Zed's wings covered his eyes as a flash of golden thunder jolted from the sky and struck the person he was talking to. As the light cleared out, his wings folded back as in front of him was not a shining hero, but a normal kid... probably younger than him. "Hence the name I see." Zed chuckled as he nodded to Jason.
Jason told him of his story... a story of sadness. His loved one was killed by some thugs which explains his unnatural brutality with these types of criminals. His chaotic demeanor wasn't only attributed to his loved one, no, it was also affected by a hero. Zed fully understood the heroine who chose to focus her attention on the burning building than to them... although, a true hero could multitask... It was a weight of a hundred lives versus a single one. However, Zed was also sympathetic of Jason... He fully understood the pain he must have felt during that time.
"Jason. Nice name." Zed smiled, repeating Jason's name, "I am Zed. Street Cleaner." the lad chuckled as he shook Jason's hand with his bandage-wrapped one. "Since you have told me your secret... I would like to tell you a little bit of mine... to show you that I understand your pain." Zed's soft voice turned a bit deeper, his mutation was building up some rage.
"Before I was like this... I was actually... like every normal human out there. My parents left me at a young age due to me being born out of a crazy night at a bar, and an accident in the backseat. I needed to survive... working where it was possible until I came to a Toxic Factory. Yes, I was named as Best Employee there. However, as you succeed..." Zed glared at Jason, taking Jason's experience with similarity to his. "Many begin to hate you. My co-workers tossed me into a vat of animal DNA waste. Well, things turned awry after that. They fired me... they left me.. Heck, even the orphanage sent me away." Zed continued, tears building up in one of his eyes. "It was one that fateful day that I regretted so much... The Predator within had awakened."
Zed decided that to tell the full details of that day would set back Jason's trust with him... He just needed to get to the end.
"Long story short. Many people were buried that day, including my first love." Zed sighed. "But you know what's more painful? Knowing your hand was the one who stained them. That's why in that place, children developed a nursery rhyme about a kid who was too angry that he became a monster. That rhyme didn't describe a normal kid, no. It was describing... they called me, the Predator." Zed let out a really deep sigh and groan of remorse. Suddenly, Zed wiped the tears from his eyes as he sighed.
"However, that was just the past. I know I cannot bring back the dead, but by stopping these villains... I can prevent it from happening again to a larger population." Zed smiled as he lifted into the air. "Come, we've got an ally to meet."
Zed flew into the air, tracking Niesha's scent who was near in the vicinity. He was now approaching Niesha, finally, he had found an ally. They had a fighting chance.