This is a rewrite. Some things will change, so I suggest you read the chapter again.
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We all know the drill here. A poor soul with a tragic backstory dies suddenly and is given the chance to reincarnate ... this is old news and has been done a thousand times. And the reason is simple, it just f*cking works.
This story is similar in that regard, but unlike other stories, it doesn't give a shit about the life the soul had before it died. Not even the particular way the soul died is important because who cares about that when he could have another chance at life?
So we just skip all of the tragic and boring backstory and go right to the moment the soul meets the one who twists fate. We shall not give him a name but rather call him the twister. So I guess we are giving him a name. I hope this tells you what sort of story this is going to be. Don't take a lot of it seriously.
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(Soul POV)
I am currently drifting in whatever this is right now. And in front of me is ... nothing. I can't see it as a soul. But strangely enough, I can hear things. I can hear this voice that is calling me ... might as well see what it wants.
"Yes?"
"So you finally decide to answer. I am not used to being ignored. Good then ... Welcome soul, my name is-"
"Wait a moment. Would you mind if we just skip all of this introductory thing that no one cares about? We could just get to the part where you tell me what I get or what will happen now. Very simple, what do you think ... twister?", I ask the twister.
"Twister?"
"Yeah, twister. As in the one who twists fate or whatever there is to twist."
"I see ... Ahhhhh ... I guess we can do that. So here's the short version. You died, new chance if you want, a choice to be made. Is that short enough for you?", Twister asks.
"This is simply wonderful. Yes, I would like to get another chance at whatever you have planned. What is the choice I have to make?"
"The choice is simple. As you know there is this ongoing trend that R.O.Bs either give a reincarnator OP wishes or just weak ones. Or those where the reincarnator can choose himself. I will make it a bit differently and give you the choice to make either one wish that can be slightly OP, and that does not include the three O's ... or you can choose four templates."
"I see. Can I have a look at the templates first before I make my choice?", I ask him.
"Hmmm ... well sure. Go ahead. Those are characters whose template you could choose if you wish.", Twister says and I get a 'screen' with different names from all across fiction. There are different creatures like some mediocre Pokemon up to characters like ... wait a moment!!!
Is this for real? Why would a character such as Valeria Richards be available? This has to be checked. Let's insert a name and then ... oh boy. This is hilarious. All the characters here ... don't have "superpowers".
"Wait are you saying that all these characters don't have 'superpowers' and I can choose how many?"
"Yes these characters don't have superpowers, except some of the Pokemon that obviously have, but they are nerfed to make it reasonable. As for the others, they don't have superpowers, and yes you can choose up to four templates."
This guy has messed up big time here. Some of these guys are far too intelligent to appear here. That means that this Twister doesn't see intelligence as a superpower ... hahaha hahaha
Oh, this is hilarious. What a beautiful twist of ... whatever.
"So you don't see intelligence as a superpower then?"
"No not really why?"
"Well, do I get the intelligence and their experiences?"
"Well ... wait why do you ask that?"
"Well you see, there are some characters like ... Azmuth from Ben 10 that have no powers per se but he is the creator of the Omnitrix and that alone could be considered multiple superpowers. That's why I ask whether I also gain their experiences ..."
"Oh ...", he says.
It seems he understood what I meant. Now he of course has the power to not grant me these wishes but then there is still the OP wish that I could choose. But why would I do that?
"Is this your first time?", I ask the Twister.
"... is it that obvious?"
"Haha, yes. But how about this, I'll do you a solid and forgo all the experiences that the characters I will choose have, if you allow me to keep the knowledge of the world I will travel to. You can have all the rest of my knowledge of my past life and whatnot, but just the experience, nothing else. I still want to know about different subjects and the like."
"Hmm ... that is acceptable. I will grant you that wish. You may choose four templates and have their intelligence and the rest and I'll take the experiences away. Your 'Meta Knowledge' you may keep as per the agreement.", the Twister said.
"Great! Well, then I guess I am finished and would like to begin with choosing the four templates. Who am I going to be reincarnated to? Or am I going to be transmigrated?"
"Reincarnated, and the character that you were going to is ... Bruce Wayne ... a tragic version where also Alfred dies and Bruce Wayne is all alone ... as for the outcome of this ... you may form it on your own. You will recover all your templates when your parents die ...", Twister says.
"Hmmm, that complicates things. Eh, alright. A Batman is not a bad thing to be if you have a moral compass that allows killing. So then let me think about this for a moment...", I say and begin to think about my choices and my preferences.
I want to choose smart characters, genius even that have achieved some pretty gnarly shit or are just that smart. As an aspiring Batman a detective or a character that has good deductive reasoning would be great. And an inventor and creator are also necessary.
I guess the first one is an obvious pick. Rick Sanchez. And which one? Well, I guess there is either Rick Prime or Rick C-137 ... but there is also Quantum Rick and J19Zeta7 who created the central finite curve ... I wonder ...
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"I have a question.", I ask Twister.
"Yes?"
"Is it possible to take a character and mix certain things? Like take Rick Sanchez but then change his intelligence to be able to achieve all the things different Rick's could do?", I ask. I don't believe this will be allowed but it never hurts to ask.
"Something like that is not possible. You may however say that you are interested in fusing more than one of the same characters together to achieve something similar but you would have to sacrifice one template to do that, and you can only do it once.", he explains.
"So that means, for each template I give up, I gain the chance to fuse different versions of a character together?", I ask him.
"Yes. So if you want to do that two times, you essentially give up two character templates."
"You know you are very generous."
"You were generous as well, in telling me this and since this is my first time, I'll even allow you to cheat a bit. But that is only if you don't go overboard. And I can tell that you are likely going to go overboard.", Twister tells me.
"Haha, well there is no going small when it comes to Rick. And the others I have in mind are also not bad. Well 'not bad' is putting it very mildly. They are also going to rock and I guess there is the matter concerning me going to be Batman. Why would I be Bruce Wayne but not become Batman? Especially if I have the intelligence of these people."
"So who are you going to take that will help you in your detective work? Bruce Wayne is already a good enough detective as it is. And since you are going to become Bruce Wayne that is also something you will get.", Twister told me.
"Hmm, well there are some obvious ones like Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot, but those are a bit too... normal if you will. There is also L, from Death Note or maybe another one of the detectives there. Maybe even Light Yagami ... I don't really know. What do you think?", I ask him.
"Well, there is also Detective Conan if you want to go anime. Or Heinrich Lunge from Monster."
"Yeah, those aren't bad picks either. But they do pale in comparison with 'L'."
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"What about the next character? Are you going to pick another inventor or creator? Or is it going to be something else?"
"I thought about Azmuth from Ben 10, honestly. I mean Galvans get smarter with age and that is quite the boon to have for me. Brainstorm could also work, I guess. But right now Azmuth is my top pick. There is also Valeria Richards to be honest. Or another comic genius.
Brainiac is cool as his intelligence is said to be level 12, which is the highest in the DC universe. But since I already go to DC, I don't have a particular interest in having his intelligence if I can just capture him and then research him and find out what makes him so smart.
No, I was thinking of maybe Kiyotaka Ayanokoji from Classroom Of The Elite, Senku Ishigami (Dr Stone) or Lelouch VI Britannia (Code Geass) would all be good ideas."
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In the end, I chose to sacrifice one of the templates to combine all the different Ricks and make them into one superior version of him. That was something I thought was best. I would become Bruce Wayne so my intelligence wasn't in any way average.
Besides he was intelligent not just in IQ but also EQ. His talents apart from inventing and planning were also impressive. So I didn't have to worry about becoming a social outcast ... well ... never mind that. If Alfred would indeed die before I gain my templates ... then I would be a social outcast even worse than the original Batman.
"Are you sure about this?", Twister asks me.
"What do you mean?", I ask.
"Well ... you see there is something that you should know. Even though you have sacrificed the character's experience, you will still get their 'character'. What I mean is that you will have to stomach everything that made them who they are. Normally this wouldn't be possible without memories or experience, but that is a sacrifice you chose to make.", Twister explained.
"Wait, then ... I don't gain their experience but still their emotional baggage?"
"Yes. That is why I ask you whether you are sure about this."
"That is a serious downside. I thought that I took care of that by giving up their experience. Now I feel cheated."
"Well I understand that, but it is what it is. If you feel more comfortable I could help you with something very important that you might not know about from your fanfictions."
"And what is that?", I ask.
"It's the integration with the templates. Since you will essentially get your character influenced by the templates, I offer you a chance to get to terms with everything. Their feelings, their emotional baggage, etc. And I will make it easier for you to truly make them yours. So that they wouldn't be just templates but it would be a new 'you'.", Twister said to me.
"That is ... generous of you. Thank you. I'd like that. You know ... you might be the nicest ROB that I have ever read or known about.", I tell him.
"Why, thank you. So who are the other two going to be?"
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"I have decided! For my second Template I will choose Azmuth from Ben 10. Please give me the oldest version of him. Older means smarter as Galvans get smarter as they age."
"A good choice for your second one. And the last one?"
"Well ... it wasn't easy to find one. I was wondering if ... I could choose ..."
"Yes? I think I was very reasonable and generous."
"True ... I was wondering whether I could get a Thanos template?"
"No. Thanos the mad titan has superpowers. I can't do that."
"Then how about you just take all of his physical powers away and just leave me with his intelligence?"
"Haaaah ... you do know why he is called the 'Mad Titan'? Are you sure you want that? It is going to be the same as it was for the other templates ... you will get his character, his ruthlessness... is that smart as a Batman?", he asks me.
"Well ... Thanos was influenced by Death when he was young. That won't happen to me. The ruthlessness will be balanced out by the righteousness of Bruce Wayne and give me good balance there. Just like Rick is chaotic and Azmuth is rather good. It would be balanced, but allow me to be ruthless and kill when it is necessary.", I explain.
"... Haaa, I feel like I am far too nice here. But I will fulfil your wish. I will also make sure to remove the hold that Death had over Thanos and give you the blank page. The one before he was approached by her."
"So I will get his child version? I mean ... this shouldn't change anything about his intelligence. Ok, I accept."
"Good. Now I will send you to a separate place where you will fuse with the different templates one by one and as soon as you have fully fused with them, I will send the next one. When you are all done, I will then fuse you with Bruce Wayne, to truly make you him and then you won't have any emotional crisis in the future.", Twister explained.
"Alright, I'm ready."
(Soul POV)
"Alright, I'm ready.", I say to Twister as he sends me away. But what I see is not what I expected. I look around and see a different world. I am inside ... my own body but ... I can't move. My body is moving for me.
"Rick, come eat", someone calls from downstairs and my eyes widen.
"Coming!", I say. But it's not me who says it, but my body. I am inside my brain. The brain of Rick Sanchez ... as a child. Oh, bother.
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So I understand a lot of things now. The nihilism of Rick Sanchez makes sense. His life is a f*cking sad one. You could say that his intelligence was the thing that kept him going and pushing forward to find his family's killer, but it also tormented him and was a curse. I found out that I was in the C-137 version first. The moment that the bomb fell out of the portal is truly the moment that Rick died.
I died inside and fell apart. My mind was the only thing that held the pieces together. That and his incalculable amounts of rage and hate. Hate not only for Rick Prime but also for myself. I see this as my loss and there is nothing that will ever make up for it. No matter the amount of Dianes or Beths in other Universes...
I take a deep breath and come to terms with my life. My lives, plural is the better word. I am now not only the soul from the past life but also Rick C-137. And it doesn't end there. As I understand myself and get to terms with my situation... the next part of the Rick template begins to fuse.
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The next one was Rick Prime. The first Rick to invent interdimensional travel. I could feel his arrogance and his wish for more and more knowledge. I could feel his disappointment when Rick C-137 refused to travel with him. I didn't love Diane here. I loved myself and science much more than her. That is also why I left my home dimension.
The taunting of C-137 was a cool thrill. I felt like we were meant to be the two who travelled the universe and explored science together. That is what I truly believed and when I saw him chasing after me, I felt a thrill. All those plans I made to tease him were funny to me.
When he punched me to death, I saw myself in him. It seems like ... I truly made him who he was and that ... was my ultimate accomplishment.
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It didn't stop there. I got more and more of Rick's life to experience. And they were all similar. All had that enormous pain due to Rick Prime killing all of the Dianes but none were as big as the one of my C-137 version.
There was a plus though. I could feel that my intelligence was now so much higher than all of the other Ricks. I was literally all of them combined. But I was actually even more than just combined. I was more like multiplied intelligent than the other Ricks if that makes sense.
It took me a long time to have them all fused with my dominant soul. They weren't souls but only templates. However, what confused me was that ... I still had their experience. Maybe those would fade when I'm finished with all of the templates.
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The next template was Azmuth. And this one took the longest. It was longer to experience this one than all the other Ricks combined. He lived like 2000 years and he was never idle. The smartest being in 5 galaxies in the Ben 10 storyline, but his IQ was like 1 nonillion or something. I can't even begin to tell you how disappointed I am right now when I look back at myself from before the fusion with this template.
How could I have been so blind? I can see so much right now. All of this recklessness nearly kills me. That will have to change. Not only did I create something as dangerous as interdimensional travel, but I also gave it to ALL Ricks ... that is the dumbest and most reckless thing I could have done. I will have to make changes and contingencies from now on.
I don't know how long it will take me to get to terms with myself and this new state of mind. But I will try it.
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Finally, it was time for that last template. The young Thanos from Titan. The Eternal with a deviant gene. I have to say that from the short life I have had, it must have been Death who made me what I would become later on in life. I don't feel the urge to kill but ... I also don't feel very revolted at the thought. I am hungry for more knowledge and that thirst is not just the one from Thanos. I can feel it from all of my other templates as well.
I don't care about life or death. As long as I get to know more ...
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(3rd Person POV)
The soul was experiencing all of the templates' lives one after the other. He was becoming them and that meant that he also got their experiences. This would change soon. As in that moment when was finished with fusing with all of the templates, something happened. The Twister went through with the deal they had made and took away all of his experiences...
What did that result in?
It resulted in an empty shell, so to speak. There was this ... 'thing' that didn't know why it felt the way it did and the intelligence it had amassed was trying to come up with a solution and explanation. But it couldn't ... it was slowly going insane and the soul was very close to exploding and dying.
In that moment ... the Twister intervened one final time. He could have just left our MC to die that way as he had done his part but technically wasn't responsible for our MC after that. The Twister still did it. He sent some of his energy out.
This energy began to flow into the soul and patched all of the damage up. It was slowly healed and truly fused all of the templates.
Our MC was now truly a new being. A new soul made up of Bruce Wayne, the soul that reincarnated and all of the templates. Not only was the soul healed due to this energy from Twister, but the soul's potential was also increased because a small residue of the energy remained. That would however not have any physical changes.
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(Twister POV)
"So ... how was it?", I asked the Soul.
"Well ... if anything I learned to be careful what I wish for."
"I'm glad you look at it this positively.", I said and smiled, "You are probably better than 99% of anyone who would go through with the same experience."
"I guess. Not that it matters now. I would also like to thank you for helping me in this moment of need. I will pay you back, should the chance ever arise.", the soul said.
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He had changed. Gone was the young and inexperienced soul who thought this was all a game. He has matured but I hope that he can keep his sense of humor to some degree. He has that spark still inside him. The one that got what it wished for ... a new chance and an adventure. But life is not just an adventure. It is also boring at times and he has gotten that out of the way.
He has matured thousands of years before he was even in his new world. That gives him an enormous cheat but it is also more than that. I am interested to see what he'll do from now on. Because I can see his hurt and the pain he feels.
Unlike the templates, he got all the memories and experiences as well as feelings from Bruce Wayne. So he had to deal with their loss as well. He will begin his new life as a mentally old man. I wonder how that will change things.
The sky is the limit for him.
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"Then are you ready?", I ask him.
"As much as I'll ever be."
"How do you feel?"
"Thankful that you allowed me to have this chance. I am eager to get to the new world ... and turn it upside down."
"Ah, so there is the spark that I was thinking about earlier. I wish you luck and hope you enjoy it.", I tell him as a final goodbye and then send him off.
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(Bruce POV)
I look around and see that I'm in a hospital bed. I'm alone and there is no one in the room with me right now. I better make sure to act the part ... eh never mind that. I'll just go with the flow. All that acting that the original Batman/Bruce Wayne had to do is just not my style. I'm going to become a different Batman. A scientist first and foremost. That is my passion and that is what I'll do.
With those three templates, there is nothing I can't do with enough time. I can feel my head overflowing with ideas on what to do right now. I am thinking about what to do right now. Training might be a good idea but it is too soon. Also, why would I train right now when I can achieve better results with science... No, I'll still go on my training trip but for now, I have other things to deal with. First and foremost is of course ... money. Now I don't necessarily mean making money, I mean retaining money.
Those greedy assholes in Wayne Enterprises will try to undermine me and take control of all the shares of the company. But not with me. You f*cked with the wrong person motherf*ckers. I will rain down fire upon you all ... wait. Am I making it worse than it is? Well, I have a long line of future 'enemies' or 'rivals' so that reaction was preprogrammed. Seems like little Bruce has some trauma ... some big trauma.
Oh well, what is life without a little trauma? It keeps you going. And what is his trauma with the one I already have? Thankfully I am now fused perfectly so that won't be a problem in the future.
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Now I better get out of here, before I plan the destruction of the world ... again. Yeah, my mind is on fire right now and needs stimulation. Lying here with my thoughts can have dire consequences. There is so much to do and ... also much time. OG Batman didn't start his 'training Arc.' until he was 18, so that gives me more than enough time. But why would I care about OG Batman? I am my own person so I can decide on my own when I do everything.
I close my eyes to focus for a moment. I want to make sure that everything is working out fine and that I don't have any lasting problems that could come to bite me later down the line.
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But I find none. I am perfectly healthy. Now according to my memories, I didn't get shot, so me being in the hospital is not really necessary. This gives me a moment to make sure that I have a plan before going out.
Well then ... let's get to work.
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I'll try to post more chapters today, to make up for the rewritting. I'm not sure how many I will get done though.
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