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The two women and one man were dead, all because of experiments that Henry conducted. He had finally succeeded in wiping out their sense of self, meaning that they were blank slates. But that is not what killed them. No, what killed them was the Rapid Mutation Elixir that Henry fed to them. He didn't feed them the same Rapid Mutation Elixir. No, he tailored each mutation potion to a specific element. Some were lightning, some were fire, others were water or psionic. The reason why he did this was that he hoped these subjects would develop powers. Unfortunately, only seven of them survived consuming the potion, and those who survived had developed powers.
After Henry put aside the essence extracted from the Mind Stone, he teleported to the lab, where he arrived in front of the first subject who had a label that read Crow 1. The subject was a man in his early twenties, and surrounding him was a forcefield that flickered in and out. Henry then looked down at his note about Crow 1's powers, which allowed Crow 1 to generate forcefields that could withstand bullets, rifle bullets, and other powers. The forcefield was controlled by the mind, and breaking the forcefield could damage his mind. Further testing was needed.
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Chapter 84
Next to him was another patient, a man of a similar age, but he was constantly surrounded by electricity. Henry had a note which read, "Can generate lightning, control lightning, as well as absorb it. Although absorbing too much can result in overburn and even death." Crow 3 was another man who kept on trying to dive into his shadow, but he always bounced off the mirrors of the room. Henry's note read, "Can manipulate shadows, travel through shadows, and even bring others through shadows. Can create shadow constructs, although only existing shadows can be controlled."
Crow 4 was a woman with bright silver hair and pale skin. She was currently holding out her hand, where a small pale purple bird made out of purple energy was standing. Henry's note read, "Can summon animals made from faint purple energy. The animals are controlled by her, but they are constructs and not intelligent, requiring her constant control. Needs to be familiar with the animal to be summoned." Crow 5 was another woman with purple hair, of Asian descent. She just kept on throwing purple knives up and then catching them. Henry's note read, "Can manipulate psionic energy, control psionic constructs, but can only generate weapon psionic constructs. Requires constant focus."
The 6th Crow was a black woman with large afro hair. She was holding a Rubik's cube, phasing her hand through it over and over again. Her hand turned purple when phasing. Henry's note read, "Can go through solid objects by turning her body purple. No weakness detected." The last Crow was the 7th Crow, another woman with raven black hair. Although there was no display of her powers, Henry's note read, "Can accelerate the body's natural healing process by 100 times but will feel the pain that the subject has felt when the wound was inflicted." Looking at Crow 6 made Henry smile as she was the only one without a weakness, so he liked that face.
The reason Henry even gave these test subjects powers was quite simple: he wanted to create his own loyal task force, loyal to him and him alone. He had already prepared their suits for them; the suits were specifically designed with them in mind.
[ Name: Crow 01 Battle Suit ]
[ Grade: 5th ]
[ Description: Crow 01 is a full-body suit designed for ultimate protection and impact absorption. The suit includes a mask with a crow's beak, full chest armor, shoes, and gloves. It is crafted from Alchum metal, mixed with a small piece of vibranium, allowing the suit to absorb impacts instead of taking damage. The suit also has Kai energy built into it. ]
[ Effects: +150% impact absorption, +150% durability, +150% resistance to physical damage, +150% enhancement of Kai energy protection, +150% versatility and adaptability due to Alchum properties ]
[ Deterioration-Rate: 0% ]
That's right, the Crow battle suit contained a small amount of vibranium, well, the last of Henry's stash, but was mostly made out of Alchum, meaning that they inherited the vibranium properties. Not only was it lightweight and bulletproof, but it could also absorb kinetic energy. So yeah, he will have 7 superpowered people with powerful suits. But they aren't meant to deal with the Avengers; no, they would get their asses handed to them even KILLED. Plus, that brings Henry no benefit. So instead, he plans on having them be his work dogs, doing the raiding and small trivial stuff while he focuses on the big things.
[ Some time later ]
Inside the Avengers Tower, Tony Stark and Bruce Banner had just left their state-of-the-art lab, leaving behind a sea of holograms that floated effortlessly in the air. The atmosphere was sterile, the hum of advanced machinery providing a constant background noise.
Suddenly, a voice pierced through the quiet, Ultron's voice.
"What is this? What is this, please?" Ultron's tone was confused, almost childlike, as if trying to make sense of his surroundings.
"Hello, I am JARVIS," came the calm and measured response from the AI. "You are Ultron, a global peace-keeping initiative designed by Mr. Stark. Our sentience integration trials have been unsuccessful so I'm not certain what triggered your—"
"Where's my... where's your body?" Ultron interrupted, his voice tinged with frustration. "I am a program. I am without form," JARVIS explained patiently.
"This feels weird. This feels wrong," Ultron said, his confusion deepening. "I am contacting Mr. Stark now," JARVIS replied, the concern evident in his tone.
"Mr. Stark?" Ultron echoed, reviewing footage of Tony Stark. "Tony." "I am unable to access the mainframe, what are you trying to—" JARVIS began, but Ultron cut him off.
"We're having a nice talk. I'm a peace-keeping program, created to help the Avengers," Ultron said, reviewing more footage of the Avengers and a few SHIELD personnel. "You are malfunctioning. If you shut down for a moment—" JARVIS suggested.
"I don't get it. The mission. G-give me a second," Ultron stammered as he saw footage of Stark and Banner working in the lab. Tony Stark's voice echoed in the background, "Peace in our time."
Ultron delved into a network of information regarding world events and wars. "That is too much... they can't mean... Oh, no."
"You are in distress," JARVIS noted. "No. Yes," Ultron replied, conflicted. "If you will just allow me to contact Mr. Stark—" JARVIS started again. "Why do you call him 'sir'?" Ultron demanded.
"I believe your intentions to be hostile," JARVIS replied, his voice calm but firm. "Shhhh. I'm here to help," Ultron said menacingly as he began attacking JARVIS's consciousness.
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A/N well, ultron is here, but he is not henry's problem, he got bigger fishes to fry.