The Wishes
"What will it cost me, my soul?" she asked, narrowing her eyes with distrust.
"All you have to do is live your life, however you want. But we both know what kind of life you want," the man said with a knowing smile. "You might not tell anyone but you are really in love with becoming a vigilante. No matter how much shit you see, you will always chose that life before any thing else, won't you?" Gwen was even more wary of this man. What he said was true but it made him even more dangerous to her eyes. She was always the one dissecting other people, to have the same done to her was quite disturbing.
"So? What of it?" she asked as she tried to think of a way to escape from him.
"I want to see how well you will adjust to this new life. Will you be beaten and broken by the end of the day or will the experience grind you to your best potential by the end of the day. I am intrigued by it and that is why I promise you I mean you no harm. Once you give your wishes, you will never see or hear of me ever again," the man said with an excited grin. Besides her better judgement, Gwen found she had actually calmed down and looked at the man with less hostility.
"What kind of wishes can I ask for?" she asked, more relaxed.
"Any kind of wish. If you want immortality, you can have it. Omnipotent powers and all that can also be given, but we both know there's no fun in that. Real power is fighting against your mortality, dancing on the verge of life and death and coming out as the winner, isn't it?" Somehow, Stacy smiled fondly to that. As a martial artist, fighting opponents far stronger than her and coming out on top was always exhilarating, no matter the broken bones or bloody nose. It is how one grows as a martial artist.
"Okay, I'm ready for my first wish. I'll like to have Wolverine of Earth 1610's mutation powers. Only, you can remove the adamantine claws and skeleton and heighten the senses and give me claws like Sabertooth," she stated. The man nodded sagely as his two aquatic green eyes shone blue for a a millisecond. Stacy nodded to herself feeling that the wish was not over the top.
She knew how injuries were a hinderance to her job as a vigilante and so, if she wanted to continue doing it then that level of healing was a must, especially since she had no idea where she was going. So, she turned to her comic knowledge and realized something; while DC had the better fighters, Marvel had more human characters making them more relatable. She heard someone once say that 'DC characters were gods trying to be human while Marvel characters are humans turning to gods'. One can't relate to Batman, the most beloved DC character. Why? Because his life is vastly more blown up than one could think about. The man is out there outsmarting beings like Darkseid who is said to be many steps, intellectually, than humans! Just, how? His money makes him build the most ridiculous gadgets...
'I'm ranting,' she calmed herself down. She was a Marvel fan and so, DC was her archnemesis, along side bad writers.
"For my second wish, I want to have the complete template of Deathstroke from the comics," she said.
Now this was tricky because saying so would actually turn her into a female version of Deathstroke. From his ambitions to his personality, all would be embedded into her. But she had a plan to combat that and this plan involved the fourth wish. But, at the moment, she was kinda giddy thinking of Deathstroke. He was a very terrifying assassin, going as far as to go toe to toe with Wonder Woman, making a suit that would make him as fast as the Flash and making even Batman think twice when dealing with him.
Due to his assassin nature, he was very adept in fighting, usually using more crippling or even death inducing martial arts but that was what she was aiming for. Being the number one assassin even going as far as being monikered the Terminator, she couldn't have been more glad of her choice.
"My third wish is I'ld like to have a complete template of Lady Shiva," she said.
Lady Shiva was a complicated character to her but she was without a shadow of doubt very talented in martial arts. Her talent was to a point she would actually know which move you would use before you even make it, making her a very frustrating and very much deadly opponent to fight against. This was the only thing she really liked about her.
"For my fourth wish, I'ld like to have an Indomitable Will," she stated.
This was her plan to retain her core even with two top notch templates integrated into her. Indomitable Will made it that if she was in One Piece, she would have become a main character rivaling Luffy. It made her resolute and fearless while also reinforcing her mind to prevent any manipulation. With this, she would clash and stomp the two wills of Slade Wilson and Sandra Wu San and retain her personality.
"For my fifth wish, I'ld like to have a strengthened version of Mirakulu with no side effects after taking it," she said.
Mirakulu was Arrowverse's version of a super soldier serum. The side effects of this was severe brain damage and bone deformation to the user while the upside was enhancing strength ten times the base, speed, senses and durability while offering a hundred times the healing power. With the enhancement of Wolverine's healing power, Slade Wilson's Super Soldier serum and Sandra Wu San's martial arts body, she was sure this Mirakulu would make her truly superhuman. And this was what she wanted; to be an unkillable being always going after you with a determination that would make the devil shudder. This was her dream and she had finally achieved it.
"Very much interesting. I for sure thought you'd like Yuujiro Hanma's bloodline but I guess you want to go full commando. Well, your wishes have been granted; happy hunting,"
Stacy was dazed a little bit when she heard this. Yuujiro Hanma's bloodline was just a cheat and she honestly didn't know why she had not thought of it. The man could stop an earthquake with a punch and that's the weakened bloodline of the oni in him! If she had it, forget Slade Wilson or even Superman, she was sure she would become as strong as DC's Karate Kid!
"Can I..."
"No take backsies," the being said before snapping his fingers, sending her away.