~Finding new topics to write for this story :3 ~

All his life he felt like something was missing. A darkness inside his heart that no light could ever hope to survive.

It wasn't supposed to be like this.

The knowledge of how or why he knew this confused him immensely. There was a light missing from his heart, one of the brightest lights within the world. Where it had gone was something no one could tell him.

His name was Damian Nero, and he was going to get his light back. No matter how problematic the search may become.

~Line Break~

School was as annoying as ever, a great waste of his time. The silent whispers of students abound the halls reached his ears, but he ignored them. Their murmurs were of fear, muttering rumors about his origin, appearance, and overall behavior.

It sickened him.

These children were so closed-minded about the world, harshly treating those just outside their boundaries. Tch, these idiots made his light look like a saint, even if he was a major push-over.

Damian remembered all the good 'deeds' his light accomplished, a few of those times, he was safely hidden within his heart. The limited amount of times someone had ripped the shadow from his home, were both some of his greatest and worse moments of his life.

Spying on his light's life as he laughed with friends and protected the people was both sickening and admirable. The opposing emotions raged inside his mind, and in no way, shape or form did the dark one know how to end them, or even why they were happening.

Well, looks like the Mage was actually helpful for once. His words he spoke echoed in the boy's mind.

'Darkness is only one half of the spectrum, as such, it cannot survive on its own. There must be light for it to be completely whole.'

Those words were idiotic, yet as much as the darkness wanted to deny it, entirely true.

Since then, the darkness never let anyone strip his being of the light… Until now that is.

There had been fury, an angry like he had never felt before. The darkness lashed out on anyone who dared to tell him differently. He was not whole, nor will he ever be should the two halves remain separated.

Damian had begun his search around the school his 'parents' forced him to attend. Not a single one had an ounce of the pure, untainted light he was searching for. His anger at being unable to find the light made the boy unapproachable by any of the students.

'He' so scary!'

'Did you see his eyes? Red! They're red!'

'He doesn't talk to anyone, and he's always wearing that hood of his.'

'What do you think he's hiding under that?'

'Who cares, he's a freak!'

The insecurities of these children were of no concern to him.

There had been a time when the light came so close, within the form of a child the same age as himself. Should they have been placed side-by-side, the two could have been mistaken as twins. Possible, if someone merely had a glance. His eyes compared to the other were the color of blood and his hair was a wild, untamable mess the shade of dark brown.

He was not able to distinguish any notable features from his so called 'twin,' other than his similar shade of hair color and sparklingly green eyes.

Now that he knew what to look for, the search began fairly easier. Not many people had that combination of colors compared to someone with dark hair and eyes. Although, even with this knowledge, the darkness failed to find the one it was searching for.

None of the people within his area had any similarity to the hero, and it was concluded the light did not reside within that particular space. And with a large nation like America to comb, the boy was doubtfully pissed.

Soon, after years of searching, Nero finally found his light, residing within the town of Bellwood.

~Line Break~

15 years had passed since the dark hero arrived in this world, and 15 years have been spent seeking his other half.

And it came with such a simple observation from another human.

"Dude! He looks just like you, Tennyson!"

His red eyes flickered towards the boy who spoke, tall with dark hair and eyes, accompanied by a female with red hair and another boy.

Who looked just like him.

The female raised an eyebrow, "Wow, didn't think it was possible."

"And just who are you?" He growled. The trio jumped.

"Whoa….Sounds really similar to you too. Creepy." The black-haired boy shuddered. Damian rolled his eyes, taking note of his 'twin' carefully watching him, something akin to nostalgia in his green eyes.

"Dark?" the other asked with a hint of anxiety. True to his word, the doppelganger did indeed sound like him. Too similar to be a mere coincidence.

Damian froze, it seemed too good to be true. Was all his efforts finally paying off? Now, if you were expecting some kind of happy reunion, then you are sadly mistaken.

The darkness had such an evil grin on his face it had both the hero and his friends nervous.

"Link~!" he said with a creepy, sing-song voice, a crazed look in his eyes.

'Link' did the smart thing and bolted as fast as he could.

"Damnit Link! Do you have any idea how much of a pain in the-"a car's horn blared loudly, "you are to find! If I had known how much trouble it would have been, I would giving up ages ago!"

The two friends left behind shared an entertained, yet confused glance towards each other, as the darker 'twin' chased around the other, screaming at Ben.

"Do you have any idea what just happened?" Kevin asked, conflicted but very amused.

"No idea."