Chapter 2: Assessment & Execution

Doom.

I am Victor Von Doom aka Doctor Doom.

Honestly I still believe this too be true, yet I know it is.

A contradiction of course, but one not easily rectified. Yet if I am to live, survive, and thrive in this new reality I now find myself in then I must rectify my feelings concerning this matter and fast.

Otherwise they could lead to failures.

Which I cannot afford.

Especially with all the plans and ideas I am currently creating in my mind, and will implement when I have the first opportunity.

So on that note I inhaled and exhaled several times. Using the breathing to center my thoughts and emotions.

Then once I did so I began organizing the former while immersing myself in the latter.

After close to 20 minutes of performing this activity I felt I had rectified any doubts I previously had.

Now I have no issues in regards to the fact I am now Doom.

So, onto the next thing.

Getting out of my bed, since the original Victor was sleeping when the merging of our souls took place, I headed for the bathroom.

Since I had business to take care of there.

Easily finding my way thanks to my new memories, courtesy of the original Victor, I entered the bathroom and then handled all business I needed to attend to inside of it.

Once this was done I returned to my bedroom and dressed for the day.

I then headed for the kitchen to make myself a hearty breakfast.

Since I had many tasks I wanted to complete before the day was over with, and I needed the energy to complete them.

Finishing up my bacon, eggs, pancakes, toast, and orange juice, I cleaned up the kitchen and then headed straight for my living room.

Upon arriving I took a seat on the couch and then clasped my hands together. Before fully diving into my new memories. So I could assess my current circumstances and then make moves to execute based upon them.

As I sorted and examined my new memories I learned several things.

First, currently I am 22 years old.

My birthday being December 21st. The year of my birth having been 1980.

That brings me to the second bit of information. The current year.

Which is 2002.

Third, I have just graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with three Ph.D's to my name.

The first being in Materials Science and Engineering. The second being in Physics. While my third and final Ph.D is in Chemical Engineering.

Nice.

Now I don't feel bitter about not earning my doctorate in my previous life. Since having Ph.D's and being an official doctor here, with all the privileges and rights it allows me, more than makes up for it.

Fourth, I know magic.

Well currently I am no master of the Mystics Arts, but I do know several spells.

All thanks to the books left behind to the original Victor, no to me by my mother. The Romani sorcereres Cynthia Von Doom.

As I recalled memories of her I felt several emotions from both happiness and love to sadness. The same in regards to my father, Werner Von Doom.

Both of whom seemed to have met their ends in the exact same way they did in the Earth-616 universe.

Despite the fact that is not the Marvel Universe I inhabit.

No, based on what I know the Marvel universe I currently call home is based primarily on the MCU.

Given that Captain America is Chris Evans and Tony Stark is Robert Downey Jr.

However although this universe is based on the MCU it is not the MCU. Given that I, and several other characters who were never featured in the films or the television shows exist here.

Like Norman Osborn, the CEO and founder of Oscorp Industries. Who is the spitting image of Willem Dafoe.

Along with Reed Richards, who was my classmate during my recent time at MIT.

I also recall talk of Mutants, a Dr. Charles Xavier, Bolivar Trask, and even a Dr. Richard Parker in my new memories. Along with an environmental scientist named Emily Osborn.

So with that, on top of everything else, the Marvel universe I now inhabit is a combination of the MCU, the Tim Story Fantastic Four films, the X-Men Fox films, the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man films, along with elements from the Insomniac Spider-Man game, and finally elements from the Marvel Earth-616 Universe.

Which is not bad at all.

I can definitely work with this.

On another note I am curious to see which version of Spider-Man will appear in this world.

But I can sate my personal curiosity regarding that matter later. Right now I have more important matters that demmand my full attention.

The biggest at the moment being my home country Latveria, and freeing it from the rule of that despicable piece of shit Vladimir and the rest of his incompetent and ineffectual family.

The Fortunov family better enjoy the time they have left in this world. For their days are numbered.

So says Doom!

A little more time passed before I finished completely reviewing my new memories.

Once I did I began casting several mind-related spells. Not only to help me organize my thoughts even further, but to also protect my mind from unwanted intrusion.

Given that I now live in a world where telepaths and telepathic abilities are real.

In hardly any time at all I finished the business related to my mind.

Having made it more secure than the world's foremost vaults. I've laid mental traps and several other surprises.

So much so it would take either a world-class telepath, a cosmic being, or someone a lot of time on their hands to get into my head.

But none ever shall.

Now then, since my mind is secure onto the next step.

My first step to becoming the greatest Doctor Doom in my own eyes.

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Exiting the cab I was in I found myself on the streets of New York City.

Right outside my intended destination.

177A Bleecker Street.

The New York Sanctum for the Masters of the Mystic Arts.

Why am I here?

Well, I thought that would be obvious.

I am here to learn some real magic.

It's time I became the sorcerer I know I can be