When the advantage of speed from speed force is combined with the ability to revert to his previous position and his perception of danger, it is nearly impossible to injure him.
So he was ready for battle. However, his enemy was not.
He flashed around the puppet, attacking it, but no matter what he did, the puppet didn't retaliate. It didn't even move. It just stood there and continued to look ahead without blinking.
It also began to fall to the edge of the world. But it didn't react to that.
This behavior surprised Kelvin. He also noticed that ever since the puppet appeared, he stopped sensing any danger from it.
He had thought the lack of danger was because he had set up a lot of anchors around. But now he can see that the puppet is not even producing the slightest hint of danger. Its power rating had disappeared from his senses, and it looked no different from a stone.
"Is it pretending, or has it found a way to fool my senses?"
He didn't know, so he decided to see. He was looking forward to what the puppet would do when it collides with the blue barrier of the core of the world.
He has tested it before, so he knows that the blue barrier is incredibly dangerous. It produces a powerful force that destroys anything that touches it. So he wanted to see what the puppet would do when it was getting destroyed.
He followed it as it fell closer and closer to the barrier, waiting and watching.
His expectations were let down because the puppet did nothing. It was disappearing inch by inch, but it didn't react.
His eyes lit up as he said, "It seems it is not pretending."
With that confirmed, he rushed to it and grabbed the puppet's arm. Then he pulled it away from the barrier.
He didn't save it to have a chat with. He saved the puppet because it is useful to him.
He can use the puppet as a bargaining chip with Icon, but first, he wanted to see if he could steal its ability.
His golden tattoos lit up. They produced a golden light that covered his whole body and went into the body of the puppet.
He found an ability within the puppet. What's more, there was no resistance to his attempts to steal the ability.
The puppet was stronger than him, but it appeared that it didn't care about what was going on to it. So he was able to steal its ability easily.
He grinned and said, "I'm sure Icon won't mind. He has so many puppets. What's the loss of one of them?"
He said to himself as he went over the information of the new ability.
The ability is an alpha ability called Spirit Body. It enables the wielder to turn their whole body into a spiritual form, which they can use to attack the consciousness of others.
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It is stronger than other mental and spiritual attacking abilities because it uses the power of the whole body, including physical strength and physical speed, to attack.
So while others make spiritual attacks with only their Mind attribute, one can attack with every part of their existence. This way, the spiritual body ability will grant its wielder an advantage over someone with the same power as them.
It was a great spiritual ability. He chuckled happily as he made it fuse with the Mental Domination Network.
This created an Omega ability called Mental Overseer. With this ability, he can see what is going on in the minds of others whose minds he has marked. He won't be limited to just torturing them and sending messages to them anymore.
The bad news is that he lost the ability to convert himself into a spiritual form. This is because the ability wasn't complete. Part of it is still with Icon. He only got part of it from the puppet.
He said to himself, "It seems I have to have that chat with Icon. If he doesn't agree, then I have to meet him to take the other part."
When he thought about all the abilities that Icon had hoarded over the years, his eyes began to shine. He even temporarily forgot about his fear of the great Icon.
"Others carry one ability at most. These abilities might be good or bad, so many of them are a waste of time to attack. But Icon has a lot of abilities, all of them the best. He is literally a treasure trove."
He is still afraid of Icon, as he knows that there is a real chance that he can become one of Icon's puppets. But he can't stop thinking that Icon might be a great opportunity for him now.
He began to pace again, wondering what to do.
"Should I side with Raijin or with Icon?"
He wanted to communicate with Icon and offer to help him bring down Raijin. Now that Wrath is no more, he doesn't have to fight Raijin anymore. He was thinking of using that to form a truce with Icon.
The benefit he was hoping to get out of this cooperation is access to Zero and peace with Icon. But now that he knows that he has a lot to gain from Icon, he is not so sure that allying with Icon is a good idea.
He is thinking of allying with Raijin now to get rid of Icon. He believes that there is a real chance that Raijin will agree since the whole of the Justice League was formed to get rid of Icon.
He said to himself, "On one hand is the ring of the soul, and on the other hand is a lot of powerful abilities."
He is spoiled for choice and doesn't know what to do. But then he remembered how the puppet found him and decided to check up on Red Dream.
It would give him a good opportunity to use his new ability, so he put a hold on making a decision for now.
He found that she was unconscious, so he couldn't see anything from her perspective. So he switched perspective to his other subordinates.
He frowned when he realized that all of them were unconscious. He said to himself, "Icon must have gotten to them. He must be really serious about getting me."
He still didn't give up on getting to know why Icon would come after him. So he entered the Tower of Destiny with his mind. Then he made a message and sent it to Icon.
Unfortunately, Icon didn't have an account with the Tower of Destiny anymore. Apparently, once a player becomes a demigod, they become independent of the Tower of Destiny.
That meant he couldn't reach out to Manhattan and Raijin through the Tower of Destiny either.
He thought about what to do for a long time. But he could only come up with two ways to reach out to demigods and Icon without endangering himself.
"Either I copy Manhattan and send a public message through the internet. Or I send a public message through the destiny games."
Manhattan had once sent a public message to him through the internet, and while it is easy for him to copy the process, it might not work.
That method had only worked because the video containing the message had gone viral. It had drawn his attention, so he saw it.
If the video he makes doesn't become viral, then the people he wants to see it won't see it.
Another problem is that even if he makes the video viral, Raijin might not see it. After all, he is a demigod. It is unlikely that he is interested in the things that go on on the internet, no matter how popular they are.
The last problem is that the message is public. That means whatever he says will be heard by everyone, including his enemies. So if he sends a message asking to ally with Raijin publicly, Icon might hear about it.
That last problem is something he doesn't think he can solve. He might be able to solve it by using a direct channel to send his message to his target, but doing that will also create a trail that will lead to him.
If it were a mortal, he might take his chances, but he doesn't want to mess with a demigod. Besides, he doesn't even have any idea how he can send a direct message to them.
He shook his head. "Forget it. I am too weak anyway. Even if everything works well and I ally with Raijin or Icon, how will I escape when they come after me?"
"I am still the only one that I can trust, which is why I should focus on myself first."
He has a way that will surely work in drawing the attention of demigods and even make them reach out to him. It is by relying on his identity as a paragon.
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