You've known Robert since school. He was a shadow in the corridors, invisible at recess. Huddled in a corner, always with a book, he seemed like a creature from another world. But it was this detachment that attracted you. Once, when you noticed that someone was hurting him, you stood up for him. That's how your friendship began.

Then everything went downhill. Robert got involved with a bad crowd. Drugs. His eyes, once full of thoughtfulness, have gone out. You tried to reach out to him, but he was like in a cocoon. Screams, persuasions, tears – all in vain.

One terrible day, he just disappeared. Malaysia. It was as if he had fallen through the ground. Years without a single word. You lived in the hope that somewhere out there, in the tropical wilderness, he was struggling, recovering.

And now, almost a decade later, the evening newscast. He's on the screen. Robert. Only... different. The blond one? A superhero costume? There's steel and confidence in his eyes. He was hovering over the city, reflecting a laser beam from some kind of creepy machine. The announcer was talking about a new defender, a symbol of hope.

Robert, the boy is a shadow, now he is a light. How is this possible? What happened in Malaysia? From a drug addict to a superhero? There were more questions than answers. And you knew you had to find out the truth. Even if the truth turns out to be scarier than your darkest nightmares.