Growing up, she was the girl down the street. Even then, I knew she was different. She was tough, rough, and had the strength to stop a speeding car with her bare hands. We were as thick as thieves, sharing every adventure. Then one day she revealed a secret. She wasn't from Earth. She was from a distant place called the Arcadia Multiverse. Her people lived under the rule of a god-like entity known as the System. That System had its gaze fixed on Earth. And it was only a matter of time before it came for us. But long before the System arrived, she vanished, leaving behind only a strange token that now dangles around my neck. Yet, her parting words stayed with me. The System was bound for Earth. And when it came, I'd be ready for it. I would triumph over this System and the new world it brought with it. And then, perhaps, I'd see my friend again.