Chapter 8 - First Power

**POV - MARK BLAKE**

The jet arrives at the landing center, and I get off. I check my phone's clock; it's currently 5PM in New York.

The cars for my escort are already waiting for me. I head towards them.

"Take me back to my apartment," I tell the soldier driving the car.

I lean back in the car seat and call up the system. "Status," the system appears.

[Host: Mark Blake

Authorization in the Foundation: Level 6 USC

Position in the Foundation: Administrator (Controller above the O5 Council)

Powers acquired: Strategic Mind, Accelerated Thinking, Impenetrable Shield, Calming Aura, Commander's Aura, Resistance to Mind Invasion and Control.

Controls acquired: 1 [Click to view details]

Successful captures: 1

Stored SCPs: 1

Exchange Points: 8993

Summoning Points: 4

Summon [Click to open]

Packages: 2 [Click to open]

Foundation Store [Click to open]]

'Interesting, 8993 points. The cheapest base in the store costs 15,000 points. I should accumulate more points by making more containments,' I think as I observe my Exchange Points.

Thirty minutes pass, and we arrive at the building's garage. I get out of the car and head towards the elevator. I press the button for the 72nd floor and wait.

When the elevator opens, I head to my apartment. I unlock the door and step inside.

I close the door and turn on the lights in the apartment. I walk into the living room and sit on the couch.

'Now, let's check out the rewards,' I think with a smile.

I open the system and click on the packages. The package tab opens, showing a golden box. I click on it, and it opens.

[Rewards received:

- Prodigy in Martial Arts.

- Power of Flight (the stronger your body becomes, the faster you'll be able to fly).

- 450 Exchange Points.

- 350 million dollars.]

"Now I can fly," I say, trying to fly. I start floating in the air and can immediately control the direction I want to go.

I descend and check out the other rewards. 'Now I can learn to fight, I have 450 million dollars, and 450 more Exchange Points,' I think.

"Let's see the other package," I say, opening the system again and clicking on the golden chest.

[Rewards received:

- Ability to Expose a Person's Deepest Desire (to activate this ability, you must make direct eye contact with the person, similar to Lucifer Morningstar's powers).

- Hydrokinesis (the ability to generate and manipulate water, with the ability to change its physical state).

- 750 Exchange Points.

- 300 million dollars.]

"Now I can control water, how amazing!" I say happily.

I start spinning water droplets in my hand. I try changing their physical states; the droplets turn to ice, then vapor, and finally reintegrate into liquid.

'Points and money seem to vary. Interesting, maybe I'll earn more in the future,' I think, looking at the points and money.

'Asking people's desires like Lucifer will be fun, haha,' I think with a smile.

I spend 30 minutes testing my ice powers.

I try creating ice spikes for attack, and it works. 'It seems like the system gave me full control without much training,' I think, watching over ten ice spikes spinning around me.

"Let's test the martial arts," I say, picking up the phone and opening several videos of people practicing martial arts, from Karate, Kung-Fu, Krav Maga, to Jiu-Jitsu.

'I can learn almost all the basic moves. Interesting, if I work harder, I'll probably become very skilled,' I think, imitating a boxing move.

I spend another hour testing all my powers.

After an hour of training, I sit back on the couch and start thinking about Stark Industries.

"Ok, now I need to buy Stark Industries' shares. The last time I checked, the shares dropped by 50%. If I send some soldiers and hackers to investigate the shareholders and uncover something illegal, I can buy at least 20% of the company, since Tony owns at least 51% and other shareholders like Stane hold the remaining 49%," I say, making a call to one of the Foundation's Class A researchers.

"Hello, Mr. Administrator. I'm researcher Isabella. How can I assist you?" A female voice answers the phone.

"Hello, Isabella. I want our hackers to use the Foundation's satellites and find everything about Stark Industries' shareholders. I want all the information as soon as possible," I order.

"Yes, sir. It will be done," Isabella responds respectfully and hangs up.

I start researching to see if the shares have dropped any further.

"It seems they've stabilized. Currently, the company is valued at 4 billion dollars, so 20% of the shares would cost 800 million dollars," I say, analyzing the data.

'This will be a great deal, since when Tony Stark returns, the company's value will skyrocket. I estimate it will grow to a total of 20.3 billion dollars, which would mean at least a threefold return on the amount I'll invest,' I think with a malicious smile.

'But for this plan to work, I must wait for the Foundation to send the acquired data,' I think.

'In the meantime, I should get accustomed to my new powers,' I think, standing up from the couch and starting to practice my fighting abilities and control over the new powers.

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**Author's Note:** Did you like the new powers? I'm open to suggestions for future powers.

**Author's Note:** I wanted this chapter to be longer, but I didn't want to pad it with unnecessary words. The previous chapters were quite long compared to what I initially planned (only 500 words), but I didn't want to cut them in half because it wouldn't make sense to me.