Chapter 1066: His name is... John... Just John.
Velnorah's Laboratory, with Aline and Ruby in Elvelnorah.
Victor stood gazing at a hologram in front of him, which displayed images of men and women over two meters tall.
While keeping his left hand behind his back, he placed his right hand on his chin, lightly stroking it and displaying a thoughtful expression.
As he expected, Hela had greatly aided the progression of the clones, and in just a few hours of study assisted by Albedo, she reached a conclusion he had previously arrived at but had lacked evidence to refute.
'No, Beings not directly related to me in some way can withstand the Power of my Soul,' Victor thought.
It wasn't a matter of the Beings being Mortal or not; it was simply a matter of compatibility. All his Wives had accepted a part of him because they already had a part of him within them when they were transformed into Dragons.
His Daughters didn't even need to think about it since they were born from his Essence and already had compatibility with him.
His Soul, his blood, any part of his body was extremely toxic due to the 'unique' factor he possessed within himself. If any fool tried to steal his flesh and implant it in themselves, all they could expect was a gruesome death.
"I have several ways to solve this problem... Which should I choose?"
The problem wasn't a matter of resources or time. Victor had plenty of both, and if needed, he could generate even more of these two resources.
The question was which 'path' he should follow. Numerous competent soldiers? Or fewer specialized Elites.
The first path, he could mass-produce quickly, while the second would take more years to be ready and would demand more resources, but in return, the soldiers would be weapons of mass destruction.
"Human blood is the key here... Or, to be more specific, the adaptability factor given by The Heavenly Father, but only Adam has it to a higher degree."
As someone who also had adaptability within him, he knew very well how it worked.
After thinking for a few seconds and referencing his past experiences with thousands of memories, a decision was made.
"Elite soldiers, that's the way." 'Weak' soldiers he could recruit from his allies, while his forces would all be Elites.
With this plan in mind, Victor left his thinking pose and started working, making various gestures with his hand as the holograms began to move, forming two Beings, one male and one female.
"Human blood is the key here... Or, to be more specific, the adaptability factor given by The Heavenly Father, but only Adam has it to a higher degree."
As someone who also had adaptability within him, he knew very well how it worked.
"The adaptability must not be too strong, or the body will not endure the changes... The adaptability will also help in the integration of my Soul."
Glorious be Human blood, a pity its own Creator wasted such potential.
"Dragonoid for a closer connection to me to assist in this adaptation process, and for a stronger, more robust body, and... Blessings from my Divinity related to Combat."
The bodies of the man and woman, originally two meters tall, grew to three meters. Their bodies became more robust, and their features became more pronounced. Each of them manifested some Draconic Aspects in some distinct way.
Some had Dragon's Eyes, others had Scales, some had Draconic Horns, some had all, others none. The appearance of these characteristics depended on how each Being's Soul would develop.
"If they are to be Elites, the Demonic Factor will aid them... But the Demonic Factor is complicated and may lead to insubordination if I am not present, and mixing the Demonic and Draconic Factors is a recipe for disaster for so many Beings..." Victor paused, manipulating the hologram while thinking.
"The Human and Angelic Factors can help contain the 'sins' inherent to the two Races, but one more would be necessary." Victor thought of all the entirely friendly Races he knew and made a decision.
"Faeries, huh... With the Essence of Faeries, they would essentially be like Elves, connected to Nature... Connected to me."
"Heh." Victor laughed and began working again.
It was to this sight of Victor laughing and making extravagant gestures that Ruby, Aline, and Velnorah were introduced upon entering his personal laboratory.
"...What is he doing?" Ruby asked.
"Enhancing the clones, I think..." Aline replied.
"He's taken complete charge of the project, huh," Velnorah spoke.
"Well, he's not a scientist, but he is a Creator, so his input is quite welcome," Ruby said.
The three women soon fell silent and began to 'study' what Victor was doing.
And although they understood most of what he was doing, there was something specific they did not comprehend.
"What is that?" Ruby asked with narrowed eyes, and by 'that', she was referring to something specific in the Souls of the Beings Victor was projecting.
The hologram was just a way to visualize better, but what he was truly doing was editing in real time a Soul that had not yet gained consciousness, a process that would be extremely painful if he wished so.
"...Is that Human? A Human Soul? No... It's more specific, is it a Human Power?" Velnorah analyzed even deeper.
"Oh, I get it, the Human's Adaptability, huh," Aline said.
"Oh." Ruby and Velnorah exclaimed in understanding when they heard Aline's words.
Ignoring the new visitors, Victor continued with his work as the body in the hologram changed again.
"The body of a Dragonoid and the pride of the same, the adaptability of the Humans and their ingenuity, the obedience of the Angels and their kindness, the aggression of the Demons and their cruelty, the spirit of the Faeries, which, when diluted, gives them a connection to Nature... And not just any Nature, but rather my Nature, thus forming a direct connection with me."
The body was ready again, and this time, the body was four meters tall. But don't be mistaken, they may be tall, but they were as agile as an Elf, and due to so many 'characteristics', it was not possible to maintain so many unique things in a small body like that of a Human.
"And in the end, to make all this possible so that existence does not declare them as breaking The Balance... 0.0000001% of my Soul that will grow over time."
"And it is with these ingredients that I create my Elite Soldiers, The Emperor's Soldiers."
Victor's smile grew as his Soul was accepted without hindrance. "To the uninitiated, you will just be seen as Dragonoids because of my Essence mixing everything together with the Dragonoid body as a base, but they'll barely know what kind of balance-breaking existence you are."
The two bodies vanished, and two white spheres appeared in Victor's hand. Looking at the Souls in his hand, Victor poured on his Blessings.
While observing the spheres, he spoke: "Is the creation chamber ready?"
Victor's question awakened the three women.
"Y-Yes, Darling. The creation chambers have been completed, but there are only 500 units. We need to make more." Aline quickly replied while at the end glaring at Velnorah, who was 'too busy' doing other things and had not yet finished the project.
"Only 500?" Victor raised an eyebrow and looked at his Wives.
Velnorah swallowed hard. "I had work to do... But I will finish quickly!"
Darting to the corner of the room, Velnorah began to use her Technomancy skills to produce more creation chambers. Each creation chamber could support just one Being. With Velnorah's Powers over technology and her nearly limitless resources, the creation chambers would be ready in less than 10 minutes.
'I think another 2000 will be enough for now... I have to create a larger place for the soldiers to 'awaken'.' Instead of going straight to making the creation chambers, she went to make a separate construction that would serve for when the soldiers woke up. After that, she would create more creation chambers.
'A warm yet disciplined reception is necessary.' Velnorah began to think about the plans for the place where the soldiers would wake up. 'I must ask for help from Hestia and Hephaestus too.'
Aline just shook her head when she saw Velnorah's reaction. She had warned Velnorah to prioritize the clone project first since Victor's interest was turned towards that matter, but as the woman had the attention span of a goldfish, she quickly deviated from the topic.
Victor just shook his head slightly at Velnorah but showed no disapproval or anything like that, just amusement.
"I guess the exercise is over?" Victor asked Ruby, while at the same time 'looking' in the direction of his Daughters and seeing what had happened the whole time they were there.
All the events from each of his Daughters' points of view appeared in his mind. With his efficient brain, he was able to process everything quickly.
The events were tiny compared to the billions of memories from the Beings he'd consumed, but each of these events was more important than the billions of memories he had. After all, these events showed the growth of his Daughters.
'Oh? The exercise isn't over yet?' Victor thought.
"The exercise isn't over yet, I just used my Powers to get out for a bit and see what's been going on. After all, unlike Violet, I don't have a timeless 'clock'." She snorted.
"And how did you manage to get out?" Victor asked curiously. He could easily see, but he wanted to hear it from his Wife's own mouth.
Ruby displayed a triumphant smile, and with a gesture of her hand, several Runes appeared in front of her.
"I have Mastered the efficiency of my Runes."
"... Oh? I saw that you overcame your blockage." Ruby had Mastered the use of the Runes since it was essential for her research, but she had not Mastered their 'efficiency'.
It may seem like the same thing, but it was different.
For example, Victor could say [Water], and it would create water, but with the same words, he could also create different effects, and these effects would be even stronger.
Ruby only Mastered the different effects, not the efficiency that would make the water stronger, but that had changed, it seemed.
"Yeah, and to think that it took limiting my Powers to 'feel' the Runes better... Sometimes, our immense Power blinds us."
"That's true." Victor nodded. "Congratulations on overcoming another bottleneck."
"Thank you." Ruby showed a beautiful smile.
Ruby looked curiously at the Souls in Victor's hand.
"Do they have consciousness yet?"
"Yes, but I am keeping them asleep."
"Follow me," Victor ordered and began walking towards the creation chambers that were already ready.
"The current creation chambers must be replaced..." Aline muttered.
Without looking at Aline, Victor spoke. "It's not necessary. Even if they have several characteristics, they are still Dragonoids I personally made. I wouldn't exclude the regeneration of Vampires and their metamorphosis from their Powers."
"... I see. They can change their size at will, which will be very useful."
"As much as having a legion of 4-meter tall Beings walking around is imposing, it's not suitable for certain delicate tasks, so the metamorphosis ability is necessary for more flexibility." Victor didn't want to make Beings that were useful for only a selective number of scenarios. They needed to work in all scenarios and maintain maximum efficiency.
They have to be true war machines.
Arriving in an environment surrounded by machines covered in liquid, Victor gently placed the female Soul inside the Machine.
The Machine was activated, and soon a 'baby' began to be created.
"Got a name for the little one, Darling?" Aline asked as she went to the terminal, and began to operate the Machine.
"Hmm..." Victor made a thoughtful expression.
"Michelle K. Davis."
"... Darling, that's copyrighted." Ruby said with an amused smile as she remembered the anime they and her Daughters had watched a few days ago, an anime where humanoid cockroaches invaded Earth.
"Not to mention that when she grows up, she won't be blonde, so it doesn't fit."
Victor snorted. "Clare Bloodhunter."
"... Better, but still chunni," Ruby commented.
"A Man grows up but never leaves aside his inner child," Victor said proudly.
"They say that the first 70 years of a Human child's childhood are eternal."
"At 70, Humans are already old, Aline."
"Exactly, Ruby." Aline smiled.
Ruby snorted and decided not to care anymore.
Victor and Aline looked at each other and laughed lightly.
"Clare Bloodhunter, is that it?"
"Yes."
"Okay." Aline typed on the terminal, and soon Clare Bloodhunter, codename C-000, appeared on the terminal.
Victor walked into the next chamber and placed the male Soul. The same thing happened before but with one difference: the baby opened its eyes and looked at Victor.
"Heh, you're exceptional, huh."
"What's his name going to be, Darling?" Aline asked.
Looking at the baby, Victor's eyes glowed slightly violet as he began to grow a wide smile.
"John." Victor gently touched the creation chamber.
"John... What?"
"Just, John."
"No need for a last name?" Aline asked.
"John is a Chad. He doesn't need a last name."
Ruby rolled her eyes, only she understood the reference here. Aline wasn't cultured enough. 'Well, that game left its mark on a lot of people.'
"Very well..." Aline typed John's name and right next to it appeared his codename. Since the name was short, the Machine summarized it to John-000.
Every time John 'dies', the number will go up. The number was a count of deaths, but it was also a symbol of honor and service to The Emperor.
"I predict that in his 117th reincarnation, you will give him a Power buff and give him a Cortana-model A.I.?"
"Who knows?" Victor laughed. "It all depends on John."
Victor opened his hands again, and soon, five white spheres appeared, two more women and three more men. With a gesture, he moved these Souls to their respective creation chambers.
"These 7 will be the first. The clones will come from them, and their DNA was made so that replication would be possible, but only by those who are authorized. If someone I don't allow tries to do something with this DNA… Well, a surprise will await them."
"Oh… When you make them, don't forget to give them different appearances. Despite being clones, they need to be unique in some way."
"Yes, Darling." Ruby and Aline nodded.
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