Keep Walking

=== Short Story Featuring Shannon, Theodor, William, The Queen ===
Hello demons, I understand you want to get to know me better. Let's just say I'm the type to search for a wounded bird to protect, and give my life for them to escape the idea that I am the one who needs helping. And it always turns out the wounded birds only use me for their selfish needs. I remember the first time in kindergarten, there was a cute lonely boy playing by himself, when some kids ran up and pulled a mean prank. My daydreaming had been forced to stop, and I wasn't gonna let them have their fun. I felt the anger, how could they be so mean, but it felt good to use it. The kids didn't take my lesson so well, and I wasn't even thanked by the lovely boy for protecting him, he just said I made it worse. But atleast I made a friend in the process, a girl who didn't at first look like she'd be fond of my strength.
						
We remained friends, and I loved being in her shadow. In front of people she'd always act different, a bit ashamed of me, but it was fine, I didn't need any more validation than being allowed to protect her when some annoying older boys would approach her. It turned out she was even crazier than me, and started Skullgang. Finally, I could use my full potential to protect her, and I allowed myself to believe that I had value, important. But when Blirfwatch finally struck down Skullgang, she didn't hesitate to abandon me to save herself. She still had the guts to revive me, thinking I'd keep protecting her.
		
William emerged from the shadows, and picked me up to be an anonymous bodyguard in Blirfwatch. I didn't mind, I made some new friends, thought I'd gotten some perspective, was on the right side. When Blirfwatch turned out to be built on lies, and William had also just been a liar, I was broken to the core. 
	
But then he came, the lovely boy from the playground. My tears were streaming down the cheeks as he said "Take my hand, and I swear you'll never be crying again". I looked up in disbelief, but he looked genuine, as if he could actually remove my ability to cry. And he was right. As I took his hands, my eyes clogged, and everything changed for the better. The demon's will never abandon me, and I have faith that so won't Theo.