by Chewy Walrus
"My ssson," the man who had once been Dr. Zachary Knell bellowed, lifting the small, snake-headed child into the air. "It isss funny, Curie," Knell uttered, turning to the weasely man who sat in his office. "Technically, I created Eddie and, as sssuch, am hisss father, and yet, paradoxxxically, it isss he who created me into what I am now, making me alssso his ssson. Ironic, isss it not?"
"Quite," Curie spoke up timidly, trying not to look at the hideous creature that his employer had become. He had always been a metahuman advocate, but the... thing that Knell had changed into was downright revolting. "And if Cicciotto should ever... return for 'Eddie,' sir?"
"He would not!" Knell roared, lifting Eddie's giggling form into the air. "And if he would, no forccce on earth would be able to keep him from falling to my new might and power!"
"Sir, let's be realistic here," Curie said softly, leaning forward in his chair to emphasize his earnestness. "Cicciotto is an Alpha Class metahuman and, by all likelihood, has a following of other metahuman allies by this point. Who's to say that...?"
"You fool!" Knell reproached. "It will not jussst be ME that he fightsss, but the Leviathan army asss well!"
"Leviathan?" Curie asked, scratching his bald head.
"It'sss from the Bible, Curie. Oh, wait! You're a ssscientist. I forgot. It'sss all fable to you, isssn't it?" Knell said, his raspy, serpentine voice oozing with sarcasm.
"Well, what is it?" Curie asked.
"It isss... nothing ssshort of inspired..." Knell said, shaking the room with his raucous laughter.