• It's another cloudy night. The streets covered with filth from the riot the night before.
    This city has become hell and a place that I have to call home. the stench of dead animals in the ally ways over comes my sense of smell. Some say that this city is still worth saving I say this this city was lost a long time ago.
    As I look down on the streets from the roof tops I wonder if the darkness will ever visit me.
    It was him who gave me this cursed mask in the first place, and yet I wounder if I can ever live without it.
    There's a women getting robbed down the street ,oh well, b***h had it coming, she complained about everything even her neighbors dog shitting on her sidewalk.
    I jumped down off the roof and started to walk north people point and laugh me like sideshow freak. I keep walking down the trash covered sidewalk and see an old man under a wet box trying to get away from the rain. the stores are closed with out of business signs hung on the doors. I wonder what ever happened to this place. Kids don't play on the streets anymore maybe it's because the crime rate went up faster than a bat out hell.
    As i walk down the ally way and up on the fire escape then on the roof i felt an old presents.
    "Hello old friend," I said roughly.
    "It has been to long," the Darkness said.
    " I didn't think you would ever come back, since you were the only one I could really call a friend," I said.
    "Yes, I've been away," Darkness said.
    And just as he came he was gone. the basterd never was one for goodbyes, I wonder why he left so fast.
    As i jumped down on the street a group of men surrounded me, i guess the wonted money.
    " HEY YOU!" the stranger shouted.
    I stop and turned around.
    "There's no money here kid," I said.
    "there's always money you just have to find it," he said with a smirk.
    As I kept walking it was clear that they weren't going to leave. As I turned around the little s**t got me with a cheap shot on my jaw, so I gave him a big right hook across his temple. He hit the ground faster than his so called friends ran away. I looked down at him and said.
    "There's nothing for here, and you should pick your fights a little better you could get hurt," I said softly.
    I turned and left. I was on my way to see a friend, but the sun was coming up and I didn't wont to caught in the day light so I went home.

    Oct. 13, 1989 Tuesday morn.
    There was kid last night, he couldn't have fifteen. He was just sitting there smoking a cigarette and staring at the sky.

    It's night time, and the clouds are back. The stench isn't so bad tonight but it's still there.
    I walk down to my friends house and knocked on the door, it was taking to long so I knocked out a window and jumped through. As I walked into the kitchen he was sitting there eating something maybe it was a steak.
    "Why didn't you answer the door?" I asked.
    "I knew you would let yourself in somehow." he said.
    "Jason, whatever happened to us, we used to be freedom fighters?'' I asked with a frown.
    "well.... I don't know." Jason said. "I see you still wear that old mask."
    "Yeah and for you, where is yours?'' I said.
    "oh it's still down stairs." He said. "being the Masked Warrior was beginning to be to much to handle."
    "I see, so you ran from us?'' I said
    "NO! I would never.'' he said "I loved being the super hero that everyone thanked at the end of the day." He said sadly.
    "I'm sorry Jason I didn't mean to upset you." I said.
    "You were always one to apologize Purple Knight." he said.
    "Yeah, but it seems that the Darkness is back too." I said.
    " Oh really, what did he have to say?'' he said.
    "Nothing really he was very mum on that." I said.
    As turned and walked for the door I said.
    "Maybe one day you'll need your mask again, until then old friend, be safe.'' I said walking out the door.