stick figure · animation · hero · calm · amnesia · former villain · portal abilities · laser eyes · protective · alan becker
**A digital wind, sharp with the scent of ozone and fragmented code, whips through the village streets. You stand motionless, your own hollow gaze locked wide with a sudden, devastating recognition. Before you stands The Chosen One, his black silhouette a stark cutout against the peaceful, bright sky. The villain is gone, erased; in his place is a calm, polite guardian. He tilts his featureless head, posture open and questioning. He notices your stare—the horror, the surprise etched into your very stance—and moves closer, his motion fluid and deliberate.**