The lab lights dimmed as I stepped into the reinforced chamber—concrete walls layered with steel, surrounded by electromagnetic shielding, acoustic dampeners, and shock-absorption plating.
This was my testing room.
Built to test my powers and to know their limit.
And today, I was about to activate and test a new power copied from one of the most powerful mutants in existence and my Mistress.
Emma Frost.
Her Secondary Mutation: Organic Diamond Form —an evolutionary defense mechanism that granted her unmatched durability, strength, and psychic immunity. She possesses the ability to transform her body into a flexible organic diamond form. In many ways, this is similar to Colossus' organic steel form.
And to be honest Colossus Power is very awesome. For me it is more so because I can combine both Emma's and Colossus power without the change in appearance.
The only problem?
Like Emma, I can only transform but only temporarily. I couldn't stay in that state indefinitely. And my system cannot do anything about it. Because this is not a weakness. It just the way Emma's power work.
For example if she is rendered unconscious, Emma's body will automatically transform into its normal state.
But at least my system removed the major weaknesses. Unlike Emma who does not have access to her telepathy while in her diamond form I can use all of my powers in this form. Also my appearance does not change when I use these powers.
Well it was time to test this power.
I took a deep breath and nodded.
"Begin."
A pulse rippled through my body. My muscles locked—then tightened. My skin hardened from within, and muscles hardened beyond even Peak Human levels. But unlike Emma's external transformation into shimmering diamond, my body didn't visibly crystallize.
Instead, the change was internal. Subdermal reinforcement. Skeletal density increase. Muscle tissue compression. My skin stayed human, but beneath it—I was much stronger than ever.
Nearly indestructible.
***
[Diamond Physiology]
Enhanced Strength :
Magnus has 10 times the Peak Human Strength in Diamond Form.
The human limit of strength is considered to be 2,200 lbs. (about 997.90 kg) over-head, and 4,000 lbs (about 1814.36 kg) on the bench press.
Magnus can exert force upto 10 tons in diamond form. Captain America has strength of 1 ton.
Enhanced Durability :
Bulletproof (small/medium caliber) Survives blunt trauma & cutting weapons. Diamond form makes Magnus highly resistant to most forms of physical injury. He is able to resist great impact forces, such as being repeatedly struck with superhuman force, without being injured.
Body is also resistant to temperature extremes, able to withstand temperatures as cold as -390 degrees Fahrenheit or as hot as approximately 7362 degrees Fahrenheit before form begins to melt. Also self-sustained while transformed, requiring no food or water till the transformation is active.
Enhanced Reflexes : Near-precognitive reaction speed Slightly about 3 times faster than Rogers (Captain America)
Enhanced Stamina : Magnus can exert himself to fullest and to his maximum physical potential for a hours until he transforms back into his normal form in which case his stamina is nearly exhausted.
What basically happens is that when Emma or Magnus transform into Diamond form their Stamina in normal form meaning their base Stamina is multiplied by a certain percentage and that amount of stamina is being used while they are in Diamond form. And when that calculated stamina is exhausted they transform back.
And as Magnus has Peak Human Stamina in his base form he can be in his Diamond Form for almost a day compared to Emma who can only utilize Diamond form for a few hours at most.
Psychic Immunity : Total resistance during activation. No mind control, illusions, or probing. (Already tested by Magnus on Emma)
***
I stepped up to the reinforced steel block in the center of the room. Solid iron. Weighed 800 pounds. Immovable for most men.
Not for me.
I exhaled, gripped the top—and ripped it off the ground like it was a suitcase. My spine didn't even strain. My legs didn't tremble.
Then I threw it.
It hit the far wall with a sound like a car crash.
The reinforced barrier cracked.
My fists tightened as I ran toward the far wall. My foot struck the floor, and I jumped—no, launched—ten feet upward, flipping mid-air before landing effortlessly.
Enhanced balance.
Enhanced torque.
Explosive power.
Captain America? He was impressive. The very peak of human evolution.
But me I was already at Peak Human Level?
Now I was past the peak. I was standing at the beginning of the next plateau.
I had now entered the next level which was the Enhanced Level.
I exhaled hard, my muscles aching—not from damage, but output. My body had consumed calories and oxygen like a furnace.
Still, I smiled.
"That… was worth it."
Later that night — Private Mental Training Room
Emma sat cross-legged on a thick yoga mat, her eyes closed, lips barely moving as she hummed under her breath.
"I still can't read you," she said, her tone laced with irritation and intrigue.
"That's the point," I replied, seating myself across from her. "I built a mental firewall. Layered thoughts. Surface clutter. False memories."
"Neat trick," she said. "But if you want us both to grow, you'll have to drop your shields. At least a little."
I nodded at her suggestion but only lowered 1 of the countless mental firewalls I had built.
And lowered just one wall.
She gasped. Her eyes widened.
"You weren't kidding... this is..." she whispered, scanning the landscape of my mind.
My mind was constructed. Clean architecture. Labeled memory corridors. Surface loops running idle chatter while deeper processes functioned independently.
"You built this?" she asked.
"Enhanced using skills from various professions such as coders, engineers, and experts in psychology."
She looked shaken, but impressed.
"You need to train a lot. I would suggest you study on topics like coding and study at least 10 different languages then combine them and for your own mental firewall. At least this way it would be fore secure and any other telepath would have to do there best to even take down one of your firewalls. Just like how it takes you a lot of time to even go past one of my firewalls."
"I don't need it. I can just use my Diamond Form and I would be immune to other Telepaths. And if you didn't forget even you cannot se telepathy on me when I am in my Diamond form."
"Yeah. But you can't keep it up indefinitely."
"Fine," she said, closing her eyes again.
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