The New Issei

Issei: "Ahhhh, that was a nice night of sleep." He said while yawning and stretching. He then got up and turned off his alarm that was showing 5:00am and got ready for his morning training session.

Ddraig: "Hey partner before you start your workout I will share with you the method to make your workout more effective with mana." He then transmitted the training routine directly into Issei's mind.

Issei: "So basically I flood my entire body with mana until it feels slightly painful then move that mana to the areas I am working out in order to break down the muscles faster and rebuild them with mana making them stronger, more flexible, and more accepting of mana making my tolerance for mana in my body much higher, right? Did I miss anything?" He asked while smiling with a look of anticipation on his face.

Ddraig: "No that is about it. The great thing about this method is even while you are working on specific workouts your entire body still has mana flowing through it so it is also getting strengthened to a lesser degree. This will make your body stronger, faster, have more stamina, be more flexible, much more durable, and speed up your healing and recovery speeds. It is a monstrous training method one of my previous hosts created. But be warned, it is painful and if you put to much mana into it then you will just damage your body instead of make it stronger. One of my hosts who trained in it even destroyed one of his arms being careless. That is why I will guide you through the process for the first few times and we will only use a small amount of mana at first."

Issei: "I am okay with that, I do not want to be a cripple after all." He said as he started to use some mana. "Okay I have gathered the mana, you can guide it now."

Ddraig: "Start your workout, ignore the pain and focus on the mana so you can feel what I am doing with it. The only reason you can even do this despite being human is because of how strong your body currently is. Your body by itself is as strong as a weak Mid Class Devil, which is the lowest requirement for this technique. So you really need to have precise control or you could end up seriously hurt or even die when you try this on your own." He said as he began to move the mana slowly around Issei's body. "This kid is a monster already, with this technique he might even surpass me in my prime. But I can only do this for him a few times. Once he starts using more mana for this in the future I will not be able to control his mana for him like now." He thought with a smile.

Issei: "God this hurts!! It feels like needles are stabbing into all my muscles at once!!" He said through gritted teeth as he focused on the mana and began working out. "I hope this is worth it." He thought as he memorized everything Ddraig was doing. An hour later he had completely learned the technique and memorized exactly what it was supposed to feel like. He then collapsed on his floor to rest for awhile. Thirty minutes later he could move again but he still had aches all over, he then got up and went to start another hour of training in martial arts and the use of a sword with occasional advice from Ddraig added in. After he was done he took a shower, ate breakfast and left for school with Ike.

Ike: "Hey Issei you alright? You look like someone beat you up." She asked in concern as they were walking.

Issei: "Yeah I am alright I just worked out to much this morning." He said while wincing as one of the aches in his leg sent a spike of discomfort up his back. "God am I going to feel like this every day from now on?" He thought in slight fear.

Ddraig: "It will get better and the pain will fade once you do it for a few months. You will still ache after training but it will go away quickly. Right now you will just have to put up with it." He said while chuckling. "This kid is really a fast learner. He has only been through one training session but has mastered the technique. I hope he learns magic just as fast." He thought to himself.

Ike: "You should not work out so much if it is causing you pain Issei." She said worriedly.

Issei: "I will be fine, I enjoy exercising. I just overdid it today that's all. Now lets hurry up or were going to be late." He said while starting to run ahead.

Ike: "AH! Issei no fair, wait for me!" She said as she ran after him.

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Issei: "So we are going to start working on magic now Ddraig?" He asked as they were in a clearing outside town. After school he had gone home to drop off his stuff and change clothes before coming here. This is where he had been training his more flashy moves like changing his mana into an element or making weapons from mana and controlling them.

Ddraig: "Yes, but first I am going to teach you to hide your mana and my signature so others will think your a normal human." He said while sending the way to do it into his mind. "You are lucky that your previous technique where you blended into your surroundings kept you from getting discovered so far. If someone truly strong had come along you would have been exposed."

Issei: "Yeah I know. At least this technique is pretty easy. All I have to do is keep the mana inside my body from leaking out and cover your presence with my mana inside my body to keep your aura from leaking." He said while smiling.

Ddraig: "It is simple, but you have to constantly keep it up. At first it is annoying because you have to concentrate on it but as time goes by it will become an ingrained habit. Let me know when you think you got it down and we will start on the other basic stuff."

Issei: "Umm, Ddraig I think I got it." He said as his mana signature vanished making him seem like a regular human.

Ddraig: "Impossible!! It has only been five minutes! How did you get it so quickly. It may be simple but you need great control of your mana to make it work." He said with shock on his face.

Issei: "I have been practicing with mana since I was still a baby so it was easier for me." He said while smirking.

Ddraig: "Alright then, I will now teach you all the basic fire spells. Come into your mindscape so I can demonstrate them, then I will send their information to your mind."

Issei: "Be right there." He said as he sat down and started meditating. He soon felt a pulling sensation and went along with it. When he opened his eyes again he was standing in front of a handsome red headed man who looked to be about 25-26 years old. "Whoa, Ddraig I did not know you could take on a human form in here." He said while looking at Ddraig with curiosity in his eyes.

Ddraig: "I can take any form I want in here but this is what my humanoid form looked like when I was alive. Now lets begin. I will start with the weakest spells and then work my way up. I will only be showing you the basic level spells until you master them all. When you have done that and learned basic barriers, teleportation, and healing. I will start teaching you basic spells for the other elements and beginner spells for fire magic." He said while looking at Issei to see if he was with him so far.

Issei: "Sounds good, but what do you mean by basic and beginner? What is the difference?" He asked because he had never heard about this from watching the anime and reading stuff on Wikipedia when he was alive. He had never read the novels so he did not know if it was mentioned there or not.

Ddraig: "Those are the levels that magic are divided into. They start at Basic, then go Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and finally Pinnacle. Generally the spells power can be divided into Basic level spells for Low Class Beings, Beginner for Mid Class and High Class Beings, Intermediate for High Class and Ultimate Class Beings, Advanced for anything stronger than what an Ultimate class being can do. As for Pinnacle magic the only ones who could use it were me, Albion, and the Biblical God. If there is anything stronger I never achieved it in my lifetime. Also this is a general layout and sometimes there are people who can cast magic beyond what they are classed as. So never let your guard down." Ddraig said while looking at Issei with a serious look on his face.

Issei: "Thanks that makes it a lot easier to understand. So if Basic spells are for Low Class beings there are probably a lot right?"

Ddraig: "Yes there are a lot for every level, but for now we will just focus on the ones everyone knows. They are Ignite, which is just making a small fire in your hand. Fireball, where you make one or more balls of fire and send them at your enemy. Fire Jet, You shoot a stream of fire from your hand. Fire Lance, you shape the fire into a lance and compress it to make it have more penetration power. This one can be used as a close quarters weapon if you want like an angels light spears and you can also make as many as you want just like fireballs but the more you make the harder they are to control and compress. Fire wall, which is just a compressed and super heated wall of fire that you either make in one direction or in a circle around yourself. It can also be used to trap enemies or defend from attacks. That is all I will teach you on fire magic for now and it will allow you to learn to control the heat of your fire, to compress your fire, and to shape your fire any way you want to. After you master them you can make your own spells since basically magic is just giving form to what you can imagine. Humans have to chant to cast magic unless they are at a higher level but other supernatural beings do not. So for now you will have to chant until you get better control of fire." Ddraig explained as he looked like a perfect teacher.

Issei: "About the whole human thing, when are we going to make me half dragon?" Issei asked because he really wanted to know when he could get that power up.

Ddraig: "When your body can handle the change. You will need to at least step into the Ultimate Class Being stage with your physical body to withstand the change and pain. So probably in a few years with your growth rate." Ddraig said chuckling when he saw the look of expectation on Issei's face. At his answer Issei looked like he had swallowed a bug. "There are no quick routes to power in this world boy. You will have to work to get what you want."

Issei: "I know that, but being a dragon is kind of cool so I was looking forward to it. Also hard work does not bother me but if I can get some easy power ups of course I will. Oh well lets start training." He said as he looked at Ddraig expectantly.

Ddraig: "Alright, watch closely." He said as he gathered some mana in his hand. He then started to show the spells to Issei one by one while explaining them in detail to him. When he was done he then sent the info on each spell directly into Issei's mind and asked him to practice them for awhile. Issei then spent the next two hours practicing them under Ddraig's guidance. "Good lets stop here for today Issei. You have mastered Ignite and fireball as well as started to get the hang of fire lance. I am impressed at your learning speed. All you need now is just to practice all the spells repeatedly till you get them down. Tomorrow we will work on basic barriers and practice the spells you learned today so be prepared." He said with a proud look on his face.

Issei: "I will be, thanks for all the help Ddraig." He said while smiling at Ddraig.

Ddraig: "Don't mention it kid. We are partners after all. Now get home and get some sleep, you will need it for your morning routine."

Issei: "Ugh, you just had to remind me of that torture Ddraig." He said while groaning and going home.

Ddraig: "It will be even worse because I want you to get up an extra hour early starting tomorrow so I can teach you some more martial arts and sword styles." He said with a vicious grin.

Issei: "Oh god you are a slave driver, but learning something new does sound good." He said with a tired look on his face. He then went home, ate dinner, and went to sleep ready for another day of torture tomorrow.