As Rick talked a strong hunger burned inside of him.
A hunger for power.
“Little did they know I secretly smuggled the organism out for myself and continued researching on it in my basement lab…After a first failed batch I named the successful second batch of organisms Narcissus II”
“Then…after the accident in the basement it somehow inhabited my body, sharing some of its great power with me….But then later, you….YOU….It specially CHOSE you as a host, to share its absolute strength with you!…it probably saw you as an ideal host because you are young and weak, and you’ll bend to its will easily…”