It wasn’t me, it’s my DNA – III

Chapter III – Genetic Repair I got up. I looked at my arm. There was a huge bandage on it. I didn’t feel much pain cause I didn’t know how long I was knocked out for. I saw this screen boot-up messages as if someone just switched a computer inside my brain. “Aiden.” said a voice in my head.”Who’s there? Where am I? Who are you?” I exclaimed. The voice was peculiar as it sounds like me, but a bit autotuned.I looked around and I didn’t know where I was. It wasn’t the strange lab that I’ve been in before. “IVAN!” I yelled as hard as could. But no response and not even an echo. So there I was, in a weird hallway, shirtless, tired and with one arm injured.”Gah! What did that doc put into me? A Galvanic Screwdriver or whatchama call it?””AIDEN!” It was that voice again. Could it be? Aiden: H-hello? Is something in my head????: I’ve been trying to contact you for some time-beep. Take your bandage off please-beep.I then proceed to follow its order and take it off.Aiden: What in heavens is this????: That’s the Mechamorphized Cell Wall. When Ivan injected you, it permanently damaged the area inflicted, but I managed to put up a barrier before your life fluids drained out. What do you call it? Blood?Aiden: Y-yeah. Also, why is there a screen like thing wherever I look????: Oh. Thats the HUD. But first, let me run a deep analysis to ensure your safety.The HUD started playing back the events in a flashback-like moment. As the moments popped up, I said them out loud.”That’s when I was born” “When I first got into school” “The blue hair dye” “The tablet” “The RC car” “My Phone” “My laptop” “My bike” “The incident” “My grieving mother” “My loving siblings” “Me being captured” “Ivan injecting me” “And…whats this?”I see a weird black figure with a blue circle on it.”Hey there.” it said. “I’m the one you’ve been talking to this whole time. I’m from a far away land called Galvan B. Ivan scavenged DNA samples from multiple star systems and brought me to your backwater planet. I was one of the victims. The name’s Azazel-Sri-366. But you can call me in any Earth-friendly name as you wish. Once I found out that your name was Aiden, I created an Operating System fit for you, cleverly named AidenOS. After that little diagnostic there, I’ve learned more about your language. I sound more fluent now don’t I?””You do. And anyway, So that OS was what popped up in my head earlier?” I asked. He replied. “Yes. And us Galvanic Mechamorph are known for their special ability to mimic and enhance any technology that they come across. But none of our species has ever gotten into an organic host, let alone a sentient species like you Terrans- er- humans. I was able to repair your slowly dying body by replacing some of your inner parts with my own. I’ve sacrificed my mobility and most of my will, for your life, in exchange for being a helpful host for you in your future endeavors.” The way his eye moved made it look like he just smiled.”So, during that memory recall, why’d you settle down on 5 specific items.” Me being the curious boy that I am, asked him.”You’re one smart kid aren’t you? Ivan had taken ahold of those 5 items before you were kidnapped. You were working on a school project at that time. Anyhow, before I was converted into an intravenous agent, I managed to siphon in the items into my neuromatrix.”Aiden: Your what?Azazel-Sri-366: My neuromatrix. The closest analogy I can think of, is Random Access Memory, present in your Level 5 technology. It allows me to absorb and store the information of the items that I’ve absorbed in before enhancing them. Also, I’m slightly modified thanks to Ivan. He made sure I can store the items in without completely absorbing them.Aiden: Okay? And is that a good thing?Azazel-Sri-366: Well obviously, yes. In short, it means you now have superpowers.Aiden: Woah, that’s awesome! What can I do?Azazel-Sri-366: You can simply touch whatever technological marvel you want and you can have it instantly. Even better, you can manifest parts of it on your body. For example, you can touch a car, and instead of like, literally having a car in your hand, which would be literally impossible for you to simply hold, you can manifest wheels on your legs and skid around and use the bumpers as armor while you’re moving around. You also get a speedometer in the HUD of yours.Aiden: This is fascinating. I like it!Hmmm. I think I’ll refer to it as, Technokinesis.Azazel-Sri-366: Classy! Why not give me a name too? My actual name might be a bit of a mouthful.Aiden: I would’ve called you something like Beepbot but Ive grown since my bad naming era. So I’ll call you…..E3.E3: How about we create our own alias to refer to ourselves, as a whole?As he said that, I felt a sudden burst of energy and the HUD suddenly read, “ENHANCE”Aiden: You cheeky little alien. I love the name though. It really captures my style.E3: Hehehe. I know.Aiden: So, now what?E3: Once the symbiosis completes, we’ll be on our way back home. Let’s get a move on! Originally Written and Posted in CreativeWriter on 24th August 2020 by Enchanc3.