Deep inside a robotic lab, a doctor steps out from the darkness—his mind racing, obsessed with one goal: to create something no one in his bloodline ever dared to imagine… a weapon to take down Spectra.
He paces around the room, mumbling to himself, "Hmm… what could I invent to defeat this so-called 'hero'?" As he says the word hero, he sarcastically gestures air quotes with his fingers.
Suddenly, he slams his fist on the table and shouts, "What if I created something that could absorb his powers use them against him!"
He stops, thinking. His eyes light up.
"Wait… I've got it. What if I build an exoskeleton… something that can absorb his hits and convert them into an electrical beam strong enough to kill him?"
A twisted grin spreads across his face.
"I hope he can handle his own powers… HAHAHAHA!" he laughs menacingly, his voice echoing through the cold, metal walls of the lab.
Meanwhile…
Our hero Spectra.
Real name Hamza Rashid.
He was walking through the streets of New York, blending in with the crowd. The city's noise was familiar now, but his mind never rested. He entered a restaurant, just looking to grab a bottle of water.
But then he froze.
Across the room sat a man with blonde curly hair, a sharp V-shaped face, and a jawline that looked like it had been carved with a blade.
Hamza whispered to himself, "Could it be …?"
He narrowed his eyes, staring harder to confirm he wasn't imagining things.
In a deep, tense voice inside his thoughts, he muttered "Agent Jack"
Agent Jack was calmly eating, completely unaware until he finished his meal, stood up, and headed to the bathroom. He washed his hands, paid the bill and exited.
Hamza pulled his hoodie tighter and followed, his mask now on hiding his identity.
But Jack was no rookie.
He sensed the tail almost immediately and started weaving through the streets, circling a block before slipping into a narrow alleyway between buildings out of sight out of earshot.
There Jack turned suddenly.
"Why are you following me?" he asked coldly.
Hamza shrugged, his voice casual.
"Well… I guess you caught me, huh?"
He turned and walked away only to return seconds later, now suited up as Spectra.
Standing tall, his voice rang with intensity.
"I thought you'd remember me by my voice Jack."