//------------------------------// // The Birth of a Hero and a Villain. // Story: Shadow Sky In a New World // by Shadow Skysito //------------------------------// WARNING - Strong and sensitive content for some people. ATTENTION - This Chapter Contains Dimensional Comparisons. You decide how everything will end, a single decision can change your entire future, choose wisely how you want your story to end. Kindness and Egoism ☆☆☆ The hours go by quickly when you walk in a straight line, it's very funny how I was able to walk for 5 hours straight without getting tired even a bit, this is just the beginning, in fact, this is the shortest way to the next city... But I'm here, StrongHills is the city I'm in right now... but what am I supposed to do now? "... I'm a little hungry... I guess starting to look for a fast food place would be the smartest thing to do." I thought listlessly, with a somber and sad look. I didn't feel tired for many reasons, but one of them was the constant thought of that day, that scenario is in my head 24 hours a damn week. We are in October, and you can feel fresh breezes, I am dressed in comfortable tennis, a slightly dark pair of jeans, a dark gray t-shirt and a black sweatshirt, the sweatshirt is perfect for this situation, it is a little cold. It didn't take long for a buzz coming from my cell phone to appear. "... a message from my dad..." I thought listlessly. I opened "Zaptu", the messaging application most used by humans, just to read the message my father had sent me. ▪︎Where are you? Why don't you answer your damn cell phone?▪︎ "...ugh, okay, I'll answer him." I thought frustrated. ▪︎Sorry, I don't feel up to talking right now, and to your previous question, I'm on StrongHills.▪︎ I sat on the edge of a stool to continue talking with my father. ▪︎Are you on StrongHills?!, what the hell are you doing there?!, and more importantly, how the hell did you get there?!▪︎ "Good question." I thought ironically. ▪︎I told you before I left the house, I'll do something about it... I don't care what I have to do.▪︎ My mind was still cloudy, but I did know my goal, and I wouldn't rest until I achieved it. ▪︎Look, I want you to look for a safe place, I'm going right now to get you, it will take about 2 hours to get there.▪︎ ▪︎I already told you dad... I'm not going to stop, when you're getting to StrongHills I'll probably be on my way to HiltonWay... I'm not going to stop... and I'm sorry for taking your debit card, I promise I'll just It will be for emergencies.▪︎ × Mark is writing × "How strange, it's been taking he a long time to write." I thought confused. ▪︎Okay... I know your character... and I know you won't stop... but please, stop just this once, let me come for you, we will go back home and continue with us life... please.▪︎ "I know you don't mean it with bad intentions father, I know that, but I'm very sorry." I thought sadly. × Ethan is writing × It took me a lot to write this message. ▪︎I'm sorry father... but I'll move on.▪︎ × Mark is writing × It seems that my dad already knew what my answer was going to be. ▪︎I understand... it's stupid, a very big one... but I'm aware that I can't stop you, even if I tried to look for you it would be impossible, there are thousands of people in the city you're in right now... I could never find you unless you were willing to return home... but I know that won't happen.▪︎ "He's right about that." I thought indifferently. ▪︎... but at least I want you to be safe, I don't want you to be hungry or cold at night... I'll be very clear Ethan, I don't want you to spend money on... bad things... I want you to use the money I'm going to be depositing you to eat and keep you safe in some hotel at night... please... reconsider coming home.▪︎ "... how considered." I thought surprised. × Ethan is writing × ▪︎Thank you father... thank you very much.▪︎ I will never know how my father felt when he wrote me those messages, I will never know if he was angry, or if he was crying when he wrote, I just moved on. Thirty minutes later he texted me again. ▪︎I just deposited 410 dollars to my card, that should be enough for the whole month, I will be monitoring your expenses from the bank application, if you need more money, please let me know... and keep reconsidering returning home, If you decide to return, I can get you a plane flight so you can return quickly.▪︎ ▪︎Thanks again dad, I will use the money well, I promise.▪︎ That was the end of our conversation that day, I already had money to continue my "trip" without so many worries, after walking for a few more hours I could find something that interested me, a pizzeria, it was approximately 2 in the afternoon, I hadn't had breakfast and it was already time for lunch, I was hungry. The night before I had walked along the road without stopping, there was not much light, sometimes I only had the light of the moon, I arrived at StrongHills at 8 in the morning. After eating a little I prepared to continue walking, I crossed a lot of kilometers that day, but after using the GPS all day my cell phone ran out of battery, I didn't know what to do at that moment, but luckily I found a street stall, where they sold newspapers, candys, etc., and luckily I was able to see a map, a StrongHills map that tourists normally bought, I bought a map so I could continue on my way, I asked the seller to point me on the map where I was exactly, the seller helped me and I was able to continue, StrongHills is a big city, I could only walk 2 kilometers away from the city center, I walked until the time was 9 pm, it was already very late, but I continued walking... that night everything changed. "How beautiful the moon looks... there is a full moon today." I thought as I watched the moon, careful not to trip and fall. The area I was in was a bit deserted, there were no people passing by here at this time... unless they were lost. "¡HELP!" I heard a cry for help in the distance, it seemed to be that of a woman. "Calm down, don't rush." I thought confused and upset. "Just... continue on your way... just keep walking." I thought, trying to ignore the cry for help. "LEAVE US ALONE!" The girl screamed again, this time with more desperation. "Just keep walking!" I thought with remorse. "NO, GET AWAY FROM HER!" It was heard in the distance. "WALK!" I thought upset, I had to keep walking, I have to ignore everything... I have to find "him." "GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER!!!" The woman shouted upset. "..." I could only stay silent... meditating... and reacting. I hadn't realized it at the time, but I started running as fast as possible in the direction where the screams could be heard, I wouldn't allow it... I WOULD NOT ALLOW HISTORY TO BE REPEATED. ~Elsewhere~ The woman had been cornered with her daughter in a dead end street, an alley surrounded by 3-story high buildings. "Stay away from my daughter, she is only 5 years old, she has many years to live, do whatever you want to me, but don't touch my daughter!" The woman said through tears. The girl was frozen and scared, she couldn't cry because of the crisis she was suffering at that moment. "Come on, darling, don't worry, we're not monsters, we won't do anything to the girl... but you... you're definitely going to be useful to us." The man said unpleasantly. A man who seemed to be the leader was accompanied by two other boys, the leader seemed to be 34 years old, the other two only seemed to be 29 years old. "What are you going to do to me?!" Said the woman who couldn't stop shaking and crying. "I don't know, what could we do to you? A young woman with a beautiful body, only one thing comes to mind." The leader said. "Please... let us go." The woman said with tears in her eyes, while she hugged her daughter tightly, hoping that a miracle would happen so they could get out of this situation. "Dave, you know what to do, get the girl out of here, Jack, take off our beautiful guest's clothes, let's welcome her to our neighborhood." The leader said grotesquely. ~In another place not far away~ I had found a large amount of rubble through which I was able to climb to the roof of a house. It would not be smart to attack from the front, I am only 11 years old, My physical abilities are not enough to fight with adults. My objective is only to gain a little time. so that the woman can leave with her daughter, after that I will try to flee the place. I ran across the roofs, getting closer and closer to the woman's cries of supplication, I was already close, I ran across the roofs frantically, at first I went on top of a roof, then I climbed another building to the roof of the second floor, I was already there. Very close, I dropped my backpack on one of the roofs of the two-story buildings, that gave me more agility, thanks to that I was able to climb to the roof of the three-story building. ~At the same time in the alley~ "Come here little one, I won't hurt you, you just have to follow me so your mom can have fun with us." Dave said in a terrifying voice. The woman kept holding her daughter as tight as possible, she didn't want to let her go, she kept crying and the girl was still frozen. ~At the same time~ "Almost! I have to get there!... I won't let it happen again!" I thought hysterically as my eyes began to water again. I wouldn't let it happen again... this time... this time I'll be on time! I kept jumping from roof to roof, there wasn't that much distance between the buildings. I identified the place where the woman was being attacked, and without thinking, when I was already on top of the attackers I jumped, it was a leap of faith, Dave was extending his hand to the girl to follow him, he was 2 meters away from the woman and the girl, that idiot did not expect what would fall to him from the sky. Before jumping I felt my eyes start to burn again, at that moment my eyes had lit up scarlet red again, I jumped off the roof, I didn't know it would be below me, luckily one of the attackers was right in front of me where it was going to fall. Before Dave touched the girl I fell from the sky, smashing his head against the concrete, knocking him unconscious instantly. "What the hell?!" The leader exclaimed, confused and stunned by what had happened. I skidded on the ground thanks to the attacker's head, leaving a trail of blood where the attacker's face had slipped, leaving me a few meters from the other two attackers. I was stunned in front of the two attackers, I had knocked one, but there were still two left, I did not take into account the surroundings, it was impossible to escape, I could not get the mother and her daughter out of that alley, the only way out was the road in where the two remaining attackers were standing, behind us there was only a wall that would not let the woman and her daughter escape... it was useless, I had to do something else... but fleeing was no longer an option. "Oh shit, look what he did to Dave." Jack said very upset. "Of course I saw it, idiot, it happened in front of us!" The leader said as he backed away a little. I was still resting on Dave's unconscious body, still dazed from the fall. "Boss, what do we do? That brat has red eyes." Jack said upset. "He doesn't seem to be on drugs, his pupils are red, what the hell is that thing?" The scared leader exclaimed. It was the right time, they were scared, it was my chance, I would take advantage of the fact that they were scared to make them run away, although at that moment I didn't know what they meant by "red pupils." I stood up straight to continue instilling fear, I was still shorter than them, but I managed to make them back away a little. "We have to go, boss, I don't know what that thing is, or why he has red pupils, but maybe it's not a good sign." Jack said scared. "... no, I'm not leaving, I'm not going to let a damn brat bully me!" The leader exclaimed angrily. I was already starting to scare me, I didn't know if I could take them on, they were bigger and more imposing than me, I knew martial arts, but I had never faced an adult, I'm only 11 years old damn it! The leader took out a knife that he had hidden in his pants to rush towards me, he began to run towards me to try to stick the knife in my neck, cutting my jugular, that meant instant death for me. The leader was about to end my life, but he managed to remember something. ~Flashback~ "Remember children, it is not important how strong you are, not does it matter how tall your opponent is, the most important thing is that you use your brain to fight, strength only gives you the possibility of winning, but intelligence is the key to winning in all your fights." The coach said. ~Back to reality~ "You were always a very wise coach, 1 year ago you told us that in karate class... but will it be enough?" I asked myself as the leader continued to aim at my throat. Everything happened very slowly, as if time stopped, I saw my life before my eyes, also what had happened a week ago... but not only was my coach wise... there was a person wiser than him. ~Flashback~ "You got into a fight at school again?!" My mother exclaimed angrily. "I'm sorry... but he started it!" I said angry and sobbing. "Maybe he could have started, son, but you have to act maturely, and not let yourself be influenced by kids like him, you have to control yourself." My mom said. "... I'm sorry..." I said embarrassed and sad. My mother remained meditating for a moment, until she said a phrase that she would use all my life. "Look son, remember that you always have to know who to pick a fight with, remember what I always tell you, 'If you can't beat the enemy, use the enemy to defeat the enemy', you just have to learn who to use my advice with, ignore "That classmate of yours, he doesn't deserve that you use this teaching on him, be smarter than him." My mother said with a smile on her face. ~Back to reality~ "That was 4 years ago... thanks mom, you really helped me this time." Think calmly, with serenity and calm. I calmed down and was able to analyze the situation, an extremely sharp knife is heading towards my cargo right now... use intelligence... use the enemy... to defeat the enemy... I got it! The leader's attack was quick, but I was able to deduce where it would be optimal to raise his arm so that I could duck, with his guard down I managed to deliver an upward blow, directly to his jaw. I had managed to do it, I managed to hit him, but I don't remember having that much strength, maybe it wasn't that much, but I made him retreat with a single blow... I don't have that much strength. "How did I do that?..." I asked myself. I don't know what it was, but that's not my strength. The leader stepped back in a daze. It was my chance, I quickly ran towards the leader to hit him again, this time in the stomach to suffocate him and gain more advantage in the fight, but the leader was faster and counterattacked my blow, deflecting my fist to the right, with my guard. The leader came down and took advantage and attacked me with a kick directly to the stomach, he took out all the air I had, now I was the one at a disadvantage, after that he pushed me back with another kick, causing me to stumble and fall. "Damn brat, that hurt a lot, do you think I haven't killed brats your age before? The difference is that the other brats didn't give me so much trouble!" The leader exclaimed angrily. The leader began to run towards me with uncontrollable anger... that's when I knew that he had a chance, intelligence before brute force, right now he is mowed down by anger. "Calm down, everything is going to be okay." I thought to myself as I watched the leader approach quickly. I took advantage of his lack of control to take the advantage, he quickly took aim at my throat again, but thanks to that he didn't realize that he already had something ready to get me off of him. When he was within reach I was able to kick his legs thanks to the difference in height between him and me who was lying on the ground. By kicking his legs I made him trip, releasing the knife by mistake, more of an advantage for me. "Ugh, shit!" The leader exclaimed in pain. I got up quickly and went directly towards him, I managed to kick his stomach, leaving him stunned on the ground, after that I went towards his head and also kicked it with all my strength to leave him unconscious, I had no intention of killing him. I made it, he was left unconscious on the ground, there was only one left. "Oh shit, I'm not staying here, stay away from my damn monster!" Jack exclaimed desperately, starting to run in the opposite direction. "No... I can't let him go, I can't let that damn scum remain in the streets." I thought very upset. I was not going to allow this to happen again, I have to prevent those kinds of people from being free. But before I knew it, I was already behind him, about to hit the back of his head, I arrived in an instant without knowing it... this is not my strength... "... *panting*..." I was exhausted... but I had made it. The three attackers were unconscious on the ground. "*panting*... I... did it?..." I thought, surprised and exhausted. The atmosphere was no longer somber, the 3 attackers were no longer a danger... thanks to me... I managed to arrive in time. The woman continued to hold her daughter tightly, watching as the fight ended, relieved by the miracle that had happened, but she was still alert. "...are...are you okay?..." I said as I slowly walked towards the woman. "...Y-yes..." The woman said, stuttering a little. She made me look even more towards the woman to find out what her daughter's condition was. The woman was able to relax a little, she was no longer so tense and she was able to let go of the girl. The woman only wondered how it was possible that someone could have red pupils. "T-thank you..." The woman said. "... you're welcome..." I said as I looked at the unconscious bodies of the attackers, wondering to myself how the police would arrive, what would be the best option to not get involved. "It's too late to be wandering these streets... these streets are some of the most dangerous in the city... what made you think it would be a good idea to go out at this hour?" I asked confused, and with a slight tone of disgust. "I-I'm sorry, w-we're not from here, we were looking for the house of a relative who does live in this city, but we got lost, and my cell phone ran out of battery, the hours passed and it started to get dark, and these "People chased us through some streets, until they managed to corner us here." The woman said, calmer. "I see... I recommend that you arrive at your destination soon, this place is dangerous at night... don't worry about these idiots, I'll go to a public phone later to notify the authorities so they can arrest them. " I said indifferently. "Thank you very much for everything... I don't know how I could thank you." The woman said. "... don't worry about it... even I know I did it out of self-interest... for a debt I had to pay... I have to go now." I said somberly. "Wait!" The woman said as she ran towards me to grab me by the sleeve of my sweatshirt. Her daughter was holding her arm, she was still dazed, but at least she was no longer in danger. "*sobs* I know you already did all this for us... and I know it's going to be very selfish of me... you helped us a lot, but I have no idea how to get to my destination... *sobs* Please... don't you have some way I can identify where we are right now *sobs*" Said the woman who couldn't stop sobbing. If I had a way... in my back pocket of my pants is the map that I used all this time to continue moving forward, I folded it so that it took up less space, on the map I marked exactly the streets I had passed through so as not to get confused. That map could be salvation for the woman and her daughter... but... I need it too... I only have two options. -Give the map to the woman and her daughter so that she can reach her destination safely. -Keep the map to continue walking without rest. If I give the map to the woman I can ensure the safety of the girl and her mother, but I would not have any reference to locate myself in the city. If I keep the map I will be able to continue walking without rest, but the future of the girl and her mother would be uncertain. A decision that changes the entire future. That I have to do?... ◇◇◇ Dimension 1224. Shadow Sky - In a New World. Route - Kindness "...something so they can get home?..." I thought carefully about my decision. ~Flashback~ "Kindness is a virtue that few people possess Ethan, I have always taught you the most important values, Honesty, Generosity, Loyalty, Laughter and above all, Kindness, use the teachings that your grandmother and I have taught you responsibly, become in a man of whom I am proud, son." My mother said with a smile on her face. ~Back to reality~ "That was 2 years ago... thanks again mother... you were always very wise." I thought with an unusual tranquility in my heart. That memory was all he needed to take a decision. "... I think I can help you." I said calmly. "R-really?!" The woman said as she released the sleeve of my sweatshirt. I took out the map that I had kept in the back pocket of my pants. "Where do you want to go?" I asked as I held out the map before the woman. "We have to go to 'Tierra Libertad' street, the house number is '#24'." The woman said calmly. I started looking for the street that the woman had indicated, when I found it I started looking for the exact place where we were right now, when I managed to identify the two locations I was able to draw a route so that the woman could get there as quickly as possible. "Well... the location she told me is 12 streets to the south, I just traced the path on this map, follow it and you'll get there very quickly." I said in a serious manner. "Thank you very much young man, you don't know how grateful I am right now." The woman said, again she felt like crying. "You are welcome." I said as I held out the map to the woman so she could hold it, so she could get home. The woman and her daughter said goodbye with gratitude, the shock is still present in them, but at least I was able to avoid a tragedy today, I went to pick up my backpack that was on one of the roofs. ~10 minutes later~ "We're almost there my girl, don't worry." The woman said as she hurried to reach her destination. The woman was following the map to the letter, walking hurriedly with her daughter in her arms, she was trying to walk as fast as possible to quickly get to her relative's house. There was the place, the woman could see her destination in front of her, she hurriedly went and knocked on the main door, it didn't take long for an elderly woman of approximately 64 years to answer the door, the woman hugged her tightly, she entered the little girl in the house and began to cry uncontrollably in the arms of the old woman... the woman and her daughter were now safe. I observed all this from the roof of a 2-story building that was in front of the old woman's house. "... I wanted to make sure they arrived safely..." I thought as I watched the scene from the roof. I couldn't help it, when I picked up my backpack I couldn't help but follow them from the roofs, something made me want to ensure the life of the woman and her daughter, so I followed them until they finally reached their destination. I watched from the roof with relief, I couldn't help but let out a small smile of relief and happiness when I saw that they could now rest. "... I know she was the right thing mother... but now I'm the one who doesn't know where to go..." I said as I laid me down on the roof to watch the moon. I had also run out of battery and now I didn't have a map... I just looked at the moon to find peace of mind... but I could see something in the distance when I got up to leave there. "... a hotel..." I said while looking at a hotel in the distance. I started to remember, my father had given me money to stay in hotels. "... not all is lost..." I thought as I walked on the roofs of the buildings to get to the hotel faster. Before arriving at the hotel I went to a public telephone, called the police and gave them the information they needed, without giving details about me, I only told them what happened and what the situation of the attackers was, without giving my personal information. I arrived at the hotel and stayed overnight, the next day I walked again without rest, but this time without knowing where I was going, but after walking for 30 minutes straight I managed to find an electronics store, I didn't hesitate and went inside to I bought a cell phone charger, I charged my cell phone right there and I was finally able to turn it on. The GPS worked again and I was finally able to continue with my "trip". The attackers were arrested by the police 5 minutes after I called at night, they were taken to court because they had been identified as criminals with criminal records, thanks to the cameras that were in one of the buildings they were able to deduce the guilt of the attackers, thanks to the poor quality of the camera, my face could not be distinguished, but it was very obvious who the attackers were, they gave each of them 3 life sentences for crimes committed in the past, rapes, homicides, drug trafficking, etc. The woman decided to leave the city with her daughter the next day because of the fear they had experienced the day before, the woman resides in her home with her husband and her daughter right now. I continued walking, moving away from what had happened in that city, but without forgetting the teaching that my mother had given me 2 years ago. "Honesty, Generosity, Loyalty, Laughter and Kindness... I will become a man you are proud of mother... I promise..." I said as I set foot outside the city, on my way to the next city. "Shadow, are you feeling okay?, You look a little depressed." Sweetie Belle asked worriedly. "Don't worry Sweetie Belle, I'm fine, I'm just...remembering." Shadow Sky answered calmly. ◇◇◇ Dimension 2412. Shadow Sky - Chaos Incarnate. Route - Egoism "... something so they can get home?..." I thought carefully about my decision. My mind was cut off, thinking clearly was no longer an option, I lost my family, I saw how the guilty man escaped, everything is my fault... he is the one who must die... he must suffer... I am going to be the one to kill him... only I can do it... and without the damn map I won't make it! "I'm sorry, but I don't have anything that can help you." I said coldly and firmly as I pushed away the woman who was clinging to the sleeve of my sweatshirt. "Oh... I see, no problem, thank you again, you saved us." The woman said she was about to cry. "... you are welcome." I answered and left there quickly, I had to go get my backpack and continue walking without rest. I left the alley without looking back, I went for my backpack and took out the map again to head towards the exit of the city, I walked all night, it was already dawn, I could already see a little sunlight, with a gloomy view and terrifying dark circles in my eyes, I kept walking without stopping, resting is not an option, if he was going to sleep it would be in the next city. It was already 9 in the morning and I was still looking at the map, I continued walking until I remembered the attackers from last night. "... I forgot to call the police... it's been many hours, they've probably already woken up... it doesn't matter..." I thought indifferently. At that moment I managed to see an electronics store, I didn't hesitate and went in to buy a charger for my cell phone, I waited patiently until it was fully charged and left the store to continue walking. The criminals are still on the street, the owner of the building did not report the recordings of the criminals, the police were never aware of what happened last night... the woman did not go to report the situation to the police station?... the whereabouts of the woman and her daughter is uncertain for me... I was reaching the exit of the city, I used my GPS to get there quickly, but before leaving the city I went to a trash can that was near a convenience store, I took out the map and threw it in the trash can... it was no longer useful to me... "... I'm coming for you... murderer..." I said with anger and resentment as I set foot outside the city. "Hey Shadow, what's wrong? You seem angrier than usual." Sweetie Belle asked indifferently. "...what do you care how I feel?..." Shadow Sky answered angrily. "Ugh, I don't know why I ask, you're still the same idiot... are you going to change one day?" Sweetie Belle answered with displeasure.