Hello! I am Cesar. I'm a being of infinite power, who just wants to fit in with the crowd. Anyway, being really powerful is really cool, but it also means I have to fight those who want to use my powers for numerous purposes, which I will discuss along the way. Anyway, my story began when I was 9 years old. The day I entered foster care was the best day of my life. But, I would soon find out that my whole life would change on my tenth birthday.
"Not so fast Cody! Slow down!" I said, trying to keep up with my foster brother. "Try to keep up Cesar! You don't want to lose for the third time do you?" Cody taunted. "No. I'm not going to lose to you again Cody!" I yelled boldly. "Oh, is that so?" Cody sneered. "Test your luck bro!" Cody yelled over his shoulder. I noticed that Cody was almost at the the finish line which was just a tree, so I dropped into a sliding position, slid past Cody, and touched base. "Wow Cesar! I'm impressed. You beat me. Let's go home." As Cody was turning around I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Wait! I think we've got time for one more thing." Cody smiled at me then said, "Sure. What do you have in mind?" I turned around in all directions thinking about what to do, then I noticed a cave. I smiled mischievously, then said, "Let's play hide and seek." Cody said, "Okay." As Cody turned around to count to twenty, I made a beeline for the cave. "He'll never find me here." I said softly to myself. Then, out of nowhere, I heard a soft, woman's voice say, "Ain't that the truth!" I turned around to see where the voice was coming from, but I had no luck finding the source for a solid 30 minutes until she revealed herself. "My apologies for frightening you my child. My name is Delilah, what is your name?" She began. "My name is Cesar. It's nice to meet you Delilah." Delilah smiled at me then continued. "I'm curious as to why such a handsome young man like you is doing so deep in the forest. Are you alone? Or are there others?" I began to respond but, she interrupted me. "That's n..." "Nevermind, my child. I already know. You're with your foster brother. Right? His name is... Cody if I'm not mistaken." I was now terrified of who I was confronting. "How do you know my foster brother's name?" She smiled at me again, then Delilah continued. "I know all and see all my child. You can't hide anything from Delilah the high queen of Vampiric society." I looked at her, now confused about what Delilah said. "Excuse me?" I responded. She smiled at me for the third time, then started backing up while speaking. "Don't worry my child. Everything will be revealed to you. Hahahahahaha!!!!" Delilah was laughing maniacally while fading out of existence. "I'll see you in 6 six years my love!" Delilah said, then disappeared. I then heard Delilah's voice whispering in my ear. "I'll be back..." Then I heard another voice behind me. "Cesar!" I turned around quickly to see that it was just Cody. "There you are! I've been looking for you for two hours man! You're good at hiding I'll give you that!" Cody looked at me then said, "Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." I shook my head to return to reality. "I'm alright Cody. Let's go home." "Okay. Let's go!" He responded. As we were walking home I was trying to grasp who, or what I had just encountered. I thought about what Delilah might have actually meant by her being the queen of vampires. I thought to myself, "No way! Delilah's probably just some lunatic." I had a good laugh about it, then I went to bed,unaware about what I was dealing with. In my dreams, I was somehow hearing the screams of my loved ones. "Cesar! Help us!" In my nightmare, I was terrified of what I was seeing. I leaped towards my mother who was locked up in a cage. The cage vanished before I could get to it. Delilah then appeared out of nowhere, then said to me, "Do you think I'd lie to you my child?" Then Delilah tried to bite my neck, but I always seemed to wake up before she gets to.
"Not so fast Cody! Slow down!" I said, trying to keep up with my foster brother. "Try to keep up Cesar! You don't want to lose for the third time do you?" Cody taunted. "No. I'm not going to lose to you again Cody!" I yelled boldly. "Oh, is that so?" Cody sneered. "Test your luck bro!" Cody yelled over his shoulder. I noticed that Cody was almost at the the finish line which was just a tree, so I dropped into a sliding position, slid past Cody, and touched base. "Wow Cesar! I'm impressed. You beat me. Let's go home." As Cody was turning around I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Wait! I think we've got time for one more thing." Cody smiled at me then said, "Sure. What do you have in mind?" I turned around in all directions thinking about what to do, then I noticed a cave. I smiled mischievously, then said, "Let's play hide and seek." Cody said, "Okay." As Cody turned around to count to twenty, I made a beeline for the cave. "He'll never find me here." I said softly to myself. Then, out of nowhere, I heard a soft, woman's voice say, "Ain't that the truth!" I turned around to see where the voice was coming from, but I had no luck finding the source for a solid 30 minutes until she revealed herself. "My apologies for frightening you my child. My name is Delilah, what is your name?" She began. "My name is Cesar. It's nice to meet you Delilah." Delilah smiled at me then continued. "I'm curious as to why such a handsome young man like you is doing so deep in the forest. Are you alone? Or are there others?" I began to respond but, she interrupted me. "That's n..." "Nevermind, my child. I already know. You're with your foster brother. Right? His name is... Cody if I'm not mistaken." I was now terrified of who I was confronting. "How do you know my foster brother's name?" She smiled at me again, then Delilah continued. "I know all and see all my child. You can't hide anything from Delilah the high queen of Vampiric society." I looked at her, now confused about what Delilah said. "Excuse me?" I responded. She smiled at me for the third time, then started backing up while speaking. "Don't worry my child. Everything will be revealed to you. Hahahahahaha!!!!" Delilah was laughing maniacally while fading out of existence. "I'll see you in 6 six years my love!" Delilah said, then disappeared. I then heard Delilah's voice whispering in my ear. "I'll be back..." Then I heard another voice behind me. "Cesar!" I turned around quickly to see that it was just Cody. "There you are! I've been looking for you for two hours man! You're good at hiding I'll give you that!" Cody looked at me then said, "Are you okay? You look like you've seen a ghost." I shook my head to return to reality. "I'm alright Cody. Let's go home." "Okay. Let's go!" He responded. As we were walking home I was trying to grasp who, or what I had just encountered. I thought about what Delilah might have actually meant by her being the queen of vampires. I thought to myself, "No way! Delilah's probably just some lunatic." I had a good laugh about it, then I went to bed,unaware about what I was dealing with. In my dreams, I was somehow hearing the screams of my loved ones. "Cesar! Help us!" In my nightmare, I was terrified of what I was seeing. I leaped towards my mother who was locked up in a cage. The cage vanished before I could get to it. Delilah then appeared out of nowhere, then said to me, "Do you think I'd lie to you my child?" Then Delilah tried to bite my neck, but I always seemed to wake up before she gets to.
The inky sky pours in gradually,
Silver stars mingle casually,
Fire has left a stain on this land,
Trace the blackened ground with one hand,
Been a while, but I remember,
By waning light, a glowing ember
Fades out in silence, into dust,
Until the breeze will leave it crushed.
My frame, a statue, barely breathing,
As the wisps of smoke are leaving,
Now, my muscles start to thaw,
And heat from ashes leaves them raw,
I catch myself before my landing,
For as long as I've been standing,
I've stared out at a ruined nation,
Now I walk with trepidation.
Silver stars mingle casually,
Fire has left a stain on this land,
Trace the blackened ground with one hand,
Been a while, but I remember,
By waning light, a glowing ember
Fades out in silence, into dust,
Until the breeze will leave it crushed.
My frame, a statue, barely breathing,
As the wisps of smoke are leaving,
Now, my muscles start to thaw,
And heat from ashes leaves them raw,
I catch myself before my landing,
For as long as I've been standing,
I've stared out at a ruined nation,
Now I walk with trepidation.