Here we go with the new chapter. I hope you'll like. Oh, and by the way, while writing this chapter, I realized the amount of violence to come and the "gore" is greater than expected (which was very little), so I had to change it to a PG-13 story.

Chapter 2 starts in Mary Jane's and Peter Parker's apartment were the unknown character (who will remain unknown for a couple of chapters, but be given a name in this chapter) has been brought by Spider-Man. We'll also very briefly hear about the two other characters I invented, who have a great influence on the story. Enjoy.

Chapter 2: Are you Afraid of the Dark?

Screams. He sees them suffering. More screams. He sees them being tortured, but why doesn't he do anything? They scream as loud as banshees the instant they die, but to him, it is like sweet music. He catches himself laughing as he look at their bodies lying in a great pile of death, mangled and cold. He turns around and sees a demon about his own height. For some reason, he knows the demon is speaking to him, but he doesn't see the demons lips more nor does he hear anything. All of a sudden, they are in an arena. Markings its size are great pillars of blue flames. Like an emperor, another demon sits in a chair, high up were he can only be seen, but not touched. He feels like he knows both demons quite well, but how can this be? The emperor demon stands up. Again, he knows the emperor demon is saying something, but he just doesn't understand it. The emperor demon sits back down. The eyes of the other demon begin to glow in a crimson red colour. ZRAK! An energy blast emitted from the demons hands, and it's heading right towards him!

Unknown Char.: NOOOOO!!!

He opens his eyes. He is no longer in the arena, but in a dark room. It's a room he vaguely remembers seeing not so long ago, but it was like looking through glass in a steamy room, so he isn't completely sure if it's the same place. It's still dark outside and the moon shines through the window and hits half his face. A woman rushes in to the room.

Woman: Are you alright?

He looks at her. He doesn't recognize her face, but the voice sounds familiar.

Unknown Char. (a bit shuck up): Uhm… Y-yeah, I'm fine.

The woman sits at the edge of the bed, where the Unknown Character has been sleeping.

Woman: Aw, you poor thing. It must have been a terrible nightmare.

Unknown Char. (thinking to himself): A nightmare? But it felt so real… more like memories. But I don't remember any of those things. Maybe she's right; it was probably just a really bad dream.

Woman: Oh my, we haven't been properly introduced, have we? My name is Mary Jane, but just call me MJ. And this (while rubbing her stomach) is little May.

Unknown Char.: Uhm… it's a pleasure meeting you.

MJ smiles and the moonlight reflect in her big green eyes.

MJ: So what's your name?

Unknown Char. (in a low tone of voice): I… I… Can't remember…

MJ: Oh my… well… we have to call you something, just until you remember your real name. How about… Shade?

Unknown Char.: Shade..? Yeah… I like that name.

MJ: Then it's settled. From now on, and until you remember your real name; you shall go under the name of Shade.

MJ giggles. The character formerly known as Unknown Character smiles. It feels like he never felt this sensation of warmth and caring before, even though he can't remember anything from his past. All of a sudden, they hear a door slam.

???: Helloooo. Anybody home? Mary Jane?

MJ: We're in here honey!

The man, who entered the door, steps in the room.

Man: Oh hi, you're awake I see. My name is Peter.

Shade: Uhm… Hi… I-I'm (he looks at MJ and she looks back with a smile) I'm Shade.

Peter: Well, nice meeting you Shade. You we're pretty lucky last night. Spider-Man told me, that he wouldn't have found you, if you hadn't been yelling. He dropped you off here and told us to keep an eye out for you.

Shade: Yeah… Lucky…

Shade saddens, and the smile on MJ's lips disappear. She gives Shade a peck on the cheek and slowly walks out of the room, kissing Peter on the way out.

Peter: It's pretty dark in here, maybe I should turn on the lights.

In the exact moment Peter flips the switch and the light bulb heats up before actually turning on, Shade reacts without thinking.

Shade: NO!!!

His right arm protects his eyes from the light, while the left is pointed straight towards the bulb. His hand starts glowing in a light shade of blue and the bulb explode with little pieces of red-hot glass, melting in the air. Peter is taken by surprise; his Spidersense didn't even have time to warn him.

Shade: Oh no. I'm sorry, I'm really really sorry.

Shade's eyes fill with tears. He is even more confused than Peter.

Peter: Hey hey, don't worry about it. It's just a light bulb. I'll buy a new one in the morning.

Shade: Peter?

Peter: What is it?

Shade: I'm sorry for almost hitting you last night, I just didn't want that bad guy to hit you.

Peter is completely shocked.

Peter: I d-don't know what you're talking about!

Shade: Of course you don't, forgive me…

Peter: Don't worry about it. You just get some sleep, it's pretty late. Me and MJ are gonna go to bed as well.

Shade: Okay…

Peter turns around, feeling bad about having to lie to Shade. For some reason Peter isn't able to explain, he trusts Shade, and feels like he is his guardian. Just when he is about to exit the room, he hears something.

Shade (whispering): Thank you for saving me…

Peter (whispering back with a smile): You're welcome.

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Now was that just dramatic or what? Well, now Unknown Character finally has a name, and a cool one, if I dare say so myself. One of the reasons that I picked the name Shade, is because it's a synonym to the word "dark" (hint hint, the title of the chapter, cough). I still won't tell so much about his past, mostly because it's too complicated to understand all at one time, and also because it's more exciting this way. Even though I've only written two chapters, I'm already thinking about making a sequel, once this story is finished, so look forward to it. And you'll learn more about the two other characters I invented later on, don't worry. Give an honest review, and if you didn't like it, please tell my why. That way, I know what to try to avoid doing. Chapter 3 should hopefully be done in two or three days (so now you know).