Ten years earlier…2015
Will knelt before a girl named Marie and asked her to be his own. A tender smile emerged on her face as she said softly, "Yes." Will was overjoyed and could not be happier. But no sooner had this occurred that tragedy struck again.
Marie had gone off to a camp one day and Will thought he would visit her as a surprise. Only the scene he walked in on could not have destroyed him more. He saw his fiancé and his best friend, Steve, making love, and so he ran. Fast. Fast enough and blind enough to realize he was no longer looking where he was going. And Will fell.
How I wished I had actually fallen.
But instead, by some miracle of God, Will was saved by a mysterious figure. He could not make out her face, nor did he understand how she was flying. All he knew was that she was beautiful and had red hair. She placed him at the edge and kissed him on his cheek. Will knew he must find that woman, but how could he? He was engaged and hated dating. He had been bullied his whole life. He didn't want to leave Marie out of fear, so he walked home.
When he returned Steve was gone and Marie consoled him, begging forgiveness. Will bade her not to speak to anyone of this and that if Steve valued his life, he would do the same. Will then went outside and returned to his swords and his martial arts. He had always been a fan of the art of combat. It was as graceful as a dance, but with the passion and vigor of the primal struggle that fueled humans at heart. Most people believed in the descent of man. Others said it was folly. Will was a bit more realistic. It didn't matter. We were savages. We preyed on the misery of others. Something had happened that day. All the hope and goodness in Will had been compartmentalized and voices he had learned to control were arising.
A few months later…
Will had had it with Marie. Sure Marie had apologized and they had been intimate, but Will lost any feelings he had for her. Her loss. He had broken their engagement off but still stayed with her, but both of them he was going to leave her when he was heading off to college. However, he still kept his ring, and wore it. For even worse than dying to Will was to be alone. And even if it was a lie, he still kept it. And that is exactly what happened. The day Will was driving off to college was when things got crazy.
Why did I have to drive? Maybe I would have missed that stupid portal.
And just as quickly as Will was in New Jersey, he was suddenly in a strange land. A voice called out to him.
"Fear not Will, for it is I, the Archangel Michael. I have been tasked with training you."
"For what?"
"For saving humanity."
"Alright. Let's do this."
And Will and Michael trained. You see, Will had been endowed with powers different from ordinary humans. He was telekinetic and could summon lightning at his will. He also found that he could teleport with the lightning. And on top of it all, he had been given twin light sabers. They were blue, like his eyes, and Will emerged after what felt like years as an unstoppable force. His mind and his body were as brilliant as all the angels combined, and even that wouldn't have been enough. But his loyalty had secured his humility, and so no threat was observed to God. Michael returned Will to his world, where time had not passed for him. In fact, it had not moved forward at all. Rather, the world Will landed in was one he thought of fantasy.