Number Eight 'The Demon' | Season 1

The Mysterious Children

ON THE TWELFTH HOUR of the first day of October 1989, forty-four women around the world gave birth.

In a deserted alleyway, a young woman sat. She had long silky back hair and honey-colored eyes. In her arms sat a bundle of cloth, spotted with drying blood. In the bundle was an infant looking back up at her mother with big innocent eyes.

This was unusual only in the fact that none of these women had been pregnant when the day first began.

Tears dripped down the face of the woman, some landing on the infant causing the baby girl to let out a giggle, showing the unusually sharp canines she had.

This causes the young woman to cry just that much harder, letting out sobs of pain, both mental and physical. She couldn't be a mother, she can barley afford her basic needs let alone a child's.

Sir Reginald Hargreeves, eccentric billionaire and adventurer, resolved to locate and adopt as many of the children as possible.

"Oh my," an older man, coming from the shadows of the alley, walks towards the woman, startling her and causing her to hold the baby girl closer to her. "This must be it." He has graying hair and a monocle. The older man stares at the tiny infant in the ladies arms, crouching down to get eye level.

He got eight of them.

That same man guides eight nannies, who are pushing strollers numbered up to eight, to the front of a tall building.

The Umbrella Academy.

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A young girl, who looks to be thirteen, lays on a twin-sized bed. She has long silky black hair fading into orange at the tips, and fair white skin with rosy cheeks. The most distinct feature; however, would have to be the bamboo muzzle tied to her mouth with a red ribbon.

Her steady gentle breath and closed eyes indicating a deep sleep. This young girl has been asleep for nearly ten years now.

While that long of a sleep seems abnormal for one outside of a coma, it is quite the opposite for this young girl. Ever since she had reached the age of seven she has had these recurring abnormal sleeping patterns. She's never slept for this long though, the longest being four years.

Now, many may be asking "How is that even possible?" Well, it started twenty-nine years ago with the birth of forty-four superpowered children all around the world.

Eight of those forty-four were adopted by Reginald Hargreeves, one being herself, Kenna Hargreeves, Number Eight. Her super natural ability being summed up as Demonic.

Now, you may also be asking yourself, "How can she still look so young even after twenty-nine years?"

That specific aspect goes back to her ability. Even at a young age, Kenna was able to shrink and grow in size and age by will, and, a few years later, she had gained superhuman strength. However, she also had her biggest weakness, rendering her useless to her adopted father, sunlight. To sum it up, when put under sunlight, Kenna will burn, literally. Her skin will burst into flames, char and eventually she dies. 

As she grew so did her powers and strength. She could regenerate wounds no matter the severity, and her blood could light on fire by the snap of her fingers. However, at the age of seven she was hit with a wave of hunger for something. The flesh and blood of humans, leading to her being muzzled like an animal.