Tensura: The First Hybrid

???Pov:

.....Ugh....fuaa....*Yawn*..mm.. That was a nice sleep, I didn't had such a nice sleep in a while... Hmm? Where am I? This place looks a bit strange and why the hell am I in a capsule?!

Ugh, Let's calm down first, it isn't the time to panic. The last time I panicked was when I wet my pants in elementary school... Why the hell am I remembering this now? Let's think rationally, the last thing I remember is getting...shot?

Now it's time to panic-... Ahhhh! What the hell happened?! Where am I?! Did I die? Did I survive? Did Tamura do what I asked him to do?

*sigh* Deep breaths... Am I even breathing? Yes, yes I am. But this air, it feels...clean? Pure? I don't know but it feels nice to breathe.

Hmm? Now that I think about it, I had a strange dream about me being in a laboratory with a crazy scientist. Ha hahaha How funny it is, for a moment I thought it was real....

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Ah god, hell nah....

Twilight Pov:

"Sir, the subject has woken up and is now in a state of panic and extreme stress!"

One of my helpers yelled out loud, while barging inside my office.

Wait, the subject is awake?

"Is it truly awake?" I asked him to make sure. "Yes, sir. The subject woke up a few minutes ago and is in a state of panic and extreme stress."

So, it truly is awake. Yes~ finally after a whole month, It finally woke up.

"Let's go to the laboratory. Close the facility and inform all the researchers about this. I want all of them in the lab within five minutes." I said this but I didn't actually care if they come or not, currently I am too focused on my masterpiece.

After running for a few seconds, I finally reached the gates of the laboratory and saw several researchers and helpers already swarming around the gate, waiting for me to open it.

"Get out of the way!" I released a bit of my aura to scare them and open a path for me. After reaching the gate, I was about to open it when one of my researchers said something.

"Sir, your aura."

Oh yes, my aura. I quickly absorbed my aura and made it almost non-existent.

"Everyone of you, make sure no one releases their aura or use any type of magic without my instructions, understood?" I said sternly, as I can't risk my masterpiece getting hurt because of some nobodies' mistake.

After they all reduced their aura to the safe extent, I unlocked the door and looked inside...

???Pov:

Ugh To think I truly am in a laboratory and there truly is a crazy scientist. Tch* This is the worst day of my life... Just where the hell am I?

...Wha-WHAT THE HELL?! Di-did someone just talk to me in my head? Wait, th-that voice... I heard it when I was stabbed too! Wh-who are you?

Great sage? So um, does 'Skill' mean my abilities?

Do I have even more skills other then Great sage?

Wait, two? So, what are these skills of mine and their uses?

It allows you to ingest things and analyse them within your body. You can than obtain that object's skills. Once the analysis is complete, you can mimic the object as well.>

Ohhhh...

Th-this 'Predator' seems like a pretty amazing ability to me. Can anyone have such skills? Isn't it a pretty cheat code for a human like me? Ugh Whatever. So, what's next?

It allows you to hasten your thoughts by a thousand times. It also helps in use of magic and skills without any chant.>

Hoh? Isn't the Unique skill Great sage even more amazing? It not only assists in appraisal and analysis but can also make magic chant-less...magic? MAGIC?! THERE IS MAGIC IN OUR WORLD?!

No, no there isn't! Then how the hell can a strange voice randomly speak in my head and how can I use chant-less magic, if there isn't magic at all?

<...>

... Whatever. What's my last skill?

It helps you to merge or separate any object, skill, etc. If you have enough information, you can even create a being by merge of two different beings.

It can also be used to merge the very concept but it will take a huge amount of magicules.>

Magi-kules? That's something new. What's this Magi-kules?

Explain it so I can understand!

<...They are the building blocks of life in all living beings.>

Building blocks of life? Like oxygen?

This sounds pretty serious. A living being can live without air after a certain point but not without Magicules, huh? Well, it's pretty intere—

Several? How many to be precise?

Twenty-five?! Damn... Wait, this feeling. I felt it last time too. It's as if my hairs are standing, my skin is crawling up.

I feel like someone is watching me...but how? I can't see, hear or smell anything nor is anything touching me, so how?

It's as if all of my senses are working together while also being shutdown at the same time. Is this what they call 'The sixth sense'? It's scary and creepy. I don't like it.

*Click* I suddenly heard a noise. It was some type of lock being opened. My senses are getting chaotic, my mind is going numb, all of my muscles have tightened.

I am ready to either fight or flee. I have entered the adrenaline rush stage. My mind is calm yet chaotic.

Twilight Pov:

As soon as I entered the lab, I sensed something strange. I signalled everyone to stay quiet and not to move. 'It' was watching us.

Even though 'its' eyes were closed and 'its' senses were hindered due to the capsule and the barrier around it, 'it' still sensed us and is now watching us.

Dangerous, 'its' dangerous. 'It' was sweating heavily, 'its' breathing looked calm for others but I could tell that 'it' was just disguising 'its' fast breathing.

'Its' muscles were tightened and were ready to be used any moment. 'It' was prepared to attack anyone that got close to 'it'.

Ahh~ This feeling~ I am going crazy~ it's a success. My masterpiece is a success. All my hard works for three-hundred-years and all the resources I used finally paid off. 'Its' alive and has a will of it's own....

I signalled my assistant to close the door and signalled everyone to get back slowly but quietly. After everyone were a bit far away, I started to approach the capsule slowly... After reaching the capsule, I looked inside.

Yes~ I can't wait anymore. Keys, where are the keys? Where? Where? I started to rummage through my pockets in a hurry and desperate manner. Here!

*Click* It's unlocked. Now, just open it slowly and my dreams are there...

???Pov:

After a long silence, one of them started to approach me slowly. After reaching the capsule, they... Stopped?

Why did they stop?

*Click*

As soon as I heard it, my whole body got tense. They were opening the door...

*Psshh*

I heard the noise of compressed gas being released. As soon as the noise subsided down, I felt a cold but gentle breeze hit my face... All my anxiousness and tense nerves got relieved...

My body feels gentle and comfortable.

"Can you hear me? Hey~ can yo-u hear me~" I take that back.

My whole body got tense once again as soon as I heard their voice and tone. It's that crazy scientist. I tried to open my eyes but I couldn't for some reason. I tried once more and the result was same.

Why is that?

"You shan't try to open those weak and soft eyelids of yours~" They said, seeing me struggling.

I guess they aren't bad after all. We shouldn't judge a book by it's cover....or maybe it's voice.

"Because if you injure them, than I~ won't be able to do my experiments~"

I take that back...again. This guy is crazy for sure.

"Let's see, your temperature is normal. All the merged cells are working together properly and heartbeat is normal. All in all, you are good."

Wait a damn second! What did they meant, when they said 'all the merged cells are working together properly.'? Am I some kind of a test subject? A lab rat? No, think positively. Let's ask them for now...

"...h-o?" I let out in a weak voice.

Why can't I speak? Are my vocal chords damaged?

"What did you say~ my darling~?" They asked in an annoying tone.

Phew...bear with it, for now...

"W-wh....wh-o...a-rre yho-u..?"

What kind of gibberish was that? It felt like my throat is being torn apart. I guess, I will need some practice to speak properly.

"Hoh~? Isn't it amazing~? Not only can you think but can also speak~" They let out in an excited tone.

Yeah, they have some issues in their head.

"To answer your question~ I am Twilight valentine, the ancestor of all the races and the one whom God gave the work to populate the Multiverse."

Wait, did they say ancestor of all races? God? The one who has been given the job to populate the Multiverse? Oh my freaking God! Am I really in a different world? Did I truly die?

"What happened my darling~? You don't look good~?" I guess they saw my stressed expression and asked me out of worry.

"...W-heere ah-m I?" I asked them in non-understanding words. "Ohh~ Do you wanna know~? Tell me you wanna know~ Let me tell you though anyways~.

You are inside the facility of the great ancestor, where I create all the races and do research on them~" They said.

Wow, they must be pretty important to have such a job. But, why am I in a facility own by them?

"...W-hyy ah-m I h-re?" I let out in a weak voice.

Yeah, I gotta practice speaking.

"Hoh, you wanna know~? No, you sure wanna know~ You are my greatest creation, my masterpiece~ After countless failures and mistakes for three centuries, I was finally able to create you~" They answered happily.

...Great sage, is it true?

...Damn...just...what the hell is happening with me?

"Hey~ do you wanna know, how you were created~? You sure wanna know right~? Let me tell you than."

No, I don't wanna know you crazy fuc-

"One day while doing some research out of boredom, I thought why not create something new.

After thinking that, I started to study all the beings I created and started taking notes for two hundred years. After doing that, I did experiments to see what I can do but I never felt satisfied. Every being I created had only half of what I expected.

After countless attempts with countless failure, I started to loose hope. When suddenly an Idea crossed my genius mind. What if I merged a true race (created by Veldanava) with a shadow race (Not created by Veldanava)?

After thinking that, I went to work and...failed. I failed and failed and failed and failed. The reason for the failure was the opposite nature of the two races. So, to stabilise them, I used my own blood and cells and the result was....another failure.

This time, it wasn't able to gain an ego/a will. It needed a physical body to reside or else it would fail. To solve that I tried to use one of the strongest physical bodies I created, High-human body. But the result was same, a failure. The physical body wasn't strong enough to contain the spiritual body and it exploded.

I was in despair. I was desperate to get success. Then I met lord creator. He gave me insights and told me to use an Arch-dragons body and merge it with High-human's body. The result would be the answer for my questions.

I did what he said and it happened. I created the strongest physical body except that of true dragons, first seraphim and True giants that was created by the creator. It was a body that can contain such a strong spiritual body.

I once again started to work, this time more carefully and patiently. After ten years, I was able to create it. Now I only needed to wait for it to gain an ego, a will of its own. After waiting for two months, it was a success. It moved, you moved. I was happy, I was so happy that I almost killed every one inside the facility.

But, as soon as I met you, you fainted. I was scared, I was scared beyond belief. I thought that I killed my masterpiece but now after one month, you are back. Ahh~ Now I can finally say that I have accomplished everything~" They said, finally ending their long ass boring story.

I wanted to stop them in middle of it but seeing how happy they were while talking, I let them be.

But, I have to accept it. They are one hell of a genius. Just from one sentence from the creator, they created the strongest physical body aside from the ones created by creator...but I heard two terms whose meaning I want to know.

Hey, Great sage. What's True dragon? And what's True giant? I already know about Seraphim but what are those two?

Even you don't know, huh? Well, we will know about them with time. For now, I feel sleepy and tired...

"Ohh? You must be tired. It took you too long to materialise your spiritual body and will, it must've used up all your energy. Than, you were so stressed and anxious a while ago. It would be better if you took a rest." They said while taking a step back.

Soon, they signalled all of the researchers who were standing silently and recording everything, to leave the room. After everyone of them left, I finally took a sigh of relief.

It was too tiring. I should probably sleep now...

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