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Chapter 3 by depravedDays depravedDays

Who inherits the infinity stones?

Sergei Kravinoff, aka Kraven the Hunter

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23-year-old Sergei Kravinoff has been living and thriving alone in the uncharted jungles of Africa. Having run away from home at the age of 14, Sergei had been exploring the world to satisfy his wanderlust and developed a passion for hunting. At the age of 18, he was given the Calypso potion by a witchdoctor near Wakanda which granted him an impressive suite of powers upon consumption.

His love of hunting often brought him into conflict with the authorities of Wakanda as he often discovered that there were better game to hunt in the reserve wilderness of the secretive kingdom. He grew into such a menace that Wakanda had authorized its hunters and warriors to kill him on sight.

Despite this, the odd little high-tech nation that refused to adopt guns and modern military tactics was often unable to subdue the mystically superpowered Sergei who seemed to be empowered by the spirit of Africa itself. He could easily wipe the floor with the Dora Milaje, Wakanda’s most elite warriors who were all-female, and indeed, had grown so bored with them that he started impregnating any of the Dora Milaje who came after him and sent them back to Wakanda as a message.

Sergei’s actions earned him the full wrath of Wakanda. Pretty soon, he was feeling the full weight of Wakanda's military on his head, lead by none other than the Black Panther.

Armed with various vibranium weaponry and gear he had looted from the Dora Milaje, Sergei was able to go toe to toe with the Black Panther for awhile. But Sergei was ultimately defeated and was hauled back to Wakanda in chains to face judgement for his crimes.

As he sat in his prison cell, awaiting his trial, a surge of cosmic power suddenly washed over him, transforming the very nature of his being. Sergei had been chosen, and he became one with the infinity stones.

Sergei had no knowledge of the infinity stones and did not truly understand what had transpired, but he instinctively felt more powerful and instantly developed an intuitive knack for his new abilities.

The infinity stones held supreme, god-like power. However, Sergei’s transformation and transcendence was still in its infancy. With time, he would eventually evolve to be able to use the full unlimited potential of all of the stones.

At his current stage, having just been reborn, Sergei was only able draw on a minuscule amount of the stones’s potential, which manifested in specific abilities.

Each infinity stone bestowed Sergei with a new ability. The green time stone allowed him to slow time for himself at will, which in effect, bestowed him with supernatural speed and reflexes.

The blue space stone bestowed him with supernatural spatial awareness and senses, and also enabled him to teleport as far as his eye could see, which given his already enhanced vision, translated into pretty substantial range.

The purple power stone significantly multiplied his physicality, bestowing him with god-like strength, stamina, and durability.

Meanwhile, the red reality stone allowed him to violate certain laws of physics. He could control his personal gravity and inertia, allowing him to step and move on any surface in any direction. This allowed him to walk up vertical walls and upside down on ceilings as easily as on ground. He could also phase through matter and energy, literally walking through walls and laser beams when he consciously wills it.

The orange soul stone bestowed him with a special soul sight and senses to detect and decipher souls which enables him to detect presences, see invisible or hidden creatures, as well as discern their general intentions, serving like a danger-sense and lie-detector.

Finally, the yellow mind stone allows him to control, tame, and brainwash minds via touch. It also empowers him with telekinesis and renders him impervious to psychic attacks.

It took less than an hour for Sergei to get acquainted with his new abilities, after which he instantly teleported himself outside his prison cell and snuck away.

Where does the hunter go?

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