Russell and Adam
As the lively mood from Alvin's restaurant spread outside...
A tall man covered in stitched scars stood on the roof of an apartment building in the distance, gazing forlornly at the brightly lit street.
His name was Adam, a "Frankenstein's monster."
His "father" had been a mad life scientist in the Middle Ages. He had used dead bodies to create Adam.
After Adam was "born," his "father" had grown frightened of him and even tried to kill this unnaturally created being.
He had wrapped Adam in oilcloth and sunk him into a freezing lake. But Adam had swum back to the surface and, in his rage, killed the man who had created him.
Adam had no soul, and no lifespan to speak of. His chance appearance had given the demons who had wandered the Earth for who knew how many years a glimmer of hope.
For the first time, the Fallen Einherjar of Vanaheim had seen a way out: combining a powerful body native to Earth with a tenacious Einherjar should create a life that Earth itself would recognize.
These fallen Einherjar weren't satisfied with simply putting on human bodies and walking freely across the Earth.
They wanted the same treatment as humans. They wanted the "Light of Freedom" to flare deep within their souls.
When human souls faded after death, they lost the most important thing. Adam's appearance had opened up a new possibility for the demons.
Resurrect corpses, let them bask once more in Earth's glory, then join them with Einherjar.
They could keep their power and finally settle Vanaheim's longstanding grudge.
Adam had wandered the Earth for hundreds of years. The moment the demons noticed him, he began a life on the run.
Until he came to Hell's Kitchen and ran into the Night