Help you brother here with power stones, pleasse!
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Chapter 016: A Hero Who Never Had Recognition.
"!!?" Everyone jumped in fright when they saw his sudden action, Psylocke simply opened her eyes wide, her heart was beating a thousand times per hour, she didn't expect that!
Her eyes were focused on the bullet that was right between her eyes.
"Do you understand now?" He spoke in a clinical tone. "This suit can withstand a tank shot easily, any weapon whether low caliber, medium, or high caliber is useless. Of course, it's preferable that you don't get hit by a tank shot, it won't kill you, but it will hurt a lot."
[Another thing, don't expose yourself to high-frequency sounds, or to very intense fire, the suit is resistant, but not that much, understood?] Adrian spoke directly into her head.
"... Yes."
[If you want to talk to me, just think about talking to me and the suit does the rest of the work.]
[Like that?]
[Gooooood, my apprentice.]
Behind the mask, the ninja rolled her eyes at this Sith imitation.
The suit is equipped with Katanas, kunais, shurikens, and the hand cannon that I demonstrated a little while ago, to access these items just think, and the suit will spit them out, if you want to store something in the suit, just do what I explained in reverse. If you want to find me, just speak to me, I will go to you, understood?]
[Yes, Master.]
'Master, huh… That is… Acceptable… Maybe I'll make a squad of maids.' He thought about a squad of Maids that could destroy countries that are devoted only to him… He liked the idea, liked it very much!
'Maybe, I can create Grayfia Lucifuge and Sakuya Izayoi, they look like sisters anyway, one is a mature woman, the other is the younger sister, or I can get those Maids from Azur Lane, interestingly they all have white hair, I can see a pattern in my taste, hehehe.'
"... Honestly, Adrian, what's your problem? You look like a child addicted to sugar, can you act normal?" Jean sighed, his emotional fluctuations are so intense that to her as an empath, he is like an intense beacon.
Adrian rolled his eyes at Jean. 'You're telling me that? You of all people who if you get too excited can explode the planet?... But she has a point, my mood is very bipolar.'
One moment he is very irritated, another moment he is very happy, there is no middle ground with him, he is always feeling 100% of emotions.
[Ah, that is due to my biology, boosting your hormones and your true personality, and since now we are completely fused… You are feeling this even stronger.]
[But don't be mistaken, you are naturally chaotic. I just boost what already exists there. It's like the super soldier serum that enhances the user's true personality… Another fact is the amount of new powers that we gained.] Venom washed his hands of the matter, it's not his fault!
"... It must be because of that that my dialogues have so many exclamation marks." Adrian stroked his chin thoughtfully, honestly, he doesn't care at all, he likes very much the way he is now, he feels more alive compared to his past!
"Umu." He nodded to himself satisfied.
Seeing him acting even stranger, Jean rolled her eyes. 'It's like talking to Deadpool.' She thought.
"Hmm, Adrian…"
Before she could even say anything, he already knew what she wanted: "Don't be greedy, Emma."
Adrian could give the Symbiote to Emma, after all, he knows she has a group of mutants, and is always dealing with mutants, but there is no need. He already foresaw Emma's next steps a long time ago, he is 100% sure that the woman will not let Psylocke out of her sight.
Not to mention that Adrian must make Emma work if she wants his good things, unlike Psylocke who is very pure in her motivations, Emma is very selfish, greedy and proud, give her a little space, and she will try to take the whole arm, to tame this wild lioness to be useful to him, he has to play the carrot and stick game.
That is one of the reasons why he is 'showing off' and giving the good things to Psylocke.
"Tsk." She clicked her tongue irritated. She wanted the suit!
Suddenly the atmosphere was broken by a shout.
"Jean, where are you!? Jean!!" Scott shouted looking for Jean, even though she was within his line of sight.
The sight was deplorable, he looked like a lost puppy.
Adrian is not a fool, he wouldn't make this whole business presentation without putting some environmental and telepathic protections.
'Honestly, I feel sorry for the guy, no man should act so deplorably like that.' But even feeling sorry, he won't help him, why should he after all? It's not his problem.
The only X-Men he feels the slightest desire to help are Nightcrawler, Kitty Pride, Rogue, Bob, and that guy who has the mutation where if he leaves sight, people forget him. When he read that character's story, he felt very sorry for him.
He searched in his mind, and remembered him.
ForgetMeNot, an X-man who apparently was always present in the X-men battles, but no one ever remembers him, known as a bad-taste comic joke made by sadistic writers.
"You know what? I will help him." Adrian activated his eyes and searched the destroyed mansion, and that's where he saw a chubby-bellied man in his room unconscious with fallen wood on top of him.
"???" The three women looked at Adrian confused, who started acting weird again.
From their point of view, he is standing still, suddenly saying something strange, and then starts acting stranger! He is crazy!
It's normal to see it that way, due to how Adrian's mind thinks, he processes everything faster than normal people, therefore from someone outside, he looks crazy.
Adrian disappeared in a black cloud very similar to Nightcrawler's, he grabbed the guy, and returned in front of the girls.
"!!!"
"That power…" Emma narrowed her eyes.
"Who is this?" Jean asked.
"A hero that I respect." He crouched down.
[Venom, fix his genes, make him able to activate and deactivate his powers.]
[Easy… Hmm, his genes are incomplete, how curious.]
[Oh?] Adrian's divine eyes activated, and he looked at the man, he looked at something more fundamental in him, his chromosome is completely messed up. He is only alive because of his mutation.
[Honestly, this world is impressive.] For all intents and purposes, this man should have been dead a long time ago.
Adrian suddenly remembered a Goated, Yu IlHan from Everyone Else is a Returnee.
[Venom just follow me, let's mess with his genes.] Adrian smiled excitedly.
The man's entire body was covered by a Symbiote like a cocoon of webs.
"Here… There… Hmm, I'll change this too." Fully utilizing his control over biology, he was fixing this cruel cosmic joke, and turning him into a possible Chad.
"...." The three women looked at each other confused, honestly confused about what is happening.
"What are you doing?" Jean couldn't take it anymore and asked.
"Some things. Now, be quiet, I am busy." He spoke in a tone of someone who didn't want to explain.
"You piece of shit!" The bird got irritated by his tone, no one tells her to shut up!
Emma and Psylocke nodded to themselves, they knew this would happen, they already had an idea how his personality works.
He is like a tsunami, an event of nature that does whatever it wants, it's foolish to clash head-on with him, it's easier to follow his rhythm.
[… Hmm, this level of manipulation, interesting… Wait, those eyes! How does he have his eyes!?]
Phoenix who was offline, is online now.
[Jean who is this man!?]
Jean was startled by Phoenix's sudden intensity, she even forgot her previous anger, before Jean could respond, Phoenix read her memories in an instant.
The immortal bird began to metaphorically sweat cold now. [What is happening in this universe? Why are his eyes here? Does this universe need correction? Does the Living Tribunal know about this?]
Phoenix didn't understand anything, and didn't even want to understand, one thing is correct, she does not want to get in the way of this man who may or may not be the executor of the Living Tribunal, after the Big Guy up there, the Tribunal is the main authority of the multiverse, and someone who has the eyes of that being is definitely not normal!
[Jean, you must stay as far away as possible from this man!]
[Huh?]
Just listen to me!] Phoenix snarled like an angry bird, and then went offline again, she is savoring Jean's emotions now… And she doesn't even want to enter that man's field of vision, therefore, she will sleep! She saw nothing! She knows nothing!
Even thinking that way, she still watched him stealthily.
Suddenly, Adrian finished his changes, and soon the Symbiote returned to his body. He nodded satisfied when he saw the changes he made, externally, the man didn't change at all, but internally? He is completely different, his powers are something closer to a fusion of Yu IlHan and Kuroko.
The man has low presence, and if he is ignored for a few seconds, people will stop paying attention to him, but his existence will not be erased from people's minds. The difference is that he can control this phenomenon now.
As soon as he finished these modifications, a change occurred in reality, suddenly, all the X-Men, heroes and villains, 'remembered' a low-presence hero, but one who had a heroic spirit.
Jean and Emma didn't feel any change, but Phoenix? She was practically freaking out.
[A small-scale reality manipulation so subtle that no one noticed… He is practically doing the Living Tribunal's work on a smaller scale.] If she had any doubt that he was someone chosen by the Living Tribunal, that doubt just disappeared now.
Nodding satisfied at a new useful power, Adrian spoke: "I expect news of your deeds, my friend." He doesn't want his thanks, nor his recognition, he is just helping because he wants to, he is more interested in how he will develop.
Then, he stood up, and spoke to Emma:
"Call me if you need anything Emma." He got on the motorcycle, the motorcycle changed to look more demonic, he made fully black glasses and put them on his face.
As he turned, he spoke: "Jean, I recommend you not leave here, with the death of the bald man, these children are defenseless to those who want to use them for experiments, your own presence here acts as a shield for them... Not to mention that in a few weeks a planetary extinction event will happen. But in the end, the choice is yours."
"What!?"
"For more information about this event, you can contact SHIELD or the Fantastic Four for additional information", he spoke with the voice of an answering machine, he smiled at them showing his sharp teeth, and with a two-finger gesture like Meliodas, he said goodbye:
"Seeya."
VROOOOOM!
He shot straight ahead, and just like what happened at the Fantastic Four building, a black ramp formed and threw him upward.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THIS NEVER GETS OLD!!"
His hair began to glow white and levitate like Ororo.
BOOOOOM!
A sonic boom was heard, and he disappeared into the distance, in the direction he went, storm clouds began to form, he was fully using Ororo's power to hide among the clouds.
Could he teleport? Yes, but this way is cooler and makes his blood boil with excitement! Ah, at this point, it's obvious that he is addicted to adrenaline.
"... For some reason, I feel irritated." Jean grumbled, she was ignored from beginning to end! And didn't get anything from him! About Phoenix's warning? She completely ignored it!
"Me too." Emma nodded with thoughtful looks while looking at Psylocke.
Jean looked at this woman with hostile eyes. 'You at least got something! I got nothing!'
'He is a mutant who can strengthen others so easily, he can also use powers from other mutants... That means everyone under his command can become much stronger, just like Psylocke.' Greed rose in Emma's heart, but she quickly controlled herself.
'Calm down, we have an agreement, I help create his... Wives!' She spat with that thought. 'And he helps me eliminate his rivals.'
"Emma, I quit."
"Wait, Kwannon!" Emma was startled by her friend's posture, and quickly said: "I agree with him, therefore, me helping you with your revenge is fine, right?"
The ninja narrowed her eyes behind the mask, she knew Emma very well to fall for that talk, but she has nowhere to live, and she doesn't want to work for basic things, she wants to focus on her revenge and on her mission with her new master.
Her mask disappeared, and the ninja's face appeared.
"Fine, but I will never betray him." Kwannon spoke with a determined face, now that she has a chance to take revenge, she would be foolish if she betrayed him!
"Of course you won't, you're not foolish." Emma sighed with a bit of envy.
Now that Adrian was gone, the barrier around disappeared, and Scott saw the redhead:
"Jeannnn!"
"Silence." With a hand gesture, Scott fell to the ground sleeping, Jean began biting her nails with irritation on her face.
"That strange, harem-obsessed! I will cut off his dick!" Jean snarled.
Adrian is frustrating, he doesn't play the 'game' of man and woman, he just plays his game, and doesn't care if someone plays with him or not. Normally, someone like that would just be a loser.
But when that attitude is with someone who can literally do anything, and attract women as if he were an irresistible candy.
Someone as proud as Emma and Jean doesn't know what to do, because clearly, he doesn't care about them at all.
The fact that he doesn't care is what is most insulting, for women proud of their appearance and who have Simps following them like puppies, to have someone so handsome, so good, so competent, and who doesn't even give them a look as if they were just any women is irritating!
If they want something with him, they have to chase him, and that is revolting! That's not how it works! It's common sense that the man should chase the woman!
"..." The ninja just narrowed her eyes at the irritated bird, instinctively she almost attacked her, but quickly controlled herself.
'She looks like a drug addict with emotions on the surface, I hope she calms down soon… For her own good.' Motivated by her own desire for revenge and the protective instinct of the symbiote in her body toward the hive leader, she already saw Jean as a threat.
She herself didn't realize it because the Symbiote acts by amplifying already existing emotions, it's something standard for them.
"What is this extinction event he talked about?" Emma asked.
"I don't know, but I will ask SHIELD." Jean grumbled.
"They won't answer."
"Oh... They don't have a choice." Jean's eyes glowed golden for a few seconds, Emo Jean is online again!
"Try not to attract the Ghost Rider's attention, after all, you're not that innocent either." Emma snorted.
"Dear, before the Phoenix, the rider is nothing." Jean smiled confidently, full of pride.
'The power went to her head… Well, I can understand a little.' Emma knew herself very well to know that if she had the power of the Phoenix at her disposal, her ego would be in the clouds, but she wasn't foolish to think she would be invincible. Unlike Jean, Emma knows more obscure things about the world, she knows there are many monsters out there.
And even with the infinite power of the Phoenix, Jean's weakness is very obvious, her body is weak. She cannot use all of the Phoenix's power with that body, but what she can already is enough to sweep humans from the planet in cosmic fire.
"An advice." Kwannon suddenly interrupted.
"Don't try to force your will, by doing that, you will only push him away, you already have his disinterest, if you do that, he will hate you... Well, he will just leave." Kwannon doubts Adrian can fight the Phoenix.
The host is a normal human, and he can kill her, even Kwannon can, the problem is that if Jean dies, the planet turns into cosmic dust by an irritated bird who lost her host.
"And with his powers, and intelligence, I doubt you can find him if he wants to disappear from the face of the map."
Kwannon was the only one who understood Adrian's personality very well, a personality he never hid, she is different from Jean and Emma who are very proud, she can face him with humility and understand him.
'Heh, if you think about it, I'm already ahead.' She laughed internally, not that she cares about that, she is focused on her revenge!
"....." The two women became thoughtful when they heard what the ninja said.
"I will train." She said after, she needs to get used to this suit! She doesn't care if they will follow her advice or not.
"I will leave." Emma snorted and followed the ninja.
"Wait." Jean grabbed Emma's shoulder.
"... What?"
"Give me the number."
"...."
"Don't make me enter your head." Jean's eyes glowed threateningly. "You know I can."
Reluctantly, she told his phone number.
"I hope he hates you, witch." Emma snorted and turned irritated.
"I doubt that will happen." She smiled confidently, after all, no one can reject Jean Grey!
If Adrian saw this situation, he would just say: 'Bunch of delusional women. I have no interest whatsoever in a woman who easily discards her boyfriend for a better man.'
Whether it is in her genes or not, the simple fact that Scott is dismissed because she wants someone better already raises numerous red flags in Adrian's head, and Emma Frost is no better than her.
Of the three women, Adrian likes the Asian ninja more because she is very dedicated and very loyal when someone has her respect.
Jean turned and launched a psychic wave to wake up everyone Adrian had put to sleep: "Wake up, you worms! Emma Frost killed the professor, we must avenge him! But before that let's rebuild the mansion, my image!"
'That WITCH!!' Emma snarled. 'She's putting the blame on me!'
Emma has selective memory, she didn't kill directly, but she was definitely there whispering the devil's words.
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