A few minutes later, Magneto—helted and cloaked—walked out from the Brotherhood base.
Standing among the crowd, he looked up at the figure in black floating in the sky and exclaid with emotion, "Child, have you co to see ?"
"Are you ready to join the Brotherhood of Mutants?"
"Co, child. Only with us—the Brotherhood—will you find your true ho!"
Hearing Magneto's impassioned words, Syd twitched at the corner of his mouth and shook his head.
"I didn't co here to join the Brotherhood of Mutants."
Magneto's face subtly changed, a hint of disappointnt flickering across his features. "Then... what for?"
Toad, Sabretooth, and the others nearby looked just as puzzled.
Instead of answering, Syd descended slowly and began walking in circles around Magneto, carefully observing him.
Toad and the others instantly tensed, suspecting Syd might be planning sothing hostile.
But Magneto waved them off. "Relax," he said, puzzled. "Is there sothing wrong with ?"
As he continued his circling, Syd calmly asked, "Your ability is to control tal, right?"
Magneto blinked, confused by the question. "Yes... is there a problem?"
Toad and the others were just as baffled. Wasn't this common knowledge?
Under their watchful gazes, Syd continued circling him and said in a calm tone, "Your power should be to control magnetic fields—one of the four fundantal forces of the universe: electromagnetism. So why are you limited to just controlling tal?"
Magneto froze, montarily stunned.
At that mont, information about Magneto surfaced in Syd's mind, and the reason beca clear.
As he pieced it together, Syd explained, "There's a kind of invisible restraint in your mind—subconscious programming, if you will—that convinces you you can only control tal."
"This subconscious limit restricts your power, making it so you can only manipulate magnetic forces through tal."
Magneto stared at Syd, stunned.
In his understanding, ssiah was known for his overwhelming power—but he hadn't expected the man to understand his ability in such depth.
What Syd said next left them even more shocked.
"If you can break through that restraint," Syd said slowly, "you'll undergo a secondary mutation. Your power will truly awaken—and no longer be limited to just tal..."
Syd recalled that mutants could undergo secondary mutations—a phenonon where their powers evolved or amplified significantly.
It could be triggered by external stimulation, such as drugs, or simply by further mutation of the X-gene.
This could lead to anything from new powers to massive boosts in existing ones—or even physical transformations.
For instance, Beast—originally just a mutant with incredible speed and agility—underwent a secondary mutation that made him regress into a blue-furred, muscular creature with claws and fangs.
Kitty Pryde may have experienced similar changes, gaining the ability to phase people's consciousness through objects.
Even the Black King experienced this—after his secondary mutation, he could absorb not just energy, but even psychic powers, making him nearly invincible in all aspects.
Unfortunately, he died too early.
Syd reflected, "My own energy absorption ability... could that count as a secondary mutation too?"
It was a subtle concept—he might've overlooked it altogether if not for Magneto's issue.
As he pondered, Magneto and the others looked at him with shock.
"Not limited to tal?" Magneto muttered, stunned.
He had always believed that controlling tal was the extent of his power—but now, he realized there might be more?
Controlling magnetic fields?
With trembling breath and a look of longing in his eyes, Magneto instinctively tried activating his power.
A distant piece of tal floated into the air...
He clenched his fists, focusing with all his strength to control sothing other than tal.
But no matter how hard he tried—no matter how he willed or convinced himself—he could only manipulate tal. He simply couldn't achieve what ssiah described: control of the magnetic field itself.
Toad, Sabretooth, and the others watched with growing doubt.
"Is ssiah really telling the truth?"
"Could he be ssing with Magneto?"
Syd heard their whispers clearly and gave them a sidelong glance.
Magneto, now visibly disheartened, stopped trying. With a sigh of disappointnt, he said, "I can't do it..."
Syd wasn't surprised.
If it were that easy, Magneto would've figured it out by now—and beco unstoppable.
Secondary mutations were extrely difficult to achieve and typically required external help. In X-n: Apocalypse, for example, Magneto only achieved it after being enhanced by Apocalypse.
At that ti, his powers changed drastically. The environnt around him would distort under his influence—clear signs of magnetic field manipulation.
Whole cities crumbled under his power. Matter disintegrated and floated into the sky—he was a true force of nature.
But aside from that one encounter with Apocalypse, he was never able to replicate that feat.
If he had been able to, even a plastic prison wouldn't have been able to hold him. Nothing would've.
With these thoughts swirling, Syd looked at the dispirited Magneto and calmly said, "I can help you."
Magneto, looking like he had aged several years in re monts, paused—stunned. His eyes widened as he looked up at the floating ssiah. "Help ? You can help undergo secondary mutation?"
His voice was filled with disbelief.
Could ssiah really do that?
Not only Magneto—Toad and the others were equally shocked.
Without saying more, Syd raised both hands.
On his right hand, the power of Creation activated.
A mysterious force enveloped Magneto, strengthening the X-gene within him.
On his left, red-shrouded Chaos Magic activated—targeting Magneto's mind, twisting and rewriting his subconscious.
A silent hum echoed.
In that mont, the ntal restraints holding Magneto back shattered.
Magneto's expression turned dazed as he felt sothing change within—both physically and ntally.
"I..."
He lifted his hands, staring blankly at them.
(End of Chapter)
[Check Out My Patreon For 20 Extra Chapters On All My Fanfics!!][/zaelum]
[ 500 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]
[Thank You For Your Support!]
Reviews
All reviews (0)