Shadow King's greasy, bloated face was filled with unquestionable confidence as he watched the red chair smash wildly into his head, producing dull thuds.
This was David's mindscape, a void constructed by his consciousness. Yet the one in control was not David himself, but the outsider, Shadow King.
Back then, Shadow King had operated in the real world under the human identity of Amahl Farouk and happened to encounter Charles Xavier. The young professor had just graduated from university, full of ambition. He had yet to meet Magneto, who was bent on revenge. Traveling alone, he arrived in Haifa, Israel, and joined a medical team.
During those peaceful days, Charles found a brief romance within the medical team. They kept in intermittent contact afterward. During that time, Shadow King chose the professor, seeing him as the perfect host, only to suffer a crushing defeat in their psychic battle.
After his defeat, Shadow King set his sights on Charles's lover. Under his deliberate influence, David was born.
The child inherited the professor's extraordinary psychic gifts, allowing Shadow King to take advantage and secretly lurk deep within his consciousness. That was precisely what caused David's auditory and visual hallucinations in childhood, ultimately leading to dissociative identity disorder.
"That's impossible..."
The yellow-eyed fat man shrieked. He held absolute control within David's mindscape; even someone as powerful as the professor might not have been able to harm him.
Yet this young man had not only gotten off the chair unharmed, but was also beating him senseless. This unprecedented situation left even Shadow King stunned.
"With a face like that, you still dared to call yourself a villain? Guys like you wouldn't survive more than two episodes."
Sean planted a foot on Shadow King's bloated head and ground the sole of his shoe across that