I now walk in shadow. Ironic, isn't it, my former name would become my being.
I was a hero, I saved the world, once. No-one knows I exist, or had a hand in the dramatic event that played like a soap in front of everybody's eyes.
My counterpart survived to tell the tale. He, of course, got all the credit, but I could tell he didn't want it. The look in his eyes as he faced the welcoming cameras, confused between victory and sadness.
I wish I could have saved him all the grief, but I must retain my life of solitude. I have no idea how I survived the fall to earth, my only guess is the energy left in me from the confrontation shielded me from the heat of the atmosphere.
I woke up on the shore of a city resort, I had no idea how long I had been there. As I checked my looks in the traquil sea, I saw I had changed - either the sun had bleached me blond, or incredibly, I had retained my energy. I had no idea what time or date it was, although the sun was just coming up.
Now I lead another life. I am no longer Shadow, I adopted the name of Zach, and serve in a store.
Someday, I may reveal myself to my friends.
Someday.
I was a hero, I saved the world, once. No-one knows I exist, or had a hand in the dramatic event that played like a soap in front of everybody's eyes.
My counterpart survived to tell the tale. He, of course, got all the credit, but I could tell he didn't want it. The look in his eyes as he faced the welcoming cameras, confused between victory and sadness.
I wish I could have saved him all the grief, but I must retain my life of solitude. I have no idea how I survived the fall to earth, my only guess is the energy left in me from the confrontation shielded me from the heat of the atmosphere.
I woke up on the shore of a city resort, I had no idea how long I had been there. As I checked my looks in the traquil sea, I saw I had changed - either the sun had bleached me blond, or incredibly, I had retained my energy. I had no idea what time or date it was, although the sun was just coming up.
Now I lead another life. I am no longer Shadow, I adopted the name of Zach, and serve in a store.
Someday, I may reveal myself to my friends.
Someday.