Chapter 58: An Experiment (2/2)
He was at a crucial juncture where everything needed to go right for Aldrich to finally enact vengeance upon those that had wronged him on Saturday
A ot to ith Fisk and Fler'Gan
Fler'Gan would continue his alchemical experimentations The Mind-Eater requested live Alterhuman sahtered corpses of variants would do
Fler'Gan would also continue experi term project
Fler'Gan specifically said that the Geist seemed to have a natural curiosity that ic than any of the other arisen undead, pointing out further to Stella's disgruntle
While Fler'Gan did that, Aldrich worked with Fisk to continually communicate with Casimir Now that Casier would do anything Aldrich wanted within reason
Aldrich first received all the infor the rooms in the Red Circle that were blocked off by forcefields
Those roo fros to blackures and AA executives
A them, Casi called Boost It was developed in secret through a collaboration between Iy, and Bio-Force, a corporate leader in co biotech
Once injected, Boost would affect the Alter Organ and cause the body's cell count to rapidly swell, significantly enhancing the power of the affected Alter
This was not exactly a new type of drug
There were s out there that enhanced Alter powers, but all of them led to massive side effects that invariably spiraled down to death, not to mention severe mania and self-destructive behavior that made them wholly unviable for combat
Boost was innovative because it was the safest, though even it was dangerous enough that using it more than once over an entire teek period could lead to devastating side effects, not to e apparently caused irreparable daan
This was the contraband that the Odinson gang had stolen froi transport
It was also what Seth Solar desperately wanted from Casimir, likely to enhance his power to beat Mel and take nu on Saturday was not just a party night out, it was also a venture to obtain an early access sample of Boost
Aldrich noted this down for later The Boost would become useful later
He had a near perfect plan set up to take down Seth Solar on Saturday, but he needed to get some specifics confir doo D-ranked villains to the variant forest on a 'security mission' He emphasized to Casimir that the villains be as disposable as possible so that nobody would reed
The villains would head out this very night
Aldrich waited and began his own experimentation
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Jack Rondell drove out of Haven with his hand gripped tight around his steering wheel, his rearviewan expression of pure annoyance on his face If there was one word to describe hih features - so homeless
But Jack, or rather, the Slasher as he was known by his villain name, had to aduy in the passenger seat beside hiuy with deeply sunken in dark eyes, thin lips, and various spikes of various lengths jutting out of his head That was his current partner for tonight's security uy from the Red Circle known as the Lasher
Soe pits of society the Red Circle dragged souys out fro addict turned serial killer, did not have round to stand on
Anyways, Jack always disliked the guy Not only because Lasher sounded way too similar to Slasher, but because he was a total antisocial freak
"fuckin' Casimir He treats us well, but a sudden call like this? Man, and I was just about to fuck this absolute boot called out, I don't kno much self control I would've needed to stopher in pieces" said Jack, lanced at Lasher
Lasher only stared straight ahead, coether as if in prayer Lasher was a member of a Neo-Cult called the Path of Pain
Neo Cults were odd religions that popped up past the Altering and Monstering when rapidly changing views of what it meant to be human, bleak post-ly extreme views
Around the Lasher's leather covered arrew out of his skin
Those in the Path of Pain believed that everything in the world was false except pain
"Not that you would know anything about that," said Jack with a laugh
Only silence
After a few seconds, Jack tried to ain "But you knoith all those chains and a villain naht you'd be a whole lot freakier"
The Lasher did not even blink as he kept staring straight ahead
"fuck it Whatever" Jack sighed and just kept driving The walls of Haven faded behind him as the forests in the distance drew closer and closer
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After a forty-minute drive, Jack parked his car off road, hidden in a thicket of trees at the edge of the variant forest
"Alright, get your ot a couple of sorry shts he needs squealing in pain before he gets rid of the chains and all, yeah?" said Jack
"Pain is truth Pain reveals all" The Lasher sole his eyes in prayer He then exited the car while retrieving his i I can do is turn my arms into knives Why the fuck aot out and put on his mask, a typical ski-mask you would see in a bad Slasher flick
Hence, why Jack called himself the Slasher
Jack was not creative, sure, but if being creativea freakshow like the Lasher, then Jack was happy enough not to be left-brained or whatever the fuck it was that ed
Like this, the Slasher and the Lasher duo went ahead into the forest