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You used to be named Dreamcaster, and you were a superhero whose imagination could reshape reality itself.

Your life was filled with seemingly impossible battles, and once, you teetered on the brink, nearly unmaking the world in grief and rage. Then, when you had the power of a god in your hands...you chose to let it go.

These days, you live in the Colony: a hidden world built for retired heroes who want to disappear. Here, together with the love of your life, you raise your eight children and teach the next generation. It's a life of spring breaks, pizza nights, movie marathons, and lots of laughter.

On occasion, you still think about the past. But your wife is always there to talk to you about it, and you never feel lonely.

You would have once believed that this was an impossibility. But this kind of happiness IS what you deserve. And though you’re technically retired, you are still very much 100% a superhero in your family’s eyes.

🦸🏼🦸🏼🦸🏼 This is the extended version of Phil's Enjoyment's custom audio. Thank you Phil for sharing it with everyone, and for writing detailed descriptions for the character backgrounds and plot!

The kaiju bedtime story, “Xi’kh’s Challenge,” was written by Phil and is based on the characters in this audio: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128358853

GLOSSARY:

Brandon Hook, "Dreamcaster" (the listener) - A now-retired hero who lives a happy life with his family. His ancestors, the Summoners, were a race that was capable of turning imagination into reality.

The Colony (where Brandon and Jacara now live) - With the help of heroes who could wield the powers of time and space, a new world was created in another part of the galaxy. This is a world where certain heroes who wanted to disappear could retire in, living free from being hunted down or used. It was created using the remains of a ghost town, and also serves as a preservation where near-extinct animals can live. Brandon created his own unique house there, and by retiring and allowing the Keepers to strip him of his potentially world-destroying abilities, ensured that he was the first and last Summoner to ever have that level of strength.

Domino - A Seeker. He was a mastermind who could orchestrate a series of events (or consequences) that would fall in place, one after another. He sought revenge against the Keepers and used Brandon's abilities as the means to an end. The plan failed, and Domino was eradicated.

Jacara Zuu, "Wildcat" - Brandon's wife, also a retired hero. Has a special bond with big cats, and can call them to her aid. She's an animal lover and a vet. Along with her husband, she serves as a teacher and instructor for the next generation in their community.

The Keepers - Powerful guardians of Earth's timeline.

Brandon & Jacara's children:

Molly - A feisty spit-fire with more courage than is good for her, has a portion of her father's powers

Phoenix & Ray - Twins, pranksters with a penchant for trouble, also have some of their father's powers

Cyrus - Great at chess

Sally - The curious one

Lillian (Lily), has her mother's powers

Bonnie & Ben - Toddlers, also twins

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WuyaFenikkusu

such a lovely story :3 *one child is called phoenix* me: 🥹

JW-Gojifan

I like this. Feels like an alternate version of The Incredibles. We need more families of supers

worldofcadence

💖💖💖is it because you like birds, or because of the symbolic meaning (or another significance?)

WuyaFenikkusu

both! (especially ravens and crows! Wuya comes from 乌鸦 (Wūyā), which means raven in Chinese) + the phoenix has a special meaning to me. (Fenikkusu comes from フェニックス which is the literal Katakana translation in Japanese, but it refers to the Greek phoenix, meanwhile 鳳凰 (Hō-ō) also means phoenix, but refers to the Chinese phoenix, which has its origins in old china called Fènghuáng [凤凰/鳳凰 {simple/trad. Chinese}] and has a different meaning from the Greek one) quite a wall of text (got carried away a bit 😅)

worldofcadence

Wait how did I not realise that Fenikkusu was Phoenix this WHOLE time 0v0 (and I studied Japanese in college lol) - I got the Wuya part early on because I can understand mandarin

WuyaFenikkusu

your mind is your biggest traitor in life muwahaha

JW-Gojifan

You’re welcome. I think The Incredibles is my favorite Pixar movie