------------------------- Petal's POV - A few minutes back ------------------------------------

"Heroism!" Wow, the baby is glowing. So beautiful. I hope Beowulf knows what he is doing. I don't want a bloodbath today. Bathing in blood is yucky and sticky, silly!

I don't need to keep watch here, do I? I think I'll go outside look how is everyone.

They are right in front of the house. I go past Marcy and Zahariel, Helen and Azelinus. Hi, Hilde! No, it is not time to hug. Time for me to put my big girl panties and do my part. I'll defend these humans. Yes, sir! But that hug would feel so nice...

Blink outside! Go, team fairy! I can do it!

I can see Beowulf in the minimap. I can also feel the input from the sentry ward. Hehe, I forgot to tell him I could do that, right?

Wow, why all those demon corpses? It is a bother and they bleed everywhere. Wouldn't just one be enough. Dummy Beowulf.

I think he gave her a goodwill gift. How nice! Nobody would believe you are a mean hundred-fairy tall monster now, sir. I wouldn't. Would you?

Wait wait wait wait! The lady is drawing her sword! Don't just walk away, you idioooooot! At least dodge if you know she is coming at you!!!

Ouch! That gotta hurt. You killed Beowulf! Silly woman, this will only bring ruin. I didn't vanish, so he is alive. I don't know if I would vanish if he were to die, but I don't want to test it. Who would? I mean, eww. But... he is growing. And growing more! No, dumbass! This is no time to get bigger! Stop. Don't go crazy! He has a berserk abnormal status! BAD! Thiis is really bad!

The humans are looking at me. What is wrong, never seen a fairy talk to herself? No time to explain, gotta go!

"I'll run outside for a bit, don't mind me!" I have to stop him! He will regret that later!

Too late. He killed a soldier with a slap. I tell you, there is no fairy that is not scared of dying that way. The big meanie human claps the hands and bang! Dead fairy. I feel for you soldier, sir.

Yay! He reattached his head! Way to go, now be a good monster and dial down the crazy. No. Don't step on the soldiers! There is no fairy that is not scared of being stomped to death that way. I tell you, the reason we keep flying all the time is not just because we can. Being on the ground with those clumsy big people and monsters is troublesome. They never look down!!

Helen: We are also going outside. We need to do something!

Petal: No! Silly Helen, you being outside will only make things worse, for crying out loud! Just protect your family! I will handle Grendel!

Marcy: Crap, what was that roar? Did he transform?

Petal: A lady with big boobs and some fancy guild jacket cut his head off. Then he berserked. I mean, of course he would go crazy. Anyone would go crazy with the head cut off, silly.

Stupid lady with the sword, why are you looking up instead of either fighting or running away? Why why why why! That is way beyond silly, it is suicide... Slash, eww. Well, it doesn't matter anymore. Were you happy?

Where are you looking at, Grendel? There is someone on the roof! What is this marvelous fluffy tail! I want to make my home inside it! Don't kill her too! Oh, wow, he went away. Nice. Lemme go there.

"Hey, fluffy tail girl, how are you?" She is frozen with fear. The sound of Grendel flapping his wings was not even herd anymore when the silly fluffy tail girl unfroze.

I used the time to send all these bodies to the item box. It would be no good if they were found around here. I should also do something with the blood. Transmute and poof. Clean streets. A bit dented, isn't it? Craters? What craters? Did you see any craters? I didn't. Did you? No? They are DENTS! Oh, well, that is good enough. Back to the fluffy girl.

"Hey! Are you still alive?" Nothing. I think she fainted with her eyes open.

Petal: For some reason Grendel spared a girl with a big fluffy tail. She is wearing guild clothes, what should I do with her?

Helen: That should be Soren. Bring her inside.

She is not moving... "Decrease Wight!" And now I'll just pick her up by the tail... Oh, ultimate fluffyness bliss. I could vanish inside... Stop, silly fairy! It is no time to bask in the fluffy tail! Just pick her up and carry her inside!

I can see Marcy peeking through the back door, "Petal, over here. give her to me!"

I carefully drop miss fluffytails on Marcy's hands. "I'm going after Gendel. Hold the fort, Marcy! Petal out!" And I should cast invisibility on myself. It would be silly to let the humans see me. Right? They are dumb and clumsy, but I should not be careless now.

Finding Grendel in this town is easy peasy. Just follow the noise. Or the smoke clouds. Or the big monster towering over the buildings. Or the minimap ping. Wow. He is vomiting acid. Gross.

Stop! Just stop! Don't kill those... too late. That was just a scratch, there is no need to...

Too late. That place is in rubbles. He is going to the center of town! That is bad! Super bad! The important people usually are in the center of town! Silly humans making all towns equal. And important people dislike bleeding even more than the less important people. I guess.

I need to stop Grendel. I'll begin the long long long chant of Dimensional Sphere while I tail you. Sorry, Grendel. I will stop your rampage, but I don't think I'll come out alive. Will you kill me? The annoying fairy will be gone, right. At least you will have your peace back, right? And it will stop you from killing more humans that did nothing. You'd like that, right?

But I love you. You created me. You gave me life. Every moment of bliss these few days of Spring I had were awesome, you now?

I will keep chanting and closing in on you. The bubble must be instant or you will escape. The longer the chant the faster the bubble closes. I think five minutes is enough.

"Different Dimension Sphere!" And now we are here, trapped in this bubble.

The meanie troll swings at me, I have dodge. One hit and I am gone.

[Full Defense]. Dodge flutter dodge.

Full defense is ending. {Blink}! Can't catch me! Where am I? Here I am. No, that is an illusion. You should've put on some clothes for me to hide in. Minutes go by. Cooldown ended. [Full Defense]! Again! Blink and Invisibility! Shadow stealth and where am I? Can you guess? No? Too bad!

--------------------------- Grendel's POV ---------------------------

- Way to go Petal! Now I can't rampage, but why did you lock yourself inside with me! You stupid fairy! The freaking spell has a range exactly because you are not supposed to be trapped with what you are trapping!

Kill kill kill kill!

- Every swing of claws, every missed bite and a little of my heart dies. Oh, no I won't hurt Petal. Stop you stupid troll! Recognize friend from foe! Stop this bloodlust. You will not kill her!

Humanization level 10. Skill Evolution Available. Willpower level 9. Resisted berserk status successfully. Recovering control of own body momentarily.

And now, Delete Skill, Berserk Rage!

Berserk Rage (innate) deleted. {Remote Control} forgotten. 16 SP refunded. Status berserk removed. Berserk Rage (innate) level 4 awakened.

The skill bounced back but there is no pressing reason to be angry now, is there?

Well, there is one, but I'm not angry at her. I'm worried. "Petal you idiot! Why did you trap yourself with me!"

"Stop silly! You are going to drown me in those bucket sized tears!"

"You saved me! You saved me! Thank you Petal!"

"Of course! I was just doing my job, boss!" She props her chest out and those tiny boobs of hers bounce up and down. Scale issues aside, she is well endowed. About halfway between Marcy and Helen. "Hey, pervert troll! Don't look at me that way! Stop that!"

Girls be girls. But in other news, this bubble will last for half hour. The regen ban from vitality booster ended now, so it has been twenty minutes since I canceled humanization. I can turn to Beowulf again in two hours. If we recast the bubble over and over, we can weather it out in here.

A few more minutes later and the system ended combat, because no sides were taking hostile action.

Grendel has gained 15 + 8 + 8 levels (4-Racial: 44 > 59, 3-Warrior 52 > 60, 3-Scout 52 > 60). +231 SP Congratulations. You reached the level cap of your jobs. Changing jobs automatically. Helen has gained 30 levels (4-Druid 12 > 42). Zahariel has gained 18 + 8 levels (5-racial: 25 > 43, 3-Acolyte 52 > 60). Marcy has gained 6 level (5-Guild Master 74 > 80). Azelinus has gained 26 levels (3-Merchant 29 > 55) Bertramus has gained 29 levels (3-Merchant 18 > 47) Hildegard has gained 39 levels (1-Villager 1 > 40) Bredda has gained 39 levels (1-Villager 1 > 40) ??????? has gained 39 levels (1-Villager 1 > 40)

Title Grindtastic! awarded.

Those that get over 250 levels at once across an up-to-8-men party.

Grants a secondary Exp boost equal to N% of the main combat exp, where N is half of the amount of levels gained across the whole party. Capped at 100%.

Why would the System make a distinction with 'up-to-8-men' type of party. Is there another kind of party?

Helen: Dear, how are you? Combat ended, what happened?

Grendel: I'm feeling like crap to be honest. But I am back in control. Petal saved me. I fear it is too late to a lot of good people, unfortunately.

Marcy: Is that mirrored ball in the sky your doing?

Grendel: It is Petal's actually.

Petal: I am part of Grendel. I can use any spell he can, so don't mind me! I am just so happy it ended!

Marcy: But what happened exactly? We didn't see anything!

Grendel: After we talked I thought we were parting in good terms. But Kareena backstabbed me and cut off my head. And then I reverted to my true form, went berserk and did a lot of bad things.

Marcy: And the guild field being gone it means that...

Grendel: Colchester has no guild anymore. Or a guildmaster. Or too many adventurers.

Helen: What happens now?

Grendel: I need to chill in this bubble for two more hours before I can shift into Beowulf again.

Marcy: I am looking out the front door, there is nothing out here. Just some broken pieces of cobblestone in the road.

Petal: Of course, silly! I cleaned up before I recovered fluffytails!

Zahariel: By the way, we got Soren. She is emotionally unstable but unharmed.

Grendel: I see everyone is in the same party. Well, I am really sorry I ruined our happy moment. Really, really sorry.

Zahariel: I'm trying to explain it to them.

Helen: We know it was not your fault, my love. Rest your heart in that bubble and come back to us when you can.

"I guess we are staying in here for two hours, Petal. Don't forget to recast the bubble until we can transform and leave. And many many thanks." I'd kiss that fairy if I could.

"Tehe. Told you I'm awesome."

"Silly fairy."

"Hey, no stealing my lines."