Chapter 17

The secrets of Marik's research

Ami and Setsuna were still on board Marik's ship inside their prison cell. Until Satsujin opened up the cell door and said "Master Marik wishes to see all of you in his laboratory." Satsujin turned and he left. "His laboratory?" Ami thought, but she was slightly confused. "We better not keep him waiting." Setsuna said as she left the cell. She was interested to know what her son was up to. Ami decided to follow Setsuna just to be safe. They followed Satsujin until they reached some kind of portal. After they entered it they appeared in some kind of cave with some electrical pipes and wires on the ceiling of the cave.

"Where are we?" Ami asked.

"You are on the moon and you are inside Master Marik's hidden lab. This is where the master preformed most of his experiments." Satsujin answered Ami's question.

Ami and Setsuna were a little worried, but they continued to follow Satsujin until they reached a large metal door. The demon servant opened the door and they all went inside. They entered Marik's lab. Ami was shocked by all of the laboratory equipment in the place. She saw super powered super computers, DNA splicing machines, and a large assortment of DNA and Genetic altering and recombining equipment.

There was also large specimen tubes which contained demons with wires attached to them. From what Ami could tell this lab was like some kid of genetics laboratory and it seems that Marik has been using the equipment here to manipulate the cellar structure of the demons here on a genetic level, but for what purpose she wondered.

Ami noticed one specimen tank that held a human in his late teen judging by how his body looked. He had no wires attached to him, but he didn't look like he was alive. He had short white hair and he had a strange looking scar or mark of some kind on his face. You could tell his skin was very pale even in the light purple solution he was in. Ami put her hand on the glass to get a closer look at the creature. She noticed some writing on it and it said "Project N Recreation demon prototype 0 named Mouryoumaru. Status: failed due to a missing soul. Soul implantation was unsuccessful."

Suddenly without any warning the demon's eyes opened and it tried to smash open the tank to get to Ami. Ami freaked out and she fell backwards. She landed on the ground to see Mouryoumaru was still trying to break free so he could get out. The demon's eyes showed no signs of life in them. It was like looking into the eyes of a lifeless doll, but Ami didn't understand how that creature could move.

"What kind of monstrosity is that?" Setsuna asked.

"That is one of my earlier demons I created. He is called Mouryoumaru. I am surprised he would be trying to get out Ami after you had just touch the glass he was in. Very interesting. You see Mouryoumaru was created when I kept fusing many of the demons I created through the genetic tampering I preformed on them. Then I kept fusing them together over and over again and again until a seemly prefect being is born which I call Mouryoumaru." Marik said as he appeared from out of the shadows.

"Why would you make such a monster?" Ami asked the demon child.

"He was the first in my research to make a prefect demon. The demons you and your friends saw at the mansion were part of my research. I used recombinant and regeneration sorcery to make a few prefect specimens and I brought them here to perform my experiments on. I first took the first logical step and recombined their DNA first. I was trying to eliminate all hereditary weakness from their DNA. I lost two of my specimens in my attempt, but I was finally successful. The second step was now to work on the demons strengths, so I used many forms of gene splicing and genetic tampering to warp and alter their powers. For example I made it that a demon could regenerate from almost nothing just as long as a tiny cell of the demon remained." Marik said as he stopped to walk up to the tank to look at his monster.

"I lost another of my specimens in the attempt, but after going over my notes to see what I did wrong I tried it again with the remaining two and it worked. Step three I extracted all of the good and powerful abilities of other demons and injected them into my two specimens. Now my demons gained the ability of all those demons I fused together, also when my demons absorb another creature into their body; their bodies extract only the good qualities of the victim they take in such as power, abilities, memory and etc." Marik saying again to take a break from talking.

"To further aid my research to create the prefect demon body or strong unholy armor they called it. I left one of the demons inside of a cavern and cast Recombinant regeneration sorcery and I lured many powerful beings there such as Ice Queen Kaguya, Pharaoh Ninety, and others. Mouryoumaru was second demon I created, but I used the other demon over him because he was capable of having a soul of his own. I was frustrated with failure. But the other demon did turn out the same as Mouryoumaru. The only difference is that it had a mind and a soul of its own." Marik said, but stopped to check the monitor next to him for a moment.

"However Mouryoumaru is still very powerful. Mouryoumaru's body is the most deadliest weapon ever. For example Mouryoumaru can change his consistency and shape at will, and when he is injured, he can heal almost instantly and with but a mere thought he can transform his body to a dough-like form to absorb a blow, he can even change it so it can be as hard as titanium to shatter rock or even cut through steel. He can also form extensions or new body parts, such as wings and whipping tentacles to aid him in any situation. Sadly though he has no mind or soul of his own. I don't know how it happened, but I keep him here so I could use him for later research." Marik said as he finished explaining his research.

"How could make something monstrous!" Ami protested.

"What did you do with the other demon you made?" Setsuna asked her son. Setsuna was a little more concerned about what Marik used the other demon which Setsuna as labeled as Mouryoumaru's twin.

"After the demon absorbed Kaguya and the others a Sailor Senshi appeared to fight it. A Sailor Senshi I think you should be familiar with mother. The Sailor Senshi known as Sailor Galaxia." Marik answered. Marik's answered caused Setsuna to gasp in surprise.

"Who is Sailor Galaxia?" Ami asked.

"Like you Sailor Mercury whose planet is represented by the planet Mercury. Sailor Galaxia is the Sailor Senshi of the whole galaxy and the most powerful Sailor Senshi in the universe according to legend. However I was in for a surprise when I learned that Sailor Galaxia was processed by a creature known as Chaos things weren't going as I had foreseen. Both my demon and Galaxia were equal and neither of them could defeat the other. However the truth purpose for my demon was to take in all powerful beings it encountered to become a suit of armor, but most importantly it was to become the most powerful demon body in the universe. To complete my creation I was going implant a certain someone's mind and soul into the demon after I fed that certain someone a lot dark energy gathered from all over the universe." Marik said as Ami and Setsuna weren't too happy about where this was going.

"That demon who Marik infused with his prefect demon was me!" Naraku said as he appeared out of the shadows. Ami and Setsuna faces went pale and the blood was completely drained from their faces. They were horrified to see Naraku was alive.

"I fused Naraku with the demon and he and Galaxia fought. Naraku won and absorbed Galaxia into his body and thus my ultimate demon body was completed. Who better to give the body to than my father? Now he has the most powerful demon body in the universe. I have indeed perfected the ultimate demon body haven't I father." Marik boasted. Naraku only nodded in reply.

"Are you insane Marik?" Setsuna informed her son.

"No Setsuna our son is a genius. He is now the greatest and the most brilliant half demon mind in the universe. No matter how insane an idea may be you still have to admire the genius behind it." Naraku said to Marik's mother.

"Father this is the other demon I told you about. I call it Mouryoumaru." Marik said to his father as he pointed it the tank that held Mouryoumaru in it. The demon had gone back into the dormant state it was once in.

"Yes I over heard you talking about it. You have done an impressive job. Now my son; show me the demons you have made for me so far?" Naraku asked with a dark smile.

"Oh yes that. I had finished them." Marik said as he walked over to a large humanoid demon dressed in a black suit of advance high tech 30th century armor with the spider mark of Naraku on the chest plate. The demon body was completely clad in the thick black armor. No eyes or a mouth could be seen.

"Its alive!" Marik shouted. "I have always wanted to say that." Marik thought as he watched the demon moving. "This demon was created based on my research on Mouryoumaru. Although they are not as powerful, but I have made the ideal foot solider. These creatures are one hundred percent obedient and they powerful in almost everyway." Marik said as his solider flexed its arms.

"Excellent work my son." Naraku complemented his child.

"What are you planning Naraku!" Ami shouted.

"I am simply planning on taking over the galaxy. First I need to eliminate your friends, but I have already have taken what steps I need to ensure their destruction." Naraku said with a smile. "Isn't that right Hakudoshi." Naraku said as a familiar little demon boy emerged from the shadows very much alive.

"Indeed...Goshinki will have his chance to kill Inuyasha. Right brother." Hakudoshi said as the form of a certain demon appeared. Ami and Setsuna were shocked that Hakudoshi was alive, but the question in their minds was how.

"I shall enjoy eating the flesh of Inuyasha and his friends." Goshinki said with a nasty smile.

"What do you mean?" Setsuna demanded.

"You're friends will find out soon enough." Naraku said with a dark expression.