The hidden danger within Richard Parker's Super Spider genome… wasn't just a theoretical risk.
It was eerily similar to the Lizard Serum Kurt Connors had once developed—the one that turned people into monstrous, reptilian hybrids. But instead of lizards, this new risk threatened to mutate people into grotesque, spider-like monsters.
The transformation wouldn't happen immediately. No, that's what made it dangerous—it was a dormant instability, buried within the sequence genome itself, waiting for the right triggers.
According to Richard's calculations, three factors needed to align:
1. Prolonged overuse of the Spider Ability
2. A loss of emotional or mental control—wildness overtaking rationality
3. The natural decay of sequence stability over time
Only then would the dormant instability erupt—resulting in a transformation into something far less human.
However, unlike Kurt's crude Lizard Serum, Richard had engineered a safeguard. Through brilliant, meticulous balancing, he had extended the stability of the sequence.
"As long as the Spider Ability isn't pushed excessively," Richard had written, "the instability may remain dormant for ten to twenty years."
But even then, if the transformation occurred, there was a theoretical failsafe.
"If the host's will is strong enough, the genome may self-regulate—triggering a specialized mutation that purges the instability."
It was a brilliant piece of science.
Nathan leaned back in his chair, eyes narrowed. "So… if I can identify the equation behind that specialized mutation, then I can simulate it—engineer a new version of the spider genome that lacks the flaw entirely."
"No hidden risk. Just power."
But there was a catch.
"Reaching that point will take time. And I need to verify the mutation pathway through controlled experimentation."
The instability, Richard had noted, could not be triggered in a matter of months or even a few years. Which meant, for now, Nathan had time. Time to study, time to replicate, time to create something better.
"I'll eliminate the danger eventually," he told himself, "but for now, the priority is building my own Super Spider genome."
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After a short rest to replenish his focus, Nathan plunged back into research.
This wasn't just obsession—it was exhilaration. With every new piece of knowledge, every discovery, Nathan felt like he was unlocking another layer of reality. He wasn't just studying science—he was becoming it.
His passion for truth, for mastery, for raw power, had become his greatest addiction.
Now, his focus shifted to two things:
Finalizing the self-healing genome, using Wolverine as a base
Constructing a customized Super Spider genome, compatible with his own DNA
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A day passed.
In the depths of the lab, screens glowed with red data streams—rows of locked gene sequences from Wolverine's genome, still encrypted and incomplete.
Nathan stood before his console, eyes locked onto the code.
Click. Click. Click.
His fingers flew over the keyboard. One by one, he input complex equations—protein synthesis patterns, DNA transcription codes, mutation paths.
One red block turned green.
Then another.
And another.
Line by line, the entire genome decrypted.
His mind moved like a machine, processing faster than any AI could simulate.
Then came the final keystroke.
The entire screen turned green.
"Genome fully mapped."
Nathan stepped back, chest heaving.
"It's done!"
He grinned, nearly trembling with excitement.
After sleepless days and relentless effort, he had successfully analyzed Wolverine's self-healing genome in its entirety.
This was it.
The blueprint for immortality.
"Now," he whispered, "it's time to put it into action."
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Nathan stepped into a reinforced glass chamber—his clean room. In the corner lay the prisoner: a thin, ragged man who had been used in earlier tests involving partial injections of the healing factor.
The man cowered when he saw Nathan.
"Please… please, not again," he whimpered, eyes wide with fear.
Nathan didn't respond. His mind was elsewhere—focused, scientific, detached. He walked to the console and activated the gene-editing station.
It was time to complete the process.
To transform partial healing into full regeneration.
Drawing inspiration from Richard's spider delivery method, Nathan had created a serum-based sequence genome delivery system. Instead of requiring biological carriers like spiders, he developed a self-contained serum that could enter the bloodstream intravenously and initiate gene editing.
But to do that, he needed the most precise tool known to modern science.
Molecular scissors.
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Gene editing begins with cutting.
To edit DNA, scientists induce site-specific double-strand breaks (DSBs) at precise locations.
These breaks allow the body to naturally repair its own DNA, either through:
Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ) – prone to errors, creating mutations
Homologous Recombination (HR) – guided editing using a template
Both could be used to integrate new genes.
And Nathan was about to build the tools to do it.
He began crafting four types of custom-engineered nucleases:
1. Meganucleases (MNs) – High specificity, good for rare cut sites
2. Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs) – Modular, programmable binding
3. TALENs – Transcription activator-like effector nucleases
4. CRISPR-Cas Systems – RNA-guided, fast, accurate, versatile
He ignored traditional restriction enzymes—they lacked the precision and consistency he required.
Hours passed as he engineered molecular profiles, RNA guides, and scaffold frameworks for each type of scissor.
Beadlets of sweat formed on his brow.
Finally, with one last input command—they were complete.
Four distinct molecular scissors, each genetically coded and activated to target the genes required for Wolverine's self-healing ability.
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Nathan turned toward the restrained subject.
The man whimpered again, but Nathan didn't pause.
He injected the serum—now loaded with the full Wolverine genome sequence and pre-programmed molecular scissors—into the subject's arm.
Within seconds, the nanoscopic scissors moved through the bloodstream, locating the gene markers in his DNA.
And then—they began to cut.
Carefully.
Precisely.
They edited.
They rewrote.
And inside that man's body, a transformation began.
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Nathan observed from behind reinforced glass, monitoring the biometrics.
The man's heart rate spiked, then stabilized.
Muscle tissue began to regenerate. Cellular structures aligned. Internal bleeding reversed. Damaged tissue re-oxygenated.
The regeneration process had begun.
Nathan stared, wide-eyed. "It's working."
He had taken the Wolverine genome…
Replicated it…
Edited it…
And now, it was alive.
The complete healing factor, extracted and transferred from one man to another—not over generations, not through mutation—but by design.
And now?
He would do it to himself.
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