I walk among you, a face in the crowd,
A polite little smile, a voice not too loud.
No shadows consume me, no demons take hold,
Yet horrors unfold in the stories I’ve told.
No need for the supernatural, no need for disguise,
The darkest of nightmares have ordinary eyes.
I’m just human—no magic, no fate,
No ancient bloodline, no gods to placate.
No prophecy guides me, no curse to undo,
Just human—and that should terrify you.
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cris nodded his head quickly when the man asked if he was okay, he walked into something rather solid, but it was a soft solid at least. "I'm fine, it could've been worse...you could've been an actual wall." he smirked.
blue eyes widened with wonder and fascination as he saw the portal open to what he guessed was the man's bedroom, that ability must've came in handy if he was far from home especially. "That's...wow," maybe he should incorporate a weapon to go with his abilities, he'd have time to think about it over the holidays, "how does that work? do you just think of where you wanna go and then..." he made a swiping motion, imitating as if he had a sword to wield himself.
"It's a little complicated. But basically? There's a logic engine in the hilt that helps bridge the gap between intent and action. Then? The dimensional edge inside the blade does the rest."
He put the sword back on his hip, a hand resting on the hilt. Truth be told, he'd always been very secretive about how the tech worked. He still didn't feel the world was ready for it to be wide spread.
limitations : give them one or two limits : limited energy for portals / portals are not instant and take a moment to form
appearance : describe their hero vibe : like a dark knight with a flaming sword, gatewatch is a force of nature on the battlefield. cape billowing, sword shining. the portals he creates are ringed with the tattered edges of carved space.
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ORIGIN AND NORMAL LIFE:
decription on file : dr. elias thornehart is a brilliant scientist, and through his genius he mastered portal creation. he sought to help people with his technology, while quietly judging if society was ready for what he could unleash by selling it. he crafted his blade, aeternum, and set out to become a hero. he was part of the original protectors, and a short two years after they announced themselves to the world they were attacked. a bomb threatened to destroy the city, and he used his powers to send it away. but in the backlash he was drawn into the portal he had created. assumed dead, he instead went to one of the demon realms. a land known as the red labyrinth. he spent sixty years trapped there, fighting demons, evading capture and making himself the enemy of it’s ruler. eventually he challenged the leader of these demons to a game of wits. if he lost, he would surrender. if he won, the demon prince would give him the power to return home. gatewatch won. with hellfire now fueling aeternum he ripped through the barriers between dimensions and returned home. he had been ageless in the demon realm, not realizing how much time had passed. he expected to return to a heroes welcome. instead he arrived amid ruins. now he returns to the life of a hero, staggered and uncertain. a legend returned. a myth realized. and he is terrified of what it means to be someone that was looked up to.
behind the hero : once, he was a father. a husband. a scientist. now he is unmoored. his husband is dead. his son is a middle aged man. his lab sold. unmoored and thrown into chaos, he clings to what he can. teaching. helping. saving the world. knowing all the while that he may have to give his life again.
