> [Special energy source detected!]
[Analyzing energy signature…]
[Energy value: 3,000 Origin Points — Status: Extractable]
The moment Alex stood before the AllSpark, the mechanical chime of his system echoed through his mind.
"Let's go!"
Alex's eyes lit up, unable to hide the grin tugging at his lips.
The AllSpark was extractable!
He hadn't come for nothing after all.
Until now, whether the AllSpark could actually be absorbed had just been a theory. A gamble. There was never any confirmation—only speculation.
Everything he'd done surrounding the AllSpark was based on the hope that it might work.
He could've come up empty-handed.
But… in the end? It paid off.
Not that he'd invested much effort. Honestly, S.H.I.E.L.D. had done most of the heavy lifting. Alex had simply nudged them in the right direction.
And now?
3,000 Origin Points.
Free. Easy. His.
That alone was enough to lift his spirits sky-high.
He placed his right hand on the glowing cube.
"System, extract energy source."
> [Extracting…]
[Extraction complete!]
CRACK.
Before his eyes, the AllSpark disintegrated into dust, vanishing without a trace.
---
> [Host: Alex]
[Age: 16]
[Speed: 588.1 m/s]
[Strength: 621 tons]
[Physique: 910 (Average adult male: 10)]
[Mental Power: 966 (Average adult male: 10)]
[Current Template: Homelander (Unlocked: 50%)]
[Abilities: X-Ray Vision (Intermediate), Super Hearing (Intermediate), Heat Vision (Intermediate), Flight (Intermediate)]
[Origin Points: 3,026]
Immediately, his stats updated.
> [Host has remaining Origin Points. Would you like to initiate an upgrade?]
"Upgrade everything."
> [Upgrade complete.]
[Congratulations! Homelander Template now 80% unlocked!]
---
> [Speed: 1,102 m/s]
[Strength: 1,421 tons]
[Physique: 1,510]
[Mental Power: 1,566]
[Abilities: X-Ray Vision (Advanced), Super Hearing (Advanced), Heat Vision (Advanced), Flight (Advanced)]
[Origin Points: 26]
The moment the process finished, Alex looked over his updated stats and couldn't help the satisfied grin spreading across his face.
This—
This was what power looked like.
Strength had more than doubled.
Speed, durability, mental power—every metric had exploded.
This wasn't just an upgrade. This was evolution.
With power like this, even in the future age of superheroes sparked by Iron Man, he'd stand toe-to-toe with the best of them.
Well… almost.
Obviously, there were still monsters like Odin, Dormammu, and certain cosmic beings out there.
But among Earth's defenders?
He was top tier.
---
Then another thought hit him.
"Wait… if the AllSpark is extractable… then what about…"
"…the Tesseract?"
Alex's heart skipped a beat.
Even he was startled by the insanity of the idea. But it was impossible to unthink it now.
The AllSpark had granted him 3,000 Origin Points.
But the Tesseract—the freaking Space Stone—was on another level entirely.
What if it gave him three million?
Or… three billion?!
He could barely imagine it.
Of course, there was no guarantee the Tesseract was extractable at all. That was just hopeful thinking.
But if it was…
Alex immediately swept the base with his X-ray vision.
"Found it!"
His gaze sharpened.
It wasn't in this lab, but in another facility nearby.
Without hesitation, he blasted through corridor after corridor—unlocking every secured gate with ease using telekinesis and X-ray precision.
Finally, he arrived.
There it was.
---
Sitting on a raised pedestal, sealed inside a reinforced containment case, bathed in its signature blue glow—
The Tesseract.
The Space Stone.
Alex's eyes gleamed.
"Let's crack this open."
Two beams of concentrated heat vision burst from his eyes, slicing through the containment locks like a hot knife through butter.
CLUNK.
The case sprang open.
There it was—the raw, cosmic energy of the Tesseract pulsing in front of him, glowing with ethereal beauty.
> [Special energy source detected.]
[Analyzing…]
[Energy value: 3,000,000,000,000 Origin Points.]
[Status: Not Extractable.]
Alex's breath caught.
Three trillion.
He blinked, recounting the zeroes.
Yes. Three. Trillion.
The number hit him like a brick wall. His heart pounded.
"Three thousand nearly made me cry with joy—and this… this is three trillion?!"
Unfortunately—
> [Status: Not Extractable.]
Alex exhaled slowly.
Figures.
He didn't know what the system's criteria were for extractability, and it wasn't like he could force it.
But still—
Just because it wasn't extractable now didn't mean it never would be.
Besides, it was the Space Stone. That alone was reason enough to take it.
Without hesitation, Alex grabbed a storage container from a nearby shelf and carefully stashed the glowing cube inside.
---
"If I'm already stealing the Tesseract, might as well grab everything else."
He glanced around the lab, eyeing the shelves of advanced tech and exotic gear.
After all—
This was HYDRA's loot.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had just been holding it.
And now?
It belonged to him.
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