Tien stood quietly on top of his mountain. The wind blew around him as he looked out from the edge of a tall cliff. His third eye blinked slowly as he stroked his chin, deep in thought.
"A Triclops can control every part of his body," Tien said to himself. "Even down to each tiny cell."
He clenched his fist and closed his eyes. Then he focused hard on his shoulders, imagining something new—extra arms growing out from each side.
**Bulge.**
His shoulders began to swell. The skin stretched, and slowly, two new arms started growing from each side. These weren't illusions or some magic trick. They were real arms—made of muscle, bone, and skin.
Tien looked at his new limbs with wonder. "So this... is the Four Witches Technique."
He moved all four arms slowly. They worked perfectly, just like his regular ones. No delay, no stiffness. It felt natural, as if he had been born with them.
"This is a special ability that only Triclops can use. I invented this technique myself, by using my race's power to control my own body."
He raised all four arms and started throwing punches in the air. **Whoosh! Whoosh!** Each punch was fast and strong, shaking the air and creating wind all around him.
Tien smiled as he punched faster. "These new arms are just like my real ones. They're not fake. They're part of me now. Even my bones have changed."
He paused and stood tall. "This is a perfect ability for a fighter."
After one last punch, Tien lowered his arms. He took a deep breath and looked down at his hands.
"I wonder how far I can go. Why stop at just two extra arms?"
He tightened all four fists and bent his knees, getting into the Crane Hermit fighting stance. This time, he focused on his lower back. Once again, he activated the Four Witches Technique.
Suddenly, **two more arms** grew from his lower back.
Tien looked behind him, watching the new arms stretch and flex. "Now I have six arms," he said, half amazed and half amused. "And they all work perfectly."
He moved them around, testing how they felt. They were just as strong and flexible as the first four. His body had fully accepted them.
"In battle, this would give me a huge advantage. But I want more than just extra arms."
He looked up into the sky and asked himself, "Why stop at limbs? What if I created something even more important… like a second brain?"
Tien stood still. He took a deep breath and focused inward. Slowly, the six arms began to shrink. They melted back into his body, disappearing like they had never existed.
The cells were reabsorbed and broken down, turned into energy and nutrients. In just a few moments, Tien looked like a normal human again—except for his third eye in the middle of his forehead.
**Thump.**
Suddenly, something strange happened. His chest swelled up, like something new had appeared inside him.
After a few seconds, the swelling disappeared.
Tien's eyes widened. "Incredible," he whispered with a grin. "I did it on the first try. I now have a second brain, right in my chest—between my lungs."
He placed a hand on his chest, feeling the beat of something new. "My body accepted the new brain, just like it did the extra arms."
Compared to new arms, this was something truly amazing. A second brain meant he could keep thinking even if his head was injured or cut off.
"If I can create more brains and even more hearts, it would be almost impossible to kill me. And an extra brain means I can think and react faster, too."
He wasn't done experimenting.
Tien looked at his palms. One of them began to change. A thin crack opened in the middle of his hand and started growing wider. The skin peeled back like lips, and inside, teeth and a tongue formed.
"A hand mouth," Tien chuckled. "I can cosplay as Deidara now."
He laughed again, amused by what he had just created. "But mine is even better. It can actually talk and eat. It even has saliva."
Tien opened the mouth in his palm and spoke with it. The sound came out clearly. It was a little weird, but also very cool.
"This hand mouth is fully connected to my lungs and throat. It works like a real mouth."
He waved the hand in front of him and smiled. "My powers are actually fun. My body is adapting to every new organ I create."
After playing around with the hand mouth for a bit, Tien reabsorbed it too. The mouth closed, the teeth disappeared, and the palm returned to normal.
Now that he understood how far his powers could go, Tien continued experimenting. He created and absorbed new body parts again and again for about an hour. He tested their limits and watched how his body reacted.
Once he was finally satisfied, he took a deep breath and looked serious again.
"Alright. I've got a good grasp of my body manipulation powers now. Time to move on to the second technique I invented."
He stood tall. His body was now back to normal.
"There are two main techniques I created using my Triclops abilities. The first is the Four Witches Technique, which lets me grow extra arms. The second…"
He raised his hands and narrowed his eyes.
"...is **Quadruplication.**"
"Instead of just creating limbs, I can now create entire copies of my body."
Tien smiled as he spoke. "I can make up to four full clones. They're made of real flesh and blood. But they don't have separate minds. I control all of them with one soul."
"This is also called the Multiform Technique."
He nodded to himself. This was the most advanced Triclops technique.
"Other races like the Namekians can also split themselves, but their copies have their own minds. That caused problems. The Earth's Namekian god suffered a lot because his evil half didn't listen to him."
"But my clones are different. They're still me. My mind controls them all."
Tien imagined four versions of himself standing side by side, all moving together like a team.
"This technique is really powerful."
He gasped slightly, thinking of how much potential it had.
"Sure, it's great for being in four places at once. But that's just the beginning."
"If I train all four bodies at the same time, my strength will grow four times faster."
His eyes sparkled. He had found the perfect way to grow stronger using his race's abilities.
"Every race has a special power. Goku Black and Vegeta used the Saiyan ability to get stronger after every fight. I'm going to do the same… but with body manipulation."
Tien clenched his fists again, feeling more excited than ever.
"This is my path. This is the true power of a Triclops."
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