Chapter 19: A Glimmer of Hope

Chapter 19: A Glimmer of Hope

Miles looked at the documents again and again. He couldn't believe what he was reading. It mentioned the same condition he had. Because of the dormant ancient genes, he wasn't able to awaken them. He grabbed the papers and kept reading.

[The dormant genes are harder to awaken because they carry great potential. It is like moving a small boulder and moving a mountain. It is easier to move the boulder, but the force it could create is a lot lesser than moving a mountain. Dormant genes are mountains, and if moved, one will awaken powers surpassing others.]

"This makes sense." Miles nodded his head excitedly and kept reading with hope.

[But moving the mountain is still a task that requires great strength. It is not something a punny medicine can achieve.]

"Is this person talking about Superpower Awakening Serum?" Miles was confused.

The Superpower Awakening Serum was created by Mother AI for humanity. It was considered a miracle rather than a gift. The question is, though, is the medicine mentioned more advanced than the Superpower Awakening Serum?

[I have created other medicines that can help my subjects fight back against the abominations. Yet, the effects of these were too potent.

The body medicines can only be used by the Athenas and Demons. The Athenas, thanks to the crazy training they do from birth. The demons, due to the super-strength they were born with.

As for my other medicine, it can only be used by the Tribe and Monks, as their potent effects grievously injure others who were not trained wellbut at this juncture, I have no time for training.]

"Athena, Demons, Tribe and Monks? What are they, functions? Countries?" Miles looked at the paper with questions.

[The body medicine was key to success. It allowed the body to evolve. Along with powers, they grow together. However, in the case of dormant genes, the evolved body will be the stimulant that will push the medicine and awaken the genes. But it still takes too much time. I will have to find another way.]

"I finally found it!" Miles screamed with excitement. "Coin, I finally found a way to awaken my powers!"

"I am glad you are able to achieve your dream, buddy!" Coin said with the same excited voice and called him, "You should take a look at this too."

Coin beckoned him to the giant computer. From the way he phrased it, Miles understood that Coin already saw the same things on the computer. He walked towards the screen and looked at the text.

[The experiments are successful. These things are beyond science. The way they merge is beyond my comprehension!]

"I don't know. I found an orb and it cut my finger. When my blood fell on it, it melted and started to cover my body." Miles summarized what was happening. He explained calmly because he realized the fluid wasn't trying to choke him.

"I'm... not uncomfortable either. It had this kind of soothing effect."

"Sounds like Psychic Orbs when they turned into items. You also have to drip your blood and record your brainwave imprint." Coin second guessed

Miles also thought of it, but he had never seen a wristwatch forcefully covering the body.

"I think it is a Psychic Armor, but I don't know how it changed on its own without you charging it." Miles thought out loud.

"It must be the lightning element, no it can't be. Each orb can only have one element. But the armor shows attributes of both Psychic and Lightning elements." Coin said.

Lightning element orbs could be used without the help of AI charging them. That is why they were extremely expensive. But the armor on Miles' body had the defining characteristics of a Psychic Orb.

"What do you think it is, a rare orb?" Miles asked. This was something they had never seen before.

"It may be, or something related to the last entry." When Coin said that, ideas flashed in Miles's mind. Merging? Merging the things that science can't explain. What can it be except orbs?

'The owner, the person who left this room, found a way to merge the orbs? It can carry the attributes of both elements? But how did he do it?'

"Is there anything related to it?" Miles asked Coin.

"Nothing except the last entry. There are logs about experimenting on Monster Cores, and things I cannot understand because of insufficient data. I don't know if they are related to this or not."

They did not dwell on it further and moved on to the orb.

"Can you see the level of the Orb?" Miles asked. He could do nothing if there was no record of merging. He could only try on himself, but he didn't know where to start.

"You gonna like it." Coin said and continued.