Chapter 28

He held her close and kept her warm. Titan took his job very seriously when his father asked him to look after his mother. "I got to go do some patrols and get something to eat. I am trusting you, understood?"

Titan's chest swelled with pride. "You can count on me father!" he insisted. Since then, Titan has been at the Association, his mother in his coil as he kept her safe and warm. Yuki has made an electric blanket of sorts for her, after all, in serpent form. Titan doesn't offer much warmth. Yet with this, his mother was able to sleep soundly in comfort. He passed the time knitting as usual, working on more blankets, shawls and sweaters for the family and also his soon to be new little brothers. He just finished his latest design when he heard.

"Are you serious?"

He turned to see Amai Mask glaring at his creations. "Would you like a sweater too? I can make you one" Titan said and smiled.

"You're… knitting…" he said in a slightly disgusted tone. "For a being of your size and strength, you shouldn't be knitting,"

"It's to keep mom warm and comfortable. My scales are not soft to say the least and she appears rather content." Titan said and continued on his work. "How are you and Latina doing?"

"This isn't about us, this is about you and your… habit here… why are you not a hero? Why are you not out there fighting monsters?" Amai demanded.

Titan continued on with his work. "I do so when I have some free time and if needed, however I am more needed here to tend to my mother. As well as Suiryu when he needs to rest, I make certain they are all comfortable."

Amai sneered at the notion. Titan however only smiled warmly, worthy of the idol himself. "It may not be to your tastes, however, I do what makes those I care about happy and content and I will continue to do so. That brings me the greatest joy." He said. "If you don't mind, you are standing in my light and I have to make certain this stitching is perfect for mother. She tends to get cold too easily now a days and I must make certain she is warm." He said with great pride. "I do what I can to keep her happy and content…"

"Huh…"

Peering down, he smiled as his mother woke. "Hi mom… dad stepped out for patrols and something to eat. How do you feel?" he asked gently.

She merely cuddled in a little more. "Tired, but comfortable. The blanket is amazing, thank you."

He turned back to Amai with a smug look on his lips. "See," he said. "I am a hero, I am one to my mom."

He sneered down at him. "But how long will you remain one?" Amai muttered before walking away. Titan didn't understand what he was referring to, but it didn't matter anymore anyways.

"What did he want now?"

"It doesn't matter mom, got back to sleep if you like." Titan said gently, but smirked. "Besides, I think it's Suiryu's nap time too…" No sooner did he utter those words did Suiryu walk in and looked about until his eyes came upon Titan. There was a look of embarrassment once more, but Titan smirked as he already set up his coil. "I got blankets now!" Titan said proudly as he got himself set up and appeared even more inviting than before. Suiryu smiled as he got himself comfortable.

"Thanks again for doing this…"

"No problem at all," Titan said, but found Suiryu was already fast asleep, his mother wasn't too far behind…

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Yuki went over the tests with Dr. Genus. In the past few weeks, they have done test after test on his DNA and found nothing was wrong, nor did the aged DNA reveal if his look would alter over time. "It's all stable… you and your siblings should be safe." Genus announced.

Yuki sighed aloud. "Thank God," he said.

"However…."

His heart froze. "However? When you say however it can't be good!"

Genus smiled a little. "However, it doesn't mean you cannot access this part of yourselves. Just because it's stable, doesn't mean it cannot appear. Understood?"

Yuki paused. "Uh… not really…"

"Let me explain it this way, if you seek to use this side of your power, you can obtain it. It won't alter you permanently, however you features will drastically change if you tap into this power."

He thought it over a little more. "So… you're saying… we can become this if we go looking for it or in great need of the power?"

"Yes," Genus said gently. "I doubt that will happen, you are rather strong yourselves aren't you?"

"If we work and train hard, we can be. Dad always said that, we never wanted to tap into Amai's side for strength to say the least."

"Then tell your siblings and set their minds at ease for this, okay? I know your brother Yuuma is very worried about his features and if he is going to turn into a full monster. It's written all over his face."

Yuki nodded in agreement. "I will be sure to tell them all soon enough." He suddenly paused. A moment of realization came over him, but it only dampened his mood. "I am going to tier five in swears for a moment… FUCK!" he shouted.

Genus was even taken aback by his tone. "Yuki?"

"Son of a bitch!" he shouted again. Then his hand quaked in anger, he was pissed off with the discovery he just made.

"Yuki, what is wrong? What's the matter!?" Genus asked.

He took a deep breath and finally calmed down. "I just realized why Amai wanted us dead…"