NFT Avatar: #00100 Umbreath - The Shadow Parasite
The Birth of the Shadow Parasite
The Signal
Deep in interstellar space, hidden between the cold, empty vastness of the universe, existed a creature older than any known civilization. A living darkness, born in the void between the stars. Its name was Umbraeth. When a signal echoed through the cosmic ocean, it awoke from its millennia-long slumber. The signal was weak but familiar it meant life. Sustenance. A new host.
Its body, sleek and fluid like liquid shadow, glided silently through the void. With each passing second, it drew closer to the source of the signal: A small, blue planet on the edge of a distant galaxy.
The Arrival
Humans called it Earth. Umbraeth plummeted like a comet through the atmosphere, a black projectile ripping flames across the sky. Yet no mortal saw it. It slipped into the shadows of a desolate city where light never touched the ground. It was hungry. But it needed a host.
The Choice
Jaden Carter did not know that tonight, he was supposed to die. A restless outsider, haunted by memories of a past that had shattered him. He wandered through the dark alleys, searching for meaning—or at least, an end. Then he felt it.
A coldness not of this world. A presence that seeped through his skin, slithered into his blood. He wanted to scream, but no sound escaped his lips. He wanted to run, but his legs failed him. Then there was only darkness.
The Union
When Jaden opened his eyes, he was no longer alone. Voices in his mind. Visions of distant stars. Knowledge not crafted by human hands. His muscles burned with raw, unbridled power. He clenched his hands, feeling his skin pulse—or was it even his skin anymore? "We are one," a voice whispered within him. He knew it. It was Umbraeth. He was Umbraeth.
The Hunt
They came for him. The world's governments had seen the fire in the sky, noticed the changes in their city. They called him a demon, an experiment, a threat. They had no idea.
Jaden or what he had become felt the fear of the humans. He smelled their adrenaline, heard their rapid heartbeats like distant drums. He was stronger. Faster. Unstoppable. "You wish to stop me?" Umbraeth laughed in his mind. "Then come."
The shadows around him came alive. The night was his ally. As the first bullets flew, his body melted into darkness and when he struck, it was the last thing they ever saw.
The Future
Earth was not ready for him. Jaden felt Umbraeth growing, expanding, filling his mind with new possibilities. This was only the beginning. A new god had been born and his reign had only just begun.
The Signal
Deep in interstellar space, hidden between the cold, empty vastness of the universe, existed a creature older than any known civilization. A living darkness, born in the void between the stars. Its name was Umbraeth. When a signal echoed through the cosmic ocean, it awoke from its millennia-long slumber. The signal was weak but familiar it meant life. Sustenance. A new host.
Its body, sleek and fluid like liquid shadow, glided silently through the void. With each passing second, it drew closer to the source of the signal: A small, blue planet on the edge of a distant galaxy.
The Arrival
Humans called it Earth. Umbraeth plummeted like a comet through the atmosphere, a black projectile ripping flames across the sky. Yet no mortal saw it. It slipped into the shadows of a desolate city where light never touched the ground. It was hungry. But it needed a host.
The Choice
Jaden Carter did not know that tonight, he was supposed to die. A restless outsider, haunted by memories of a past that had shattered him. He wandered through the dark alleys, searching for meaning—or at least, an end. Then he felt it.
A coldness not of this world. A presence that seeped through his skin, slithered into his blood. He wanted to scream, but no sound escaped his lips. He wanted to run, but his legs failed him. Then there was only darkness.
The Union
When Jaden opened his eyes, he was no longer alone. Voices in his mind. Visions of distant stars. Knowledge not crafted by human hands. His muscles burned with raw, unbridled power. He clenched his hands, feeling his skin pulse—or was it even his skin anymore? "We are one," a voice whispered within him. He knew it. It was Umbraeth. He was Umbraeth.
The Hunt
They came for him. The world's governments had seen the fire in the sky, noticed the changes in their city. They called him a demon, an experiment, a threat. They had no idea.
Jaden or what he had become felt the fear of the humans. He smelled their adrenaline, heard their rapid heartbeats like distant drums. He was stronger. Faster. Unstoppable. "You wish to stop me?" Umbraeth laughed in his mind. "Then come."
The shadows around him came alive. The night was his ally. As the first bullets flew, his body melted into darkness and when he struck, it was the last thing they ever saw.
The Future
Earth was not ready for him. Jaden felt Umbraeth growing, expanding, filling his mind with new possibilities. This was only the beginning. A new god had been born and his reign had only just begun.