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[scarlettspeedster]

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A string of murders with no leads, motive or evidence.

A city living in fear, afraid of their own shadow; hoping they won’t be next.

A hero and a crime scene investigator; one man trying to bring it all to an end.

Barry Allen has been running on empty for days now, spending every waking hour at work or on the hunt, doing what he can to track down a murderer. There’s been nothing for him to collect, at each crime scene the culprit has been tidy, too tidy to give the CCPD anything to move on. That is until Barry crosses paths with another speedster, witnesses the murder of his next victim. Before the shouted words of objection leave his mouth Barry knows it’s far too late to save the man in the clutches of the other.

So all he can do is get ready to run. The Flash versus a new speedster, one hellbent on terrorizing this city; his city. “You’re going to answer for that,” he warns, lightning rippling from him in waves as he starts to open his connection to the speed force fully. Not knowing how fast this other speedster was going to be was a dangerous reality, and as such Barry knew that he had to open up his full potential, just in case he tried to outrun him. Whatever the case, the blond knew the only way this would work is to lure him out of the city, or chase him there, so he can take him down without any collateral damage.

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ϟ The speed force. The entity that gave all speedsters their power. How sweet it always tasted whenever he drained another one of their abilities. And when they were useless husks, devoid of any energy to give him, he finished them. He had to. It was less about wanting to kill another living creature, and more about.. Well, having to take out the garbage. These people had no place in his plan. These speedsters, though; they were small fry in comparison to the abundance of energy that was making its way towards him. He could smell it in the air: the Flash was coming for him. And there he was. “I knew if I cut down your circle of friends, that you’d come running to me, Flash.” The speed demon turned, facing his crimson foe. “And hell, here you are, ripe for the taking.” The enemy’s voice was raspy and distorted under the speed force’s influence. He was obviously a different kind of speedster, not pure or kind-hearted like Barry Allen. He was something new. “I’m surprised you let so many other speedsters die before you came running to me. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Not the good little boy scout that we all thought you to be.”  There was silence from the heroic speedster, and then he took off. “Hmph. Don’t make this too easy on me, Flash.” Danny took off after the speedster, slowing down the flow of time to fling him closer to the scarlet hero. He may have been an ex-con, but he wasn’t stupid. The Flash, being ever so kind-hearted, was trying to draw him out of the city. Danny didn’t mind. The powerless citizens of the city were of no concern to him; he only needed the Flash.

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Family Ties.

@strayimpulse

ϟ To be crystal clear, Daniel West did not enjoy killing. His first kill was simple, effective. There was no well-thought out plan, there was only what he had to do. He didn’t get sick afterwards. He didn’t cry afterwards. He lost no sleep, even. But he didn’t enjoy it in the least little bit. Yet, that seemed to be his life now. Killing, as a means to achieve his goal. Ironic; that his life now had to be fixated on something that he didn’t even enjoy. But the benefits were far too great to pass up. He had to kill. It was the only way he could regain his life; his family. The speedsters: those affected by the Speed Force and drew power from it, were the ones that stood in their way. Their power, like West’s, was drawn from the Speed Force. The more that was shared between them, the less there was for other’s. And so, he had to kill them. To fix his life, these people had to die. And while it was a pity, their lives were offerings for the greater good. Daniel would take this power and through it, would kill the father that robbed him of his life and the sister he so desperately loved. She was all he had now, Iris, and yet, she couldn’t stand the sight of her washed-up, ex-con of a brother. Now, he stood here, in front of Kid Flash. He found his way to the boy quite easily. Again. It was a pity that he would have to become the sacrificial lamb that propelled Daniel to a happy life, but it was necessary. Kid Flash had to die. Weird, that a kid so small had thrown himself into the middle of a war with the Flash. So, there he stood, by the Kid’s plead, in the middle of nowhere for this battle. “You seemed so eager to get me out of the city.” Daniel murmured, his voice distorted by the twisted sounds of metal wrapped around his frame. “The Flash. He warned you about me, didn’t he? Shame that I can’t get to him before I found you. I would’ve liked to have saved him the grief that killing you will bring. I don’t want to do this. But it’s necessary.” “Nothing personal.”

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All in the Family.

@flashlegacy

ϟ To be crystal clear, Daniel West did not enjoy killing. His first kill was simple, effective. There was no well-thought out plan, there was only what he had to do. He didn’t get sick afterwards. He didn’t cry afterwards. He lost no sleep, even. But he didn’t enjoy it in the least little bit. Yet, that seemed to be his life now. Killing, as a means to achieve his goal. Ironic; that his life now had to be fixated on something that he didn’t even enjoy. But the benefits were far too great to pass up. He had to kill. It was the only way he could regain his life; his family. The speedsters: those affected by the Speed Force and drew power from it, were the ones that stood in their way. Their power, like West’s, was drawn from the Speed Force. The more that was shared between them, the less there was for other’s. And so, he had to kill them. To fix his life, these people had to die. And while it was a pity, their lives were offerings for the greater good. Daniel would take this power and through it, would kill the father that robbed him of his life and the sister he so desperately loved. She was all he had now, Iris, and yet, she couldn’t stand the sight of her washed-up, ex-con of a brother.  Now, he stood here, in front of Kid Flash. He found his way to the boy quite easily. Again. It was a pity that he would have to become the sacrificial lamb that propelled Daniel to a happy life, but it was necessary. Kid Flash had to die. Weird, that a kid so small had thrown himself into the middle of a war with the Flash. So, there he stood, by the Kid’s plead, in the middle of nowhere for this battle. “You seemed so eager to get me out of the city.” Daniel murmured, his voice distorted by the twisted sounds of metal wrapped around his frame. “The Flash. He warned you about me, didn’t he? Shame that I can’t get to him before I found you. I would’ve liked to have saved him the grief that killing you will bring. I don’t want to do this. But it’s necessary.” “Nothing personal.” 

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About Daniel West.

ϟ;; The biggest problem that I seem to be facing as a writer on this blog seems to be the fact that, well, no one is really familiar with Danny since he’s a New 52 character. Not a problem that I figured to have, but.. Fair’s fair. So here are a couple of excerpts that I’ve found/edited to help anyone who’s interested in roleplaying with me, to better understand who Daniel West is.

Daniel West's mother died giving birth to him, a fact for which his father, William, never forgave him. This also drove his father to become an abusive alcoholic. His sister Iris protected and supported him until the day that his father went too far, and an angry Daniel pushed him down the stairs, crippling him for life. When he realized that Iris' opinion of him would change forever as a result of those actions, Daniel ran away from home, blaming his father instead of himself for what happened.

By the time he was eighteen he had become a small-time thug, all while trying to mend his relationship with Iris, who resented him for leaving her with their paraplegic father. His first big score was thwarted by The Flash, and he wound up in prison for 5 years.

When he got out of prison, Daniel found that Iris still was not ready to make amends with him. While he struggled to make it on his own, he was captured by Gorillas when they attacked Keystone and Central City. When he was rescued by the Rogues, he learned that they still intended to rob those they had saved. In his attempt to escape them, he crashed into a monorail car, which was powered by a Speed Force battery. The accident imbued him with the ability to turn back time, which gives him the appearance of moving at super fast speeds, but that power was dependent on the Speed Force charge in the battery. Daniel decides to use his powers to siphon off Speed Force energy from other speedsters, hoping to have enough energy to go back and time to kill his father, therefore righting the wrongs in his life. Daniel continued to defend his actions to Iris, who was still disappointed and turned her back to Daniel for good. ϟ;; And there you basically have the basics of Danny West. He’s a small-time criminal, imbued with Speed Force powers. He basically uses his powers as a crutch to support his victim complex. Daniel doesn’t see himself as a bad guy, just someone who’s willing to do whatever it takes to fix his life. Hopefully, this will help you guys better understand him, and maybe it’ll encourage you to engage with this character. I think he gives Barry and the other Flash characters something new to play with.  DWx

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[why-i-love-comics]

New Suicide Squad Annual #1 - “Monsters: Conclusion” (2015)

written by Sean Ryan art by Philippe Briones & Blond

[why-i-love-comics]

New Suicide Squad Annual #1 - “Monsters: Conclusion” (2015)

written by Sean Ryan art by Philippe Briones & Blond

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Starter Call.

ϟ;; Alright. Some of you lamb chops are going to have to get involved with me here. I didn’t spend 3 days learning how to code and edit just to take the back seat to HalBarry fluff. (Though, I don’t blame you. >>;;) I’m going out for a bit. Please, like this or IM me and we’ll plot something out. Really aching to work Daniel out a bit. If you’ve not managed to read the few story arcs that involve him, I encourage you to check them out. He’s a complicated jerk. DWx

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ϟ// Boy, oh boy. Look at all these lovely characters that I get to screw with. This blog couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. So happy that you guys decided to take an interest in little ol’ me; because I’ve certainly taken an interest in all of you. I don’t know how do anything in the roleplay community without jumping into the fire, so consider this my welcoming message and my thank you for following me back. Now, don’t be shy. Hit me up and we’ll talk about how Danny can ruin both you and your space cop boyfriend’s lives.  Looking forward to plotting with you lovely people. DWx.

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