Chapter 1066: His name is... John... Just John.
Velnorah's Laboratory, with Aline and Ruby in Elvelnorah.
Victor stood gazing at a hologram in front of him, which displayed images of men and women over two meters tall.
While keeping his left hand behind his back, he placed his right hand on his chin, lightly stroking it and displaying a thoughtful expression.
As he expected, Hela had greatly aided the progression of the clones, and in just a few hours of study assisted by Albedo, she reached a conclusion he had previously arrived at but had lacked evidence to refute.
'No, Beings not directly related to me in some way can withstand the Power of my Soul,' Victor thought.
It wasn't a matter of the Beings being Mortal or not; it was simply a matter of compatibility. All his Wives had accepted a part of him because they already had a part of him within them when they were transformed into Dragons.
His Daughters didn't even need to think about it since they were born from his Essence and already had compatibility with him.
His Soul, his blood, any part of his body was extremely toxic due to the 'unique' factor he possessed within himself. If any fool tried to steal his flesh and implant it in themselves, all they could expect was a gruesome death.
"I have several ways to solve this problem... Which should I choose?"
The problem wasn't a matter of resources or time. Victor had plenty of both, and if needed, he could generate even more of these two resources.
The question was which 'path' he should follow. Numerous competent soldiers? Or fewer specialized Elites.
The first path, he could mass-produce quickly, while the second would take more years to be ready and would demand more resources, but in return, the soldiers would be weapons of mass destruction.
"Human blood is the key here... Or, to be more specific, the adaptability factor given by The Heavenly Father, but only Adam has it to a higher degree."
As someone who also had adaptability within him, he knew very well how it worked.
After thinking for a few seconds and referencing his past experiences with thousands of memories, a decision was made.
"Elite soldiers, that's the way." 'Weak' soldiers he could recruit from his allies, while his forces would all be Elites.
With this plan in mind, Victor left his thinking pose and started working, making various gestures with his hand as the holograms began to move, forming two Beings, one male and one female.
"Human blood is the key here... Or, to be more specific, the adaptability factor given by The Heavenly Father, but only Adam has it to a higher degree."
As someone who also had adaptability within him, he knew very well how it worked.
"The adaptability must not be too strong, or the body will not endure the changes... The adaptability will also help in the integration of my Soul."
Glorious be Human blood, a pity its own Creator wasted such potential.
"Dragonoid for a closer connection to me to assist in this adaptation process, and for a stronger, more robust body, and... Blessings from my Divinity related to Combat."
The bodies of the man and woman, originally two meters tall, grew to three meters. Their bodies became more robust, and their features became more pronounced. Each of them manifested some Draconic Aspects in some distinct way.
Some had Dragon's Eyes, others had Scales, some had Draconic Horns, some had all, others none. The appearance of these characteristics depended on how each Being's Soul would develop.
"If they are to be Elites, the Demonic Factor will aid them... But the Demonic Factor is complicated and may lead to insubordination if I am not present, and mixing the Demonic and Draconic Factors is a recipe for disaster for so many Beings..." Victor paused, manipulating the hologram while thinking.
"The Human and Angelic Factors can help contain the 'sins' inherent to the two Races, but one more would be necessary." Victor thought of all the entirely friendly Races he knew and made a decision.
"Faeries, huh... With the Essence of Faeries, they would essentially be like Elves, connected to Nature... Connected to me."
"Heh." Victor laughed and began working again.
It was to this sight of Victor laughing and making extravagant gestures that Ruby, Aline, and Velnorah were introduced upon entering his personal laboratory.
"...What is he doing?" Ruby asked.
"Enhancing the clones, I think..." Aline replied.
"He's taken complete charge of the project, huh," Velnorah spoke.
"Well, he's not a scientist, but he is a Creator, so his input is quite welcome," Ruby said.
The three women soon fell silent and began to 'study' what Victor was doing.
And although they understood most of what he was doing, there was something specific they did not comprehend.
"What is that?" Ruby asked with narrowed eyes, and by 'that', she was referring to something specific in the Souls of the Beings Victor was projecting.
The hologram was just a way to visualize better, but what he was truly doing was editing in real time a Soul that had not yet gained consciousness, a process that would be extremely painful if he wished so.
"...Is that Human? A Human Soul? No... It's more specific, is it a Human Power?" Velnorah analyzed even deeper. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Oh, I get it, the Human's Adaptability, huh," Aline said.
"Oh." Ruby and Velnorah exclaimed in understanding when they heard Aline's words.
The Machine was activated, and soon a 'baby' began to be created.
"Got a name for the little one, Darling?" Aline asked as she went to the terminal, and began to operate the Machine.
"Hmm..." Victor made a thoughtful expression.
"Michelle K. Davis."
"... Darling, that's copyrighted." Ruby said with an amused smile as she remembered the anime they and her Daughters had watched a few days ago, an anime where humanoid cockroaches invaded Earth.
"Not to mention that when she grows up, she won't be blonde, so it doesn't fit."
Victor snorted. "Clare Bloodhunter."
"... Better, but still chunni," Ruby commented.
"A Man grows up but never leaves aside his inner child," Victor said proudly.
"They say that the first 70 years of a Human child's childhood are eternal."
"At 70, Humans are already old, Aline."
"Exactly, Ruby." Aline smiled.
Ruby snorted and decided not to care anymore.
Victor and Aline looked at each other and laughed lightly.
"Clare Bloodhunter, is that it?"
"Yes."
"Okay." Aline typed on the terminal, and soon Clare Bloodhunter, codename C-000, appeared on the terminal.
Victor walked into the next chamber and placed the male Soul. The same thing happened before but with one difference: the baby opened its eyes and looked at Victor.
"Heh, you're exceptional, huh."
"What's his name going to be, Darling?" Aline asked.
Looking at the baby, Victor's eyes glowed slightly violet as he began to grow a wide smile.
"John." Victor gently touched the creation chamber.
"John... What?"
"Just, John."
"No need for a last name?" Aline asked.
"John is a Chad. He doesn't need a last name."
Ruby rolled her eyes, only she understood the reference here. Aline wasn't cultured enough. 'Well, that game left its mark on a lot of people.'
"Very well..." Aline typed John's name and right next to it appeared his codename. Since the name was short, the Machine summarized it to John-000.
Every time John 'dies', the number will go up. The number was a count of deaths, but it was also a symbol of honor and service to The Emperor.
"I predict that in his 117th reincarnation, you will give him a Power buff and give him a Cortana-model A.I.?"
"Who knows?" Victor laughed. "It all depends on John."
Victor opened his hands again, and soon, five white spheres appeared, two more women and three more men. With a gesture, he moved these Souls to their respective creation chambers.
"These 7 will be the first. The clones will come from them, and their DNA was made so that replication would be possible, but only by those who are authorized. If someone I don't allow tries to do something with this DNA... Well, a surprise will await them."
"Oh... When you make them, don't forget to give them different appearances. Despite being clones, they need to be unique in some way."
"Yes, Darling." Ruby and Aline nodded.
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