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The Eternals were extraordinary.
And here, we are speaking of the true Eternals—the First Generation directly created by the Celestials.
Not the second generation who lived on Titan and were later culled by Thanos.
The First Generation could not reproduce among themselves. However, they could mate with other humanoid intelligent species and produce second-generation Eternals. After that point, reproductive limitations no longer applied. Yet these later generations were not acknowledged by the Celestials.
Although the films described them as "advanced bio-machines," after personally studying Kingo, Henry felt that calling them machines was almost blasphemous.
They were biological beings.
In every physiological test Henry conducted, he found no mechanical components—no artificial structures.
And yet their performance exhibited machine-level precision.
Precision so exact it defied biological randomness.
For example—
Henry once asked Kingo to draw a straight line exactly one centimeter long, freehand, without any measuring tools.
Kingo drew it.
Perfectly straight. Exactly one centimeter.
No deviation.
He could repeat the task a hundred times, a thousand times—ten thousand times—and the result would remain identical. Even if someone jostled him mid-drawing, he would resume and complete the line with perfect accuracy.
…Of course, in practice, Kingo did not indulge Henry with ten thousand repetitions. After ten trials, Henry stopped the experiment.
Henry himself, with his super-brain, could achieve similar control—but it required focus. If distracted, minor errors could occur. That had already been verified in earlier testing.
The Eternals, however, displayed no such fluctuation.
Henry couldn't help recalling the biblical Adam and Eve—who were said to have lived over nine hundred years, with subsequent generations gradually declining in lifespan.
Now it seemed plausible.
These "first-generation" beings truly were different.
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Their precision greatly simplified Henry's research.
Ordinary biological data collection required statistical models and tolerance ranges. Variability had to be accounted for.
The Eternals had virtually no variance.
Identical inputs yielded identical outputs.
Only changes in parameters altered outcomes. External interference alone could not disrupt their execution.
Frankly, many Earth-made machines were less consistent.
With such an ideal subject, Henry's study of Kingo's cosmic energy control advanced rapidly.
He gained deeper insight into what the Eternals referred to as their "innate talents."
When Kingo intended to attack, the mere formation of that intent triggered a specific neural pattern—like a cryptographic key.
That brainwave activated the cosmic energy stored within his body.
A portion of that energy first formed a conversion lattice—the glowing geometric construct around his hand.
Subsequent energy flowed through this "device," transforming into another energy form, producing the projectile-like discharge.
In summary, Eternal abilities depended on two conditions:
1. A brain capable of ultra-precise control.
2. An internal reservoir of cosmic energy.
Comparing brains alone, Henry concluded that Eternals were far inferior to Kryptonians in raw cognitive potential.
Kingo's learning speed and deductive reasoning were not extraordinary.
What he possessed instead was vast experience. His long life allowed him to rely on instinctive pattern recognition—making correct decisions based on accumulated memory.
But when confronting truly unknown problems, he stalled—like a computer freezing.
Which explained why the Eternals had failed to resolve Thena's Mahd Wy'ry for thousands of years.
Their options remained limited to:
Memory wipe and reset
Isolation
Passive tolerance
Three thousand years without progress on a neurological disorder would be unimaginable in human civilization.
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As for the cosmic energy within them—
It was not mystical "qi" or immeasurable magic.
It had a clear biological origin:
The mitochondria within Eternal cells.
When Kingo activated his ability, the mitochondria in his hand cells exhibited peak activity.
The longer he charged, the more mitochondria across his body joined the process—until reaching a systemic limit.
This explained how the Celestials embedded cosmic energy storage within Eternal physiology—and how energy replenished after expenditure.
Eternals resembled machines in another sense:
They began at peak condition upon creation, then gradually declined.
Unlike humans, they did not rely on constant cellular turnover. No regular apoptosis cycle. No stem-cell regeneration as a baseline metabolic process.
Only when injured would cellular death trigger regeneration.
This minimized telomere shortening from replication, dramatically extending lifespan.
Their uniqueness extended further:
Even their blood cells possessed nuclei and mitochondria.
And blood no longer primarily transported oxygen.
Their lungs functioned as energy conversion reactors—absorbing ambient spatial free energy and converting it into cosmic energy.
Their digestive systems performed similar conversions—transforming consumed matter into pure cosmic energy.
Blood then distributed that energy to replenish mitochondrial reserves.
If cosmic energy consumption remained low, Eternals theoretically did not require food or oxygen.
Which explained their ability to survive in space.
Eating, then, was largely behavioral—an adaptation to human society.
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All of these findings came from Henry's "Kryptonian-brand organic sensor suite"—his own senses.
He compiled the results into a handwritten report for Kingo.
A complete physiological analysis.
Kingo read it.
And stared.
Then stared again.
The document included hand-drawn cross-sections of blood cells. Skeletal diagrams. Organ schematics. Detailed neural and lymphatic mapping centered on the brain.
The level of detail rivaled modern medical textbooks.
Except—
These diagrams depicted Eternal anatomy, subtly but distinctly different from humans.
Kingo understood one thing clearly:
Henry hadn't guessed.
He had seen.
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