The cold water trickling down, washing away the sweat as well as both Don's and Kerry's bodily fluids.
His heated body and mind cooling down as the cold shower washed over him. Relaxing him.
He turned and saw his reflection in the mirror. A face he will have no other choice but to grow accustomed to.
But then again, this face was far more handsome than his original face.
His face was bloated and filled with acne, even if it didnt have acne or wasn't bloated.
He would still prefer the new face. Afterall having a handsome face was an advantage in his journey.
As he stood cleansing himself, as the shower soothed him, the 3 points he had accumulated came to his mind.
Followed by a wry smile as he glanced at his dick.
"System, harem maker..." he called for it.
Instantly the familiar blue screen flickered to life.
To the corner of it, there was a notification icon with a red dot on it.
He reached out and clicked it open.
[Congratulations you have accumulated 3 points]
His dick twitched as he recalled what he invested the point he earned, and how he grew his dick.
[Where would the player like to invest the points on?]
"Is that even a question." Don grinned with a sense of victory,
"ofcourse my dick where else", followed by his best attempt at an evil laugh.
But the system flickered in denial.
Accompanied by a red X mark.
Don's brow raised in confusion at the way the system reacted.
Another message appeared.
[Do you have any idea why you collapsed?]
"Duh, because I had a heart attack. Because someone, " narrowing his eyes to the screen, "failed to properly do the Transmigration".
He said scrunching his face.
[I am not responsible for your DNA disintegrating, it is the result of your existence in this world being against the natural order!!! But you didn't have a heart attack because of it]
Don was more confused, and with a frowned face he replied, "Oh yeah then what was it?".
[Remember I told you that.
Sudden increase in disproprtionate bodily changes will be harmful]
"Pfft, So...", Don replied in dismissal.
[The amount of energy required to make your body change is high and when issued takes a toll on the host body]
[Your body already under pressure of it's DNA disintegrating, caused you to suffer 5 times more than that of a healthy host].
Don blinked in confusion taking a moment to think.
"Aha!... so you are responsible for my heart attack..." Don replied in anger.
The system didnt respond.
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After a thorough shower he stepped out of the bath and began to dry himself.
His clothes after being washed were kept neatly folded in the bed nearby.
As he patted himself down with the towel, he wondered where to invest the points on.
Taking a moment to think, he decided to first strengthen his heart.
Don called for the system and the blue screen came up.
Selecting the stats tab, he scrolled doen and reached the set of options relating the heart.
The system had three options.
Increase the heart rate.
Increase the cardiac muscles strength.
Increase the capacity of the heart.
Don glanced at the options wondering where to invest the point on.
A message appeared with an advice.
[Investing the points on cardiac muscle strength is the optimum choice.]
[Investing in capacity of the heart requires more blood]
[Investing in heart rate requires stronger blood vessels to withstand higher pressure]
Don sighed, and then lazily clicked on the, 'increase cardiac muscle strength', option, investing all the three points, to ensure that another cardiac arrest doesn't end him.
He expected a heavy beat but, the faintness of it made it go unnoticed.
All the points he had cultivated was now on his hearts strength.
Tossing the towel aside, he puffed his chest pulling his shoulder blade back and raised his chin with a smug expression.
As he took a deep breath to check his heart once more, the 6 months time left for him to live rushed to his mind.
Disappointment creeping up his mind making him sigh.
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Wearing the same clothes he had when he woke up in Martha's house, he walked out and went to the hall.
Kerry was sitting on the very couch they both had drenched with their bodily fluids.
Feeling his gaze on her, Kerry turned her head and faced Don,a warm smile blooming in her face.
Don walked over and sat next to her.
"So, now then what will you do, Mr other worlder." Kerry chuckled.
Don chuckled back at her.
"I am planning on going back to... Martha, the lady who i was with."
Kerry nodded as her mind wandered of to the time they had shared and the memory they had made.
Her mind a little displeased at his response.
Noticing her excitement vanish from her eyes, he leaned forward.
"I will comeback, its just that there are things I must do,". Reassuring her.
Kerry sat there in silence as she recalled the feeling of him inside her. Then nodded.
Standing up, "Well it was nice to meet you."
"Oh wait a minute-", suddenly remembering something she dashed to her room.
After a minute she descended the stairs holding a smart phone.
"This is an old model, I got it as a present when i was in college,".
Handing it over to Don, she sat down, " I haven't used it for a year, but it's still in good condition."
"I thought that since you came out of nowhere, you could use one"
"Also the old number i used is still in there, plus I have added my new contact to it"
"If there is any emergency... just give me call".
She said gesturing a phone call.
"Thank you Kerry, you have been very supportive, thank you very much".
He stood up and took Kerry in a warm embrace.
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Walking through the streets, under the evening sun he wondered what he will say to Martha.
The warm sun and the gentle passing wind made him forget the turmoil he was in.
His literal deadline, his guilt on how he treated lea, and what to say to Martha.
As he kept walking lost in thought, time passed by.
That's when he realized it,
"Oh shit... I dont even know where Martha lives".
He looked back as he realized the problem at hand.
"And I dont know where the hell i am right now"
His own mind lost in awe of his stupidity.
That's when a bulb of light ignited in his brain,
"What if I searched for Martha in social media."
Don searched his pocket where he had stuffed the phone Kerry gave him, and pulled it out.
Placing a kiss over the screen, he thought of Kerry and how grateful he was to her.
"It hasn't been a day and I am already being saved by you again." Don chuckled.
As he opened the megachat app, he heard a cry.
"Waaaah"
"Wait, Is that.... a child crying,"
It was a child's cry coming from the alley nearby.
He put the phone back in his pants and walked into the alley moving towards the sound.
As he closed in the cry got intense and desperate. Sensing something sinister being behind the child's scream made him rush to it.
He picked up the pace and before he knew it he has taken several lefts and rights in his rush.
Then out of nowhere the scream stoped. Confused he looked around.
The path before him was a dead-end, there wasn't a single soul nearby. 3 story buildings with no lights casting a narrow path to it.
He looked back and saw a long stretch of buildings lining up creating a narrow pathway.
He could swear that he just took a turn, yet there wasn't a single turn.
It was a straight path, which seemed to go on endlessly.
He looked up in hopes of finding a resisdent in the balcony. But what he saw only made his newly strengthened heart skip a beat.
The sky was pitch dark.
The sun was gone. He felt an eerie tingle crawl up his spine. He felt his knees buckle as fear creeped in.
All of a sudden a single light flickered on, in front of the dead-end.
Illuminating a small length of the vast stretch of the alley.
Don narrowed his eyes, "....".
He wanted to speak out loud but he couldn't his lips refused to part. His body stiffening up as he screamed in his mind.
Then a person appeared right under the dim light.
He tried to move his legs to run, but his bpdy froze at the sight of the mysterious figure.
Desperate he called for the system,
'System.... system.... where are you..... show up.....'
The system didn't respond.
He tried again screaming with all his might inside his mind, yet the system never showed up.
The figure removed its hood.
A frightening yet stunning beauty.
But along with that face there was also 2 frightening red horns.