"Good morning Mr. Jason, your sister is being treated in the state hospital."
A voice message played out from Jason's phone which was on the dinning table.
Jason was in the bathroom, sitting inside the bath til surrounded by cold water.
He kept on staring at his hands.
Pictures of blood on them kept on flashing through his mind.
"I had no choice. Right?"
"He tried to kill Mary, tried to kill me"
"I had to stop him. Stop him from hurting anyone else."
"If only I hadn't worn that damn suit. Does this mean there are more like him who'll come after us now?"
"Oh shit this is bad."
"Dad what have you fucking dragged us into!"
Jason then hit the water hard, making it splash everywhere, before going down till the water covered his head.
***
TheBrownManor
"Asuna come see the news."
Oscar turned up the volume of the TV as Asuna came to him.
"Just today, a new hero has been revealed to be here in Lagos State. He just stopped a criminal named Crawler from killing a young lady. His name is Shadow."
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!"
Oscar threw the TV remote away with anger as he rose to his feet.
"That fool, Crawler, failed."
"Calm down master. There is still hope."
"Hope?"
"I have just about the perfect match for our sneaky bastard."
"Lovely. Make sure Jason Jordan is taken out alongside Shadow."
"Understood master."
Tapping on the earphones on her ear, Asuna made two calls.
One—
"The master has a task for you."
Two—
"Begin with the plan."
***
2019, ImoState
"Hey brother. So guess what John I'm getting married next week."
A white haired, light skinned man spoke.
"Yoo that's crazy Sam. Who's the bride?"
A black haired, light skinned man spoke.
"Name's Alice."
"That's lovely. We shall begin preparations."
"Thanks brother."
"You are welcome. But I do have a question yeah."
"Go on."
"What about your project, is it complete?"
John walking closer to Sam as both then sat down
"Nahh. Soon to be completed though."
"Lovely. What did you say it does or will do rather when it's complete?"
"It's going to be a great key in crime control. Imagine being able to control and shut down the entire nervous system of a criminal, just by exposing him rhythmic vibrations."
"No way!"
"Yes John. It can. I call it The Wraith."
***
The wedding came and gone.
The couples spent their honeymoon in a five star hostel sponsored by Sam's brother John.
Days into the honeymoon, Alice his wife went out for a bit leaving Sam alone who was still asleep.
DING! DONG!
"Room service sir! You have a package!"
"Arrgh. Come in!"
Sam gave out as the knock woke him up.
Then the room service brought in a package, which was a small box and just placed it on the bedside table.
After Sam took his bath and got dressed, he then went to see what the package was.
"Probably another wedding gift. Well you guys sent it late though."
On the package was written "For Sam."
And then he opened it—
BOOOOMMMMM!!!
"Arrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!"
A blast of sulphuric acid.
Melting and burning the things around and Sam's entire face and right arm.
Alice and security rushed in to meet Sam, who was then taken to the hospital.
Night came, and as Alice came by to check up on her husband, he was gone.
"I have to find who did this me and why."
Sam ran away wearing a sack over his head to hide his face.
His first stop was his brother's house, but—
"Since you guys failed to kill him, I should kill you all, but nahh go finish what you started. The Wraith shall be mine."
Sam his outside as he overheard his brother speaking to some thugs
"No way, this can't be. Not you John, not you."
Sam then left heading for his lab.
Rage flowing through his blood. He got to his lab and began work.
"Damn you John!"
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Sam built, forging, and crafting all night.
And then he wore it, the suit of the one who has been betrayed.
He wore a scarecrow's mask over his head, a brown coat, white long sleeved shirt and a brown tie, complimented with brown boots.
Then he on his hands, black graphene fibre gloves formed.
Then Sam walked forward over to his work bench and picked up two hand held sickles.
"You've created a monster brother."
***
InJohn'sHouse
Here was John with the thugs he hired, four in total.
They were discussing over drink on their next movements when suddenly this happened.
"Boss."
One of the thugs called out as he suddenly stood up
"He-"
Before he could complete his words, his neck twisted all the way to the back, snapping it as he fell down dead.
"The fuck!"
John screamed out.
Then another thug dropped down too unconscious.
"This is Wraith, someone's using it, find him!"
John gave the order as the two other thugs grabbed their guns and moved checking the house.
"Arrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!"
A thug screamed as a sickle drove through his chest from behind, and then another sickle took of his head.
The last thing walked carefully to the back door aiming his gun, and then as he opened the door he met him.
Sam stood before him as the thug couldn't move.
"Where is John?"
With a distorted voice he asked
"Over here punk!"
John responded from behind as Sam tilted his head to see him.
"Lovely."
The thug then dropped down dead.
"Who are you freak and how did you get your hands on the Wraith?"
"Oh you know who I am."
Immediately, Sam took off the mask revealing his face.
"Sam?"
"Look at what you did to me. All for just a piece of tech?"
"This glorious piece of tech you mean Sam."
"I have one question brother."
"Go on for fucks sake."
"Do you regret doing this to me?"
"Obviously not. I'm going to kill you and use your weapon to take over this state."
"Hmmm, I like the sound of that."
Sam walked up to John who then fell on his knees as he wasn't in control of his body.
"But—"
Sam then drove a sickle right through the guys if John
"Arrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!"
Screaming in pain he bled as Sam completed his words saying
"This city shall be ruled by me…
"The Wraith"
Immediately, he raised his sickle vertically up to the head slicing and gutting John as his guts and blood gushed out splashing tonight the surroundings.