Chapter 127: Copying Magnetic Fields
"Your X-Gene neural-expression network is deteriorating."
Lynn leaned casually against the operating table while reviewing the All-Seeing Eye's diagnostic data.
"The decline is accelerating."
He glanced toward Magneto.
"At the current rate, your magnetic-field manipulation will become functionally unusable within two years."
A brief pause followed.
"Within five years, you'll be an ordinary old man struggling to open a door."
The words landed heavily.
Magneto's expression stiffened.
He had known for years that he was weakening.
Every use of his powers reminded him.
Control that had once felt effortless now required concentration.
Precision that had once been instinctive now demanded effort.
Like sand slipping through his fingers.
Yet even he hadn't expected the timeline to be so short.
"Do you want treatment?"
The question was simple.
Direct.
For several seconds, silence filled the operating room.
Magneto lowered his head slightly.
That was answer enough.
"Lie down."
Lynn pointed toward the second operating table.
Magneto looked at it.
His pride resisted.
The same pride that had carried him through wars, persecution, and decades of conflict.
The same pride that made him unwilling to bend.
Yet reason won.
Polaris was alive.
The evidence was lying only a few feet away.
Slowly, Magneto lowered himself onto the table.
His damaged helmet pressed awkwardly against the back of his head.
He still refused to remove it.
Lynn noticed immediately.
"Take off the helmet."
"No."
The answer came instantly.
Lynn sighed.
"Take it off."
"It's interfering with my diagnosis."
Magneto remained silent.
Then, after several moments, removed it.
Without the iconic helmet, he looked older.
Much older.
The image of the unstoppable Master of Magnetism faded.
What remained was a tired man defeated by time.
Gray hair.
Deep wrinkles.
Sagging skin.
An aging revolutionary whose greatest enemy was no longer humanity.
It was biology.
The All-Seeing Eye completed a full diagnostic scan.
The problem became obvious.
Magneto's X-Gene wasn't failing.
His nervous system was.
Aging had drastically reduced neural-transmission efficiency.
The communication pathways between his cerebral cortex and the X-Gene had degraded.
The simplest analogy was a highway.
The destination remained intact.
The vehicles still existed.
But the road connecting them had deteriorated.
Lanes had collapsed.
Traffic slowed.
Output suffered.
His magnetic abilities weren't disappearing.
The infrastructure supporting them was.
Fortunately, the solution was relatively straightforward.
Lynn opened a secure cabinet.
Inside rested a specially prepared syringe.
The solution contained a refined cellular-activation compound.
More concentrated than the version previously used on Wolverine.
More precise.
More aggressive.
Its purpose was simple:
Restore aged cells to a biologically younger state.
For ordinary humans, the compound would be fatal.
The regenerative cascade would overwhelm cellular stability.
Magneto, however, possessed a powerful mutant genome.
His X-Gene provided sufficient genetic resilience to survive the process.
Lynn made a tiny incision near the carotid artery.
Barely two millimeters.
Then inserted the syringe.
The injection began.
Immediately, Magneto's body arched violently.
Every muscle contracted.
His jaw clenched hard enough to crack enamel.
Veins bulged beneath his skin.
The sensation was unbearable.
Like molten metal flooding through his bones.
Like every cell in his body had been thrown into a furnace.
The pain lasted thirty seconds.
Then it vanished.
Gradually, his body relaxed.
And the transformation began.
The changes were visible.
Wrinkles softened.
Not completely.
But noticeably.
The face of a seventy-year-old slowly shifted toward that of a vigorous man in his fifties.
His hair remained gray.
Yet became thicker.
Healthier.
The dry, brittle texture disappeared.
Loose skin tightened.
Muscle tone returned.
Even posture improved.
The All-Seeing Eye monitored every stage.
Cellular Telomere Status: Restored
Neural Transmission Efficiency: 60% → 95%
X-Gene Connectivity: Fully Repaired
Magnetic Output Capacity: Restored to Peak Recorded Levels
The treatment succeeded.
Lynn removed the injector.
The procedure was complete.
Magneto slowly sat up.
His hands rose before his eyes.
They were still old hands.
But they no longer trembled.
For the first time in years, he felt it.
Power.
Real power.
Returning.
Not gradually.
Not partially.
Fully.
Like an engine restarting after years of neglect.
He flexed his fingers.
Immediately, steel support bars embedded inside the operating-room walls vibrated softly.
Responding instinctively.
Magneto quickly released the effect.
Then stared at his hands.
Speechless.
"I..."
Lynn was already washing his hands.
"Get off the table."
"What?"
"I need the space."
The answer was completely serious.
Magneto stepped aside automatically.
Watching as Lynn organized equipment, disposed of medical waste, and cleaned instruments with the same calm professionalism he had displayed from the beginning.
Finally, Magneto spoke.
"You're not merely a doctor."
Lynn didn't turn around.
"I am a doctor."
A brief pause.
"One whose clinic you destroyed."
"And one you're currently paying an enormous amount of money."
Magneto couldn't argue with that.
Lynn dried his hands.
Then pointed toward the door.
"Call your people."
"Prepare my materials."
"Everything arrives within three days."
Magneto nodded slowly.
Then left the operating room.
Silence returned.
A familiar notification appeared.
[Ding!]
[Successfully reversed advanced X-Gene neural degeneration!]
[Successfully repaired hereditary mutant genetic defects!]
[Treatment Evaluation: SS-Rank — Extraordinary!]
[Divine Hand Activated...]
[Scanning Target Core Talents...]
[Talents Detected:]
[Extreme Electromagnetic Field Manipulation (SS-Rank)]
[Atomic-Level Metal Manipulation (SS-Rank)]
[Electromagnetic Shield Construction (S-Rank)]
[...]
[Maximum Copy Rank Available: SS-Rank]
[Copy Progress: 10%...50%...100%]
[Copy Complete!]
[Acquired Talent: Extreme Electromagnetic Field Manipulation and Microscopic Magnetic Perception]
[Completion Rate: 93%]
[Ability Description:]
[Direct perception and manipulation of electromagnetic interactions within matter.]
[Control precision reaches molecular levels.]
[Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces governing the material universe.]
Something changed.
Instantly.
A completely new sensory layer unfolded across reality.
Lynn could feel it.
Not see.
Feel.
The electromagnetic interactions between molecules.
The lattice structure inside nearby steel.
The metallic components carried by Brotherhood members beyond the walls.
The electrical currents flowing through the building.
The electromagnetic spectrum itself.
Everything formed an interconnected three-dimensional network.
A hidden world that had always existed.
Now visible.
Now understandable.
Lynn slowly raised his right hand.
A fragment of a shattered scalpel lying on the floor lifted into the air.
But unlike Magneto's traditional approach, which focused primarily on magnetic-field domination—
Lynn immediately sensed far deeper possibilities.
Far more precise ones.
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