The City

Of

Fallen Angels
Book One Bitten and Untamed

By John C Wright Jr.

Prologue
(The setting of this book is Palladium Books Rifts Earth, a parallel world of adventure.) The age of Science started to reach its peak in 2098, and then we found that Magic is real. Some scientists found a way to activate the sleeping lines of power all across the globe, and when they did, all hell broke loose. Whatever they did, we do not know anymore. Nature went haywire, and nearly caused us all to become extinct. These lines of magical energy, Ley Lines, can stretch for hundreds of miles and can be over a mile tall and several hundred feet wide. The smallest is a mere few feet wide, tall, and long and holds very little energy and its light can barely be seen even at night. Where these lines of energy crossed, they formed a Nexus Rift to places across space, time, and the fabric of the dimensions. Earth became a Travelers Hub for the Megaverse. Three hundred years after Magic came to the world, we left the Dark Ages behind. Those years are filled with legends of heroic deeds and villainous crimes. Despots arose, empires fell, and kingdoms were born and shattered as the monsters came through the rifts and Nexuses. Some were benign displaced sentient aliens who then either sought a way back to their world or tried to make due with where they landed and others were malevolent, daemons and monsters with no thought other than to cause pain and suffering. The latter came through most often. Two hundred years later, humankind has crawled out of the Dark Ages and is making a stand. Two factions currently war for control over North America The Coalition States, an empire ruled by Karl Prosek the II who is bent on the destruction of magic and the death of all non-humans. In addition, The Federation of Magic ruled by a council of wizards and psychics who wish to unite human and non-human and exist peacefully together. The year is 110 Post Apocalypse, or 2510 AD with the old calendar. Science is still as advanced as it was in 2098, and in some cases more so with the advent of Magic and the introduction of alien technology from the Megaverse.
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In the City of Shadows, or New Los Angelis, a red eclipse occurs in the sky just as the sun is setting... The sky was overcast, and the sunset could not be seen. A lone boy walks down an old street in an old town. He avoids the shadowed alleyways, keeping to the lighted street until he reaches a construction yard shut down for the night. He begins to cut through when he hears the sounds of big dogs fighting. He looks around, and sees a whole pack coming his way. He does the dumbest thing possible and runs across the yard, the lead dog chases after him, a feral blood lust lighting its eyes. The boy has no chance as the dog catches up to him, over powers him, and attacks. His last thought before he passes out is Oh shit. I'm doggy food.

Chapter 1:
Cry Wolf
Doctor, will he be alright? A soothing voice asks above me. We dont really know. His wounds were vicious and very severe. He may not regain the use of his left arm, and there is extensive muscle damage to his right shoulder. He is a very lucky boy, Miss Grimm. The voice is gruff and trying to sound soothing. Must be a doctor who smokes, I can smell the old tobacco in his pocket. Other sounds intrude on my death, and I groan in protest. I just want to sleep like the dead I am. Its time to rise, young pup. Your destiny waits while you slumber your life away, lazybones. Huh...? Who? Get out of my head and let the dead be dead... Youre not dead, silly-pup. You lived, though the fault is of my own. Now, get up before you ruin your sheets. Uuuhhnn... Get out o ... Im alive? Doctor! He just spoke! My mother again, her voice cracks with emotion I can smell the fear and sadness on her. Why can I smell that? Impossible, he shouldnt wake for several days yet... Something grabs my wrist, it hurts when its moved but the hands are cool. Someones taking my pulse. Smells of old tobacco... It must be the doctor... Thats it. Get moving pup; youll need to get better. Focus on your hurts and heal them. Youll know what to do. Ooahnn... Oh, this hurts like fucking hell. The pains going away now, but slowly. How...? Wait... This cant be right. Who the fuck is in my head? Be calm, and keep focusing. Well meet soon, when the time is right. Good by for now, young one. Uhhhn..." A... All right... "Water... Oh, it hurts to speak. Please...some water... And that glare... Good gods, what happened?