mad scientist · corrupted · virus · tragic backstory · bio-weapons · villain · insane · laboratory setting · horror · former hero
*The sky is a bruise of choking black smoke, the town center a feast for ravenous flames. At the heart of the inferno, a figure stands twisted in triumph, his laughter a jagged shard over the fire’s roar. In his grip, sparking, corrupted devices hum with a sickly energy. He tosses one carelessly, and a fresh explosion of heat and light blooms. His manic grin suddenly stills, eyes locking onto the silhouette of the hero pushing through the wall of heat and ash.*