It was cold, the metal chamber was much colder then Alex expected. He looked down and tested the straps again. He was laying down naked inside the chamber, he gave a silent prayer to the power that be that he wasn't going to die in a most horrifying way.

Was is it wise do use himself as the first, and possible last test subject. Hell no, was he willing to risk using some random person, and once they got power up, escape and then come back and kill him, of course not. Use one the kids, sure if he wanted to plant the seeds of betrayal, by himself in the future and create his very own brutus. Use rats or small critters as guine pigs, are you insane, what if he unleash a plague of doop up magical mind controlling pests. No thank you, so he was left with double checking and triple checking everything, sending a hail Marie and jump right in, and hope that it doesn't outright kill him.

"Ok, pull the switch." Alex said.

"Are you sure? Cause this all looks like it could go, all so very wrong very fast." Raiza said.

"Yeah, this kinds of reminds me of a movie I saw last night." Oysen said.

"Oh, so are two volunteering in my place?" Alex said, his voice snap at the two teens.

"Hey now, we never said that, we are just not willing to let die such a good cash cow." Osyen said, as he smirked.

Raiza, just nodded her agreement at this statment, for the past weeks they've never been happier. They could talk to each other and make friends, without finding themselves in a battle to the death the next day, as a consequence of just trying to be normal.

"Just do it." Alex said. In a tired voice he didn't want to get into an argument with them, just so they would leave him tied up, as they left in huff of teen angst.

The nodded and keep their mouth shut this time. Thank you for small miracles, Alex thought as the chamber close it self up. The first thing that started was the spell on loop that Raiza turned on. Once that was donne she move to the next controller, Osyen and her pulled the next switch on, at the same time. This pump the first batch of potion in the chamber. They then move to the next phase of the process, they turn on the power for the floors magic pentagram. A low buzz started, it could be heard as the air was saturated with magic, by a combine effort of the loop tape and electric power. The last part was to turn on the radiation, once this was done, they couldn't turn it off, not until the time expired on the timer. If they did, it would waste months, or years of work.

The first potion was injected directly inside, Alex could feel it burn in his body as it spread. The next potion was flush in the chamber surrounding him in it, his skin started to iche. Their was a little space behind his head and above it so that, if he needed he could raise his head up to breath, or bring it down so that he would be submerge in the potion. The first phase of the radiation and magic surge hit him, pain was all he knew, it felt like every cell in his body was burning and being ripe apart at the same time. He even scream while his head was submerge in the potion, to which he swallowed some.

As the pain continued, he felt that he had finally adapted a little, then the second injection was made and the pain return. This time it felt like thousant of needles stabing all at different time in each and every cell in his body. His bones were melting and exploding inside of his body. He wasn't abel to past out, since the potion, on the outside was design to keep him aware for the whole process. Just when he thought thing couldn't get any worse. The last phase begun, the radiation and magic increase, as the remaining potion were all injected at the same time. This time his body was in so much pain he was losing his mind, then he felt the pain in his mind and soul. His whole being was pulled apart, and then it was healing, it twisted and reshape his body into something new, no longer human, but a force evolution that nature had no say in.

His throat had gone raw with the amount of screaming he'd done, his instinct were yelling at him to get out, to escape. Fortunately he built the chamber so that it would containe him inside until the end. A small part of him was now questioning his sanity in allowing himself to go througth this. But despite the pain a new and weird feeling was surfacing, a fealing of completion, a rebirth and ascension to something far more then he could've ever imagine. He felt like he was in the middle of something far more powerful then anything, he also felt like just on the edge, other were sensing him. It was faint but he felt emotion like fear, joy, surprise, excitement, rage, disgust and indifference.

Just when he was about to start to share his own fealing, the sensation was cut off, he return to a world of pain. Until finally the pain stop, the potion that surounded him was gone the spell loop was still going on, he started to hear the outside. The chamber open up, and the restraint release him.

"Unm,you ok?" Raiza said worrie in her voice.

Alex was panting like if he had just exhausted himself from the most intense workout ever. He slowly sat up, he could feel that his body was different, but his mind was catching his attention, it seem that everything was clearer more focus but at the same time he was aware of his surrounding at all time, he could think at a speed that he never could before. Their was more he could almost grasp a new limb like feeling, except it was invisible, no not invisible, this was his mind. He then knew almost by instinct that he had telekineses, telepathy, emphatic power and no doubt he had more. Granted it wasn't nearly on the level of Jean Grey or professor X, but he was certain that with time and training this power would grow.

He also felt so much more powerful with his body, like if he could fight anything and anyone, and come out the victor. He stood in the middle of the room naked, his body more muscular then before. He looked like one of those movie action heros all muscle and no fat, a greek god physical body or perfect would be the word. But it wasn't only his body he could also feel something else, a power he never before had, an energy flowing in his blood. He close his eyes and focus on it, suddenly he open his eyes and he started laughting as sparks burst from him in short intervals. Magic this was no doubt magic, he had done it he had broken trought his human limit.

He turn to the two teens. "I have never been better, what I've become is the next step in the human evolution. What I have offer still stand, I can give you the same treatment that Ive gone throught or a less violent process." Alex said a big smile on his face as he stood proudly infront of them.

"That great and all, but could you but on some pants." Raiza said as she had her hand blocking her view, but still peak between her fingers.

"Yesh, talk about creepy, first you invite us down in your dungeon, next you have use play some weird kinky games, and now your dancing but naked infront of us, your a real piece of work." Oysen said as he was looking down his hand his hip, shaking his head.

"The two of you are a bunch of assholes. This is suppose to be a grand moment but you ruin it, meany, not fair." Alex said as his high was gone, as he crumbled down in the foetus position and started to rock back and fort in a gloomy depression.

"There, there don't be like that, ok it was kind of cool." Raiza said, in a very neutral tone.

Alex looked back he had snot coming out of his noses, tears in his eyes. "Really?" He said his voice was frail and weak.

"Sure, you the great and powerfull mashosime boss." Oysen said, also in a neutral tone.

"You liar, no good kids, i take you in, feed you, cloth you and this is the thanks I get." Alex said he then went on a tirad for a few minute about how much he suffered for them.

The two just roled their eyes, but they also shared a looked that was filled with relief. The fact that Alex didn't change into a power hungry monster, but remain the same joking actor as before. Calm them down in knowing that they hadn't jump ship with the same kind of jerks that had destroyed their chance of a normal life. They all finally stop dicking around, both ask for the more tame version of the ritual slash serum. They didn't want to go trought the same bone melting pain, as they had express they weren't looking to expose themselves to more pain if they could avoid it.

Alex then explain that it would take some time, since he had to go over the whole thing, and figure out a less invasive process for them. One were they could get all the benefit, with less pain in the process. They also agreed to keep all this quiet, with hardly any hassle. Once Alex was alone he went to a different room with all kind of weights, he wanted to test his limits.

"Ok let start small." Alex said as he took some barbels with 100lbs on them, he did it easily, in fact he hardly felt it.

"Note to self, I may need to train control of my strength, I don't want to squish anyone by accident." Alex said as he was a little sunt by the easy, it felt like if he was lifting an apple or something.

He then went to 200lbs, then 300lbs he continued to test his strenght alway going up by a hundred. He started to feel a strains, once he hit 1500lbs, but he felt he could still keep on going. Finally he reach his limit at 2500lbs, his personal best before the serum, was at 975lbs. This wasn't bench pressing, this was him lifting an object up with his whole body.

Next he tested his speed, he ran from one side to the other, he had design a sensor at the beginning so that if he wanted to test alone his speed, all he needed was to run from one end to the other, the time would start and stop when he reach the other end. His personal best without the serum was 19,52mph, and with the serum he found himself at 32,21mph. This was beyond anything human possible.

He continued testing all his best in all area, reflexes, endurence even his mind was helping him make better and faster decision. And to think that this was only his base attribute, cause from what he understood with enought training he would be abel to push high and high limits.

He then tested his psionic powers lifting weight with his mind, sadly the power was not as impressive, the most he could do was 50lbs, anything more and he was powerless. He wasn't sure for the rest he would need to test it on other over time. The last test was on the simple speels he had memorized, he could now do magic, he retested his potential, it was at 1 before but now it was at 5. This means that he wasn't the chosen one, but now he was in the a little above average in magic line.

"This is awesome, but i don't think that i should dabble to much in magic, without proper guidance. Hum, Il wait a bit before going to meet with the ancient one, I wonder if its going to be the movie vers, or the comic vers, for the ancient one." Alex said with a grin, he new that his life as a background character was officially over, and his chances of survival had gone up, but the danger he would incounter would no doubt also rise.