Its always the same when they first see me. 'Who are you?' They just don't understand. They don't understand what I'm here to do. They don't understand my purpose.
'Who are you?'
Of course, it was the same before. After the end. After it was all over. They just kept coming.
'What are you going to do now?'
'Where will you go?'
'Will you help rebuild?'
'Who are you with?'
'Who are you now?'
That's the rub. Thats the question that got me thinking. Who am I? I know who I was before. I was the hero. The savior. The warrior of the light. Harry Potter: The boy-who-lived. The nemesis of the dark lord. The yin to Voldemort's yang. The opposite side of the coin.
But what happens to the yin without the yang? What happens to order without chaos? How can there be light without darkness?
That's when it hit me. That's when I realized the truth of it all. There is no yin without yang, no light without dark. I fought to end the darkness, but I was wrong. There is no end. There is no beginning. Its a cycle. A revolution of events that never ceases.
So I decided to be the chaos. To be honest, its exhilarating. After years of revulsion. After countless betrayals, I'm on the other side. The look on their faces was priceless. Their savior was now their undoing. Like Midas' touch, their golden-boy had proved tarnished. I gave them what they wanted. But now...Now, I'm taking it back.
But I'm not alone. Oh no. She is here as well. By my side throughout it all. She told me once. She said that it was inevitable. No human could face all that I've faced and not rebel. The problem with living your entire life as a target? Eventually, the hunted becomes the hunter.
They'll pay for all of their misdeeds. They'll suffer. They'll writhe in agony at my feet. Through ragged throats, they'll scream 'Forgive us!'.
On that day...the day when they finally break, I'll smile warmly and whisper 'No'.
She asks me, my little chocolate-haired goddess. She asks at times 'What are we doing?'.
I tell her that that is not the question.
She asks me 'Why, then?'.
I smile lovingly and shake my head. I'm able to see that magnificent brain of hers working. Finally, just like always in this discussion, she gives up.
'What's the question, then?'
Ah...so close. 'Its very simple...' I always say.
"Why not?"