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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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The Knight In Shining Armor
As Shadow Man, I had fought against several types of dangerous criminals. Think about the most vicious, most miserable and most toxic superhero environment, that would be Twilightoria. And every other night, I was out there in the city, shining in the knight's armor, keeping things in order. Despite the sinister records of each one of my adversaries, Pedro Don Piero was not in the same bracket.The mutant control officer was just exactly as they called him, a mutant expert. On his sleeves were several tricks. Every time I thought I was getting the upper hand, he would come up with something sinister, something tech like which prevented me from using my abilities to the maximum. He was just human, but with the weapons he had access to, a mutant was no huge threat."You! It is my destiny to arrest you!" Piero screamed at intervals as I tried to maintain my sanity. All the weapons were stored in his briefcase. And no matter how many times he took out something from there, the case was ne
Villains Winning
The day was going peacefully, I mean apart from the tension flying in the air and the police officers crawling on land. Everything else was calm and cool. There was no mutant yet, no emergencies. And we was on the roof, waiting. Until the alarms sounded."Emergency! Emergency! All units stay alert. Hospital ward infiltrated! Patient attacked!"Ashley walked up beside me. "Something has definitely happened." She said.I listened, using my shadow abilities. Inspector Hawkings was fuming to someone. "How did this happen?! I told you that nobody was allowed to see him!""But we are his parents! Are we not meant to speak to our son, give him some comfort?" The woman was in tears. Definitely Terry's mom.I heard Hawkings sigh. He asked for Piero, but the officers say Piero is nowhere to be found. Then in a fit of frustration, he requested his phone be brought to him."Shadow Man.""Inspector Hawkings.""I think you were right. The boy is dead and he was murdered with a knife. The killer is
A Dark Story of Darken Quantermain
"What is plan B?""Shadow Man.""How do we get through to him? Nobody even knows who he is!" Dylan was much concerned over the phone."Well, I have his phone number." I smiled.In the next few minutes, I was standing over Twilightoria, on the tallest roof in the city. Ashley Quill was beside me, looking as dangerous as she was cute."Are you sure this is gonna work?" Her hair blew back continuously as the wind passed."Let's find out." I dialled a number using a phone that Ashley brought but didn't buy, off the jacket of a man on the street. A necessary crime."Who is this?" Piero had a hard and cold voice, even on phone."The people call me Shadow Man.""And I call you a mutant criminal. To what do I owe this pleasant surprise?""It's about the boy in the hospital. I'm sure you know his life is in danger."Piero groaned. "I'm keeping him safe and alive as bait for the likes of you. If you have the balls, Mr Hero, trying showing up at the hospital. I would love to host you in the cont
The True Killer
Darken Quantermain. The innocent pretty boy in the school, known for being gentle and minding his own business. Shy, afraid to speak in front of everybody, the easy victim of all those bullies. He was a cold blooded killer mutant all along?I rose from my seat as my suspicions arose. I knew what I saw. A spider, drawn in black just on the inside of the left wrist. That was the tattoo I found on the whirlwind, that was the tattoo I spotted on Darken.I hurried to my step brother."Dylan..." I held him close. "Find Ashley... Tell her I know who the murderer is."Dylan was a terrible student. He knew all the methods of skipping school or leaving early, I knew he was gonna do this easily. But he had questions."Who is it?"My tongue told no tales, but my eyes did. Following my gaze, Dylan's eyes widened in disbelief."Him?""I am completely sure." I affirmed. "He must not know we are onto him. Get Ashley here as soon as possible and we can get him before it is too late. I will keep an eye
The Tattoo
"There is someone spying on us." I held Dylan by the wrist, warning him with my eyes. "Well... How do you know?" "Because I can feel it." Perhaps I should not have said that. Heaven knows the kind of thoughts that ran through my half brother's mind. As I hurried away from the scene, eager to detect the watching eyes, I saw it. "There..." Someone was wearing a hoodie, just there by the huge tree. They knew I could see them. They were starting to turn away. "Follow..." The both of us bolted off, leaving Denise in confusion as she continued slowly on her way into class. The fellow was getting away, I had to increase my speed. Maybe a little bit of shadow power would do. Something so light Dylan wouldn't detect, but just enough to catch up with this person. I got ready to implement my shadowy flair. I hadn't used it since the night before. "Three... Two... One.." My counting was cut short as I fell on my back. The person I collided with was a tall man in suit, quite unfriendly.
The Eyes In The Shadows
With Ashley Quill's hook and rope, we made it into the building, barely and roughly.Landing on my back, my sight was met with Fiery Terry's red eyes. He was running out of breath and it looked as if his eyes would crack within his skull. The whirlwind circled around him continuously."He..lp... Plea..se..."I jumped into the scene, trying to wade off the circling wind with the strength of my feet. I was thrown off against the wall immediately, breaking a few things along the way."Fuck! That was so fast!" My eyes dazzled.There was not much I could do, my powers were absent. Ashley set to work instead, pointing towards them with that thing she took from the bike."What's that?" I whispered."That man isn't the only person with an Okasaki..." She smriked, pulling a trigger.It beeped twice, flashing in blue. Something shot out towards the struggling duo. A screeching echo befell my ears, the voice of a male teenager. It was not fiery Terry, it was the whirlwind.Terry tried to break f
Ashley Quill's Story
"Wake up! Wake up!!"I heard a voice call from afar. Gently, my eyes opened. Ashley Quill's face was waiting for me."Are you alright? Can you hear me?" She shook me continuously till I could make sense of it all."Yea..." I inhaled.I still felt a headache. Feeling my forehead, I realized I was touching bare skin. I was no longer in the form of Shadow Man, but Jude Rutherford.My eyes met with Ashley's, alert and invoked."The Okasaki took away your powers for a while. It made you weak. You need some time to recover and use them again. Thank God you got us out of there on time, unless we would have been done for."That was it? She was not going to talk about my identity? She was not going to be surprised by it?She walked away, facing the stars. We were on the roof of a building, Twilightoria spread far before our eyes.I couldn't hold it in any longer. "You won't say anything about this? About me?""Why should I say anything?""You already knew, didn't you?"She only smirked. "From
The Mutant Control Officer and The Okasaki
I wasn't able to sleep all night. In as much as I was certain to have done the right thing, something still felt off. I needed to be sure.Right now, I was on my way to the police headquarters. By the time I reached the place, I knew something had happened."Check the corners!""Close the gates!""The mutant control will be here any minute!!"The lights flickered aggressively and a battalion of police cars roamed the streets. It was a vicious search, and I knew whom they were searching for."Ashley Quill!"She found a way to escape already. That only proved how badass she was, proved how she could kill three boys in the space of twenty four hours.The police would search all night, but they would never find her. I would find her. Because I knew what the police did not know, I had information they did not possess.Like a dark angel in the middle of the night, I soared in the sky, flying to that location I was so sure of."You are late!"That was the first statement that came into my ea
Ashley Quill Escapes
Other students rushed in behind us, gasping at the horrible sight before us. Mardy must have gone through such horrible pain to end up like this, his body looked like some fried meat laid out for sale."Oh my God!" A girl fainted immediately."I told you. He was the next one to die." Another person confirmed."But there was no whirlwind." Another noted. "This looks more like an accident...""An accident?" A mischievous laughter. "That's what the murderer wants you to think. Take it from someone with a lot of experience." The shady voice pointed out."In that case... Are you saying?"There could only be one suspect. All eyes focused on the only person present on the crime scene. The only one with blood on their hands. "Ashley Quill!"I breathed a sign of relief. Just like I thought, she was the one behind the murders. She made me follow Terry so she could have the chance to take care of Mardy. She was quite smooth in her ways, but now her time was up. Now everyone had finally seen be
