Paradime 42
Lagos State, Nigeria. 2024
Lost his mother after giving birth to his sister Mary, father committed suicide due to shock of mother's death.
Jason Jordan— Black haired, 20 years old, taller than average height.
Mary Jordan— Blonde, 16 years old, average height.
"Mary let's go or be both are going to be late!"
He called out, then Mary came and both left going to school.
He dropped her off in Missionary High school, before going to college, Lagos State university.
"Yooo wazzup Mark!"
Jason called out as he walked up to meet his best friend Mark Adrian who was with his girlfriend Jade Nelson.
"How you doing man?"
"Just there, hey Jade."
"Hi Jason."
During lectures, there was a guy, Oscar Brown sitting directly behind Jason, and he kept on talking loudly with his guts distracting the class.
Well no one could talk him, seeing he was the son of a politician and also a damn gang member.
But—
"Will you just shut up for Christ sake!"
Jason yelled, the class noticed including the lecturer, and they all turned around and looked at him with shock and pity.
'Oh he's so dead'
And yes, he's so dead.
After classes in the evening, Jason immediately started running home as quickly as possible, making his way to his car.
"Hey Jordan!"
Jason ignoring and opening his car door, panicking like mad and in distress.
"Didn't you hear me, I fucking called you."
Oscar closed Jason's car door, pinning Jason against it.
"Uhm, well, ehm, I-I-I-I"
Jason pushed him and ran away, Oscar and three of his guys pursued him intensely.
No matter where Jason to, he was still followed.
Jason ran into a forest, night came and then Oscar ended the pursuit and returned back.
But unknown to Jason who kept running like his life depended on it, which it did though.
But, when fatigue hit, he fell on the ground, wheezing and trying to get his breath.
Fella fell asleep for some hours then woke up with shock.
"No! No! Leave me!!"
"Where am I?"
Jason rising to his feet and seeing nothing but just trees and darkness.
"Hello!"
Whipping his head left and right.
"Somebody help me!!"
Walking around, with the hopes of getting in contact with someone.
"Hey"
"Who said that?"
Jason turned with shock towards the direction he believed heard the voice.
"Turn around."
Jason turned a 360 and ended up facing the direction he initially was facing.
"Seriously? I didn't say spin dummy, I'm behind you."
Jason finally understood and turned around.
"Who or what are you?"
Face covered with shock and confusion as he set his eyes on a cartoon type of ghost, but rather smaller than he had imagined, and blue in colour.
"I am a Sprite."
"What's a Sprite?"
"We are divine beings sent to different dimensions and galaxies to protect them from threats… Technically we posses people or rather any life forms."
"Okay, that's cool."
Jason still a bit confused but just had to play along.
"Come, let's walk."
The Sprite began going ahead as Jason followed, but—
"Wait a minute, you are flying though."
Jason standing still as the Sprite scoffed.
"Oh just come."
They discussed for while as they walked, until it finally dawned on Jason.
"You said you possess life forms right?"
"Yes."
"Will you possess me?"
"Yeah."
"You are joking right?"
"Nope."
Even before Jason could react, the Sprite spinned on air and immediately entered Jason.
"Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Screaming in pain as immediately, blue lightning came down from the sky and striked Jason.
***
At Home
"Ah! Aahhhh!"
Jason woke up with shock, sitting up from his bed.
Looking around, it was morning, he was at home, and he was alright.
"What a fucked up dream!"
He sighed before lying back down.
["Which dream?"]
"Ahhh who said that?!"
Screaming as he jumped out of bed.
["Oh come on, we met yesterday or have you forgotten me so soon?"]
"So what wasn't a dream?"
["Yes. You can call me Angel."]
"Hey Jason, are you alright?"
Mary came into his room after hearing him scream.
"Yes, or rather I don't know."
"I heard you scream and talking to yourself."
"Oh, it's just, I had a really crazy dream."
"I'll go prepare breakfast for you, then maybe we can both go for a stroll."
Mary then left closing the door behind here.
"So only I can hear you?"
["Yes exactly."]
"Now that you have possessed me, what next?"
["I train you to be able to use the powers I granted you."]
"Powers you granted me? Now that's massive."
["It ain't no big deal, without me in you, you are the same as everyone else."]
"So you are fuel for the powers?"
["No dummy, I'm the source."]
"My bad."
Jason then went and has his bath, him and Angel chatted.
["You possess immense strength, can manipulate all forms of matter to forge any mass, healing factor, and the best part of it all, you are way faster than the speed of sound, in your world's term, we talking Mach 20 and beyond if you can evolve."]
"Woaw!!! That's crazy!"
["You'll need a suit though to hide your identity and you are forming that suit yourself by the way."]
["But for now, run."]
"Huh what?"
["You heard me, run Jason."]
"Okay, okay take it easy, but not from here though."
***
Somewhere away from home, a pretty much secluded area.
"Alright, I just have to run, that's easy."
Jason knelt on one knee taking a runners stance.
Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath and trying to concentrate.
WHOOOOOOSSSSSHHHHH!!!!
He ran.
Running at a tremendous speed as blue lightning flowed out of him.
"Woooooooooohooooooooooo!!!!"
He gave out as he raced through the city.
Until—
"Oh shit! I'm on fire!"
His clothes began to burn, him trying to put it out and panicking under distress.
["Watch out!"]
Jason looked and he was about to smash into a truck, managing to dodge, he couldn't balance himself.
Tripping, toppling, bouncing on and off the ground, rolling before crashing into a dumpster.
"Arrgghhhhhh!! I believe I broke some bones"
He just laid still, clothes burnt, bruised a bit, and exhausted.
["This is why you need the suit."]
"Noted sire"
Angel trained him on how to fight, gave him running exercises, matter manipulation drills and forming masses like blades, robs, liquids, and metals.
Several Weeks of Training Later
["It is now time to summon your suit. Remember the key to forging lies in the mind"]
"Okay, got it."
Jason standing still in his room, taking a deep breath, concentrating on all forms of matter, grabbing unto each mentally and letting them flow through him.
It began flowing on him, covering his body, starting from the chest, and lastly the head.
His suit formed, which was dark blue in colour, black boots, black gloves, and a dark blue full face mask. Then on his chest, a one stemmed golden lightning was engraved on it.
"I Am Bolt"