Ax Realm
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Superheroes Do Bleed and Retire

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Three days passed my eighth birthday and whilst facing the wall, scriptures materialized. As I study the writings, it says: anyone who can read this is destined to do great things. As I commit to memory the scenario then, the idea appeared on the wall as if someone, some being, wrote them in a creepy manner. And as I remember, I was diagnosed by my mom having overwhelming imagination syndrome, the kind of superhero-type adventure of a kid who speaks to walls.

When I reached high school, life has been busy. The world becomes larger. Love becomes surreal. Saving the world is just as hard as solving a physics problem. And I failed my physics subject. I found out that humanity will exist even if I wasn’t born. Days passed, I am firm that I just wanted to be a sidekick of a superhero. If a superhero landed in front of me and offered me to be his assistant, I’d probably say yes if he will compensate me of at least above minimum pay excluded overtime.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. No league of superheroes offered a sidekick position. I am just a normal human being walking the streets seeing faces of million normal human beings. I am just like the others. Ordinary. Typical. Life bores me.

I planned my revenge, a dish served cold.

I created my own justice. I decided who to live. I punished every bad people. I thought I was saving the world. I thought I am the good guy. It seems I am on the wrong direction. It simply shed a soft dusked shadow in some small corner of my heart.

And the villain is born.

But every villain has one flaw. Every villain has a conscience. Even devils cry. And this villain knelt on the ground. Just in the nick of time, a superhero, his dad, saved this villain.

I realized I can’t save the world but I realized I can save one soul. That is the moment I wanted to become a father also. I wanted to raise a child. I yearn for a feeling that I would be able to save someone just like what my dad did.

I also wanted to become a superhero, although I can’t save the world, at least I can save a little few souls.

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311 Comments to “Superheroes Do Bleed and Retire”

  1. Allen says:

    I also wanted to become a superhero, although I can’t save the world, at least I can save a little few souls.

    -I agree. We can be heroes in our own little ways.

    Pero disagree ako dun sa villain kasi I’m a villain myself (which means di daw maganda ugali ko. waha) and I have no conscience. Joke. haha.

  2. eli says:

    wow.. nice one.

    everybody wants to be a super hero. and we cannot be the super hero like those on movies, atleast we ca be a real heroes.

    add kita sa links ko. tnx

  3. walongbote says:

    woot! EVERY PASSING DAYS .. you become more soulful writer.. you made my head crack lol. but I have to agree with this, I told this morning to my mom.. that I wanted to become a “Power ranger”.. she said to me “You’ve always do that.. you even acted like mask rider.” haha.. but yeah. we all wanted to become a parents, that’s how we save lives.. that’s how we save soul.. I also wanted to be a good mother of my child. Well someday.. :) You too AX.. can raise child like your father did..

  4. sandi says:

    ax, sidekick mo ako ha? :)

    When I was a kid I dreamt also of being a super hero,I always mimicked them. But, now I realized that I don’t have to be a super hero to do great things and help others.. I can be my own self and help others in my own little ways and yes, I agree with you, a few souls is a great consolation… very nice post!

    God bless you always Ax!

  5. Lionheart says:

    Nice naman AX!

    Gradeschool pa lang ako feeling ko superhero ako at until now…

    Hindi pa ako nakakamove on na hindi pala talaga ako super hero.. hehe :)

  6. jayr says:

    hmmm, napaisip ako dito.

    KUNG HINDI NYO PA KILALA SI AX, ang mga ganitong bagay na kanyang sinusulat ay nababalot ng mga kahulugan sa likod ng misteryo ng mga salita.

    Minsan literal lang. Subtle hints about his being, his life :P

    (at salamat sa pagpapakilala mo sa akin ng bagong henerasyon ng mga modelo ng Pantene :)

    • Ax says:

      literal lang?! at nababalot ng misteryo?! hehe.

      i believe i have to write my issues here in my blog. actually i am planning to put those issues in this post, kaso maiiba na ng usapan. may be some other time. right time to be exact.

      at ang mga pantene models, ilang beses kong pinanood yun!

  7. bipolarsisa says:

    very poetic. :) tumatagos bawat salita. nakakarelate ako, especially dun sa overwhelming imagination syndrome.

  8. livingstain says:

    I also wanted to become a superhero, although I can’t save the world, at least I can save a little few souls.

    love it…

  9. PM says:

    i am very interested as to what this story means to you. if i take it literally, i can say it is a very good prose. as former state university EIC, i give you props for this.

    LOL parang american idol.

  10. emiLaySkie says:

    Ganda naman po nito. Although I never dreamed to become a superhero myself pero I can relate to the last part. Your father indeed is a superhero to you and so is any other parent to his child.

  11. bluguy says:

    superheroes are real….they are the most ordinary beings i meet everyday…they cannot fly nor transform into magical creatures…
    and yet they are real…
    and yet they do bleed and retire…
    maybe you might not believe yet…
    but i have to say it….
    cause you are one of them in the blogospehere…

  12. Mon says:

    I have always dreamed of becoming a superhero too. hanggang ngayon nanaginip pa rin ako na nakakalipad ako and with extra-ordinary strength and other abilities. hehe

    wait how do you know that devils cry too. hehe.
    gud thing your dad is always there to keep you on the right track! :)

  13. Mon says:

    and i agree with one commenter this post is so full of soul and heart! hehe

  14. vangie says:

    Parents are seen by their children as superheroes (I was like that) but not all parents turned out be superheroes. Some parents can even turn their children into villains, intentionally and unintentionally. That is why parenting is a hard, serious work and responsibility. One does need to have super powers to nurture a child to bring out him/her potential and be the person he/she ought to be. I am a parent and I know how my child looks up at me and yes, I still wish I have super powers. When I was younger I wanted to be like Jean Grey or Storm but now I am hoping to have the powers to heal a wounded soul (may ganun bang super hero, gusto ko yun) as well as the ability to protect my son from any kind of danger or harm. But I have limitations, I can only do what I am capable of. How I wish I do have super powers…

  15. katcarneo says:

    Yay to Hero Complex! In saving the world one can actually turn out a villain. Realizing that we are not the general managers of the universe can be a hard blow for young, idealistic hearts. But it’s the truth. However, we can save the world the way we can, I guess you have found your method.

    • Ax says:

      Yay to Hero Complex disorder! Yup, i realized there are two sides of every story.

      Yup, let us start saving the world in any way we can!

  16. dencios says:

    teka, nakakapagsave ka nga pero malungkot ka naman Ax.. masaya ka ba?

  17. to be a superhero is your good example to be followed even in simple things.
    your good conduct to everyone is already a super hero quality.
    Keep it up, or else, baka i sesante ka ng “Boss above”, hehe.

    • Ax says:

      oo nga, baka sisantihin tayo ni Bossing! hehe. i believe also that every people are superheroes in their own ways, simple things or big things!

  18. Fauxx says:

    “I realized I can’t save the world but I realized I can save one soul. ”

    It’s worth just as much, if not more. :)

    Nice post!

  19. 30D says:

    I was just now googling around about this when I came by your blog post. I’m only visiting to say that I truly enjoyed seeing this post, it is very clear and well written. Are you going to write more on this? It appears like there is more fodder here for future posts.

  20. dong ho says:

    “I realized I can’t save the world but I realized I can save one soul. That is the moment I wanted to become a father also. I wanted to raise a child. I yearn for a feeling that I would be able to save someone just like what my dad did.”>>>. great realization! these are the things that we should learn and im sure your readers will find it as a motivation. galing ah!

  21. azul says:

    tanda ko ng bata ako pinangarap kong maging supoerhero.cnubukan kong lumipad.ayun basag nguso ko..hehe

    • Ax says:

      tsk. sisihin nga natin ang ultraman, dragon ball at sailor moon! sila ang nagbibigay sa atin ng ideya na may superpowers tayo!

  22. 30D says:

    Thanks for writing, I very much liked your newest post. I think you should post more often, you clearly have natural ability for blogging!

  23. enjoy says:

    arrived from otep’s LMM. dumarami ang nangangarap at dadagdag pa ko. you dreamt of becoming a superhero. i believe you have the power to make it come true. hindi yung power na tulad ng kay superman o sino mang superhero but the power of faith and perserverance :)

  24. [...] Three days passed my eighth birthday and whilst facing the wall, scriptures materialized. As I study… [...]

  25. Carpal Tunnel says:

    retired ka na pala, sino na lang ang magliligtas sa akin?!

  26. Wolf says:

    Ax, burado nga ang mga comments mo dito! spam time na ba?

  27. eliment says:

    teka..kasali ba dyan si komander bagang at kapitan kidlat? si captain barbell kaya o si darna!

  28. jason says:

    nandito na si jason hamster pareng Ax

  29. jason says:

    Isang malakas na pwersang- HADOUKEN!!!!!!!

  30. jason says:

    teka bat alien ang picture ko!!

  31. jason says:

    ako si superman

    yun ang gusto kong maging super hero

  32. Mon says:

    eto napadalaw ulit. hehe
    i wanna be a superherooooo!!

  33. J.Kulisap says:

    Yon marahil ang problema nating mga tao, umaasa pa rin tayong darating si Darna, Captain Barbell,Dyesebel,Medussa at kung anu-ano pang produkto ng halusinasyon at malikot na diwa ng ating mga manunulat.

    Simpleng pagpapahalaga lamang sa buhay natin, ayos na yon, mas lalo na kung may isang taong titingalain ka at pwedeng ipagsabi ang kabutihang taglay mo.

    Hindi tayo natutulog sa paraiso,pero pwedeng maging kung matututo tayong magising sa reyalidad.

    • Ax says:

      Nakakatuwa talaga tong mga comment mo J. Kulisap! Hm, kailangan ko yatang ispam ang blog mo para makabawi man lang ako!

      Tumpak, magkaroon man lang tayo ng isang taong titingalain! kahit isa lang.

  34. jason says:

    pwede ba ko lumunok ng gagamba para maging si spiderman???

  35. jason says:

    kung ako maiging super hero, sana lahat ng tao maging superhero din para patas diba?

    • Ax says:

      Oo nga. kaso kung lahat superhero, sino ang ililigtas nilang normal human beings?! hehe. pag lahat superhero, ayoko na maging superhero!

      haha.

      ako na lang iligtas nila!

  36. jason says:

    bakit ganito avatar ko
    labas utak

  37. anakngpating says:

    hindi pala ko nag comment dito hehe…

    sensya na ha di ko alam na kasali ka pala hehe joke lang hehe..

    love ko tong si ax eh hehe..

    pantay tayo eh ehhe..

    pareho tayong pam pito hehe..

    • Ax says:

      hehe! oo nga, sila FD at hamster ang sobrang dami ng comments! hehe! ayos lang basta kasama kayong lahat sa Taf 10! hehe.

  38. livingstain says:

    Ax nasan ka na ba, tuparin mo ang pangarap mo, kaso baka mahirapan ka kasi english yan e… toinkz!

  39. eliment says:

    congtratz..pasok ka sa top 10.Yehey!

  40. musta na ang superheroes!

    save the cheerleader, save the world!

  41. Wolf says:

    ang daming hayop dito! may hamster, pating at ako, wolf!

  42. jason says:

    hamtaro, bijou, boss, oxnard, dexter,
    snoozer, panda, pashmina, sino pa ba iba??

  43. jason says:

    hoy may lumalawit na letra dun sa chat natin
    deliakdo. hahahaha

  44. jason says:

    nakalimutan ko na sino nagjoke sa kin nito:

    pag binaril daw ang pating hindi raw tatalaban.

    “Patingggg! patinggg!!! patingggg!!!!”

  45. jason says:

    mairap maging superhero
    kaylangan may dual personality..

    o costume costume.

  46. jackie castro-robison says:

    I can’t stand to fly
    I’m not that naive
    I’m just out to find
    A better part of me…

  47. yhen says:

    korona pala talaga mga entries ninyo.. shocks… hehehe…

    pero astig ang pangarap mo.. thou di ko pinangarap maging superhero… hehhee

  48. yhen says:

    teka nga… allowed din ba spam sa entry na ito? hahahha

  49. jason says:

    eto pa…

    isa pa..
    isapa.

  50. jason says:

    AX kilala mo si AXE
    yung sa DOTA

  51. jason says:

    kriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinggg

    hello sino to???

    ha??

    baket??

    baka.. heheheh kahit isa?

    pano nanagyare?

  52. jason says:

    aga aga ingay ingay.

    INGAT! sabi ni john lloyd

  53. jason says:

    san ba ko magsspam d2 o dun sa may tralala

  54. jason says:

    Visit Eli’s site

  55. livingstain says:

    ax nawala ako kagabi, may problema kasi sa connection, pasensya na…

  56. livingstain says:

    dami mo na palang comments, tatalunin mo pa ako… whahahahaha

  57. livingstain says:

    And the villain is born.

    kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataon na maging villain (filipino only). sino ka at baket?

  58. livingstain says:

    NICE ANSWER… PALAKPAKAN!!!!

  59. dory says:

    it’s true.. we can be a superhero in our own
    little ways…
    ikaw nga superhero ng carebears e.. don’t you know? he he he

  60. livingstain says:

    nag masg ako sayo kagabi pero nasan ka ax?

  61. livingstain says:

    dahil kasali ka na sa semi-final para sa mga makakakuha ng damit na galing kay otep… eto na ang question mo…

    kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataon maging itlog, ano ang pipiliin mo, itlog ng Pugo o itlog ng Bibi? at bakit?

  62. jason says:

    kapag ikaw ay naging cactus? baket?

  63. jason says:

    minsan mainit
    kung minsan bubuyog.
    pag kinain kumakanta
    pag sinara umaalma.

    bugtong bugtong

  64. jason says:

    Masdan mo ang ilog pasig
    may pag asa pa ba itong luminis?

  65. jason says:

    Nawawala ba sustansya ng
    gulay kapag hinihugasaan?

  66. jason says:

    panis na ang laway
    dahil kinamay.

  67. jason says:

    baka kambing kalabaw
    ano ang masarap

  68. jason says:

    di ako makapag comment sa bagong entry ni
    pareng mon

  69. jason says:

    baby you dont have to worry
    coz there aint no need to hurry
    no one ever said that theres an easy way

    ayan kumakanta na ang hamster

  70. jason says:

    may natapilok sa Mall kahapon!
    di ko sasabihin kung sino

  71. jason says:

    kelangan natin mangarap ng mangarap
    dahil si MAster Otep ang nagmulat sa ating mga mata!!!!!

  72. jason says:

    superhero!!!

    super gagambala!!

  73. livingstain says:

    andami mo naman comments

  74. livingstain says:

    kung ang pag ibig ay isang laro… anong laro ka?

  75. livingstain says:

    kung bibigyan ka ng pagkakataong maging kulisap… ano ka at bakit?

  76. livingstain says:

    kung isa kang bansa ano ka at baket?

  77. livingstain says:

    kung isa kang artista sino ka at bakit?

  78. livingstain says:

    whos is your first kiss?

  79. livingstain says:

    kung ikaw ay isang planet… anong planeta ka at bakit?

  80. livingstain says:

    ok maya naman, sagutin mo muna yan ha.

  81. jason says:

    ang dami dami nyan stain!!

  82. jason says:

    ax yung pictures andun na sa bahay ko!!! ;;;;;;;;0

  83. jason says:

    Ang dami mong questions kay ax!!!!

  84. hinde pa pala ako nakakapanggulo dito…makapanggulo nga

  85. jason says:

    kelangan nating manalo

  86. jason says:

    NYAHAHAHHAHA

    Hindi ito SPAM

  87. jason says:

    Ako ay may lobo

  88. jason says:

    pabili ng ubas!!

  89. jason says:

    isang bala ka lang

  90. jason says:

    t shirt t shirt

    pero di mahalaga ang t shirt.

    ang mangarap ang mahalaga

  91. jason says:

    let there be peace on earth

  92. jason says:

    i had to fall to lose it all

  93. jason says:

    JUSTICE LEAAGUE vs SUPERFRIENDS

  94. jason says:

    si hamster ay kakain na!!!!

  95. jason says:

    katas ng Saudi

  96. jason says:

    lechong kawali!!!

  97. jason says:

    beat it – michael jackson

  98. jason says:

    ken lee
    if libidibidawtchooo
    ken lee
    ken eeanymore

  99. alvin says:

    langyang jason spamer… nyahahaha

  100. alvin says:

    ax masaya ka ba kapag nakakakita ka ng dugo? bakit?

  101. alvin says:

    hindi pa sumasagot si ax….

    Ben an tugtog ko now

  102. alvin says:

    kita mo ikaw no 1… whahaha… abangan bukas ang bilang ni ax

  103. alvin says:

    kasalanan bang mag spam? nag net pa ako sa labas para lang magcomment sayo… 10:30PM

  104. jason says:

    crouching tiger

  105. jason says:

    look at me mom!!!!

  106. jason says:

    tapiko takupe tapiko takupe
    tongue twister yan

  107. jason says:

    sa jolibee bida ang sarap

  108. jason says:

    eenenen nenebn

    batman!!!!

  109. jason says:

    eenenen nenebn

    batman!!!!

    pangarap::::

  110. jason says:

    kilala mo si Yaiba?

  111. jason says:

    unbelievable
    star

    indescribable feeing

  112. jason says:

    AXREALM DOT COM

  113. jason says:

    tsayayayayayya
    tsayayyaya tsassasasatasayayayyayayaya]

    tsatstatsattayayayayayyayayaay

    - sabi ni donald duck

  114. livingstain says:

    hambilis dumami ng sayo…

  115. livingstain says:

    sana after ng LLM na pakontest ni Otep hindi yun ang wakas ng friendship naten.

  116. jason says:

    ax ang dami na o

  117. carlo says:

    Napakapangit ng website na ito

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