Indomitable will

A Cliché Protagonist Training Montage

Pain. Unimaginable, excruciating pain is what Ise experienced before his mind couldn't take the strain on his body and forcefully shut down. He wasn't sure how much time has passed. As the soft and soothing rays of the sun bathed him in their essence he felt himself slowing regaining his mental faculties as he lay on the ground. Before he could fully comprehend his situation he was hit by a multitude of scents and sounds, so much so that he unconsciously grabbed onto his head in a vain attempt to stem the pressure caused. He could smell the fresh dew on the grass as well as the dirt, the distinct aroma of each flower in his immediate surrounding as well as the smell of blood and sweat wafting from his body. He had no idea how his sense of smell got this powerful in the first place let alone how he was able to comprehend the different scents. He could hear the birds chirping overhead, the wind softly blowing through the grass and trees as well as a babbling brook of water, he assumed from a stream, which he knew was just over a kilometer away.

All of these sensations hitting at once was a bit disorientating as he raised himself off the ground. It took him a few minutes to regain his bearings before attempting to walk to his cottage not too far from where he was. The key word being attempt, for as soon as he tried to take a few step forward he seemingly tripped over absolutely nothing and fall flat on his face.

Cursing a god which he knew was dead, Ise pushed himself off the ground. He had to steady himself a bit as looked at the blurry image of his arms. His vision still hasn't come into focus fully. He was feeling a little bewildered at the moment as he tested out his limbs and flexed his body whilst standing in the same place. Now Ise will never claim to be a genius, nor is he stupid by any means, however being the physical fighter that he is, he was intimately familiar with his body. Which is why he immediately picked up on the fact that his arms and legs felt a little longer, not to mention his entire body felt heavier. This was the reason for tripping earlier, he realized.

[Welcome back to the world of the living.] Stated a deep ancient voice from within him. After taking a deep breath and regaining his cognitive functions, he recognized the voice of Ddraig.

"Ddraig! Boy am I glad to hear your voice. I feel a little funny right now. What's going on? Did the transformation work?" Questioned Ise worriedly. Even though he wasn't afraid didn't mean that nothing could go wrong. He learnt the hard way that as the Sekiryuutei, a situation could go from fine and dandy to fucked up beyond repair in a matter of seconds. Luckily for him Ddraig eased his fears.

[Relax, everything went off without a hitch. You just need to take some time to adjust to your new body. As you may have noticed your limbs are longer, added to that your muscles and bones have become a lot denser which is why you feel heavier. You also shot up a few inches in height. Take this time to go through some exercises to adjust to the changes while I give you the report of the other changes in your body.] Suggested Ddraig. Ise nodded in acquiescence and started to move through various exercises from sit-up, push-ups, jumping jacks as well as shadow boxing as well as a few other to get reacquainted with his balance, reflexes and kinesis. As he did so Ddraig listed the differences in his body.

[As predicted you are mostly dragon now with a small portion being a devil and an even smaller fraction being that of a human, which was necessary if you wanted to hang on to the sacred gear. As stated before your bones and muscles were constantly torn and reformed till it got to this point of its current density. Your body has also optimized itself to accommodate the spiritual and magical changes hence the reason for the increased height, senses, and even your nervous system has been accelerated to the point where you can literally form thoughts in nano-seconds. Magically speaking, I'd put your capacity at just behind that of an average high-class devil, which may not sound like much but considering your original capacity which was almost non-existent this is a huge improvement. Plus you have the power to double it every 10 seconds or indefinitely in balance breaker. So for someone like you, these reserves are nothing short of monstrous.] Explained Ddraig. Ise couldn't help but sweat-drop at a 30 foot tall hulking behemoth of red scales calling him monstrous.