People always talk about them as if they are saints. Heroes. Men and women who pierce through all evil with their benevolence and courage, their valor and strength, and last but not least, their determination. They are carriers of light and upholders of justice and bow down to no one except the greater good. When catastrophes arrive and threaten the society, these heroes appear to face it. They stand together as one and risk their lives, so that we, the ordinary folk, can live to see the dawn of the next day. Is this not the highest form of self-sacrifice? Is this not what can be called... a heroic act? Right. That’s what I thought too, a long time ago, before I was shown the true face of mankind...