//------------------------------// // Corruption // Story: The Man of The Shadows // by KamikazeKawaii //------------------------------// He landed on both feet. He looked around. He was confused. What was this? “Stand down!” A doctor came downstairs and yelled to him. Cyrus kicked him in the face. “What are you doing? STOP!” Cyrus pleaded to The Shadow. “What needs to be done.” He ran to Greensville. Looking around he was fascinated by how they were, different. Independent. He wanted to be better. Better than Cyrus. He knew he could. He himself would be independent to Cyrus. He ran. The door closed. He was in Cyrus’ apartment. His apartment. This was his now. He was disgusted by how someone with so much power, and potential to rule them all, lived in a dump. Upstairs he saw his dormitory. The suit was in his pocket. He was better. More powerful than them. And he was going to show the world what he could do. What he could. Not Cyrus. Him. The police move in. He saw a man in chains. Graffiti next to it. THE SHADOW IS BACK. “Heh. Welcome back.” The Shadow viewed from above. Next crime. He leapt over the rooftops. Into the next alleyway. He jumped down. A man was mugging someone. “Please no!” He grabbed the mans back and knocked him int the brick wall. Again. And again. And again. He was sure the man was knocked out, he left. “Everything is alright.” The police walked in. He saw the man on the floor. “Jesus Christ.” Cyrus walked in to the doors of Canterlot high. Celestia started the class. “Hello class. Can anyone recall what happened in the chapters you read.” Cyrus snored. Celestia looked over. “Cyrus?..” “No. Please carry on.” “Okay... Can anyone reca...” Snoring again. The class sniggered. “Cyrus. Stop please.” “Right right.” He put his legs on the desk. “Carry on.” Celestia tried to shake off what happened. Maybe it was her imagination. No. Definitely real. The Shadows thought. ‘I’m to intelligent to be here.’ Lunchtime. He left easily unnoticed. He went inside the cafeteria. He jumped onto a table and walked along it. Sunset looked across. “Cyrus?” He walked into the middle of the room. He made finger guns at a group of girls. “Ladies.” He smiled at them and winked. “You like magic.” “The Great and Powerful Trixie specialises in the subject.” Cyrus rolled up his sleeves. A knife appeared in his hand. “How did you...” “A magician never reveals his secrets. I thought you knew that.” She became angry. “Rrrrghhh!” He walked over to the door. “What’s wrong with Cyrus?” Sunset asked the group. “He’s, weird.” Rainbow replied. “He was in hospital yesterday.” Twilight was confused. “Now he’s making weird finger guns at girls. ” Twilight said. “Let’s keep an eye on him, shall we?” They followed him. Elkatov pulled up at Canterlot High. “This is the place they say Shadow is boss.” “A high school?” “There’s magic coming from here. Must be.” They got out. “Set the explosives!” They blew down the door. “Nobody f*cking move.” They had M-16s. “Do you know where Shadow is?” Cyrus stepped into the crowd. “He’s gonna get himself killed! Let’s go.” The girls followed. Celestia looked at the situation. “Come here everyone.” “I said don’t f*cking move. Your Principals life depends on it.” He pointed at Celestia. “Girls. We need to use the magic of frien...” “That’s enough.” Cyrus walked over to Elkatov. “Oh no. He’s gonna die.” “You gotta get through me. To get to them.” Elkatov punched him. Cyrus grabbed his hand. “Woah. This kid is him.” Cyrus punched him. They fought outside. Cyrus disarmed the men threatening them with a knife to the back. “Your The Shadow.” Elkatov threw Cyrus into a wall. “Goodbye kid.” The Shadow threw a tracker onto Elkatov. Elkatov ran to a rooftop. A henchman grabbed a gun and grabbed Twilight. “I’ll blow her f*cking brains out!” “No please...” She cried. Cyrus grabbed him and threw him outside. He took chains and tied him to the floor. He took a coin in his hand. Cyrus was in the mans eyes. “What is this?” “You were to weak to do this before. You will get the same pain.” He put the coin to the mans head. “Don’t do this. No. NOOO!” He put it through his head. “NOOOOOOOOO!” Deeper. “STOP PLEASE NOOOO!” Out the other side. “AAAAHHH!” He put the man on the wall and threw shurikens to his hands. He stayed there. “Let that be a lesson to you.” He walked away. Fluttershy cried. Sunset comforted her after what they had seen. “Some hero you are.” The Shadow found Elkatov on a rooftop. “Time to end this.” “Let’s go.” They fought. Cyrus repeatedly punched him in the jaw. He rolled out of the way of Elkatov. He charged into him. “Ow. Man, you upgraded.” “But time to di..ah.” Elkatov fell to the floor. “Move in! Go go go!” Dawn soldiers went in. “We’l take it from here.” “Wait. You're Iron Grey.” “The one an only.” “Honour to meet you.” “Listen I think you and I can really help each other.” “How could I?” “Hehe.” “By taking a little sleep dart.” Cyrus was shot in the neck. “Phase 1 complete. Move on to phase two.” He was loaded onto a plane.