Rex woke up to the light of dawn coming through his window and a strong feeling of happiness and satisfaction, knowing that he finally starts to get back to his old life, which is fucking a lot of taken women and girls.
But for now, it's only Mara... and he still wanted more until his libido was really gone, but we know that's not fucking possible.
Twenty rounds.
This time they had gone twenty full rounds, and by the end of it, Mara was completely and totally broken. Not in a bad way, but like someone who finally gives in after fighting hard.
Garrett sleeping not far away in the next room was a miracle in itself because she had called his name so many times. Or maybe the man was dead asleep.
Rex had taken his time, carefully and thoroughly, making sure Mara understood exactly what she'd been missing with her stupid husband.
When he finally left her room in the early morning, she looked at him with eyes that revealed her surrender.
Just desire with necessity and... only unwavering devotion.
The change was perfect... Just as Rex planned, he finally made Mara truly his, and Garrett doesn't know that.
When he's back in his room, he lies on his cot and stares at the ceiling. He pulled up his system interface to see the results.
[CONGRATULATIONS]
[MARA KESSON: DESIRE LEVEL MAXIMUM]
[100/100 THRESHOLD EXCEEDED]
[EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT: COMPLETE]
[PHYSICAL DEPENDENCY: ESTABLISHED]
[NEW STATUS: DEVOTED]
[DESIRE ENERGY ACCUMULATED: 1000 POINTS]
Rex's eyes widened seeing the one thousand points. All of that came from a single night where he brutally fucked Mara until she couldn't think straight. He literally breaks that poor frustrated wife to get that many points.
[DESIRE MAXIMUM BONUS APPLIED]
[WHEN TARGET REACHES COMPLETE DEVOTION]
[ENERGY GENERATION MULTIPLIES EXPONENTIALLY]
[FUTURE ENCOUNTERS WILL GENERATE 100-200 ENERGY PER SESSION]
[CURRENT TOTAL: 1000 ENERGY]
[AWAITING MANIFESTATION REQUEST]
"Oh my fucking lust," Rex said.
This exceeded his expectations. A thousand points could afford many high-level wishes or one exceptionally powerful one.
The system had reviewed the costs the previous day. It allocated fifty points for basic combat skills, one hundred fifty for intermediate mastery, and five hundred for the expert level.
Those were just examples, though. The system had made it sound like he could wish for anything as long as it wasn't too much.
"How about magic?" Rex asked in a low voice. "Like... not just fighting skills, but real magic."
"How much would that cost?"
[MAGICAL ABILITY ACQUISITION]
[BASIC ELEMENTAL CONTROL: 200 ENERGY]
[INTERMEDIATE SPELLCASTING: 500 ENERGY]
[ADVANCED MAGICAL MASTERY: 1500 ENERGY]
[SPECIFIC POWERFUL ABILITY: VARIES]
Rex mumbled while holding his chin. "Hmm... this is tougher than I thought because after having brutal sex... I usually smoke, but this? I had to pick something for my future."
"Give me choices for certain strong powers," Rex said. "What can I get for about a thousand points?"
[ANALYZING AVAILABLE MANIFESTATIONS]
[OPTION 1: MASTER SWORDSMAN + EXPERT TACTICIAN - 700 ENERGY]
[OPTION 2: INTERMEDIATE MAGIC + ENHANCED PHYSIQUE - 800 ENERGY]
[OPTION 3: ADVANCED MENTAL MANIPULATION - 900 ENERGY]
[OPTION 4: TELEKINESIS (FULL POTENTIAL) - 950 ENERGY]
[OPTION 5: SHAPESHIFTING (LIMITED) - 850 ENERGY]
Rex's mind raced with all the possibilities ahead of him. While being a skilled swordsman would surely impress the Starlight party, it wouldn't provide him with a significant advantage.
Magic was tempting, but he would have to spend time learning how to use it without raising suspicion about where he learned it.
It was challenging to show how valuable mental manipulation was because it was so powerful but also so subtle.
But telekinesis... with the exception of full-potential telekinesis, it made him double-think about the possibilities he could do because telekinesis is such an underrated magic to use and fully perfect.
That was a whole different thing.
"Tell me more about option four," Rex said. "What does it mean by full potential?"
[TELEKINESIS (FULL POTENTIAL)]
[ABILITY TO MANIPULATE OBJECTS WITH MIND]
[NO WEIGHT LIMIT WITHIN REASONABLE PHYSICS]
[PRECISION CONTROL DOWN TO MOLECULAR LEVEL]
[THE MORE CREATIVE YOU ARE WITH IT, THE STRONGER IT BECOMES]
[RANGE: 100 METERS]
[INSTINCTIVE MASTERY INCLUDED]
[NO TRAINING REQUIRED]
[COST: 950 ENERGY]
[REMAINING AFTER PURCHASE: 50 ENERGY]
"I see... the more creative I am, huh? That already catches my attention."
"It's perfect... absolutely perfect!" Rex laughed.
Telekinesis was useful and strong and could be explained away as a rare skill if anyone asked about it. He wouldn't have to fumble through learning how to use it because he would already know how to do it.
He would just know how, like he had been born with the skill.
Rex said, "I want option four."
"Telekinesis at its full fucking potential."
[CONFIRMING PURCHASE]
[TELEKINESIS (FULL POTENTIAL)]
[COST: 950 ENERGY]
[PROCEED?]
"Fuck yeah."
[PROCESSING MANIFESTATION]
[INTEGRATING ABILITY INTO HOST CONSCIOUSNESS]
[ESTIMATED TIME: 10 SECONDS]
[BEGINNING NOW]
BAM!
Pain exploded through Rex's skull.
"FUCK...!!!"
It wasn't really physical pain, but it was more like his brain was being rewired at a very basic level. New paths were opening up, and new ideas were flooding into his mind.
He could feel the skill settling in, becoming as natural as breathing.
He had a complete idea of what he knew.
He understood how to perceive the world around him.
He was adept at visualizing the forces required to manipulate the objects around him.
He learned to manipulate matter at both large and small scales.
It was too much, exciting, and scary at the same time.
Then, just as quickly as it started, it stopped.
Rex lay on his cot, gasping for breath and sweating... but he could feel it now.
The new sense was like the sixth sense that spread out of his mind. He could feel everything in his room without looking.
The bed frame is wooden. A bowl of water sits nearby. His clothes hang on a hook. He concentrated on the basin, and it rose smoothly into the air.
No stress. No work. It did what he wanted without question, just like his arm did what he told it to do.
Rex smiled and carefully set the basin down. He then attempted something more challenging.
He anticipated that the water within the basin would emerge as a flawless sphere. The water reacted by making a ball that floated at eye level.
Rex changed its shape, breaking it into smaller spheres and spinning them in complicated ways.
The control system was fully refined and perfected.
He whispered, "This is fucking amazing...!"
[ABILITY: TELEKINESIS (FULL POTENTIAL) - ACTIVE]
[REMAINING ENERGY: 50 POINTS]
[RECOMMENDATION: PRACTICE IN PRIVATE BEFORE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION]
[REVEALING TOO FAST WILL RAISE QUESTIONS]
The system was correct. He had to be careful about how he revealed this, but he also needed to show that he was good enough to impress the Starlight party and make them think he was worth more.
Over the next hour, Rex privately tested his new skill by lifting increasingly heavier objects to explore the limits of his abilities.
One of the items he lifted was the bed frame, with the entire crib included. He was able to manipulate multiple objects at once, arranging them into intricate patterns.
He couldn't find an upper limit. The system had said that there was no weight limit within the laws of physics.
As far as Rex could tell, that meant that if it existed in the real world, he could move it.
Rex knew exactly what he could do and how to do it without being too obvious by the time he heard people moving around upstairs.
He got dressed and went down to the common room, where people who were up early were starting to show up. Mara was already there making breakfast, and when she saw him, her whole face lit up in a way that was almost scary.
She quickly changed her face back to neutral, but Rex saw the change. It was indeed full devotion. It was exactly as the system had predicted.
"Good morning," she said, making sure her voice sounded normal.
Rex said "Morning" in a casual way and then went to help get ready.
They worked together, and Rex saw that Mara moved around him in a different way now. She made up reasons to touch him, and her touches lasted just a little longer than they needed to.
When they both reached for the same thing, her fingers would wrap around his for a moment before pulling away.
All very subtle. If anyone saw them, they could all be easily written off as accidents.
But Rex knew better. She was his now, completely and totally.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Mara asked quietly when they were alone in the kitchen for a moment.
"Hell yeah, I slept like a baby who just got breastfed," Rex said with a look that meant something. "How about you?"
Her cheeks turned red. "I had a great sleep... and it's the best sleep I've had in years!"
"Good to hear it," Rex smirks.
Garrett came down and broke the moment. He looked tired, probably because he had been getting ready to go fishing late at night again.
He had no idea that his wife had spent hours in another man's bed.
"Good morning, you two," Garrett said with a smile while sniffing the smell of breakfast. "Hmmmm~! Ahhh~! That smells great, Mara."
"Thanks," she said in a warm, wifely voice.
And it was perfect for her to do.