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As I thought, after Mardon went missing, Snard and his company came to town. Flash went straight to him and Heat Wave. Cisco's been kidnapped and they're having their own fight, and I'm not getting involved. I don't need their weapons, I'm a Weather Wizard now, so the cryo-gun is useless to me. No, I don't really like that nickname, I'll have to come up with something better. The name "Hunger" sounds interesting, but with all my powers, I'm not even sure if it's right for me.... When you think about it, it's not so bad. And under it, every dog knows me by now. Especially the local gangsters and other scum. For them I'm a real terror on the wings of the night...
If Hartley doesn't throw anything away and makes a decent suit, I'll be completely satisfied and we can get ready for more problems with Earth-2. But for now, while I'm dealing with all this...
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The Flash and his friends are finally starting to see what's what. Wells isn't just a suspect anymore, you could say they're pretty sure he's the Reverse Flash. Well, maybe he's up to it, nothing interesting has happened yet, so I'm staying out of it.
Now another problem has started in the city, only it's not with the meta-humans anymore, but with the very ordinary ones. They're not really ordinary, they're more like a couple of psychos, father and son. The stunt guys are assholes, and to me, they're pathetic Joker wannabes. Hmm, I wonder if he'll appear in the future on our earth, or is he already there? I hadn't really thought about it. We don't have Supergirl, so it's possible that we don't have Joker and Batman either.
I decided to take part in this masquerade because I had a good chance of getting Barry Allen in my debt. His father was kidnapped a couple hours ago by these two assholes. I found them easily, of course, and I can finish them off. But I don't care about their lives, I want Flash's father, and I want the police to catch the criminals. There has to be a balance in this life, and when ordinary people are caught by a superman, it's a little out of order. How are the poor muggers and rapists supposed to live? Eh, Barry doesn't understand these things at all....
I waited until they were off to some party organized by a mayoral candidate, and then I got down to business. I'll admit, I wanted the money, too, but I held back. The plan to poison a bunch of rich people wasn't a bad one, and this Trickster may be a psychopath, but he's got brains.
I snuck into their den and instantly teleported Barry's father to the side, away from the box of knives, then picked him up and untied him.
«Who are you?" the man asked perplexed.
I looked at him and grinned:
«I'm Hunger, you've heard of me?
After my words, the man recoiled a bit to the side and nervously mouthed:
«You-- You came here to kill me?
«Wow, I see I got a good word of mouth in prison. Probably all the street scum turning themselves in to the cops just to keep me out. That's not bad.
«I hear you eat them alive, who'd want to get hit by a freak like that?
I looked at a few knives sticking out of the floor and said:
«I may be crazy, but I saved your ass from worse crazies, so be grateful. When Flash gets here, tell him you owe him one.
«A debt? What do you mean? The man was surprised.
I hummed:
«Never mind, just say so. Well, I'm off.
I walked out of the building and then teleported out of that place and headed back to my base. The deed was done, now Barry would owe me a favor. I saved his father, so if he and I have any problems, I'll remind him of that. A righteous hero like that, he's not gonna forget that, and I'm better off. Plus, if he's not an idiot, he'll know what I meant by that gesture. So I told him I knew who I was saving, and if I knew who I was saving, I knew about Barry. Well, if not Flash, then Cisco should be able to figure it out, hopefully....
I didn't care much for Barry, but having him in my debt was better than not having him. This act of mine might do something to help, so I did it.
Now all that was left was to wait for more interesting things.....
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When I was done with the next limb I sawed off, I took a quick bite of the meat and put it all away. I think the body of the guy I just sawed off is enough for several more times. I try to stand out less and eat one person longer. In general, a person can last for weeks, sometimes more. Sometimes they just die of pain shock or some other reason, not everyone's body can withstand the strain of drugs and constant amputations. People can be very fragile ...
Sure it's brutal and quite costly in terms of drugs, but it's less casualties. If I continue to hunt and kill all the time, I can attract attention, and I don't need it. And I'm tired of killing all the time and then throwing away bodies that I could still eat and eat. It used to be wild for me, but somehow I didn't notice and got used to it. Now killing someone and eating them is no different for me than making scrambled eggs or omelettes. It's true what they say, man adapts quickly.... Although I'm probably not even human anymore. More like some new species, predatory, enhanced, more evolved in general. My emotions have intensified and continue to intensify each time I grow in strength. Anger turns into rage, and hunger into real thirst and addiction. I think it's the same with all other feelings, probably sadness will turn into depression and lust into something unimaginable.... Well, at least alcohol and food have become many times more delicious than I remembered, and the feeling of being hunted.... Yeah, when the victim is afraid and runs away, that's another pleasure.... Well, there are pros and cons, so it's not all bad.
Now I don't have a guilty conscience, I've come to terms with who I am, but hunger makes me nervous and sometimes bored. This hunger makes me feel not quite free, and it makes me nervous in a big way. I can still cope with boredom when hunting or training, and alcohol helps a lot. But hunger is a big problem, when I had to eat once a week it was not so problematic, but now.... Eh, something has to be done about it.... I had one idea, just related to the energy of life, maybe it will work and then I won't have to kill and endure this disgusting taste of human flesh.
But that's all for later, right now the opportunities don't allow....
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