Part 4: Times Gone Past
The man ran down the street, fighting to not stumble as he was too exhausted from the chase. Two men had started herding him through the alleys and streets. He had been out too late, drank too much, and these men were skilled. The man jerked his head back, trying to see if he happened to have lost the men. He hadn't seen them for a few minutes now, so many twists and turns had him so lost, hopefully they were just as confused and lost, the man hoped. The man stopped and pressed against a brick wall, taking a much needed breather. It took a few seconds before he felt the warmth of the blood seeping against his skin, soaking his shirt. He never felt the sharp blade, he thought that very odd.
He awoke sometime later, tied down to a metal table with leather straps pinning down his arms and legs. His chest throbbed in pain, a purple hue shimmered where his chest should have been.
A man in a lab coat peered into view with a smile. “You have awoken finally, don't worry the worst of it is already over. The radioactive compound in your chest succeeded in bringing you back and should give you a nice long second life, 100 years at least. Now this next bit may hurt a bit, I'm not sure if you feel pain anymore,” the man then pulled out a bone saw and his patient passed out before the blade ever touched his skin.
The next time the man woke up he was walking through the streets and wrapped in a trench coat. He lurched forward and was unable to control his extremities. He launched himself into a giant wooden door, turning it into splinters, a man was in the house who jumped to his feet in terror and tried to run away. He didn't make it far before the purple hued man killed him with his bare hands. It wasn't until he left the home before he could feel the warm blood on his fingers. He still couldn't control his movement, heading back towards the lab he was sure, but no clue how he knew where it was.
This continued for several nights, he would be tested upon in the lab and then with no control over himself he would go about wreaking havoc upon some stranger. One night while he was eliminating another stranger, a burst of electricity ran threw him, granting for a few short moments control over his body. He was so disoriented it took him nearly the whole fleeting time to actually take a few steps on his way outside and to freedom. A painful surge went down from the top of his spine on down and control was taken away from him once again.
“I'm afraid I don't know much else Dhargey, the nights out are dream like, I can barely remember any particulars, just my time there in the lab.... Wait I remember something else, behind the smiling man in the lab coat stood someone, standing far behind him. Watching intently and without expression, I only saw his face once, it looked inhuman, like some horrible accident had torn into his face.”
The Green Lama nodded, “it is alright my friend, that is enough. We shall go after these men, and stop the evil they are committing.”
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