Jace's power did not go unnoticed for long. At the age of four, he was abducted by agents of All For One. The encounter was sudden and overwhelming—a swirl of shadows and masked figures that left Jace unconscious. When he awoke, he was in a cold, sterile laboratory, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and despair.
The experiments began immediately. Scientists in white coats and masked faces poked, prodded, and injected him with substances that burned like fire coursing through his veins. Each procedure pushed his body and mind to the brink, breaking him down piece by piece. The screams of other children echoed through the facility, a grim symphony of suffering.
All For One himself visited Jace often, his presence suffocating. The villain's voice was smooth, almost fatherly, as he praised Jace's resilience. "You are special," he would say, his hand resting heavily on Jace's shoulder. "Together, we will shape the future." But behind those words lay a chilling promise of control and domination.
The experiments augmented Jace's shadow-based powers with additional quirks:
Dark Tendrils: The ability to summon and control shadowy appendages with devastating precision.
Void Step: A teleportation ability that allowed him to slip through shadows.
Absorption: The power to drain energy from others through physical contact, leaving them weakened or unconscious.
Quirk Amplification: A quirk that enhanced all others in proximity to darkness, making him a force of nature in dimly lit environments.
The pain was unbearable, but Jace clung to the memory of Kael's voice. His brother's whispers reminded him of his humanity, urging him to endure. "You are more than their weapon," Kael's voice would say, a fragile thread of hope in the darkness.
All For One's training was brutal, designed to turn Jace into a living weapon. Sparring sessions were relentless, each one leaving him bruised and bloodied. The techniques he learned combined martial arts with the savage brutality of Mortal Kombat, turning every movement into a potential killing blow. Each strike Jace delivered was a reminder of the freedom stolen from him, each victory a hollow triumph.
Yet, amid the pain and despair, seeds of rebellion took root in Jace's heart. Kael's voice grew stronger, urging him to resist, to find a way to escape the chains that bound him. Jace began to plan, his shadowy powers his only allies in the suffocating darkness.