Sciodes

Daniel fell into a deep sleep. He was bruised and and he was at the verge of death. But someone appeared in this trance between dream and reality. It was the same man he saw in his vision before. "Hello Daniel" the man said. He looked like a sincere man bringing news. And news did he have.

Daniel didn't even have the energy to reply. "I am your Patreon, every hero, when they reach a certain level, has a Patreon who will give the hero spiritual advice in his or her times of trouble. But I am here on a special occasion to give you more than advice." he said. "I wish you all the best luck, Daniel, and use Shadow well." The one who called himself Daniel's Patreon disintegrated with a bright light.

Daniel was back in the barricaded battlefield. The ShapeShifter mocking him. Once every minute, he walked up to him and jabbed him with a spear that he transformed from a stone. But Daniel realised something was different. He looked at his arm. The poison healed. He could finally move. But Daniel waited for the right moment. He needed to take the tyrant by surpirse. Daniel withstood the pain for a bit longer. He clenched his teeth for the last time. Suddenly, his pocket felt heavy.

Daniel risked glancing at the direction of his friends. They were still trying to open the barrier. But there was a stone with different colours for each hero. Daniel felt inside his pocket. There it was, a stone. It was smooth to the touch. He twisted himself to try and get it out. The ShapeShifter stabbed him in the back. He looked at him with madness. It seemed to Daniel that he was just being played with. The shapeshifter clearly didn't see Daniel as a huge threat. He will torture him slowly until death was upon him.

'But nobody should underestimate me' Daniel thought to himself. He took out the stone. It was a dark purple and the energy it gave off rushed through his body. He managed to get to his knees. "So you have finally awaken" the shapeShifter said. "It's time to finish you" Daniel smiled. "No" he said. Daniel knew what to do. He concentrated hard, focusing all his energy on the stone. The tyrant laughed and his spear went ablaze. The fire burned and he pointed it at Daniel. "I wish my master had this much fun" he said coldly, "Goodbye, child of darkness" he said with a smile.

Before, the ShapeShifter could blink, Daniel's stone transformed into a staff. It was black and a dark purple at the bottom of the staff. And at the centre of the top part of the staff, a sphere with a dark purple liquid glowed shone brightly. A burst of aura surrounded the barrier. The ShapeShifter was blown back. He made a growling sound. He wasn't expecting this. A name echoed inside Daniel's head. "Sciodes" Daniel didn't know where the name came from but it just popped into his head. "It means Shadow" Daniel whispered. "What?" the ShapeShifter cried.

Daniel lifted up Sciodes, Shadow, and dark purple light emmited from the staff. He staff felt perfect in Daniel's hands and he swung it round and pointed it at the monster. The ShapeShifter turned into Mrs Katrina. "Don't do this Daniel" the voice of Mrs Katrina said. That made Daniel hesitate for a second. But he clenched his teeth and a ray of dark matter was released from the centre point of the top of the Sciodes. It travelled all the way to where the ShapeShiftter was standing and the energy went through his heart evaportating the monster in an instant and causing a huge explosion.

The dust settled and the barrier was gone. Daniel was knocked out by the sheer power he released from Sciodes. He lay on the floor, Sciodes by his side. The staff returned to the stone and appeared inside his pocket. Daniel began to stir. And the other heroes were coming to help him...