Volume fan fiction telling about the childhood and youth of Artemis Entreri.

Fear. The main feeling of my adolescence. Then I lived in constant fear - I was afraid of myself, I was afraid of the Viper, I was afraid of the huge world around. Now they are afraid of me. Even though fear is my constant companion, it no longer torments me. Now he is my ally. Fear brings out the worst in a person. Fear is disgusting. Fear is my weapon. If a person is afraid of you, fear paralyzes his thoughts and actions. It makes it slow and gives you an advantage. I hate and despise fear. It may be my best weapon, but it's far from my favorite. I know what fear is. Most people live their entire lives in fear. They are afraid of pain. They are afraid of the unknown. They are afraid of losing their loved ones. They are afraid of death. I have never been afraid of these things. I was forced to live in pain every day. Every day was full of surprises, sometimes pleasant, but mostly not, so I was never afraid of the unknown. I had lost everyone I loved a long time ago, and I had nothing left to lose. I faced death at every turn and was not afraid of it. I was truly afraid of the Viper, and that was the worst of all. And now I am not afraid of anything at all. And I am the perfect killer, and the rest does not matter.