The Golden Age: We Used to Fly (Prologue to the Golden Age series)

By Christopher O'Kennon

Once there were heroes and villains. Good vanquished evil. Except once. And once was all it took.

The Golden Guardian has retired. The bad guys won, and there was no room for heroes. The Emperor has tightened his grip on the world, ruling from what was once the United States of America. His power runs unchecked.

But ten years after hanging up his golden boots, someone has started fighting injustice, dressed as the Golden Guardian. And in order to protect his young son, Kent Allard must find the new hero, and betray justice for a second time in his life.

This is the Prologue for the serialized novel: The Golden Age

• Language: English
• Publisher: Red Shirt Media
• Release date: Sep 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452460086

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Prologue

My son says the same thing every night as I put him to bed. It’s our little mantra before sleep comes to claim us both.

I wish people had super powers.

I smile the same smile, as always, and lean over and kiss his forehead. Like what?

Like super strength, or flying, or a magic ring.

My son is eight years old, and even though his world has changed a lot since his mother died, it is still composed of pretty basic constructs. There’s good, and there’s evil. Right and wrong. Strong and weak.

Normally I follow up with, I’m afraid the world isn’t like that. He pouts a bit, not really serious, and goes to sleep.

Tonight, though, I surprised myself by asking, Why?

So good people can win.

So good people can win… I repeated. Good people. I could feel my shoulders slump and the energy start to