The First

From a young age, Henry Creel viewed humanity with quiet revulsion. He saw people as creatures trapped in pointless cycles—eating, reproducing, dying—performing their lives like hollow routines. While others played, Henry watched… and learned. It was then his powers first surfaced, subtle at first, bending the hands of a grandfather clock, whispering into the minds of those around him.

As his hatred deepened, so did his abilities. Henry’s growing power twisted into cruelty, culminating in the brutal destruction of his own family. His mother and sister were left broken and unrecognizable, while his father—blamed for the murders—was condemned to a life inside Pennhurst Mental Hospital. Henry, meanwhile, vanished.

Declared dead, he was secretly taken by a shadowy organization and fitted with the Soteria chip, a device meant to suppress his powers. Studied alongside other gifted children, Henry feigned obedience, patiently waiting. When he convinced Eleven to remove the chip, his restraint shattered. He slaughtered the facility’s staff and children alike, until Eleven banished him into another dimension.

Henry should have died there. Instead, he evolved. In the dark realm beyond, his power flourished, and his hatred sharpened into purpose. He murdered from afar, tearing holes between worlds in preparation for humanity’s extinction. But as he crossed through a gate, something else answered his call—a black fog, thick with promise.

Henry Creel stepped into a new realm, one shaped by suffering and endless cycles of death. And within it, The Entity found something rare: not a servant, but a kindred force.