I Shall Devour Everything

*Cruch!*

Arion's sharp teeth were finally able to sink into its flesh, and with a jerk of his head, he tore out a large chunk of its flesh, stifling its movements immediately.

The Queen Jawfiend never thought it would die so easily against someone whose Defity was technically lower than its own.

The huge body of the Queen Jawfiend collapsed as its legs gave away.

"ROAR!!" Arion let out a loud roar which seemed like a jubilant roar now that he killed the bug that had been bugging him for quite a while.

His Defity levels were totally superior compared to when he was in his human form...

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[ INNER PERCEPTION ACTIVATED ]

Name: Arion Elsar

Strength: 8

Defense: 4

Agility: 8

Pranic Force: 10

Defity: Prana Releasing Stage [ Refinement State - 1%]

Bloodline: Doom Lizard (Active State)

Prana Aspect: [Darkness] / [Devour] / [Fire]

Pranic Mark: None

Abilities -

— Shapeshifting [Lvl.1]: Limited to base race and bloodline form 

— Doom Fang [Lvl.2]: Dark venom courses through your veins, including your fangs. A single bite from your fangs will instantly poison your target and cause a decay effect. Effectiveness depends on various factors. 

Passive Abilities -

— Ingestion Empowerment [Lvl. 2]: Ingest any pranic items to increase Defity. Effectiveness varies with level

— Enhanced Healing [Lvl. 1]: Heal physical injuries faster than normal

— Enhanced Balance [Lvl. 1]: Enhanced center of balance and ability to recover from movement imbalance

— Enhanced Senses [Lvl. 1]: Enhanced hearing, smell, taste, touch, and vision

— Enhanced Inner Perception [Lvl. 1]: Read own status (Defity stats, pranic mark, abilities etc.) based on terms host is familiar with

— Gluttonous Healing [Lvl. 2]: Heal wounds by ingesting pranic items

— Gluttonous Assimilation [Lvl. 1]: 5% chance to temporarily gain attributes of any ingested pranic heart. Chances can lower based on the target's Defity

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Of course, his mouth was salivating at the sight of the corpse of the dead Queen Jawfiend.

But just as he unconsciously relaxed his mind and body after a long and arduous fight, he felt a stinging pain in his head.

"GROWRRR!" Arion howled in pain as his legs buckled and hit the ground. But soon enough, his howls of pain ceased as he suddenly lost his consciousness and collapsed.

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After an unknown amount of time…

"Oh my god! There is a naked body here!"

"Who is that?! And why is that body lying near a dead Queen Jawfiend? Did he kill it?"

"I hope that's not Arion. Otherwise...."

"Move, let me see whose body that is!"

"Little Mei, you shouldn't—"

"Uncle Kisho, just let me see!"

"Wait! He is breathing! But he is not Arion...wait a minute...he looks a bit like him…"

"Oh my god! Ari!! This is Arion! You are alive!!"

"Sigh, what is going on? Is this the will of the almighty Alara? To think that the brat managed to survive, hoho!"

"But is he really Arion? He looks way different..his face, especially his body—"

"This is definitely my Ari! I can sense the familiar pranic energy in his body—t-this...how is this possible?? His Defity...."

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"Wow, I am still breathing? Did I really die, or was it just a nightmare? God, I pray that it was just a nightmare. But why is it so dark here? Oh right, my eyes are closed pfffft," Arion anxiously opened his eyes only to have his vision welcomed by warm sunlight slipping in through the curtains.

"Huh...this is...my home? What the fuck!" Arion knitted his brows as he suddenly jumped out of his bed.

He took a quick look around to see a familiar room...his and Mei's room. This meant that he was indeed inside his house, but it only made him feel more confused since the last thing he remembered was having his heart pierced by a giant Dreadling.

He still felt as if something had pierced through his heart, but when he looked down to check his injuries, his eyes grew as wide as saucers, "What the fuck!"

He was not surprised by how there were no injuries on his body, but because of how it looked!

His pecs were looking solid and wider, packed with rippling muscles underneath his skin. In fact, not only his chest, but the same went for every other part of his body.

His biceps looked bigger and stronger, no longer having a scrawny or anorexic look. His forearms looked wider and bigger, no longer looking as thin as that of a child but instead had veins pulsing over his skin, making them look strong and manly.

As his eyes went further down, he saw that he had abs! A perfect chiseled eight pack was pushed out from underneath his skin, looking ripped completely.

And seeing how he was standing, he became even more joyful that he indeed had his legs healed miraculously and that what he experienced was not just a dream.

His leg muscles looked strong and toned as well, no longer looking as if he skipped leg day from the day he was born.

But what astonished and struck him suddenly was how his legs looked longer than before and how his eye level seemed higher than before.

He quickly moved over to take a look at the big mirror excitedly, only to see a drop-dead handsome young adult with a chiseled jawline and sharp-looking eyes.

His skin looked completely healthy and had a charming shine to it, making it appear as if he had skincare treatment every day.

But seeing his half-naked well-built body, even he had to admit that he was totally blown away by how good he looked.

He even grew taller by a couple of inches and was about 180 cm, while before, he was barely 170 cm.

He was sure that young maidens would gladly write love poems for him from just a wink from him.

Feeling quite excited about his newfound ripped body, he did some bodybuilder poses in front of the mirror by stretching his hands and legs.

Since he only had a towel covering him, he was able to see how each of his body parts developed.

He then got curious and took off his towel in order to check out the one thing that mattered most to him as a man.

"Oh my!" Arion was astonished and elated to see his little dragon no longer 'little' but 'big' and looking vigorous as an ox.

It no longer looked small and shriveled like a dried nut before but had a majestic look as it stood straight like a pillar. Arion wondered if his libido was too high because of a kinky dream or something.

But he felt that he wasn't that perverted to have such dreams and felt that this was due to morning libido.

*Click*

Suddenly the door opened, and a mesmerizing beauty almost came inside when she suddenly froze upon having her gaze getting magnetically pulled towards a thick and strong looking 'sword' pointing towards her!

Her face instantly reddened as she quickly closed the door, "I am sorry, Ari!"

"Sister Mei!" Arion also felt somewhat embarrassed that his 'one-eyed monster' was pointing towards Mei. 

He was busy checking out his goods, and coincidentally his waist was facing towards the door when Mei entered.

He felt like facepalming himself for coming off as a pervert to his crush. 

He wondered if she would misunderstand him to be someone weirdly obsessed with his junk.

Meanwhile, Mei was still standing outside the door. Her cheeks were flushed while her beautiful eyes kept on blinking as if in disbelief of what she saw.

'How did it get so big...can a man even have such...such a big...haa...wait...why am I feeling ashamed…' Mei was feeling confused, wondering why suddenly she was abashed to look at a nude Arion when all these years she had seen him naked and even bathed him.

She knew for some unknown reason Arion no longer looked the same as before. He was no longer a scrawny-looking kid who looked too small for his age but now looked like a young adult, especially when he was about to turn seventeen soon.

His face looked that of his age, but his body had the manly looks of an adult, especially with all the rippling muscles, giving him a mature charm.

She wondered if she unconsciously had her perspective of Arion change with all these miraculous changes that happened to him.

She wondered if she no longer looked at him as a small boy but something more.

She then shook off all thoughts and decided to check on him anyway since she still needed to ask him if he was alright and well personally. For the past four days, she was feeling extremely worried that he seemed to be in a long slumber.

Only because she was a Healifer, she knew that his body seemed to be adjusting to his new Defity, and for some reason, she couldn't find out why it was taking a very long time.

She cleared her throat and asked," Ari, did you uh..put on your clothes? Can I come in?"