A light in the room, it was you who was standing there.Tried it was true, as your glance met my stare…
Barry shifted restlessly in his sleep as Chali Dan smiled at him from his dreams, holding out a hand temptingly. As always, Barry reached for it… only to be immediately woken up in a cold sweat. As always, Barry cursed at himself. He shed a few silent tears. And most of all, he longed for what might have been.
But your heart drifted off, like the land split by sea.I tried to go, to follow, to kneel down at your feet…
It had been a year since Barry agreed to help Police Chief Looker and his force track down the remaining members of Team Galactic. Even though Barry was deeply involved with the world-famous actress Chali Dan at the time, the starlet urged him to go help. I can see that you really want to do this. Your eyes are giving you away… she had said with a sad smile over a restaurant dinner one night. Barry immediately tried to protest her claim, but pressure from Looker, Chali’s support, and his own conviction for justice landed him on the helicopter the next day anyways. Nothing could have prepared him for the long battle that lay ahead.
I’ve been settling scores, I’ve been fighting so long.But I’ve lost your war, and our kingdom is gone…
Barry and his vigilante entourage chased Charon all over the map before they finally caught him, six months later at the summit of Stark Mountain. The blond always made it a point to call his girlfriend, but the group frequently hiked terrain that made his cellphone useless. The group spent a month in Stark Mountain alone, and Barry was on the verge of going crazy over the lack of communication. Emerging tattered and fatigued from the mountain face after defeating Charon, Barry eagerly held his phone up to the sun as it came alive with messages. As he would soon learn, the urgent texts would change his life forever.
How shall I win back your heart which was mine?I have broken bones and tattered clothes.I’ve run out of time…
By the time Barry returned home, there was no familiar, beautiful face waiting for him at the helipad. No… the blond thought. It can’t be true. Stay safe, Chali… I’ll run to you! Just… just wait! Without resting a single wink, Barry leaped onto his Staraptor and rocketed to the actress’s quaint hometown with tearful, desperate speed. The tabloids shouted that Chali Dan had died of an illness. Some mused that she had faked her own death. Others even put the blame on Barry… but there was one thing they all agreed on. During the tail end of Barry’s tour of duty, actress Chali Dan had passed away. As Barry disembarked from his bird, an unassuming man named ‘Avery’ introduced himself as Chali’s childhood friend and pointed the distraught blond solemnly towards the town’s small cemetery.
I will break down the gates of heaven.A thousand angels stand waiting for me.Oh, take my heart and I’ll lay down my weapons.Break my shackles to set me free.
Barry wasn’t sure how long he sat at the base of Chali’s magnificent marble headstone. It could have been hours, maybe even days… but when the trainer finally fell into a fitful sleep, he saw his famous girlfriend again, smiling at him with the usual teasing edge about her expression. She held out a hand and Barry reached out… only to see Chali immediately fade away into darkness. To this day, he still reaches out for that hand, because maybe one day it will be real.
The blond woke up with his head against her tombstone. The sunrise reminded him of Chali’s face. The songbirds reminded him of Chali’s voice. Barry leaned against the rock and finally let the tears flow freely, in great, hiccuping sobs.
