As soon as they poured back into Suzamete's domain, Grim fell face first at the Deitess' feet and groaned. Jiggorrhax was more graceful. He shifted into his humanoid form and landed beside the Unlimited Star.
"You lasted a whole lot longer than last time, even if you had help to maintain your form," he said while flexing his arms. He wasn't yet used to this smaller, more compact body.
Grim turned himself over. He did feel a lot better than last time, when he was literally bleeding out of every orifice on his face right after he transformed back into his human form. The agony was real though. It felt like every tendon in his body was on fire while every born he owned was being boiled in oil.
"That's not a mark for my improvement now, is it? I really feel death trying to snatch me," he said with difficulty.
