24 Broke but BUFF

Zach returns home as the sky begins to fade to black, he gets inside and notes that his Father is not home.

.Must be at work.

He starts walking through the front room but notices the TV is on and his mother is passed out on the couch.

Looking at the current headline it states "The Demon, Friend or foe?"

.Oh my god, so embarrassing... I look nothing like a demon.

He rubs the base of his tail,

.Maybe a lizard or cat with really dry skin.

Glancing back at the TV three people appear to be discussing the recent incident and emerging "Hero" with someone over video chat.

"So miss May you saw the mysterious figure for yourself not long ago, tell us what happened."

"Yes, i was covering the recently escaped James Bunt and was at the seen when it happened. The man was holding hostage a number of people and demanding ridicules amounts of money, the police weren't cooperating and the man mad man starting becoming more erratic.

There was silence and a figure broke through the roof and stopped the madman, sadly due to the presence of ballistic weapons James Bunt was killed. I have never seen powers that Demon had displayed tonight, he is the hero of today!"

The middle aged woman reporter seems confused,

"Is that right? From the video and feedback from the police it appears that "Demon had violently and brutally murdered James Bunt, when they announce it in an official statement i believe that Demons reputation will go from Hero to killer. I have just heard that there is currently a warrant out for his arrest."

Zach switches the TV off not wanting to listen to any more of they're drivel,

.I didn't even make any money, and now i got to deal with a warrant? What a failure!.

His change in mood causes him to go up to his room and switch on his computer to play CounterFight.

Tom still isn't online which worries Zach, Tom could be considered a CounterFight junkie and even has the mobile app downloaded.

Ill send him a message so hopefully he'll read it when he gets online.

A few hours later and Zach finally decides to quit for tonight,

.I could go out crime fighting again but i doubt i would get away if i get spotted again.

In the morning Zach stretches out his limbs while yawning, lifting the blinds slightly bright light blinds him for a second. It's a sunny day and he can feel butterflies in his stomach,

.Today i start training.

He tries to go to the bathroom but when he starts walking something falls to the ground making him almost fall over, looking down he notices it's his pyjama pants.

.Did they rip or something?.

He checks them all over but stops when he sees that they are undamaged, he tries them on again and realises that he must have lost weight.

He forgets his pants and rushes into the bathroom, stepping on the scale and weighting for it to check his weight he can't hide his excitement.

.110kg.

.Its really 110kg?.

He checks again but the number doesn't change, what could be causing this!?!

.System, why have i gained weight but my size is getting smaller?.

[Effect of increasing strength is increased weight, Effect of increased stamina is compression.]

.Do the other stats also act in indirect ways like this?.

[Correct]

.Tell me.

[Increased agility means increased coordination, reflexes and flexibility. If your agility completely dominates the other stats then host will be very lean. Increased spirit means increased magic compatibility, spirit compatibility, telepathy compatib-]

.Stop stop, just tell me the physical changes that increased spirit has.

[Becoming more charismatic, facial and body structure will gradually achieve the hosts perceived ideal state. If spirit completely dominates other stats then hosts body will release a calming aura and will bewitch others unconsciously]

.That doesn't sound good at all.

...

...

.I can do magic?.

[Host lacks the bodily components required to control mana.]

Frowning at this Zach gives up for now.

.What was i doing again, oh yeah right.

He remembers and checks his height while he is at it and it comes to 5.7ft .

.I wonder when ill stop growing.

After hes finished cleaning himself Zach has breakfast and goes online to research exercise techniques that he can do without equipment, due to his lack of experience with exercise he finds it difficult to visualise doing them.

He goes back to find a free spot with exercise machines like the ones they have in America. Due to the good weather there are bound to be lots of people using them right now.

He finds one that is quite far away and will take a while to get there,

.I guess jogging counts as exercise.

He sighs as he thinks whether or not he actually owns running shoes.

Looking around to no avail he decides just to use his school shoes, putting on a sweat shirt that has become too short and baggy and some sweatpants that are adjusted with strings he begins to jog in the direction of the "gym".

The old missing person posters have faded and been covered by opera posters, Zach speculates on there whereabouts as he runs swiftly his gills and lungs opening and closing rhythmically.

Since his Stamina increased his core body temperature is more stable causing him to sweat less, he is still kinda chubby but not to the extent before.

.I never knew it was so relaxing to run.

Since Zach always had to run away from people he memorised paths and made escape routes, due to his large size running was always difficult. Of course this was all before he found the Dreidel.

Zach's hair flips him in the face while he runs which annoys him greatly,

.My hairs been growing much faster lately, System is this stat related?.

[Stamina causes all bodily function to improve, this includes hair growth.]

.Guess i should cut it soon... IF I HAD MONEY!!!!.

Passerby's giggle at the chubby kid who is shouting while sprinting down the road.