Spectral Regalia

Ch 38: Pulsing Dragon Seductive Female

After Avrin had arrived with Ayame in his arms, the servants tending to their duties had freaked out, thinking he had done something wrong. This annoyed him but things settled after the vanished Shimaru had reappeared and assured them everything was ok. Ayame was then taken off his hands and sent to her room to recover and be tended to.

Shimaru gazed at Avrin who seemed somewhat lost in what to do for today.
"So Avrin, how did your first battle with an expert level opponent feel..Ayame is physically stronger and faster than you but your enigmatic ability seems to have saved you." Shimaru spoke without bothering to compliment him.

"It was intense... I knew I couldn't beat her at her own game in speed, but I never knew her physical strength was that powerful...But the mark on her forehead, her mana condensed there. What was it?."

Shimaru raised a brow as him and Avrin began walking to his dojo "Ho ho ho! you saw the symbol of our white dragon clan. Only us in the main branch have the ability to manifest our mana into a source of power because we are warriors in a sense. Our mana is barely used but as we train our bodies and minds that internal unused mana grows and grows.. Avrin, the white dragon symbol is a bloodline inherited enigmatic ability. It takes that unused dormant internal mana and imbues it into its host.

It is incredibly unique as magic abilities that augment its caster are quite hard and are only minor unless the caster is a sage or higher. And even then this ability is more powerful. I was scared she may have done you in. Hehe"

Shimaru grinned as the sliding door opened. Him and Avrin had started heading inside. "Interesting..An ability that augments using internal mana. Although I can't say I'm jealous of it." Shimaru nodded "It seems you have a way to augment yourself without casting...Your enigmatic ability is mysterious. It seems to have many ways to be used."

Avrin just smirked, not bothering to correct him or throw him a hint. "So teacher, what is it you would like me to do now?"

Shimaru nodded "Ahh yes, yes. I think it would be best if I teach you techniques to prepare your body for training. Sit down Avrin" Shimaru spoke clearly

Avrin followed and sat in a cross legged position and Shimaru did the same, but his hands were placed together, his fingers pressing against each other as the palm section was open. Shimaru began taking gentle breaths that were deep but constant and flowed well without trouble.

"Avrin" he began to speak in a tone that was quieter and more fluid. "This meditation position is called Pulsing Dragon. It uses the internal mana of your body as well as the affinity around you to help stimulate muscle development in your body. This meditation alone is dangerous if you do not train yourself correctly to have techniques that are capable of matching the body you receive.
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Avrin listened intently. The one thing he was worried about was that he didn't have internal mana and he decided to speak. "Teacher.. What if one doesn't have mana at all inside of them but a different source of energy?"

Shimaru opened his eyes in an instant and gazed at Avrin. Shimaru himself was not stupid even though he acted care free. He knew Avrin's question was legitimate and referred to himself. If that was the case he could only give him a template.

"Avrin, all energy in the end is the same. It empowers, it gives life, or takes it. If it was another source of energy then the person with that energy could slowly adapt this position to suit them"

Avrin nodded before Shimaru began speaking again. "I noticed you were exhausted quite quickly during your battle. Ayame herself was not exhausted, you could see she sustained more injuries than you and continued on. The only thing that stopped her was the knockout blow. This is a perfect way for you to train stamina, but do not rely on this position too much. Physical training is essential after all. New muscles that aren't put to good use are just useless clumps of weight.