The initial steps of body refinement were quite simple.  First, draw mana into the body using the gathering technique.  Then force the mana into the bones and circulate it throughout the skeletal system to essentially wash the marrow and rid it of impurities.

     With that said, Matthew gave it a try.  He first drew in mana and then began to force it into his bones.  This step is where the pain started as it felt like he was scraping his bones with a knife. Nonetheless, he carried on, pushing the mana further.  Slowly, the mana began to seep into his marrow and then he began to circulate it. One round of circulation was all he was able to stand before he passed out.

     He woke up about an hour later feeling like he had run a marathon and was sore all over.  He could barely move and had to struggle to simply sit up. Stretching his body, he managed to make his way to the bathroom and took a long hot bath to relieve his soreness.  With that done he called it a day since it was already getting late and he had school at eight.

     The morning quickly came as he woke up early to try and stick to his training regimen.  Quickly reaching the six foot mark for his perception, he continued to hold his senses there as he solidified the distance.  Ten minutes had passed and he was still holding strong.  Sweat was rolling down his forehead as he continued to try and push forward into the major grade. Fifteen more minutes passed and that was all his mind could currently handle. Releasing the hold on his mana perception, he was quickly able to tell the difference as his senses stopped retracting at the four and a half foot mark.

     Now it was time to do his physical training which he began with basic stretches, a brief bit of other exercises and then a quick jog.  During his jog though, he noticed a difference in how tired he was feeling. His stamina was quite a bit better and the only thing that he could attribute to this change was the body refinement.

*Ding* *Status updated*

Matthew Hart

Level 1

Titles - None

Skills - Mana Perception (Experienced), Mana gathering (minor)

Health - 110

Mana - 1

Strength - 4

Endurance- 4 -> 5

Agility - 4

Intelligence - 6

Wisdom - 4

Mana core - Tiny cracked core (broken)

     The change in status was rather unexpected.  Raising his endurance directly related to a ten point increase to his health. That he understood, but he hadn't done enough training to raise it.  The only thing that came to mine was the body refining.  It appeared that refining his marrow would allow him to increase his endurance since it would in turn affect his blood.

     Another thing he was actually shocked about was his mana stat that now read as having one mana contained in his body.  It was an unexplainable gain as of this moment because to his knowledge, only a mana core could hold mana and not other parts of the body.

     "Seems I'm going to have to do some research and see how this is possible." He said as he got ready and began to make his way to school.