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Endless Legacy Ch. 1 (DC Comics)
🕑 Added 2023-01-05 15:31:00 +0000 UTCA/N: Yooo, and here we are with the final new story of this week (two more coming next week on the anime side of things). Hope you all enjoy!
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“S-Shit! F-Fucking-ack!â€
A series of coughs explodes from his throat as he staggers forward, his feet barely wanting to move beneath him. And yet, he forces them to, even as explosions sound overhead and the ground shakes beneath his feet. Fissures are visible in the concrete, and at any moment he imagines that the earth might split open right between his feet and swallow him up. Not much he can do about that though.
His every movement is a jittery, spasming mess as he uses a cane of all things to prop himself up while he staggers and stumbles onward. One might think, all things considered, he was an old man at the end of a long life. But this was not the case. He hadn’t even seen a full twenty-four years on this accursed planet yet.
Lucian had always known he was going to die young, to be fair. Born sickly, he’d not exactly been set up for success in life, and that was in spite of being the bastard son of THE Lex Luthor. Of course, being Lex Luthor’s flesh and blood only gets you so far when you don’t live up to the man’s expectations. At least Lucian could say he’d been consistent. It might have been the only reason his father let him live and didn’t arrange for an accident instead.
From the very beginning, he’d been little more than dead weight. Born to some no name woman (or so his father had always said) who he’d killed in childbirth, Lucian had been on the cusp of death all his life. His health had always been shit and being exhausted twenty-four-seven did not help him with his studies either. He’d tried to focus on mental pursuits, seeing as physical pursuits were closed off to him, but in the end he couldn’t even do much there. He’d managed an above average 3.5 GPA, but of course, that wasn’t good enough for his father. HE wasn’t good enough for his father.
When Lucian turned eighteen, Lex had cut him loose. Disowned him. As far as his father was concerned, he’d given Lucian chance after chance and at every single turn, his bastard son had failed him. Ever since, Lucian had been on his own. It’d been hard, but he’d managed to get by. Living with the health problems he had didn’t make it easy by any stretch of the imagination, but on the flip side it was the only life he’d ever known.
And now it seemed it was a life that was about to come to an abrupt end. Despite knowing he was going to die young; he’d always assumed it would be in a hospital somewhere, seeing as he’d spent a good third of his life in such facilities over the last twenty four years. But he should have known better. In all honesty, it was a wonder he survived as long as he did in a place like Metropolis to begin with.
Metropolis might have been the shining jewel of the Eastern Seaboard, lifted up as an example of what a true city should be when compared to a shithole like say, Gotham… but it was also the home of Superman. And strength demanded challenge. How HAD Lucian managed to survive every alien invasion and knock-down, city destroying fight that had ever happened throughout his life? How had a sickly fool like him lasted through every single one of Superman’s insanely powerful villains?
Maybe he was luckier than he gave himself credit for. But much like his health, it would seem said luck was finally failing him. Letting out a rasping cough, Lucian is forced to come to a stop as he damn near doubles over his cane. He tries desperately to catch his breath, knowing that standing out here on the sidewalk in one place was signing his own death sentence. Any moment now, the ground would break open under him and swallow him up if he didn’t keep moving.
C-CRACK!
Unfortunately, it seemed his incredibly limited stamina and piss poor health had at long last failed him. Funnily enough, it’s not the ground swallowing him up that kills him. Instead, Lucian finds himself looking up just in time to watch a massive piece of building fall down upon him. In the split second before contact, he wonders if the afterlife will hurt as much as life did.
Then, he wonders nothing at all.
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… Huh. He hadn’t actually thought there was an afterlife. That had been a bit of wishful thinking at the end of his short and altogether pathetic life. And yet here he is. It’s strange. Only now that the pain is gone does he realize how debilitating it is. Only now that every breath isn’t a struggle does he find it startlingly easy to just lay there and relax.
A smile spreads across Lucian’s face, and it doesn’t leave even as a set of slender fingers runs up and down his bared chest. A pair of soft lips brush across his cheek, down his jaw and to his neck. He groans at the incredibly sensual touch from the woman laying beside him. He’d died a virgin, unfortunately. He’d never known the touch of a woman in his entire life, mostly because there was some concern that even the gentlest of sexual acts would result in broken bones or his heart giving out on him.
He was a frail, sickly thing after all. But not anymore. It almost felt like a dream, if he was being honest. A soft chuckle sounds out in his ear, followed by a beautiful, silken smooth voice.
“My brother is not here. I am. Shall we?â€
He’s not sure what she means by that, but he feels this strange desire to find out. Slowly, he nods, not trusting himself to speak. In response, she abruptly swings herself up onto him, straddling his crotch, his cock suddenly pressing against a warm, wet slit. For the firs time, Lucian focuses enough to actually take in the woman he finds himself sharing his afterlife with. The sight of her takes his breath away.
Her skin is chalk white, and her hair pitch black. It appears as though she’s wearing thick black eyeshadow and thick black lipstick, but somehow Lucian just knows that’s not actually the case. Her breasts are each capped with a dark grey nipple, which stand on end as she grinds her pussy lips into his cockhead for a brief moment, smirking at him slightly as he takes her in.
Almost like she knows the exact instant that he’s finished soaking in her appearance, she drops down onto his phallus, filling herself with his length. Lucian gasps as she takes his virginity, his entire body seizing up for a moment. But it’s not a bad seizure, which he had plenty of experience with in life. No, this spasm is one of pleasure. He groans throatily, as the woman rides him.
It takes him some time, but eventually he finds his voice. He can’t help it; his curiosity gets the best of him. His mind, which had been beleaguered by sickness all his life, has never felt clearer. The pain that had such a debilitating effect on his ability to think is gone. Now, his mind is racing. His thoughts are going a mile a minute. Is this what it’s like to exist without pain? Is this what it’s like to have a clear head?
“Who… who are you?â€
She looks at him then and her eyes twinkle. Somehow, only then does he notice the ankh necklace dangling betwixt her bouncing breasts.
“You know who I am, Lucian Luthor.â€
His breath catches. She’s right. He knows who she is.
“Death…â€
Death gazes at him… and also bounces up and down on his cock. It’s a strange moment, to be sure. Lucian finds himself reaching out and grabbing hold of her hips. Not to stop her or even slow her down, but to anchor himself as he thrusts up into her from below. It all still feels something like a dream. But then, after a life lived in pain and exhaustion, anything without all of that would feel like a dream, he supposed.
“You’ve lived a hard life, Lucian. Your own nature has not been kind to you.â€
Blinking, he looks at her at that, caught off guard.
“My… my own nature?â€
She gives him a crooked smile at that, her insides continuing to clamp down upon his member in a quite satisfying manner. Never in a million years would he have thought the afterlife would involve him fucking Death herself. Did all those who died experience this? Without even having to ask, he knows they didn’t. He’s special, somehow. Unique.
“My brother Dream has his Vortexes. And I… I have you, Lucian.â€
That, truth be told, answers less than Lucian would have preferred. But he’s not entirely sure he should be complaining. Especially not to Death, who it seemed would be the arbiter of where he went next. Was the fact that she was fucking him a good sign or a bad one in that regard?
Smirking slightly, Death shakes her head in visible amusement.
“You’re not going anywhere but back, Lucian.â€
“Wait, what?â€
Leaning forward, Death’s pouty black lips part and she splays chalk white fingers along his cheek. In her eyes, Lucian sees stars going out. He sees supernovas and black holes. He sees the death of entire galaxies. It’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever witnessed. SHE is the most beautiful thing he’s ever witnessed.
“Your nature will not allow you to move on. Not just yet. You aren’t quite ripe. I am Death of the Endless, and in time I will reap the last living thing and then put the universe itself to rest. You yourself will one day die for the final time… and I will be there to welcome you with open arms.â€
A little nonplussed, but also slightly surprised he’s managing to follow her explanation so far now that his mind isn’t constantly beset by the pain of his failing body, Lucian nevertheless looks down at where they’re joined together. Furrowing his brow, the young man looks back up into Death’s eyes.
“… And what would you call this, if not an open-armed welcome?â€
She chuckles at that, straightening up and tossing her hair back as she lets out a breathy sigh.
“An explanation. Your nature robbed you of your first chance at life. For a being such as you, there can be no true life without death.â€
Lucian blinks at that, his mind rapidly connecting the dots. Far faster than he thinks he could have before.
“You’re saying that I was doing it to myself? That I was sickly because… what, I was sucking the energy out of my own body?â€
She nods, even as she gyrates her hips upon his cock, riding him towards a completion. But Lucian doesn’t want this to end, so he does his level best to hold back his release, even as it proves harder and harder.
“You are more than just your mortal existence, Lucian. But to become more, you had to live that first life. Weak. Alone. Afraid. I wish it could have been different.â€
Death was surprisingly kind. Open. Human, even. He wondered if she was like that with everyone. Somehow, he got the impression that the answer was both yes and no. He was special, after all. At the same time, something won’t stop nagging at him.
“… Am I the reason my mother died in childbirth?â€
At this, Death pauses and gives him a pitying look.
“I’d hoped to spare you that realization. It will bring you nothing but pain. But… yes. She gave her life for you, Lucian. She did so gladly.â€
Lucian can’t help but snort derisively. Yes, it does hurt. Knowing that it wasn’t just giving birth to him that killed his mother, but the fact that he’d straight up… absorbed too much energy from her or something, draining the very life in order to fuel his existence as a sickly man on the cusp of death. Heh, knowing what he knew now, it all much far too much sense.
On top of him, Death continues to ride him. Her movements are becoming more and more purposeful… more forceful too. She’s looking at him with intent and he knows he won’t be allowed to hold back his release much longer. The time for questions is rapidly coming to an end.
“You said… I’d be going back.â€
“Yes, Lucian. You will live life again. I have decoupled your soul from its body as is my duty. However due to your nature, when I send your soul on to its appropriate destination, that destination is an earlier version of your body.â€
For a moment, he feels a surge of apprehension. But Death clearly knows what he’s thinking, because she shakes her head, smiling a rueful smile as she continues to undulate her chalk white abdomen while riding his cock.
“Do not fret, Lucian. The worst of your existence is behind you. You will not return to life as the frail, sickly thing you were before. Having lived your first life, your second will be much better. Twenty-four years spent collecting your life force has given your unique nature quite a bit to work with.â€
Blinking, Lucian licks his lips, curious once more.
“Like… like what.â€
Grinning at him now, Death grinds down on his cock before lifting herself up.
“That, darling, is something you will only discover if you stop holding yourself back.â€
Face aflame, Lucian looks down at where they’re joined together.
“But… I didn’t make you cum.â€
For a moment, Death looks genuinely startled. Then, she lets out a tinkling laugh.
“Oh Lucian… perhaps in another thousand years.â€
Before he can muster a response, Death slams herself down onto his cock one final time and he… he finds his concentration failing. With a low groan, Lucian tips over the edge, spilling his seed within the beautiful entity. As he creampies Death of the Endless, it’s as though something is flowing between them. And then… it’s gone. And so is she.
Lucian blinks as he finds himself suddenly alone. He barely has the time to be upset however, because it’s just as she said. Almost immediately after his release and her departure, Lucian finds himself faced with a choice. Before he goes back, he has the ability to… shape the energy he’s been absorbing from himself all of his first life into a Boon for his second life.
His mind races as he finds himself confronted with four different choices. He could… do quite a lot with any of them truth be told. Especially if his current mental speed is any indication of how smart he’s going to be when he goes back.
It would seem he’d inherited his father’s mind after all. He just hadn’t been able to truly apply himself in his first life, because the pain of his existence left him forever exhausted, and the medicine that lessened that pain impaired his ability to think.
But regardless, he had a decision to make. Four choices. Four powers. The most familiar among them was Superman’s own powerset. Kryptonian Physiology. It was certainly tempting. The feats that he’d heard the Man of Steel was capable of made Lucian’s mind go into overdrive at the possibilities. Of course, there was also his father to consider. Lex Luthor hated Superman. His own son becoming a Kryptonian? It would have the man frothing at the mouth when he found out.
But did Lucian really care enough about pissing his father off to go that far? And besides… weren’t the other options just as interesting?
Alongside Kryptonian Physiology, there was Reactive Adaptation, an ability that would allow him to develop in response to threats. He would grow stronger, faster, tougher, so long as he continued to face worthy opponents. He could become greater than Superman with such a power, though early on he would be no more than a normal human man.
After Reactive Adaptation is Biological Manipulation, also known as Biokinesis. He could do just as much with that, really. The applications of Biological Manipulation were endless. He could even potentially augment himself to the same levels that Kryptonian Physiology and Reactive Adaptation allowed him to reach, though he got the impression that it wouldn’t be easy by any stretch of the imagination.
Finally, last but not least, was Energy Manipulation. An incredibly versatile power, to say the least. There was all sorts of different types of energy. He would be a walking atomic bomb… and that was the simplest and most brute force application of such a power set.
Truth be told, Lucian wanted all of them. But he could tell he could only have one. And in the end… wasn’t the choice obvious? He already knew what he was going to pick. All that was left was to slot it in and see what ‘going back’ actually entailed…
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A/N: The SGO discord helped me come up with these power ideas. I wanted four relatively comparable OP powers lol, so hopefully that's what I got for you all.
Also, got the same questions/requests as the other three new fics this week:
Here we are, heh. Most importantly, what did you all think? Your feedback is critical to me, especially at this point in time at the start of a new fic.
Secondly, you'll have noticed I'm calling this story the Untitled DC Project atm. That's because I want you guys to help me come up with a title if you want. Throw me your suggestions and if any is a real Winner it might end up being at the top of the page as early as Chapter 2.
Thirdly, I'm planning on increasing my backlog for all of my Story Polls from 2 chapters to 4 chapters. That's going to start with these six new Patreon Exclusives I'm spinning up over the course of the next two weeks. Once they're all releasing publicly, I'll put my other four stories on public hiatus for a month to get them up to a 4 chapter backlog as well.
Fourthly, I'm going to be cautious with these new stories. Because I'm not posting them publicly until Chapter 5 goes up here, I have a little more wiggle room, I figure. Basically, after Chapter 4 goes up here, we're going to be doing immediate Vibe Checks for each new fic to make sure it's landing well with you guys, my loyal patrons.
Consider these stories all experiments and be sure to give me lots of feedback as early as possible so I know if I'm fucking up somewhere along the way.
As always, thanks for reading!
Comments
Luke Skywalker
Yea, but it also gives this room some wiggle room and puts actual stakes on the character rather than giving him something with such superspeed and super strength that it will be a "I win" button 80% of the time.
Ahtu Nyarlathotep
Kinda shocked at what ppl picked... It's by far the weakest starting power, and not necessarily the strongest long-term. The bonus is if he can use it on others, then he can heal or make others stronger as well. That's pretty neat. However I'd pick either Kyrptonian, or Reactive Adaption. Because DC is not such a nice world that you're likely to get the chance to get good with that "biomancy" in time for it to save you.
Kejmur
Incestuous love towards someone. Lena Luthor wouldn't be a bad target, lol.
Payton Richmond
Become panacea whats the worst that could happen
Kejmur
"Luthor's Regret" or "Luthor's Mistake" may sound pretty ominous for the future. Also on any potential expies in 'superhero settings' The Incredibles also have some options like Mirage.
Kejmur
Biological Manipulation? Kind of like Panacea from Worm or Elixir from Marvel?
HeirOfRohan
Yeah, Panacea was always the most OP character in Worm short of an Endbringer
Tristan R Mitchell
DogbertCarroll, Lex Marks the Spot. It wasn't an SI, it was Xander Harris from BTVS.
Gregory Sullivan
Love it all of them you've started so far keep up the amazing work
Belly
P-p-p-plastic maaaaan. Dogtoberoll (name?) Made a pretty dope fiction where an SI took over Lex and basically borrowed/got plasticmans powers. Would be cool if he did something similar
Kaijucifer
Biological manip allows one to gain every single other ability you've just listed without any of the drawbacks
Cambrian
Def gotta have her more I agree~
Sleepycat
Please don't tell me this will be Death's only appearance. She's way to hot to only show up in one chapter.
Cambrian
Haha I like Death Finds A Way, but I'm not sure I like it more than my current fav, Endless Legacy. Hmmm
RenegadeSol
I have two title ideas. The real title, "Death Finds a Way" is a play on the Jurassic Park quote. The second (joke) tittle is, "The Ascension of Male PanPan" because resons. ðŸ˜
Cambrian
"Coming After Death" isn't bad, though I think 'Endless Legacy' currently beats it for me heh
Cambrian
Definitely a lot of resentment there heh
SpectralTime
I’m glad it looks like we’re not necessarily going to want Lex’s approval. Or, you know, be much like him.
DualEquinox
Bio Manip has 3 major points in its favour: 1. Enables genderbending. 2. As stated in fic, if the MC encounters a Kryptonian or someone with a natural Reactive Adaption, he could totally develop them using biomanipulation. In fact, any power that has a biological origin could eventually become replicable. 3. It has a heap of potential uses in the bedroom.
IAVL
For a Title, 'Coming After Death' or 'Coming Behind Death'
KOS 1100
Okay I'm very hyped for this story
Tristan R Mitchell
I mean, Death is Life in DC. Destruction is Creation, Dream is Awareness, Destiny is Free Will, Delirium is Sanity. The Endless are as fundamental to the universe as the Infinity Stones in Marvel, and embody not just a concept but also the lack of or opposite of that concept. This is probably best expressed in Death; she meets each person twice, upon their birth and at the instant of their death.
Cambrian
I like it, if I don't see anything I like better might go with it!
That black guy
The Endless legacy?
WolfeBorn
With Bio manipulation I always think of Panacea but actually using it to fight
Cambrian
Hmmm, Death's Legacy, perhaps? Legacy of Death? Both sound a little bit off from what I'm looking for, but I dunno, might be the best I'm gonna come up with lol
That black guy
Let me re-read and I'll get back to you
Cambrian
Hm, I do like the idea of it being something to do with Legacy, I'm just not sure about using the name Luthor.
Tristan R Mitchell
Plus, in a DC universe it has the potential to be even more broken. Not just the energies we are used to, kinetic, thermal, and so on, but magic, temporal energies, the Speed Force, psionic energy. Hell, Biokinesis and Reactive Adaptation probably rely on an energy to function. Kryptonian Physiology is literally just "convert certain wavelengths of light into psionic energy, use psionic energy in x/y/z ways" (mostly TK, but thermal manipulation for cold breath and heat vision).
Nanaya7Nights
With Biological manipulation couldn't he eventually (after putting in a lot of work to develop his power) give him self energy manipulation powers once he gets access to the DNA of a person or species capable of energy manipulation? Basically at its highest level won't Biological Manipulation basically make him like a living breathing Omnitrix. Also will be retain his life drain ability in a voluntary form now (i.e. drain some life energy from beings to charge up his chosen ability)?
Rolando Estrada
Technically if you make him a beyond omega level Biokinetic he can learn to do the other 3 eventually, with Reactive Adaptation being the hardest to learn(he must do his best in the first time he try's to take a scan of let say Doomsday's DNA with the help of daddy to earn it). Literally out of the other 3 options I would say getting some Kryptonian DNA should be down right EASY in metropolis, maybe a random building or sidewalk can have trace amounts of blood for him to gain/learn from.
Flamingkilla
I don't normally comment on these, went with energy manipulation personally. People seem to be forgetting just how powerful energy manipulation can be. Most everything is a form of energy, which if there's any semblance of our physics in DC includes matter through E=mc^2. Energy manipulation is control over the very fundamentals of the universe. Also starting off with Death of the Endless was very very nice.
Collar Spider
Personally I went with adaptive cause I like Doomsday and that's basically the same thing plus it seems like he can't die until the end of time(?) So hey no worries if he bites off more than he can chew and ends up dead again, then just another session with Death. Although, I could be totally off base with how I read her explanation so maybe not
Rockinalice
We could technically get ourselves Reactive Is adaptation if we could just Our hand on any of Doomsday dna same for supes powers. plus ours would be better since with bio manip we could control how we look with it and not look like a Bone monster that Doomsday does
That black guy
Title suggestion "The Luthor Legacy"
Grafian
Really glad Biokinesis is winning :) Also, I already know this one is going to be great, it started with Death after all
Kade Baker
with biomanipulation he can find ways to give himself almost any power with enough time and work.
godUsoland
Death of the Endless lewds from Chapter 1? Sign me up! All aboard the Panacea Biokinesis route. A Champion of Death shaping Life itself is a good twist. Not a lot of healers in DC either A large amount of powers in DC are biology based, so we can do some interesting things if we study it enough with a Lex Luthor level of intellect. Magic is also mostly biological in DC as well, if you can touch a magic user we can copy the traits for it.
Joshua Kei
OOoooh I love Death of the Endless, that DC showcase was Amaaazing So glad you chose to use characters that are slightly off mainstream but still popular among fans (I'm not a hardcore fan, but even I know who Death is). Another character I'm a fan of is Zatanna Zatara. anyways, options are confusing, I'm assuming reactive adaptation is basically like Doomsday, but not sure about biological manipulation, and tbh for me the choice feels like between energy manipulation (which makes you a glass cannon) and the others (which make you a tank). Pretty sure the glass cannon is more flexible, but also waaay more dangerous, so I'm just going to pick one of the two in the middle.
BRIAN
Reactive gives us reason to seek out danger and how to survive snu-snu via Amazonians lol
VincentVanNintendogh
Ohhh, using Death of the Endless herself as a way to kick off the fic. Perfect! She is a very under appreciated DC character. I’m glad to see you write her and hope we see more of her down the road! I really am looking forward to this fic. Pissing off Lex Luthor and having sex with the DC gals sounds like a dream.
darth_potato
Lets gooo! Panpan power set and sexy goth death lady
