Chapter 6: Hero 2

Nathan Blue

October 19, 2010

Supply Distribution Center

Eternity Frontier

Every month, the Eternity government sends supplies to every citizen on the Eternity Frontier. This in an effort to look good in the eyes of international agencies, as it would look odd if you sent losers, drug addicts and criminals into exile to starve or die of disease. Maybe the security situation in this territory is insecure, but it is not such a bad place to live.... Or so I thought until today.

While my supplies for the month were being delivered to me, two mages and a possessor of unique abilities began to assassinate people inside the facility. Fireballs were thrown from the mages' palms at staff and civilians, while the unique ability holder smashed heads of whoever was in his field of vision, with his hands turned into steel sledgehammers.

It was chaos. I was lying on the ground, covered by a wall, while everyone begged for their lives. There was no hope as we failures have no strength to defend ourselves.... Or so I thought until suddenly I heard a bang on the door.

A man had entered. He had white hair, a lion mask and a very strange costume. Without thinking much, he hit the wizards with his two hands, with such speed that there was no time to react. The wizards' bodies hit the wall and then fell unconscious on the floor.

Seeing such a scene, the possessor of unique abilities tried to hit the masked subject with his steel mace hands, but the masked subject reacted in time and hit the mace hands so hard, that a deafening sound was heard throughout the room. Without giving him time to breathe, the masked man struck the assassin's face with such force that he flew through the air in the same direction as the bodies of the mages.

We, the survivors of this incident, could not believe it. Thanks to the masked man, our lives were saved.

-Bless you," said an old man as he cried to the masked man.

-I thought I would never see my son again. Thank you very much," said a man as he knelt down.

-You are a saint," said a badly wounded woman.

Everyone was full of praise for the masked man.

-You're welcome. I did what every hero should do. As long as I am here, you will never suffer any injustice again," said the masked man as he walked to the exit.

When we reached the exit, the masked man jumped high, until finally we did not see him anymore. Everything seemed to be settled, until suddenly the elders began to babble things.

- Hero... How could I forget that word," said an old woman as she wept.

-So much I loved the heroes in the comic strips. Bless that masked young man," said an old man on his knees.

I approached one of the elders 

-Excuse me sir, what is a hero?

-A hero is a champion of good. He protects the weak and fights against oppression. He is a champion of justice," said the old man as he smiled.

-Wao. How great the world would be if only there were more heroes like the masked one.

Asher Himmel

October 19, 2010

Eugene Himmel's house

- I was able to save so many people and they looked so grateful. I feel very happy with myself. It's like I have found my purpose in life.

As I ate dinner, I fantasized about my next day. Tomorrow I would go out on patrol again. I was to protect the others again, although I had to be more careful. If the criminals had been quicker, they would have hurt more people in the crossfire. I need a shield to protect myself and others. A symbol that would be engraved in the hearts of others. I had already decided on my third wish

[Miracle Machine]

[I wish for an indestructible shield]

/Scanning user's memory to secure a wish according to requirements/.

/Scanning completed/

//Wish approved... A unique ability is created in response to the wish. Unique ability: Wings of Aegis has been created//

[Wings of Aegis]

[Wings of light forged from the mythological shield "Aegis". They possess immeasurable strength and durability in addition to endowing the user with the ability to fly. Can be summoned on the outside of the user's clothing]

//Wish Machine enters a one-year cool-down period//.

The Miracle Machine again gave me a surprise. It seems to enhance the wishes I make depending on my memories and my needs. While I had read a few comics where characters had wings and thought it was great, I didn't expect to have it right now. Maybe my Talent knows more about me than I do.

Without much thought, I went to the basement to try out my new Talent. 

[Aegis Wings]

The light condensed on my back to form two wings. They were just the size I had imagined. I could move them at will, just as I had with the Superman Force. It was as if I had had them all my life.

Not only could I move them at will, but I could manipulate their shape and make them bigger or smaller but they seemed to lose durability the bigger they got.

I put my costume back on and went out into the yard to try flying. Flying was relatively easy. Just like walking or jumping, all I had to do was think about it and the wings would follow the command.

I flew at top speed upwards and in just a few minutes I had covered such a distance that the houses looked like little lights in a garden.

I descended slowly and deactivated Aegis' wings. Although I had adapted, I felt strange as I already had 3 unique abilities. I had never heard of anyone with more than one unique ability. This is a secret I must keep.