It has been a thousand years since an alien race named Chaos invaded Neero from outer space. At first, defending against them was impossible, and the chaos energy they brought slowly corrupted the Neero world.
But one day everything changed. The gods heard the prayers of their followers and blessed them with supernatural powers.
Humans were blessed by the Holy Goddess Gaia, and the God Fenrir blessed the werewolves.
With the blessings of the Gods, the invasion of the Chaos aliens was stopped. They retreated, and a stalemate was achieved.
On the northern border of the Holy Empire was the corrupted continent. There existed a battlefield comprised of thousands of kilometers.
On the north-eastern side was the Crimson Empire Islands, separated from the Holy Empire by the black sea.
The Elarion City, situated in the far west of the Holy Empire, was connected to the Black Sea through a swamp forest.
In the government-owned hostel of Elarion City, in one of the small rooms, Victor sat on the bed. It was 4 am, and he came out, stepping into the darkness. His destination was the empty ground beside the hostel.
Victor started running in the large open ground, with patches of grass spreading around on the dust-filled ground. The morning cold air felt refreshing against his skin. The sky was slightly turning bright.
After an hour of running, he sat down on the ground, leaning back on his hand.
He closed his eyes and exhaled sharply as the red screen hovered above him.
Victor opened his eyes and looked at the notification
[+1Speed]
"It's too…. Much…. to give me ….only ….one stat, after…. that …..much …..effort."
Victor shouted with his ragged breaths.
He stood up with shaky legs and dragged himself to his dorm room. Cursing the cruel system under his breath.
As the morning rays of the Sun fell on his body, he could feel himself getting weak.
He sighed and entered his dorm room, hiding from the sunlight.
'I have to think of some way to avoid this sunlight.' He thought.
' I'll buy skills later, but let's buy the weapon first.' Victor sat down on his small bed with that thought.
As he was about to open the System tab
"Knock, knock."
'Who will come to my dorm room so early in the morning?' He thought as he stood up and moved toward the door.
Click!
As he opened the door, his eyes widened.
A girl with short blue hair and blue eyes stood at the door. She was wearing a short blue skirt, reaching up to her knees, and a white shirt; she looked like a schoolgirl.
Zara smiled proudly, looking at the wide-eyed Victor.
She came to meet Victor before going to School. She knew he rarely came to school.
"Ahem, Hello Zara, what brings you here… again?" he asked, coming out of the daze.
"I was just in the neighborhood, so I thought to…. To just say 'Hi,'" Zara lied, looking to her right side, hiding her eyes from Victor.
He sighed, but then a thought struck in his mind, 'What if I asked for a kiss from Zara?' Victor thought
"No, no," Victor shook his head, muttering loudly.
"What?" Zara exclaimed, misunderstanding that Victor didn't want to meet her.
"Ahh… It's nothing, come inside." He replied, moving sideways.
Zara smiled shyly and stepped inside.
She looked around the same worn-out and familiar room.
She moved toward the only chair and sat down, crossing her legs. Her skirt was barely able to hide her thighs. The creamy white and smooth skin with a tinge of red was right before his eyes.
Victor sat down across from her, his eyes focusing on her red lips.
"How are you, Victor?" Zara asked, looking at his eyes.
He came to his senses and replied without any delay, "I'm fine. How…how are you, Zara?"
Zara smiled, clasping her hands above her thighs.
" I'm ….. good … I think."
He bobbed his head like a chicken, but his thoughts were somewhere else 'Should I ask Zara for the kiss? No, No, I can't.'
"…"
"…"
'Let's ask for help. Yes, it's just a help to complete the quest, nothing else. I have to get weapons as soon as possible with extra CP' He thought.
Zara, on the other hand, was observing the changes in Victor. 'How can he change so much? He became more attractive. Was he always that much taller?'
Victor clenched his fists, and his eyes filled with resolve as he blurted, " Zara, can I kiss you?"
"What!" Zara stood up, and the chair fell behind on the floor with a force.
Thud!
She couldn't believe what she just heard.
"Just forget about it…I'm sorry." Victor muttered, standing up, waving his hands.
Zara came back to her senses, blush crept on her cheeks. 'What were you thinking? Why did you react like that, Zara?' She reprimanded herself in her mind.
She looked at Victor and asked in a squeaky voice," Why…did…you want… a kiss?"
Zara looked at him with clear blue eyes, filled with affection.
Victor scratched his head and muttered, "It was a quest given to me by the system?"
"Ohh!" Zara's thoughts froze for a second.
"I never heard something like that," Zara asked as she came out of her daze.
"Yeah, my System is just mocking me for remaining single till now," Victor muttered in resentment.
Giggle escaped from her lips. And she thought, 'dummy, you never asked me on a date, or we would have been dating now.'
He sighed, shoulders drooping in defeat.
" I ….can ….help you with that." A little hesitant sound escaped from Zara's lips.
Now, Victor stood up in shock.
Zara smiled, feeling happy. 'System or not, I'm finally getting to kiss you.' She thought.
He came back to his senses and looked toward Zara. He stepped toward her, slow and hesitant steps, with wavering amber eyes fixed on Zara.
Zara's heart rate increased as she waited in anticipation, closing her eyes.
Her chest heaving, and her face leaning forward a little.
Victor focused on her red and soft lips. He closed the distance slowly. As he reached near her, He leaned in toward her face.
Zara felt his breath closer to her face; she gulped down as her mouth filled with water in anticipation.
Their soft Lips met.
Victor took her lower lip, soft like a petal of a rose, between his lips. He alternated between her upper and lower lips. Enjoying the soft and otherworldly sensation.
Zara leaned in closer to Victor, her chest touching his, her legs quivering as the soft moan escaped from her lips.
He held her by the waist and separated from her lips.
Zara's eyes slowly opened, looking into Victor's amber eyes.
Their faces were so close to each other, they could feel each other's breath against their skin.
Time stopped for both of them.
Ding…
System's sound broke the Victor's daze, and he backed away from her.
Zara's chest was heaving up and down. She sat down, picking up the chair from the floor, her legs quivering a little and her face red like a tomato.
Victor also sat back on the bed and looked outside, avoiding eye contact.
Their minds were still reliving the sensation of the kiss.
Zara calmed down and looked at Victor, who was looking away outside the window.
She smiled and said in her mind, 'Our first kiss.'
She stood up, now composed and a victorious smile blooming on her face.
" I'm…. getting late…for school." She stood and said, moving toward the door.
Victor followed her to the door and muttered as she stepped out of the door, "Thanks, Zara."
Zara smiled and turned toward Victor. "Let me know….if you need my help again."
She left the words in the air and ran away quickly.
He smiled at that.
[Weekly Quest Complete]
[+1000 CP]
"I think I know what you wanted me to feel. And I love this feeling," He muttered, looking at the red screen.