"The ACTH project was a secret American military project aimed at exploring the limits of the human body. I was once one of its test subjects, and the only successful specimen to survive."
Schiller's gaze fell on Deathstroke's body. There were no scars on it whatsoever, but for a seasoned Assassin, that was almost impossible—unless he possessed regenerative abilities far beyond those of an ordinary person.
"I don't know the specific data from the experiment. No one told me at the time, and later I stopped caring. But the project team existed only briefly before it disappeared. Congress wanted leverage against the military at the time, and illegal human experimentation was an excellent place to start."
"The project team was disbanded too quickly. Those who wanted to profit from it or climb higher weren't willing to accept that. After the team broke up, they scattered in every direction, and one of the scientists decided to defect to Congress. His name was Francis Campbell."
"Campbell knew all the details of the project's data. He could give that information to Congress as evidence of the military's illegal human experiments, including detailed information on me, the sole successful test subject and survivor. I couldn't let him do that, because I had a family."
"Once Congress discovered that I had become a superweapon, they wouldn't give up trying to control me. And the best way to control me would be to control my family. I learned that from William Walsh."
"Then he should count as having saved you."
"It was nowhere near that simple. Walsh was just an opportunist. While the project team still existed, he and Campbell never got along. He merely leaned more toward the military and didn't want Campbell to succeed."
"He had you kill Campbell?"
"It wasn't an order, but