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~ Omni Pov ~

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Alex drew ragged breathes, and soon after he opened his eyes. He looked around, taking in the architecture around himself, recognizing it, he calmed down quickly...

'Shit..' He thought to himself exhaustedly. It had happened to him, again...

"I should really stop getting knocked out..." He muttered bitterly. His eyes then trailed over to his left. Clothes were there, but upon closer inspection they seemed to be a little bigger than his size. Weird, but he thought nothing much of it. With a slow deliberate rise, he got up off the bed. Stretching his body a little to loosen up.

Coaxing some inevitable creaks in his bones, he nodded to himself that he was fine...

He had realized that he hadn't woken up with any sores or bruises. This was a good sign, he just hopes he wasn't out of commission for very long... Other than that, he did notice that he felt better than he usually did, and slightly bulkier too, he just couldn't really place a finger as to why...

'I highly doubt this is just a coincidence.' He had even realized that he was actually slightly more muscular, and lean too...

Now being somewhat accustomed to practically getting his face caved in, and waking up in a new location, he didn't question his current disposition, much... So instead of moping around, and doing nothing, he changed into his new clothes, and quickly headed out of the room.

'The hulk must have gotten me a massive increase, so let's see here...' He quickly opened his panel to see whatever he had changed...

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Name: Alex Young

Age: 17 Years Old and 3 months

Life-Span (New): 17 Years/ 293 Years and 6 months 

Race: (Proto/Meta) Human, Partial Monster (New)

Weight: 103.3 KG ⟶ 105.4 KG

Height: 5 feet, 11 inches 

Health: 100%/100%

Mana: Nil

Stamina: 100%/100%

- Striking Strength: 125.5 Tons ⟶ 2343 Tons

- Grip Strength: 38.3 Tons ⟶ 764.6 Tons

- Lifting Strength: 44.6 Tons ⟶ 804.6

- Dexterity: 12 ⟶ 76 (10 for a normal human male)

- Movement Speed: Mach 1.5 ⟶ Mach 13.4

- Attack Speed: Mach 4.8 ⟶ Mach 39.62

- Reaction Speed: 11.7 ⟶ 18.3 fold greater than Attack speed

- I.Q: 207 ⟶ 2091

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Forms;

Ultra Instinct: The state of ones body acting on its own with utmost efficiency. Combined with beyond perfect physiology. Your body will automatically strive to push itself to the brink, and break its limits in this state. Your physical stats will also increase by 2-fold, while your reaction speed 5-fold...

Demon-Back (New): A power drawn from the Hanma bloodline. It allows the user to grow during battle passively. Further increasing all physical capabilities by 7-fold, allows the use of endorphins, and increases regeneration rate by 20%...

Monsterfication I (New): Due to the second near death awakening, your body has slightly transcended what is capable of what humans should be able to achieve. Your aren't truly humane anymore. This state further increases your growth rate, and will-power. However, you are slightly more savage as a byproduct...

Skills;

Minor Regeneration VII: Your body has evolved and has adapted to the constant assaults... Through the bloody beatings, your body rejects being put in a pitiful state ever again, thus increasing your natural recovery time by 13-fold compared to before...

Longevity I (New): Your body has broken through, and ascended past a normal human's limitation. Due to reaching new biological heights, your cells have gone through a qualitative change, allowing you to live 100% longer than a regular human is able to.

Peak Performance I (New): Due to your cellular activity undergoing evolution, your body once reaching its peak physical development, will now remain as such for 200% longer than a normal human...

Hyper-Vision I (New): The user's eyes will be able to see the physiology of the opponent, as well as spot any weaknesses, if any...

Toxin Resistance I (New): Due to your Body undergoing minor evolution, your immune system is on hyperdrive. Toxins of a decomposing effect will no longer affect you if it is of a certain potency...

Hanma's Growth I (New): Due to reaching a new evolutionary jump. You can officially gain a 2% multiplicative increase in stats each week forever.

Denser Bones I (New): Your bones have gone through a qualitative change... Your bones have became 'hyper dense', which means common blades and firearms wont be able to get past your bones...

Shock Absorption I (New): Due to your recent battle, your cells refuse to go through such internal shocks again, thus granting you a more slightly shock absorptive physique, allowing your organs, bones and skin to be denser as a result...

Hanma's Intimidation (New): Due to your body having no outside powers, and cultivated through only pure physical strength, reality is bending, and it shows, literally... Weaker beings will feel extremely threatened by you, and slightly stronger beings will feel varying degrees of fear from you. It depends on how you view them as well...

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'What, the? Monsterfication, and the Demon-Back?' Alex smiled like a little child. 

He gained more than what he could hope for from the fight. Still, he wasn't even surprised at his physical results, but he was very happy at them either way. This much of an increase was just ungodly at this point, was normal in his eyes. Not to even speak about his new forms.

On top of all this, he gained much sharper instincts from fighting the Hulk, if they were to go again, there wouldn't be a fight in the first place. 

He noticed the load of new abilities and some categories that the system added as well. He chalked it up to be added via his life-span as a result of his body undergoing what could be considered another evolution...

'At least this Explains why I feel much healthier than I did before all this... And, broader too.'

With a smile plastered onto his face, he continued to roam the halls in search for the team, Xavier and Anna, but he only saw a few other mutant kids walking around...

'Where is everyone?' He asked himself. Checking places where at least one member would have been, he thought of the last possible one...

'*Sigh~* I haven't checked the training room yet, if they aren't here, I'll just take an early leave...' Alex yawned, and left to meet up with them all...

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~ Omni Pov, With the X-Men... ~

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"Thank you Professor Xavier, it seems your team managed to complete the mission. Good work." 

"Yes... Thank you." Xavier responded coolly. However, anyone who knew him could tell from the way he gripped his phone, and his unsympathetic expression, knew that he was very upset. 

"-Well, I'll send my men down to the mansion to pick him up later today, keep him sedated until they arriv-..." The man got cut off..

Xavier didn't even wait until he was finished before hanging up the device.

"Are we really gonna keep him alive!?" Logan quickly interrupted, now awake and well, "He almost killed Hank!", Logan spat venom.

"We have to... It was our agreement. We will do nothing to him!" Xavier quipped with finality in his tone, not daring for a counter response. 

Logan growled at his old comrade. 

Sensing the tension in the air Scott spoke up, "No one likes this anymore than you do Logan, not even the professor does... We just need to hand him ov-", but was quickly interrupted.

"*TCH!* DAMN IT!! AM I THE ONLY ONE! THAT ACTUALLY WANTS TO DO SOMETHIN' ABOUT ALL THIS!" Logan added.

The team didn't respond. However, with a huff in his tone. Logan had calmed himself a little, with a few steps, he was in front of the professor, he leaned towards Xavier's ear, saying;

"If that green fucker, so much as breath too hard, he's dead!' Logan finished his statement, and walked away furious.

As logan was about to leave, but someone got to the door first. Logan still angry ready to tell off however it was, saw the person. They were all stunned for a moment, realizing that it was Alex, he had woken up already...

'H-how is he awake already?' Xavier thought, genuinely surprised.

'Alex?' Ororo thought with confusion...

The rest of the X-Men were stunned to see Alex awake and well. Scott turned towards the professor, doing so discreetly...

The professor decided to speak with Scott via telepathy;

'I'm just as confused as you are Scott. I checked Alex's condition myself. The diagnostics read that he should have been out for the entire week.' But seeing Alex up without so much as a bruise, was definitely surprising...

Scott looked albeit confused, shrugged in acceptance. However, he for some reason felt nervous when Alex came in the room.

'It must be my head...' He chalked it off to be battle earlier getting to him.

Not everyone was glad though...

"YOU!?" Logan spat venomously. The team knowing Logan, knew this could be very bad, especially at the moment.

"Logan, don't!" Scott shouted, but it fell on deaf ears...

Logan quickly charged Alex however, both his hands were grabbed by latter swiftly. Causing him to halt his charge instantly...

"What's up with you?" Alex asked.

With adamantium claws ready to be unleashed, Logan roared; "Don't pretend you don't know BRAT!! YOU KNOCKED ME OUT YOU LITTLE, FUCKER!!!" Logan growled.

Alex hearing this shook his head, 'I see...'

Alex sighed tiredly within his mind, and with a split second decision, he let go of Logan's arms, letting what happens, happen...

"HERAHH!!!" Logan growled, landing a punch in Alex square in the face.

*CLUNG!*

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The team heard the noise, but Alex stood unmoving from the punch. On the contrary, it was logan who's hand appeared to be completely dislocated...

"Shit!" Logan grumbled to himself with pain.

"I'm... Sorry Logan. But, I had my reasons..." However, Logan was dealing with his own hanging issues at the moment to listen.

"How are you, even awake?" She whispered to herself...

But removing that train of thought, she pressed on, asking, "What reasons?"

Alex heard the voice, immediately recognizing that it was Ororo...

'Ah~ fuck me in the ass...'

"What reasons could you possibly have to do something, so foolish!" Ororo chided. Alex could smell, and feel her anger. At least someone cared enough to do so, so he wasn't going to hang her over...

"Haha~ At least I'm alive, and well right? Relax, I won't be doing something like that again either."

'No promises though...' Alex thought smugly.

Ororo though upset shrugged it off, agreeing. 

"Regardless, that was a reckless decision by you. We were a team, what if you had gotten killed?" She made sure to emphasize her last word. 

'Huh? We weren't a team, I was just there to volunteer...' He noted to himself.

Slightly annoyed at Ororo, who's technically his junior, he spoke up, "Excuse me, but... You shouldn't really be complaining... If I wasn't there, wouldn't Hank be dead? Or potentially anyone of you too? I'm not trying to be a pessimistic, but instead of scolding me so harshly, look at the pros, in comparison to the cons..." Alex added.

"This Ass-hol-" Logan grumbled, but he was interrupted swiftly,

"Listen, I agree that my decision was, impractical to the common mind sure, but let's be real here. I'm even admitting that it was a risky call, but let's face it. Logan, you wouldn't have stood a chance in that fight. I might argue, that I saved you from taking a beating instead," Alex added calmly.

Logan's teeth were clenched... But even he knew the 'kid' had a point. He had felt first hand how strong really Alex was, the only thing he could do was sponge up a couple of attacks, but that was it...

With a huff, "Ya' know what? I'm done here! I've got better things to do." Logan responded, striding past Alex...

Alex sighed, "I didn't mean for that to happen, but facts, are facts..."

Ororo couldn't inherently disagree with Alex's points either, Jean and Kurt knew too, that he was actually right.

"That's enough, Alex. We all get it..." Scott added.

"-I'll be leaving as well," Ororo added, she walked past Alex, but before she stepped past the door, she whispered; "Anna would like to see you, so hurry..." Before walking towards her own devices.

Slightly shaking his head, Xavier announced; "Alright, the rest of you, I'll need to speak with Alex, alone..." Soon after, everyone had left the room, leaving only Alex and the professor...

"... Now that we are alone, I just wanted to say that I'm glad you're awake Ale-"

"Stop, just stop... Let's just get to the details professor. I'll need the specifics on why you gave them the mission..." Alex asked. 

However, the professor remained silent for a moment, likely collecting his thoughts.

"It was, to repay a favor..."

"From who?", 'Who ever this was could be dangerous if they're hunting the hulk, and powerful enough to hire the team to do it...' Alex noted.

"That's, Irrelevant..."

"It's very relevant. You owe me that much... I saved Hank, and possible the whole team, sacrificing myself in the process." Alex reasoned heavily. He had legitimately died from fighting the hulk, even if it was for a short amount of time...

The professor sighed, taking a glance towards the floor, "-He goes by the name, Nick Fury, a special agent from a top secret organization, that I myself; Am not even privy to. Still, I owed him a favor since he helped me year ago..."

'So that's his name, Nick Fury,' Alex noted once more. Having an inkling that whoever this person was, might be a massive pain in his ass in the near future...

Alex's eyes slightly narrowed for a moment, sensing what he could only word as anger from Xavier.

"He gave us a little information on our target, which was someone even we kept our eyes on from time to time, but ignored and left; However, when we were given the task. He made no mentions of his capabilities..." Xavier added.

"Mhmm... Given your tone, it seems you got back-slid a little... Let me guess, he left out the part where he got stronger over time?" Alex asked.

'Hmm, to think he would miss such a detail. Well, this should serve as a lesson for him to double check what he would be dealing with before hand, but he likely trusted his source...' Alex thought

Xavier looked up, his gaze turned into a look of curiosity; "How did yo-"

"Because, if you knew, you wouldn't have taken the mission in the first place, it's too risky... Still, I can see how much you care for them. The team that is; You wouldn't give them such a task unless absolutely necessary..."

Xavier's eyes widened for a moment, but lowering as just as quickly...

"Anyway, you don't have to speak, now that I'm healthy enough... I'll be frank, albeit it sudden too, I think, it's time we say our goodbyes..." 

'There was no better time to leave this place, I've more than overstayed my welcome, and being here any longer will likely make me get more attached to the team, and vice versa...'

Xavier looked at Alex with confusion evident in his features, "W-What!? It's barely been a month since you've been here, and I still haven't properly thanked you for saving the team..." 

"I don't need anything Professor, other than some peace, I can take care of myself, though, it would be helpful if I could get a couple thousand dollars to get started on somethings." Alex chuckled lightly.

"Just, wai-"

Alex intervened, leaning next to the reinforced walls, "Don't bother professor, I won't be able to be convinced. Now, if you won't help me with the nice funding I asked you for, I'll just leav-"

With sweat trailing off his face, Xavier quickly interjected, "Alright!"

'HAH! Gotcha!' Alex smiled internally.

"I'll help you, it's the least I can do, but... Wouldn't it be better to at least tell them too?" Xavier offered.

'Why should I do that? I don't really owe them an explanation... He's only making this be more awkward as it is...' Alex pondered... But having to think for a moment more, he knew it wouldn't be very polite to just leave as he pleased, so he agreed.

Within mere minutes, it didn't take long for Xavier to call back the team to the training room, including Anna...

Alex looked at the team; 'Everyone except Logan showed up, that's somewhat understandable...' He thought to himself.

"Alex, you're alright?..." Anna said, but with visible perplexity.

"Professor Xavier said you were in critical condition... Ho- No, never mind, I'm glad you're ok..." She said lightly.

"Yeah, I guess I'm too strong for beds now. Plus, I feel better than before actually." Alex smiled.

Ororo watched the small exchange with more thought than what she could even admit, but she ignored it for now, still thinking about how reckless Alex's earlier actions were...

"Now! Since everyone is here, Alex would like to tell you all something... Go on Alex,' Xavier gestured.

"...I just wanted to say to you all, that I'll be leaving the X-Mansion today. My reasons are once again personal, so please don't ask why. Other than that, I'd like to thank you all here for helping me within this month, and because of your help, I've gotten a better understanding of myself... That's all."

"Wait a minute kid, do you understand how reckless this?" Scott advised, being the first to do so.

Kurt looked at Alex, whom he considered a friend. "It's true Alex, what's with the sudden get away, where would you even go?"

Jean and Anna didn't say anything. The former didn't particularly care much, she wasn't that close with Alex, however concerned she may be for his welfare, she knew he wouldn't be swayed from her experience...

The latter? She knew of his plan, thus her reaction was somewhat mild...

"Don't try to change his mind..." Ororo intervened. The others looked at her.

"Given the look in his eyes, he knows of the consequences, and as much as we should give him a lecture as to why he shouldn't leave, we should give him even more credit, he is more than capable of handling himself..." Ororo finished, folding her arms. 

'Interesting...' Was what Alex thought. Never thinking she would be so mellow about the whole thing...

"But- *sighs* I guess, you're right, he can handle himself..." Scott chided. Eve though Alex was indeed 17 years old, they don't get stronger than this...

Kurt on the other hand walked up to Alex with a welcoming smile...

"Well, I suppose this is the end of seeing you here Alex, it was a pleasure while it lasted. I hope you do well..." He outstretched his hand.

Alex smiled, shaking Kurt's hand; "Thanks for that Kurt...", Alex nodded towards the team, with them reciprocating as well...

Xavier smiled too, happy there were at least leaving on a decent note; "Alright, I suppose that's all. Alex, come to my office, I'll speak with you there-"

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