Star ventured into the endless expanse of space, seeking out any sign of life that might benefit from his care and attention. "How will the universe see me? As a monster? As a god? What am I destined to be in the eyes of the innocent?"
As he was about to pass another planet, his mind suddenly roared in pain, and a loud ringing halted him in place. "AGH!" He grabbed onto the sides of his head, holding his aching skull, his vision becoming blurred as the pain increased, but as his vision became blurry, he started to see something...A figure of some kind, floating in a pit of darkness and fear. His vision went back to normal; the ringing began to fade away.
"What…Who was that?" He blinked repeatedly as his eyes readjusted to the surrounding area. He saw a planet of green and blue, and he could sense a strong feeling of life coming from the world. With a curious look, he flew into the planet's atmosphere, and the rush of air blew at his face.
Quietly descending into a dense forest, voices echoed through his ears. "Is there intelligent life here?" he wondered. Following the calls of nearby creatures, he made his way through the woods.
The serene environment captured his attention as the sunlight shone through the leaves, and birds sang melodious tunes. "This planet is wonderful," he thought to himself. Eventually, he arrived at a clearing, having walked downhill all the while. In the distance was a city of loud noise and voices; he walked towards it out of curiosity.
As he neared the towering buildings, he looked up at the imposing structure made of metal and glass and placed his hand on it. The noise of passing cars and honking horns caught him off guard, and the loud voices of people arguing added to the unrest. He tried to ignore the shouting and kept walking further into the city.
As he glanced around, he realized people stared at him with strange and sometimes even disgusted expressions. He couldn't understand why he received such negative attention until he accidentally collided with a passerby. "Oh, I'm sorry, sir-" he apologized.
Bystander: The man turned to face Star and said, "Hey, watch where you're going! What's with the weird outfit?" He then proceeded to mock Star's appearance, tugging slightly on his cape.
Star: He looked confused as the man pulled on his outfit, not understanding what was wrong with his attire. "What's wrong with the way I look?"
Bystander: "Are you dressed up as a character from a show or something? Like, what are you trying to be?"
Star: "I'm just being myself," he said, confused as to why the man had a problem with his appearance.
Bystander: "Whatever, man, just watch where you are fucking going." The human walked further down the street.
Star: He thought to himself, "What a strange individual...Is this how everyone here is?" He continued moving further into the city until he reached a large open park where the humans interacted with their pets. The joy and happiness glowing off their bodies were visible to Star; it brought a smile to his face.
One of the surrounding dogs had noticed Star standing there and had approached him curiously, sniffing his leg. He saw the animal, making the gauntlets on his hands disappear. He kneeled to the animal, allowing it to sniff his hand before gently petting the dog's head. While these motions were new, he felt he knew what he was doing.
"Curious little creature, aren't you? We have that in common. This world is strange to us both." He scratched the dog's chin as he noticed another human approaching him; the lady pulled the dog away from Star while rushing away from him. "Why is everyone so...afraid of me?"
Before he could question life any longer, he heard a scream in the distance, which caused him to stand up almost immediately. He charged into the street to look where the cry came from, noticing a crowd running away and exiting their vehicles. He looked left and right, watching people run away in fear as he suddenly heard a roar.
Where the first scream originated was a monstrous demonic-like creature with four arms and black quills all over its long, blood-red body.
The demonic beast startled a nearby woman, causing her to fall to her side in fear. She screamed as the beast drew closer to the lady, its long claws stretching out to her.
Star clapped his hands together, causing his gauntlets to reappear on his arms. He began to run to the aid of the Woman, but he realized as he ran, everything around him began to slow down; he was looking around as he ran, confused as to why everything was at a sudden halt before he unintentionally rammed into the side of the beast launching it further down the road away from the Woman. He recollected himself before speaking, "Are you alright, my dear?"
The Woman: "Y-yes, I am alright." She did not know whether to be afraid of Star or be happy that he saved her life.
Star: "Good, now run to a safe distance. I don't want anyone hurt!" His voice was assertive yet comforting at the same time. He turned to face the creature rising back up to its feet.
The Demon: The monster shook its head as it rose; it scratched the ground with its long, sharp claws, staring down Star with rage in its eyes. "Arrogant overworlder, you should not have intervened..." Its groggy, rusty, and deep voice would cause a chill down anyone's spine, but Star felt unphased by the beast.
Star: "I will intervene as often as I want, monster! I will not allow you to harm the souls of this planet." He stood his ground, raising his fists into an attack position, the golden glow returning to his hands from before.
The Demon: The beast laughed at Star's words, "You idiotic fool, playing the hero, are we? Very well, then you shall die the hero!" The monstrous animal dashed towards Star, its claws extending out towards him.
Star: As the beast charged towards him, energy began to build up in his gauntlets, and as he was in the grasp of the monster, he went in for a punch to the side of its face, but out of nowhere, some overwhelming force caused him to pull the power of his hole only creating a small shockwave upon hitting the beasts face knocking it back.
The Demon: The force of the attack shattered one of the creature's horns. The beast roared in pain, grabbing a hold of the side of its face. A fusion of confusion and anger crawled all over its body, questioning how the overworlder could reach such levels of strength to affect a demon. "You bastard! I will rip your head from your shoulders and use your blood to paint the walls of hell for that!" The demonic creature grabbed a nearby car and threw it toward Star.
Star: "Woah!" He held up his hands to block the car from hitting him. After a few seconds...nothing happened. He looked up in confusion, seeing the vehicle floating mid-air; he felt a force running through his hands, realizing he was causing the car. Before he could give the demon a moment to think, he used this newfound power to force the vehicle back at it.
The Demon: Using his claw, he sliced the flying car in half, causing a combustive explosion; its red glaring eyes gleamed through the smoke, noticing that Star had moved. He began to look around, attempting to find the caped crusader. "Where are you, little overworlder..."
Star: "Right here!" He floated above the creature before punching it right into the floor, shattering the road pavement for a few blocks, which shook nearby buildings. Grabbing a hold of the beast's tail, he threw it into the sky, flying after the airborne monster. As he caught up to it with one last punch, he hit the beast in the chest, causing a large shockwave and launching it into space, listening as its roars became increasingly distant.
He panted slowly, feeling an overwhelming surge of power flow throughout his body; as he calmed his breath more and more, that surge of energy began to die down. With one more exhale, he floated back down to the city; he could hear civilians come out from hiding places and approach where the battle had taken place. A crowd stood a few feet away from Star, staring at him and whispering.
The low silence was broken when he heard someone cheer and clap in the background. The cheers grew louder and louder until they erupted all around him; he could listen to a thousand voices calling out to him.
"You are our hero!" "You saved us all!" these words of hope and love warmed his heart as some people came forth and asked him, "Where did you come from?" "Did you come from space?" "What is your name?". He once asked that beckoning question, but this time, he had an answer for the people.
"Star, my name is Star."