The Winged Man

A boy lives his entire life accompanied by a mysterious spirit that calls himself the Winged Man. This spirit consoles him and guides him through life as they blossom into their closest friends. However, later in his life, the boy discovers that no one else can see the Winged Man. This gives the boy the desire to make others see him, and by engineering a great machine, he reveals the Winged Man's existence to the townsfolk. Their reaction, though, is quite unexpected.