The Brainiac Protocol.
Years ago, the Tyrants of Colu drafted one of their scientists, Vril Dox, to create the perfect spy. Rather than create a robot or artificial organism, he developed a telepathic virus that could infect anyone with a second, hidden personality, loyal to their needs.
The basic idea was that they would infect (for example) a Khund, who would then subconsciously perform acts that would lead to classified information being sent to Colu. (Accidentally misdirected e-mails, that sort of thing). Said person could, if needed, infect others, leading to an army of spies who didn't even KNOW they were spies.
Unfortunately, the virus mutated into a form more virulent than Dox had planned. It infected _him_ with a thirst for all knowledge, including such things as "How long can the average female Coluan exist while undergoing severe pain?"
The personality, who named itself Bre'n'ak (Coluean for "That Which Learns") infected a small city, turning it into a laboratory of the macabre, before the Coluans sent androids to purge the entire city. Brainiac escaped, however, hiding in the mind of a small simian called a ko'ko. He made it to a small escape craft, and fled into the void. He ended up on a blue world surrounding a G2 star.
There, the ko'ko found a willing mind... a carnival hypnotist named Milton Fine. Brainiac had learned patience, however, and using Fine's minor telepathic abilities, modified itself so that it could consciously choose whom to infect, until he could find a host suitable to his needs.
And then... a Kryptonian revealed himself to the public. |
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