Vore lovers rejoice, we're aprox. half way to potential future maw play.
If you decide to bring his brother back try not to make it soap opera levels of cheese.

Kira's grand plan all along... get Dylan to trust her enough to get into her mouth. Maduk was right!

Curious, how would you imagine things to go if his brother did turn out to be alive?

My fucking god that was depressing, seeing as how my mother passed not too long ago. The death scene brought back memories of that.

Very moving chapter.

Thanks, Fresh. It was depressing to write and was a bit worried about how you'd react to it.

Well, guess im not going to bed

If it makes you feel any better, finishing the chapter involved me staying up way late as I couldn't stop writing it.

What did you think of the chapter?

(just realized I didn't reply, school has been brutal) "If it makes you feel any better, finishing the chapter involved me staying up way late as I couldn't stop writing it. " Well don't do that, lol but yeah I liked the chapter. Not sure how much i believe parts of it but overall you're amazing at getting emotions out of me. Can't wait for part 14 in 2018 ha, joking take your time.

was not expecting the update, good leaving the brother alive mysteriously. That way you can introduce him later.
Keep at it!

Oh, the brother very well could be dead. But, it is an option I could utilize, and if not, possibly for a continuation of the series if I choose to do so.

As for unexpected update... apologies! Art and school has consumed my creative drive. But, if I stop being an ass, I might start to maintain a writing routine.

You have no idea how much I have been looking forward to this, keep up the good work

Thank you, and apologies for the long, long wait. I hope it was at least an enjoyable (if depressing) read!

Ahah yes! At long last!

Glad to know that this serie is still going :)

At long last indeed! I had no intention of abandoning the series completely, but it sure looks like it with these absurd gaps between updates. I'd like to be more dedicated than that.

But, hope you enjoyed the update, despite mostly being a flashback. :D

HEY HEY! good to see the story is back on.

Indeed. It was a huge relief to finally get the next update up!

How did I not see this update till now? I love the detail of your writing. One thing that interests me is how long did it take for the translators to start working? I know in your original series it was almost instantaneous but here there is a very clear gap.

Other than that I enjoy this series and I can't wait to read more, don't rush though! Quality over quantity!!

Well! Perhaps a month? I've not actually thought much about the gap, just that there was one, and it caused issues with cooperation between humans and UTO forces until they were working right. Naturally, AI's would make development of translation software quicker. But perhaps cyberwarfare prevents easy updates to the software for UTO troops. Translating the numerous human languages could cause trouble, too. But for a month? Perhaps not... a sci-fi or language buff might have a better idea.

Sorry for struggling to answer that curiosity! But I hope I can compensate with more updates. :D

A month sounds about right to be honest. Especially when you take into account that it was probably more than one AI working on the translation and each AI has more processing power than a human supercomputer

Excellent as always my friend. Honestly I forgot what happened prior to this chapter but after reading a bit it all just came back to me. I never get tired of this series, my heart was genuinely pounding like Dylan's during the part with the Rynar haha.

Ah, forgetting. It does frustrate me knowing that's a problem when I take so long (a year and a few months!!) to update. But, it's a relief to know people enjoy the series enough for it to come back to them after a bit of reading. I can see about leaving a bit of a better recap in the description.

And yeah! That rynar. That big bastard... but I found it quite interesting to show what his fears and memories tend to come back to, with that grinning rynar. Was fun, even if it was tormenting for Dylan!

Finally got around to reading this. It was worth the wait.

Thank you. It's always a delight to see a new reader enjoying it. I just hope I don't leave you hanging too long with the updates like the rest of them, heh.

Oh I'm not that new, I've been reading your stuff for a year or two now. I'm quite used to a more sporadic schedule, no big deal.

I just figured that with your recent resurgence and all I'd actually, you know, express some gratitude instead of just skulking around in the shadows like a creep.

Looking forward to whatever else might be coming. Just don't overdo it, burnouts are the freakin' worst.

Was wondering how Dylan was going to hold up after his last episode. Looking forward to him sticking it to the rynar in a mech eventually...
Not to mention Kira, finally getting to show her affections properly? It's a good day.

Oh the ending was really good to write, especially after having to work through that kind of story from Dylan. Really couldn't leave my readers without a reward for going through that!

Another wonderful, albeit depressing, read. I love your attention to detail, especially when it comes to your military/medical descriptions. Like the fact that their mother said her final words and didn't just die, but slipped into unconsciousness and slowly died afterward. One of my favorite stories by far, could be made into a good movie.

Keep up your good work!

-Smiley

Ps, if you ever need a proofreader, hit me up too, I still found a couple typos.

Hey, thanks! I do try to have some realism in this macro mess, heh. The whole medical emergency was a lot to do. The entire thing was redone completely, and I'm satisfied where it ended up, sad as it is. And yeah... I like to imagine Integration as a movie... or even a BBC series. Ooooh...

I'll keep the proofreading in mind, thank you. :D

The ending had to be done after that depressing story, heh. Glad you liked it. :)

I was waiting for over a year for this next chapter. I was so excited when I finally got to read this. ^^ This was a cute and heartbreaking chapter for Dylan and Kira. Kira is such a kind, fluffy cuddly companion for when Dylan feels he needs to be loved. With each chapter, I'm happy to see Dylan becoming more comfortable with Kira and her interactions. Can't wait for the next chapter.

Holy smokes, it's been over a year!? Man time flies.

Yeah... I think a year and three months? Four perhaps? I was away from writing for quite a while! But you're right, it flew. It really didn't feel like so long.

Starry! You round out most of the old guard readers... still hoping for a few more.

And yeah... Kira is basically a massive PTSD service dog... just much better! He's his anchor, but alas he's likely too dependent on her. Hopefully he'll be able to show his own independence soon.

That was some excellent backstory for Dylan. You continue to amaze me with the quality of this story.

Gah ... missed this update somehow ... I blame the #integration IRC dying (and not being on discord) ... but ... I know I mentioned finally reading Chapter 12 months ago and Hetz didn't mention this ... or maybe it DID come up in IRC this January and I totally derped XD

Ooooookay! Like a year later Ive finally gotten around to reading through the mast three chapters, thank goodness for a quiet day at work!

Soooo okay, lets see. First off, your writing continues to be the gold standard in character interactions, you have each relationship in the story well defined and compelling, one that many people can relate to personally.

Dylans own struggles with PTSD are incredibly engrossing and I found myself glued to the screen whenever he dropped back into his memories. These dark scenes being placed so close to the much lighter hearted ones in the simulator might be a bit jarring if handled poorly, but I found that you did a fantastic job and they really helped add some needed levity to the story to give it balance.

Even Maduk, the closest thing we have to an antagonist thusfar, is entirely understandable in his motivations. Despite what the rest of Dylans squad rhinks, his concerns come from a good place, even if his reasoning for that concern may be misplaced. Im looking forward to seeing how the next week for him and Yirshan goes! Hopefully Maduk isnt looking for blood and if Dylan pulls through he wont find some other reason to take him off the progran.

Hookay, Ive said enough here I think. Keep up the great work, man! Its folks like you who inspire others to do their best!

Thank ya Westy! I like to imagine character interactions are a great strength of mine... at least for macro! It offers so many options and twists, it's just too fun to play with.

The PTSD... man, it gets dark. It's funny how when I wrote the first chapter, the PTSD aspect was just a spur of the moment decision. Never anticipated it to go this far, but man is it a trip to write. And a genuine relief to watch it chiseled away with the help of Kira.

I've had a couple people tell me I might be trying too hard to make Maduk's motives seem reasonable. Funnily enough, as the writer, I find Dylan and his squad and all being unreasonable, from a pragmatic viewpoint. This is a military unit! But my heart... my heart tells me Dylan must get all the big puppy love!

Inspiring though? Awww, thank you! I just hope I don't inspire my crushing neglect of finishing stories unto others!

So found this story thru a friend and i have to say its been a long time since something has hooked me great story and characters. I can imagine it in my head while readinv great work

Thank you. Your comment actually broke the camel's back for me. Getting so agitated with myself, seeing nice comments like this and neglecting to offer more of the story, a finish to it.

I just got back here to check if this story continued. Loved this story. D: Wish it continued someday.

Well you're in luck! I made a journal shortly before your comment, setting a goal to my readers - next update, I'm looking to have up some time around the new year.

i've been a fan sinds part one and can't wait o know how it will continue

I really looooooove this story I can´t wait to see the next part!

....... but this part make me fell very sad

This story has been awesome so far. I love all of the little plot twists, including the one about the Rynar.