Chapter 43: An Ordinary Human No Longer

Chapter 43: An Ordinary Human No Longer

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"Humans and apparitions should just be however they want. If that would break the world, then it's better off broken."

~ Tsukasa, (Toilet bound Hanako-kun)

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<(Omniscient POV)>

"Is everything ready Cortana?" A tall and muscular Bruce asked as he laid down his lean and muscular swimmer's physique on top of a weird-looking egg-shaped machine.

"Yes, Bruce, both the Compound V and the perfected Super Soldier serum vials have been connected to the pod. The energy charges from the Kryptonite-based energy reactor are also active. We can now safely begin the procedure." Cortana's voice came back from the background.

"Good, then begin the operation... And let's just hope I don't die this time." Bruce muttered as the pod was automatically sealed by Cortana and a unique pain nullifying and nerve-relaxing gas was released inside it entering Bruce's body through his nostrils and mouse.

Tubes and syringes connected to various parts of his body began to continuously inject the two serums into his veins while the machine itself began to wheeze with energy.

[30 milliliters of Perfected Super Soldier Serum injected]

[70 milliliters of Compound V injected]

[Filtered unique Kryptonite radiation injection initiated]

[Radiation at 1% power... 5%...]

Cortana's voice began to document the entire process.

"Oh my. Oh, Great Wayne. Okay, this might be more painful than I initially thought." Bruce clenched his teeth as he felt like lava was flowing through his veins. Even the pain-nullifying gas wasn't of much help.

Bruce had initially thought of using the newer Nagel's version of the Super Soldier serum which was much simpler and faster to inject but had decided against it because it was much weaker than the original Erskine's version and that was exactly why Bruce had opted to use that original one after improving the serum with the Oz formula (Green Goblin serum) from Marvel and the mirakuru that he had developed from the blood sample that he had taken from Deathstroke.

Unfortunately for him, the resulting product was so potent that he felt like a Masochist torturing himself while trying to use those serums.

[Radiation at 75% power]

Cortana declared without stopping.

"AHAHAH. SHIIIIIITT. GOD, This was a wrong and hasty decision." He continued screaming like he was experiencing the most painful death he possibly could. He felt like his skin was on fire, his muscles were falling off and his bones were melting.

[Radiation at 90%]

Bruce could no longer yell as his muscles and skin began to visibly melt down into goo and leak through the pod, his eyeballs turning into liquid as he even lost his ability to try to ask for help from his AI assistant.

[Radiation at 95%]

I have already developed my connections a lot in these five years. Wayne Solutions has excellent relations with many international governments that I had thought to be noteworthy enough to befriend like the governments of Corto Maltese, Markovia, Bialya, and Kahndaq. Of course, I might have 'befriended' some of these governments to get in their good graces by giving them some donations so that I could get access to their resources like eternium of Kahndaq. Once I fulfill my objective, there is a high chance that I might even just say fuck it and take over one of them as my own little piece of haven after I retire.

As for the great country of the USA itself, let's just say a certain Kent was doing pretty well in his recent political career making it possible for me to have friends in high places. Hell, the man even had plans to stand for election as president one day.

Anyway, these past few years I have been working too hard on both my science projects and magic.

I am proud to say that on the magic front right now I am better than any seasoned street magician in escapology, sleight of hand, or misdirections, and also have memorized more than three hundred books on actual magical creatures, spells, and rituals. But I have yet to cast any true magic spells. Even after I learned some sorcery, I have still never cast a single spell mainly because I sense at least a dozen pairs of eyes on me every time I try to use even a bit of sorcery. Even the mind-shielding necklace that I always wear had exploded from overheating after I tried to use a certain spell meant for a simple exorcism.

And after years of hard work when I realized the magus gene in homo magus could not be replicated by me that easily by using pure science, I simply quit trying to master sorcery and magecraft and instead just focused on acquiring information. My goal is to perfect what I can do for now and that in magic is runes. I have an innate talent for rune formations due to my Intuitive intelligence cheat which also worked with runes of different languages and I intend to be the best in it, even better than the Zataras. However, I still need to study a lot especially the different languages of runes. For now, I merely have a basic idea of Elder Futhark and Young Futhark. Yeah pathetic, I know.

As for my advancements in science, now that's what I am really proud of. For the last few years I have been mainly working on three primary projects, my bio-serums meant for genetic alterations of the highest grade that I have been quite successful in as evidenced by my having developed both a perfected version of Super Soldier Serum and Compound V.

The second was nanotech, which would be my next method of strengthening myself. Whether it be extremis-style nano-mites from Marvel or the Nanomachine nanobots from the Webnovel, all of them can be developed with enough research in nanotechnology which I am extremely close to breaking through. I had already cracked basic nanotech but it didn't have value in my eyes since I hadn't perfected them or developed them to the potential they really possessed. My aim was to one day put Blue Beetle to shame with my nanotechnology.

The third and last one of them was atomic printers or replicators as seen in some of the most advanced sci-fi worlds like Star Trek or with Kang from Marvel that could print anything, any molecule, or any atom from anything. Whether it be making inorganic materials, organic food, clothing, medicine, or even weapons, it could replicate anything solid, liquid, or gas as long as it had the energy and equal number of atoms that it needed to produce the resultant product. Unfortunately, I am only halfway through with them as my version only worked like an advanced 3D printer.

'But at least I have perfected my sun breathing style or should I say my own Abyssal Breathing style' I confidently thought in my mind as I looked at the half-cracked wall of the cave, something I did with only a fencing foil which was scientifically impossible in real life but I had still done it with my expert sword style and my self-developed bullshit chi powered abyssal breathing style which was composed of its own unique twelve different techniques.

It was a breathing style that I had developed for myself after combining every other breathing style I knew from the Demon Slayer show and was focused on stealth, speed, and precision instead of raw strength and stamina. It of course didn't produce any fancy visual effects around me like a wave of darkness or something but it was still OP considering the massive boost it temporarily provided me in physical stats and combat style.

"Bruce, I have run the simulations about a hundred times. The Perfected Super Soldier serum is completely safe for you to take if you want to. I have even taken the liberty to produce a new batch for you." Cortana interrupted Bruce's chain of thoughts as she informed him about her actions.

"Good. I guess it's time for me to finally become... more than a human, a super soldier to be specific" I said as I buttoned down my shirt.

"Eh? Wait, you will be undergoing the procedure right now?" Cortana said like a shy maiden as she appeared flustered, another habit she picked up from watching anime shows.

"Yep, I can't delay this anymore. It's finally time." I said as I calmly walked towards the med-pod, ready to lose the very thing that made the original Batman so special, his powerlessness.

'Will I be even Batman if I do this if I get special abilities and powers?' I wondered suddenly feeling a dam of guilt weighing down on my heart for some reason, telling me to hold on to my ordinary humanity, to not get rid of my own weakness.

But I didn't stop. I didn't care if I was the right kind of Batman or not because I was not meant to be Batman. No, I am meant to be someone else, someone better, someone even Batman couldn't compare to, someone I have accepted.

"I am Bruce Wayne," I muttered to myself as I went inside the med pod.

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