The door closed behind Addison with a click that left the room feeling twice as large and half as interesting. Her perfume lingered, dark florals mixed with cherry candy, fighting the antiseptic for territory and winning.
I stared at the ceiling.
The water stain that looked like a duck stared back.
My lips still tasted like cherry.
Focus, Monroe.
I pulled up the System with a thought, and the full interface materialized in my vision like a translucent blue screen that only I could see. The hospital room's beige walls disappeared behind columns of data, progress bars, notifications, and status readouts that painted a picture so complex it would make a tax attorney weep.
DIVINE MILKING SYSTEM
JACE MONROE | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 205 lbs | Age: 18 | House: Obsidian
SYSTEM STATUS
Level: 6 (450/6000 XP)
Lifespan: 1D 5H 8M
Points: 7,680
I read that lifespan number three times. Each reading made my stomach drop a little further.
One day. Five hours. Eight minutes.
