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Nolan reviewed the data before him and noticed something remarkable Logan was the first to return to normal.
Of course, in this universe, Logan had been the earliest test subject to be captured.
Thanks to his healing factor, the zombie virus struggled to take hold, and Osborn had long since mastered replicating that unique regenerative gene.
In fact, Logan's own understanding of his mutation paled in comparison to Osborn's research.
The experiments had naturally progressed from simple to complex and Wolverine, mutant or not, was the perfect test case for observing how regeneration could resist the viral strain.
"Make sure to collect all comparative data," Nolan instructed. "I want a full analysis of the variants across both universes. The world we visited before had no mutants, no comparative data, but this one does."
"It's already been collected," came the response.
"Good. Continue administering the serum and record any adverse reactions."
Nolan nodded. With the immediate crisis of this universe contained, his attention turned to something that had been nagging at him the origin of the zombie virus itself.
A strange thought crossed his mind.
Could this be connected… to the Multiversal Collapse?
In Loki Season 2, an event had nearly destroyed the entire Multiverse, until Loki himself stepped forward to take on the burden of maintaining it becoming the lone guardian of all timelines.
Could this zombie universe be an aftershock of that event?
Nolan shook the thought away. That was a Multiversal-level problem far beyond his current reach. He hadn't even stabilized a single universe yet. Thinking too big was a waste of energy.
Soon after, Dr. Connors left with Nolan's approval, and Nolan reached out to Otto Octavius.
Before his return, he had entrusted Otto with several of the remaining Infinity Stones for research. Based on their previous data cycles, Otto should have made significant progress by now.
"Sir," came the voice of his AI assistant, AER. "Dr. Octavius and Dr. Richards have completed their joint report on the structural similarities between the stones."
Nolan raised a hand, magnetic energy rippling through the air as he accessed AER's mainframe directly, downloading the immense troves of data straight into his mind.
Manually reading it all would've taken hours this method was instantaneous.
Data streamed into his consciousness like a river of light, molecular structures, coordinate maps, and quantum layers all unfolding in real time.
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"The Reality Stone…" Nolan murmured.
He didn't immediately experiment with the others. Instead, he focused on the Reality Stone for good reason.
The Power Stone represented the foundation of the universe's raw energy.
The Reality Stone translated that energy into physical matter.
Together, they formed the material backbone of existence.
In contrast, the Mind Stone and Soul Stone governed the spiritual plane of thought and essence.
Meanwhile, the Space Stone and Time Stone defined the framework of the cosmos, the vessel, and the flow.
Space gave form to matter.
Time gave motion to the spirit.
Only when both existed could the universe truly live.
So Nolan began with the Reality Stone. It resonated with his own two domains, the Energy Dimension and the Particle Dimension, and would enhance his mastery over both.
A crimson glow filled the chamber as the Reality Stone hovered above his palm, shifting between solid and liquid form, pulsing like a living heart.
The light spread across his body red, vivid, almost alive.
To him, the Reality Stone's power resembled that of his wife, Wanda Maximoff the Scarlet Witch.
Like her Chaos Magic, it granted the ability to reshape existence with will alone.
If Nolan could transform his body into a living Reality Stone… he would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Wanda herself.
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His cellular structure began to rewrite itself.
Unlike the star-like lattice of the Power Stone, the Reality Stone's internal pattern resembled a pulsating, spherical core, thrumming with rhythmic waves of cosmic frequency.
Each cell in his body reshaped itself to mirror that structure interconnected by fine crimson filaments, forming a vast, unified system.
Then came the next stage violet light.
The Power Stone's essence surged through him, clashing violently with the crimson Reality energy.
The two opposing forces collided like supernovae, threatening to tear him apart but Nolan's Celestial-tier soul suppressed the chaos.
He called upon his dual domains:
The Psionic Dimension to weave the Reality energy together.
The Particle Dimension to stabilize the Power energy's vibration.
The energies intertwined in a cosmic storm compressed within a single being. The power was equivalent to ten thousand suns exploding at once, yet still contained within Nolan's physical vessel.
Then he initiated the third transformation the Space Stone.
It was the gem he knew best. He had studied its quantum structure for years and even absorbed fragments of derivative energy from it Space Magic born of Infinity's echo.
Blue light erupted from within his body, fractal layers folding in upon themselves a recursive structure, infinite in depth.
His flesh and soul began to expand inwardly, forming an endless inner cosmos, a dimension that could house infinite power.
The once-warring forces of red and violet were suddenly drawn together, harmonized by the stabilizing influence of the Space Stone.
In that moment, Nolan's body became a cosmic nexus, a living universe forged from the Power, Reality, and Space Stones.
The explosion that followed could have torn galaxies apart yet he contained it all within himself.
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For the first time in existence, a single being embodied three Infinity Stones not through external artifacts, but through his own living essence.
Power. Reality. Space.
The complete mastery of the material universe.
Nolan felt the cosmos unfold before his mind's eye.
The rules of physics and creation appeared like visible threads strings he could pluck and rewrite at will.
With a thought, he realized he could now alter anything below a single-universe scale.
Atoms, energy, even laws of matter were his to command.
He had achieved what could only be described as—
The Body of the Infinity Stones.
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