Human experimentation

-Enter. I said.

The door opened revealing a beautiful young woman with red hair and brown eyes.

-Hello. She said.

-It's been a while, no? Little vampire girl.

She seemed a little angry, but showed a smile later.

-And you are still the same, only caring about your research and training.

-Since you decided to come all the way here, why don't you tell me all that happened to you these past few years? I will tell you mine in exchange.

-Aren't you occupied now?

-A few minutes aren't going to kill anyone, and anyway, these guys can hold their own pretty easily. Isn't that right boys?

-OHH! Screamed the clones.

-Let's talk outside of the lab, since wearing this large protective clothing is a pain.

She nodded and left the room.

We talked in another room about the many things that happened over the years. She eventually started to talk about the day I met her. Eventually saying:

-Do you remember the promise my dad made with you all those years ago?

-Promise…

-The mask information.

-Oh yeah! How could I forget that!

Really, how could I?!

-Does it even matter anymore? I doubt the information is going to help me at this point. Let's just keep it as a memento.

-No… That was the last thing my dad told me to do… And I at least would like to accomplish it. He was a good dad, going out of his way to hunt and provide for me, even when the situation told him to just abandon me. He did that for me, always trying to keep the evil vampires away. He did his best to play with me and give me a loving childhood. So please listen to what I have to say.

-...Okay, let me get a recorder.

…

-...And so they calculated it like this and… The image was just like this… This was their research on the composition of the mask…

She kept talking and talking. After several hours she still didn't stop. I told her we could continue later, but she wanted to have it finished in one section.

… And finally they noticed the problem lay deep inside the brain. The process would strangely damage that area with burns, killing the person using the mask instantly. They dealt with the problem just like this…

-Wait. Can you repeat that last part? I asked.

-Which one, how did they deal with the problem?...

-No. I am talking about the mask failure.

-Okay… So, they found out that during the process, that particular model of the mask would cause burns/deterioration of a region deep inside the brain, killing the user. So they…

-WAIT. Repeat that one more time.

-... Okay…

She did it one more time.

/SLAM!/

-THAT'S IT! I said.

-What is what?

-This problem! Don't you realise it?!

-No.

-You see, the problem with my research was always how the brain transformed life energy into VE(Vampire energy). But what you told me, were the exact symptoms of the two energies colliding within a creature's body! Normally seen when… A Hamon user injects the Ripple into a vampire body, burning it!

-That means…

-This place might hold the key as to how the human body can transform Life energy into Vampire energy!

-Please excuse me for now! We can continue this conversation later, if you have any more information on this topic than be sure to write it down!

I picked my coat and ran back into the lab.

-... He didn't change at all. Still the same uncaring person, telling me to work more even though it has been two days…

Back at the lab room.

-3...2...1… Start! I commanded

/Buzz/

/Swizz/

And as expected, the burning effect really happened!

-We detected the presence of both VE and LE (Life energy) within the brain!

-...HAHAHA! FINALLY! I DID IT!...

I sat on the couch and rested my head in it. I looked at the ceiling and said:

-Forget all previous experiments… Focus all attention on this discovery.

-YES! Said the clones in unison.

With Kars's knowledge I could create a mask capable of slightly enhancing the Human body, by tapping into its hidden potential. Now, with this knowledge, I might be able to evolve a Human into its own perfect form. I only need time.

Between only a small enhancement and a direct perfect evolution without side effects… The answer should be obvious.

(It isn't really a small enhancement. For a normal human it would be huge, but for the MC it would only be meh.)

/2 Weeks later/

/Swisss.../ Sound of pressurized gas leaving a container.

From a glass tube filled with gas, a man stepped out. He had perfectly shaped muscles and dazzling hair and teeth.

-How do you feel? I asked the test subject.

-I… I feel great! It's as if I am back in my youth! No… It's much better than that! He said.

-Until a few days ago you were a man on the verge of dying due to cancer, old and with an incurable disease. Now you are back in your youth or so it seems, without any signs of diseases… Please, lie on the bed so that we can inspect you for any injuries.

-Its just… I am hungry… Very hungry

-...

The situation got tense until…

/Growl.../

-I feel as if I haven't eaten anything in days! He laughed.

-It must be a lack of nutrients. Here, take this.

I gave him an already prepared nutrition pack.

…

After a few minutes of analysis, I determined:

-Well… If there isn't anything wrong, you are indeed perfectly fine. Your body cell degradation has returned to your youth, and your life expectancy seems to be around 155 years of age. You aren't going to age until you hit 90, but such long-term calculations might be wrong.

(Aging in terms of appearance. Pretty much, he returned to his 20's and is going to live 130 years more. Until 2060-40.)

-But you could age faster than expected. That's mostly because of high metabolism… You are never going to be fat. Your regeneration is side by side with what I expected, just like your muscle strength and mental processing power.

-Overall, you are the first-ever enhanced Human. Congratulations.

/Sniff.../

-Okay, don't cry. We still have many tests to go through, please accompany Jeff for more tests and rehabilitation.

He was still unused to his body. Stumbling on his way sometimes.

I checked the test results. Today was a… Major success.

I didn't use the Aja stone since I wasn't interested in creating a perfect being, what I wanted to test was my own mask.

And as I predicted, it massively increased normal Human features, but no special traits were unlocked… Just like I wanted.

This procedure was to see if I had full control over what parts of the Human brain I wanted to tap into. To see if I could fully manipulate everything, or at least, being capable of minimizing the dangers.

The next one is going to be the full potential test…