Le potage Part 2

Now that I have time and patience I started some heavy modifications of my body. I changed my skeleton & muscular structure to be similar to Adeptus Astartes. To do this I had to fuse my around 270 bones into 206 of normal human and then start modifying my skeleton structure towards Adeptus Astartes like fusing my ribs and broadening many bones.

After I was done, I grew slightly broader and fatter nothing too obvious. I also increased my height by a few inches while I cannot grow tall overnight I have to do it gradually over time. The skeletal structure of Adeptus Astartes gives me many benefits like improved protection for my chest and my head. I also added a few vertebrae structures to protect my windpipe and blood vessels in the neck. This also prevents my neck from being easily severed giving me enough time to mend any damage.

While I was doing all this I improved my control over my powers. Using the newfound experience I started using my control over basic organic building blocks to separate carbon from the woman's body and reform most of my bones with layers upon layers of graphene structure. As it is both a strong and flexible material

I also kept some essential parts of bones like certain joints, marrow inside the bones and external bony structures. Hence it reduces its effect on normal body functioning and my bones don't look black and weird. Also to remedy the toxic nature of graphene I covered the composite layer of graphene with a thin layer of glassy carbon.

I also mixed some fibres made up of composite carbon nanotubes with some muscle tissues which do not stretch or contract. As carbon nanotubes are extremely strong and flexible but very rigid. I can further strengthen my muscle fibres when I conduct some more experiments on different species.

I then started adding layers of graphene in between the subcutaneous layer of my skin. Being sandwiched between fat, graphene doesn't harm my cells and doesn't make my skin feel stiff. As I just recently removed a lot of excess fat I can add a graphene layer of considerable thickness. However, I had to reduce a bit of stem cell reserves which I temporarily used to replace excess fat. Extra protection doesn't harm anyone.

After this set of body modifications, I was more protected than an armoured knight. My skin was like Kevlar vests, my muscles as firm as ballistic plate and my bones as sturdy as a tank's armour. Although I had improvements in strength and speed compared to my defence they are negligible. For now, I had to be satisfied with the defensive build.

On the side of my internals, I added a few shut-off valves on my arteries to prevent bleeding out, I wanted to add extra hearts but my tiny body already had no space to accommodate plus I wanted to wait and analyze animals with multiple hearts just to get an idea of how to balance the multi heart system. I don't want to go bonkers without proper knowledge.

I then enhanced my eye tissue, eliminating my blind spot by adding a layer of rods and cones over the nerves, ensuring that the region doesn't obscure my vision. I also increased the overall density of rods and cones in my eyes. I only did this because I had some positive results from working on the woman's brain I had found out how to adjust my brain to my improved eyesight. Vision is not only about the eyes but also how the brain perceives image.

A.N: still don't understand how other MCs in fanfic can directly upgrade their vision to night vision or hawk's eyes.

My research on the brains of women helped me pinpoint specific regions responsible for specific functions in the brain. Suddenly while experimenting with her memories her eyes became lifeless and brain activity stopped. I noted my mistakes and started experimenting on his brain.

At this time the woman's body was dead and completely deconstructed. Only her head above her neck and some of the unwanted components of her body remain in bed. I turned the remains into a blood-red goop and continued with maester

To reduce aging I tripled the amount of telomeres in my DNA and chromosomes. I will also have to keep renewing it to forever remain youthful. I improved the effectiveness of my immune system and stabilized my hormonal glands to prevent degradation in the body. I enhanced my immune system's ability to store the DNA record of infections and countermeasures more efficiently, so I can only be sick once by any particular sickness.

Finally, I improved my natural DNA repair mechanisms while making a copy of my DNA in my memory. Even with the help of my powers and enhanced soul, it took some time to memorize the details of my DNA. This is to revert any damage or unexpected mutations caused in my gene due to my experiments.

Working on DNA I also fixed the hidden problems in my genes. I fixed the defect of reduced fertility of Arryn's bloodline and also fixed some minor damages caused by the incestuous nature of nobility. Even if they are not as extreme as Targaryens, these noble houses' practice of marrying cousins leaves its mark in the DNA of their children. Maybe it is not incestuous according to their social norms but from a medical perspective, they are still incestuous.

When maester became brain dead I was done with everything. I was able to have partial success with his memories as I saw many images in his brain. They were not coherent or chronological but I recognized two people in them.

They were Lord Tywin Lannister and Olenna Tyrell. One I recognized from his serious old face and lion sigil on his robes another only due to the being old age woman sitting in a beautiful garden. I hadn't met any of them in person and hence couldn't recognize them at once. Even though they looked similar you cannot expect them to look exactly like actors in the show.

I decomposed the leftover biomass into a red goo-like substance and filled it in glass jars in maester's room. Stuffing the jars along with all the important little documents and slips of messages. I also took all the vials of different poisons he had. After checking that nothing important was left I fixed the maester and the woman's heads on the posts of the bed. He also left a little message on the wall behind the bed written in blood.

There were still 30 minutes before the shift changes and they patrolled the castle. He came back the same way. Along the way, he touched the unconscious guards so that they woke up 5 minutes later. I reached my room and closed the door. I put the bag in my cabinet and went back to sleep.