Sins Of The King

“Why is it so cold?” It’s midnight, the bank alarms are ringing like crazy. A failed heist occurred that night - but how did it end up this way? “. . . Do it, inject the drug and kill him!” A young man, he’s around mid twenties. An upcoming street thug trying to rise up to the top and become a wealthy gangster, or a made man? He’s so eager… He’s not your average criminal, you’d think he’s some punk skater kid. Looks can be deceiving. His unruly brunette hair a tumble, the fake mechanic clothing he wears to infiltrate the bank, covered in some dried up blood he coughed up from the explosion. He’s on the ground holding his head, but grunting. “…D-Damn, my head hurts like hell. . . “ He says in a low voice, but the alarm is like a screeching bird that causes his voice to be muffled. It’s making his head pound, and he never gets headaches. Two shadowy figured approach him, but the young man Isn’t even aware of their presence. The two figures approach, one holding a needle in his hand, he seems hesitant. “…You can’t be…serious..If I inject the kid, then what?” “Simple, I get my revenge. He was never going to live up take away my throne. My empire!” “….shit you’re serious?” “I am, just like your betrayal is real.” The alarms start to muffle out on the young man, he feels a sharp pain in his stomach. He feels like he’s gonna throw up, his heart rate is increasing. This has to be some type of nightmare. …… Maximoff - wake up! Come on Maximoff… “Ugh, what the fuck..” Our protagonist, Maximoff…Just what kind of person is he anyways? He’s trying to regain consciousness after what felt like a long sleep, but it was just one day. Something is off about him, his hair…his skin, his eyes…they’re not the same. What was once brunette, fair skin and emerald hues are gone. His hair has a pale blonde to a silvery grey tone. His skin, pale like a vampire. Sunken eyes with heavy eye bags. Emerald eyes no more, just soulless grey eyes… “W-What the f**k happened to me?!” Maximoff says in a panic tone, like he’s about to cry. He quickly takes the mirror set on the bedside on the hospital room, after seeing himself like this..this was a nightmare. “I-I’m…have I become addicted to drugs?!” He glances at his friend with a frantic tone. His friend, Avery, Male, around late twenties to early thirties. He’s quite handsome- white hair and tan skin. Maximoff totally has the hots for him but he’ll never admit this. Avery looks worried for his friend trying to reach out to his shoulder. “N-No, you just have to calm down…” “Calm down?! How can I? Look at me-“ His face now buried into the palm of his hands, trying to conceal his appearance. “…W-What the hell happened back there?! That stupid bank robbery was a mistake! I-I should’ve listened to you and Rick!” Avery, clearly worried more about the state of his friend- reaching out to comfort him with a hug. No words needed to reassure what he was trying to say. Silence. “…A-Avery..” They soon would be interrupted by a police investigator. He’s a friend of theirs who often covers up their small criminal activity. “J-John?! What..are you doing here?” “Maximoff, how are you feeling? You gave everyone a scare..” “…I feel like a mess, I feel so tired…I-I don’t know John..” John shakes his hand, brushing off the apology that wasn’t needed. “-Don’t, it wasn’t your fault.” “…John.” Avery now goes from worried to determined. “What did the results say? It’s been at least an hour, what did forensics find?” John comes forward to Maximoff’s bedside. “-Ah yeah, it’s drugs.” Again, Maximoff buried his face into his palms. “f**k…fuck..” “Now Maximoff, you didn’t take them on your free will, you were injected. Multiple times on the arms but-“ John reached into his pocket to take out an evidence bag, with the same needle used earlier. “It wasn’t enough to kill you, but it’s enough to give you permanent side effects. For instance, look at your appearance. You’re practically a walking corpse - a vampire.” It was the best way he could describe this, but there’s more… —————— Days pass, weeks to months.. This new drug, a new illegal substance came into the light. Since then, they found out many people have been dealing with this crap. Death has risen because of this drug. “Does that mean - I’ll die too?” This new illegal drug, a typical one you could easily get addicted to. Addiction and dependence, memory loss and confusion. Pale complexion and dark circles around the eyes. Extreme thirst and hunger. Hypersensitivity to light, increased aggression and hostility, coughing up blood. That’s all they knew for now. Maximoff has been working with the precinct- he was being monitored in case new side effects shows up. For now, they’ll just have to wait and see…