Eros was halfway down the hallway—already done with Helena, already filing her under handled—when the notification hit.
[DING! Hidden Mission Completed!]
He stopped dead.
Not a dramatic stop. Not a stumble. Just… halted. Mid-step, muscles locking like someone had yanked the power cord out of reality. Heart kicking once, hard. The carpet swallowed the sound like it knew better than to snitch.
[Mission: Rival Turned Ally]
[Description: Turn any of your past or current rivals into your allies.]
[Past Rival: Helena Voss]
Eros blinked.
Then frowned.
Then read it again, slower this time.
[Reward: +10 Stats (Peter Carter Form), Slithering Tongue]
"…No fucking way," he muttered.
He read it again.
And then again.
Just stood there in the hallway, staring at the translucent blue screen hovering in his vision, pulsing faintly like it was pleased with itself, while his brain tried to catch up with what the system had just casually dropped in his lap.
This wasn't a reward.
