Reincarnated as a step-dad in a fantasy world

Chapter 74 : New ability

"I guess Amy has some questions for you right now, so I will leave, join me in the training grounds after you finish talking" said Lilia while leaving Amelia's room.

The moment she stepped out, Alex focused on Amy, who appeared to have finally absorbed all he had previously mentioned about the artifact.

"Sooo, you found an artifact that can grant you power and also allow you to copy abilities, and to do that you need to have sex with women and get some sorts of points, then use those points to strengthen yourself. However, since you possess this artifact, you got yourself in a death game named the sin's game, did I get it right ?" Asked Amelia some seconds later.

"That's right" replied Alex.

"Sigh, I can't even decided if it's a good or a bad thing" said Amelia.

"Me neither, but well, it helps me get more powerful, so it's a positive point in my book. Plus, I don't plan to die early, so you don't need to worry about me, little Amy. Besides, you'll always be there to heal me if something were to happen, right?" said Alex with a smile.

"Yes, I would always be there for you!" exclaimed Amelia, leaning in to kiss him on the lips.

Alex reciprocated, and slowly they started to make out, tasting each other's lips and intertwining their tongues together. As things were getting heated, Alex suddenly withdrew.

"Wait, we shouldn't get carried on, Lilia is waiting for me" said Alex, getting out of bed.

"Too bad~" replied Amelia with a pout.

"We will continue another time, that's a promise" said Alex as he gave her a speck on the lips.

"Okay" replied Amelia with a soft smile before slumping on the bed.

"While you go train, I'm going to rest, you wore me out during these last two days" added Amelia.

Alex's lips twitched hearing her, as he was sure that it was the contrary, he was the one that had been drained by this sex-crazed sister of his.

'Forget it, let's go to the training grounds' thought Alex as he wore his pants and excited Amelia room.

As he approached the training grounds, his steps bordered on a run fueled by excitement. Who could blame him? In both of his lives before the merging of their souls into one entity, neither the former Alex nor Jack possessed abilities. They were just normal people, well, as normal as a war hero and semi-level 2 could be.

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"You are finally here?" remarked Lilia as Alex strolled onto the training grounds.

"Yes, let's start immediately" said Alex with an excited tone.

"Woah, what would you know? I never thought I would ever see my dear husband excited to train," teased Lilia.

"Yeah yeah, let's just start" 

'He really is excited, he didn't even try to tease me back' thought Lilia with a smile.

"Before we start, you said that you can see the descriptions of abilities belongings to you or your women's right ? Can you tell me the description of the smoke element?"

Alex found her request weird, but still told her exactly what he read, then asked :

"Why did you ask ?"

"I simply want to test the theory suggesting that having a more powerful soul ability could strengthen your other abilities. Typically, because the smoke ability is considered low-level, any changes resulting from your soul should be noticeable. Therefore, if the description deviates from the one provided when you read my smoke ability, it would indicate that the theory is correct. This would also confirm that your soul played a role in empowering the artifact of lust."

"Ah, I see," replied Alex.

Truth be told, he had already forgotten about this fact, all he thought about currently was having a new ability.

"What are we waiting, let's start!"

"Can you chill, we are waiting for scarl-...oh here she is, I guess we can start now".

Alex glanced over his shoulder and saw Scarlett approaching with dark bags under her eyes, indicating that she hadn't slept much in the last few days.

"You don't look well, you should sleep more" chastised Alex.

"Said the one who look even more tired than me" replied Scarlett with a sarcastic tone.

"Fair enough" said Alex, as he knew that he also looked exhausted right now.

"Okay, go on now, copy my smoke ability" said Lilia.

'Hey system, I want to copy Lilia's smoke ability'

[Are you-]

'Yes, unseal and copy it'

[Unsealing smoke ability...]

[Unsealing complete]

[Starting the copying process of smoke ability...]

The instant the system initiated the copying process, a searing pain pervaded Alex's entire being, forcing him to drop to his knees. Yet, he wasn't alone—simultaneously, as the process commenced, one of Lilia's knees also met the ground as she clutched her head.

"MOM, DAD!" Scarlett screamed, unsure of what to do, as the situation wasn't supposed to unfold like this.

"I will...manage, go see...how your father is doing" said Lilia through gritted teeth.

Hearing her mother, Scarlett didn't hesitate and obeyed, rushing toward her father.

Meanwhile, Alex was feeling a throbbing pain in his body, no, it wasn't his body.

'It's my soul!' Thought Alex as he recognized where the pain was coming from.

The sensation seemed to be contrary to when the former Alex and Jack's souls fused.

Now, it felt as if his soul was being ripped apart, with something new being introduced and integrating within him.

Fortunately, the process didn't take long, and moments later, he felt his soul being stitched back together. After it was complete, he collapsed on the ground, breathing sharply.

[Copying process finished]

[A new ability acquired : smoke]