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[attr="class","mouths1"]The first time Red bite into his devil fruit he felt a sense of knowing that was hard to describe. It was much akin to knowing how to use a word but not knowing the definition of it or how to explain the use of the word to someone else. However, he could not delve into the feeling as deeply as he wished to, because of this he needed more training to fully understand and utilize his abilities.
This was the reason he was currently awake in the middle of the night in a large clearing in some nearby woods. The clearing had not been there when he got there but his first transformation made sure that any trees within striking distance were knocked to the ground. Red used his sharp talons to strip the trees as being a carpenter made it so that he never wanted to waste wood. This made the clearing a perfect spot to train and he would have to remember where it was for his future training endeavors while on this island.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control and still tended to freak out whenever he felt the warmth of the fire within him. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his dragon form because there was no way he would be able to effectively fight if he could not control his dragon form as well as he could control his human form. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build as a human as fast and as effective as a dragon.
At first he could only make the constructs relative to his size making huge walls and such and nowhere near as fast as he could when he was in his human form. He worked on being more dexterous trying to match his building speed as a human. Soon he was able to match his building speed and even begun to manage to build faster by using his tail as an extra limb. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size.
This took much longer as his large size made it hard to work so deftly but he was determined to be able to still use his craft even while a dragon. This was mainly because he felt this was his natural form and how could he go around telling people that he was truly a dragon if he could not utilize his craft while in what was supposed to be his original form.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while maintaining the speed of his building and if he wanted to the human relative size. This was important to him as it would allow him to work on the ship while in his dragon form. This also meant that it would not be pointless to continue working on his carpentry fighting skills as they could be translated to his larger dragon form.
This was good as there were many ways to make devil fruit powers null and he wanted to still be able to fight with the best of them without his powers. By this time he felt as comfortable in his full dragon form as he did his human form. Transforming into his hybrid form he then went through the same routine but found that even though he was larger in the form his training with the high dragon form had made the routine much easier to go through while in his hybrid form.
The next thing on his agenda was something that he had always wanted to try but wanted to wait until he got more control of his body first. Switching back to his high dragon form, just for the sake of getting used to switching between form on the fly he unfurled his wings and took to the skies. He found that it was a good idea for him to train to get used to his dragon body before taking flight as he almost fell from the sky several times being saved only by instinct that would not have been there had he not been completely comfortable in his dragon form.
He quickly got used to flying as he found out the more he stayed and switched into his dragon forms the faster he would pick up on the bodily functions. He begun taking bigger risk, like diving and pulling up moments before hitting the water as well as barrel rolls and loop the loops. He also begun flying as high as he could so he would know his limitations before transforming back into his human form gauging the distance then transforming back into a dragon in time to skim the water and pull away before crashing.
He did this training in both his high dragon form as well as his hybrid form. Soon it was as if Red had his powers since he was born able to call on either form much easier and much faster while being able to complete any task in either of his forms. He was just starting to feel proud of himself when he got a nagging thought in his head that was more of a feeling than a thought.
It was the same kind of feeling that he got when he first ate the fruit. An annoying sense of knowing something that he did not know he knew because he had always known it and had never needed to describe it. Because of this it made it hard to figure out what it was but he assumed it had something to do with his fruit since that was the only time he had ever felt this feeling this strongly before.
He landed in his high dragon form and lay out in the clearing getting comfortable as he thought about the feeling he was having. The more he thought the more he entered a sort of meditative state allowing him to fully delve into his mind and find the root of the feeling. He could feel the way his energy was coursing through his body almost as if a second way of breathing. He could also feel the different wavelengths of energy required to turn into his different forms this was when he realized what he felt.
He began to play with the wavelengths trying to fit them to how he wanted them. As he did so his body started to shift. It was not painful but it was very uncomfortable much like the first time he had transformed after eating his fruit. His body elongated and his wings became more angled and aerodynamic. His whole body seemed more serpentine and slick and he could tell he unlocked a new form meant for speed.
However the new form did not come with the comfort of the other forms which meant that he had to go through the routine again to learn to use this form. He did not mind putting in the work as it seemed that the more he learned about the form the more would open up for him and he was interested to see what would come next.
He trained this form just as he trained the others. He found that it was easier now that he better understood his transformations though he doubted he would ever need to stop training he knew it would never be as hard as his first two forms. By the time he left the island he was sweating and tired bur happy he had mastered a third form and the familiar feeling he had told him that there was more to be learned.
Red's first training into his dragon forms he could not wait to try again he would fly back to the clearing that he had made in order to train some more. He still had that feeling that he connected with having a new form to try out and could not wait to access it and see what it did. He used his speed form to quickly arrive at the island not wasting any time as he moved through the same routine as last time.
Once again in the clearing at the middle of the night this was starting to be a normal thing for him. The clearing was of his own doing as he needed a place to train that was large enough for his dragon body. He decided to come back to this place because he did not want to have to keep ripping trees from the ground. Although it made for a good source of lumber the island needed trees and the way he ripped these out they would not be growing back.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control over his new form and still tended to dash too fast and run into something. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his new dragon form because what was the point of having a speed form if you could not control the speed. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build because that is what he is most comfortable doing.
At first the added speed was much too much for him to handle and his constructs would almost literally implode on themselves. He worked on being more deliberate trying to move with a purpose and not just with speed. Soon he was able to increase his building speed ten times while no longer causing any mistakes in his carpentry. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size which was always an issue in his new dragon forms.
This did not take as long as it had the last time he did it and he could tell that he was getting used to being a dragon as a whole. Now he would feel no qualms about telling people that he was truly a dragon in human form as he had the skill with his dragon forms to prove it.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while increasing the speed and even being able to scale his creations to human size. Overall he was happy with the training regimen he laid out for himself as it allowed him to work on his abilities both for his fruit and without it. This was good because he did not want to be one of those fruit users who had to rely on their fruit for everything.
He never wanted to run into a situation where he was not able to use his fruit so he was useless he would not let that be him. He figured that just for the hell of it he would use his older forms as well just to make sure he did not get rusty with them. Transforming into his hybrid form as well as his high dragon form he felt that he had not missed a beat and knew that he was on track to becoming one fierce dragon.
Like before he ran through the switches making sure that he could switch to whatever form he wanted at the drop of a dime. This turned out to be a very good idea as he found that he began having a routine with the way he switched always going in the same order and forgetting to go to the speed form. Finding this out allowed him to change it up so that he was switching from habit but switching from need but doing it so fast that the act of switching was a habit not what he was switching to.
He decided now would be the perfect time to find out about his new dragon form so once again he lay down in his dragon form this time the serpentine form and entered his meditative state. He began the process of unlocking his new form which he found became harder as it was more difficult to find a wavelength that he was not already using. It seemed that as he was getting used to being a dragon it would be harder to find new forms and seemed that there were only so many available to him.
Eventually he found his new form and once unlocking it he knew that there would need to be a new facet added to his training. This was the form of a dungeon dragon one that has been abused and beaten due to the fact that a dragon could never be tamed, and because of that this form had a high rate of stamina. So to get the best out of the training with this form he would need to devise some way of causing himself damage but not too much damage.
But first things first he would need to learn how to be comfortable in this form as this form seemed much different than his others. The way it walked and held itself was odd compared to the others even that of his serpentine form which was hard to get used to because of its fundamentally different body shape. Although this form did not have a much different body shape the way it moved was much different than the way he moved in any of his other forms.
So it set about building his constructs and this by far was the hardest form he had trained for in building. Because of the way the body moved he found himself breaking the wood before he could even put it together. He was on the verge of quitting and just using this form as a shield when he realized the issue. Although he was right handed this form was left handed which made everything he tried to do seem awkward as he wanted to move with his dominant hand and moved his right but his body instinctively wanted to move with the left.
After figuring this out his training went as smoothly as it always did he was able to acclimate to left handed task easier as oddly enough it all seemed natural to him when in this form. It got to the point where even in his human form he had gotten much better with his left hand through trail alone gaining a form of ambidexterity that would be amazing for his craft. This was when he decided it was time to put his stamina to the test.
Flying around the island he noticed a small pirate ship with a couple of pirates on it but they had just what he needed which were small cannons. He wanted to try this out with small cannons before he tried it with larger cannons as he was not sure how much he could take and he did not want to push it. Swooping down on the pirates he gave them quite a fright before they decided to ready their cannon to defend themselves against the dragon.
Red at first decided this would be a good time to practice flight dodging and even got a bit fancy with it. Ducking, diving and even changing forms to dodge the cannon fire. Eventually he decided the real test should start and allowed the cannons to hit him. They were weak and while it was not a pleasant feeling it was akin to a weak and annoying punch but just because it did not truly hurt did not mean he should let them hit him.
Even so he allowed them to hit him until they were out of ammo and roared a mighty roar as he had outlasted the cannon fire. This was when he realized that he had never tried to speak as a dragon and did not even know if he could "You did well but I am afraid your journey ends here" his voice was deeper but still his which he was glad about. He finally swooped down on the three pirates grabbing them all in one massive hand before shoving them in his moth surprising himself with a taste for human flesh.
This was the reason he was currently awake in the middle of the night in a large clearing in some nearby woods. The clearing had not been there when he got there but his first transformation made sure that any trees within striking distance were knocked to the ground. Red used his sharp talons to strip the trees as being a carpenter made it so that he never wanted to waste wood. This made the clearing a perfect spot to train and he would have to remember where it was for his future training endeavors while on this island.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control and still tended to freak out whenever he felt the warmth of the fire within him. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his dragon form because there was no way he would be able to effectively fight if he could not control his dragon form as well as he could control his human form. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build as a human as fast and as effective as a dragon.
At first he could only make the constructs relative to his size making huge walls and such and nowhere near as fast as he could when he was in his human form. He worked on being more dexterous trying to match his building speed as a human. Soon he was able to match his building speed and even begun to manage to build faster by using his tail as an extra limb. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size.
This took much longer as his large size made it hard to work so deftly but he was determined to be able to still use his craft even while a dragon. This was mainly because he felt this was his natural form and how could he go around telling people that he was truly a dragon if he could not utilize his craft while in what was supposed to be his original form.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while maintaining the speed of his building and if he wanted to the human relative size. This was important to him as it would allow him to work on the ship while in his dragon form. This also meant that it would not be pointless to continue working on his carpentry fighting skills as they could be translated to his larger dragon form.
This was good as there were many ways to make devil fruit powers null and he wanted to still be able to fight with the best of them without his powers. By this time he felt as comfortable in his full dragon form as he did his human form. Transforming into his hybrid form he then went through the same routine but found that even though he was larger in the form his training with the high dragon form had made the routine much easier to go through while in his hybrid form.
The next thing on his agenda was something that he had always wanted to try but wanted to wait until he got more control of his body first. Switching back to his high dragon form, just for the sake of getting used to switching between form on the fly he unfurled his wings and took to the skies. He found that it was a good idea for him to train to get used to his dragon body before taking flight as he almost fell from the sky several times being saved only by instinct that would not have been there had he not been completely comfortable in his dragon form.
He quickly got used to flying as he found out the more he stayed and switched into his dragon forms the faster he would pick up on the bodily functions. He begun taking bigger risk, like diving and pulling up moments before hitting the water as well as barrel rolls and loop the loops. He also begun flying as high as he could so he would know his limitations before transforming back into his human form gauging the distance then transforming back into a dragon in time to skim the water and pull away before crashing.
He did this training in both his high dragon form as well as his hybrid form. Soon it was as if Red had his powers since he was born able to call on either form much easier and much faster while being able to complete any task in either of his forms. He was just starting to feel proud of himself when he got a nagging thought in his head that was more of a feeling than a thought.
It was the same kind of feeling that he got when he first ate the fruit. An annoying sense of knowing something that he did not know he knew because he had always known it and had never needed to describe it. Because of this it made it hard to figure out what it was but he assumed it had something to do with his fruit since that was the only time he had ever felt this feeling this strongly before.
He landed in his high dragon form and lay out in the clearing getting comfortable as he thought about the feeling he was having. The more he thought the more he entered a sort of meditative state allowing him to fully delve into his mind and find the root of the feeling. He could feel the way his energy was coursing through his body almost as if a second way of breathing. He could also feel the different wavelengths of energy required to turn into his different forms this was when he realized what he felt.
He began to play with the wavelengths trying to fit them to how he wanted them. As he did so his body started to shift. It was not painful but it was very uncomfortable much like the first time he had transformed after eating his fruit. His body elongated and his wings became more angled and aerodynamic. His whole body seemed more serpentine and slick and he could tell he unlocked a new form meant for speed.
However the new form did not come with the comfort of the other forms which meant that he had to go through the routine again to learn to use this form. He did not mind putting in the work as it seemed that the more he learned about the form the more would open up for him and he was interested to see what would come next.
He trained this form just as he trained the others. He found that it was easier now that he better understood his transformations though he doubted he would ever need to stop training he knew it would never be as hard as his first two forms. By the time he left the island he was sweating and tired bur happy he had mastered a third form and the familiar feeling he had told him that there was more to be learned.
Red's first training into his dragon forms he could not wait to try again he would fly back to the clearing that he had made in order to train some more. He still had that feeling that he connected with having a new form to try out and could not wait to access it and see what it did. He used his speed form to quickly arrive at the island not wasting any time as he moved through the same routine as last time.
Once again in the clearing at the middle of the night this was starting to be a normal thing for him. The clearing was of his own doing as he needed a place to train that was large enough for his dragon body. He decided to come back to this place because he did not want to have to keep ripping trees from the ground. Although it made for a good source of lumber the island needed trees and the way he ripped these out they would not be growing back.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control over his new form and still tended to dash too fast and run into something. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his new dragon form because what was the point of having a speed form if you could not control the speed. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build because that is what he is most comfortable doing.
At first the added speed was much too much for him to handle and his constructs would almost literally implode on themselves. He worked on being more deliberate trying to move with a purpose and not just with speed. Soon he was able to increase his building speed ten times while no longer causing any mistakes in his carpentry. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size which was always an issue in his new dragon forms.
This did not take as long as it had the last time he did it and he could tell that he was getting used to being a dragon as a whole. Now he would feel no qualms about telling people that he was truly a dragon in human form as he had the skill with his dragon forms to prove it.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while increasing the speed and even being able to scale his creations to human size. Overall he was happy with the training regimen he laid out for himself as it allowed him to work on his abilities both for his fruit and without it. This was good because he did not want to be one of those fruit users who had to rely on their fruit for everything.
He never wanted to run into a situation where he was not able to use his fruit so he was useless he would not let that be him. He figured that just for the hell of it he would use his older forms as well just to make sure he did not get rusty with them. Transforming into his hybrid form as well as his high dragon form he felt that he had not missed a beat and knew that he was on track to becoming one fierce dragon.
Like before he ran through the switches making sure that he could switch to whatever form he wanted at the drop of a dime. This turned out to be a very good idea as he found that he began having a routine with the way he switched always going in the same order and forgetting to go to the speed form. Finding this out allowed him to change it up so that he was switching from habit but switching from need but doing it so fast that the act of switching was a habit not what he was switching to.
He decided now would be the perfect time to find out about his new dragon form so once again he lay down in his dragon form this time the serpentine form and entered his meditative state. He began the process of unlocking his new form which he found became harder as it was more difficult to find a wavelength that he was not already using. It seemed that as he was getting used to being a dragon it would be harder to find new forms and seemed that there were only so many available to him.
Eventually he found his new form and once unlocking it he knew that there would need to be a new facet added to his training. This was the form of a dungeon dragon one that has been abused and beaten due to the fact that a dragon could never be tamed, and because of that this form had a high rate of stamina. So to get the best out of the training with this form he would need to devise some way of causing himself damage but not too much damage.
But first things first he would need to learn how to be comfortable in this form as this form seemed much different than his others. The way it walked and held itself was odd compared to the others even that of his serpentine form which was hard to get used to because of its fundamentally different body shape. Although this form did not have a much different body shape the way it moved was much different than the way he moved in any of his other forms.
So it set about building his constructs and this by far was the hardest form he had trained for in building. Because of the way the body moved he found himself breaking the wood before he could even put it together. He was on the verge of quitting and just using this form as a shield when he realized the issue. Although he was right handed this form was left handed which made everything he tried to do seem awkward as he wanted to move with his dominant hand and moved his right but his body instinctively wanted to move with the left.
After figuring this out his training went as smoothly as it always did he was able to acclimate to left handed task easier as oddly enough it all seemed natural to him when in this form. It got to the point where even in his human form he had gotten much better with his left hand through trail alone gaining a form of ambidexterity that would be amazing for his craft. This was when he decided it was time to put his stamina to the test.
Flying around the island he noticed a small pirate ship with a couple of pirates on it but they had just what he needed which were small cannons. He wanted to try this out with small cannons before he tried it with larger cannons as he was not sure how much he could take and he did not want to push it. Swooping down on the pirates he gave them quite a fright before they decided to ready their cannon to defend themselves against the dragon.
Red at first decided this would be a good time to practice flight dodging and even got a bit fancy with it. Ducking, diving and even changing forms to dodge the cannon fire. Eventually he decided the real test should start and allowed the cannons to hit him. They were weak and while it was not a pleasant feeling it was akin to a weak and annoying punch but just because it did not truly hurt did not mean he should let them hit him.
Even so he allowed them to hit him until they were out of ammo and roared a mighty roar as he had outlasted the cannon fire. This was when he realized that he had never tried to speak as a dragon and did not even know if he could "You did well but I am afraid your journey ends here" his voice was deeper but still his which he was glad about. He finally swooped down on the three pirates grabbing them all in one massive hand before shoving them in his moth surprising himself with a taste for human flesh.
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{Upgrading to this}The Ryu Ryu no Mi is a Mythical Zoan type fruit that allows the user to turn their body into that of a Dragon or a Human-Dragon Hybrid. There are several form the user can use and each one comes with their own ability. They all have scales that could protect them from blows though at his current level with the fruit the scales are Intermediate class defense and will defend against most Rookie level or lower attacks (though damage is still taken). All of his forms give him a considerable boost to all of his physical attributes though the boost at this level is decent (each one also gives a considerable boost to one specific area). Each form also grants him the ability to breathe fire to attack with in various ways and at this level a resistance to the element and to heat. They also all share the ability to fly.
At the Intermediate Level the user will not have gotten full control over their forms or the forms abilities but has gained enough control that they will not accidentally end up in another form they have also gained the ability to make techniques for their forms. Also they have learned to get used to their forms and while they still are not as graceful as their human form they are no longer clumsy. Also because of the mass they gains when transformed into a dragon the user must eat a lot to keep their energy up having to eat a feast worth of food at every meal or they begin to feel sluggish and tired. Also at this level the user is incapable of partial transformations and if they wants to use one of their dragon features they would need to transform completely. Another drawback is their size if they user does not have enough room to move around freely transforming into one of their dragon forms would be useless.
Lastly if submerged to knee depth (for a normal human so like two feet or so of water) or the user comes in contact with seastone they, like all other Devil Fruit users, become weakened. What this means for is that the user loses the ability to transform and if they are in one of their dragon forms they will be changed back into their original form. Also depending on how thick the seastone is the user may start to feel even further weakened or it may just cause them to not be able to use their powers while keeping his normal level of strength.
Dungeon Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged dungeon dragon that is about fifty feet tall on its hind quarters. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its toughness and comes with a stamina bonus.
High Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged high dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses in one blow and damage Advanced if struck repeatedly (due to the added strength). Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its strength and comes with a strength bonus. Oddly enough the dragon is right handed no matter what the usual strong hand is for the user.
Serpentine Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged Serpentine dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its speed and comes with a speed bonus. Oddly enough this dragon is left handed no matter what the usual strong hand is for the user.
Dragon King:
This is the ultimate transformation within the Ryu Ryu no Mi transformations it mixes a bit of all the other forms and takes the form of a hulking dragon king that stands an impressive 70ft tall on its hind quarters. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable (one class higher than usual) and teeth and claws that could cut through Advanced level defenses in one blow due to the strength increase while being able to eventually damage Veteran level defenses with multiple attacks. Also the users flame breathe is much more intense with the flames becoming a dark purple color. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its dominance over all things and as such gives a a considerable increase to the users full capabilities. At this level the user can turn into this form whenever they choose though it still happens without their permission in dire situations. While the user still has no control they have gained the ability to recognize friends and will only attack foes. After six posts in this form the user will pass out from exhaustion and be useless for the rest of the thread.
Hybrid Form:
The user transform into a massive winged hybrid form between man and dragon that stands upright at about forty feet. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Rookie level defenses in a few swipes. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon does not give more than the average boost in physicality.
Wise Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged wise dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire as well as smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its perception insight and reflexes adding an extra boost to those aspects
At the Intermediate Level the user will not have gotten full control over their forms or the forms abilities but has gained enough control that they will not accidentally end up in another form they have also gained the ability to make techniques for their forms. Also they have learned to get used to their forms and while they still are not as graceful as their human form they are no longer clumsy. Also because of the mass they gains when transformed into a dragon the user must eat a lot to keep their energy up having to eat a feast worth of food at every meal or they begin to feel sluggish and tired. Also at this level the user is incapable of partial transformations and if they wants to use one of their dragon features they would need to transform completely. Another drawback is their size if they user does not have enough room to move around freely transforming into one of their dragon forms would be useless.
Lastly if submerged to knee depth (for a normal human so like two feet or so of water) or the user comes in contact with seastone they, like all other Devil Fruit users, become weakened. What this means for is that the user loses the ability to transform and if they are in one of their dragon forms they will be changed back into their original form. Also depending on how thick the seastone is the user may start to feel even further weakened or it may just cause them to not be able to use their powers while keeping his normal level of strength.
Forms:
Dungeon Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged dungeon dragon that is about fifty feet tall on its hind quarters. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its toughness and comes with a stamina bonus.High Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged high dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses in one blow and damage Advanced if struck repeatedly (due to the added strength). Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its strength and comes with a strength bonus. Oddly enough the dragon is right handed no matter what the usual strong hand is for the user.
Serpentine Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged Serpentine dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its speed and comes with a speed bonus. Oddly enough this dragon is left handed no matter what the usual strong hand is for the user.
Dragon King:
This is the ultimate transformation within the Ryu Ryu no Mi transformations it mixes a bit of all the other forms and takes the form of a hulking dragon king that stands an impressive 70ft tall on its hind quarters. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable (one class higher than usual) and teeth and claws that could cut through Advanced level defenses in one blow due to the strength increase while being able to eventually damage Veteran level defenses with multiple attacks. Also the users flame breathe is much more intense with the flames becoming a dark purple color. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its dominance over all things and as such gives a a considerable increase to the users full capabilities. At this level the user can turn into this form whenever they choose though it still happens without their permission in dire situations. While the user still has no control they have gained the ability to recognize friends and will only attack foes. After six posts in this form the user will pass out from exhaustion and be useless for the rest of the thread.
Hybrid Form:
The user transform into a massive winged hybrid form between man and dragon that stands upright at about forty feet. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Rookie level defenses in a few swipes. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire and smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon does not give more than the average boost in physicality.
Wise Dragon:
The user transform into a massive winged wise dragon that is about twenty five feet tall on all fours as it is unable to become bipedal for more than a few seconds its height of fifty feet when on its hind quarters is almost not worth mentioning. In this form the user gains scales that are extremely durable and teeth and claws that could cut through Intermediate level defenses if repeatedly attacked. Also the user gains the ability to breathe fire as well as smoke. Also the user gains wings and the ability of flight. This particular form of dragon is praised for its perception insight and reflexes adding an extra boost to those aspects
The first time Red bite into his devil fruit he felt a sense of knowing that was hard to describe. It was much akin to knowing how to use a word but not knowing the definition of it or how to explain the use of the word to someone else. However, he could not delve into the feeling as deeply as he wished to, because of this he needed more training to fully understand and utilize his abilities.
This was the reason he was currently awake in the middle of the night in a large clearing in some nearby woods. The clearing had not been there when he got there but his first transformation made sure that any trees within striking distance were knocked to the ground. Red used his sharp talons to strip the trees as being a carpenter made it so that he never wanted to waste wood. This made the clearing a perfect spot to train and he would have to remember where it was for his future training endeavors while on this island.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control and still tended to freak out whenever he felt the warmth of the fire within him. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his dragon form because there was no way he would be able to effectively fight if he could not control his dragon form as well as he could control his human form. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build as a human as fast and as effective as a dragon.
At first he could only make the constructs relative to his size making huge walls and such and nowhere near as fast as he could when he was in his human form. He worked on being more dexterous trying to match his building speed as a human. Soon he was able to match his building speed and even begun to manage to build faster by using his tail as an extra limb. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size.
This took much longer as his large size made it hard to work so deftly but he was determined to be able to still use his craft even while a dragon. This was mainly because he felt this was his natural form and how could he go around telling people that he was truly a dragon if he could not utilize his craft while in what was supposed to be his original form.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while maintaining the speed of his building and if he wanted to the human relative size. This was important to him as it would allow him to work on the ship while in his dragon form. This also meant that it would not be pointless to continue working on his carpentry fighting skills as they could be translated to his larger dragon form.
This was good as there were many ways to make devil fruit powers null and he wanted to still be able to fight with the best of them without his powers. By this time he felt as comfortable in his full dragon form as he did his human form. Transforming into his hybrid form he then went through the same routine but found that even though he was larger in the form his training with the high dragon form had made the routine much easier to go through while in his hybrid form.
The next thing on his agenda was something that he had always wanted to try but wanted to wait until he got more control of his body first. Switching back to his high dragon form, just for the sake of getting used to switching between form on the fly he unfurled his wings and took to the skies. He found that it was a good idea for him to train to get used to his dragon body before taking flight as he almost fell from the sky several times being saved only by instinct that would not have been there had he not been completely comfortable in his dragon form.
He quickly got used to flying as he found out the more he stayed and switched into his dragon forms the faster he would pick up on the bodily functions. He begun taking bigger risk, like diving and pulling up moments before hitting the water as well as barrel rolls and loop the loops. He also begun flying as high as he could so he would know his limitations before transforming back into his human form gauging the distance then transforming back into a dragon in time to skim the water and pull away before crashing.
He did this training in both his high dragon form as well as his hybrid form. Soon it was as if Red had his powers since he was born able to call on either form much easier and much faster while being able to complete any task in either of his forms. He was just starting to feel proud of himself when he got a nagging thought in his head that was more of a feeling than a thought.
It was the same kind of feeling that he got when he first ate the fruit. An annoying sense of knowing something that he did not know he knew because he had always known it and had never needed to describe it. Because of this it made it hard to figure out what it was but he assumed it had something to do with his fruit since that was the only time he had ever felt this feeling this strongly before.
He landed in his high dragon form and lay out in the clearing getting comfortable as he thought about the feeling he was having. The more he thought the more he entered a sort of meditative state allowing him to fully delve into his mind and find the root of the feeling. He could feel the way his energy was coursing through his body almost as if a second way of breathing. He could also feel the different wavelengths of energy required to turn into his different forms this was when he realized what he felt.
He began to play with the wavelengths trying to fit them to how he wanted them. As he did so his body started to shift. It was not painful but it was very uncomfortable much like the first time he had transformed after eating his fruit. His body elongated and his wings became more angled and aerodynamic. His whole body seemed more serpentine and slick and he could tell he unlocked a new form meant for speed.
However the new form did not come with the comfort of the other forms which meant that he had to go through the routine again to learn to use this form. He did not mind putting in the work as it seemed that the more he learned about the form the more would open up for him and he was interested to see what would come next.
He trained this form just as he trained the others. He found that it was easier now that he better understood his transformations though he doubted he would ever need to stop training he knew it would never be as hard as his first two forms. By the time he left the island he was sweating and tired bur happy he had mastered a third form and the familiar feeling he had told him that there was more to be learned.
Red's first training into his dragon forms he could not wait to try again he would fly back to the clearing that he had made in order to train some more. He still had that feeling that he connected with having a new form to try out and could not wait to access it and see what it did. He used his speed form to quickly arrive at the island not wasting any time as he moved through the same routine as last time.
Once again in the clearing at the middle of the night this was starting to be a normal thing for him. The clearing was of his own doing as he needed a place to train that was large enough for his dragon body. He decided to come back to this place because he did not want to have to keep ripping trees from the ground. Although it made for a good source of lumber the island needed trees and the way he ripped these out they would not be growing back.
He planned his training careful as he still did not have full control over his new form and still tended to dash too fast and run into something. So his first step in training would be to learn how to be comfortable in his new dragon form because what was the point of having a speed form if you could not control the speed. To this end he had spent the last hour or so trying to build multiple things that he knew how to build because that is what he is most comfortable doing.
At first the added speed was much too much for him to handle and his constructs would almost literally implode on themselves. He worked on being more deliberate trying to move with a purpose and not just with speed. Soon he was able to increase his building speed ten times while no longer causing any mistakes in his carpentry. His next goal was to be able to work so deftly that he could create as fast as possible while managing to scale his constructs to that of regular human size which was always an issue in his new dragon forms.
This did not take as long as it had the last time he did it and he could tell that he was getting used to being a dragon as a whole. Now he would feel no qualms about telling people that he was truly a dragon in human form as he had the skill with his dragon forms to prove it.
Eventually he was able to create everything he was able to create in his human form while increasing the speed and even being able to scale his creations to human size. Overall he was happy with the training regimen he laid out for himself as it allowed him to work on his abilities both for his fruit and without it. This was good because he did not want to be one of those fruit users who had to rely on their fruit for everything.
He never wanted to run into a situation where he was not able to use his fruit so he was useless he would not let that be him. He figured that just for the hell of it he would use his older forms as well just to make sure he did not get rusty with them. Transforming into his hybrid form as well as his high dragon form he felt that he had not missed a beat and knew that he was on track to becoming one fierce dragon.
Like before he ran through the switches making sure that he could switch to whatever form he wanted at the drop of a dime. This turned out to be a very good idea as he found that he began having a routine with the way he switched always going in the same order and forgetting to go to the speed form. Finding this out allowed him to change it up so that he was switching from habit but switching from need but doing it so fast that the act of switching was a habit not what he was switching to.
He decided now would be the perfect time to find out about his new dragon form so once again he lay down in his dragon form this time the serpentine form and entered his meditative state. He began the process of unlocking his new form which he found became harder as it was more difficult to find a wavelength that he was not already using. It seemed that as he was getting used to being a dragon it would be harder to find new forms and seemed that there were only so many available to him.
Eventually he found his new form and once unlocking it he knew that there would need to be a new facet added to his training. This was the form of a dungeon dragon one that has been abused and beaten due to the fact that a dragon could never be tamed, and because of that this form had a high rate of stamina. So to get the best out of the training with this form he would need to devise some way of causing himself damage but not too much damage.
But first things first he would need to learn how to be comfortable in this form as this form seemed much different than his others. The way it walked and held itself was odd compared to the others even that of his serpentine form which was hard to get used to because of its fundamentally different body shape. Although this form did not have a much different body shape the way it moved was much different than the way he moved in any of his other forms.
So it set about building his constructs and this by far was the hardest form he had trained for in building. Because of the way the body moved he found himself breaking the wood before he could even put it together. He was on the verge of quitting and just using this form as a shield when he realized the issue. Although he was right handed this form was left handed which made everything he tried to do seem awkward as he wanted to move with his dominant hand and moved his right but his body instinctively wanted to move with the left.
After figuring this out his training went as smoothly as it always did he was able to acclimate to left handed task easier as oddly enough it all seemed natural to him when in this form. It got to the point where even in his human form he had gotten much better with his left hand through trail alone gaining a form of ambidexterity that would be amazing for his craft. This was when he decided it was time to put his stamina to the test.
Flying around the island he noticed a small pirate ship with a couple of pirates on it but they had just what he needed which were small cannons. He wanted to try this out with small cannons before he tried it with larger cannons as he was not sure how much he could take and he did not want to push it. Swooping down on the pirates he gave them quite a fright before they decided to ready their cannon to defend themselves against the dragon.
Red at first decided this would be a good time to practice flight dodging and even got a bit fancy with it. Ducking, diving and even changing forms to dodge the cannon fire. Eventually he decided the real test should start and allowed the cannons to hit him. They were weak and while it was not a pleasant feeling it was akin to a weak and annoying punch but just because it did not truly hurt did not mean he should let them hit him.
Even so he allowed them to hit him until they were out of ammo and roared a mighty roar as he had outlasted the cannon fire. This was when he realized that he had never tried to speak as a dragon and did not even know if he could "You did well but I am afraid your journey ends here" his voice was deeper but still his which he was glad about. He finally swooped down on the three pirates grabbing them all in one massive hand before shoving them in his moth surprising himself with a taste for human flesh.
