Chapter 119: The Hive
The so-called "god" in Baron Strucker's eyes… was in truth an ancient and terrifyingly powerful Inhuman. His name: Hive.
To understand Hive, we must first talk about the experiments the Kree once conducted on Earth.
Seeking to create superior warriors—more precisely, expendable cannon fodder—for their endless interstellar wars, a splinter faction of the Kree initiated a project on Earth known as the Inhuman Warriors Program. They experimented on primitive human DNA, genetically manipulating it to produce a new race: the Inhumans.
And Hive… was their first creation.
To the early Inhumans, Hive was a living god—an absolute authority. He wielded immense power and carried within him an instinctive aura of domination, one designed by the Kree to help maintain order and control over their experimental subjects. But despite the worship, Hive was merely a glorified servant in the eyes of the Kree.
It wasn't until civil strife broke out among the Kree stationed on Earth—and the entire Inhuman experiment was abandoned—that Hive finally saw his opportunity. No longer shackled by his creators, Hive rose from lowly servant to ruler of the Inhumans.
But power corrupted quickly.
The desire to rule, long suppressed under the Kree's boot, exploded forth. As Hive took control of the Inhumans with increasing tyranny, many of them rose up in revolt. A coalition of powerful Inhumans finally devised a way to banish Hive to a distant, lifeless alien world.
And now, centuries later… Baron Strucker had brought him back.
The Hive, trapped alone for so long, had gone nearly feral. Starved and psychologically fragmented, he needed human life as nourishment—to regenerate his physical body and restore his mind.
"Food..." Hive uttered once more, his voice low and ghastly.
"Go. Find more humans," Baron Strucker commanded.