Since they couldn't question Imani, two women walked up to him. They lifted him, placing his hands around their shoulders.
"We will head home for now," she said, her voice resolute. There was no room for questions.
They headed back, moving through the forest at a steady pace. After a few minutes, they arrived at their village.
What Alex had in his mind was not what he saw when he got there. The village was built on massive tree trunks, houses made of wood suspended above the air on the trees.
He spotted tribespeople looking at them as they walked through the village. Each eye lingered on him, his weird clothes,a black jacket and black trousers, the same clothes he wore when he was killed.
"Where should we take him, Imani?" one of the women carrying him asked.
"Take him to the tribe tree. My mother will have to come see him soon," she said, and the two carried him toward a tree at the far back of the tribe.
The tree was massive, and a house was built around it. There was a small house beside the tree; they took him there, opened the door, and threw him in.
Thud
He slammed into the floor hard. They shut the door and tied it up.
"I don't know what Imani wants with the outsider, the tribe is suffering enough as it is," one of the women said.
"She carries the same mindset as her mother, to help the weak. I hope it doesn't bring any issues," the second woman said as they walked off.
Alex listened to what they said through the door. He pushed himself up into a sitting position. The entire room was empty, and only a small window allowed light to enter.
"I guess they are keeping me as a prisoner, tch. Well, while I sit here, I should at least try and understand my situation," he said. He pushed himself up and walked to the wall, sitting down with his back leaned against it.
"Somehow I got a second chance, but in the same body, just many years younger than when I died. I also can't feel my cores or anything; I am at square one.
If I want to grow stronger, I can start using the techniques I learned over my life. But if that wasn't enough to make me invincible the first time, there is no way it can make me invincible this time.
Even if I spend all my life training and spend another extra lifetime, I'll never be strong enough to go against him, tsk."
He fell into deep thoughts after that, then he recalled the system and all the information it gave.
"System, what is your aim with me?" he asked.
[To enable host to become the strongest through desire]
"It responded, that's good." He placed his hands behind his head.
"How exactly do I get stronger through desire? I'm sure I understand what you mean, but I want to be certain I am not wrong," he said.
[Host can get stronger through sexual contact with compatible partners. Host can grow stronger and aid his partners to grow stronger as well.]
"I guess I wasn't wrong about it, but which god would make a system like this? There are many that come to mind, but none of them would help me at all.
Either way, I don't care. This is an opportunity for me to get stronger. I don't care what it takes; as long as it's a method by which I can get stronger, I'll use it to the max.
And whichever god gave me this, I'm sure you are watching. Well, enjoy the show you've started, and don't try to stand in my way, because I'm going to destroy everything that does," he said, a fire burning in his eyes.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door and then it opened, revealing Imani. She walked into the room and shut the door behind her.
"You seem more awake now," she said. She sat on the floor opposite him and leaned back on the wall. Her legs were slightly spread apart, and it almost showed a glimpse of her flower, but it was just out of reach.
Alex didn't know if it was because of the system or himself, but as he looked down there, his heartbeat quickened. He swallowed a huge lump of saliva and immediately tried to look away.
She saw his actions, and a soft smile formed on her face. "The others didn't know you spoke to me, so tell me, how do you know our language?" she asked. "It's not the normal language used around here."
'I spoke in her language? Shit, what do I say? ' he started thinking, but nothing came to mind.
"Normally I would say you are a spy from somewhere, but that's not the case. I can tell when someone has bad intentions, but you don't," she said and got up, walking toward him.
"Instead, I see someone that's shattered and sad, filled with pain," she muttered and placed her hand slowly on his chest.
[Warning: Physical Contact Detected.]
[Potential Bond may be established.]
[Do you wish to activate Intimacy? Y/N]
The message came. He looked at the screen that was before him.
'The system said she was compatible. If I say yes, it might trigger something. I need to know how the system works. I'll take the risk.
Yes.'
The moment he said yes, both of them felt warmth rush through their bodies. Imani stepped back immediately, a blush forming on her face.
She looked at Alex and stepped back as if standing near him was an issue.
'I guess it didn't work? I hope I didn't piss her off, he thought.'
"Uhm, I have to leave. My mother is out of the village; she had to handle some issues. I'll bring you something to eat later," she said and rushed out of the building, leaving him there.
'Why is she acting that way? Did I piss her off?'