--"What do you mean by the most Powerful Implant in the Galaxy?"--
Aavesh Replied with Stupefaction in his face. The Most Powerful Implant in the Galaxy? Was he kidding around? If word got out that Perseus Made such a claim- Fanatics from the CORE Regions would be after his Life! It was a bold claim that should not be made lightly at all!
"Skeptical about my claims? I know you would be- But I don't mind- after all I did not create this Magnificent implant- I only found it in the Forbidden Beyond - if you catch my drift..." Perseus smiled smugly as he said the last Part. Not many Demigods would dare to venture there and he even brought such a priceless treasure out- Of Course he would be smug!
"Dad are you sure about this- this decision - it would have tremendous consequences! You are not just giving out a hot potato - You are Giving a Galactic Class Planet Wiping Bomb that might explode in his face!",Athena spilled cold water on everyone in the room with her words as she snapped again on her father.
Aavesh curiously asked out, " How Bad is it?" while pointing at the Implant.
Athena replied with caution in her tone, " It was responsible for all of our Research here- the artificial Meridians? We built that because my father Brought it here! This tech is light years ahead of our time and even those Foggies from the Core would exterminate our Race to get it! Besides that's not all- My father Brought Nine Fragments or You could say- Implants that were given to the Other Pinnacle Systems! These 9 Pieces However could not be fully Implanted in our Bodies - we could temporarily connect with it but we could never use it! It was all because we lacked crucial research in Soul Substructure- Until we found You!"
--"Me?"-- Aavesh was a bit stumped at this, to think that he an ordinary Mortal was the key breakthrough to use these Implants.
Athena continued as Perseus observed from the side, " Yes You! You are key to understanding Soul Locked Implants and their relationship with the Mythic Mantle within Everyone! Your soul Substructure- is nearly something impossible for both me and my Father to fully replicate but we should be able to make something that atleast is able to connect to the implants on a basic level! But you- You could go further and even Possibly fully -" She held her breath as Aavesh looked at her with Anticipation! What was this Beautiful Sister going to say? His damaged ears perked up despite the pain to listen to her.
"You'll find out after we surgically implant this into you", Perseus immediately cut her off and spoke in a authoritative tone- causing Athena to shut up. Athena saw his eyes and immediately stopped speaking - it seems her father was hell bent on this decision even if her cute little brother Aavesh would have to deal with the Consequences but she understood his decision. It would be better off in Aavesh's hands than the enemy!
Perseus then looked deeply at Aavesh and spoke with a calm tone,
" Aavesh trust me- this is worth the trouble, You might be the only Person who we know is compatible fully with this Implant - You will have access to a form of strength that is out of the Galaxy- literally! Nothing in the CORE can beat this! Please tell me you will accept it?"
Perseus could see hesitation in Aavesh's eyes so he decided to sweeten the deal- He may be a demigod but he was an ethical Researcher and would always ask for consent- He would not do experiments indiscriminately on People - so consent was a must for him! He then proceeded to market the Implant like a seasoned Salesman,
" This is much better than a simple Artificial Meridian set! This will create the Artificial Meridians within You! and it will be a much better design than ours! Look if it fails we will remove it and implant our Grown artificial Meridians immediately! is that ok?"
Aavesh was a bit exhausted at the shamelessness of the Old man- why not stick to your deal? Aavesh looked again at the Mysterious Implant and decided- he would try it out- not like he really had a choice anyway- his shattered Body was literally strapped to tubes filled with expensive healing fluid!
--"Ok- But no more changes to our deal!"--
"Splendid! I will Implant it right way- Now Sleep!"
With his Powerful words- Aavesh immediately fell asleep - as if in the effects of an Anaesthetic! Perseus merely used a tiny bit of his Power to make Aavesh asleep again.
*Clang
The Robot fell down- while the Key floated back into Perseus's Palm.
Athena frowned a bit at her father, as he shamelessly used his tricks on Aavesh again- Could he not follow procedure?
She shook her head helplessly.
Her father maybe very ethical on consent but would turn into a madman once consent was given.
She then pressed her palm on the adjacent wall and with multiple *Click sounds - revealing a high tech operating room- It was completely Posh and futuristic! It had a single white shaped wide Pod like table while the surface of the Room was filled with Nanotech.
They could do almost anything - from minimal Body Editing to Major Reconstruction- they were capable of all!
It would be very hard to find such efficient Nanotech in the whole Galaxy!
Aavesh fell asleep almost immediately and his body was now shifted to the surgical Table.
Nanotech on the table with Perseus's supervision removed all Tubes and connections to Aavesh's degraded Body while Athena delicately used her spirit strength to lift the Implant from the box and let it float above Aavesh.
Perseus then spoke, " I need his refined blood sample which you collected- We need to inject this into the outer layer so as to begin Masking Process- his immune system should not see the implant as a threat- Also give me Consciousness needle- We need to thread in few wisps of his soul to form the first connection between the implant and his soul- the rest will be handled by the Soul Substructure!"
Athena tapped on the Pod Table and a small grey slate appeared before her- she then drew few runes on the grey slate which then immediately separated into half and a Surgical Tray with various futuristic equipment was presented nearly.
She then searched and selected a tiny translucent needle suspended in a Glass Box. It was even more tinier than the tip of her nail and seemed to made of a strange material.
She carefully passed the Box to Perseus who set up the various New threads and was opening a densely wrapped vial.
He spoke as he carefully opened up the protective wrapping,
"Athena I need you to make the judgement here- Find a suitable location to place this Implant and make the basic body connections with the blood vessels - use the 3D printer if you need to add in any tissue or blood vessel while I perform the threading - clear?"
"Yes" She replied with absolute confidence .
"Good" Perseus was satisfied with this. His daughter probably had plans as to where to place the implant.
Perseus then spoke seriously as revealed the contents of wrapped vial, A blue Golden Fluid which shimmered as if it contained stars within,
"We don't have much time- Athena, he was never going to survive on AMRITH alone- Now we will use Blue Golden Grade AMRITH to buy some more time before his body collapses- Let's begin..."
The Surgery had begun.
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Athena first injected Aavesh's refined blood essence into the Implant which it then absorbed and turned into reddish Pink color- no different from an actual Organ on the outside- even miniature nanomites turned dark red as they revolved through and around the heart shaped Implant.
It then seemed to reduce in size- as if to match the heart of a child.
Usually things would be successful at this step but difficulties only came during implant surgery.
The ADAPT implant was way too mysterious - her father and many others tried to have it implanted on them but it never usually worked- the implant would never respond and slowly return to it's original state.
After years of research and tests , she discovered the way the Implant communicated- it gave of complex soul based frequencies - yet it did not possess a soul.
It was very wierd- A new Avenue literally. She tried many mental and soul whisper communication methods but nothing worked because the implant had a very specific requirement in communication.
She then met Aavesh and compared the incredible Substructure of his soul- rather his soul Pathways present in the Substructure.
This meant all technology developed using this Implant like the Artificial Meridian would finally have a way of fully functioning!
She then created a pseudo Substructure and for once- she finally was able to establish connections- Her father then tried to go further but Pseudo Substructure was not enough - they needed to Fully replicate the soul Pathways present in Aavesh.
To their chagrin they also found another discovery - the Substructure needed to be strong enough for Mythic Power to course through it and reach the Implant.
Then only would the implant fully assimilate with the host!
And Aavesh's Soul Pathways in his Substructure was unique to his Mythic Power - which would mean that they would have to research for hundreds of years further to find the Perfect Soul Pathways for the other Mythic Powers.
Maybe it would not be enough.
Therefore he was the only one who could accept it for now.
Athena then looked at Aavesh's Body scans, and found something strange in his heart- there seemed to be a hidden Genetic based Flaw in his Pericardium which would lead to a dangerous condition known as cardiomyopathy, which could be remotely triggered using a specific energy frequency and cause his heart to fail.
The shocking fact- it was not an inherited trait, it was genetic Modification at a very precise location - almost as if to keep a Backup killing method.
But it was a mortal method- Meaning the perpetrator was not powerful enough - but was rich enough to employ this hidden move, it had to be done when he was 5 years old- after looking at the modified tissue age.
The Method used was likely a form of Gene Drug used to enhance their talent but instead it secretly modified a part of the heart.
She didn't know who could have done this but the thought of doing such a thing to a child was soul chilling.
It was an insidious move- to try and destroy Aavesh's Body at a moment's notice.
She then used her mental will to scrape the Modified part of the Pericardium and decided to graft the Implant into Aavesh- removing the dangerous part and replacing it with a benign organ- she didn't want to fully replace the original heart as most of it was quite healthy!
This move allowed her to not build a custom Blood Vessel but rather use what was already available - simplifying the Process by 99%.
The Beating Implant quickly adjusted to its latest new home but remained in it's slow beating fashion - it was waiting for the Soul connection.
Meanwhile, Perseus morphed the translucent needle and gently pierced Aavesh's third eye.
The third eye did not involuntarily open and remained closed- not bothered by this small trickle.
He then switched to his astral vision and carefully dragged a thin white wispy thread- A small part of Aavesh's Soul consciousness through his body until he reached the implant and slowly led the wispy thread into it.
It required incredibly complex precision only capable by a Demigod to do this- Luckily he did not fail and succeeded in establishing a basic connection.
*BEEP
The Implant let out a sound as the thread sank into it. The Implant stopped beating and the Nanomites became still- Then suddenly.
*Pulse
*BANG
An invisible energy pulse erupted out of it and the Nanomites violently revolved faster as if listening to its commands.
It was like a swarm of bees coursing through Blood.
Something triggered the Implant as it immediately began to assimilate into Aavesh's Body.
Athena then quickly switched on a screen showing the Nanomites building proper connective tissue with the Body and were beginning to spread across the entire Body.
Both Athena and Perseus looked at eachother, their eyes shining- It was a success and now they would witness Meridian Creation!
But the Process abruptly stopped like a croaking engine.
The Nanomites had become still.
Both looked at the Implant on the screen and wondered what was the Problem now?
'Divorarium'
A faint mechanical cold voice began to echo in their heads-
Athena suddenly revealed a shocked look and while Perseus immediately realised the problem - The Implant wanted Divorarium! It had to be because there was not enough suitable materials!
He immediately disappeared and returned back in a flash holding a 2Kg Dense fist sized cube of refined unabsorbed Pure Divorarium and brought it above the Implant.
*BUZZ
A Swarm of Nanomites immediately erupted out of the Implant and devoured the entire cube while ignoring Perseus's hand.
Now they spread again throughout the Body and and at critical locations they began to simultaneously craft Meridian Channels with small thinly laced chunks of Divorarium in a beautiful yet grotesque manner.
It was an incredible sight!
*Urgh
Suddenly Mid surgery Aavesh woke up eyes wide and began to vomit Black chunks of Blood again and his body contorted in Pain.
" Not enough Energy! NEEEEED MORRR!"
He howled out. Dark red veins spread across his body as he felt thousands of worm needless coursing throughout his Body- His thoughts were filled with Hunger of Energy essence. He NEEDED IT . NOW. IMMEDIATELY.
He didn't even care about his opened up chest- Blood spilled about randomly - creating a gruesome visual.
His eyes turned Bloodshot as he stared at the Father -Daughter duo like a wild animal that was about to Pounce.
Just as he leaped towards them,- A thick wall of Glass separated him from them suddenly and trapped him like a wild Animal.
*Bang
*Bang
*Scratch
He began to wild pound and scratch at the Glass wall while revealing an angry look.
Perseus then stepped forward and spoke in calm voice, " I know you are not yourself child- But Since you want energy, I will give it you"
He then spoke in a commanding tone, " AI protocol Icarus- Direct Full solar flares of the Neutron Star into chamber 361B containment zone- Give Mental Controls to me as per the Demigod Protocol"
A mechanical voice sounded out, "Acknowledged Request "
*Whoooosh
*Boom
Athena watched in horror as Bluish White flames began to fill the glass protected containment zone- completely enveloping the wild Aavesh.