the creation of bane. a [rough] idea i need to get out of my brain:
he’s blended in with the bandits. he’s close to the twins, but not really on a friend-to-friend basis. they value his fighting skills. they recognize him as a powerful killer. but they’ve not really appointed him to anything official. it was inevitable that his hiding would turn this way. he was just too good of a fighter. but tyreen and troy knew there was something off about him. he may have fought like a bandit. acted like a bandit. but there was something about him.
they knew.... and it leads to a bar fight.... and that leads to an improvised harpoon in his spine. it burns the fuck out of his back and leaves him mostly paralyzed. the most they get out of him is a twitch of his fingers and a groan. (this may not be entirely realistic, of course).
“ugh, come on!” tyreen whines, “i told you dumbasses to catch him, not break him!” “now he’s useless” she sighs as her tattoos light up.
she moves for zane, ready to feast, until troy stops her.
“ty, wait! hold on, remember...?” he says, gesturing his hands towards his own chest.
“right.” tyreen smiles, “you there!” she points to one of her loyal fans, “get [name of a high-ranking bandit surgeon and/or tells the bandit to kidnap a good doctor lol]
“well, there, ‘bane’,” tyreen mocks, “looks like you will be useful after all!”
soon enough, he’s fitted with an external spine and tossed into a prison. instead of killing him on the spot, the twins figure he’s a great soldier to have. knowing his tendency to turn on his employers for cash, and knowing he had no other choice but to flee to pandora... what’s a little brainwashing, imprisonment, and torture, then, eh? it’s... enough to make a loyal little soldier, obviously. [more details involving the healing process, recovery, and the mental conditioning]