A few weeks later, Will was sitting in the office space of his home, monitoring the recent news.
In the past few days, everyone had found out that the founder of Youtube, Whatsapp, and Facebook was none other than him.
Everyone had just assumed that the companies were part of the Oscorp group, having multiple shareholdings of different companies.
But it was revealed that all the ideas, UI designs, the features till 10th updates, had all been already planned by Will years before.
Other than this, it was also revealed that he also had a huge contribution in the Development of the Revolutionary Cradle Regeneration Tech, which can even cure cancer.
And how was it revealed?
It happened when a hardcore youtube watcher happened to search for a very specific thing: The 1st Youtuber
After scrolling through the relevant results like Who was the first youtube? Or Here are the 10 OG youtubers who started it all, he finally came across a particular channel at the very end of the list.
The name of the channel was precisely: The 1st Youtuber
But despite matching exactly what the guy searched for word to word, this channel only came at the end of the list, after at least one minute of scrolling. It came even after videos that had very low views or were completely irrelevant to the search.
Perhaps the guy just wanted to see if the list ever ends.
This channel, The 1st Youtuber, had no description, and only had one video, which was posted years ago. Even before Youtube was officially launched!
The guy who found this video was so jobless and he still played it without noticing the peculiarity of the date.
The video, which was not of very good quality, started with showing the back profile of a teenage kid, quickly typing away on the computer.
The image became clearer as the person recording the video walked closer and leaned down.
"What are you doing?" The camera man asked. It was a woman's voice. Soft and playful.
"I'm making the UI designs for a few internet applications."
"Internet Company? Aren't those too unreliable?"
"That's only for now. In the future, they'll be worth Trillions."
"Is that so? You're quite the visionary, aren't you?" The woman pinched the boy's cheek, seeming to not take it seriously. "Alright, tell me about your little applications."
And so the kid showed her. Exactly the concepts and designs of Youtube, Whatsapp, and Facebook, one by one in great detail.
The woman didn't interrupt him, only asking questions from time to time as she slowly realized that the ideas were actually valid.
"But why are you doing this?" In the end, the woman could only ask this after seeing the hard work the boy had put into the ideas. "Your dad is already one of the richest men in the world. You don't need to work so hard."
The boy shrugged with a smile.
"Well, didn't my dad reject your application for further funding for the Cradle Regeneration Technology? We still need quite a lot of funding. So, I decided to implement some of the ideas I had while growing."
The woman was silent for several seconds while the boy resumed his work. Then she hugged him tightly from behind, causing the camera to finally show her face.
It was none other than Helen Cho, the legendary inventor of the Cradle Regen. Tech.
"Why do you believe in me so much? You've already spent all the tens of millions you had accumulated throughout your childhood in my research," She asked, her voice muffled.
The boy slowly stopped working and just shrugged. "Because your research is the most feasible technology that can actually cure cancer."
"I… I'm so sorry… I should have known that," said Helen as she hugged the boy again.
The boy just smiled. "Well, it also helps that we'd make a shit ton of money if it's developed. And who knows? I might even be able to have a stronger body through it."
The video ended there.
The guy who discovered this video was so shocked that he frantically shared the video with anyone he could, and even made several videos about it while also reposting it through different accounts.
Soon, the whole youtube, whatsapp, and facebook community was shook, everyone making videos about it. And the media also picked up on the matter.
The boy's identity could not remain a secret, no matter how low a profile Will kept. His photos were available on the internet, just like any other Billionaire's children, even though no one really remembered him.
Will Osbor: the founder of Youtube, Whatsapp, and Facebook.
He grew into an overnight legend.
His past was dug and his obsession with finding a cure for cancer was also revealed: His mother died of late stage lung cancer when he was very young.
Despite all of Osborns' money and power, she could not be saved.
Everyone was convinced that the death of his mother impacted him so much that he decided to erase cancer. Either because he was scared, angry, or simply didn't want others to go through the same pain.
No matter what, Will was famous.
With just one video.
This was supposed to be the nuclear option of Will's Celebrity Route Plan, designed only for emergency cases. After all, it would only be an emergency that Will would bother getting such a huge amount of instant fame.
It would be too troublesome in Marvel World.
But, the results are worth it.
[
Name: William Osborn
Age: 22
Class: Apprentice Aura Farmer
Aura: 83k
Normal Skills: Shooting Lv2, Fighting Lv2, US Special Forces Lv1, Cooking Lv 1, Computing Lv1…(expand)
Aura Skill Tree:
-Cognitive Branch: Mind Burst (T1.6), Iron Will (T1.8)
Tasks: None
Class Bonus: Aura Sense
]
After he broke through the 50k mark, his Class changed from Novice Aura Farmer to Apprentice Aura Farmer.
He also got a class bonus with this upgrade: [Aura Sense]
He found that he could now sense his Aura better, which also helps him in practice and execution of his Aura skills, as he can sense the exact amount of aura his skills are using.
He can also sense the Aura of other people, a more interesting application.
The other major change in his status is his Aura. It's more than 50k now, despite spending a considerable amount on his skills.
Don't think 80k as too little. If multiple normal people are affected, then he gets one Aura Point. And if he farms aura without being present in person, the Aura is even less.
It also makes sense, since the Aura energy need to travel a long way to reach him. In such a sense, 80k is still a LOT.
Such a huge amount of aura wasn't farmed simply through fame.
He made several more crime fighting trips in the White Elf Exoskeleton, or the White Knight, as they've now begun to call it.
He also doubled down on the identity, paying special attention to protecting the ladies. He was quite brutal the couple of times he had caught rapists.
But these trips only took a few hours a day at most.
In the remaining time, he used his new mental skills to devour the scientific and mathematical knowledge like crazy.
He found that for brief periods, the skill raises his IQ at least as high as Helen, while also making the processing power faster.
He had also made several discoveries about his new Skills.
First of all, he had discovered that he could actually control the intensity of [Mind Boost], thus also being able to increase and decrease the Aura consumption.
But it can only be done in a small margin. The highest he can go is not much superior to the intensity he was using in the spar. So it seems that he needs to upgrade the skill for better results.
Which brings up the second discovery: The skill proficiency and the skills can increase with repeated use.
In the beginning, even with Iron Will, Will could only use Mind Boost for brief periods before having to shut it down.
But over time, the time limit for use has increased. He has also experienced a slight increase in the performance, feeling like the max IQ and processing speed might also be increasing.
All this has kept Will in a jolly mood these days.
Until now, that is.
He looked at the pictures of two old men on his computer screen.
Yep, shit might be hitting the fan.
It was none other than Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto, the leaders of the two biggest Mutant Organisations.
Will knows that Mutants also exist in this world, so he has been very careful when selecting the targets for White Knight's Aura Farming.
Fortunately, the mutant society seemed to be relatively stable on surface, with no sign of the apocalyptic events he had read about in the comics.
But he only observed on the surface. Because…as they say, when you look into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.
So, Will has never dared to dig too deep.
The things have seemed so normal that he had begun to hope that the X-men events might never happen after all.
But as they also say, 'Don't be too happy when good things happen, or you might jinx it.'
It seems that he had indeed jinxed.
The picture he was seeing was a paused video of a recent Senate hearing about Mutant rights where a Senator out-debated Jean Grey, aka the Phoenix.
Recently, the UN World Summit was announced. And now this Senate hearing.
This is very similar to the events of the first movie of the X men, where Magneto, tired of discrimination and persecution against the Mutantkind, decided to turn all the World Leaders at the UN summit into Mutants.
Will resumed the video, and had to pause it again as he received another surprise.
In the picture, he could also see a blonde woman who sat regally in one of the high chairs.
The tailored white blazer sculpting to the swell of her full chest before tapering at her narrow waist, hinting at the toned stomach beneath.
The pencil skirt clung to the smooth lines of her hips and thighs, the slit flashing a tease of long, thick, and toned legs crossed with lazy confidence. Platinum hair spilled over her shoulders in silken waves, framing a body that was all curves and discipline — sensuality wrapped in ice.
Emma Frost.
Will had no idea what she was doing here. And he had no idea which version of her this was. But she is also a threat.
The three giants of X men verse had gathered. Something was going to happen. And Will didn't know what the hell he was going to do.
'Nope, this won't do.'
Will realized he can't just sit here and do nothing.
But, what to do?
Face Magneto?
Will really didn't like the sound of that.
No matter what, the Anti-Magneto suit has to be prepped up. He also needs other upgrades as well.
While he was still in deep thought, the system sound rang in his ears.
[Mission Generated]
At the same time he received the mission, his phone also rang.
Coincidence? He didn't think so. It was Aunt May who called.
Will frowned.
"Yes?"
"Will! It's May! Peter and Harry… they…"
Aunt May's panicked voice came from the headset, making him sit up immediately.
"Aunt May, calm down first. Tell me what happened."
As Aunt May explained the matter, rage started to bubble inside Will.
Basically, at a high school party, Peter's food was heavily dosed with Laxative. Harry, who didn't know and also ate some, also ended up catching strays.
Will checked the status screen.
[Mission Generated]
[Your brother was bullied and lost all of his aura. If the situation isn't rectified, your aura might also be affected
Mission: Take revenge and also make up for your brother's lost Aura]
Will simply accept the mission without paying much attention to it. He was far too angry.
He picked up the briefcase and put on the White Knight Exoskeleton. He also called out his Glider instead of using a Hoverboard, setting off towards the Hospital at an incredible speed.
On his way, he made a few more phone calls and figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
It turns out that after the Kilgrave event, Peter's bullying actually got worse. And it may have something to do with the fact that Peter called out Flash's girlfriend MJ to leave with him when escaping from Kilgrave's attack.
The MJ in this world is not the smart introvert Zendaya type, but the emotional and extrovert red head type.
In comics, this MJ constantly finds the most popular guys to date. Right now, it's Flash Thompson. Later, it would be Peter after he becomes Spiderman and then it would be Harry after she finds the value of money.
So, Flash Thompson has intensified Peter's bullying, taunting him for liking MJ, kissing her in front of him and so on. He also blamed Peter for running away alone and putting everyone else in danger.
Here, Harry could no longer play both sides and had to defend his brother Will and Peter, so he casually pointed out that Will had tried but it was Flash's father who led everyone else to not believe it.
Harry fell out with Flash's group. The next day, Peter got his very first invite to a High School Party from none other than Mary Jane.
Peter, within extra-ordinary brain sidelined by his teenage hormones, went to his first party and ate the laxative-laced cheese nachos.
Harry happened to find him sitting alone at this time. Having already fallen out with Flash's group, he sat down with Peter and ate some of it too, not knowing that Flash Thompson's group was watching.
Both Peter and Harry ran to the toilet next, but Flash Thompson's group stood in front of the Toilet, blocking their way.
The rest, Will didn't even bother to find out. He was already getting second hand embarrassment.
If all of this wasn't bad enough, since Flash's tiny brain is even tinier than his little willie, he ended up putting too much laxative in the food.
Both the pitiful guys had to be rushed into the nearest hospital in an ambulance.
Will reached the Hospital faster than Aunt May. He took off the suit within seconds and walked into the Hospital. Having already made the call, the doctors were lined up, waiting to receive him.
As soon as he confirmed his identity they all greeted him.
"They are completely stable now. Your brother's friend suffered from dehydration.
We've started IV fluids to stabilize him. He's also got an electrolyte imbalance, which can affect the heart. We're keeping him for observation overnight.
"Mr. Harry was luckier to ingest a low amount. He only has an electrolyte drop, which will be normal after rest and regular water intake."
While the doctor explained the situation, they had already reached the VIP ward.
Harry was awake, just lying in his bed with his hands covering his face while Peter was sprawled on the other bed, looking weak, sick and pale at the same time.
The unexpected thing was, Mary Jane Watson and Liz Allen were also in there, accompanying the two. Since the door was closed and Will was peeking through the window, the teenagers hadn't noticed him yet.
"Will!"
While Will was still standing in front of the door, Aunt May called out to him as she stepped out of the elevator, approaching as fast as she could.
"How are they?"
"They're both fine. Fortunately, Peter called the ambulance in time before any serious damage could occur."
Minor dehydration and electrolyte imbalance is really nothing for healthy young guys, to be honest. There's no need to scare Aunt May.
"Oh thank god!" Tension finally dropped from May's body as she hugged Will in relief
"I'm so sorry Peter dragged Harry into this!"
"It's not Peter's fault. It's Harry. Let's just see the boys first," said Will, patting her back.
Will knocked on the door and opened it.
"Peter!"
Aunt May rushed in as soon as she saw Peter's condition. Will on the other hand, walked in slowly. When Harry saw him, he gulped.
Because Aunt May might not be able to tell, but he definitely could. Will was furious right now.
Will leaned against the window and took his time to cut a cigar and light it, not at all looking at Harry.
"Where were the bodyguards?" He finally spoke after taking a few puffs.
"That… Flash and others always used to be uncomfortable around them so…"
"My company's bodyguard will be in charge of your security from now on," Will declared.
He usually lets Harry have the illusion of choice so that he can make mistakes and learn. But sometimes it's necessary to put the foot down.
"What were the names of those involved?"
"I'm sorry. I was wrong."
"The. Names."
"... Flash Thompson, Kenny Mcfarlane, Tiny McKeever, Johnny Atwin, Sally Avril…"
Harry paused here, his eyes trailing towards the girls.
Liz and MJ, who were also inside, suddenly felt the danger.
Liz Allen immediately stood up. "Mr. Osborne, you can ask Harry! I had no idea about the prank! I just saw them laughing and realized what they had done! Then I was helping Harry all along."
"I also didn't know! Flash had sent me away after I had called Peter."
'Well, at least they didn't try to defend the others.'
Will could also see that the girls' clothes had wet patches, as if they had been washed. It seems that they accompanied Harry and Peter through the ambulance and even got dirty.
Liz Morgan most likely wanted to get Harry through this, or at least get forgiveness. Liz is from a business family so she knows the consequences of offending Osborns.
As for MJ? This stupid girl might be here just because she feels bad. If there are no consequences, she would probably be easily coaxed by Flash with a few insincere apologies when she confronts him for being used.
For now, Will decided to ignore the two.
"Where are they right now?"
"At… at the party. It's just a few kilometers away, in Hollis Hills Residential area. You'd be able to hear the noise."
Will stormed out of the ward, with Harry looking at his back with complicated eyes.
"Don't kill them!" That's all Harry could ask.
He knew his friends were probably ruined, but he just didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
"Won't. But I can't guarantee they won't wish for it."
"You have a really great brother," Liz said wistfully. Harry just nodded with a sigh but MJ suddenly ran towards Will.
"Mr. Osborn! Flash… he is not a bad person! His father is really violent so he—" But Will had already shut the door, on her face, muting her words.
Locking the door, he looked at the attending physician who was standing outside.
"Doc, I think I need laxatives. Can you prescribe me some? Preferably the strongest kind."
Will left the hospital on his glider. He hadn't even thought of putting on the suit. After all, it was just kids. He can handle them with just one hand.
But by now, he had also calmed down somewhat and could think more rationally. Unlike last time, this time he had carefully read the wording. The mission was to recover Harry's aura, not his.
And, he also knew that the more important thing was to make things right for Harry, not just for himself.
He wanted nothing more than to go there and punish everyone, even the onlookers, to show them the consequences.
But, would that recover Harry's aura, which is the mission requirement? Would that help Harry get a normal school life again? Or would he just feel more embarrassed at having his brother handle his affairs for him?
After all, Will has also been a teenager once. If there's one thing every teenager hates, its those weaklings who can't handle the matters themselves and snitch to authorities or their parents.
They might stop bothering the person, but they'd still despise them to the bone.
So, going as Will Osborne and John Wick-ing the situation might increase Will's aura. But not Harry's.
In the end, Will thought of a way. In this way, he can make things right for Harry, show them the consequences, and also complete all mission requirements, including revenge.
Will on the White Elf Armor. He felt a bit embarrassed to use it on teenagers, but well, anything for the mission rewards.
As he reached the area, the party was still going on. If anything, it was even wilder after the events that took place.
Teenagers, especially American teenagers are like this.
Those who were partying the hardest were none other than Flash's Thompson's group, who looked very proud of what they had done.
'So much for friends, Harry.'
For the things Harry did for his so-called friends, spending so much money and being at their beck and call, this is what he gets.
Will could have never let it come to this. In his opinion, a man should have a some self respect and a backbone.
Even in his previous life, if his friends tried anything remotely similar, he would teach them a lesson first.
Flash Thompson and his gang need a hard lesson.
It's just that… the lesson might be a bit too harsh for them.
But they can only blame their own stupidity. Will is strong, but do you see him provoking Galactus or the Celestials for fun? No.
Because he's not stupid.
"White knight?!"
"I can't believe it!"
As he approached, many spotted the Green lights of the Glider from the backyard, as they excitedly began pointing fingers at him and calling out his name, jumping in excitement.
To their surprise, after seeing them, the White Knight actually turned in their direction, stopping just a few meters above them.
"White Knight!"
"White Knight!"
"White Knight!"
Amidst the loud cheers, Will slowly descended among the students.
It might be obvious, but after Aura Farming in recent days, the White Knight's popularity is nothing to scoff at. It might not be a lie to say that each and every one of these students is his fan.
Will gestured towards the sound system, and someone immediately turned it down.
"Two boys were sent to the hospital due to poisoning. Who can tell me who did it?"
"It was them!"
"It was Flash Thompson's group!"
"They're right there!"
"They even recorded it on their tape! You can see it!"
Inside his helmet, Will allowed himself a smirk. This is called Aura Suppression. In front of his massive aura, Flash Thompson's popular group was thrown aside just like that.
He slowly floated over to the bullies.
He had already thought of exactly how deal with them.
He's not going to make the same mistake again. To get the best skill possible, he's going complete the mission to perfection.
That can only be done as White Knight.
Will raised his hand, making everyone quiet.
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