Marvel's Superman Chapter 21
Advertisement
The next day.
Luke put on his jacket and headed out to meet Colonel Phillips.
Like Rogers, he was also spared from having his blood drawn.
Dr. Erskine was shot and killed, and all the samples were used up - which shouldn't have been the case in the original plot.
In the original plot, there was only one Super Soldier, but now there was an extra - Luke. This caused the serum sample that was left behind to be used up.
Even with a large amount of research data, any attempt to reverse-engineer Dr. Erskine's serum formula was going to be a humongous task,
The only thing they can expect now was in Luke and Rogers's blood. The hope of copying serum was hidden in their genetic code!
However, the military's delusion is ultimately a fragile bubble.
First of all, Luke wasn't really a Super Soldier.
The energy provided by the serum was used to activate the plug-in and open the gift package, thus it didn't play any role in transforming his body.
That's why Luke hardly felt any pain after the injection.
What's more, now he has activated the Superman Card..
Trying to extract something from the blood would undoubtedly be a fool's errand.
Even after decades, the military produced a lot of inferior products with great side effects through the so-called reverse-engineering.
"Have you thought about what you're going to do now, Luke?"
Colonel Phillips looked serious and whispered, "It is impossible to copy the serum formula and create a new super soldier in such a short time. That plan will now be aborted. Those politicians will try their best to get rid of their responsibilities!"
"Also, as a super soldier, I'm more optimistic about you - Rogers is a good man! But you're better in all aspects! I can tell, Luke, you're a born warrior! You'll never go soft on the enemy!"
Advertisement
"At this point, Rogers is so far behind, he still has some kind of naïve idealism! It won't help to win the war!"
"The essence of war is destruction! It's violence! It's a means to gain benefits! Although we will say this is a war for justice and a battle for freedom, there's no good or evil in war!"
"Rogers doesn't understand this truth, yet. I hope you do!"
Luke was greatly surprised when he heard these words. He didn't expect the Colonel to see it quite clearly.
"What are you saying Colonel?"
However, Luke wanted to know Colonel's thoughts, so he acted ignorant.
"The politicians on the Committee can't be trusted! They're just a bunch of fucking assholes! That Hydra assassin got in thanks to Senator Brandt, and now he's trying to dump the blame on us!"
Colonel Phillips couldn't help but swear at the incident at the secret base. However, his mind eased a bit when he saw Luke's reassuring expression.
For young talents, who were motivated and capable, the older generation would always have the idea of nurturing and lifting them up - provided that they could demonstrate the values that matched them!
In the eyes of Colonel Phillips, Luke was such a young talent, who deserved to be nurtured!
That's why he said so many heartfelt words.
"Politicians are only interested in profit, they can be bought and they may even betray their country for profits! The Super Soldier program is now almost a failure, and their next problem is how to use you and Rogers to their advantage. "
Colonel Phillips, who had been in the army for over 20 years, knew the political world well.
"The President wanted an army, but now he only got two super soldiers. On the battlefield, an individual's ability will be infinitely reduced. Even if you can punch through steel plates and catch up with speeding cars, you can't stop the bombardment of shells, and you can't fly to Berlin and kidnap Hitler from his bedroom. "
Advertisement
Luke listened quietly, his eyes slightly flickered.
'If they gave me time, I could really do this on my own!'
Less than 20 hours after loading the Card, the enhancement brought by the Sun had already exceeded the sum of so many years of his persistent training.
Luke could feel that the trillions of cells in his body were hungry as they absorbed the rays of the sun.
"With so much research funding, only two strong soldiers were produced. To tell you the truth, the military is very disappointed and no longer interested in you. Unsurprisingly, your next fate would probably be staying in the lab and have your blood drawn, like guinea pigs. "
Colonel Philips paused, he changed his tone, "But I don't think so. Seeing your performance just now and your outstanding achievements in Camp Lehigh; Luke, I've decided to give you an even more important task. "
"Do you know the Howling Commandos? It's a special operations team made up of the best soldiers under the Strategic Science Reserve's banner!"
"I want you to lead this team and become their commander!"
Luke's expression of surprise was a genuine emotional reaction.
He did not expect that Colonel Philips' arrangement for him would be this.
'Leading the Howling Commandos?'
'Commander?'
'I wonder if I will meet Logan...?'
…
Binge/note: Mass release (5/5)
Advertisement
Cry of the Mer
Katherine Waters has several goals on her list. Graduate high school, get accepted into an advanced photography course, add another ten meters to her personal free-diving and deep-water diving records respectively. Waking up in the stark, sterile environment of an underground lab, part of a secret and illegal experiment definitely didn't make the list. Nor did discovering not only were mermaids not the stories of legends people thought they were, but advanced genetic manipulation had slotted her for an extreme physical transformation. Faced with an unknown future in captivity, forced to adjust to a new body and lifestyle completely alien to her, with only a psychologically damaged young Mer for company, Katie's life has taken a dramatic turn and she'd do anything to escape it, return home, and regain any sense of the normalcy she lost the moment she opened her eyes.
8 227Silver Amelia
Amelia used to be a positive, brimming girl loved by those around her. Once tragedy had befallen, her view of the world has changed. Her sight was no longer filled with blooming flowers. Her eyes bore those of an actor. Her body knew what true pain was. Lastly, her heart was filled with the resolve to continue her Grandfather's legacy. The dream of a world that accepted diversity. However, in a series of events, Amelia was jolted with another realization. The ancestors of her family, Laurel's Royalty, descended from a being far from what humans could call a relative. Now, her ancestral blood forcefully awakened by a grand scheme, Amelia found herself unsure of her own identity and purpose. Would she live as a human and only lay the foundations for diversity? Would she accept her newfound identity and become immortal? Even so, no matter what option she chose, she needed to prepare on how to accommodate the Heroes summoned from another kingdom. _____________________________________ Author's Notes: This novel is a participant of WriTE This novel will be re-written after I finished it and gained more experience in writing. Anyway, feel free to join Amelia's journey. My first work. Light gore only. Added traumatizing content just in case. Comedy is less prioritized when the story moves. Tags will be added as the story goes. Feedbacks are appreciated. Release schedule: 1-3 chapters per week (Updates on Weekends) Unknown Chapters: Stalled (Read at your own risk, but the continuation will be posted at a later time) Feel free to join this discord: https://discord.gg/duFTzZr *Cover is mine.
8 117Vampire Bomb Squad - A Grand Eye Tale
A story about the complicated relationship between vampires and high explosives.
8 215Downfall of the Champions
Marcus Trevor, a member of a renowned family of scientists, began living alone since the age of 15 due to family issues. He had to work and study hard in order to not fail in life.After living on his own for 3 years, he meets by accident with his cherished (or not) childhood friend Ana Garcia, a very smart friend of his, who convinces him to participate on a VR gaming tournament.Will this encounter by chance change Marcus's boring life of working and studying? Will be the beautiful Ana capable of seduce the naive Marcus? Will Marcus find time for gaming? Is there a greater purpose for Marcus?Accompany Marcus and Ana in their daily lifes!Reminder: Although there is a """"Mature"""" tag, don't expect extremely explicit stuff.
8 63Rise of the Business [Class]
'Rise of the Business [Class]' is a story about a world where humanity ended up fleeing through space, after suffering several great disasters at home. On arrival we crash-landed and were soon attacked by magic wielding civilizations who learned how to deal with our weaponry with a speed that belied their seemingly simplistic nature. We were lost. But eventually we survived by abandoning technology and adapting. But this tale takes place thousands of years later, after humanity has had time to rise and falter more than once. It tells of a time where we adapted too much, focusing only on combat and magic and learning to rely on the [System] that our ancestors built in order to compete and survive on this hostile planet with the others. This is a story about our final chance during a time when all of humanity is under siege again, where we struggled to adapt too late and ultimately had to learn how to summon a collection of people from Earth through time and space to come help - but not to the 'besieged time' but back a couple of hundred years - before it went too far down the wrong path, so they can hopefully change things enough to prevent a return to that timeline. Follow Livia as she is ripped from her favorite library and end up getting lucky, or unlucky? On her very first day on the Elderwood continent. While a trio of native lads excitedly leave home to find adventure, oblivious to how very soon they might end up entangled in the fate of the world. But the question that remains to be answered, that this first leg of the journey aims to find out; is what can a LitRPG bookworm like Livia do if called on to change humanity and prepare us all for the future, all before her 21st birthday? Find out soon, as we are finishing up book 1 in the coming two weeks. Cheers for reading this far, have a biscuit!
8 1078Boyfriend's sister
Bella Swan thought Edward Cullen would be her first and only love but...is there a possibility she's wrong? (I wrote this when I was 16! I know it's horrible 😭!)Finished. Written August 2017 - January 2018Edited September 2020
8 55