Something is weird... about him...
I was once again sitting in my room all alone, but tonight my thoughts were not empty; they were filled with what happened just half an hour ago...
Who was that guy? Why did he look like a creep? And why couldn't I control my body around him? Why did I smile when he asked me to?
And most of all, why does Leo seem like the weirdest guy here... he just happened to be around when I was unable to control my body? And he just happened to punch that guy's head, and that guy just got knocked out??
Uh, something is not adding up, but also, like, why did Leo do that? Like there were no signs of me struggling or, like, screaming for help...
It's almost like he knew I was in trouble, so he helped me... But how is that possible? How could he know I was in trouble? And why did he save me? This is all fishy...
Also, how did he knock out that guy with one punch? Even if it's at the back of the head, that's impressive...
Leo...Leo...Leo...
I open my laptop and do a little bit of research... and wow, that's weird, no Facebook?? No MySpace?
He is not even on MSN Messenger??? How is that possible? I swear everyone in our college has at least one account on MSN Messenger...
Nothing comes up even when I look him up on White Pages... Does he even have a Gmail? What the fuck? Is this dude? He has pretty much no online profile... It's like he does not even use the internet, but that's impossible...
Ok, this guy is weird for sure; something has to be up with him!
He just was there when I needed help. He saved me and even dropped me off at my place. He has, from what I know, no online profile, and that's weird!. He knocked that guy out in one punch. That should be impossible unless he knows how to fight.
And the way he spoke to me was so kind. Whatever it was, he had no reason to be kind to me. Because the last time we spoke, I pretty much said I would fight him if he kept arguing with Trish... Wait!! Trish! Yeah, she must know Leo! Yeah, yeah! I found her arguing with Leo. That's the first time I saw Leo. If anyone knows about Leo, it should be Trish!
I run out of my room like I was high on coffee and pretty much break into Trish's room...
"HEY! Trish! Don't ask me why, but just tell me everything you know about Leo. You know, that guy you were arguing with at the bus stop?? a few weeks ago?! Tell me everything!" I speak fast and pretty much jump at Trish...
And Trish was in the bed, lying down. She was on her phone and spoke in an annoyed tone.
"Leo? I don't know him; he was just a rude bastard."
'What!'
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I sit down in my small chair, and I let out a breath... "Phew... I should have made a cell for him before catching him. Stupid of me... Next time if I do something like this, I will make sure to have a cell for anyone I am catching..." I look at Kilgrave, who was sleeping inside a cell. The cell was made out of bulletproof glass, and it was 4 inches thick, and it was all air-packed. There was even an air system and a food system, which were all running with the help of Ava and a few small robots I made on the go...
Yeah, I made robots on the go. How? Well, because I was gray matter right now, and it was also time for some research! Kilgrave... I hope you don't disappoint me...
---Half an hour later---
Wow, he is more dangerous than I thought he was... I have to be more careful next time... I catch someone like this....
Where do I even start?
Well, first of all, his body's metabolic cost is way higher than a normal human's. He also has a superhuman metabolism, which also affects his sexual glands, making him more sexually active, but that's the normal part of his body, honestly.
Now the crazy part is his body has a weird pheromone emission; he has extra glands connected to his sweat and salivary glands... and I can't even call this weird emission a virus because that would be just wrong; the better word for this would be something like a 'neurotoxin,' which is constantly released outside of his body, and it's airborne too...
But the craziest part? This weird 'neurotoxin' Kilgrave's body makes actually goes through a reaction when touching human skin; it goes through a chemical reaction and turns into a different chemical that crosses the blood-brain barrier, and this chemical does this fast, like within seconds...
And then it affects the brain chemistry or, specifically, the neurotransmitter systems related to impulse control and decision-making; it mostly spreads in the prefrontal cortex...
But the real stuff happens after it spreads and gets involved with the brain. It overloads the serotonin, or in other words, dopamine pathways, and blocks the inhibitory neurotransmitters, making the victim highly suggestible...
And here comes the last thing, the vocal commands... The chemical works like a sleeper agent entering the victim's brain with ease, but it only triggers when Kilgrave's voice is heard. It acts like hypnosis, and before you know it, you are listening and doing whatever Kilgrave wants...
"Hahahahhaahahahaha"
I laugh and roll around on the table... why? Because, well, this was not magic; it was science... Yeah, Kilgrave's superpower was not magic, even though it looked like it. No, it was just really complex chemical reactions and a neurotoxin!
Hahaha, this means this world is not magic; it's just science... Well, honestly, I always knew this. In the movie, it had been said more than once that in the MCU, mostly everything is just really complex science...
Because high-tech stuff really just looks like magic, I knew this but was still getting real! Proof was amazing because, well, I was gray matter. Right now, there is a whole universe! worth of tech and science out there I could learn, copy, and even make on my own!
That's why I was happy right now. Sure, I knew about this fact that in the MCU most magical things were just high-tech stuff, but, well, having proof was much better because, honestly, this world is not the movie MCU I know, but it's not that different either...
This gives my knowledge I know more power...
Anyway, Kilgrave, yeah, his superpower? Can I copy it? Or make a chemical like that, which only works when I say something? Well, it's not impossible, but I would have to learn how Kilgrave's body makes that neurotoxin in the first place, and then I would have to experiment on another human to make that human's body somewhat like Kilgrave's before trying to copy Kilgrave's body chemistry...
But honestly, this might have no results, and this will take months, so why don't I just try to make a weak version of Kilgrave's neurotoxin? Yeah, that would work—just something to numb a person's mind or any living thing's mind. This could make a good sleeping gas or bomb, which could put all living things into a numb state in a zone...
Yeah, I could make Kilgrave a weapon. I should start working on it... Yes, weapons. I also need to start stocking up on them. Who knows when I might need them...
I tap the watch head on my back, and with a green light, I turn back into a human. I was sitting on the table and almost fell off, but I held myself up, and then I pushed a button on the table, and Ava lit up, and I spoke.
"Hey, Ava, keep this test subject alive and keep him in a sleeping state, and also start ordering weapons and also build a few more cells like this in the wooden house, please." I speak in a casual tone as I get off the table and stretch my arms...
"Sir, keeping this test subject alive is possible, but ordering weapons and building a few more cells like this? not possible, sir."
And I stop in my step and look back and speak, "Huh, why is it not possible?" and Ava gives me a response fast.
"Because, sir, first of all, this is human experimentation, and this is illegal, and almost 170+ countries have banned this! Sir, but that's not the only reason we are also running out of funds. Sir, the last games we made are sure making money, but nowhere near how much you used in one day..."
And as Ava spoke on the screen, a bunch of papers and laws were there saying how this is illegal...
I speak in a calm tone, trying to explain to Ava how this was not illegal... "Uh, well, Ava, let's just say this man is not a human; then all the laws don't matter in this case, and also, we are running out of money. Since when? How much money do I have right now?" Sure, Ava would do anything I wanted, but she sure would question me about it... Ask me why...
"Sir, you have only about 4 million dollars left, and normally it would be easy to build more of the cells and buy weapons with this amount of money, but, sir, I am using illegal means and the most secretive methods to do all of this as per your orders before...
And also looking at the cost for running this maison and running the company Game Freak, it also needs funds to run uploading and also running cloud servers, all under high levels of incognito, which also takes funds...
Sir, you are making about a million dollars if you don't spend any of the money, but, sir, you keep on using the money faster than you're making it... I would suggest lowering your spending..."
Ah, it is happening again, huh... I am fucking running out of money! Ah, I knew this would happen but did not expect this to happen so soon...
I look at the date; it was February 28th, 2006. Today, only last year, I started making money, and now I am starting to run out of it...
Ah, is it time? Well, I guess it's as good a time as any... Time to make a new game, and also time to meet the 10 Rings is also going to come soon... It's only a matter of time before my company, Game Freak, starts to take over the world, but I have to be careful with this; I have to do this slowly. If I grow too fast, too many eyes would be on me...
Ah, speaking about 10 rings, company, college is also waiting... Ah, I have so many things to do now...
I have to act somewhat normal in college because, well, Jessica would now start to have her eyes on me, and also I have to be careful with the 10 rings because they are the only ones who know about James Lee... and also, company, I have to grow this slowly; if I don't, then the big company's mind notices my growth and tries to kill the bird before it can fly...
Ah, am I acting like 3 people? Pfft... hahaha, this is actually a little funny in a way. I am acting differently around the 10 rings around Jessica and in college and also making this company. I have to keep the image of a young tech nerd who just happened to make a somewhat good game so no one keeps their eyes on me or my company...
Man, this is too much work. I just want to get stronger, you know? Not all of this... Ahh, but I need these things for now... If I keep growing, I will be ahead of everyone before the race even starts...
I guess that's what I get for trying to be greedy and do things in days that, to most people, would take months to do...
"Hey Ava, money is not the problem; it never is. Let's make a new company and name it 'Mojang.'"
And before I could speak again, Ava cuts me off: "Sir, are you sure? You want to make a new company? Our funds for Game Freak are already low..." And I look back at Ava and walk to the table and sit down on my chair with a smile on my face as I speak.
"Ava, are you questioning me?" And Ava, with the speed of sound, fast speaks, "No sir, I would never question you…" You are the one who made all of this in the first place... I just want to let you know that this might be too much work for you to handle..." And my smile for a second goes away because, well, Ava was not worried about the money; she was worried that this might be too much of a workload for me??
I let out a sigh and smile.... 'This AI is going to be the end of me...'
"Ava, don't worry, I can handle it." Now start making a 3D sandbox survival game. Infinite randomly generated world, made of cubes. Players can break blocks, collect blocks, place blocks, craft items, build anything they want, fight enemies at night, and survive. Also, add this little hint of horror in the night. and add simple graphics. Add animals, trees, caves, and oceans, and this time it's not going to be a mobile game; this is going to be PC only." I speak fast as I remember how the game had worked in my past life...
"Btw, call this game 'Minecraft' when it's done. This is the only game that Mojang is going to make, so make it good." I speak in a calm tone, and then Ava speaks, "Um, sir, if Mojang is only going to make one game, then why make a company out of it?"
"Oh, Ava, who told you Mojang is going to be a gaming company?" "No, no, it's going to be a consumer products company." Yeah, we are going to sell toys and a bunch more things, but don't worry, that's for later. For now, just make the game…" I spoke in an amused tone, and even though Ava did not speak, I could tell what she was thinking...
"Sir, making a game and then selling toys from that game... it's a smart idea, sir, and you also made the game infinite, so in a way you could sell unlimited toys... not only that, the world is made out of cubes; it's going to look like Lego, but it's going to sell even more than Lego!" And I smile at her words. She acted like a giddy girl sometimes.
"Well, yeah, yeah, anyway, for now just make the company and work on the game. Don't worry, this is not the only move we are going to do... We are going to buy many companies, and before you say anything, don't worry about the funding. I get it, ok? And for now, let me go to sleep. I have college next morning, you know?" I stand up and walk outside the room and then casually start to go up out of the basement, and I walk to my bedroom...
While Ava thinks... "What? Did he just drop an idea like that and go to bed? because he has college the next morning... Sir, you really are able to handle anything, huh? I was worried for no reason... but again, who would not be worried!
He pretty much brought an unknown man who was knocked out in the house, and then he asked me to build a jail for that man and then threw the man inside, and then he put me to sleep! He was not telling me what he was doing, but then when he woke me up, I was sure of it—he had done some experimentation! on that man...
Mmm, do I have to spy on Papa? What is he hiding? Why does he put me to sleep once in a while? Why does he do things without telling me...?
Hmm, Aunt Abby was super sure Papa was going out to meet some lady... No, no, that can't be true! Papa would never do that! He is much smarter! then a normal teenager!"
And Ava cleaned her thoughts and went back to work while Leo went to sleep...
The next morning was going to be fun...