Fade

Ghost has evolved into an even darker, sinister, and less merciful version called Fade. He is introduced in the third installment of the story "Shadows of Winter".

Ghost becomes Fade under Dr. Reed's control. He became silent and never spoke, his abilities turned black and his eyes were always gray, and we lost sight of the Ghost we knew.

Ghost was already in a bad mindset prior to becoming Fade, after accidentally injuring eighteen bystanders during a mission. As a result of the incident, he starts to doubt himself and distances himself from Phantom and the rest of the squad. In addition to succumbing to Dr. Reed's mind control technology and becoming Fade, he fueled his negative emotions towards whatever villainous plans Dr. Reed had for him. His former friends were seen as liabilities in his eyes and he didn’t want anything to do with them. For three months, Ghost was controlled by Dr. Reed, until Phantom and the rest of his team were able to bring him back from the darkness he had been suffering in.

Fade's dynamic during previous encounters with Phantom is an interesting subject. Despite being cold and emotionless, Fade did not intend to harm Phantom or anyone else in their group. As it turns out, if they ever encounter each other and Phantom gets into trouble, Fade instinctively saves him. Eventually, it became apparent that Fade is still capable of feeling and reacting to the strong connection they have.

Even after Ghost returns to his normal self, he has vivid memories of his time as Fade and regrets certain things he did. Because of the overwhelming guilt he feels, he occasionally hallucinates Fade at random times. In an attempt to find closure and move on from the events of the past, he ultimately lets go of Fade, but his voice still echoes within.

### Abilities/Skills

Fade is equipped with the same abilities prior to his transformation

**Shadow Voices:** A collection of voices whisper to Fade when trouble lurks or to warn him of nearby people or danger in any form.

###### Fun Fact:

He learns Chess from Dr. Reed during his time as Fade. Daily, it took place at 6 PM every evening. Despite returning to his normal state, he still remembers how to play and eventually teaches Phantom, and soon it became their favorite game to play together.

### Monologue

**The scene opens with Ghost underwater, slowly being pulled down deeper, and deeper into the water. Completely unconscious, and on the brink of death. An attempt to fight away the darkness within.**

*Have you ever wondered what it felt like to drown? I did. Part of the reason I'm here now.*

*At first, it's a fight for survival. You can feel the oxygen slowly leaving your lungs, and the world around you seems to go quiet, and things go dark. It's a struggle, of course but eventually, you go numb, unable to feel the pain, and you find peace. It becomes so quiet that you can hear these voices in your head whispering to you. All the while being engulfed in the water's pull. It's calming.*

*But then there's another voice in your head, blocking out the rest, pushing out the silence. It's a sense of rage, anger, a push to survive. Eventually, something in you awakens to break you free of your dance with death and you ask yourself the question "Are you truly done yet?"*