You cannot understand..?

[mistaken_for_monster]

[1]

[With the aftermath of the recent mission it seems that Interitus has undergone something of a transformation. It was horrifying now to be sure and looked even more monstrous than before. One would shudder to think what this beast is and will be capable of. Volya just managed to pull himself out of his partner and had been stumbling about before turning to regard her in shock.]

'Teritus?

[His voice was almost frightened as she rose slightly. It was more than twice its original size, not counting the wingspan. Even at rest it towered over him... moreso than it did before. Then it gently bumped him over with the snout on its now differently formed head, causing the young Russian to yelp as he fell over. His everything was feeling extremely weak after the both of them completely lost it because of Zeig.]

Ah!



Thhbthhhhtht...

[He lets out a weak chuckle and hugs his partner as well as their differing sizes could allow.]



...'m not scared of you... just a little worried is all... glad you're still the same you.

[2] [Dated to a few days after Universal Care]

[Due to a case of exhaustion, Volya was unable to attend classes. This naturally made more than a few members of the Student's Comparative Defensive Theology Club quite worried as well as curious. So in order to find out more... they stalked Ken from school, to his personal gym in the place they nicknamed the 'abandoned buildings' district right back to Sakihama. Needless to say, this led to a few things. Like Volya having to drag himself out of bed to see his wayward friends who were no doubt caught by someone and need him to confirm their identities.]

"Volya!"
"Alkaev-san!"
"VVV!"



[This face. Just this face.]

Comments

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[empress_without_a_throne]

Same here.

[Mizuki has no problem getting close to Interitus, even reaching up to give if a friendly pat.]

Was never a fan of the whole "I am totally reborn and the old me's completely gone" factor of some transformations.

[mistaken_for_monster]

Yeah...

[She felt warm, like a gentle summer morning. Interitus was more than happy for the attention.]

Thhbthhhtt

Does that really happen Mizuki? I mean...

[Yeah, there's the sing with Sara but he means aside from that.]

[empress_without_a_throne]

[Fortunately, that warmth wasn't going to be accompanied by the discomforting light of that summer morning. That would've put a dampener on things.]

It can. With the awakening of powers can come a different view of the world... and potentially a complete disregard for everything you experienced and believed in prior.

And that's not how you're supposed to do things. I didn't become the person I am overnight, and in the early days I was less a good person and more a bad one trying to be good by doing the opposite of everything I thought I should do.

[mistaken_for_monster]

...Its kind of hard to believe you were ever bad...

But... that kind of makes you better doesn't it?

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[star_of_sad]

Volya? I heard something happened to Interitus, are both of you alright?!

[Setsuko is quick to arrive on location. She looks at the scene and seems to shrink down a little... though possibly it's only because of the relative scale.]

Ah.

[mistaken_for_monster]

I'm not sure if alright is something I can say about things...

[Interitus whines softly.]

She's... gotten a lot bigger.

[star_of_sad]

Yes, I can see that.

[Since when is Interitus a 'she'? No, this is not the important part right now!]

How did that happen? It's not an everyday thing for someone to grow twice in size. Human or plant monster.

[mistaken_for_monster]

... The knights showed up again... Their leader said things that... made the both of us really upset.

[There was a low growl, followed by a whine.]

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[actuallyselfish]

"Hey Volya?" Dido says, choosing this moment to walk into the room. "I was wondering if you'd like to go with Ken and Mizuki on their martial arts training trip...OH! MY! GOD!"

[mistaken_for_monster]

... That was my reaction.

"Hey, its that mechanic we saw when we were following Volya's senpai in!"

"Martial Arts... I'm thinking that theory about Alkaev-san being adopted by ninjas is more and more true."

"O-hayy-oooo gozaimasuuuuu~!"

[There was a cheerful wave from friend number three. Volya was busy double facepalming at this.]

This is so Ken's fault again.

[actuallyselfish]

"Okay, okay." Dido pinches her nose, then raises a finger. "First things first, you guys: Volya wasn't adopted by Ninjas: he's friends with Ninjas. He's more of a druid, if you ask me."

So not helping, Dido.

"Second thing second...WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" She shouts at Volya's friends. "What part of 'Secret Military Mecha Base' don't you understand?"

[mistaken_for_monster]

[Indeed, if Volya wasn't feeling so tired he'd be banging his head on the wall. Instead though he was just shaking his head while keeping his face in his hands.]

"...Um... the... secret part? Maybe the military one too?"

"Well to be perfectly honest, we thought with how Torao-Senpai spoke about things to Volya on the roof of our school it wouldn't have been-"

"Does VVV have a mecha? Does it have rocket punches? A giant sword? Eye lasers? Please tell me it has eye lasers!"

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[keep_your_dignity]

WELL, YOU TURNED OUT ONE MEAN-LOOKING CUNT, LETTUCE-GIRL.

[And for the apparently unimpressed, here we have Kagura, passing by and stopping for a moment]

[mistaken_for_monster]

Thhhbthhhht?

[The massive thing turns to look at Kagura, tilting her head at the major.]

....I'll tell you later 'Teritus...

Tbbthhht.

She says you're still probably the scariest thing in the base Major... um... no offense.

[keep_your_dignity]

NONE TAKEN, ALKAEV. GOOD TO KNOW I STILL HAVEN'T LOST MY TOUCH.

[Kagura is not just scary, she actively relishes the terror she causes]

SO DO I GET TO KNOW WHY LETTUCE GIRL NOW LOOKS LIKE GRENDEL CROSSED WITH A MULBERRY BUSH?

[mistaken_for_monster]

She lost her temper. With how many people talking about 'big important causes' and that there'd always be 'acceptable losses' and 'unfortunate sacrifices'...

She just couldn't take it anymore and wanted the guy who was talking about it when she went off to shut up.

Thbthhhht.

Yeah. I know... I was angry too.

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[tiger_ken]

...Volya?

[A certain ninja cautiously approaches.]

What... happened out there? You got so mad, and then suddenly... Interitus just...

[He stares up at the plant creature, then gulps.]

[mistaken_for_monster]

[Said plant creature turns her now much more intimidating visage towards Ken. She then whines softly at him. Volya just rubs the sides of his head and sighs.]

It wasn't just me. Interitus was just as upset as I was. She doesn't get angry that often but...

[Shadow Mirrors, Indalph, Zeig.]

People have just been saying things that were upsetting her... She really cares for people, its why she likes Ren so much.

What the leader of the Knights said after everything we had to deal with out there... I guess it pushed her over the edge...

[tiger_ken]

Emotionally backed into a corner, and finally snapped...

I guess that doesn't make the Knights as stupid then. In theory, anything might have set you off...

But if blind anger is supposed to somehow make you a destroyer, I don't see why the tapestry never highlighted anyone else in Unity Group. I mean, if any us chose to, we could just...

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[abugslife]

Is there a way for Interitus to return to the previous, more compact form?

[mistaken_for_monster]

[At this Volya looks up at the aforementioned plant creature.]

'Teritus? Can you?

[At this the large creature tries to do so. Huddling up and tucking in her wings tightly. A few seconds pass. Nope. Nothing.]

Thhhbbttttht.

She says she doesn't think she can.

[abugslife]

As I suspected. Oh well. While majestic, this new form makes moving around the corridors of our bases much more difficult.

Are both of you feeling normal? No sudden urges to enter a maniacal rage state?

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[cloningblues]

Volya...

Let me guess. Your club is still going on?

Re: 2

[mistaken_for_monster]

Not my fault... they followed Ken here-

"EEEEEEH!? You! You're-"

"KYAAAAAAAAAH~! YOU'RE ONE OF THE MAJESTIC PRINCES!!"

"VVV! YOU ARE THE BEST FRIEND EVER! OF ALL TIME!!!"

[Friend 1 was surprised, friend 2 was fangirling at Asagi. Friend 3 aka Taro was fanBOYING at Asagi.]

God help me... I really AM going to talk to Ken's parents about this.

[cloningblues]

You kids know who I am? And not from that video...?