"What do you mean"
"If you can't answer the question then you can't help me" he said
Rex had thought about it for a moment, about telling others about his secret system, he wondered if there were others like him and how he could find them, there where a lot of things he thought of and questions he needed answers too like how the system worked but for his present situation he new no one would believe him, sure there was magic in this world but who would ever believe a story about a beast system, bloodlines and a dead line to kill someone or you die yourself. He new Helen was smart but even she wouldn't believe the story plus there was no proof, not unless he could show her his system which he doubted, when he received the pride quest in was in front of Becky and Stephanie but they didn't notice or say anything about it.
Helen was silent for a moment, this was the first time she saw Rex so serious when talking about something, he was acting much stranger than usual but then what did he mean by the question he asked, was someone forcing him to do something against his will, where they threatening to kill him?
"Rex, I thought you considered me a friend, if that is true then you can talk to me about anything" she said walking closer as he averted her gaze.
"If you can answer the question then you've helped me, more than you know"
"be straight forward, I know that question is just a hypothesis or riddle to the actual problem, is someone threatening you? my family have some friends in high places, I can help"
"This isn't anything the authorities can solve, it's personal, you wouldn't understand"
"then make me understand"
"Just answer the question and leave" he said, she paused for a second but then turned around and walked out.
When she got to the door she stopped
"If I where in such a situation, I would do whatever it takes to survive, even if it means harming someone, I'll just make sure the person deserves it" she said and then slammed the class door behind her and stomped her way out.
(Why am I so pissed of about this) she thought as she went home, (why am I so angry at him for not telling me what the problem is) she wondered, "I can't let myself get emotionally attached to him" she said as she stormed off in anger and confusion. Without realizing it Helen enjoyed the time she spent with Rex, he was the only person who could make her talk more than she needed to and the only person who bothered her otherwise quiet and perfect life according to her, she had no worries and everything was planned out but since meeting Rex her world was shaken, she couldn't help but wonder what he was doing or thinking or why he was the way he was, talented yet lacked the will to do anything with it.
Meanwhile Rex was left alone with his thoughts, thinking of what she said and thinking of what happened in the past, it was better he did it while he was still normal and conscious than slipping into that beast like state, and listening to her last words it wouldn't way on him if the person was a bad person to begin with, it would seem like a long awaited justice for the person but the main question was did he have the will to take a life.
Rex stayed in school for a bit before walking back home, on the way he saw some guys by an alley talking, he wondered if he could take the life of a criminal, that way he wouldn't be killing an innocent person and the criminal would deserve what he was getting but how would he go about it, not only killing but he also needed to eat the person's body, the thought of eating another human being made him nauseous. He got home and Becky immediately went to hassle him about coming back late, he apologized and quickly went to his room to change, Becky noticed his gloomy mood and tried cheering him up with some ribs, they hadn't eaten meat for a while so she decided to surprise them with a barbeque.
Rex was still in a gloomy mood, that was untile he ate meat.
[you have eaten cooked meat
+50 energy obtained]
Rex's eyes widened as he stared at the screen Infront of him, he had forgotten but a while back he would get those notifications whenever he ate food, the more raw the food the more energy he got and since meat hardly went through any process or refining it gave him the most energy. But then he remembered why this wasn't a suitable option as the second notification popped up
[The beast has eaten cooked food, hunger suppression has been increased by 50minutes]
This was the issue with relying on cooked food, it wasn't raw so it lasted for far less, when rex ate the gangsters the energy he got lasted for an hour but with cooked food it lasted for a minute, so far this was all the information Rex had figured out on his own via the system. seeing it gave him a few extra minutes to decide he immediately chowed down on the meat and went for more. seeing this put a smile on Becky's face, (it seems my plan worked) she thought.
The days went by with Helen giving Rex the silent treatment, she ignored him for days and he could guess why but he couldn't tell her, it wasn't like she would believe him anyway, as the hours went by rex began noticing some changes in his body, his hearing and sense of smell became far sharper than it was, so much so that he could hear the blood rushing through the principals veins all the way from his class, he cold also smell blood from the nurses office, it had this sweet smell, so sweet it was drawing rex in like a dog, it got to the point he started drooling at the sight or smell of blood, whenever someone walked past him he felt the urge to attack them but restrained himself.
He even started dreaming of hunting his classmates, killing every one of them and eating they're flesh and bones, it was getting worse by the day and just like that three days had past, the dead line was fast approaching and Rex's state had gotten worse to the point his stomach would growl loudly and he could barely speak without drooling, school had just ended and Helen was about leaving but she noticed Rex wasn't leaving, he stayed there till everyone left but still couldn't get up, he felt so hungry and the pain was becoming unbearable, he checked his system to see how much time was left.
[Your hunger grows, 55minutes left.]
Rex's consciousness was fading, thanks to the meat he ate at the barbecue it bought him a few more days but it never really filled him up, he waited on purpose till everyone left school but there was still one person left, from the smell he could tell who it was, it was non other than Helen, she had been cold to him for three days straight but she couldn't help but worry about him because of the way he had been acting, she wanted to at least talk to him but roughly 3hours had past yet he still hadn't gotten up.
"damn that idiot" she said as she started going home, meanwhile Rex's consciousness became hazy, his body slowly became on auto pilot and he stood up and started walking, it felt like a dream to him but he knew he didn't fall asleep, he hadn't fallen asleep for the past two days due to hunger, he wondered where he was going only to notice he was following Helen from a few feats away, his body was drawn to her cent, the cent of meat, of blood, flesh and bones.
While Helen was walking on the streets, some guys saw her and started following her, she noticed it and started walking faster but turning to the next street she was blocked by two more guys.
They forced her into an alley.
"stay back" she said a little frightened, what's a pretty girl like you doing alone in the streets one of the said, it's dangerous around these parts, why don't we escort you home said another.
"I'm fine thank you" she said before tripping over a bottle and crawled backwards while facing them, oh common we're just trying to help but in exchange you can help us as well he said holding his raging boner.
(Damn it, curse you rex, if I didn't worry about you so much I wouldn't be in this mess, it doesn't matter now, I have to defend myself, I know magic now so I can defend myself) she thought as she began casting a fire ball. She blasted it at the four guys but one of them casted a magical barrier blocking the attack while another casted a strong wind spell knocking her to the wall at the edge of the alley, she hit the wall hard and her head was bleeding, she tried getting up but was blasted with another wind spell hitting her hard on the wall again making her bounce off it, the guys kept repeating the attack making her bounce of the wall repeatedly until they where only a few meters away from her.
Just when they were about to have their way with her they heard footsteps, a figure slowly walked towards them.
[Your hunger grows, 30seconds left.]