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Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Ariana's Father
"I know your secret, Jude. I know all about it."My heart beat violently in forceful rhythm, I could hear it as loud as I could hear my breath. Ariana was staring straight into my eyes, expectant. If she knew about my secret, then it would be a disaster. I had always kept it from her, I had always kept it from everyone.How did she even know about it? Did she see me change from Shadow Man to Jude the other time? The time when I was standing in front of her house?A thousand thoughts were running through my mind, none of them telling me the answers."So you mean that you know I am sha...""You have a crush on me, don't you?"My words were nipped in the bud. So that was what it was about. Not about Shadow Man. But about my feelings for her."You figured that out...?""No." She shook her head. "Dylan told me."What? Dylan? I knew I should have left him in the hands of Rico. He never ceased to aggravate my problems, the bane of my soul in every ramifications.He not only teased me every
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford The True Inspiration for Shadow Man
The past few days have been absolutely weird. I mean, even though the past three years was decorated in all shades of weirdness, coloured with the emergence of mutants and fragranced with their heinous crimes and horrifying actions, there was still some limit to how much shocked I would be.But ever since Han Eduardo showed up as another Shadow Man, wearing my outfit, everything collapsed.Since then, a lot of weird things began to occur, putting me at the edge of my seat every now and then. First, Shadow Man died. I died! Technically, Han Eduardo was the one who died but somehow... I died too.Then father decided to stay home with us. Like, who would have thought my father would one day decide miraculously that he needed more time with his family.Also, Ariana had a proper conversation with me for the first time... That was a win but still weird. Dylan ended up getting himself into trouble with dangerous mutants. Even fat Christy happened to be losing some calories!!To make matters
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Cold Man...
"What are you doing, Jude? Why are you still up?" Mrs Ricochet was standing right by the door. In her eyes was suspicion, a deep and fixated one. It was as though she knew what kinds of games I was up to."Nothing. I just could not sleep."The bracelet box was right behind me, hidden by a small emerging shadow of darkness which I created. She could not see it yet but I think she knew."I heard some footsteps outside. Did someone follow you to this place?" She was speaking in whispers. Something must really be going on."No one. Nobody..." I came here all alone. There was no way...Bang! Bang!! A noise came from the main door. Someone was knocking."Stay here!" She turned around in alert, walking slowly towards the door.I was not a kid who listened to instructions. Of course, I followed her in secret.Mrs Ricochet peeped through the security cameras, she gasped with happiness on her face. It felt like she just saw someone whom she had not seen in years."Honey..."I heard her even th
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Bracelet Back
Now this mutant called Raphael had a weird sense of humour. The evil things he said, the way he said them. And the coldness his words bring into the environment. He was a monster."You dare have a child without me..." He let out a breathe of thick fog. "How about I freeze the life out of her? She would look so pretty now, would she not?"His cold claws remained fixed upon Ariana's neck, oozing with hatred and anger. It was obvious that he had history with Ariana's mother. And whatever history it was, it sure happened a long time ago. "Please..." Ariana's mother begged as her daughter remained frozen in his possession. "Let her go, Raphael. She is just a child...""Just a child..." He scoffed. "I was just a child when I fell in love with you! I was just a child when I was turned into this by that pedo!!" As his voice heightened, so did the spikes of ice surrounding the entire scene.All along, while I listened to their recounting exchange, I also came up with a master plan to free the
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford The New Students
"It turns out that the neighborhood super hero mutant that we all cherish, our victorious Shadow Man is afterall not dead. The incredible hero was last seen just a few days ago, saving the life of a mother and her child, helping them to a local hospital. You can see in this video a dark cloud flying above the hospital ambulance, preventing against any possible delay. Is this the Shadow Man we all know? If yes, should we be happy at his return? Remember since he died, the crime rate has surged by..."Someone switched off the TV, leaving me in a blur."Come on, dad! They were almost done.""Come on, Jude. It's time for school."Dad had never been a fan of all these mutants or their news. He thought they were a disdain to society. If only he knew what his son was."Well, you can go on with Dylan and Denise without me. I have to go somewhere first.""To see that girl in the hospital?" Father raised his gaze as I stared in suprise. "I have been keeping an eye on you for a while now, I know
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Darken Quantermain
"What's up, guys? I'm Ash. Not happy to be here, but my dad's a jerk." She chewed stylishly, erupting a wave of murmurs."She's so cool.""I'm having a crush already.""This one is hot!" I heard Dylan whisper to his group of friends.All the boys were thrilled by her presence. Not me. I fumed hard."And here is Darken Quantermain. Transferred from Utopia." Miss Huxtable pointed to the other boy. He was quite shorter than Ash. His hair was blue, dyed as well. Unlike her, he was a shy one. He couldn't even raise his gaze to face us."Introduce yourself to the class, Darken." The maths mistress urged with a smile."Yes, Darken! Introduce yourself!" Someone screamed, evoking a wave of laughter."My... My name... My name is...""My... My... My... The cats have your tongue?" Another person interrupted mockingly, further increasing the tempo."This one's a loser.""I know right, look at his feets shaking. I'm sure there is an earthquake beneath him."It was Terry and his notorious friends ta
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford A Whirlwind
The flies buzzed around, attracted by the sight and scent of adolescent blood. Sirens and ambulances littered the evening as the tragic mood continued to spread."Mutants and street racers, two sides of the same coin. One is just as evil as the other. But street racing by mutants? Our city is at the edge of complete fallout."The principal complained bitterly to the media cameras who flooded everywhere now, asking questions of onlookers. I had no idea how much time had passed, the death of a classmate was a shock heavy enough to loose all senses."Death is a luxury we can all afford, yet we can't afford. A blessing to this soul, his corruption is cleansed."The monk guy was standing behind me, his words ringing like echoes. Why did he ever become a student?"Are you okay?" Ash put her hand in mine. She was still beside me. She seemed to be less traumatized by this tragedy."You didn't like him anyway, right? He was a bully, along with his friends. Maybe he did deserve this..."Her wor
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Girl In The Mask
All through the night, I couldn't stay on my bed. The gory pictures kept revisiting my mind. In no time, I was standing on my window, ready to jump off into the night. I had not done that in a while."It's been a long time".As Shadow Man, I had reduced my presence on the outside world for some time and it had really showed grave consequences. Orders of organized crime which had once sinked into the depths of history had returned back onto our eyes. Bank robbing, drug pedalling... Street racing.Long before the mutant explosion, street racing used to be on top of the crime list in Twilightoria. The racers were so voracious and out of control, blowing everything out of their way. Every day, every minute, there was always some race going on. The racers chose the best roadways in the city, putting innocent lives in danger. It became so normal. The government had to do something.A man called Hundred was the leader of the street racing world. He was a racer himself, retired a long time ag
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Hawkings Succumb to the Virus
Hawkings stood of in front of his TV. A cigarette burned between his lips as he fumbled with the remote control. The glass cup in his other hand spoke of whiskey, and he did not expect to be having a visitor."The protests in the street have turned to riots and the riots are going crazy wild. If the mutants themselves were to go on a global rampage, it couldn't be any worse than this." Hawkings scowled. "Damn TV reporters." They always made things seem worse than they actually were, undermining the efforts of the police force. His men were out in the middle of the street trying to contain all these madness, and there was someone who hid on the streets, flashing cameras and thinking they can make stupid statements like this.His radio chimed. "Inspector, we are having a bigger situation here, it can no longer be contained. Permission to request for backup from the mutant control agency."It was Bolton, Hawkings's right hand man."No." The irritation grew from his stomach. "Request for
The Madness Spreads Into Society
GOD POVIt was a crazy dawn in the city of twilights. Banners bounced up and down the streets. Posters held high above shoulders, bearing black ink, red ink, and fire. Men echoed the voices of women, women screamed in support of men. Chaos had chosen to boil. Radios and televisions told the same stories, the stories of a revolution, distant but not far. The creations of God were ready to dispose of the creations of men's insanity, and the news were ready to report it in every way possible."Protesters have taken to the street all around the nation following a recent mutant attack on Twilight Academy. This attack came after a group of high school student protesters have called for an end to mutany.""It is a wild madness taking the nation by storm! And it does not look like it will die down anytime soon.""They are calling for the non weapon to be passed!""This revolution began when a brave young man from Twilight Academy named Teddy Abrahams first gathered his mates at the basketball
It Became a Revolution
Dusty Dylan. That was the name he had chosen for this show. A few minutes earlier, Dylan had realized that his fake villain bailed on him in the last moment even after receiving half his payment. Yet the show had to go on. So he raced back to the site of protest to find Jude, but Jude was nowhere to be found. Worse, he found Ariana giving a speech to the public."Okay this is going really bad."Thankfully, he found Ashley Quill."What's going on? Are you not supposed to be planning the fake attack?" Ashley Quill was suprised to see him."Something has happened. He won't be joining the plan anymore.""Why?""He suddenly thinks Teddy Abraham is right. That we need the non weapon to save society". Dylan was more confused as he recounted the shock. The bloke he chose for this mission did not even care about society. He was a guy who cared nothing about laws or reforms or movements. He only cared about money. Yet today he had seemed totally different, as though Teddy Abraham had gotten thr
Embrace The Darkness
The shadows around me came closer with new and crazy forms of attack. Some variants of deadly strikes which I had never come against earlier. I even learnt new shadow tricks I had never thought possible before. But all these meant one thing - I was losing."You foolish boy! The master knew you would come here. He is too wise, too wise for the likes of you. Now tell us where the bracelet is."I wasn't ready to let go of the bracelet. I also was not ready to prolong this fight. The plan was to take care of Teddy Abraham before attending to this. If only these dark misfits could come back later.If I did not get to the rally on time, I would not be there when the fake villain showed up. When Ariana would be attacked by the arranged mutant and Ashley Quill would defend her, I would just be here, picking straws with shadows!The fight was getting more intense. I was outnumbered. I would soon be done for. Then I heard a familiar voice over the base of the speakers."When I used to be young
Ariana's speech
"Young boys and girls of vision, for so long we have lived under dire oppression, our lives by certain abominations who now walk among us. We have lost parents, brothers, sisters, even little children to these terrible monsters and yet for three good years, we have endured. We had hoped the powers above would protect us, we had waited for their intervention. But now, it is over. The endless wait is over. Today I present to you the Non Weapon! With this harmless defensive weapon, you can always protect your family from the terror of mutany. You can always remain safe!"Teddy Abraham's voice was everywhere in the school, and even in some other parts of the neighborhood. He had make sure to plant wireless speakers in strategic locations. His movement must rock the entire city, the entire nation."We have seen one of our own, a young girl, she took down a mutant on her own. From her we draw hope. No more, I say. No more. We have seen too much deaths on account of these mutants. The non we
Shadow Man and the Shadow Men
The morning held a sweet fragrance of tension. I buttoned up and wore a tie, ready to confront the present. The plan was simple, show up in the school as Shadow Man and destroy Teddy Abraham's speech. Then in the night, I go after the abductors of Mrs Ricochet. The later was the more important of the missions but I had to get the first one done first.Opening the door, Dylan was already waiting for me."What? You couldn't wait till morning?""I can't wait to take down that jerk and his so-called movement." He had so much energy.Truth is, without Dylan's crazy efforts tne other day, Teddy Abraham's speech might not have gotten so much attention. He was really a jerk to pull him out when the going got big."Well Dylan, you know what you have to do.""Of course I do. Arrange a fake mutant villain, use the fake non weapon to take him down and wait for Shadow Man to finish the rest. But what if they find out that it was all fake? The villain and the non weapon?"I was not going to let th
The Tales of the Bracelet Were Never Gone
It was a Sunday night, the night before the the big day. Ashley Quill and Ariana went to meet Shadow Man on the highest roofs of the city. There they found me, extremely distressed that I had to do this. It was all Ashley's fault. She could have just said no, but she had a desire to torture me with this acting."Hey Shadow Man!" She called so casually and yet so formally.I was facing the city and its stars and they were standing behind me. Slowly, I turned around, hoping I won't give myself away to Ariana one way or the other.You see, she was always so beautiful, even when she was angry, sad, evil, sweet, annoyed, or even distressed. And Jude would trip anytime he wanted to talk to her. Of course she was now used to the human me being a simp, I had to make sure my alter ego was immune to her charm. But he was not."Hey Ashley Quill. And the beautiful lady.""My name is Ariana Ricochet.""Oww... What a pretty name for a pretty face."Ashley Quill's face was enough to force me to keep
The Black Bird in the Kitchen
Dylan was a jerk in human skin. A young man whose mannerism was manoeuvred by his manhood. It was mandatory for him to get his time out with Ashley Quill and he was ready to remove every obstacle in his way. In a world of mutants, super criminals and absurd laws, he was the woman wrapper.But I never expected he could do this."Sure come in, Arry." He drew her in when I was too stunned to say a word.Ariana chose to stand rather than sit, the furniture around were not so inviting. "I was just coming from Teddy Abraham's special meeting." She said, checking around the building to be sure there was no monster lurking behind those spider webs."A special meeting?" Ashley Quill was suprised. So was Dylan."Teddy held a special meeting and did not invite me?" My step brother must have thought he was so important.Ariana sighed. "Apparently, he said the both of you cannot be trusted because of your relationship with Jude."I was stunned too. I had not made my antagonisms of Teddy's initiat
The Smart Plan
GOD POVEven far away in a large containment unknown, lost in the middle of the wide blue sea, chaos was the order of the moment."A breach! There is a breach!"The officers jumped into conscious alert but alas, as they set forth to see to the situation, so were they taken out with swift movements.Gunshots. Okasaki fragments splashed and scattered on the walls along with blood, making blue become crimson, and making the basement to beam red with danger."Backup! Requesting backup! Over!" Agent Gemini Watson shot every moving shadow around her, but they were too many. They kept coming like the waves of an ocean."I repeat. Requesting back..." Her screams resonated through the radio communicator as she landed on her back, slid away into the darkness. Silence soon resumed, and all that remained was a distant footstep, slow but certain.Darken Quantermain stood behind the bars of his prison, his hands on the metallic restraints, watching out for the intruder. The face soon appeared, surr
