Belta let out a sigh, though her expression changed when she saw someone familiar - "Shea-san?"
"You know that rabbit girl?"
"Yes, she helped me when I was wandering around Raisen" - Belta answered as she walked to the cocoon and touched it with concern - "If it wasn't for her, it's quite possible that I would have been killed by monsters because I didn't have the slightest idea how to defend myself"
"That's a huge coincidence."
"I know, though we'd better leave that for another time, I want to know what you'll do with them" - Belta said seriously, after all, she didn't want her friend to get hurt.
"It's simple, it's time for me to move on to phase two, the transformation ~"
Belta watched as the bodies of the captured girls, began to take on different types of appearances, possibly the same ones that the monsters that inhabited this labyrinth possessed.
"As I mentioned before, this maze tests the bonds..."
"You want to see if that boy can identify his companions while killing all the monsters in the maze..." - Belta said with a darkened expression - "And what if he kills one of the girls?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't do anything about it."
Belta let out a sigh before praying for the welfare of these girls, after all, she didn't want to see them die under the attack of the person they loved.
* * * * *
"Wait, I think something weird is going on" - Cloud said while frowning.
"¿?" - Myu looked at her father in confusion, though she quickly drew her gun when she heard the sound of a new wave of monsters rushing at them.
"Wait!" - Cloud exclaimed as he twitched his nose, as if he was sniffing something odd.
"What's wrong, Dad?" - Myu asked as she looked at her father.
"Look," replied Cloud as he pointed to the background, noticing how one of the monkeys was jumping, as if it was trying to get his attention.
"Dad, the monkeys are about to attack" - Myu said with a frown.
"Don't worry, attack the others, but leave that monkey" - Cloud replied while shaking his head.
"Ok!" - Myu exclaimed while shooting with amusement, as if she was enjoying a game with her father.
When the monkeys were annihilated, Cloud and Myu walked towards the monkey, who quickly jumped onto Cloud's legs, who unconsciously kicked it.
"Uh..." - Myu was silent, though she felt a shiver when she saw the monkey crawl back with an ecstatic expression on its face - "Eugh..."
"Tio..." - Cloud said as he watched the monkey nod at high speed - "What was it that happened to you?"
The monkey stood up as it thought, though it quickly began to write on the ground.
"Let's see... You entered an area full of flowers that released somniferous spores?" - Cloud asked as he watched Tio nod weakly - "And then you woke up in this form and without the ability to use your natural abilities?"
The monkey again nodded weakly before attempting to hug the blond's leg, though to her dismay, Cloud didn't kick her again, so she quickly broke away.
"I guess this is the second part of the test" - Cloud sighed as he shook his head - "The first was identifying the fakes, now it's finding the real ones."
Tio was silent before nodding weakly, after all, Cloud's words made sense.
"Maybe finding the others will make it so they can get back to normal, or maybe..." - Cloud murmured as he looked at Tio and took her in his arms.
Tio blushed slightly before starting to make strange noises, possibly out of embarrassment.
"Let's see if we can find the others around the area," Cloud said as Myu nodded.
Tio smiled slightly before doing a cartwheel, possibly out of instinct.
* * *
"No matter how you look at it, she's Shea..." - Cloud said as he gave her a blank look as he saw how a group of squirrels were bullying a white squirrel who was about to break down in tears.
"Yes, this is Shea Onee-chan" - nodded Myu as she shook her head.
"Uki?" - Tio cocked her head to the side before jumping in front of the squirrels.
"Should we help her?" - Myu asked as she looked at her father.
"No, I think she's enjoying it..." - Cloud replied as he watched the squirrels seem to push Shea aside, and concentrate on hitting the monkey that jumped on them.
"Skeak ~!" - the squirrel started to cry when she saw Cloud and Myu, only to jump on the blond with tears in her eyes as she pointed at the other squirrels.
"Don't worry, we're already here, Shea" - Cloud said as he shook his head.
"Skeak?" - the squirrel quickly pointed, as if she was asking the question of how they knew her true identity despite her appearance.
"Hmm, how should I put it?" - Myu said while smiling awkwardly - "Only Shea Onee-chan could end up in this kind of situation..."
Shea felt as if an arrow pierced her little squirrel heart as a huge aura of depression surrounded her furry body.
"I'm sorry," Myu said as she saw the desolation in the squirrel's gaze.
"Are you done, Tio?" - Cloud asked as he saw how the squirrels had escaped after sensing Cloud's presence.
"Uki ~" - Tio nodded weakly.
* * *
"Mom!" - Myu exclaimed as she hugged the large lizard that had appeared in front of the group.
"That was quick" - Cloud said as he watched the lizard begin to sob at the sight of the girl in good condition.
"As could be expected from a daughter, it was impossible for her not to recognize her mother" - said Tio, who was using a necklace to communicate her thoughts as if they were words.
"It's nice to see Remia-san and Myu-chan together again" - nodded Shea, who like Tio, was using a necklace to communicate.
"Dad, give the necklace to mom" - said Myu as she rode on her mother's back.
Cloud nodded as he watched the huge lizard raise its head - "Ready."
"Thank you for protecting our daughter, Cloud" - said Remia in her lizard form - "I'm extremely confused about this situation though."
"What's the last thing you remember, Remia?" - Cloud asked seriously.
"We were in that dark cave and a pentagram appeared under our feet" - Remia answered while shaking her head.
"You don't remember being in this forest?" - Cloud asked with surprise.
"No" - answered Remia while frowning - "Why?"
"That means this is the first time you are free inside this maze" - muttered Cloud as he shook his head.
"I don't understand" - Remia said as she looked at Shea and Tio, who quickly shook their heads.
* * *
"A rabbit with a horn?" - Cloud asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"I find it disrespectful that I'm a squirrel, when there was the option of a rabbit with a horn..." - Shea said as he folded his arms.
"I don't think this is the time to talk about this" - Remia said as she watched the horned rabbit go through another monster's throat.
"I think she's Shizuku-dono" - Tio said as she cocked her head to the side - "Of all of us, she's the only one who fits the description of using a sword as an extension of your body."
* * * * *
"This is a bit strange to see..." - Shizuku said as she watched as two goblins were fighting in the mud.
"It's Yue-san and Kaori-san..." - Tio added as she shook her head - "Though I'm surprised that they appeared in the same with place, with a similar race."
Cloud took a long sigh before walking over to the two transformed girls and grabbing them by the head.
"Ugya!" - shouted the former as the latter gave him a blank stare.
"It's obvious that she's Kaori, and the other one is Yue-san" - said Shizuku as she saw the very distinct personalities of her traveling companions.
"Thank you for the gem" - said Yue while looking at Kaori with disdain - "Seriously, you should understand that even with bodies that aren't ours, you won't be able to defeat me..."
"Silence!" - Kaori exclaimed as she gave Yue an annoyed glare.
"Well, at least we're reunited" - Cloud said as he grabbed the bridge of his nose - "Though it's strange that you all took on such different appearances."
"I guess that's because that way a coincidence like the one that happened between Yue and Kaori wouldn't happen" - Remia replied while tilting her head - "But on a larger scale"
"Makes sense" - nodded Tio as she started to think - "Although this is a bit problematic, after all, the only ones who can fight to their full potential, are Cloud and Myu-chan"
"We can fight too, although it will be tricky with these strange bodies" - Shizuku replied as she pointed to her horn - "We just need a little creativity and follow our instincts."
"And what am I going to do, throw my excrement?" - Tio asked with disgust - "I would have preferred to have a more humanoid appearance, so at least I could use the martial experience I gained during the years I've lived, which are useless because of the short limbs of this form."
"We'd better keep moving forward" - sighed Cloud as he thought about how to solve the girls' problem.
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