"Where am I?"
「 You're in Antarctica, underneath the continent itself 」
"Do I still have the Scan ability by the way?"
「 Technically, yes, but you can directly ask me and I will identify the target too 」
"What is this room?"
「 You have to investigate further, you only have a few clues for the room to be identified 」
"What?! Why would I even bother asking? Scan!"
[Big black room]
"Huh?"
「 You have to remember... You need information to fully reveal a concept or something that you want to be identified. For example, the Peacemakers was identified to you because Sai told you about them. The Totality Catalyst was identified to you because the Goddess of Light told you about it. You get the idea? 」
"Hm... I guess so... What about these creatures in the containers?"
「 That, I can tell you... They look like creatures and animals that were genetically modified to their very atoms, molecules, and DNA. Some of them were forcefully melded and fused together to create a different type of creature 」
"Abominations... Chimeras..."
「 Yes 」
"Then that puppy right there is Merry?"
「 Yup 」
"How far in the past are we anyways?"
「 500 million years ago 」
"Wait, that's before the continental drift!"
「 You're not wrong. We are currently under an artificial island on the south pole, which has become Antarctica in the future 」
"An extraterrestrial site?"
「 Bingo! 」
"That explains these historic animals and dinosaurs! But what about these animals that only came by in the present?! Especially a golden retriever?"
「 As I said, genetically modified animals 」
"So, modern animals originated from here?!"
「 Possibly 」
"Damn..."
Philip was overwhelmed and confused by the sudden facts and revelations shown in the dark room
"ROOOWWWAAAAARRRRR"
Just then, a strange loud roar echoed through the room and the entire room rumbled and tilted to the right. Dust also fell from above
Philip looked around and searched for the source of the strange roar, only to find that the amalgamation of blood and flesh inside the giant container started to move and pulsate
"BWOOOMBWOOOMBWOOOM"
He knew that the roar did not came from the amalgamation because he then heard loud thumping sounds originating from the northeast from his position
He saw a large black figure jumping around and smashing its way through the amalgamation, breaking the container and rendering the amalgamation into pieces
The figure flew into the air and spread four different pairs of wings. There was a large dragon wing that's five times its size, an angel wing with thousands of glowing white feathers, a vampire wing that has shadow revolving around it, a giant colorful peacock wing, a wing made of bones, a wing that's constantly burning and dripping with red goo, and three other wings that Philip can't explain and hasn't seen before
The figure looked humanoid with ordinary legs, feet, arms, and hands, but its torso, chest, and head are different body parts that were stitched together. It has five pairs of horns above its head and fangs and tusks. But even if its head is riddled with different body parts, the figure has a face that can be considered as very handsome, like a model
The figure also has long hair that varied in color as it fluttered
"ROWAAAAARRRRR!!!"
The figure roared once more and it dashed towards the west side
*Sheer*
A loud sheering sound was then heard, it sounded like a heavy metal being ripped apart
Philip looked to the west and saw a bright blue light penetrating through the dark room coming from a large gash that the figure made. Looks like the figure escaped the dark room and exited into the ocean
「 The dark room has been analyzed! The wall is made out of Lawrencium and Thorium alloy, accompanied by ionized Vibranium and superconducted Tungsten and traces of metal that wasn't discovered before. It will take time before I could analyze these trace metals 」
"That's fine"
Just then, the amalgamation started to rised into the air like a tower. The tip of the tower expanded and bloated, until the expansion flowed downwards and an explosion of flesh and blood flooded the entire dark room
The containers that contained the different kinds of animals was destroyed, awakening some of them. Philip flew into the air after transforming into the Disastrous Hero. He can't actively fly after all
The helpless land creatures couldn't escape the amalgamation of flesh and blood as they melted away after they were absorbed. On the other hand, creatures that were capable of flight tried to escape was caught as bones and flesh shot towards them like rubber bands and pulling them down
Even massive creatures such as the Brontosaurus and Megalodon couldn't do anything as they just began to melt. The wyvern couldn't escape while a dragon tried to burn the amalgamation with its breath, but the burnt flesh and blood was only being replaced by fresh ones. In the end, the dragon fell after its wings was melted and it was completely absorbed into the amalgamation
On the other hand, the container that Merry was in, wasn't destroyed as hexagonal shapes materialized in between the amalgamation that dared touch the container
But the amalgamation didn't bother destroying the container anyways as it contracted into itself after absorbing every creature in the dark room until it became a single blob of flesh
Philip then looked towards the large gash in the wall, wondering why water wasn't spilling into the room, if they are under an artificial island, under the ocean
「 The ionized Vibranium provides a temporary protective wall when it's destroyed. Any second now and the protective wall will falter and water will gush into the dark room 」
"I see... Hm?"
Suddenly, the blob of flesh released a blinding light and expanded once again. The expansion wasn't that too much since it only expanded into a shape of a humanoid
The flesh and blood wriggled around the body, giving a sense of horror, until it stabilized and showed a good looking naked man with no genitals. The man's face would make any women fall for him but he's expressionless to the point that it was scary. Not to mention the perpendicular horns that grew on the side of his head, like deer antlers. His long black hair creepily and abruptly swayed side to side without any force being applied to it. His entire body is almost yellow in color, compared to the previous figure of gray and green
The man then suddenly disappeared and a loud sheer and explosion was heard on the west wall. A large hole was made, in replacement of the large gash, followed by a massive shockwave that pushed the water several kilometers away, creating a giant pocket of air
「 Time before the water would cave in a gush inside here... 30 seconds! 」
Philip turned towards Merry's container and he heard a blinking sound. The dark room was already red after the man destroyed half of the room
[Intelligent lifeform detected inside the Icebox... Executing the professor's protocol]
*Blink*
A holographic projection then slowly appeared in front of Merry's container and revealed a humanoid that looked like a scientist. The scientist looked like a human, but there are certain features that didn't make him a human, like a robotic arm, ten small blue horns protruding around his head like a crown, and a height that no humans could achieve at around 12 feet (3.66 meters) tall
[Hello there... Welcome to Icebox! These are my creations]
Philip didn't answer and waited if the scientist would detect his presence since only divine beings and higher beings could only see his presence from his previous expeditions in other's origins
[Huh? Did the system malfunction? There's no one here... In fact, my creations are gone... Oh! They have finally ran rampant, huh? This is to my prediction]
"Looks like he can't detect me"
「 Yeah, looks like it 」
[Well, if the system detected that someone's here, I'll begin explaining... My name is Professor W and I have passed away several thousands years ago. I have downloaded my trace consciousness to the system and my memories are what's left. All of this are just recording]
"Right..."
Philip didn't believe that at all
[Creatures of this planet are so fascinating that I had to study them all and do all kinds of experiments. I even made a time machine to grab creatures from the future! The future looked mediocre, but the creatures were insane! Unfortunately, the time machine was only one time use and it chipped away half of my lifetime. I only had 10 years left at that time]
"What?!"
「 That's interesting... 」
"So, that's how he got these modern animals..."
[But these creatures alone aren't fascinating enough, so I had to experiment by combining them together and altering their structural integrity and atomic composition. But there are only three of my creations that were perfect!! Each of them are different from another and I call them Chimera]
"Is he the first founder and creator of Chimeras?"
「 I doubt it... But all clues lead to it otherwise 」
[The first chimera that I created is a Super Chimera that has the body parts of all legendary and mythical creatures that I collected throughout the universe. She wasn't perfect but she's powerful. The second chimera is supposed to be the Ultimate Chimera, a combination of not only creatures in the universe, but also divine and ancient beings. But unfortunately, it failed and it became an amalgamation of flesh and blood... A failed experiment... But it looks like it only needed a trigger from the super chimera to successfully transform into its ultimate form... Finally, the Mega Chimera, a chimera that can freely transform its body parts into any body parts of any creatures with no restrictions, my perfect creation, the perfect creature!"
「 Well... There you go, looks like you found Merry's origin... A Mega Chimera, the perfect creature 」
"Yeah... Depending on the creature that Merry can transform to, she can be helpful at times. A conditional asset if you will"
「 I agree... But an important power to have 」
[Ah yes, looks like the Icebox has been severely damage by my creations and everything's lost... But, all of my research throughout the universe about Chimeramancy is in this drive]
Professor W pointed at the base of Merry's container and a device that's resembling a USB was seen attached on the machine
"A USB? This looks exactly like the ones in the present!"
「 Yeah... Maybe USBs in the present was reverse engineered when they found an identical one in a ruin or by chance? One thing's for sure though... 」
"Our USBs originated from extraterrestrial source"
「 That's for sure 」
[The Icebox was supposed to contain all of these creatures, no matter how powerful they are. But it seems like they were too powerful]
"..."
[Haaa... Why am I even talking to myself? If the Icebox is destroyed, all the records about Chimeramancy will be lost... If only someone would obtain the drive and preserve the data]
Philip narrowed his empty eyes after hearing what Professor W said
"He's intentionally wanting us to get the drive, isn't he?"
「 Yes, he is 」
"Alright..."
Philip then immediately grabbed the USB drive from the machine and the light from Merry's container was turned off. The light flowed down to the base and into the drive, like the USB sucked the light in
"I got it"
[Hm? How's that possible?! Where did the drive go?!]
"He's f*cking with us... Also, he knows we're here right?"
「 I think so? But im not too sure myself 」
[Well, whatever... As long as it's within good hands... All I wish now is that my perfect creation would also be in good hands... She's a precious one!]
"I will..."
[Very well then... When the Icebox is destoryed, all traces of my existence and this place will be destroyed. This is my last farewell to this universe... Time is the only one who has been hard on me, but overall, I had a good time! Take care of Merry for me!]
The holographic projection then disappeared and that was the last of Professor W
"What?! See! He could see us! Who is this guy?"
「 Philip, the water is gushing in... I calculated that it will obliterate the entire Icebox 」
"What about Merry? Huh?"
Philip was surprised after he looked at Merry inside the shut down container. She was convulsing and her eyes suddenly opened
At that point, the water smashed against Philip and the container, instantly obliterating the Icebox with an astronomical amount of force. The Icebox was crumpled like a piece of paper
At that time, no one knew where the super chimera and the ultimate chimera went and they left no traces
It was then that Philip suddenly returned back to present as his eyes abruptly opened
~~~
Philip found himself back in his room with him holding Merry on his right hand. He lifted her and looked into her eyes
*Mlem*
Merry licked the tip of his nose and he put her down on the bed. He wiped his nose with his finger and he smiled
"So, you're a special one, huh?"
"Arf?"
Merry tilted her head from confusion of Philip's comment
He then opened his left hand and the futuristic USB drive is found on his palm. He stood up and placed the drive on the office table
"C'mon Merry, let's get out of here... I have to help everyone else, if you need any help, you can call for me, okay? Don't be afraid of me, I might even help unlock your full potential in the future"
"..."
Merry's eyes became watery as she seemed to understand Philip's intent. She was happy to be in the mansion since he can do anything and a lot of people love her. She was initially afraid of when people would be scared of her true identity, but her expectations was broken and she was happy
"Arf!!!"
She barked happily and she followed Philip behind him
~~~
Meanwhile, somewhere secret in the world, Anonymous, as usual, is watching everything that was happening in the world
"Haaah... Now that the Mysticism Age has been revealed to the world, a lot will change and it started yesterday! The mansion left us with a lot of work yesterday! Good thing it was settled very early"
The first thing that Anonymous did was to look at Philip's room. He didn't care if he saw him doing naughty stuff since he doesn't care at all. All he wanted was some intriguing and interesing happening around him
"Is he caressing the dog? He's been at it for awhile..."
A few minutes later, Philip moved and placed something on the office table
"Hoh? What is that?! I've never seen anything like it before"
Anonymous has shown interest at the USB drive that Philip got from the Icebox in the past
"Wait... I can't visually calculate the amount of data inside that drive! What's in there?!!"
Anonymous instantly became obsessed of the drive and he'll do anything to get it
"The problem is Philip... Maybe I could just ask him? But what if he refuses? No, he'll understand!"
Anonymous then went ahead and and continued studying the drive from afar since he couldn't access it, unless it was inserted to a computer or data reader