“It’s good, like REALLY good.” Roland said after his run finished and he took off the helmet.

“Yeah and just think, that’s the mass produced version of the armor. I still plan to create an elite version as well using some of my Eridian tech too. I was thinking flight and energy blasts, like fake sirens almost.” I said with a grin.

“That sounds excessive.” Lil said with a doubtful expression.

I shrugged “Maybe but it’ll make my armed forces second to none in all six galaxies, at least in terms of equipment that is.” I said casually.

“You sure you aren’t planning world domination?” Mordy asked jokingly.

“Fuck that noise, WAY too much work. Besides I’ll likely be busy as fuck once we finally open the vault. I’ll need to collect enough lifeforce to grab Lil’s siren trait, work on kicking Atlas while they are down so I can purchase the company for dirt cheap. Then I’ll need to purge all the spies and rotten elements of the company while simultaneously rebranding the whole fucking thing in my image with a rollout of new products. Honestly I’ll barely have time to breathe for at least a year once the vault is open and that doesn’t even BEGIN to cover what we might get from the vault itself.” I said seriously.

“Going off of your stories and the Atlas vault opening it’ll probably be some kind of tech right?” Roland asked and I shrugged.

“Probably but knowing the Eridians it could be any manner of things. Hell I got my house and powers from the first vault I opened so who fucking knows what crazy shit may be in the vault here.” I said honestly.

At this moment Zed walked into the room while looking around in amazement.

“Zed? Why the fuck are you here?” I asked in surprise at the surprise visit.

He looked at me at that “I knew this portal thingy of yours was bigger on the inside than the outside but this is insane. How the hell’d those crazy aliens manage to stuff all this in such a small thing?” he asked with a seriously confused look.

I sighed “It doesn’t fucking work like that. Forget that though, why are you here?” I asked trying to get things back on topic.

“Oh right almost forgot what with all this. Anyways some strange fella by name of Vater wearing a Skag’s head showed up in New Haven looking for you. Said something about being your teeth chatter. Figured you’d probably want to know before folks start misunderstandin things.” Zed said seriously.

I shared a look with Lil “You don’t suppose it’s that midget I let go do you?” I asked and she nodded.

“Sounds like it might be if “teeth chatter” means what I think it does.” she said and I groaned.

“I guess that I should at least see what the fuck this guy wants since it’s probably my fault anyways. What a drag.” I complained but paused to look at Roland before leaving “You can keep the armor, spray paints in that drawer over there, go nuts.” I said before leaving.

Zed followed me out of my house and headed downstairs to his clinic since his part was done while I went looking for this Vater character. Finding the guy was not hard at all as he was over in Scooters area fanboying all over the badger. I felt my eyebrow twitch when I laid eyes upon the guy from the distance as he had taken some, lets say “creative”, inspirations from my own appearance to create his current look.-

He had apparently killed a Skag at some point, cut off it’s fucking head and then slipped it on over his own head. No curing or tanning done, just straight up bloody raw Skag head being used like a fucking helmet. The rest of his outfit was more forgivable as he had on a tan sleeveless “coat” of leather covering his back. In truth it looked like he had taken a rectangle of leather(no comment on it’s possible origin) and then popped holes in it to put his arms through.-

His “pants” and shoes were standard bandit fare though so honestly besides that fucking head the whole outfit wasn’t terrible. Of course since he was a midget his pants were technically shorts for everyone else but the idea still stood. When the midget saw me his whole body seemed to shudder in what I assume is a mix of fear and reverence before he ran over and prostrated at my feet.-

“Mighty God demon! This one comes before you unworthy of favor having failed to uphold your divine decree! This one has traveled to the clans of the ignorant and heretics to spread your message as commanded but failed! They laugh at Vater, calling this one weak and stupid! The unbelievers say you don’t exist! This one has tried to convince them but is too weak to challenge them directly and show your glory to these heathens!” he exclaimed in an intense regret filled manner.

Going over all the fancy wording and ass kissing briefly I got to the heart of the matter in an instant.

‘He’s asking me for power since his own is unable to spread any belief in the other bandits. I wonder if he’ll regret this when I actually give him what he wanted?’ I thought with an amused smirk.

Oh yes I was going to give this little midget power but the catch was he had to deal with all the agony that will come with it. Just off the top of my head I could think of a few fairly easily obtained traits that would turn him from a weak nothing into a monster you couldn’t ignore. [Predator muscles]+[Strong body]+[Dexterous hands]= [Omega body-Rare grade], [Tough skin]+[Armored hide]= [Armored hide-Rare grade], [Flame breath-Uncommon Grade], [Gigantism-Uncommon grade] and [Efficient lungs-Rare grade] specifically.-

The first three to make [Omega body] were common enough with the first two being found here on Pandora and the last being on all Jabbers back on Eden six. [Tough skin] and [Armored hide-uncommon grade] were both here on Pandora commonly so that was easy as well. The last three though required either luck or a trip to both Eden six and Athenas to grab. All in all it wasn’t a super long list but would transform this midget into a massive fire breathing beefcake. If that wasn’t enough to turn some heads in the bandit clans then nothing short of me directly showing off my powers would work.-

While this transformation would indeed empower Vater by a massive quantity it would also put him in unbearable agony during the process.

“I can grant you a fraction of my power to convince others but there is a price to pay, are you willing to do so?” I asked firmly.

“Yes! Anything to serve your glory!” he screamed eagerly.

“Alright then. First things first, make over time. If you are working for me you should at least look the part. Follow me and keep your mouth shut or my friends may kill you. Also don’t touch my dragon, he WILL eat you otherwise.” I said before turning around and heading back to my house.

Vater followed behind me like a particularly nervous chihuahua and froze in awe at the portal to my house but I ignored it. My friends all looked at me, then him and back to me with confused looks before I explained. After that they looked at Vater in pity more than anything, except Brick who didn’t give a fuck about his future suffering. The first thing I had Vater do was toss all of his clothes after I got his measurements before taking an extra long shower with industrial grade body cleaners.-

The sheer difference after that shower in appearance was vast. He for one didn’t look like a fucking grimy goblin anymore but just a particularly pug like little person. I provided a temporary pair of pants and a toddler sized T-shirt for him but nothing else as otherwise I’d need to make him another set of clothes after his transformation. After that I used my house to make a few brief secretive trips to Eden six and Athenas to grab the traits I needed there and finally did some hunting on Pandora for the remaining few.-

It cost me me 26,600 units of lifeforce for everything which stung a bit but now it was finally time to transform Vater.

“Lay down on the floor and we can begin your ascension into a being more worthy of serving me.” I commanded the shivering naked midget.

He did as commanded with a nervous expression and I laid my palm against his chest to begin. First I sent in [Gigantism-Uncommon grade] to counteract his [Dwarfism-Uncommon grade] trait forcing his body to the same state as a normal persons.-

The reaction to this clash and transformation was violent and agonizing for Vater as his mouth opened in a silent scream while his eyes bulged. His body broke apart under my power and rebuilt itself with the steady stream of lifeforce I was feeding it. Once he was the same size and shape as a normal person I shunted everything else into his body while maintaining a constant but gentle flow of lifeforce to his body. His skin came off, his bones broke and lengthened while his muscles writhed and increased dramatically. –

His lungs were forcibly replaced by new better ones and his throat was improved to handle the heat of his flame breath. In the end he passed out during the transformation as the agony overwhelmed him. The final result spoke for itself however as he now looked almost like Brick in terms of body but had rougher bronze skin and a very different face. I ignored his nudity and took his measurements before having my maker spit out a set of clothes modeled after my own but different at the same time.-

The mask I had made was modeled after a Skags face and split down the middle to open up allowing for an easier breathing of flames. The jacket lacked the Jakobs name and had no suit underneath it. The pants and boots were of the cargo variety with thick soled boots to compliment them.

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Alexander Drake

Lifeforce:416,474

Integrated Traits: [Gun mastery-Rare grade]X3, [Clever mind-Rare grade],[Enhanced senses-Epic grade]X2, [Demi-supreme body-Legendary grade], [Supreme armored hide-Epic grade]X2, [Energy projection-Legendary grade], [Superior vitality-Epic grade]X2,[Lesser dragon breath-Epic grade],[Regeneration-Epic grade]X2, [Disease resistance-Epic grade],[Amphibious lungs-Uncommon grade], [Thermal sensing-Uncommon grade], [Water resistance-Common grade],[Active camouflage-Epic grade], [Eridian engineering expertise-Mythical grade], [Efficient lungs-Rare grade]x2, [Fire resistance-Epic grade]X3, [Elemental body(fire)-Legendary grade], [Shock resistance-Epic grade]X4, [Energetic sustenance(shock)-Epic grade]X2, [Radiation resistance-Epic grade]X3, [Energetic sustenance(radiation)-Epic grade]X2, [Biometallic bones-Epic grade],[Elemental body(shock)-Rare grade]X3,[Quick thinking-Rare grade], [Minor spatial awareness-Epic grade], [Buzzaxe expertise-Uncommon grade], [Siren(Phaselock)(Altered)-Mythical grade], [Pugilist expertise-Uncommon grade], [Adrenal rush-Rare grade], [Mechanical engineering expertise-Rare grade]X3, [Gunsmithing expertise(degrading)-Common grade]X3, [Elemental body(Corrosive)-Rare grade], [Corrosion resistance-Rare grade], [Mechanical Savant-Epic grade], 

Stored traits: [Flame breath-Uncommon Grade]

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