Assimilation (1)

4 years ago, in an unknown facility.

'Where am I?' Kanaru was no longer in the same facility. He observed 2 people in a large room.

"Kakine-kun please don't do it, we can't get out of here with all those people protecting the facility" A blonde girl with red eyes spoke with evident fear in her tone of voice to the boy in front of her.

The boy had dirty shoulder-length blonde hair. She grabbed his white shirt from behind, stopping him.

"Recently my strength has increased to a completely different level, the level that everyone in this city dreams of having." Kakine said with a confident attitude.

"You mean…" said the blonde girl with evident doubt in her tone of voice.

"Before I got here, in the last System Scan test, my results informed me that I was about to reach level 5, but now I'm very sure that I already did. I just have to get out of here to check which level 5 range I specifically am in, but I know that I'm the strongest!" Kakine said in an arrogant tone, but seeing the girl's confused eyes he continued speaking in a softer tone.

"Lyn, escaping from here is very dangerous for you, with your level 3 ability corrosion, it'll be impossible." Kakine shook his head, but after seeing that Lyn's face was going to cry at any moment, he approached her and he patted her on the head.

"Kakine-kun?" Lyn was confused and then she blushed at Kakine's warm act.

'Lyn and Kakine? It seems to be a memory of that woman.' Kanaru frowned. He didn't like his current situation.

"I have recently discovered that my ability can be shared with other people. I'll give you my ability, that way we'll be more likely to get out of here, do you agree?" Kakine asked.

"Yes!" Lyn responded immediately. But then she asked.

"Kakine-kun, is it going to hurt? Also, they told us that even if you were to become a level 5 esper it wasn't going to be enough to get out of here, they told you that as a warning in case you ever break the rules, you'll be fine?" Lyn was more concerned about Kakine than by herself.

"It won't hurt, it'll be a smooth process and... regarding the other question." Kakine smiled and continued speaking.

"Warning? Rules? Don't worry about those things, Lyn. With my Dark Matter everything is possible." Now close your eyes for a moment, it'll be a quick process." Kakine said in a soft tone.

"Yes..." Lyn said quietly and closed her eyes.

6 white wings emerged from Kakine's back as he looked at Lyn fondly.

"But before that... I'll eliminate the inconvenience." Kakine turned and smiled at Kanaru. He continued speaking.

"My Dark Matter defines the rules of this world!" Kakine spread his wings and...

Everything darkened.

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'I am back?'

"ARHHHHHHHH!!!"

"What the hell is this!"

"My body... I feel like it's going to explode!"

"Heal!"

"Heal!"

"..."

"Shit... assimilation is..."

"My brain... I must... no!"

Kanaru writhed on the ground. The whole place was surrounded by pools of blood.

I want to see Kakine…' A voice was heard in Kanaru's mind.

"Shut up, damn you! You're already dead!"

Kanaru's entire body was surrounded by white material from the Dark Matter. After a few hours, all the white material turned black because it was in constant contact with Kanaru's body. He was now kneeling on the ground holding his head.

"My head! I have never had a mental attack!"

'Kakine-kun…' Kanaru heard a tender voice.

"Stop mentioning he, damn yandere!"

'I want to see him…'

"The Dark Matter is not for stupid people like you to have!" Kanaru yelled. He stand up. All the dark material entered Kanaru's body.

"I have already assimilated everything! Sorry, but I'm not interested in living with a parasite all my life in my head." Kanaru said.

After saying those words, he placed his right hand on his head, a dark aura began to emanate from his hand that quickly surrounded his head.

'No! You corrupted it! You corrupted the Dark Matter!' Lyn's voice was filled with deep terror.

"Go away!" Kanaru yelled and the dark aura entered his brain.

Everything was silent.

'Finally, she completely disappeared, she gave me a lot of problems.' Kanaru complained.

'I was incompatible with the Dark Matter, but thanks to my ability recovery I was able to force it to join me, because of that, the Dark Matter mutated to suit me.' Kanaru mused.

"Well... I'll just take a little break" Kanaru muttered and lay down on the floor.

He closed his eyes.

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[Mamoru Lyn's vital signs have been missing for over 10 hours]

'What's all that noise?' Kanaru stood up due to the female robotic voice. He didn't find the source of the noise because it sounded like an echo all over the place.

[Hikari Kanaru's vital signs are normal]

'It seems they have more advanced toys than I thought.' Kanaru was surprised to find that they could know his vital signs without any electrode attached to him.

[Dark Matter was successfully assimilated]

[Dark Matter Project 40% complete]

"40%?!" Kanaru screamed.

[Preparing the remaining samples]

The elevator door that Lyn opened before suddenly closed.

Half an hour later the door opened again.

"Robots?" Kanaru was slightly surprised. He saw 6 robots the size of a baby.

Kanaru had a bad feeling seeing these robots because each of them had 10 little hands and in each hand, they held a syringe with liquids of many colors inside each of them.

[DNA Fantasy World… 10/10 Ready]

[DNA Flash Step… 10/10 Ready]

[DNA Mental Out… 10/10 Ready]

[DNA Meltdowner… 10/10 Ready]

[DNA Railgun… 10/10 Ready]

[DNA Accelerator… 10/10 Ready]

[All preparations ready]

[Playing audio...]

"Hey Kanaru-kun, it looks like you're still alive! Hahaha. I knew you would get it! As I told you the day I met you, the Dark Matter Project is about using Teituku Kakine's Dark Matter to serve as the basis for the other level 5 espers abilities can unite into a single individual. Oh my mistake, now the Dark Matter belongs to you. Anyway, once those robots inject the DNA samples from all the Level 5 people in this city, you must unite them all with your Dark Matter, just like your Recovery joined it and mutated. I'ts impossible to have more than 1 personal reality, so you must unite them completely or you'll die. Thank you very much for participating in the project! Recommend us to improve our image to tourists!" Souji said.

[Audio finished]

[Complete final precautions]

[Dark Matter Project enters its final stage]

Kanaru no longer cared for Souji's stupid comments. Now he was watching the robots that quickly surrounded him a while ago.

'My worst nightmare as a child came true'

The first robot injected him with a needle and then...