Chapter 13: Lifeline
A/N: Short one, as I was studying for my entrance exams when I wrote this chapter. Entrance exam for what? Some Job oriented Computer Diploma course which is really popular in India for good salaries. Fingers crossed!
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As soon as Theos injects himself with the serum, Agamotto sees the work happening. For the first few moments, Theos sways in his place, and his veins bulge, with an overabundance of energy, glowing golden.
After about 3 seconds of swaying in his place, Theos's eyes finally roll back into his head, and he falls unconscious. Before he can fall on the hard uneven ground, Agamotto waves his hand, stopping his fall.
With another few gestures, Agamotto creates a house with three rooms, beds included, and places the floating body of Theos on one bed. That done, he summons Tao Mandalas on his hands and keeps his left hand on Theos's chest, and right hand on his head.
All the while, Uatu calmly observes, as Theos keeps glowing golden colour, which keeps dimming and then glowing back up.
Barely a second later, Agamotto takes the left hand off of Theos's armoured chest, and mumbles, "Bloody armour stops my scans." But keeps his right hand on his head.
Finally, after a few minutes, he takes the hand off, and stands up. Looking at Uatu, he asks, "Are we still hidden from everyone and everything?"
Uatu looks away from the dim Theos, and says, "Yes. No one, Man, woman, or God, can currently see us. Except for the Abstracts, of course. I cannot stop them, no matter what."
Agamotto nods, and sits down, motioning Uatu to do the same. Once seated, he explains, "That single trace amount of Cosmic Energy within the Potion is traveling all over his body, but you already knew that. As advertised by his mother, the Energy, along with the so called Virus, is changing Theos's body. But, what the end product will be, I have no idea."
Uatu nods, and starts his own explanation. He says, "What Madonna prepared, is something called the Lifeline Formula. A Serum, thought lost in time."
"I thought it was just a myth. Something the Eternals cooked up to make themselves sound more important?" Agamotto interjects, and asks.
Shaking his head, Uatu says, "The Formula is as real as you or I. The only beings that know the correct formula are supposed to be Tiamut, who was betrayed by his brethren and is currently in slumber, One Above All, who is outside of this Universe, and 3 select Watchers, which does not include me. So, it is a surprise that Madonna managed to get the Serum."
Nodding, Agamotto motions Uatu to continue, who says, "How Madonna locked his Cosmic Energy away, I have no idea still. But, she's using, I mean, Theos's body is using the Lifeline Formula to unlock it's full potential. This means, when he wakes up, Theos will have access to all the gifts from his parentage. Both sides of it, in fact."
"Any side effects?" Agamotto asks, knowing that there's bound to be side effects.
Uatu nodd, and says, "Not much, but for a few days, his strength will be uncontrollable. Thankfully, his young age means he won't be as strong as an Adult Celestial. Yet."
Frowning, Agamotto looks at his cousin, who's still glowing golden, although the colour has dimmed a bit, and thinks, 'So much power, in the hands of one so young. I wonder what he'll do with it. Will he bring harm to our planet, or will he make sure it prospers?'
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It takes two weeks before Theos wakes up for the first time. During these days, the colour of the light emitted by Theos has gone from a bright Golden, to a bright white light. Along with that, the amount of ambient Cosmic Energy being absorbed by Theos also increased exponentially.
It was thanks to the Ambient Cosmic Energy that Theos's aura was changing, or so Uatu said.
When Theos wakes up a bit, just by looking at him, Agamotto sees that he's in a lot of pain. Seeing the fear and pain in his eyes, Agamotto just summons a healing draught and pours it in Theos's open mouth, making him drink. And then, he falls unconscious again.
A week later, when Theos wakes up, it is in a lot better condition.
--- Theos POV---
Oh, damn. That hurts worse than the time Scathach stabbed me in my joints. All of them. Opening my eyes, I'm met with a lot of light, with no discernible source for it.
'Where am I? Where's Agamotto and Uatu? Did I die? Already? Without even reaching the canon timeline?!' And a lot of other questions run through my mind, again and again.
My eyes still open, I see a blurry figure approach me. It touches my face, and I immediately groan in pain. Fucking asshole! Just wait till I'm healthy, then I'll show you!
Ignoring my groan, and the tears in my eyes, the figure pours something down my slightly open mouth, and rubs my throat- which also hurts, you dumbass- to make the liquid go within my oesophagus.
I start losing consciousness again, and I ask myself, 'Did the figure poison me? But who could it be?'
The next time I see the light, figuratively speaking, the bright white light is nowhere to be seen, and everything looks normal now. Even the pain in my body has subsided, but it's still hurting a bit.
"How are you feeling?" a familiar voice, Agamotto, asks, seeing me wake up.
Turning my neck towards him, slowly, I whisper, "Everything hurts. Even talking."
Agamotto nods, and puts his hand within his pouch. Summoning a vial, he says, "Open." And I helplessly open my mouth, as he pours the tasteless liquid in my mouth.
Slowly, but surely, the pain recedes, until I can't feel it anymore, and I think in wonder, 'That's one hell of a pain killer!'
As I start getting up, another somewhat familiar voice, Uatu, says in a warning tone, "I would advise against standing up, Theos."
My hand supporting my body, I turn towards him, and ask, "Why?"
Uatu calmly states, "Your body has more Cosmic Energy than it can handle. While the armour is doing its job regulating it, as soon as you try and do anything, the Energy will go out of control."
Now that he said that, I can feel it! Is this wonderful feeling my Cosmic Energy? But it feels.. different, than how it did before. When I'd tried to access it before.
Looking at my confused face, along with Agamotto's, he says, "If you don't believe me, try taking a step on the ground."
Shrugging, I do just that. Straightening up on the bed, I slowly, and gently, put my left leg on the ground, and close my eyes, waiting.
Nothing happens.
I wait another moment, but my Energy still feels calm. Although, it is filled to the brim, as Uatu just said.
Relaxing myself, I drop my right leg down on the ground too. And suddenly, I find myself blasting upwards, with an explosion behind me.
The energy if the explosion gives out way high up into the air, and I look down towards a red planet. I was approximately 3000 feet up into the air, and I was simply floating there.
Huh. This is new. My Magic did allow me to fly, but this feeling is a bit.. different. Not bad, but just, different. It feels like there is no limit to how far I can go, and how fast.
Suddenly though, my control slips, and I drop down, faster than I can react.
"AAAARRRRGHHH!" I scream, frightened for my life.
"You're the son of Gaea, dumbass. Fly using your own Magic." A voice yells in my ears, and I turn to it. There, dropping down right beside me, was Agamotto, although he sounded actually in control.
Finally, his order clicks, and I summon the Winds, to slow my fall. While the connection to the planet is absent, I do control my own winds. Within a minute of somehow finding myself blasted up into the sky, I drop down right behind Agamotto, into what looks like a giant crater.
Knowing what happened, I chuckle nervously, and rub the back of my head. Looking at Agamotto, who is as immaculate as ever, along with Uatu, who just has a few specks of red dust on his white robe, I mumble, "Oops?"
Sighing, Uatu says, "Now you saw how destructive pure Cosmic Energy is when blasted at a concentrated point. I thank the abstracts that it wasn't too focused, or you would have destroyed the planet, and sent the energy spiralling out for anyone to find."
"In my defense.. I am a dumbass and you practically dared me to do it." I say, looking like it was his own fault in the first place.
Uatu immediately scowls at me, while Agamotto chuckles. Uatu shakes his head, content with ignoring my behaviour, I think, and says, "You are still absorbing more Cosmic Energy subconsciously, and barely using it. So, our first lessons will begin with your control."
Nodding eagerly, I ask, "So, what do I do first?" meanwhile, Agamotto begins creating another house for us to rest in.
Smirking, Uatu waves his hand and uses his Cosmic Energy to create a couple mats on the ground in front of us. Seeing my trepidation filled face, he gleefully states, "Meditation! You will obviously have to start meditating again!"
Looking up, and at the hypothetical Queen, whoever she is, I mumble, "Fuck my life."
As the thunder rumbles, I sit down on the mat, right after Uatu does so himself, and think to myself, 'It's not like it'll take a long time. I already remember my previous lessons anyway.'
And so, I close my eyes and follow Uatu's instructions.
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A/N: I'm obviously nerfing his strength. Be warned, he won't keep getting stronger with age, like Asgardians. That's not how Celestials work.
He will reach halfway to his prime, and stop there for a while. How strong halfway prime is? See for yourself later.
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