Viper Scans FanFic
Eleceed: Genesis Surge
Author – Panda_98
Chapter 2: Subject Zero
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The air felt heavier the deeper Kaiden went.
Each corridor was darker than the last. Electricity hummed softly in the walls, like a faint heartbeat only he could hear. He liked it. Reminded him he wasn't alone.
A rare thing, these days.
Another hallway. Another set of reinforced doors.
He stopped, tilted his head, and held out a finger.
Zap.
A low surge of lightning crackled from his fingertip, arcing into the doorframe. It wasn't meant to break the door, it was a knock.
"I know you're watching."
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Observation Room – Level 5
The glass overlooking the lower floor flickered as Kaiden's energy rolled across it like static.
"He knows," murmured the scientist.
"No," said another man, tall and muscular with a square jaw and crossed arms. "He's bluffing. Trying to rattle us."
The scientist smirked. "You think Kaiden needs to bluff?"
He turned to the intercom.
"Release the seal on Containment Pod 7."
A technician turned sharply. "But sir, Subject Zero's synchronization isn't complete—"
"Do it," the scientist said, voice crisp. "He came for a fight. Let's see if he can handle what he asked for."
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Containment Sector – Sub-Level 6
The giant containment room rumbled.
Kaiden watched the door slide open with a lazy gaze.
Inside was a chamber flooded in blue light. A single cylindrical pod stood at the center, its glass frosted over, pulses of energy weaving through the liquid within.
Kaiden approached, eyes narrowing.
There was a kid inside.
Or… something like one.
Teenage, maybe. Floated in the liquid like he was sleeping, wires and tubes running through his spine and limbs. Short dark hair, pale skin, and a strange mark burned across the left side of his neck, like a lightning bolt split in two.
Kaiden raised a brow.
"Cute."
Then the kid's eyes opened.
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They weren't human.
No whites. Just silver.
And for a brief second, Kaiden felt a flicker, something close to amusement… or anticipation, radiating off the figure inside the pod.
The pod hissed.
Then exploded.
Kaiden moved on instinct, shielding his face with an arm as the glass shattered in every direction, liquid rushing out in waves.
The figure landed on the ground, crouched low. Naked. Steam rose from his body like heat off lightning rods in a storm.
He looked up.
Then he smiled.
Kaiden blinked.
"…Okay," he muttered. "That's a little creepy."
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Observation Room
"Vitals are spiking. Neural link is stabilizing."
"Subject Zero has recognized the target."
"Good," the scientist said, eyes gleaming. "Initiate full combat protocol."
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Back to Containment Sector
The kid took a step forward.
Kaiden didn't move. He was observing. Calculating.
Something about the kid's aura wasn't like the others. It wasn't raw power, it was… refined. Compressed. Weaponized.
Lightning, maybe?
No. Not quite. It was similar, but there was something else.
The kid raised a hand.
Kaiden instinctively flicked his wrist, lightning bursting from his fingers in a jagged arc.
CRACK—
The attack never landed.
The kid was already gone.
Kaiden's eyes widened as the ground behind him shattered. He twisted mid-air, barely dodging a downward strike that cratered the concrete.
A hand grazed Kaiden's side, just barely.
And even then, it hurt.
He landed, sliding across the ground with a hiss of scorched rubber.
The kid stood there, expression blank again.
Then he tilted his head… the same way Kaiden had done earlier.
Kaiden snorted. "Mocking me already?"
He clenched his fists.
"Alright. Let's dance, lab rat."
What followed wasn't just a clash.
It was a storm.
Lightning surged in waves as Kaiden unleashed a barrage of arcs, his body moving faster than most eyes could follow. The kid dodged everything, everything, as if he'd seen it before.
As if he knew how Kaiden fought.
He did more than evade, he mirrored.
When Kaiden punched, the kid returned it at the same angle. When he dodged left, the kid mirrored right. It was like fighting a smarter, calmer version of himself.
Kaiden grinned.
"You're not bad."
Then he vanished.
Reappeared behind the kid, feet skimming the air mid-flip.
He unleashed a direct hit to the side of the kid's neck.
CRACK—
The impact echoed. Dust exploded from the force.
The kid flew sideways into a metal wall, denting it deep.
Kaiden landed, panting lightly.
A slow exhale.
And then the wall moved.
The kid climbed out of the dent like nothing had happened. One eye was bruised, but he didn't look fazed.
He just stared.
Kaiden raised an eyebrow.
"You're tougher than you look."
The kid's lips finally moved. "…You are the prototype."
Kaiden blinked.
"Excuse me?"
"I was made from your energy signature," the kid said, voice oddly serene. "You are what they call the 'Original Surge'."
Kaiden burst out laughing.
"They're cloning me now? I'm flattered."
"No," the kid said. "Not cloning. Correcting."
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Observation Room
The readings were spiking.
"He's synchronizing too fast," the technician said. "He's adapting mid-battle."
"He was built to," the scientist replied calmly. "Subject Zero is the evolution. Kaiden was unstable, raw. This is what comes next."
Back in the battlefield
Kaiden's smile faded slightly.
He was starting to feel the hits now. They were getting faster. Cleaner. And the energy, whatever it was, felt dangerously close to his own, but colder. More focused.
He rolled his shoulders.
Then, without warning, unleashed a full-body discharge.
Lightning exploded outward in all directions, forcing the kid back for the first time.
Kaiden stepped forward through the smoke, one eye glowing bright.
"Let me guess," he said. "You're gonna 'surpass' me, right?"
The kid nodded. "That is my purpose."
Kaiden snorted.
"Then let's see how far off you are from reaching it."
BOOM—
They clashed again, this time with enough force to shake the sub-levels.
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Back in the Observation Room
The walls trembled.
One of the older scientists turned to the lead.
"Sir, if this continues, Subject Zero might break past Phase 3."
The lead scientist stared at the monitor, fingers tightening.
"…Let it happen."
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Sub-Level Crater
The floor had collapsed.
The room was a crater now, smoke rising from melted steel and fried wiring.
Kaiden stood at one end, hunched slightly, shirt torn, chest heaving.
The kid, Subject Zero, was still standing. Battered. Burned. But upright.
Kaiden wiped blood from his chin.
And grinned.
"Now that's more like it."
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To Be Continued…