Finnick: Spirit of Vengeance

AN: Zorro is Spanish for "Fox"

It's no secret that not every family has a happy beginning. The Zorro family was no exception, as their son was dying from illness. Many babies have trouble dealing with a cold due to their developing immune systems, but for a small mammal like a Fennec Fox, it was almost always fatal. And the newest member of the Zorro family, Finnick, was deathly ill.

On the day that the young fox was to die, however, a mysterious mammal came to their door, offering to heal their son. With no other option, as they were too poor to afford the treatment necessary. The man was able to heal Finnick, and didn't not ask for any payment. What the family didn't know, however, is that a payment had been made; their son's soul.

It was when Finnick was 18 that it happened. He had come home one day to find his parent's house ransacked, and both of them dead. It was reported by police that it was a random robbery, but it was anything but random.

The demon, Mephisto, had orchestrated the death of Finnick's parents to unlock a power that he had hidden inside the fox. A sinister, vengeful, and demonic power.

Finnick woke up in a cold sweat. He was still shaken by his parent's murder, now living in a run-down apartment. The only thing he had left to remember them by is the van his father had gave them. The home agency had repossessed everything else, leaving Finnick out on the streets.

"This whole mess is getting to me," the fennec said, "Maybe a drive will help clear my head."

And so Finnick left his apartment and went down to where he parked the van. As he touched the wheel, however, his hands spontaneously caught fire, and soon his entire body was consumed by flames. Finnick could only scream out in agony as demonic laughter echoed in his mind.

Once the flames died down, Finnick Zorro was no more. In his place stood a Fennec Fox skeleton with a flaming skull, wearing a leather outfit with spikes on the shoulders. The demonic being grabbed a chain from the side of the building, the object turning into a fiery chain whip that the being wrapped around their self.

The being then got in the van, the vehicle changing into more armored version of itself, with a pitch-black paintjob and flaming wheels. With a screech, the van tore down the streets and off into the night. The Ghost Rider had awoken, and vengeance was about to be brought.

The next morning, the ZPD had taken into custody the killer of the Zorro family. He had been found in an alleyway, tied up in chains and screaming like a banshee. The mammal had become catatonic and was mumbling about all of their past crimes and mistakes, occasionally mentioning a demonic fox with a flaming skull.

Author's Note

Well, this has to be the darkest thing I've written, ever. Then again, the character of Ghost Rider never had a happy beginning, no matter the version.

Finnick was chosen for this role because one of his most defining features is his van, which is like how every Ghost Rider is defined by their choice of ride.

The alternate version for Finnick was to be The Punisher, whom is also a gruff guy with a van (maybe this version of Finnick will appear later. Hm…)

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