111 I.T. 14 Arcane Body (1/2)

I can down next to Lucifer as I opened the book I had been handed. Before I began to read, I could only curiously look at book that the baby dragon was supposed to study. To my surprise there were no actual words, only pictures of majestic dragons in battle. It showed them using claw and tooth. It showed them casting magic, as well as using their tyrannical breath.

To me they were only pictures, but through our connection I could feel the brain of the dragon was in a sort of trance. It stared at the pictures endlessly, as its mind became more and more active.

I could only watch for a few moments before the images began to give me a headache. I felt that I too could learn a lot from the images, but it would take me down a path I did not want to take.

Instead I turned my eyes to my own book. When I opened it, I was greeted by the sight of a normal human silhouette. Inside were several nodes, connected by lines. The lines were of different shapes and sizes. Some were extremely long, but relatively thin. Some were short, but far thicker. The nodes themselves were of various sizes and were spread throughout the silhouette.

The largest of the nodes was in the middle of the head, where the brain would be. The second largest was in the location of the heart. These two nodes were connected by the thickest of the lines. From the heart several lines spread throughout the body. There was one at every joint in the human body, as well as a single node in both hands and both feet. Finally, there were a total of 5 nodes along the spine. All in all, there were 23 different nodes. 4 in each arm and leg. 5 in the spine, one in the brain and one in the heart.

As I read further into the book, I found that the order to unlock them was incredibly important. The brain was first, and the heart second. The brain fed into the heart. And from the heart it spread through the rest of the body.

The brain needed to be first, as the entire process was based on the user's mana. Mana was linked to a user's intelligence and wisdom, and these two came from the brain.

The heart was the center of vitality. It fed into everything else. If the body were not healthy the rest of the body would suffer.

The spine was in control of Constitution. A healthy spine was needed to properly defend yourself. If the spine were not properly protected the rest of the body would become useless.

The nodes in the arms and legs were next. They would unlock at the same time. One node from each. For a total of 3 times. These controlled the strength and agility of a person.

The final areas that must be unlocked were the hands and feet. These areas needed to be unlocked one at a time. Much like the spine. They controlled the Dexterity of a person and could be unlocked in any order. However, it was recommended to start with the feet, and then move onto the hands.