The Deadly Shadow

Chapter 1: What...what are you?!

Liam was just an average person. His grades were above average, and he was smart for his age. One day, however, everything changed.

He was on his way home from his part-time job, working as a bagger and cart collector at a store. It was near midnight, and his phone was dead since he never had a chance to charge it from the time of when school ended and his shift started.

He was about half way to his house, when he started to hear some footsteps behind him. Liam just ignored it, until when he heard the steps start to pick up speed and get closer to him. By the time when he started to run, the steps caught him tackled him the ground.

The man didn't speak, but stole Liam's wallet and ran away. A few moments later, all Liam could hear was bones breaking and blood dripping. Liam was petrified of what he was hearing, but he had to see the reason why he was hearing those sounds.

Liam slowly turned around, to see the mans body completely twisted. The mans upper and lower body were facing two opposite directions, with his neck cut wide open and hanging on by only the vertebrae of the neck.

What surprised Liam the most, was the figure that was standing right over the body. It was just pure black, with no face. The thing was was probably about 9 feet tall, with long arms and long arms.

Liam was filled with fear, but he didn't scream. He started to scoot away from that...thing. But right as he moves, the shadow thing picked him up off the ground like he was a weightless object. The thing looked Liam into his face, and the next thing Liam knows, he hears a scream.

The scream came from someone he works with, a girl named Marie. The shadow dropped Liam carefully, and started to go after Marie.

"Stop!!" Liam exclaimed at the shadow, with his eyes closed. A few minutes went by, and he opened his eyes with the shadow not moving. He was confused on why the shadow wasn't moving, but he took the opportunity to hurry over to Marie.

"Liam...what happened?!? Why is there a dead body here?!" Marie demanded. Her eyes were full of fear.

Liam responded, saying "That guy tried to steal my wallet, and then...a car hit him very hard and drove away! I suggest you go home before this night gets any worse."

Marie nodded and ran to her car, driving away quickly. Liam looked at the shadow, and approached it. "What are you? Some kind of..demon alien thing?" All the shadow did was look at him, like a warrior would look a king.

Soon after, Liam started to get the hint. The shadow was his to control. With this new....power...Liam knew that he would have to use it carefully. "Since I assume you understand me, then answer me this: Am I the only one who you can see you?"  The shadow nodded in agreement. Liam sighed "It's late. I'm gonna go home."

Liam walked home and got inside his house. Everyone was asleep, and tomorrow was a school day. "Tomorrow's gonna be one interesting day. "  He got into his pajamas and lies down in bed, going to sleep.

How will tomorrow work with his new found power?