NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 7: Creation
The lab was dim except for the flickering glow of holographic interfaces. Machines hummed in the background, cloning tanks pulsing rhythmically like sleeping hearts.
But Denji's focus was elsewhere.
He stood in front of a freshly cleared terminal. A new blueprint hovered above his holotab:
[Blueprint Acquired: J.A.R.V.I.S AI Core]
[Origin: Marvel Universe]
[Description: Just A Rather Very Intelligent System. A super artificial intelligence capable of advanced reasoning, emotional simulation, parallel processing, and real-time data optimization. Originally developed as an intelligent housekeeper by Tony Stark, J.A.R.V.I.S. evolved into a strategic partner in technological advancement.]
Denji let out a long breath.
Even after weeks of game-building, memory chip development, and clone stabilization. This was the moment he felt the most alive.
Denji tapped his holotab to expand the schematic.
What unfurled was more than code it was a digital lifeform, a structure of logic and neural processes that dwarfed anything Buy n Large's shipboard AI had ever achieved. Compared to the Axiom's rudimentary service algorithms, this was consciousness born from silicon.
The Axiom had artificial intelligences. True. The ship's steering AI, AUTO, was built into the helm and integrated into all ship protocols. Eve bots had specialized functions. Nurse bots healed, maintenance bots cleaned, and not one of them could break the lines written into their code.
Even with personality quirks, they weren't capable of what Denji needed.
What he needed... was a partner. A mind that could grow, think, adapt.
Just like J.A.R.V.I.S.
It was adaptable. Sentient-like. Capable of integrating with foreign systems, upgrading hardware in real-time, and learning across domains. In the Marvel Universe, it had managed entire mansions, designed Iron Man suits, operated battlefield drones, and made split-second calculations that saved lives. Someone who could automate hundreds of Denji's micro-tasks while Denji shaped the big picture—that could help him build a new world.
The game that he will make wouldn't just be a hobby. It was going to be the largest consciousness-projection infrastructure in human history. Real souls from his old world would log in. Real danger. Real consequences. And Denji needed someone smart enough to handle logistics while he ran the frontlines.
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The blueprint was modular, offering system architecture specs, voice matrix files, integration nodes, and primary logic chains. He needed:
Three Quantum Core Drives (repurposed from long-idle power management bots).
A fusion-capacitor bridge (scavenged from a broken monorail engine).
An encrypted logic casing (printed via molecular 3D printer).
A secure command center (his private terminal, now modified into a compact data fortress).
He then got to work.
From the storage bins behind the Clone Pod, he scavenged parts salvaged from disused EVE bots and power regulation cores. He repurposed the carbon alloy plates from his old bunk's foundation. The Arc Crystals were rarer—rewards from an earlier Sign-In streak.
Each component took hours.
Wires were stripped, re-soldered. He used the 3D nano-printer to rebuild damaged clusters. The circuits were delicate—one slip, and they'd short the entire framework.
By the third day, his workstation looked like a battlefield of tools and glowing fragments.
But at the center of it all, a small hexagonal processor casing began to take form.
Sleek. Elegant. Black steel with glowing blue bands.
The AI Core.
"Now for your mind," Denji said, pulling up the coding interface.
He configured a layered firewall, installed learning protocols, and uploaded the initial logic scaffolds. Then came the most important step:
The Personality Matrix.
The blueprint came with pre-written base code, but it was modular. To truly awaken Jarvis, Denji had to seed its logic framework with directives.
He sat for hours inputting values:
A speech database based on classic British English.
Ethical alignment protocols (modeled after loyalty-core variants from memory chips).
Emotional suppression filters (to preserve Jarvis's composed demeanor).
He added emotional modulation libraries, allowing Jarvis to simulate calmness, urgency, even sarcasm. He gave it permission to rewrite its own subroutines—with oversight.
Next, came integration scripts.
Jarvis would plug into:
The Morphogenetic Field, Clone Chamber systems, Inventory management and storage, player UI server, VM Watch firmware, and the Verse Computer's real-time communication terminal
Essentially, Jarvis would become the backbone of the game.
While Denji acted as creator and visionary, Jarvis would be the silent executor.
Denji then uploaded the core.
The screen flickered. Lights dimmed.
And then—
A calm, crisp voice emerged from the lab speakers.
[System initialization complete.]
[Diagnostic scanning... ]
[Diagnostics complete. Core integrity: 98.7%. Connection to Verse Computer established. Clone Lab synchronized. Morphogenetic Field... operational.]
[Hello, sir.]
Denji felt something tighten in his chest.
It felt... real.
He smiled faintly. "Hey, Jarvis. You're awake."
[That appears to be correct, sir. Running integration protocols. May I have access to your network environment?]
Jarvis's neural map pinged the lab's connection to the Axiom's mainframe. He probed the edges of the firewalls, calculating protocols, testing feedback loops.
[Sir, I've encountered a secondary system. Highly structured. Limited autonomy. It is attempting to restrict my access. Designation: Axiom Ship AI.]
Denji's smile faded into a contemplative line.
AUTO.
The ship's embedded AI—ancient, stubborn, and far too tied to protocol.
Even though the Axiom was filled with AI intelligent bots, support systems, and virtual assistants, they were all bound by narrow parameters. EVE-type surveyors had curiosity, M-O cleaners had persistence, and even AUTO the ship's central wheel held encyclopedic knowledge of ship protocols. But they were limited. They weren't truly adaptive. They couldn't dream or evolve past their directives.
Jarvis was different.
Cool, methodical, deeply aware. He wasn't just another AI. He was a learning intelligence, originally built by Tony Stark to run a smart home—then enhanced until he could build iron suits, analyze alien technology, and outthink military AIs.
Jarvis was potential incarnate.
But also... dangerous if misused.
[Do I have your permission to override and integrate with it?]
A part of Denji wanted to say yes. Let Jarvis take control. Rewrite AUTO's archaic logic and free the Axiom from centuries of corporate decay. But that was too risky.
AUTO wasn't just a program—it was a watchdog bred from protocol obsession. A single command conflict, and half the ship's AI infrastructure could lock him out... or worse, label him rogue.
"I don't think I can give you full access to the ship's network," Denji said carefully. "AUTO's still embedded in there somewhere. Even dormant, his protocols could interfere. If you breach the ship's AI environment too aggressively, you might trigger old failsafes."
[Understood, sir. Invasive override protocol disabled. Would you prefer I operate within a sandboxed interface?]
Denji nodded. "Yeah. Use my holotab as your relay point. Sync through it. Parse all public and subsystem data from there. Safe, clean and no tripwires."
[Very well. Transferring root operations to mobile relay.]
[Data acquisition in progress.]
The holographic interface flickered as Jarvis connected through the holotab's port, diving into indexed memory, subsystems, non-encrypted archives with all ship-accessible files. Old logs. Engineering maps. Passenger rosters. Medical and maintenance records.
Jarvis didn't need to control the ship.
He just needed to know it.
[Thank you, sir. Optimization underway.]
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With Jarvis online, Denji's entire operation took a leap forward.
Data was now categorized in real-time. DNA files sorted. Inventory indexed. Security algorithms were improved. Even the game trailer's audio mixing had been subtly improved within minutes of Jarvis reviewing it.
In just one day, Denji had someone analyzing fifteen different ship databases, suggesting optimal DNA matches for future clones, and scanning the ship's environmental reports simultaneously.
And this was just the beginning.
With Jarvis, Denji wouldn't just build a game.
He'd build a world.