Jessica woke up leaning on Jason. She yawned and stretched her arms over her head. She looked at Jason with a small smile and said "Morning"
"Morning? It's already evening." Jason replied looking outside.
"We were asleep now we're awake. It's morning."
"Your weird" Jason said. Jessica narrowed her eyes. She got up and searched for something in her bag. "What are you doing?"
"You know I never got you back about that comment earlier"
"What comment?" This clearly wasn't the right response because her eyes narrowed as she looked at him. She grabbed something from the bag and hopped on the bed. She straddled him and said "You never ask a girl her age and clearly forgot it. Time to pay your due" She said with a smile. Jessica then revealed a rope in her hands. She grabbed his hands and bound them to the headboard. Her smile widened. Prepare to receive your punishment."
"Why the hell were you hiding a rope in your bag?" Jason said as his heart began to race.
"Just for a situation where you pissed me off. Now get ready for a long night. I won't be as forgiving as this morning." She leaned down and kissed him.
The next morning came and the sun was shining through the windows of the train. Jessica collapsed on top of Jason clearly satisfied. Jason on the other hand couldn't move. "You were too rough with me" Jason complained to her.
"If you asked me, I let you off easy fledgling." She responded and she raised her arms to release him. The rope came undone and Jason could move his arms. He wrapped them around Jessica and pulled her down on top of him. "Mmmmm. This is so nice."
"That's because you abused the strength you had over me."
"Did you say something?"
"No ma'am. Not a word."
"Good"she breathed deeply and got up to put her clothes on.
She got dressed and made her way to the dining car. Jason on the other hand was extremely sore in just about every muscle below the neck. "She really about killed me. Status"
NAME: JASON
CONTRACTED BEAST: PHOENIX
TITLES: NONE
HEALTH: 7/7
MANA: 20/20
EXP: 5/10
ATTRIBUTES
VITALITY: 7
STAMINA: 12+3
STRENGTH: 6+1
ENDURANCE: 10
WILL: 3
INTELLIGENCE: 2
SP:0
ABILITIES: FIREBALL
ARTIFACTS: PHOENIXS AMULET
ACTIVE QUESTS: NONE
"Looks like my strength improved as well as my stamina. But come on she is too strong."
SHE ISNT TOO STRONG. HOST IS JUST TOO WEAK.
"Ugh fine. How do I get stronger then?"
COMPLETING QUESTS AND DAILY CHALLENGES WILL GRANT REWARDS BASED ON THE DIFFICULTY. LEVELING UP IS ANOTHER KEY FACTOR AND SHOULD BE HOSTS PRIMARY GOAL.
"So if I complete these tasks and quests, I will grow stronger?"
YES HOWEVER HOST HASNT MET THE REQUIREMENT TO ACCESS DAILY TASK YET. HOST MUST IDENTIFY HIS HIDDEN DESIRE.
"My hidden desire?"
THE HOSTS HIDDEN DESIRE IS WHAT IS LIMITING THE POTENTIAL OF THE HOST.
"Ok so that should be my priority. One last thing. If I can increase my stats by pushing my body to the limit, how can I increase my vitality?"
SIMPLE. HOST CAN INCREASE VITALITY BY DYING. HOST HAS BEEN BONDED WITH THE PHOENIX. THE RACIAL TRAIT OF THE PHOENIX IS RESURRECTION.
"So I can come back from the dead to increase my vitality?"
YES HOST
NEW QUEST AVAILABLE. LOCATE HIDDEN DESIRE. REWARD IS ACCES TO DAILY QUEST AND TWO STAT POINTS. WOULD HOST LIKE TO ACCEPT THIS QUEST?
YES/NO
"Yes. I have my priority. And a new quest. Close system interface. I need to find what my hidden desire is.' Jason rested his head against the pillow and waited for Jessica to return.
Jessica came back to the cabin humming a joyful tune. She closed the door and curled up next to Jason. They stayed like that until the food cart came. A knock on the door echoed across the room. "Room service" A women said as she opened the door. Jessica got up and helped the railway staff member place the food on the bed. The staff asked "Is there anything else we can get for you?"
"No thanks" Jessica responded. The railway staff member bowed respectfully and left the cabin. Jessica then started to feed Jason his meal.
"You know I can feed myself, right?" Jason said to her.
Jessica smiled and said "Your in this position because of me. Let me take care of you."
"Why though? Why me? You never settled for anything or anyone else. So why?" Jason looked at her with tears in his eyes.
She wiped the tears with her thumb and said "You saved me a few years ago. And with your bad memory I'm not surprised you don't remember. But you saved a little blessed girl in an alley from a group of boys. Then you became their target. They bullied you relentlessly. I never forgot that. So everything I did, I did to pay you for a life I wouldn't have if you hadn't done that. Just because I only suffered one day does not mean you get to know only suffering your whole life. Now keep eating. Your eating all of this by the time we arrive." She made a motion with her hands showing him three plates full of food. Jason opened his mouth for another bite.
Jason managed to finish all three plates an hour before the train arrived. He was stuffed. He never had a full stomach before. "Feel better?" Jessica said.
"Yeah I feel full." Jason said patting his swollen stomach. Jessica moved the plates off the bed and brought them to the dining car. She came back and straddled him once more. "Jessica, what are you doing?"
"What?" She said blinking innocently. "You had so much food. You can afford to burn a few calories." She leaned down and kissed him.
'This chick is driven completely by lust.' Jason complained in his head.
An hour later, the train arrived at the Academy. The passengers slowly got off with their bags. Some enjoyed the travel. Others complained about the noise two specific people were making.
"I was supposed to get some rest on this trip but I couldn't get a single night of deep rest. I had to rest during the day" one girl complained.
"I know what you mean." Another girl responded. "I had to sleep during the day too. So I missed the opportunity to go to the casino car."
"There was a casino car?"
"Yes. I went there on the first day made $200."
"You are so lucky."
Jason and Jessica were the last two passengers off the train. Bags in hand and hands clasped together. They walked to the entrance of the Maverick Academy.