Chapter 85: The Suit Makes The Superman
A.T.C. Towers, Harlem, New York
System Message: Milestone Achievement-Integral Individual Charles Xavier was defeated 1/2 times. Relationship: X-men-Angered. Reward(s): $345.000. Bruce Wayne Final Suit- Beyond.
Cole was delighted to receive the tax-free deposit; $345,000 was a lot, especially for an orphan. The source of his delight was the system that protected him from the I.R.S. If he had not had the system, he would have been taxed almost twenty percent. This allowed him to focus on other aspects of his life without worrying about the tax implications of his finances.
Cole was not particularly interested in the grander details of how the system worked, nor did he care to understand them; why should he? The system worked for him; it was vague but still beneficial.
He smiled smugly at the thought of tax evasion before remembering he was an official businessman and owner. He would soon issue paychecks and all the other perks and kickbacks his employees required to work for a prestigious company.
He would need to set up some charities. He was an unknown York, but it was inevitable that he would be the focal point of many news articles. He could see it now: Reformed Heir to York Enterprises surfaces. He sighed, some enjoyment leaving him; not even the system could defeat the I.R.S. .
Awareness infested his mind in a pervasive way that sent shivers down his spine. 'That was new,' he thought. Cole was keenly aware that this newfound sensation was indebted to his broadening mental faculties and aptitude.
'Interesting,' he thought as realization spawned inside him from the dark recesses of his infinite potential,' sending his multifaceted mind careening toward dormant and untapped pathways by his earlier acuity.
He sat back, latching his hands. He stared down at his hands and acknowledged his posture was oddly specific. He was putting aside his quirk, a noticeable personality trait from his personas.
The Final Bat Suit opened up new spec pathways. The reward had a definite impact on his System Shop. It unlocked almost seventy percent of Wayne Enterprise and its subsidiary's items.
Cole slipped into the suit; its uniqueness is evident as it suctioned to his body. He marveled at the highly sophisticated form-fitting material, which he knew was a highly durable and proprietary synthetic polymer. Aside from the material's greatness and prominent lucrative aspect, what excited him had to be the upgrade material's century utility belt.
He checked the contents and found much of the same, but a nugget of contention was the Legion Flight ring in his palm. 'How did he get this?' The system didn't respond. Batman must have traveled sometime before he retired.
Cole technically could fly even though he couldn't have done so traditionally, which made him wonder why. Was he that busy? He tosses the ring, hasn't air, still wrapping his mind around his flight ability.
The ring hung in the air as he manipulated it with Ecto-telekinesis. Thanks to Xavier's attempts, he had grown some—the power to manipulate matter using ectoplasm.
'The suit makes the superman.' He thought, recalling the saying.'
The following few notifications were random relationship updates. He cleared them irritably with a swipe of his hand. The last two not only shocked him but caused him to gape.
System Message: The leader of The X-Men avoided. Relationship: Irrational Hatred.Reward: Ability: Thermal Vision.
——>Heat Vision: The ability to release massive amounts of thermal energy stored within the body through the eyes in focused beams of heat.
——> Cold Vision is the power to emit beams of freezing energy from one's eyes, opposite to Heat Vision.
System Message: Milestone Achievement-Integral Individual defeated: Jean Grey 1/2 times…..updating
….. Phoenix Spark Confiscated…[Redacted]… Host…..Authority….low…
…..Proper exchange implementing…[Redacted]
System message Update: Stellar Achievement-Canonical Individual-Possesed Jean Grey defeated 1/2. Rewards(s) $2,500,000—The Glacier Stone.
He would have leaped from his seat. Two million was a lot, but the act he had committed seemed worthy of the money; though he fought dirty, he still one-upped the possessed Jean Grey. The second reward shocked him into stillness.
The Glacier Stone is one of The Thirteen Artifacts. Darkness! That was the first thing that came to his mind. Cole summoned the stone into his hand and immediately regretted it. Coldness crept through his hand from contact, freezing his hand around the object; he gritted his teeth as the stone overcame whatever resistance he held. He unsummoned the stone since he couldn't release it. He chuckled as he regained feeling in his hand.
He reread the heavily redacted notification. He had captured a spark of Phoenix fire by combining the cloak of a god of order with the binding of a god of mayhem and chaos. Had he known it would work? He assumed it would, having seen Dr.Fate and Sorcerer Supreme do similar things. It was a hailmary that paid off if anything. The Phoenix Fire was so advanced that it exceeded his system's authority, resulting in the system taking control of it.
'How long had it been since he leveled it up? By his reckoning, a couple of months. It was surreal that he hadn't been here a year and was still relatively weak in the grand scheme.
He summoned the stone on the desk. In the worst case, he lost his desk, but it just radiated, not destroying his excellent desk as it did to his hand. He gazed down at the artifact, observing the wisps of frigid energy emanating from the stone. Instinctively, he concentrated on the energy and immediately recoiled as he sensed the overwhelming power contained within.
He knew what he needed to do—progress his mutant ability. The Glacier Stone grants its wielder the power of Ice. Its Host can emit Ice from their bodies, sculpt it into any desired form, and even transform it into a giant made of Ice. In this form, their strength and durability surpass superhuman levels.
He wondered if Bobby Drake could manipulate the stone, but he honestly wouldn't hand it over" to him even under contract. Bobby was a Beyond Omega; at his peak, Ice Man had once frozen half of hell, and with the stone, he would turn Hell into Antarctica.
He yawned, checked the time, and stood; he needed to sleep and see what tomorrow brought him.
Name: Cole Stephens
Known Name: Jeremy York
Alias- Red Hood
Race: Updating
Physique: Updating…
Alignment: -Neutral
System-Bank: $2,945,234
Minion(s) Bullseye—Contracted
Anne Weyin —Contracted
Kevin Lourdes-Contracted
Legal—Contracted
Angelica "Angel" Jones—Contracted
Dr. Mishimoto-Contracter
Kaecillus- Red Lantern-Holder
Morlocks-Coerced 25% "100%
Leech-Protectee
Annalee-Coerced 29%/100%
A.T.C Soldiers- Coerced 12%/100%
Anna Bloom-Contracted
Persona(s)Jason Peter Todd- Red Hood 103%|100%
Daniel Kilgore- Priest - Haunt 50%|50%
Kurt Kilgore- Special Agent - Haunt 50%|50%
Baran Flinders- Mammoth 13|100%
Attributes
Intelligence: +Moderate Tier 10
Strength: Exceptional Tier 2 -> Extraordinary Tier 1
Speed: Moderate Tier 10->13
Durability: +Exceptional Tier 1->3
Energy Projection: +Moderate Tier 10
Fighting Skills: Advanced -> Exceptional Tier 1
Gear-Inventory
Red Hood Symbiosis Costume
Mammoth Costume
Roy Mustang Gloves
Atrocious Lantern Ring
Jokers Crowbar
Batman Utility Belt
Clark Kent's Glasses
Clark Kent Cape
Scarecrow Gear
Cloak of Destiny
Oricalum Knives
Nth-promethium Katana
Dual Pistols [9mm rounds]
Dual Modified| Sniper Mod| M1911 [.45]
Deadshot Wrist Gauntlets
Captain Cold's Gun.
Fear Toxin
Smoke Grenade
Pocket Explosives
High Powered Taser
Ace of Winchesters
Kinetic Hammer
Penguin Umbrella
Super-bike
Blue Beetle Bug
Tumbler Batmobile
Star Trek Commbadge
Desiccated Hand
Smith & Wesson Model 500.
.44 Magnum Model 629.
The Glacier Stone
Abilities
X-Gene: Host mutant factor has awakened.
Thermokinesis, Fear Inducement, Superhuman Strength. [Unexposed]Terrigenesis
Unique physiology: The Host's mutant abilities, alongside your latent human nature and the new ghost-like powers, have caused the Host to develop a unique physiology.
[+1] Holder of the Hero-Villain System.
[+10] Criminology: Deception. Stealth. Infiltration. Demolition. Enhanced Investigation.
—>[+9] Occultism: The Host is knowledgeable about various mystical concepts due to his training with the All-Caste and formal training as a Catholic priest.
[+9] Superhuman Senses: The Host has supernatural senses, allowing them to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel better than their average species member.
[+19] Superhuman strength-Class 50: The corrupted energies of the Lazarus pit flow through your unique physiology. Your extraordinary strength grants blow that can deliver devastating damage and are known to shake the Earth.
—> Raging Strength: Berserker, this ability is throttled by the Host's Rage—the potential to lose yourself in the haze of battle. The longer you fight, the more significantly your strength grows.
—> Super-Leaping: The Host can make extraordinary leaps in the air thanks to his strength.
——>Superhuman Stamina: When fighting, the Host appears almost untiring, a force of nature that does not stop until defeated.
——>Superhuman Durability: While not invulnerable, the Host is still challenging to injure.
[+12] Skilled marksman, assassin, and expert tactician, Gadgetry
[+9] Martial Artists: Dim Mak Expert, Rain Taijutsu Specialist.
——> [+10] Mechanical Aptitude: An acute understanding of and utilization of high-tech equipment, robot engineering, and advanced weaponry.
[+2] Bioengineering: Chemistry
[+8] Business Management: A.T.C., Wayne Enterprises, Lexcorp, Iceberg Lounge.
[+4] Computer Operations: Computer Hacking.
——>[+9] Ectokinesis: The user can create, shape, and manipulate energy unique to spirits and ghosts.
——> [+8] Astral Projection Portal: By manipulating Ectoplasm energies, The Host can project his consciousness, manifest onto the astral Plane, and create portals. However, the Host can only use the astral Plane to port to places the Host haunts.
——> [+14] Thermokinesis: The ability to manipulate and control the motion of molecules, slowing them down or speeding them up, thus changing temperature in the surrounding area with the power of the Host mind. It is an ability on a broader spectrum than simply being pyrokinesis or Cryokinesis. By its nature, this Mutant ability can be affected and altered by other attributes and abilities. This is considered a mutant ability.
[+5] Pyrokinesis: Create and control fire, manipulate heat in your immediate vicinity with your mind.
——>Heat Vision: The ability to release massive amounts of thermal energy stored within the body through the eyes in focused beams of heat.
[+9] Cryokinesis is the ability to control and manipulate frost, Ice, snow, and cold temperatures.
——> Cold Vision is the power to emit beams of freezing energy from one's eyes, opposite to Heat Vision.
—> [+10] Transformation: Originally, when Daniel and Kurt's ghost merge, Daniel's body becomes covered in ectoplasm that gives him various superhuman abilities; because of the unique nature of the Host, this transformation involves all personas, significantly increasing Haunt's parameters.
Red Hood Armor Symbiosis: The joining of your ectoplasm|Bio-Electricity and Haunts armor Amplifies Host parameters to an undefined amount.
Red Hood Cowl: Heightened Mental Resistance.
[0] Claws: Haunt has razor-sharp claws on each finger that can easily decapitate enemies.
[0] Metamorphosis: You can manipulate your ectoplasm to create tentacles, cobwebs, spikes, blades, and other appendages.
Adhesions: Haunt can stick on walls.
[+7] Inhuman Optimal Healing Factor: Granted by the system and augmented by Chi and Ectoplasmic energies, you can heal from extreme mental or bodily trauma in minutes.
Red Lantern Mantle: The first Lantern has been chosen; the Host now bears the responsibility of holding the Mantle of the Red Lantern Corps.
The First Ring- Atrocious: You wield the first Red Lantern Ring ever created. The boundless Rage of Atrocious fuels your powers. Furthermore, unlike the more scientific Green Lantern Ring, the Red Lantern Ring uses vast amounts of magic in its construction.
A Red Lantern's ring is one of the most potent weapons in the known Universe. Red Lantern's ring can affect and use fundamental forces of the known Universe, including electromagnetic energies such as gravity, radiation, heat, light, and powerful blasts of concussive force.
The ring can also create fields of power formed from a red energy spectrum. However, such use is limited by the user's skill, knowledge, and imagination.
—>[+16] Rage Suppression: Said to be a rarity amongst Red lanterns, holders of this power need not the baptism of the blood ocean. You can control all the Red Lantern ring's degrees of intensity; lanterns under you have limited access to your passive suppression.
—>Rage Empowerment: Your new mutant ability, Raging Strength, synergizes with your plasmoid blood. Under the influence of the Ring[Activated], Rage itself becomes your strength.
—>[+9] Chi Manipulation: Host's mastery of martial arts and hidden innate parameters have unlocked one of the most sought-after abilities in the Universe. You can wield and manipulate the natural forces of life and control your steadily growing Bio-electrical energy.
—> [+3] Augmentation: The Host Chi can enhance physical and supernatural parameters and significantly boost healing and recovery time.
[+6] Fear Inducement: Your presence has shown itself as a fragment of fear. The physical manifestation of your presence takes the form of an incorporeal bat-like thing. The target of your inducement perception may be altered, causing them to have waking nightmarish dreams pulling taut on their deepest fears. Your presence can now affect the waking and spiritual domain, causing the Host to become ominous, dark, foreboding, or even monstrous. This is considered a mutant ability.