This genuinely surprised Elliot a little.
Maeve had acquired quite a few talents, but none of them had changed her appearance in any way.
Well, apart from eating herself plumper and growing considerably larger, there had been no obvious changes.
And during the battle in the Sea of the Moon, those Blood Vampires had all looked exactly alike. Occasionally, a few devoured enough of their companions, but they only grew larger, without much change in appearance.
Yet Simon's very first talent had completely transformed him.
Originally, he had merely resembled a hideous giant cricket. Now he looked somewhat like a mantis.
His limbs, however, seemed far more flexible than those of ordinary insects, and the sharp spikes looked highly aggressive.
The second talent Elliot selected for Simon was [Elytra].
There was little need to hesitate. The ability to fly was truly rare.
Within the Communion, only Dorothea came anywhere close to having it. The crows she transformed into could fly.
But her Frenzied Crow Assault form was not particularly safe. Her intelligence dropped quite severely when she lost crows, and apparently an eagle had snatched one of them a couple of days ago.
As for [Acidic Blood], that ability would probably suit Maeve better.
If Maeve had possessed that ability back when she was stuck in the Abode's passage with her rear facing the attacks, she could have sprayed acid from her backside.
It would probably have inflicted mental damage, too.
Or letting Elsa choose it so she sprayed honey whenever she was hit would be pretty good as well.
Watching Simon's transformation, Vanessa and Elsa began discussing it in surprise, neither knowing what kind of monster he was.
Both had quite limited knowledge of the Supernatural.
"I should be a [Shell Species]," Simon said as he slowly descended from