43 Merlin (1)

I studied the detailed reports of the different types of radiation emitted alongside Jor-El and came to the conclusion that there was not one but two different types of radiation.

The primary one was what my father first informed me about. Mixed within was a tiny amount of a very different type of radiation, which according to Jor-El most likely would restructure or in other words deform the body of the living being in contact.

This was the rock which was the cause of the highly advanced Gorilla city in Africa. It gave the Gorillas who came in contact with the rock intellects rivaling or even surpassing those of humanity.

They made a super-advanced city there and even came up with a Wakandian forcefield like technology so that they could remain hidden from the outside world.

The rock would also give powers to Gorilla Grodd and Hector Hammond, the all-time villains, and nemesis for the Flash and Green Lanterns like Hal Jordan respectively.

They both should thank me as I have taken this rock before it falls on Africa and so neither Gorilla city nor Grodd nor Hammond would gain any kind of mental powers.

I told Jor-El to program two different sunstones to absorb and isolate the two radiations. As I had no use of the second type of radiation yet.

I knew that if you are exposed for a very short time or to a very small amount of the first type of radiation then it would still increase your intellect but will also sap your will as a side effect. That's why I wanted to collect and concentrate the radiation so that the side effect disappears.

Jor-El informed me that it would take almost 2 days for the process. I made two different rooms which had vaults like in banks and the sunstone here was programmed to restrict any kind of energy from going out.

One of them was for magical stuff, another for non-magical. The sunstone would not be able to stop magic but I was not in a hurry to perfect them.

Thinking about Africa, I decided it was about time that I made sure that my identity as Clark Kent remains hidden.

I changed to my Blue superhero suit and went to Gotham while casting an illusion on me. I went to the bedroom inside the home of the former archeologist and now a wealthy publisher Harv Hickman.

The stone was kept on display in front of his bed, it looked like a normal grey cuboid-shaped rock with some cracks. It was no bigger than a can of juice.

I took the rock with me and went to Turkey.

I reached the ruins of an ancient Roman temple, the temple of Augustus. It had just some walls and pillars standing, Seeing that no one was around I went to an open space somewhere in the middle of the now broken temple and manipulated the rocks below to drill underneath.

I reached a small room, just under these ruins. Inside which there were two objects. One was a sharp-looking scimitar with a golden hilt and guard, half inserted inside the ground. And a book which was kept on a rock platform some distance away from the weapon.

I went for the scimitar first. Taking the golden hilt in my hand, I tried to take it out. But it didn't even budge, I wrapped my aura around it and used both my hands and all my strength but it still did not come out of the ground.

Knowing that it was futile, I released my grip and took the Nth metal mace out of my storage and slammed it down on the ground surrounding the scimitar.

A magic formation flashed for a second on the ground which had the scimitar at its center but then it got destroyed by my mace. After which I took the scimitar easily out of the ground.

As the whole scimitar comes out a bright yellow flame surrounds the blade and I confirm that this is a magically enchanted weapon.

Suddenly I hear a voice coming from everywhere, "That weapon is not meant for you, young man"

I turn around and see an old man wearing long purple robes, with a wooden staff in his hand. He had long white hair, with a long white beard and a long white mustache.

"But I found it lying on the ground and picked it up, so it's now mine", I say admiring the yellow magical flames on the scimitar.

"No, I could tell you do not have a pure heart as you destroyed my magic formation to take the weapon." He says slamming the staff down trying to intimidate me.

"You really like this King Arthur routine don't you" I store the scimitar inside my storage, "Relax, I do not need this small weapon, I will pass it to someone deserving, in the future,"

The old man's eyes contract seeing me pocket the weapon but he doesn't take any action and just observes me," So who might you be, young man."

"You can call me Superman, Gandalf the white" I replied to him chuckling to myself.

"I do not know who this Gandalf is, but let me introduce myself, I am Merlin, you may have heard of me before.", the old man replies while caressing his long white beard.

"Yeah yeah Gandalf, Dumbledore, Merlin, it's all the same.", I say while waving my hand dismissively at him and going towards the platform with the book on it.

Suddenly Merlin appears before me with both his hands on the staff and slams it down again producing a small amount of dust to rise in the ground where the staff hits.

"You may take the weapon, but I cannot let you take that book, young man."