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Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Who will save us?
"Just this morning, a lifeless body was found lying within the soils of our land, right in the centre of the newly built Twillightoria Passersway. The police examined the body which at first glance struck the pose of a mutant. But not just any mutant, the budding hope of the new age, the only sign of light which had come in the form of darkness, our breathe of life in the smoke of science eruptions. Unfortunately, the celebrity mutant, our celebrity mutant Shadow Man, has passed away to an unknown cause."As the voice of the news journalist emitted from the screen of the tablet, I saw Ariana's eyes grow into two larger balls, riddled with shock and distress."No..." I could hear her quivering whispers. I could feel her shattering heartbeat. I could see her blistering face, almost shedding with tears."His death come as a shock to the entire city of Twillightoria, and to the world at large. Even though there are some who do not like Shadow Man, all of us can agree that if there was eve
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Another Shadow Man
"Should I go back?" I asked myself. "Or should I go forward and talk to her??"All my time in school, I had always watched Ariana from afar, trying to somehow get her attention. I followed her halfway from school each day just to make sure she was safe from the deeds of evil mutants. But now she was right in front of me, and I could not bring myself to walk forward and speak.Not that I was scared or shy or anything like that, it was just that there had not been enough time for us to get to know each other. I mean, it had only been a few years... Regardless, I was ready to speak to her today. Afterall we were both skipping classes and we were both missing my second identity, Shadow Man."Okay, Jude. You can do this..."I walked forward briskly. She had not noticed me yet. Just a few more steps."No... I should not do this..."She was probably still in pain about what happened to Shadow Man. I should just leave her to get over it.I turned around."He is the only reason I am still ali
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford The Foundation of Everything
"You petty thief!" I sneered at Dylan. He responded with a dismissive wave and continued to speak on the phone, negotiating the price for the precious bracelet my mother bequeathed to me and me only. But I was not ready to allow him to conclude his negotiations. Not in a lifetime."It is not for sale!" I made that as clear as light, screaming into his phone and forcing him to end the call. "What is your problem, Jude?"My problem? He wanted to know my problem! My problem was that I had a whole city getting ready to be consumed by the roaring flames of mutant fires! A whole city waiting to be saved by me and I was not even able to use my powers, scared that I would become a shadow monster again all because some random kid that lives in my house wants to become a pirate of bracelets. "You are not the one who found it. I found it." He defended his theft immediately, almost as if he had been preparing for my confrontation."And that's because I left it there where you found it.""That
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Stephanie Lane Subway
The time was 8:55pm. At Stephanie Lane Subway.I was hanging within the darkness, waiting for my cue.Dylan was right there already, oblivious of my presence. He was waiting for the men who had struck a deal with him on phone, they would be here in five minutes. But I could see the signs of panic in him. He knew that if he stayed too long in that place, anything could happen to him. And when I say anything, I mean anything! Stephanie Lane was definitely the most dangerous place in the entire city.The golden lights shone from above, spreading through the entire landscape of the Twillightoria community, but not even a single ray could make it to this evil part of the hellhole. That was really suspicious, why did Dylan's buyers choose this place as their exchange location?If there was anything my city never lacked, despite the troubling activities of its mutants, it was electricity. Lights and lights all around at every part of the city. So if there was any place where darkness persist
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford Chasing A Shadow
Network man was some crazy maniac with the ways he attacked me, different styles and different methods which I had not seen before, but I just had to stay on my feet.My battle with him was stale, because even though I had the advantage of the dark, I did not want to tap into the darkest of shadows so I would not go out of control. The black bag was still with Dylan."I just need to collect the bracelet and wear it. Then I can take this guy out!"I thought it would be easy, but Dylan proved me wrong."Give it to me!" I landed right in front of him, trying to collect the bag.But that nimbo was just too stupid to understand that his life depended on this, and not on the money he was hoping to receive."No, I can't!" He declined, foolishly."Listen to me, this is important..."I tried to convince him, but Rico was coming behind me again.Swarm!!I dashed back to defend the large electromagnetic wave of attack. But another one followed right after, I was not able to defend this one. It
Shadow Man; A Dark Story of Jude Rutherford At The Ricochets
I could not believe how fruitless my efforts had been, how dumb my actions had been. I had been wrong about Dylan, he did not have the bracelet. But what if he did not have it? Then who did?Out alone in the middle of nowhere, I hurdled through the night. I was still in my shadow form, unable to return to my normal self. Apparently, I had stayed in the form of Shadow Man without my bracelet for too long and now, I could not just get back to normal. That was the only explanation. Han Eduardo did say that the bracelet was left by mother just to protect me. How come I never realized this for three whole years?"I have been so ignorant..."Perhaps it would take a while before I can be Jude Rutherford again, so I decided to take a walk in the night, away from anyone's eyes until I am able to switch form again.Dylan would have returned home by now. If he told anyone about what happened tonight, about his encounter with Shadow Man, there was very little chance that anyone would ever believ
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
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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
