His father had left before he was born, his mother too poor to provide for him, had sold him to a travelling Circus when he was only a few months old. Growing up he was treated like a slave, surrounded by acrobats, Clowns, animals and freaks, he was often beaten, locked up and isolated from the outside world. He was never given a name, they just called him “The Boy”. The older he grew the worse his treatment became, he wanted to run away and leave, but more than anything he wanted revenge. 

The Circus would travel from town to town, making money before moving onto the next. One night they arrived in a small village, the houses were run down and it was obvious the people of the village didn’t want them there as they lined the streets and shouted abuse and threw whatever they could get their hands on.  

The next morning as he was doing his chores, the clowns as usual were making fun of him and beating him for their own entertainment. As he fell to the ground, his face covered in mud, he saw an old man, watching from a distance. As he picked myself up from the muddy ground, he saw the old man turn and walk away, leaving the sound of the Clowns laughing and jeering at him. 

That night as he sat outside eating whatever scraps he had been given, he saw the old man from earlier approach him, he had a bottle in his hand. 

“Drink this” he whispered 

“What is it” asked The Boy 

“Its what you’ve been waiting for” The old mans eyes glowed red 

He took the bottle and drank it, suddenly he felt a surge of energy, his skin tingled and his muscles began to grow, he felt superhuman. The old man handed him two more bottles, one red and one blue. 

“Give these to others and they will fall under your control, no longer will they humilate you” 

“The Boy” knew exactly who he was going to feed them to. He snuck into the Clowns bedroom, pouring the bottles down their throats as they slept. Their bodies started to shake, their faces changed and their eyes glowed with pure evil, as they stood up and looked at him. 

“The Boy” could feel the energy surge inside him, no longer would he be a slave to this circus and its freaks.