untouched by magic. At the same time, it's grasp on scientific concepts, and it's technological advancements weren't great either. Therefore, if it were to be classified, it would only be graded as a 0.2 technology based civilisation.
Due to the appearance of mana in the world, many creatures had mutated. Similarily, humans who adapt may be able to acquire power, whilst those who could not withstand the overload of mana became zombies. As Cedric finished digesting all the information he had recieved, he spotted a crystal on the ground.
A recording crystal.
Picking it up, the sound of Seraphena's voice travelled into his ears.
"Hey kiddo, I had to go as a representative to an important meeting, uh, I don't know when I'll be back, but you should be fine given your previous memories, and your inheritance memories. I'll visit you soon! Love you!"
As the recording cut, Cedric stood there dazedly.
So much for an easy life being protected by a powerful dragon mother....
Cedric decided to visit his old apartment after thinking for a bit.
Heh, I wonder if those people still remember me..... I wonder if anyone has gained any power yet?
Cedric suddenly realized that nobody would probably recognize him if he was in his normal form. After looking in his inheritance memory, he closed his eyes and concentrated.
His body started to bulge, as the shape of his body changed slowly. The black scales on his body slowly absorbed inwards, revealing a layer of fair skin. Opening his eyes, he raised his hands and stared at them carefully.
Bringing his vision back to the cave, he found a puddle of water. After delving into his inheritance memories once again, he opened his mouth and spoke in a weird tongue.
Rise.
The water slowly rose and formed a mirror in front of him. As he peered into the mirror, what greeted him was a exceedingly handsome young man who looked astoundingly similar to Seraphina. He had black and golden eyes that glowed in the dimly lit cave, as well as jet black hair. Cedric realized that his once average body had become well defined and muscular.
Do dragons naturally look this good?
Looking downwards, he found himself bare of any clothes.
Speaking of clothes.... do dragon even wear clothes?
After scrounging up his imaginations to the very limits, he decided on something, and grinned. Looking back up at his reflection, scales slowly emerged in his body and took the shape of a sleek black scaled armor with a jagged yet beautiful shape. (picture Dragon Slayer armor from dark souls with no helmet).
After doing so, Cedric slowly grinned as he imagined the faces of whoever he passed by. Leaping softly, he landed on the edge of the cave. Looking at the desolate streets of the city filled with wreckage, he found himself not far from his apartment.
As he walked to the apartment he spotted several beheaded bodies of mana zombies, as well as a few human bodies. Strangely, he didn't feel disgusted at all. Perhaps it was due to his body not harboring any human instincts.
Cedric suddenly stopped as he found a familiar body lying on top of a familiar creature.
Wait... ain't that me!?!
Cedric slowly picked his old body up, and searched it. After finding his phone, he found a nearby shovel, and quietely dug a hole, before throwing his body in and pushing the dirt on the side in. Cedric stood there, closed his eyes and slowly made a prayer
May you live a happy life, gain the power of a grade 10, and have fun, and live forever. Oh and avoid immense danger, and......