hero

The Hero travels the world by himself, focused on his quests, he seeks the tracks that were once forgotten [or that common people just don’t care] which will take him to the most amazing treasures. Oblivious to all the dangers, he travels night and day, fighting wars, saving the innocent that pass on his way, and leaving a trail of admiration, hope, hate and envy wherever he goes.

You’ll only recognize a Hero either when he’s in action [that’s the easiest]: he’ll be in the middle of everything fighting to get things right, unmindful of the harm and perils that hit him, focused on getting to his goal while protecting the innocent. The other way to recognize the Hero, [and this is the hardest], is when he is in the planning or resting phase [for even heroes need to rest]. The Hero is always discreet [it’s easier to see the troubles coming or to fight an unprepared enemy when you’re not drawing the attention to yourself], he is always attentive of his surroundings [he needs to know what he can rely on, where he can go and what he can use], and he won’t talk much [at least not until he fully understands where people come from and what are their intentions], but his eyes will be deep, probing everything around and your soul until he finds what he’s looking for.

The Hero is well familiar with Fear, he knows that the greatest trap of all, is letting fear feed on itself, until it destroys someone completely. He takes his own fears, as warning signs or alerts to improve himself, and faces them with full power, intelligence and strength, because he knows that Fear is afraid of the ones who face it.

If you’re not close to him, never think that the Hero is weak, that may be your last mistake. It’s all part of his guile. He’ll take advantage of your ignorance, appear weaker than he is, and let you believe you’re so much better, so that when he strikes, even though it is right in front of your eyes, you don’t even see where he is coming from.

Some say that the Hero does not have friends and that he doesn’t love. That is not true. All people he lets come close, are for a reason, a season or a lifetime. The latter ones are the ones he truly loves; he carries them very close to the heart and whatever happens he never lets them go. He’ll protect them, make sure they get what they need to become better, stronger and happier, even if it hurts him or if it kills him in the attempt. The other ones, we’ll leave them behind, saving but good memories of the adventures spent together.

As with all extremists, the Hero has a very dark side and moments [it’s all part of the great equilibrium of life], the major difference is that the Hero will keep this hidden, facing completely alone his daemons. He will try at great lengths, to conceal this. Not only not to show any signs of weakness but also not to hurt anyone, especially those he cares about. He may sometimes let someone very close to aid him, this will be someone whose passion is so great, that he trusts his life with. This is when the Hero is most vulnerable.

Although he may appear detached to the world, the Hero’s passion is so great, that he feels it all. Conquests, treasures, new discoveries, wars, injustices, defeats and love, are his drivers through life. He’ll be always fighting to get them or against them [he is extremely suspicious of what is given to him for free]. He is not sure where he’ll find happiness or peace of mind, as it is in the fighting that he knows himself.

Some say that the Hero only stops either dying in an ultimate quest or once he finds true love. Because at the end, the only thing a Hero really fears, is forgetfulness: he is not afraid of dying, as long as his name endures in the tales and deeds that he leaves behind.
That’s why true love can also be the ultimate quest: the Hero considers that to be with someone who, not only he loves with all his heart, but that also is able to give him all the excitement and life that he feels in his quests, will let his name endure for generations to come.