The Wishes and Waking Up On a Crashing Plane

"So...I died, correct?" I spoke with a sigh, part of me being glad that I no longer had to live the life I was just living...yet another part of me was sad that I'd never get to eat the fruit Jane would bring me. Though I guess I'd finally get to go and see her husband, huh? Selfish bastard went and died, leaving a lovely woman like that all on her own. I'm gonna lecture his ass off when I see him - if I wasn't stuck in a wheelchair, I'd have damn sure taken his bloody wife off of him!

A smile cracked across my face as I remember Karl's stupid grin when we talked about his wife. He'd no doubt want to ask how she was. That is if he can't look down on her 24/7.

Though my happy thoughts were brought to an end by the pure white humanoid being in front of me, "I'm afraid that's not how this is going to go, Noah. You were only brought before me so I could bring a balance back to your Karma. The only way to do that is by using up all the positive Karma you have now, then you can go to whatever afterlife you're destined for. I apologize," the humanoid bowed it's head and if it had facial features it would no doubt have an apologetic look on it's face.

"...So it's like one of those novels? I get wishes, you send me to a world of some sort?" I sighed, feeling whatever energy I had in me getting drained from me just as quickly as it came, "Then let's get it over with."

The humanoid froze for a second before looking up at me, "You...you aren't mad? Most mortals I've dealt with usually rage or rejoice at this point. You seem to have just accepted your fate...why is that?" it tilted it's head and leaned in a little closer.

Relishing the chance to talk to something after only having a few people to talk to over the two decades of being in a hospital, I smiled before answering, "Well, you've gotta think about it like this; At least I get a chance to decide how I live this next life. In my last life I was born with a disability that kept me in a hospitalized care home, even then I could barely do anything. If in this next life I can do something--BE something...then it'll be worth it," I smiled before chuckling and carrying on, "And hey, if Karl is up there now, he'll be up there later, right? I'll just have a hell of a lot more stories to tell him when I get there," I finished with a small smile before gesturing for the humanoid to lay the law so to speak.

"Interesting. When put like that, this would seem to be a better deal than you had before," the humanoid nodded, it's hand holding it's chin as it seemed to be in thought. But seeing my gesture, it nodded it's head before carrying on, "Okay, you will have 6 wishes. There are limits where you can only wish for strictly one thing per wish, however. So you can't wish for more than one power even if it is linked with the original wish-gained power. The world has already been decided so you do not need to worry. You're memories will stay with you as well, so, again, you need not worry about wasting a wish on such a thing."

Raising an eyebrow, I questioned back, "So if I were to wish for the powers, experience, and talents of Cu Chulainn from Fate/Stay Night, it couldn't be completed with a single wish?" but the humanoid shook it's head before explaining further.

"No, you could. What I meant is that you could not wish for multiple people's powers, experiences, and talents in the same wish."

Having that clarified, I smiled before nodding, "Ah, I see. Well, I'd have to say that I'll take what I just said as a wish. I want all of Cu Chulainn's powers, experiences, and talents. At least the ones from the Fate Universe/Nasuverse," I leaned back before counting off other powers. I didn't want to be OP as people call it. I just want a sizable amount of power. That's all.

"I also want the same things for Beowulf from Fate/Grand Order, Vlad III from Fate/Apocrypha, and Lancelot from Fate/Zero."

"Are you sure? The pressure on your psyche will be immense. To decipher all of that information..." The humanoid drifted off but I gathered what it meant and soon spoke up using up my fifth wish in no time.

"I wish for all of those powers, experiences, and talents to be merged into an easy to digest, easy to interpret way that fits with my new mind and body perfectly. Is that wish allowed?" I smiled, raising an eyebrow rather provocatively.

"...Yes, it is allowed," it said after a pause but I got a hint of respect from it's voice - like I'd just made a pretty good wish.

Though I pushed past such thoughts and simply made one wish that would help improve my power over time without having to put me through too much trouble to do so, "For my last and final wish, I want to be able to grow through training. This should be done by making me a being of flesh and blood while still keeping the powers, experiences, and talents of the Heroic Spirits I've selected."

Getting all that out of the way I just smiled and closed my eyes as I heard the humanoids voice one last time before everything went black.

"Enjoy your time in the DC Universe, Noah. I hope you enjoy your time."

And I was off.

. . .

Opening my eyes, I was suddenly different.

The numbness that plagued me my whole life...was gone. I could feel everything around me, and it fell...intoxicating. I could feel the air whipping against my face, the fire from the engine in front of me warming me with it's heat, the crackling sound the engine gave as it tried to splutter onward and move the propeller...

It all suddenly hit me.

And then came the memories.

First came the memories of the Hound of Ulster, Cu Chulainn. I remember being born, being named Setanta, I remember killing Culann's hound and I remember being named Cu Chulainn after that. I remember journeying around before ending up in the Land of Shadows, meeting Teacher and Ferdiad, the only man I ever saw as an elder brother.

I remember getting the Knights of The Red Branch killed...I remember killing Ferdiad...and that was the day the army of three nations finally retreated. I remember asking myself why they didn't retreat earlier? Why didn't they retreat before I had to kill a man I loved like a brother?

I remember killing my son, Connla...

I remember the final battle and how I fought and I fought, until I couldn't even lift Gae Bolg anymore. I remember being killed with it, my own spear, and I remember tying myself up against a post so I could die standing up.

More and more memories came flooding into my head. Memories of a man who ripped off a giant's arm before beheading it and it's monstrous mother, followed by fighting a fire dragon to the death. Memories of a man who was the greatest hero of Wallachia, whose feats in war caused him to be known fearfully as the "Impaling Prince" to the Turks. And finally, memories of a man who was seen as the perfect Knight yet was caught between his loyalty to his 'King' and his love for his Queen, all until it drove him mad.

All these memories filled my head as I felt a power rippled through my body, transmitting a strength, speed, and toughness that I'd never felt before.

It was so distracting that I didn't even see the bright blue water getting closer to me. Nor did I hear the shouting behind me, screaming for me to pull up. But I did feel it when we hit the warm water and it hit my face with enough force to crumble the front of the plane. Though...it did nothing to me. It was like a harmless splash to my face sent by a toddler.

I just sat there, gathering my bearings as I felt another, albeit smaller in amount and more normal memories flood into my head.

Memories about an orphaned boy who grew up and became a spy.

Then I felt a hand rip the belt securing me to the plane and then doing the same to the person behind me who I remembered as...Steve Trevor? Like the guy from Wonder Woman? Or was it my long-time partner who'd been on many infiltration missions with me?

My confusion at the whole situation didn't clear up, even as to person who'd freed me from the straps holding me to the sinking plan, grabbed my shoulder before she began to swim upward.

The confusion only cleared up when we broke the surface and I looked to my 'savior'.

She was stunningly beautiful but that wasn't what caught my attention straight away. My memories from the Heroic Spirits I'd merged with had seen many phenomenal beauties. What caught my attention was her striking resemblance to Gal Gadot, the actress who played Wonder Woman. Looking over her current attire I realized that she actually was Wonder Woman.

Huh.

What a way to enter the DC Universe.