"How?" Bob asked back, unsure about what to do.

"Not sure." Nathan said, "I am not a beastman." His head slightly tilted to one side as he pondered.

"I remember something about Mana generated emulated tissue. So, perhaps I just need to pump Mana out?" Bob thought, releasing his Amber Aura to the area around him.

All of a sudden, a sharp pain radiated throughout his body, not just from his wound. "It wasn't that bad." Bob thought as the pain was not too agonizing. The color of his Aura, usually Amber, was now chaotically swirled together with Sapphire and Onyx. Without saying a word or showing it on his face, Bob closed his eyes and endured.

Gradually, Bob descended into his Mana world, where he found himself standing on top of a rugged cliff. To his left, an endless raging ocean stretched before him, with waves that pounded and crashed onto the cliff in a ceaseless attempt to conquer the land. To his right, an endless plain of barren black rocks extended into the horizon, sweltering hot from the scorching sun and evaporating the ocean in their context. Bob looked behind him and saw his usual Mana space: a wooden house in a lively farmland, the sanctuary in which he got married and raised his children. The rocky barren landscape and the raging ocean were devouring his sanctuary, simultaneously vying for dominance over one another. At this rate, Bob could be devoured by the beasts.

All of a sudden, a juvenile Leviathan and a juvenile Behemoth erupted from the ocean and landed onto the barren rocks. The two were ferociously battling each other for dominance, oblivious to Bob's arrival. Their appearances bore great differences from their adult counterparts. The juvenile Leviathan was adorned with soft, downy furs growing across its spine, giving its appearance a warm and cozy feel. The Behemoth's miniature tusks and horns were in their budding stage, harmless and too small for combat, which made them seem too cute for Bob, who had a death match with an adult Behemoth just moments earlier. Both of their heads were proportionally larger than their adult forms, which gave away their age.

"I am the King of this place! Stop and listen to me!" Bob drummed his words to the beasts, but, being completely focused on their battle, the two ignored him.

"Now, what should I do?" Bob took a moment to calmly survey the area, and access the situation.

Bob approached the boundary of his territory, crouched down, and carefully examined its edge. He discovered a black-silver Aura surrounding it. Whenever a piece of his land was taken, the black-silver Aura would quickly repair it. "This must be Nathan's doing." Bob thought, relieved at the situation. "I am well protected from the beasts."

"But now, I cannot utilize the Mana of the beasts." The territories represented Mana, and since Bob currently had no control over the ocean or the barren rocks, "it means that I cannot transform." He murmured.

Next, Bob closely observed the fight between the Leviathan and Behemoth. This was a space in Mana, so their bodies were not physical, but of ethereal nature. Whenever the creatures suffered injuries, their bodies quickly regenerated. Apparently, as long as they still have Mana in their reserve, the two could heal indefinitely. However, Bob also took notice of the fact that they still tried to defend themselves. "Perhaps they don't like pain?" Bob smiled mischievously as he leisurely stood up, slowly strolled toward the beasts, and unsheathed his sword.

While Bob engaged the beasts, let's take a moment to be reminded of the fact that humans are the apex predators in the natural world. It is crucial for us to treat wild animals with respect and kindness, allowing them to flourish in their habitats without human disruption. Pet owners should also treat their pets with love and affection, as they enrich our lives with companionship and joy. Many studies have shown that animals can feel pain and have emotions. Finally, please note that animal abuse and cruelty is punishable by law in many jurisdictions, including the Goddess's Kingdom.

During the battle, Bob's left chest and arm began to throb and itch. "My wounds are currently closed by these two. If I completely obliterate them, my wounds will reopen." A sudden realization downed on Bob, prompting him to stop as he pondered upon his next move. "Perhaps I need them to give me their Mana willingly."

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When Bob stopped, both of the beasts had turned into docile toddler versions of themselves. The endless ocean transformed into a lake, and the borderless plain of barren rocks became a small rocky hill. Depleted of Mana, the two beasts stayed inside their respective habitats, timidly refusing to venture out. The Leviathan was submerged in the lake; and the Behemoth was hiding inside the rocks.

"Come out here." Bob commanded the beasts. However, they were frightened, trembled in fear, and refused to come out.

Seeing that, Bob changed his strategy. "It's okay. I am not going to hurt you," he said gently with a warm smile. "Let's be friends." However, due to the earlier battle, he statements were not very convincing to the toddlers.

Bob continued to encourage them gently, using food and various playthings that he could imagine. Eventually, the two slowly came out and moved toward Bob. In their juvenile forms, both of the animals were very adorable. Behemoth was similar to a baby bison with black fur plus an elephant's nose. Its horn and tusks were not yet grown out; and its big innocent eyes examined Bob in curiosity. The Leviathan's baby form was unexpected. Bearing no resemblance with a lizard, it was like a weasel baby. Its fur was especially dense at sprouts of its wings, making it look like a cute fur ball from the front. Although the two godly beasts were no longer trying to devour Bob or rampaging inside his space, Bob still didn't have access to their Mana.

"Give me your Mana." Bob said with a warm smile. The beasts exchanged a confused glance, then bowed and knelt before Bob, acting adorable and submissive. However, Bob did not feel any change. His warm smile turned bitter, his head tilted and said, "So, no one here knows how to share Mana with each other." Out of luck, he began to think.

"I had a partial transformation earlier." Bob traced back into his memories and hypothesized. "I believe what happened afterwards was that Nathan suppressed the beasts' Mana for me with his own." Bob gazed at the black-silver Aura at the boundary of his territory.

"Should I just remove the barrier that he built?" Bob wondered, but that sounded risky. "Let me take a closer look first."

After the Mana of the beasts shrank, Bob thought that the territorial war had stopped. However, upon closer inspection, he found that the water from the Leviathan and the rocks from the Behemoth were still trying to expand their territories. Without N's Aura protecting him, Bob's personal Mana space would be in danger of getting eroded.

"Then, what was happening when I was partially transformed? How does Saint Levi maintain her sanity?" Bob pondered again. After a moment, he came up with a hypothesis.

Bob then walked, with enthusiasm, to the garden behind his house. Using his imagination, his garden enlarged with a small pond and a tiny rocky hill, which were similar to the beasts' territory in appearance. Nodding with satisfaction, he then returned to the beasts.

"Follow me." Bob clapped. "Come on!" He gently encourage the two little animals into his territory, guiding them to the newly created lake and rocky hill. The little Leviathan and the little Behemoth seemed exhilarated at the sight of their new home. Smiling with satisfaction, Bob said, "From now on, you two will be my pets. This is your new home. Treat each other well and don't fight."

The two pet animals eagerly bobbed their heads in excitement, acknowledging Bob. Inside their home, the beasts' Mana slowly filled the rocky hill and the pond, gradually transforming and enlarging them, as if eroding Bob's territory. Nevertheless, unlike before, the majority of their Mana leaked out into Bob's environment, assimilating into his Mana and slowing down their expansion. Moreover, given the vast landscape of Bob's territory, the slow encroachment posed no concern for decades to come.

"As I thought, their ethereal forms represented the core of their Mana." Bob thought as he smiled with thrill and satisfaction. "After I moved them into my territory, they are now depositing their collected Mana into my reserve, allowing me to use them."

Bob returned to the former territories of the beasts. Without their cores, the water and the rocks turned still without any aggression toward Bob's sanctuary. Bob then swiftly removed N's barrier and assimilated those Mana into his own, revitalizing him after his earlier battle with the beasts.

"Okay, now, the moment of truth," Bob murmured, with a mix of thrill and nervousness. He walked to the Behemoth, knelt, reached out a hand, and said gently, "Give me a hand."

The Behemoth baby raised its front foot and put it onto Bob's hand. A magical phenomenon then occurred: his mind was linked with the Behemoth's. Bob found that, the Behemoth in him was just born earlier from Nathan's procedure. Upon its arrival in a new world inside Bob, being the representation of land, it instinctively fought the Leviathan's ocean just for survival. In actuality, it meant no harm to Bob. More importantly, Bob suddenly understood the intricacies of both beastman and beast transformations, as if he had known about them all along.

Back in the real world, Bob took a deep breath. His three-colored Aura, once chaotic, now turned black with golden lacing. As his Amber colored eyes turned into Golden-Onyx, Behemoth's sturdy hide enveloped his body in a burst of Mana, providing protection, and its intimidating horns emerged on his head.

"So, this is beastman transformation." Bob marveled, gazing at his hands in wonder. "I feel strong."