Cunestune,
North Yorkshire, England
Harry Potter Random World
Deep underneath the small village, deeper than any cave system around it, was utter despair.
This was a gigantic system of laboratories, some of which were as large as football fields.
There was barely any light here, darkness seeping into the bones.
Howls of coldness echoed across the long, unseen corridors.
Over a thousand Dementors patrolled the grounds.
Along with a hundred Xenomorphs.
In one of these great chambers, an over 100 feet (30.48 m) tall monstrosity was sitting on a majestic throne.
Saliva dripped from its hideous mouth, but it couldn't make a dent in the strange beauty that possessed this creature, its carapace shining metallic even in the darkness.
The Queen Xenomorph!
On either side of her throne were two, over 15 feet (4.57 m) tall, Queensguards — Praetorians!
After laying a hundred eggs, the Queen had lost its ability to birth more as per the limits of the Systems.
Since then, she had let go of the egg sac that had been binding her massive figure to one place.
Now, she enjoyed more freedom, but…
The Queen's huge body shifted as if it had just sighed.
Suddenly, steps echoed in the great chamber, alerting the two Queensguards.
The Demon King walked out of the darkness wearing a smile on his face, his hands clasped behind his back.
He was wearing a white greatcoat over white pants and shoes.
His shoulder-length, white hair was sprawled casually, and his reptilian, hazel eyes donned purple rings.
He had returned from the Lord of the Rings Random World only a few hours ago. Despite the smile on his face, there was a distinct remembrance as well, like an aged wine.
His wife, by all definitions as per the Random World and the System, Arwen, would die in another year.
His children, donning not black, but white hair, with Stormborn blood coursing through their veins, would keep on living for hundreds of years because of their elven bloodline.
And Kai had abandoned them to their fate, with no remorse.
Still, he would remember Arwen. He might not go out of his way to save her, but he could do at least that for her, not letting the AI delete the memories related to the time spent together.
As Kai kept walking outside the deep darkness, more figures began taking shape next to him.
On Kai's either side walked Mayuri, Orochimaru, and Rintaro Okabe, all wearing white lab coats.
Behind Kai, the Reanimated Gellert Grindelwald, having Voldemort attached to the back of its head, and the Lord of Azkaban, Ekrizdis, followed, their eyes narrowing at the sight of these alien monstrosities.
At last, behind the two storyline characters, was Old Sage in her hunched-back old wizard puppet -- with dread on her face.
Kai came to a stop in front of the towering Xenomorph.
The chamber shook as the Queen got up, leaving her throne, the two Queensguards growling at them.
Then, she kneeled and -- spoke.
"Your Majesty," the Queen said, a queer piece of equipment beeping red around its neck. "Have I failed you?"
The Thought-Vocal Transmitter, or TVT, was something Kai and Rintaro had developed based on the pieces of equipment Pokemon and other magical creatures used on Island X during the 3rd Stage of the Tournament of Worth.
Not to mention, only the Queen had enough intelligence to voice her thoughts.
Kai ignored the boiling emotions within the Queen.
He also ignored the question she had asked him.
"Can you sense it?" Kai asked instead. "Magic."
The Queen, still on her knees, shook her head.
On her side, the two Queensguards' growls were growing maddening as if they couldn't tolerate such a posture of their mother.
Kai nodded. "Voldemort."
Gellert Grindelwald, whose body the Dark Lord thoroughly controlled, took out his wand. "Aaavaadaa… Kedavraaa!"
A green bolt of magical lightning thundered across the room, going straight for the queen.
The two Queensguards threw themselves toward them.
"Stay!" the Queen said, looking at none but her master.
Under the greenish-darkness, the killing curse landed on the Queen.
Suddenly, one of the six sharp dorsal spines on the Queen's back lit up.
A blinding ray of red light slithered off and met the killing curse midair before it could touch her carapace.
Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
The sound was anything but pleasant, like hundreds of saws grinding on iron pillars.
When Voldemort pulled back his wand, the dorsal spine that had cast the spell also stopped pulsating red.
The two wizards looked at each other. Shocked.
The corners of Kai's mouth arched up.
"I…" the Queen said, her voice robotic, "… can't control it, master. Do you wish me dead?"
"Hahaha!" Kai, Mayuri, and Orochimaru shared a laugh, all pieces of the same cloth.
After using wizards, and Peter Pettigrew in the case of the Queen, to fuel the growth of Xenomorphs, Kai had been expecting these results.
It was especially so when he had already been tampering with Queen Xenomorph's DNA ever since he had obtained it as a reward from the Systems.
However, there were some complications as well.
For these, genetically modified Xenomorphs, their Dorsal Spines worked as the prime sensor of Mana, letting them cast spells.
The only thing was that, as of now, only the Queen had shown variety in these spells.
The 100 Warrior Xenomorphs roaming outside had only four Dorsal Spines, containing one spell each -- One attack, One defense, One stealth, and One sensor.
As per Kai's wishes, the Queen had already imparted the directive of when to use which spell and against whom.
On the other hand, the Queensguards' biology was similar to the Queen's.
They also had six dorsal spines, unlike the Warriors, letting them store two extra Spells.
However, like the Warriors, the Spells in the Queensguards' dorsal spines were also fixed.
The Queen, though, was a different matter altogether.
Kai had been experimenting with her a lot.
Her magic was also centered around the dorsal spines, but she had shown an extreme variety of spells, sometimes going out of the known chants.
Unfortunately, she couldn't control it.
No matter the case or the problem, her body reacted automatically.
It was as if some inherent limitations on her existence just refused to let her control this mysterious force.
It took Kai time, years, in fact, but he had figured out these limitations at last.
"I don't wish you dead," Kai said, his gaze gentle but powerful. "But…"
The Queen's head stirred. "But…"
"You must resurrect."
…
The Queen Xenomorph could not find any logic in the statement.
However, she knew one thing—her master wanted to do something to her.
"What about my children, master?" she asked, concerned.
Kai approached her and caressed her carapace.
"I care about you and your children, too," he said, letting her feel the truth within him. "They won't be harmed. You. You are meant to be different. You are meant to be stronger.
"You are meant to be… with me. Forever."
A current ran through the massive Xenomorph.
"Forever…" she tasted the word.
"Forever," Kai nodded.
From behind, Mayuri and Orochimaru walked forward, each carrying a giant injection.
The Queensguards lost all reasoning.
Then they paused, becoming statues.
"Forever…" The Queen lifted her giant arms and touched Kai's face. "Forever…"
The two Characters simultaneously thrust the needles inside her body and injected the DNA Modifiers, acid spilling and hissing as her blood oozed out.
The moment all the liquid within the injections entered her body, it shook.
"It… burns…" The Queen held her head. "ROARRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!"
The two Queensguards collapsed.
The hundred Warrior Xenomorphs collapsed.
Pops and Cracks deafened the ears as the Queen's body imploded, loosening its giant structure.
Under the gaze of the monsters watching it all with curious eyes, the Queen began tracing a path back into her evolutionary stages.
In a matter of seconds, in the place of the Queen, a Royal Facehugger lay, squirming madly.
Mayuri hastily approached the creature and put it into a solution within a large cylinder.
Kai walked toward the cylinder and eyed the Royal Facehugger still undergoing genetic transformation.
"What is a demon?" he asked, looking at all. "The Hashiras will never know its meaning. I regret nothing, but… Akaza… I wish he were alive today."
Kai's lost thoughts came back to the creature squirming in the solution.
"Old Sage… are you willing to do this?" he asked.
From behind, the old wizard's hunched back split apart, and a small girl walked out, her face pale.
"What will happen to me… grandmaster?" Tina asked, her blue eyes shaking as she looked at the Royal Facehugger.
"We have implanted the Demons' DNA inside the Royal Facehugger," Mayuri said, grinning ear to ear. "It is now reacting to the Xenomorph's DNA, becoming… Haha!"
Orochimaru stepped in then. "When the Royal Facehugger impregnates you, we will confine the further evolution inside your body…"
Kai gently looked at the terrified little girl. "I want you to become a Xenomorph-Demon-Magical Android, Tina.
"A Queen Xenomorph… A Demon that can use Resurrección… and you who is unmatched in the field of faux Magical Circuits — the grand puppeteer.
"… This is an opportunity of a lifetime. You must realize what kind of power I am bestowing upon you."
Old Sage's fingers trembled. She felt herself surrounded by not men or even monsters, but pure evil.
But she was alive. For that, she owed everything to this man.
The girl kneeled as taught to her by her master. "As you command, Your Majesty."
Kai smiled gently.
It was then that it happened.
Like the strike of heavenly judgment.
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[
Congratulations Contestant Kai D. Stormborn…
You have successfully become the host of Symbiote—Venom.
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WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
WARNING!!!
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The Deep One, Knull, is watching you!!!
]
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Suddenly, the Yellow Sign on Kai's head lit up, drowning the surroundings in a hideous yellowness.
And words rang in Kai's mind, crossing dimensions.
[… Yellow…] The King in Black hissed. [… I've found you. Ha-Haha-Hahaha!!!]
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