Driving back into Brockton towing my new purchase along I couldn't help but think about how much my power had changed me and my habits. I didn't use to enjoy driving, not even a little bit, it was never more than a way to get from point A to point B to me, I never enjoyed just driving my car around without purpose the way some of my friends did, I now loved being behind the wheel taking every opportunity I could to do so.

I thought for a while that it was enforced by my perk when I got it but no, it seemed to simply be something I enjoyed doing because of my insane skills at it, skills that were boosted even further by my much improved reaction speed, I now had an awareness and control of my car that were as close to perfect as I could imagine, hell even the general ineptitude of other people, something that used to terrify me after one too many close calls was barely a concern anymore with how certain I was of my ability to steer myself out of harms way at a moment's notice.

The same went for the fear I carried with me during my time on the streets or when I crossed a skinhead while getting my groceries, it was simply gone now, with no room left for it next to my confidence in my ability to ruin any baseline human's day despite my weak constitution.

These new skills even affected the way I enjoyed spending my free time, case in point my trip today and my new acquisition. After improving my pinto as much as I could while insuring it wouldn't draw undue attention I found myself yearning for a new project something I could actually go all out on.

Some research saw me tracking down a Dodge Charger 1970 one in serious need of repairs and that was surprisingly cheap, I could remember some of these being actually auctioned back in my previous life, maybe their lack of appearance in popular movies on Bet was to blame? Regardless, I would rework this beauty from top to bottom and with any luck I'd be able to take it out for a real drive, I wasn't aware of any race tracks nearby but then again I never had a reason to look previously, I'd need to remedy that.

Putting my skills to use to their utmost was fucking amazing, my garage came with all the tools I needed to rebuild just about any car, so it was inevitable that I would strip it down to its frame and get to work on it from the bottom up, I still tired quickly but it was the good kind of tiredness and I couldn't wait to get back to work on the different parts, working on the engine preparing everything I needed for the car to have that beautiful metallic sheen everywhere I could manage.

It was during one such session that my phone rang, the unfamiliar sound startling me something fierce, It took me a few moments to dig it up, long enough for the ringing to stop, before I could check the missed call it started ringing again, I answered it.

"Hello?"

"Hi, James, it's me." The female voice on the other end managed to convey both nervousness and excitement quite clearly. My confusion over who might have gotten my number and how, was thus resolved I had sent her a text back then hadn't I? It had completely slipped my mind. I might as well mess with her a bit.

"Who is this?" I think I heard her voice hitch as my question registered.

"What do you mean who is this, it's me!" I could almost taste the indignation.

"Saying it's me doesn't help me much, I don't have this number saved, is that you Laura?"

"No! What the fuck!? How could you not recognize my voice after everything that happened between us?"

"I don't know what you want me to tell you, it's not like I make a point of remembering every one night stand. You're going to have to help me out a bit here."

"I wasn't a fucking one night stand! We spent the weekend together, you fucking came inside me!" She was getting really worked up at this point maybe that was enough teasing? Eh what the hell it was kind of funny.

"That doesn't narrow it down that much..."

"You saved me from some ABB goons six days ago!!!" Yeesh, that made my ear ring a bit, I might have pushed too far...

"Amanda? How have you been?"

"Fuck you that's how. Sniff. I can't believe I've been waiting for you to give me a call and instead you barely even spared me a thought. Sniff."

The way she went from angry to sniffling almost gave me whiplash. "Hey, hey that's not true. Amanda, you have the tightest cunt I've ever fucked, of course I thought about you."

She was quiet for a moment before she giggled. "You're an asshole."

"I can't really deny that."

"So, who's Laura?"

I rolled my eyes. "Just some bitch I picked up at a party a couple days ago."

"Is she why you haven't called me?"

"Hardly, I wasn't even aware I should call, I mean I made sure you got back home safely, I thought that was that." And I did, I honestly thought she'd put this rebellious bullshit behind her and move on with her life or something.

"...I want to hang out."

"Same room?"

She was even more passionate as she writhed beneath me on the bed, groaning in delight as I kissed her more fiercely every time an article of clothing was tossed aside. Before doing away with my pants I fished out some protection.

"You didn't bother with condoms last time..."

Quirking an eyebrow I pushed my length inside her wet folds making her gasp, I couldn't help but suck on her bottom lip for a moment before answering. "That's because I didn't think I'd be seeing you again."

"...You really are an asshole." Her nails sank painfully into my scalp, moving down I took one of her nipples into my mouth and bit down. She clenched tight around me her walls going wild. "Ffffuuuck!!!"

Taking more tit flesh into my mouth I sucked on it hard before pulling back with a loud pop to find her head thrown back in orgasm, laying wet kisses along her jaw, I finished by nibbling on her earlobe as I picked up the pace making her buck beneath me. "And you're an idiot for spreading your legs for me."

Waking up to my dick getting sucked was pretty fucking great, that a new jump had become available as well managed to make it even better. I considered what the Blade jump had to offer, even as I wondered at how eager to please Amanda was, the girl had slipped under the covers while I was asleep and was bobbing her head lazily up and down my shaft with no sign of stopping, it was hard to believe her ex-boyfriend had needed so long to score with how wild she was.

The jump was a bit disappointing I'd gotten my hopes up for a bit while reading the benefits of blood perk, super human speed strength and toughness?

Yes please.

The problem of course was the last bit of the perk mentioning a need for a serum or for blood, depending on which origin one bought the perk with, in my case that meant I would require blood, I wouldn't be surprised if it transformed me into a vampire as implied as well and that was unacceptable, too many drawbacks for not nearly enough power, I would have considered it if I was on some other earth where being a vampire would land me on top of the food chain, but not on earth-bet.

The Day Walker wasn't worth it I already had fighting skills, not on this level of course but the upgrade was hardly worth holding onto the jump for and I already had a sword, it might not be as fancy as the one offered here but once again not enough of an upgrade to consider, the hunter origin had a language talent and a warehouse hideout, the warehouse was tempting but not enough to keep the jump for another week, not good enough seemed like the theme of this document...

Which left what amounted to a stranger power from the vampire origin and the leather outfit that came with it, stopping radiation was no small feat and it would serve well enough as an initial cape outfit if I ever needed it to with that bike helmet, all black. No need for anything fancy here.

Week 7

This Is The Sugar-Coated Topping: 100, Vampire Free

Your societal control is so deep (or people are just so oblivious) that people just kind of ignore most of your weird actions in public. Walk around in public wearing what's obviously leather fetishwear? No response. Wear a heavy bike helmet with the visor down while carrying on a conversation? That's perfectly normal. Even if you pull a gun on a cop on a busy street, people will just stop panicking the moment you put it away. So long as you're not actually killing people, nobody's gonna hassle you.

Leather Outfit and Bike Helmet: 100, Vampire Free

This full outfit (with a heavy leather jacket, pants, gloves, and a darkened bike helmet) are really good for keeping you from getting a permanent sunburn. In fact, they block U.V. rays so completely even a pureblood vampire could walk around outside on a nice day. Though the traditional choice would be black, they can come in any color scheme you'd like, and actually stop so much radiation they could probably serve as a hazmat suit, even though it's not really sealed.

Slipping a hand under the covers I ran my fingers over Amanda's hair making her roll her tongue around my shaft in appreciation before grabbing onto the back of her head and slamming her down until her lips were wrapped around my base while slapping her wiggling butt with the other. I was feeling frustrated seeing as this was the second time I had to give becoming superhuman a pass due to the inherent drawbacks that came with it, first it was dark souls with that bullshit flesh warping and greatly increased weight, which would give me away without a doubt in a world with freaking thinkers and paranoid government agencies, then it was this blood crap...

I kept at it, using the blonde slut for my pleasure, ignoring her gagging and the weak slaps she landed on my thighs as I increased the pace of her facefucking, sinking my fingers into her reddened asscheeks I squeezed the taut flesh tight even as I held her head down and came down her throat... That was a good nut.

I turned my attention to Amanda as she pushed herself off my softening cock, she was gasping for breath, face flushed, her breasts peaked with hard nipples heaved delightfully, she looked up at me dazedly with teary eyes, before swallowing and running her tongue over her glazed lips, I felt my cock stirring at the sight.

"Y-You'll call me, right?"

I ended up dragging her by her hair to the shower for another furious fuck session. I didn't know what was going on in her head, the bitch was most likely crazy but by god she was a great fuck.

To no one's surprise I found that my new helmet and leather outfit fit me perfectly, as expected of my power, the weight of the outfit was quite reassuring and I found that I could easily conceal a gun in it, so I wouldn't have to go around unarmed and that was without taking into account my stranger power, a power that I wasn't really keen on testing just yet since that would require me acting in a way that would attract attention in the first place, not something I was willing to risk at this point, I'd rather have it cover for me if I unintentionally messed up in some way or another.

Amanda called me two days later complaining about the fact I hadn't called her, a conversation that ended up with us meeting up and the blonde girl acting even more desperate in her attempts to please me, the next day she started sending me sexy pictures that got more and more explicit every time I failed to reply, it didn't take a genius to notice that being ignored made her more desperate for my attention I didn't know why, but I didn't care as long as it benefited me.

When I declined to meet up after she caved in and called again she almost drowned me with a flood of desperate nudes, I never got a more desperate and more enthusiastic blowjob than when I met up with her that weekend she blew me like her life depended on it and was completely drenched by the time I slam fucked her against the wall.

She didn't even protest the camera I set up to record our session, her only words were variations of

"is it good for you?"

"Do you like my tight pussy?" in between breathy moans. I only wish I had some lewd powers or the like to see what a dicking that good would do to her if she was this obsessed with me now.

The next jump was also a let down, not to say that it's offerings were inadequate quite the contrary, it was just that for something called Planet Hulk I had hoped for some Super Strength or Durability, it gave me exactly none of that.

What it offered for it's drop in origin was a perk that gave a SEP field and an item that enhanced my stealth some more, which was what I ended up picking, more stealth couldn't hurt and these two in particular would work well with the stranger power and ring I had already acquired.

Week 8

100cp - Beneath Notice: On Sakaar sometimes it's best that people don't know who you are, lest you attract the wrong kind of attention. This perk will allow you to stay unnoticed on your travels. People who do notice you forget you quickly if you stay out of their sight long enough and information about you will be hard to find. Can be toggled on and off.

100cp - Cloak: It's a simple brown cloak big enough to cover your body but when worn will make people notice you less. Good for sneaking in and out of places.

The warrior origin offered more martial training, a decade of it as a matter of fact, as well as weapons and armor, it didn't sound that amazing until you took into account that these skills were supposed to help you survive the arena of a brutal alien world, which meant that I definitely wanted it and would hold onto the jump until I acquired it.

The noble origin could teach me how to act like part of the nobility and seem as one of theirs, a useful set of skills without a doubt, the only problem was the massive luxurious mansion that came staffed with a hundred servants that came as an item, if it had come in a private dimension I would have picked it in a heartbeat, only as far as I knew it would just pop up somewhere, this wasn't a garage all but hidden in a half destroyed part of the city that wouldn't attract attention, it was described as palatial, that kind of shit didn't go unnoticed... I could pick the perk and skip the item but that was hardly worth holding onto the jump for yet another week.

The rebel origin freebies were odd, a perk that would give me a boost if I fought for what I believed in and a flag bearing my symbol that came with a shaker effect to help my followers, interesting effects that I might have held onto the jump for if it wasn't for the lacking descriptions, for all I knew they would be all but useless for me and I'd end up wasting a week I could have gotten something else...

I was working on my car again when my phone rang, wiping my hands on a rag I kept nearby I saw that it was, as always, Amanda calling. Which was odd since I just fucked her yesterday and her last message was about how she would be out shopping right about now.

"Hello."

"James! They found me! I don't know how long they've been following me, I only just noticed them-"

"Amanda!" That cut off her panicked words as intended. "Take a breath and then tell me who's following you to make you panic like this." I could hear her take a deep breath not that it seemed to have helped much from how panicked she still sounded. Meanwhile I started moving away from my workspace.

"It's the two guys from that night, the ones that were with Kim when you saved me." That was odd, I hadn't expected them to come after her again especially after more than two weeks had passed.

"Where are you right now?"

"I'm still at the mall."

"And why are you calling me instead of speaking with a security guard or something?"

"And tell him what? That two Asian men are in my general vicinity and to do something about it? I'm a white girl, do you know how racist that would seem? It's not like they've done anything anyway, the only reason I know they are here for me is because it's the same men as last time, I checked the picture just to be sure."

Well at least the panic was gone from her voice with that rant, I was chucking away my work clothes to pull on my thick leather outfit and it was still weird to me how comfortable it was.

"I completely forgot about that amidst all the dumb that was happening that night." "Fuck you!" I suppressed a smile as I continued. "Why did you take that picture anyway?"

Keeping her talking would hopefully stop her from panicking again while I got dressed.

"Oh that, I used it to get back at Kim."

That made me pause, I had a bad feeling about this even as the question left my lips.

"How so?"

"I spread it all over school from a throwaway account a while ago, she stopped coming after the rumors of her being an Abb whore really got going."

Holy fucking shit this bitch is vicious! No wonder they are looking for her, she probably convinced them to come after this crazy bitch.

Which meant this was more serious than I thought, I slipped on my Stealth ring, my nice leather gloves I'd probably didn't want to leave any fingerprints tonight, picked up a gun, my leather jacket and threw my helmet and cloak on the backseat of my car before speeding towards the mall.

"I'm on my way, get into a cafe or something and keep an eye out for anyone else that seems suspicious I'll call you when I'm there."

I deserved this shit, to even think I could get away with sticking it in crazy without some bullshit or other eventually cropping up was kind of dumb all things considered, then again I blamed the amazing pussy and whatever effects drug abuse had on my brain, Yup.

Now I needed a way to deal with this, I couldn't just pick her up and drive away, if they found her once they'd find her again, which meant they needed to be dealt with, faced with the certainty of a confrontation I found that my confidence didn't waver I could take a some thugs, I was incredibly calm even as I sped through the city navigating the roads towards my destination so smoothly you'd think there were no lights and no traffic.

The problem was that I didn't know how many people were aware of her, if it was just the girl and the two guys then I'd just put some bullets in them and call it a day but if there were more I would need to hunt them down and deal with them as well, either way it meant I would need information, which meant leading them away and getting the drop on them and I knew just the spot.

It wasn't even that far from the mall, parking my car a few streets away from my destination, I pulled on my helmet draped the cloak over my shoulders and stepped out.

No one seemed to even notice me as I walked. Once in position I pulled out my phone and called Amanda for the first time, funny how that worked out.

"See anyone else?"

"No, and I can only spot one of them now. I don't know where the other is." And there was that panic again, now really wasn't the time for that no matter how justified.

"That won't be a problem, listen I'll need you to lead them away from the mall so I can get the drop on them. So just pick up your stuff and follow these directions alright?" I quickly explained where I needed her to head over to.

"Can't we just leave?"

"No, I'll let you guess why."

She was silent for a few moments. "If they found me and came after me now, they'll do it again." It wasn't a question.

"Good, now even if you don't see me I'll have eyes on you, just get to the parking lot, I'll deal with these guys and then I'll get you home without a hair out of place on that pretty little head of yours."

"Okay James, I trust you. Wait! You really think I'm pretty?" I hung up on her and waited out of sight feeling a bit weird about how happy she sounded, hell I could see her walking with a bounce in her step even now... What the fuck was this chick?

There was no way that was in anyway normal. Things to think about another time for now I pushed myself off the wall and fell into step behind the man following her listening to him instruct his partner about where to cut her off on the phone, yes that would work nicely.

Things came to a head when a van blocked the exit of the alley she was hurrying through, I expected a lot of things but not for the side door to open up and for a teenager in a hoodie to step out. The seemingly cornered blonde seemed confused for a moment until the hood was pushed back revealing Kim.

"Kim? You're the one who led them here? You followed me from school!"

There was no gloating, the brunette seemed sad and afraid if anything.

"You should come with us Amanda, don't put up a fight please, otherwise you'll get hurt."

Instead of being cowed the crazy blonde became incensed instead for some reason. "Fuck that! You think I'll just come meekly?" She put her hands on her hips and scowled at the brunette.

"This is payback for the picture then? It would have blown over eventually if you hadn't just stopped showing up and all but confirmed everything you know."

"It is, but not in the way you're thinking, my... family sold me to the Abb two months ago. They were forcing me to recruit girls for escort services and find out which ones wouldn't be missed if they just disappeared, you were my first recruit, I thought it wouldn't be so bad since you were interested they wouldn't have let you quit but the pay was legit and everything..." she shook her head.

"But then you spread that picture and I was honestly relieved, with that out there I wouldn't be able to do the job they'd given me you know everyone would be wary, the boss wasn't happy..."

I slunk unnoticed around the two teens having already dealt with the man that had been following her, a gun pressed against the back of your head was apparently an excellent motivator to get someone to move out of sight without alerting whoever was in the van. Divesting him off his knife I used the very same blade to end him with a single stab to the base of the neck sliding the blade in just so.

Some more knife work was enough to deal with the other two, they didn't even react, if I could do this with my powers I could only imagine what imp could get away with. Walking back I startled the girls when I turned off my latest stranger power.

"James?" I gave the trouble magnet a nod before turning my attention to the brunette whose eyes were locked onto the bloody blade.

"A-are they d-dead?" Another nod saw the girl sagging in obvious relief she would have collapsed if not for Amanda stepping in and supporting her, this girl... They were apparently friends again or some shit, still there was more work to be done.

"I need you to tell me about everyone that knew about tonight and about her."

According to Kim no one outside of her boss's group would know about this, apparently working for Lung didn't necessarily mean working together unless ordered to do so, so the various bosses kept growing their influence in the shadow of the Dragon, which was convenient.

Leading the two teens to the pinto, I left them there before hauling the first body into the van and driving to the brothel this boss Wang was operating out off.