Chapter 64: Three man team

He had spent the entire night working on it. He had the clone that he now had along with Shadow. The three of them worked as a stunning team, sharing information between their minds together.

The OS ran mostly on a programming language that Leon had purchased right from the system, Scorpion 0.1. It was a programming language that completely beat out every single language that existed in the world right now.

But that was not what made it the best. It was simply the fact that inside the programming language was something special called the magic library. With it, Leon was able to easily connect magic to his programming language. He would be able to do what he wanted, the interdimensional communication.

"Seems everything is working perfectly," the clone said. He walked up and looked at every screen, making sure that every single part of it was working as it was expected to work.

"I was shocked that we were able to pull this off in one night and no errors followed," Shadow said.

"Yeah, creating a full-on operating system in one day is absolutely crazy," Leon said. He smiled and leaned back into his chair.

"So what do you have planned after this?" Shadow asked.

"To start the networking," the clone replied instead. "Every company, every organization, we have to get their permission to run their apps on our platforms, the major and most important ones to start with.

If we plan to get started as soon as possible, then we must be proactive in how we run things," the clone explained.

"Damn, he is like a better version of me and you," Shadow said.

"Yeah, and I like that," Leon said. He propped himself up to stand and then turned to face the both of them. "That’s why I contacted Kate. She already has the most intricate network of people that can absolutely make things work.

All I have to do is get her to bite the bone on the idea, and then we can immediately start everything that we need to start. I’ll be able to start the production of the first model of the phone."

Leon picked up his phone and then placed a call to Xander.

"Hello?"

"Xander, I need your help with two things. The first is a car, one that would fit me, something that has some space inside. The second is to start looking for warehouses at the outskirts of town and get me the largest one that you can find. I need your help as fast as possible, bro."

"Hmm, I was taking a joy ride around town, so I don’t have much to do. I’m up for it."

"Great," Leon replied and then proceeded to send a million credits to Xander for the car. Then he turned to the clone. "You are going to be the one driving the car and moving around. I want to be able to focus on Oroboros while you can handle everything that needs us to move."

Shadow paused for a moment and then pointed out, "You are the one with one shadow, so should you not be the one that moves?"

"Yeah, but the shadow is applicable to me and you, Shadow can spawn where you need it in a heartbeat."

The clone agreed after Leon persuaded him.

[....]

Lily sat in the middle of the bed with her legs crossed and her eyes closed.

The glass vial lay empty on the nightstand beside her. She had drunk every drop of the red liquid. Now she was trying to process it, and she knew she could not afford to lose focus. She had read about it, and she knew how it worked. If she took in as much of the potion as she could, the effects would last. If she lost her concentration, she would waste it.

So she did not move.

She had been sitting like this all night. The lamp on the table had burned down to a stub. Pale light was beginning to slip through the curtains, and the sounds of the city were slowly waking up outside.

Sophia sat on a chair near the door, watching her.

She had stayed up with Lily the whole time, dozing off for a few minutes and then jerking awake. Now it was morning, and Lily had not budged. Her breathing was slow, and sweat had soaked through the front of her shirt.

Sophia frowned.

’It’s been too long.’

She stood and walked over to the bed. She raised her hand to shake Lily out of it.

Before she could touch her, Lily’s body began to glow.

A faint radiance spread from her chest, thin and silvery, rippling over her skin. It brightened quickly. Sophia stepped back. Lily’s body shook, and then black liquid began to seep out of her pores. It poured down her arms and her neck and soaked into the blankets, thick and foul-smelling. It was being forced out of her, as if her body was pushing out everything that had been holding it back.

The blockages that had limited her talent.

Sophia stared.

It went on for several seconds. The black liquid kept flowing, and the light around Lily kept changing. It was a different light from the one she had given off before, brighter and sharper, with a deeper pulse to it. Sophia could feel it on her skin like heat. It rolled through the room, and then slowly it began to fade.

The last of the black liquid dripped from Lily’s fingers, and the glow settled.

The room went quiet.

Lily’s eyes opened.

She looked around, blinking, as if seeing the room for the first time. A bright smile crept across her face. She could feel it inside her. Something had shattered, something that had been there as long as she could remember, and the space it left behind was wide and open. Her potential had grown massively. And it was all thanks to the potion her brother had bought.

She leaped to her feet, her eyes shining.

"I did it!" she yelled. "Sophia, I did it!"

She rushed forward with her arms stretched out to hug her.

Sophia’s hand shot up and caught her by the head. She held her at arm’s length and pushed her back.

"Hell no," she said. "Don’t hug me. You’re covered in that stuff."