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"Magnetic fields…" Nolan murmured, his eyes fixed on the blood samples of Storm and Iceman.
The idea hit him like a bolt of lightning.
The issue wasn't the lungs.
The problem was that the lungs couldn't think.
The brain could generate bioelectricity and manipulate its magnetic field through willpower allowing mutants to manifest their abilities.
But lungs?
Lungs just breathed.
Unless.
Unless he could teach them to simulate brain behavior.
Breathing was movement.
Movement generated biocurrent.
Biocurrent generated magnetic fields.
What if—
What if the lungs could produce magnetic fields responsive to breathing strength and tuned to specific frequencies?
Nolan's thoughts ignited.
If mutant powers were triggered by tuning the brain's magnetic fields into specific resonance bands—
Then, theoretically—
By manipulating any organ's magnetic field, one could wield mutant-like abilities.
Not just from the mind.
But from the body itself.
Opening a new document on his secure terminal, Nolan began typing furiously:
> The Mutant Ability Formation Hypothesis:
"X-Gene is the switch.
Mutant ability expression results from tuning brain magnetic fields into specific activation bands. Mastery of a mutant's powers is the conscious refinement of these frequencies through practice and trauma."
He paused, then added another line:
> "What if external organs could be engineered to mimic brain-derived magnetic resonance?"
His eyes gleamed.
He wasn't just theorizing anymore.
He was building a new frontier of biotechnology.
A new kind of evolution.
Nolan's fingers flew across the keyboard, shaping the rest of the theory:
> "If electromagnetic frequencies can be biologically expressed and amplified,
Then organs like the lungs, heart, or even muscle fibers could serve as mutant ability conductors. Not merely passive organs—but active, tactical weapons."
The potential was staggering.
It explained how some mutants had ridiculous abilities.
How someone like Iceman wasn't just freezing water.
He was slowing molecular movement at the quantum level.
He wasn't manipulating moisture.
He was reprogramming physics.
No wonder Omega-class mutants were terrifying.
And then Nolan saw the missing piece.
The Mimicry Factor.
Not just raw power.
Adaptability.
"That's why Mystique's genes were so terrifying," Nolan whispered.
Her powers weren't just shapeshifting.
Mystique's true potential was the ability to mimic the bio-magnetic signature of other mutants.
If she had realized it… she could have become the god of mutant-kind.
And yet—like so many others—she had stayed ignorant of her true potential.
Just another wasted opportunity.
Finished, Nolan compiled his new thesis:
> The Magnetic Resonance Model of Mutant Abilities (A Foundational Study on X-Gene Activation and Artificial Replication)
He emailed the paper to Dr. Connors, uploading it discreetly to Oscorp's research platform under a pseudonym.
The bait was set.
It wouldn't be long before the real sharks came sniffing around.
Maybe even Hank McCoy himself.
Nolan grinned.
"Let's see who takes the bait first."
His mind sharpened again.
Now came the application.
He needed a living medium someone who could control internal bio currents without outside interference.
Someone like…
Max Dillon.
Max Dillon, better known as Electro, possessed the rare ability to command electricity at the cellular level.
If Nolan could adapt Max's bioelectric traits into the lungs…
He could create controlled internal magnetic fields, fine-tuned like a radio dial.
Max wasn't just a battery.
He was the prototype of a universal mutant.
Nolan called Max into the lab.
"I need you," Nolan said without preamble. "You're going to help me reshape evolution."
Max blinked.
"Uh… okay, Boss. Whatever you say."
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Over the next few days, Nolan dissected Max's genetic sequences, isolating the precise loci responsible for his electrical generation.
Max, still loyal and mostly clueless, submitted to the procedures without complaint.
Though he occasionally winced whenever Nolan borrowed more lung tissue than seemed reasonable.
The results were stunning.
Max's bioelectricity wasn't chaotic.
It was structured.
It could be guided.
Harnessed.
Repurposed.
Nolan spent sleepless nights reconstructing a directional mutation protocol:
> A hybrid between Max's electric field manipulation, Storm's atmospheric conduction, and Iceman's quantum cooling.
And the target organ?
The lungs.
A breathing-powered mutant ability.
He created a solution: Directional Current Mutation Serum.
Inside the serum:
Max's bioelectric traits.
Storm's atmospheric signature.
A modified template for Iceman's cryokinetic template.
A complete integrated system.
All that remained was testing.
"Bring in the volunteers," Nolan ordered.
His team rolled out a half-dozen subjects.
All were willing.
Or desperate enough to pretend.
They were injected with the serum while Nolan and Dr. Connors monitored the changes through live imaging.
As the serum entered their systems—
The subjects writhed, gasping in agony.
Their lungs shimmered on the ultrasound screens, cells restructuring themselves.
One by one, indicators began to flash.
Success rates fluctuated.
Some collapsed immediately.
Others stabilized—barely.
But a few...
A precious few—
Their lungs glowed faintly under the scanner.
Not with light.
But with magnetic signature resonance.
Nolan's eyes gleamed.
It's working.
A new breed of mutant wasn't just a fantasy anymore.
He was about to create them.
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