Updated: 2014-01-04

Shadow...... You'll be back, right?

Come back, mine.

"Huh~", the scorching heat gathered in the palm of her hand, and Sirona raised her hand to look,

Six thin white and gold lines, one stroke at a time, slowly write a simple text, as if engraved in the palm of the hand.

"Light?"

Pure power, but like a shackle, it sealed a certain bloodline in her body.

Is this the ban on falling feathers that has always allowed me to maintain the posture of a normal person?

Sirona thought that if it weren't for the fact that a certain force had just shown signs of awakening, she would have almost forgotten the fact that she had changed some of her blood.

Of course, she wasn't the only one who noticed this.

Johto Arena - the Silver Seat,

Xingchen quietly looked at the characters in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

Light...... That is, my soul...... Isn't it complete?

Memory is missing, the two states of mind are only one step away, and even the power of space seems to be limited by something.

All the one qiē is because of ...... This broken fragment?

"Ding~Ding", by the power of the silver crown, the blue crystal re-condensed from the body appeared in front of you again,

If you can merge into this piece of fragments, you must be able to solve it easily, right?

"Nozomi ...... Wait...... You", the vague but incomparably familiar character came into Xingchen's ears, causing his steps to stop.

This voice reminded him of something unconsciously, an unforgettable memory.

Two years ago - an unknown town in Kanto,

"Flame radiation", a light tone, the stars are still calmly giving orders,

"Roar~" Charizard shook its neck and spat out a wave of crimson flames, covering the coconut egg tree opposite.

"Whew~", the flames faded, and the coconut egg tree exhaled a puff of smoke and fell on the spot......

"Ahh My elf", the cowboy exclaimed, and hurriedly ran towards the charred elf, "How can it be so easy?" ”

Raising the Poké Ball, Star retrieved Charizard, took out the map and began to observe, preparing to find a hotel where to rest,

"Time is wasted every day on this senseless battle, when will we get to the quartz plateau...... Stars? ”，

Outside the makeshift battlefield, a young girl walked slowly, shoulder-length sea-blue hair lined with a beige cashmere sweater, under the knee-length brown short skirt, her legs wrapped in black silk outlined a perfect arc, and Rao is stars couldn't help but breathe.

Perhaps noticing the young man's strange appearance, Xiao Ling smiled slyly, gently pressed the corner of her skirt and turned around,

"Is it pretty?"

Xingchen nodded helplessly, recently the eldest lady seems to like to stimulate herself like this, she has to change two or three sets of clothes a day, and she doesn't know how her small bag can hold so many things.

"Where's Momei?" In order to stop the eldest lady's prank, Xingchen began to change the topic very interestingly.

"Hah!" Xiao Ling covered the corners of her mouth lightly, as if she had just remembered something, "Mo Meimei seems to have gone to find a hotel alone!" ”

"It's all your fault, Momei left first, no, no...... It's getting late, and Momei alone may be in trouble, so we'll catch up with it immediately. ”

It's only now that I'm worried...... What are you busy with...... Thinking about it, Xingchen still took out his mobile phone for the first time and said

"She's fine...... Just now he left me a text message, and now you should be waiting in a hotel about five kilometers ahead with Kuailong, you and Wind Speed Dog should rush over first. ”

"I found a place to stay so quickly, Mo Meimei is amazing" Xiao Ling was surprised, and looked at someone randomly suspiciously, "Wait, you're not with us?" ”

"I have some personal matters, I may go back later, you can leave the address and room number to me," Xingchen said thoughtfully,

"It's not too late," Xiaoling snorted softly, "Otherwise, we'll sleep in separate rooms tonight."

"It's always been good to sleep separately, other book friends are reading:!" A large tic-tac-toe appeared in the forehead of the star,

"Huh...... It seems to be oh" Xiao Ling scratched her cheek and blinked slightly, "Then I'll catch up first, don't delay too late." ”

Skillfully removing a certain Poké Ball from the young man's waist, Xiao Ling tightly grabbed the fluff of the wind speed dog and walked away.

Finally sent away a certain eldest lady, Xingchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and when he turned around, he had already regained his normal expression,

"She's gone, what do you have to say now...... As you can see, I'm in a hurry, miss," said the 'cowboy boy' who seemed to be still hurting a few meters away.

"What's the flaw...... I thought I was well disguised? "The cowboy 'little brother' took off his long-brimmed hat, released the long ponytail that was tightly bound, and took out a tissue to wipe his tear-stained cheeks, and immediately returned to his original appearance, a rather beautiful girl.

"A woman's physical signs are inherently different from men's, even under the cover of clothing," Xingchen paused and said, "Besides, I don't think a normal man would ignore my traveling companion so much." ”

"This ...... Okay, it's really my mistake" Qingli slapped her forehead in annoyance, sighed randomly, and withdrew the coconut egg tree into the Poké Ball. "No wonder Grandpa said I needed to exercise"

Quietly waiting for the following, Xingchen clasped his hands around his chest and did not say a word.

"Actually, there is a big man who wants to see you this time," Qingli girl pondered, "It shouldn't take too long, please come with me...... Fang Yuan ...... Rampart. ”

"Lead the way"

Following the girl, Xingchen walked a distance of only a few hundred meters before arriving at a small manor in the forest.

The green forest, the sun is warm, and the elegant garden path that is not luxurious but arranged quite charmingly makes the stars shine.

I didn't expect to have this kind of building in the wilderness close to the town, it's really rare......

Sensing the admiration in the other party's eyes, the beautiful girl couldn't help but proudly straighten her breasts.

"It's here," the girl said softly before leading the stars into the big villa in the manor. "Please come in"

Is it only possible for me to enter? Seeing that the girl was not moving, Xingchen was not worried about whether there was a trap and pushed the door in.

"Ka~La", with the smell of incense wood, the stars looked at the furnishings in the villa with their afterglow,

Empty halls, sofas, coffee tables,

and the chessboard on it...... Add to that an old man enjoying the scenery by the window, and that's all there is in the villa.

Simple, but not pale.

"You're here" probably heard the footsteps of the young man, and the old man finally came to his senses, "Sit down, it's just me here."

After finding a place to sit down on the sofa, the old man raised his head and asked,

"Drink something?

I'd like to hear what you like, but I'll only have mountain spring water and strong tea here, so you might have to wait a while if you choose other drinks. ”

"The mountain spring water is fine," Xingchen said, sitting across from the old man, "I don't really like strong tea"

"Really?" The old man touched his nose and said with a little embarrassment, "Mitsuko doesn't like it very much...... You're kind of like her."

"You...... Know my mother? "When it comes to family, Xingchen also has to bring honorifics, even if,:...... He didn't like the old man very much.

Although it was the first time they met, he had a strange and complicated feeling about this old man. There was a faint familiarity, but a little disgust.

Familiarity comes from the body, and disgust comes from the senses.

"You don't seem to like me," said the old man, not answering the stars, but "or, perhaps, I must have hated me." ”

"En" Xingchen hesitated and nodded.

Although he was a little disrespectful, he really didn't want to deceive the other party.

"Don't be embarrassed...... Because I feel not much like you," the old man pushed the small wooden jar full of spring water in front of him for at least the year, "I, I hate you. ”

The old man recounted in a very calm tone, without even changing his expression.

"By your blood relatives...... Your grandfather...... The identity of the source and the magnificence"

The old man raised his head, and his eyes, which had become cloudy, suddenly became cold,

"Really......" Xingchen exhaled softly, calming down. The old man's eyes made him very uncomfortable.

Picking up the cup of mountain spring water and taking a small sip slowly, Xingchen re-met the old man's gaze and said calmly.

"Can you tell me why?"

Although he had long heard that this child had an extraordinary mind, he was really a little surprised at the moment when he really saw it, Haohong groaned for a while, slowly stood up, and walked towards the small window sill on the other side.

"About your parents...... How much do you know? ”

Mom her? Xingchen shook his head,

"All I know is that my father is a gym trainer at the Orange Flower Gym, and my mother used to work for the Elven Alliance. If anything...... Presumably, they all spent some time at the Royal Elite Trainer Academy. ”

"Just worked for the Elven Alliance?" Hao Hong was dumbfounded, and sighed deeply at random, "It seems that she really didn't mention anything about the past to you?" ”

The scene was silent for a while, and Xingchen had no intention of asking in detail, because he knew that if the other party intended to let him know this, he would say it next.

"You, do you know the Council of the Elven Alliance?" The old man raised his hand and gently ripped open the corner of the blind. But before Xingchen could answer, he said to himself. "The highest body that maintains the operation of the Elven Alliance, the Council of the Elven Alliance, is composed of three parts.

The Ministry of Punishment, a faction that uses force to control people and believes in the forcible suppression of unstable factors by violence;

the faction that treats people quietly and allows things to change by themselves without interference - the Ministry of Sin;

With the peace of the people, the faction that insists on solving problems in a peaceful way - the Ministry of Royal;

The three rub against each other and coordinate with each other, which is the high-level structure of the Elven Alliance.

And I'm ...... It's the leader of the Ministry of Sin, barely the one in charge of one-third of the resources of this high-level power."

Hearing this institution, Xingchen put down the wooden jar, and there was a faint burst of anger in his chest, which was suppressed by him in just a moment.

Maybe I didn't see the change in the teenager, maybe I saw it but didn't care, Haohong continued,

"Every leader of the three departments will look for the next successor when they are healthy, so as to ensure that if an accident occurs, there is a suitable person to take over the faction.

I, no exception,:. ”

Stroking the golden connection on his chest, Hao's gaze flashed with a look of remembrance,

"From the moment my daughter, your mother, was born, I decided to let her take my place. Although blood relations are to be avoided in the council...... But it's not hard to overcome...... My daughter, there's no reason to be worse than others."

At this point, the old man's unangry and self-righteous momentum could even be clearly felt by the stars on the side, and he could see it...... This old man is really just an ordinary person, and because of that...... It is even more difficult to develop such a 'momentum'.

"Mitsuko, she's really an impeccable talent." The old man was quite pleased, "Unforgettable memory, calm and clear judgment, superhuman comprehension...... and the belief that no matter when, anywhere, or under any circumstances, it will never waver.

Yes...... She is the only trainer in the world who has a 'heart of perseverance'."

The toughest ...... Heart? The stars suddenly,

"At the age of thirteen, she defeated the Four Heavenly Kings selected by the Alliance, so I sent her to the Royal Academy to study," the old man said lightly, "because at this moment she no longer lacks any of the conditions to become a leader...... It's just a lack of merit. ”

"So?" Xingchen said coldly, he had already guessed something.

"So, I gave her the White Feather Badge and asked her to complete a certain task," Hao Hong said slowly, "to get close to a man with the same conditions and the strongest physique in the world...... Tie Hyun ...... Thousands of miles"

"Why?" Xingchen narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Because that man is too dangerous," Hao Hong said lightly, of course he noticed the boy's abnormality, but he had no intention of stopping. "With the power of divine beasts, it has the rarest and most special physique among more than ten special physiques, the physique of ordinary attributes...... Never tired, hiding extraordinary strength and even comparable to the strength of some divine beasts, self-recovery speed is better than the cell of the superpower elf, the strongest body in the world. ”

"It's not controlled, so it needs to be suppressed and ruined?" Xingchen sneered, "It's really in line with your style"

"The gods will be thousands of miles, and there are a total of 2,327 battles recorded in the alliance in the form of videos, killing and seriously wounding 4,000 trainers and 6,000 elves." Glancing at the young man lightly, Haohong said, "I don't mean to defend myself, I just tell you the truth." Don't think that your father was such a good-natured man when he was at the Royal Academy. ”

"And then, my mother failed the mission, so she is not qualified to return to the Elven Alliance?" Xingchen was not shaken by the other party's words, but continued to ask.

"Half of the guess," Hao Hong said, recalling, "The mission assigned by the White Feather Badge is not to assassinate the god general...... Instead, just break his strongest body, and Mitsuko naturally completed the task. ”

Completed the task? It's the turn of the stars to be surprised,

"Well...... However, instead of using the best method specified by the alliance, he paid for himself" Hao Hong took a deep breath and said, "and never came back"

The strongest heart, the strongest body...... They are all treasures that can only be cultivated by maintaining an absolutely pure body. Then that is, father and mother...... I don't know what to think, Xingchen's face became very strange.

"It seems that you have already guessed," Hao Hong said, "According to ancient legends, the combination of the strongest heart and the strongest body in this world can give birth to the seed of the Protoss.

I originally thought it was just a joke by the historians, but now it seems ...... It's true.

But the price is also too great. ”

It seems that these past blows have hit the old man too much, Haohong picked up the porcelain cup and took a sip of tea.

"Mitsuko never came back, and when I got the information about the completion of the mission, I knew that she would most likely never come back. But even so, I always wanted to be able to recall her again. Hao Hongyan said, and suddenly looked at the young man, "Until, I got the news of your birth." ”

The stars were silent, not making any answer. He probably knew what the other party meant.

"If you can still prevaricate with excuses for not answering before, not returning to headquarters, etc., then your birth is a sign of her official break with the Alliance." Hao Hong said, with a hint of resentment in his eyes, "My hard work for more than ten years has been burned, and your savings are probably proof of the failure of my dream." So, I really, really hate you. ”

"Mom, she'......," Xingchen said, looking directly at each other. Is it just a prop for your thoughts? ”

"There's nothing wrong with having children who are the spiritual sustenance of their parents," Hao Hong said, but it seems that he really doesn't want to go on with this paragraph.

Raising the cup, Hao Hong took a sip of the tea, the taste was very astringent and astringent, which made people sober up a little immediately.

"Mizuko hasn't come back, but the Ministry of Sin is going to keep running, and I have to look for other candidates. It's a pity that I haven't found a perfect successor after looking for a long time.

As a last resort, I can only separate politics from combat and look for talents separately. ”

Apart? Xingchen frowned, faintly having a bad premonition,

"As I thought, there are a lot of young people with a single talent, and I chose two of them." Speaking of this, Haohong glanced at the boy, "One of them is Sheena." ”

A familiar name, a name that is almost forgotten.

A blue shimmer wrapped around the sides of the star's arm and moved the air forward, soon forming a high-speed cyclone. A small area, but with a very destructive air wave, blew a qiē on the coffee table, showing the change of the teenager's feelings.

The star, which sensed its anomaly, quickly calmed down, and the blue glimmer quickly vanished. And the heroic who witnessed this qiē did not rebuke anything, but just said,

"Looks like you remember her"

"En" Xingchen didn't deny anything, but his eyebrows were tightly locked, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"I guess now you know what she was trying to do with you," Hao Hong continued,

"It's also the White Feather Badge, in order to erase me," Xingchen said slowly, his eyes cold. "It's very much in line with your style."

"It seems that you have a deep prejudice against the Alliance Council," Haohong raised an eyebrow and said.

"An organization that wants to be bad for me twice and three times, what do you want me to do with it?"

"Judging from the facts," Hao Hong nodded, "but do you know the process in between?" ”

"Process?" Xingchen said lightly, "Could it be that I still misunderstood something?" ”

"It turned out to be correct, but a little detail was omitted." Hao Hong said calmly, "First of all, it needs to be stated that the original purpose of these two missions designed for you and your father was not assassination missions.

Mitsuko is tasked with destroying your father's strongest physique;

And Sheena's mission is...... Destroy your strongest state of mind - Mirror stops water"

It's mine...... Mood? Xingchen frowned,

"It's impossible, my state of mind ......"

"Luo Yu's state of mind is the most fearful of love, so Xina doesn't need to do anything drastic at all, as long as you wait for more than ten years, your state of mind will naturally be almost broken. That's what you mean, right? Hao Hong continued the young man's words and said, other book friends are reading:.

"What happened after that?" Xingchen finally asked, he needed a reasonable explanation, a belated reason.

"Using Hina as a shackle can indeed limit or even weaken your power in theory," Hao Hong said slowly, slowly taking out a small cloth bag from his back, "The three major departments of the council have indeed reached an agreement on this, and they should not have taken other actions.

Until, someone sent a treasure to Kanto. ”

"Treasures?" Xingchen muttered, and saw Haohong slowly unwrap a cloth bag,

A blue shirt with a beautiful dagger lying quietly inside, with a sharp blade and a handle connected to the edge like a wing.

This is a weapon forged by the first generation himself, a prop stained with the blood of the Protoss-the Demon Slaying Blade.

The familiar dagger evoked quite a bad memory, and Xingchen only felt a headache, and reluctantly said, "You mean, someone gave this dagger to Sheena?" ”

"That's right," Haohong of course noticed the other party's abnormality, "We've been looking for a long time, and we don't know where this dagger came from." Perhaps the person who gave the dagger did not mean anything malicious, but ...... It's a pity, but it happened to be your talisman."

Stroking the blade of the dagger, Hao Hong could feel the sleeping power and will within it,

"Because of the storage of this dagger, the members of the Ministry of Punishment immediately sensed the opportunity to come, and while suppressing the Imperial Ministry, they forcibly passed the change plan of the White Feather Mission while I was away."

"Change the plan" Xingchen's tone grew colder, he had already guessed the content of that plan.

"Use the Demon Slayer Blade and wipe you out," Hao Hong said unsurprisingly, "because I was already notified and was on my way back to the Alliance." Therefore, the task is limited to one day, and if it fails......"

"Use the strongest trainer of the Ministry of Punishment and the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto to snatch the Demon Slayer Blade."

"It's really a strict plan," Xingchen sneered,

"The purpose of the Ministry of Punishment is very direct, you must have the strength to be able to stand up to you." Hao Hong said lightly, "Of course, from my point of view, there is nothing wrong with this. Although not as extreme as theirs, I will not give up on pursuing the power that can counterbalance you.

If you are protecting your family, then we ...... It's about protecting the world. ”

"So, that day," Xingchen said bitterly, all of them a coincidence? Or is it fate?

On that day, after a short period of thought, Sheena immediately gave a reply, confirming that she had accepted the task. Haohong probably guessed the girl's thoughts, "What will happen after this...... You know it all

Said ......"

"Are you trying to say that she deliberately stabbed that knife?" Xingchen said word by word, "What evidence do you have?" ”

He waited quietly for a long time, and it was not until the young man became more and more angry that Hao Hong spoke.

"There's a lot of evidence...... One of them is that you're still alive...... And that girl is now."

"Where's she?" Xingchen lowered his head and asked softly.

"Tower of Confession...... Twelfth Floor...... It's also the bottom, and I've been locked up there since that day" Hao Hong took out a copy of Wen Jiàn and put it on the coffee table full of tea. "This is the details of this mission, if you are interested, you can check it out"

The Tower of Confession, where the Coalition holds highest-ranking prisoners? Hehe, if you don't kill yourself, is it a sin? Xingchen slowly closed his eyes, "You probably didn't come here to tell me a story. Go ahead...... What do I need to do? ”

It's unimaginable that the old man and the boy, the two people who are related by blood, are talking so indifferently,

"Although the Ministry of Sin has been dragging its feet, the reasons of the Ministry of Punishment are indeed difficult to refute, and other book lovers are reading:." Hao Hong said, "Once the Demon Slayer Blade is opened, it can make a deadly attack on the Protoss.

It's a pity that this opportunity was ruined by that girl...... She probably wants to take it upon herself to eliminate the threats to you.

As she wished, the Demon Slayer Blade had lost its power after that blow, and now it could only be stored as a work of art.

And she herself," Hao Hong hesitated, "and will be secretly executed the day after tomorrow." ”

"Click~Click" The bones in his hand rattled, and Xingchen slowly stood up and walked towards the door.

"I advise you not to forcibly break into the headquarters of the Elven Alliance," Hao Hong didn't look at the other party, but just said so. "Your state of mind is probably already flawed, so even if you go with the creator god, you will only die.

On the outside, the Alliance does not have a counterweight to you; But at headquarters, the situation is reversed. You, you will definitely die there. ”

"The day after tomorrow ......" Xingchen suddenly remembered something, "The day after tomorrow is March 3rd, Daughter's Day, ......"

"That's right, her last request was to visit a place." Hao Hong raised his head, "Probably, where you have been." ”

"Really?" Xingchen's palm slowly opened, and the space close to him collapsed, and a blood-red Poké Ball suddenly appeared.

"Does it make sense?" Hao Hong suddenly asked, "Even if you save her, you will have to face the endless pursuit of the Alliance." Morally, there is nothing wrong with the Coalition executing its own members on legitimate charges. ”

"What do you want me to do?" Xingchen slowly calmed down and turned around.

"Isn't there a solution right in front of you?" Hao Hong pushed the dagger on the coffee table, "Use your blood to reopen it." ”

"What are you kidding," Xingchen said coldly,

"Jokes? Do you really think so? Haohong didn't think about it and said. Once the Demon Slayer regains its power, the Ministry of Punishment loses the right to hold accountable. And I can also guarantee that this power will not fall into the grasp of the Ministry of Punishment again.

Even go one step further, using it as capital to regain the girl's lost position in the alliance.

After all, a woman who wields the power of this dagger deserves the promise of the Alliance. ”

There is no impeccable reason for this, and the only difference between them may be ......

"Are you trustworthy?" Xingchen stared at each other and asked.

"The choice is in your hands" Haohong grabbed the dagger tightly and thrust it hard at the coffee table,

The "crackling" demon-killing blade went deep into the wooden table, leaving only the handle.

After a while, the boy's shadow slowly walked towards the sharp light.

The tingling sensation of his fingertips woke up the stars and pulled him back from that long memory,

"Woo" Shui Jun arched the young man slightly, as if asking something.

"It's nothing, just remembering something," Xingchen replied with a smile, casually looking at the blue crystal in front of him.

Now that everything is clear, it's time to unravel this last memory.

The index finger slowly touched the crystal, and the female voice in Xingchen's ear seemed to become clearer.

However, the surrounding scenery is too hazy for anyone from the outside world to see clearly.

"Is the magician trapped by that barrier?"

"Ah~En, probably, it's very powerful."

That girl will be trapped in that kind of labyrinth? Wu Dou gently tapped on the seat, unlikely.

She was the most gifted Phantom trainer in thousands of years since Phantom Ji's death. Not only did he get the terrifying ability of sensory manipulation, but he also inherited another power of Phantom Ji - mind reading!

As Wu Dou thought, the illusion inside the crystal wall was looking at the same scenery around him, ready to take action,

"This enchantment technique...... It's really annoying...... I don't have a clue."

"Hum" Shanaiduo patted the girl's shoulder and pointed to the position of her chest,

"Nana, you mean...... Let me use 'that'? Phantom Yan was surprised, this ability ...... Can you really deal with enchantments?

Shanaiduo nodded, signaling to step up. It was already feeling that the freezing air around it was showing signs of intensifying.

"Okay" Phantom folded her hands in front of her chest, slowly closing her eyes. If it works, you can indeed use this power to quickly find the location of Brother Shadow, but this is also a method of cheating, right?

The small, but unusual power spread around the girl, and even some of the trainers on the viewing platform felt a little uncomfortable.

"You mean, that girl really has that power?" The demon is quite unbelieving,

"It's just a possibility," Ming speculated, "It is said that the Phantom Ji of the past did have the power of 'mind reading'. If this Phantom Girl also has this kind of power, then it will not be a problem to find that Silver Prince. But ......"

"What do you want to say," said the demon impatiently,

"If this enchantment is not for attacking the opponent, but for delaying the opponent," Ming said without annoyance, "then it is likely that the Silver Prince is making some preparations...... There must be no unforeseen preparations. ”

Silver Crown...... Three-color enchantment, crystal enchantment, the imperial city in the distance always has a bad premonition. Could it be that this pre-arranged battle was not prepared for the phantom girl at all? Rather, it is to limit certain unexpected ...... For example, the runaway self and prepared?

"Trouble" Yucheng said suddenly, and the moment he raised his head, he had already seen the figure of the girl rushing out of the enchantment.

"Shadow Ball!" The girl's coquettish voice sounded, and immediately led to a painful snort.

With this kind of voice, the silver prince is injured?

Many viewers looked at each other, as if they could not accept this sudden reversal.

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nbsp; But then, a powerful ring of force immediately collapsed into the wall of ice crystals inside.

Desperate, as if the huge energy of the abyss ocean was hanging over everyone's heads, overwhelming everyone.

Glancing at each other silently, the three forbidden trainers on the viewing platform and the twin attendants in the sky became cautious at the same time,

You can't go wrong, this power ...... The first-class god - went berserk,

Of course, it is not only the people in the stands who clearly feel this power, and a woman who is deep in a foreign place may feel it even more strongly this time.

Sinnoh Region, Secret Realm, 3rd Floor,

The sharp pain in her palm made Sirona's face pale for several moments, and she had never felt his power so clearly.

In the white palm, the 'light' talisman slowly blurred, and another font appeared,

A familiar character, but with a very different power - 'Shadow'.