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It was currently midday and the figure of a young man could be seen standing at the entrance to a rather secluded hospital within the small town of Valey, a pair of strange-looking headphones atop his head, with his face morphed into a rather strained expression,
"I can't believe I looked so different that the doctors needed to do all those tests just to confirm there was nothing wrong with me. And all those tests, just for them to find that my Aspect just seemingly caused me to undergo a second puberty of sorts." Letting out one last suffering sigh, Torus decided to simply pretend like the previous few hours hadn't occurred.
Mind no longer distracted, Torus' eyes widened as he remembered something the multitude of tests had distracted his mind from, "Crap, I'm gonna miss my first day of training my Aspect with Master!" Torus shouted out, anxiety evident in his panicked expression.
Without delay, Torus dashed forward, rushing off toward the Martial Hall in hopes he would be able to reach there before his Master left, hopefully being able to get some training in with his Master before the day ended.
Or rather, that's what he wanted to do; instead, Torus took a few steps before finding himself off-balance, slamming face-first into the dirt road.
Getting back up, Torus rubbed at his head with a look of embarrassment, "I totally forgot that the doctor's told me that my Aspect had caused me to grow a tail, something that would offset my balance for a short while until I became accustomed to moving with it." Torus said, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
Here, Torus glanced behind him, looking down at the long tail that jutted out from his tailbone.
It was covered in a thin coating of black fur that seemed to match the color of Torus' hair, and seemed to be around the length of his body.
Another thing that was interesting that the doctor's had found out about Torus' tail, was that it was prehensile, meaning Torus could eventually learn to move it similarly to how one moved their hand.
Learning of this, Torus was no small amount pleased, happy to have some other way he could potentially attack, let alone one people wouldn't often expect.
Shaking off these thoughts, Torus' head whipped around seemingly looking in all directions, before his shoulders slumped and he let out a sigh of relief, "Phew, it seems nobody was around to see such an embarrassing sight." He muttered to himself, resting his hand on his chest as he let out a deep sigh.
Just as he went to stand up however, Torus nearly jumped in fright as a noise came from directly behind him, his figure instantly flickering forward as he did a 180 turn in the air, instantly turning and looking at where he had just been standing with a battle-ready expression.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that," A voice called out, startling Torus at the suddenness of it. As he listened to the voice however, Torus noticed a certain lilt to it, as if it were teasing him.
And as his eyes came to rest on the figure the voice belonged to, he couldn't help but to let out a sigh of relief before his face flushed a barely visible red against his mocha skin.
This figure was none other than Torus' Master, Sofia. And as her figure came into view, Torus could see the slight upturn to her lips giving off an expression that was slightly different from her usual smile, appearing teasing.
"Master! What are you doing here?" Torus asked, trying to distract from the embarrassing situation that had just previously occurred.
Raising one perfectly sculpted eyebrow, Sofia let her disciple know that his attempt to change the subject hadn't gone unnoticed to her. However, seemingly wanting to give the poor boy a break, Sophia allowed for the subject change as she answered his question.
"What? Can't a dutiful master come to check on her injured disciple, what other reason would I have to be here?" She said, a slightly teasing tone contained in her question.
At this, Torus' cheeks, which had just regained their natural hue, once more seemed to take on a slight pink tint.
Rather than further embarrassing the poor bow however, Sofia actually decided to move on to a more serious topic, "Still though, I can't believe you didn't notice me sneaking up on you. Could it be that you were so distracted in your own thoughts that you couldn't even sense me with your enhanced senses?" As she got to here, Sofia's expression seemed to shift into a frown, her displeasure clear at her disciple forgetting the lessons he'd been taught by her in the past.
Scratching his head embarrassedly however, Torus replied to her words with a shake of the head, "No Master, I didn't forget your teachings. The reason you were able to so easily sneak up on me is because of some things the doctors did, they said that I need to slowly become accustomed to my increased senses so they put these devices on me to dampen them to just above what they were before I awakened my God Seed." Torus hastily said, wishing to dispel his Master's misunderstanding, his arms waving from side-to-side in an outward expression of his urgency.
Getting to here, Torus watched as Sofia gained a look of understanding, her eyes scanning over the headphones atop his head as well as the barely visible plugs that were in his nose.
Humming in interest, Sofia took a step forward that placed her just before Torus as she examined them, "How interesting. Back when I awakened my God Seed, they didn't have anything like these.
A lot of people that awoke Aspect's that affected their senses would die young, not able to properly react to incoming attacks due to their enhanced senses deteriorating their concentration or from being unable to become accustomed to their enhanced senses." As she did so however, Sofia twirled around the much taller figure of her disciple, his head tilting to follow her.
As she spoke up to here, Torus listened intently. This was one of very few times his master had ever talked about her past, seemingly having some secrets she didn't wish to share with him.
Soon, she came to rest before him as her sentence ended, appearing right before the young man's face.
However, Torus quickly found his concentration shifting, zoning in on the beautiful face of his Master that was currently staring up at him with interest, his eyes slightly glazing over as his breathing became a little heavy.
Seemingly noticing this plight, Sofia gained a teasing smile as she took a step forward, enveloping Torus' much taller figure in a tight embrace that pushed her rather curvaceous figure into Torus' much more rigid one. "Is this sudden spike of lust I can feel from you also a side-effect of your Awakening? I've noticed that it seems to act up around me quite often."
However, Sofia noticed something else, a hum leaving her lips as she continued, "Oh? You also seem a bit taller, where before you could be considered as tall for a member of our race, you could now be considered a giant compared to an average member of the Divine Race," She finished, giving her young disciple a once-over.
Breathing out in long erratic breaths that only seemed to flame the lust he was feeling as he breathed in the sweet fragrance radiating from his Master, Torus went to speak.
As he began speaking, his voice came out as far more hoarse than usual, "Yes Master, the doctors theorized that it has something to do with my Aspect being related to beasts.
They said something about it causing some of my emotions to become more bestial in nature, meaning I'm far more likely to feel lust toward beautiful women." Pausing here, Torus looked down at the face of his master, trying to calm his currently hammering heart so as not to cause a reaction down below that his master would surely be able to feel.
With one last deep breath, Torus continued with his explanation, "Along with this, the doctor's also figured that seeing as my Aspect is related to beasts, the reaction would be stronger toward more powerful females as they would give me the strongest children.
And as for my height, they said that the increase in height is most likely due to the fact that most of the strongest beasts are taller as it gives a major advantage in combat, and so my power chose to replicate this by increasing my height to around the peak of what our race can reasonably withstand without any adverse side-effects." Torus mumbled in a daze, still staring at the beautiful visage of his master.
Getting to here, Torus finally managed to calm the waves of lust that were slamming into him, his heartbeat turning into a steady rhythm. Seeing this, Sophia's expression shifted into a pout, seeing as she could no longer tease her disciple.
Taking a step back however, her expression once more shifted into a serious look, "Alright. If that's all and seeing as you look to be in good health, let's start your training!" Sofia exclaimed, a child-like excitement taking hold of her.
Torus nearly shivered in fear at the tone her voice took on, staring at his master as if she had turned into some kind of demon. Still, Torus could also feel as his heart started sparking once more, this time in a different kind of excitement.
'I can finally train in my Aspect! It won't be long before I can leave this small village, finally exploring this vast world!' Torus internally exclaimed, feeling no small amount of excitement at the prospect. So, with eyes shining brightly, Torus followed his master as she led him through the village and toward the forest where they would normally train.
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