[Corrupt Touch: When in direct contact with a person, Corrupt Touch can be activated. 60% chance of corrupting a person. 10% chance of getting double points.]
Usher smiled as he saw the changes in the ability. Although it wasn't very powerful, it brought him closer to achieving his goals.
With a smile on his face, he lay down on his bed and went to sleep.
In the early hours of the morning, he woke up to strange sounds. But he fell asleep again, too exhausted, promising himself to find out what those sounds were on another occasion.
Usher woke up very early and almost by habit and half asleep, he walked to what he thought was the bathroom.
It was the bathroom, but what awaited him was an old bucket that smelled like shit, along with another wooden bucket with some water that didn't seem very clean either.
The sleep disappeared from Usher's system, and what replaced it was disgust. He couldn't bathe in a place like that, and he couldn't even imagine doing his business in that bucket.
He left the house and realized it was still very early.
How early? He had no idea; measuring time in this era depended entirely on the sun.
And the sun hadn't risen yet; the streets were so dark that it didn't seem like it was close to coming up.
Usher walked in the darkness very cautiously; he didn't want to be surprised by a vagrant or a drunk thug.
His destination was obviously the river; during this time, towns and cities had the custom of being located near water sources.
In this case, it was a river.
Usher left the town, and after just a 5-minute walk, he could hear the sound of running water.
When he arrived at the place, he was surprised by how clean it was. Since it was the only water source in the town, it was obvious that this would be where people would get their water, wash their clothes, and even... throw away their trash.
Trying to shake that idea from his head, Usher took off his uncomfortable clothes and stepped into the water.
His body trembled slightly from the icy water. Although it was summer, it was still very early in the morning, and the temperatures weren't the best.
Gritting his teeth, he quickly immersed himself and got completely wet. Although the cold was a bit uncomfortable, he began to rub all parts of his body, trying to remove the bad smell from himself.
When he got out of the river, his body began to tremble, and he couldn't help but put on his clothes, even though he hadn't completely dried off yet.
Once he had done all this, Usher could return home completely renewed and awake.
A good cold shower always has the ability to energize people.
On his way back, he noticed a couple of shadows in the distance. His curiosity got the better of his indecision, and he decided to find out who those shadows were.
It was very early in the morning, and they couldn't be just anyone. Maybe they were criminals doing dirty deals outside the town.
For that very reason, he tried to be very cautious and not make any noise as he approached. But as he got closer and closer to those shadows, he began to notice a situation.
The sound!
Camouflaged by the sound of the river current, Usher couldn't hear them clearly. But now that he was so close...
"Mmmm!"
"Ahhh!"
"Yes! Keep going! Deeper!"
Hearing this, along with the lascivious sounds of the pelvis crashing against flesh and noticing that the shadows were very close to each other, Usher could easily guess what they were doing.
This led him to ask himself several questions.
Why were they having sex in this place? It's not like they couldn't do it in the town.
And if they couldn't... Why?
Not only was the place strange, but so was the time they decided to do it.
Who were these people?
His curiosity was shaken, and he couldn't leave the place without answering at least one of these questions.
Usher slowly approached the two shadows, and with the help of a little moonlight, he could see their figures and faces.
This didn't help him much since he didn't know anyone in this town except for his family and the bakers.
The woman was very pretty despite her advanced age, maybe about 40 years old; the man also seemed to be of a similar age.
Usher stood there for a while, waiting for them to at least say their names amidst moans... But no.
The show was boring for someone like Usher, who came from the era of the internet and porn.
The man simply had the woman leaning against a tree. He had the woman's skirt pulled up and his pants pulled down.
Usher couldn't even see them naked. Apart from that single position, they didn't change anymore until the man ejaculated inside the woman.
Truly simple!
Usher shook his head in disappointment and proceeded on his way to the town. He entered his house and, searching through his things, found the bread.
He ate one with a glass of water and went back out into the streets, this time in the direction of the bakery.
Being the bakery that it was, they had to start working very early to make the bread that much of the town had for breakfast.
After a short walk, Usher arrived at the bakery and found it lit by candlelight.
This confirmed his hunch, and with a sigh, he approached the door and knocked softly, hoping not to make too much noise at this early hour.
Footsteps were heard from inside when, shortly after, the door was opened.
Usher was pleasantly surprised to see Maris behind the door, who also smiled when she saw him.
"Good morning, Maris."
"Good morning, Usher."