Bent, But Never Broken
(Origins, p3 of 4)
Legend of the Slayer, p20 of 100
by Philister
Fanfic written for TTH100
Theme: Slayers
Prompt: #099 - Torture
Crossover with Marvel Comic's X-Men
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They have no idea what they are dealing with.
Of all the many candidates, only three survived. Two men, James Howell and Victor Creed, as well as the girl, Farrah Winters. All three were of use. All three would be remade into weapons. All three would serve this country as perfect soldiers.
It might take time, but they will all pay for their ignorance.
The Adamantium bonding process took with all three, thanks to their vastly powerful regenerative abilities. When discovering that the man, Howell, had bone claws that could also be coated with metal, the other two received similar, fully artificial claws. More weapons to be used in the service of the country.
More weapons to be used once the day of payback finally arrives.
To ensure their unwavering loyalty all three underwent conditioning. Their memories were erased and replaced with implants. Control chips were installed in their heads to make them obey. Some of the queasier members of the project team called it torture, inhumane. The rest simply did not care.
To the Slayer, pain is a weapon. The more they torture it, the more powerful it will become.
In the end the three were perfect. Their wills broken, fully under control, the most lethal individuals ever to walk the Earth, indestructible, able to kill anything and everything. Creed was a volunteer, so he got to keep his name. The other two got new ones: Faith and Logan.
The Slayer is never broken, though. Bent, possibly. But never broken.
TO BE CONCLUDED