[A few days later]
Finally, the clone was completed. A completely new body without a soul. A perfect clean slate, empty and unused. Her long blue hair, pale skin, big breasts, and killer figure were truly a sight to behold.
There were two needles strapped onto her arms, one near her neck, one near her heart, and six on her spine. But most importantly, the hardest part is yet to come.
Skylar will have to possess this new body and at that exact moment, Bruce starts this body's functions. It may or may not succeed. However, according to Bruce's calculation, the chance of success is 89%, more than he imagined when he first started this project.
The body was inside a glass tube filled with light green liquid, looking just like any other cloning experiment you would read in a comic. She looks just like a newborn child sleeping in the amniotic fluid inside an artificial womb.
"You ready?" Bruce asked Skylar, looking at his lightning ring.
"Whenever you are," She replied from within the ring.
"Ok. Just make sure to keep that other soul in check. I don't want her to get out and destroy everything in here," He warned.
"You don't have to worry about her. She's very interested in seeing just what you can do," Skylar replied to Bruce with an excited tone.
"Oh, is she, really?" Bruce nodded.
"Yeah. If this is successful, then make a body for her too and in return, she'll make a contract with you. So, Bruce, it better be successful," Skylar's tone was a bit more serious at the end.
"Alright. Ok. Now you see that counter," He pointed at the big screen with a ten-second counter, "I'll start it and as soon as it hits 1 you'll possess the body and leave the rest to me."
"Let's do this," She was excited to get out of that confinement and get a body of her own. It's been eons since she saw and experienced the physical world in her true form.
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Beep Beep Beep.
10-9-8...
Bruce watched the numbers countdown.
3-2-1...
Click
The countdown stopped the moment Bruce flipped the switch. The needles instantly pierced into the new body, injecting blood filled with nanites and some chemicals into her body to jumpstart the organs. At that same time, he observed the sparks of electricity crackling around the body. Skylar possessed the body. Her soul is trying to adjust to her new one, the moment Bruce could feel her possession, he used the nanites, pushing bio-electrical power, directing those electric pulses directly at her new heart, awakening the spark of life.
Soon, the body opened her blue eyes, looking at Bruce with her newly awakened self.
Gulp! Gulp! She began to drown and was swallowing the green liquid. But before Bruce could drain the liquid, a blast of lightning emerged from the body.
Crackle! Boom! The glass tube exploded.
Shards of glass shot everywhere, shattering the lights and destroying a couple of equipment. The green liquid splashed everywhere, and everything inside the lab was soaking wet. Bruce erected a shield around his body before it could splash him.
"Shiiiit!"
Bruce rushed in and caught the body as it was about to fall on the floor.
He carefully placed her down on the nearby table and turned off the device where the body was originally in. The light blue aura started fading. He checked her body functions by connecting with the nanites inside her body. Everything was normal. From blood pressure to heartbeat and brain functions, they are all fine. It was beating on its own, and Bruce felt a huge sense of accomplishment.
"Phew~" Bruce sighed a breath of relief after making sure there were no complications or rejection.
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Skylar opened her eyes. Everything was so bright that she had to close them and wait till she could adjust them to this world again. After a few minutes of blinking, she could finally open her eyes wide and clearly see the world. She wasn't sure if this was the real world or one of those illusions she often saw inside the ring.
She slowly moved her right arm. Although it felt sore and difficult to move, she eventually managed to move her arm before her eyes. This is probably the second time she felt this weak. All that power she once possessed as a soul has weakened, and she suddenly felt tired. It almost felt like her body was heavy.
She fell asleep soon after.
After some time passed, Skylar regained her consciousness again. This time it was a bit easy to adjust to the room's light. She tried her best to move and observe the surrounding area. Slowly, her memories started returning, along with everything that happened recently. It didn't hurt or anything, it felt just as if she was remembering an old memory, a part of a dream.
Bruce noticed that she had regained consciousness again. He was sitting beside the bed, writing a few notes down on a notepad.
Skylar slowly regained control of her senses. She could hear the low humming of the machines around her. She could feel the softness of the bed she was lying on and could also smell a strong scent, something like antiseptics or medical fluids.
Slowly, she turned her head toward her right and saw Bruce walking toward her.
"Skylar?" Bruce walked in, putting the notepad on the table nearby, and leaned closer to her face.
"Bruce, hey! Thank you so much. Ugh~" She felt a little pain around her stomach area as she tried to raise her upper torso up.
"Take it easy. Here. Drink this."
Bruce helped her raise her upper torso a bit. And slowly brought the glass of water with a straw near her mouth. After which, she finished the glass, not realizing that her throat was extremely dry and needed a lot of hydration.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah. I think. Wow, this feels like a dream. It's a success, right?" She asked as he helped her lay back on the bed.
"Yup! Just as I promised all those years ago, a new body for you," He replied while gently massaging her shoulders.
"Thanks," She smiled and asked, "You don't think that the ring will pull me back in again, do you?" She nervously wondered.
"Relax. That won't happen. It didn't happen in the last 72 hours, so I doubt it will."
"I was out for that long?!" Skylar was surprised and a bit shocked.
"Yes. It takes time for a new body to adapt to... How should I say this... a brand-new soul? Right now, you must be feeling too exhausted and weak, right?" He gently stroked her silky blue hair, observing every feature of her body.
"Yeah. It's like I fought a hoard of minotaurs and then someone threw me into the den of those freaking dragons. Just like the old days," She chuckled.
"I don't even want to imagine what that would feel like. But right now, you need to rest and recover as much strength as you can."
"Ok,"
"That's my girl!"
Bruce planted a kiss on her forehead and gently massaged her head, rubbing his hands around the temples, trying to soothe her and let her rest. Skylar felt relaxed. She doesn't even remember the last time someone cared this much for her, the last time someone gave her affection. She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep again, enjoying every moment of his attention.
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[Thomas's Study]
"Haaa... A cloned body for an ancient soul that was trapped inside a ring by a dragon race?" Thomas, who was sitting on his chair, behind the desk, rubbed his eyes and repeated what his son said as if it was the plot of some fantasy novel, "You mean real dragon? Like those with wings and all from those old tales?"
"Yup! That's the gist of it. Skylar is the one who saved me from a coma all those years ago and she's been helping us all this time with different things. I wanted to keep it a secret from you, but it has become necessary. You see, right now she's recuperating back in my room in her new body," Bruce said as he tapped his fingers on the table.
"A Princess with God's blood, Pamela who controls plants, Flash the speedster, Mr. Freeze with freezing power, Superman and Kara... Then not to mention your abnormally strong human friends. You took over the league too and now... Haaa... Now, an ancient warrior from another dimension who was trapped inside a ring by a dragon race? Is that all?" Thomas asked as he opened the lower part of his desk and took out a bottle of whiskey and a glass. He poured a glass and looked at Bruce waiting to get his reply.
"Well, not just Superman and Kara, but we got a colony of Kryptonians in cryo sleep on Mars," Bruce pointed his thumb out toward the ceiling, "We can call them when we need an army if the need arises. Although they are a bunch of traitors and bloodthirsty beings who might go on a rampage, I made sure to inject them with a special chemical as a precaution." He pointed out while thinking to himself, 'One flick of my finger and they will drop dead. Those fuckers better behave.'
"And you even went to get yourself an army," Thomas took a sip of the whiskey before saying, "And go on. I'm guessing there are more you want to tell me."
"I've met with Aquawoman, the queen of Atlantis, the one responsible for the flood and waste dump on the land. A war might break out between land and Atlantis if I don't find a way to help them. They will drown the city just like that if a war breaks out. I'm working on it right now. And finally, we got even a bigger problem than that. A freaking overpowered alien might be coming for Earth. I'm not too sure, but we have to fix this Atlantean mess as fast as possible," Bruce continued while Thomas filled the glass up again and gulped down in a single go.
"That's what you've been doing while I thought you were getting yourself in trouble with the girls. The water world, huh? I thought you were making that up. But... Damn! So, what do you want me to do?" Thomas questioned with a sigh.
"Just start a cleaning program or something like that and let me know if those government fools try to do something that might spark a war. That will be enough for now," Bruce got up from his chair. "And next time when Jarvis says run, run. You almost got yourself killed while fighting that almost-immortal General."
"I know. I just couldn't help it back then. I too want to go out and stretch my legs every now and then. It's too boring to deal with politics every day," Thomas scratched the back of his head as he stood up from his seat. He looked at the ring on Bruce's finger and said, "Bruce, whatever you are doing, be careful. Things have changed over these past few months, and some new enemies are popping up here and there. Take your team's help. Don't try to do everything alone."
"Of course, dad,"
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