Date Saturday, August 8th, 2268

  Three years ter.

  Waking up in the middle of the night as I usually do thanks to my Monstrous Physique perk halving the amount of sleep my body requires, I sat up in my bed that was missing a certain someone, namely Alice. Thankfully, it was food reason and that reason is we have a very special event taking pce today. Ohat I missed out on having the opportunity of experieng in my previous life, getting married.

  As thrilled as I am about it, I sure shit didn't think I was going to get married this early on in my sed go at life. That said, it makes the most seo do it now sidering we'll be departing from the uy and beginning our adventurous life in the wastend ihan a week's time to ehat I take proper advantage of certais that "should" be taking pce out there. In addition to that, Alid I rolled both our birthdays into this ing wedding of ours, since I made the date for our wedding the literal day after Alice's birthday all those years ago, so that was ve.

  The two of us were getting kind of sick of having two birthdays back to back every year after all... Hmm, maybe we should just bine oing forward. It would've beehing if there were a ton of different pces to see and activities to do like there was in the old world. But the uy only has so much to offer before you start repeating the same things you've done in former years.

  Getting up from bed, I went ihe bathroom and began going through the motions whilst my mind was occupied with the big event that will be ter on today and things reted to it.

  It's really too bad her of us will get the ce to experience a honeymoon, but that's alright. It's not like you even have a halfway det honeymoon in this day and age, with the world being a post-apocalyptie. heless, I would've loved to have gone on a trip to the tropics, for instao the Caribbean, but I guess that's just how it'll be... Actually not all hope is lost for our honeymoon, it'll just have to be deyed till I take over a tropical isnd and rebuild the pce with all the necessary amenities.

  Now the question is, will I be able to get away with that without the Zetans throwing a fit and interfering... It doesn't have any military importance, so it should be fine. I'll probably get it off the ground oake over Nevada. Holy, I 't wait. I've been longing for a vacation for several years now. I obviously could've taken one already; I suppose. However, I just don't see the point of allog the time for it if I wouldn't enjoy it, hence why I haven't.

  Leaving the bathroom behind, I headed downstairs by utilizing my Ghost perk to phase right through the walls and ght back to the grind, tinuing to raise my physical attributes. I kept at it for the five hours when it came time to stop, so I pleted the st bit of cardio I had left and hit the showers.

  ing myself off, I returo my room and threw on a simple pin bck t-shirt and a pair of red shorts that showed off a small portion of my extremely toned physique. From there, I left my room and proceeded down the hallway to the living room, where I found my parents, who had just woken up.

  Going through the usual greetings, Dad asked. "Today's the day, you nervous, son?"

  "Nope, not even the least bit."

  "Mm, I guess you are a lot more prepared than I was back then, so that's probably why."

  "I mean, I set the date for it several years ago and have been living with her by my side for most of my life, so I'm not really surprised I'm feeling the way I am."

  "That does make sense now that you mention it."

  The three of us made small talk going over what will be taking pce ter at the venue when mom asked. "So you got your wedding band for Ali hand?"

  "Yes, I have it right here." Making a small bck box appear out of thin air from my item box.

  "Good, make sure you don't lose it, sweety."

  "I won't, mom."

  Following that, my gramps barged in through the front door wearing his normal getup with a full suit in hand and plopped himself on a nearby couch. "How you holding up, kid?"

  "Fine."

  "Good, I knew you would be."

  "Then why bother asking, old man?"

  "Cus, that's what I'm supposed to do."

  "And who are you calling old, brat? I'm now a young 30." Gramps ented jokingly, looking a hell of a lot youhanks to him adding a hundred years of lifespan via his first mage realm breakthrough.

  With gramps arriving, my stoic grandpa Henry arrived soon thereafter with my grandma Emelia in tow, who hugged my rge frame in her arms as best she could when she made it past the entrance. Weling them in, they sat dht away with the rest of the family and joined in on the versation that was being had just before their arrival. Doing that for sometime the women of the family whipped up a lightish breakfast sihere was no point in preparing a rge meal when there would be plenty to chow on soon enough.

  Finishing that meal quickly, everyo off to go get dressed for the occasion. And the moment we were all ready, my grandmother called for the limo to pick us up and take us to the venue since she was the main person whed the wedding for Alid I.

  Thank god for my grandma taking a good portion of the workload off us aing the ball rolling a year ago. If not for her, this wedding of ours would've bee something stressful instead of a joyous event one is meant to look forward to.

  Several mier, our ride to the venue showed thus we loaded into the extended sci-fi limo aed for the city ter where the venue was. The moment we reached our destination, I stepped out first since I was the closest to the door and when I did; I took in the surrounding sights.

  peared in my vision was an old chur the city ter mainly structed of the same gray grahat most of the city ter's structures were posed of. Along with the impressive church that towered above its extensive garden and ndsg, there was an expansive arra of dining tables, seating, and many other such things in the open space of said garden.

  Grandma sure went all out with the after party. It should be quite the fun time once we get through the mai.

  Impressed with the arras my grandma Emelia prepared, I waited for my family to empty out of the vehicle before we ehrough the grand dark wood doors of the church. Upon passing through the doors, the pce opened up inside and what came into view was an old styled church with a dark crims running down the ter of the church with dark stained wood pews oher side of it. At the very end, there was aed area decorated for the occasion and an an even further back.

  More than tent with everything I had seen, we went into the side room prepared for us and started w o of the preparations while the people hired for the wedding busily ran around taking care of their various miseous assigasks. Time quickly passed on from then and before I k, the pce filled up and I found myself standing oar surrounded by my family, friends, and those io attend mainly people of importahat resided in the uy.

  The seds ticked by as we collectively waited for Alice to show and after waiting patiently for a bit, the rge dark wood doors of the entrance had begun to open slowly. Mere moments ter, she came in through the rge dark wood double doors with her father esc her dowwo tury old dark red carpet.

  Direg all my attention to my soon to be wife, I watched her slowly make her way to the altar, looking absolutely stunning in her pure white wedding dress. As she closed in oar, I could see her being increasingly emotional and her eyes beginning to glisten whilst she looked the happiest I think I've ever seeo date. Despite her emotional state, she stayed strong a it together, stepping onto the altar.

  When she did, her father said while passing his dear daughter to me. "I'm passio you, young man. Keep her safe and make her happy."

  "I will." I replied seriously, taking her hands into my own.

  With the handoff pleted, Alice's father took his leave, leaving us standing there looking into each other, eyes filled with emotion and love for the person standing in front of us. tinuing to look deeply into each other's eyes lovingly, the priest began officiating the wedding ceremony. This went on for a number of minutes and finally the time to recite our vows came.

  "I, Dom, vow to protect you, Alice, from all dangers, even at the cost of my own life, if it would ensure your safety and shower you with my love every day for the rest of my life. Regardless of what difficulties the world decides to throw our way. Thus, I shall stand strong in the face of all adversity to ehat we will always remain together till the time both of our lifespainguish." I vowed to the geous women who stood opposite of me.

  "I, Alice, vow to support you, Dom, in all endeavors, and love you always for as long as we both shall live. For better or worse, in siess ah, for richer or poorer, I will always remain by your side no matter how tough life may get. Heh, you will be my one and only from today and till the end of time."

  Our vows said Big Tom, who I had selected as my best man and the first friend I made sining to this world, came forward and delivered the wedding band I had him hold on to as was ary. Taking the wedding band into my hand, I brought it to Alice's left hand and slid it into pce together with the ring she decided to take as her e ring, the one I made with my own two hands for her 11th birthday. It wasn't really a surprise she made that ring her e ring, seeing how she's a seal woman.

  As Alice's eyes were on the brink of tearing up again, her sister Bel came over with my wedding band and ha to Alice. The instant she got ahold of it, she took my left hand into her own and slid the silver-colored wedding band onto my ring finger with a couple of tears getting ready to run down her face.

  The priest, seeing us wearing s, moved onto the part and began. "Do you, Dom Mason Woods, take Alice Lawreeele as your wife?"

  "I do."

  "Do you, Alice Lawreeele, take Dom Mason Woods as your husband?"

  "I do."

  Hearing her respohe priest turo me and told me. "Then you may kiss the bride, young man."

  Getting the go ahead, I grabbed Alice's waist with both of hands and brought her closer before I leaned down although not as much as pared years ago because she had grown to a surprisi of six feet and ected lips with her as cheers erupted in the background. As we held the kiss, Alice raised her arms, ected them behind my neck, aed them there, causing the two of us to deepen our kiss further ao instinctively use my Pleasure perk, enhang the experience for both of us.

  Alice was starting to heat up, so I ehe kiss there and pulled away, not wanting things to devolve into something that shouldn't be shown to others. As soon as I pulled away, Alice gazed at me hungrily with desire, making it readily apparent that she wao tinue. But seeing as this wasn't the right moment, I leaned down and whispered in her ear. "What's the rush, babe? We'll have plenty of time to get up to all sorts of antics tonight."

  "Ohh, then I'll make sure to keep you to those words of yours." She whispered back seductively.

  "Just try to keep up with me wheime es because I'm going to rock your world."

  "I look forward to it."

  That pyful bit over with, we left the altar hand in hand and headed out to the prepared after party se and sat down at the ter table meant for us and our close retives and shared a fantastic meal that no expense ared for. Following that amazi, the music began pying courtesy of the band we brought in. So with the music pig up, I took my neife's hand and brought her to the dance floor that was setup and put on a spectacur show for all those here.

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