The Rising Shadow

Chapter 3

Shadow has Risen

1/3/13

At that date I made a name for myself something the press called the fear of the criminal underworld. I was happy about that finally I felt my destiny fulfilled. I head down to the bunker to make a few more customizations I added swords like blades to both gauntlets and a throwing spear on the bottom of both as well. In the mix of all of that a note fell to the floor I pick it up and read it, James if you found this I’m proud of you, hopefully you found the symbol we were looking for, I know I may not be around forever but here is an early birthday gift

Signed

Dave 9/27/11

I was happy to see this it was the last thing that was written to me by Dave I flipped the note over and there was an address I decided to go in the morning because whatever Dave got me it would be better to see it in the daylight so that’s what I did.

1/4/13

It was a crisp winter morning that day. just like any other day did what I always did around the house. once I was done the doorbell rang? I didn’t know why it did I wasn’t expecting anything or anyone so I headed towards the door and opened it. Strangely enough there was no one around I looked to my left and then to my right there was no sign of any one. I set one foot forward and my right foot hit something, I looked down and there was a box.  I looked at it there was my name and a sending and arrival address. I look at it oddly and took it inside, I looked at the address carefully and then I looked it up online. When the browser was finished processing the result came up as neighborhood not found I went to go check again to see if I had made a spelling error and I didn’t I typed it exactly how it was. I then picked it up and took it with me and put it on the passenger seat and headed to the address that Dave left me. After driving for like 5 minutes I came up on an old abandoned dirt airfield  I pulled into the airfield and turned off the car I got out of the and I walked up to a closed garage. If I knew Dave well enough, and I did anyway, he would keep the key in a loose cement brick,  he did, there was a small brick that didn’t match the lines the others did, so I removed it and sure enough there it was so I grabbed them and unlocked the garage and opened it to find a sleek black aerodynamic jet plane. There was a note on it stating the name of the craft on the outside silhouette and on the inside it read happy birthday I took a few steps back got on my knees and put my hands together and said thank you. I got back up and the closed the garage and locked it again to keep any one from stealing it. I drove Dave’s car(which was another thing I upgraded)  back home and grabbed the box next to me in the passenger seat when I get back in the house I start looking for a box cutter. When I found it I started to cut open the box what was very strange was the box was empty all except a strange gem looking thing I grabbed it and took a closer look. I didn’t know if my eyes were playing tricks but I could swear I saw light coming from it. I thought about the gem I really had no use for but then I thought heck with ill add this to the suit as a good luck charm so that’s what I did I made a small compartment inside the buckle of the utility belt and made it to open or close it as I pleased so I snapped the belt shut and then waited till nightfall to start another night as shadow and to test drive my new jet. Little did I know that the gem I had gotten was way more than just a good luck charm? When night came I suited up and headed to the airfield when I got there I did the same thing when unlocked it the first time. I got inside started it and was amazed by the amount of work a pride that went into this, the entire inside of the ship lit up like a Christmas tree when I made sure everything was good I took off and headed to new York. Once I got there I flew over the city all seemed quite It didn’t bother me much I was just about over Manhattan when a sudden series of bursting lights flashed in front of me I was almost blind when I spotted a portal I panicked and tried to fly away from it . But it was no use the portal was sucking me in at first the portal looked like it was a vertical path but it then turned horizontal I tried my hardest to pull up but it was no use the wheel was jammed down but I kept trying then something else happened I first lost engine 1 and then a few seconds later I lost engine 2 this was it for the moment I thought it was my day to die.