Prologue
The weather in metropolis this evening was ominous. An overcast sky gave way to heavy rain, which appeared as though it would never end. The lightening that charged across the sky was abruptly ensued by an enormous crack of thunder, which consequently blacked out the city of London within a half-mile radius.
Five minutes earlier…
She strode towards her bedroom with definition. In one of her arm’s she hugged several used notebooks and magazines, and in the other, she held a freshly made cup of black coffee.
Standing sideways on, she used her shoulder to push open the bedroom door. It popped ajar, and she carried on inside.
The young woman placed her coffee down gently on the bedside table to the right of her and dropped her books onto the unkempt bed in front. She turned to close her bedroom door, and as she did, the bedroom light dimmed.
“Shit…” muttered the woman, displeased. She marched out of her room to the open-planned kitchen and pulled open several drawers in search of candles and a lighter. No sooner had she done that, the lights flickered again.
“It’s going to be one of those nights.”
Chapter One
The glow of each candle threw ever-changing patterns of light onto every surface in the quaint public house. Diners carried on their meals with their loved ones or colleagues as if nothing had happened and the drunks at the bar found that they now had something to chat about.
In between the drunks at the end of the bar and the consumers on numbered tables to the right, sat a burly man, Hunter, and next to him, Jim, his complete opposite of a brother.
The scrawny bloke appeared to be in his late twenty’s with an unkempt look about him, and he sat hunched with his arms crossed on the bar before an empty pint glass. With no hardship, he pushed the glass away from him with the back of his hand and it shot forward, stopping just short of the edge.
“We’re going.” Stated Hunter, firmly, whilst rising from his stool.
“‘Ang on a minute bruv, I’ve only ‘ad one pint!” Exclaimed Jim still sitting in his seat.
“That’s enough Jim.” …And with that said, he collared Jim from his barstool, walked to the exit and pushed him out the door.
It made a change. It definitely made a change from being inside. Everywhere now was shrouded in complete darkness.
“What the fuck was that for!”
Jim composed himself and let his eyes adjust to the darkness.
Ignoring Jim, Hunter started to walk. Jim threw his hands up in the air, made a remark, and then reluctantly followed.
“Is it time?” Jim exhaled catching up to his brother’s brisk walking pace.
No reply.
“Answer me. Ah, for fuck’s sake Hunter. Is… it… time?”
Jim gave up trying and settled with walking by his brother’s side in silence.
The storm was waning. Still no light came from streetlamps or windows, and cloud covered what was to be a reasonably bright night.
“Oi, oi bruv!” Jim said smugly.
“’Ave a look what I’ve just found.”
Jim stopped, pulled his hands from his pockets and picked up a sodden leather wallet from the pavement. Hunter stopped ahead of Jim and rotated to face him with a disappointed look upon his face.
Jim rolled his eyes in contempt and sifted through the wallet, discarding anything that wasn’t of use to him. He pocketed the money, kept the ID card and threw the rest on the ground then carried on with Hunter to their territory.
It wasn’t far away now. A burning grin of satisfaction etched itself across Hunter’s face.
“It’s time.”
hi! fiona.
1. FIONA: Your first name of Fiona has given you inspirational, idealistic, and dramatic qualities. You have a clever, deep mind and the talent to excel in highly inspirational lines of endeavour as a dramatist, musician, writer, or artist. You can be lifted by beauty in all forms and are at the most creative when inspired. Your expressive, affectionate nature responds quickly through your feelings, but you must guard against being possessive and jealous. Your delight in mystery and your sensitivity to things you do not understand could draw you into occult studies or religions. Unfortunately, it is difficult for you to retain emotional stability, for you can easily swing into moods of depression and self-pity. Your quick temper can flare up suddenly and be over as suddenly, leaving you very sorry for any suffering you have caused. Inner turbulence can deplete your vitality and cause heart, lung, or bronchial trouble, as well as nervous disabilities.
2. FIONA DOWNS: There are 10 letters in your name. Those 10 letters total to 48. There are 4 vowels and 6 consonants in your name.
What your first name means: Scottish Female Fair.
Irish Female Fair.
Gaelic Female White or fair. Reportedly first used as a name by Scottish author William Sharp, who used the pseudonym Fiona MacLeod.
Celtic Female White or comely.
Your number is: 3
The characteristics of #3 are: Expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.
The expression or destiny for #3: An Expression of 3 produces a quest for destiny with words along a variety of lines that may include writing, speaking, singing, acting or teaching; our entertainers, writers, litigators, teachers, salesmen, and composers. You also have the destiny to sell yourself or sell just about any product that comes along. You are imaginative in your presentation, and you may have creative talents in the arts, although these are more likely to be latent. You are an optimistic person that seems ever enthusiastic about life and living. You are friendly, loving and social, and people like you because you are charming and such a good conversationalist. Your ability to communicate may often inspire others. It is your role in life to inspire and motivate; to raise the spirits of those around you.
The negative side of number 3 Expression is superficiality. You may tend to scatter your forces and simply be too easygoing. It is advisable for the negative 3 to avoid dwelling on trivial matters, especially gossip.
Your Soul Urge number is: 22
A Soul Urge number of 22 means: The Soul Urge of the master number 22 is very much that of the master builder. You would like to use your abilities in an important humanitarian undertaking, and have an innate desire is to express the significant power you feel in a concrete manner, as a builder, engineer, diplomat, etc. In some way you want to make a considerable contribution to the world.
The 22 gives a broad, universal outlook with a rather practical and common-sense approach. You have especially high intelligence, with an unusual perception and awareness. This number often denotes a high degree of diplomatic abilities and high ideals. You are a very capable person and you may possess special leadership abilities that you can and should develop. People respect you and recognize your superior foresight and vision.
The negative side of the 22 soul urge is a high degree of nervous energy and a tendency to be very dominating. It is unfortunate that all who possess the urge of 22 do not use its energies to the greatest advantage; but then it should be recognized that these energies are understandably the most difficult to focus and direct.
Your Inner Dream number is: 8
An Inner Dream number of 8 means: You dream of success in the business or political world, of power and control of large material endeavors. You crave authority and recognition of executive skills. Your secret self may have very strong desire to become an entrepreneur.
3. APR 09, 1988: Your date of conception was on or about 18 July 1987 which was a Saturday. You were born on a Saturday under the astrological sign Aries. Your Life path number is 3.
Your fortune cookie reads: Keep your plans secret for now.
Life Path Compatibility: You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 6 & 9.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 2, 5 & 11.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 4, 7, 8 & 22.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2447260.5.
The golden number for 1988 is 13.
The epact number for 1988 is 11.
The year 1988 was a leap year.
Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/17/1988 and ending 2/5/1989. You were born in the Chinese year of the Dragon.
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Hawk; your plant is Dandelion.
You were born in the Egyptian month of Paony, the second month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).
Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 22 Nisan 5748. Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 23 Nisan 5748.
The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.18.14.16.16 which is 12 baktun 18 katun 14 tun 16 uinal 16 kin
The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Saturday, 21 Sha'ban 1408 (1408-8-21).
The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 3 April 1988.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 10 April 1988.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 17 February 1988.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 22 May 1988.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 29 May 1988.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 12 September 1988.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 2 April 1988.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 16 February 1988.
As of 11/22/2008 11:27:06 AM EST: You are 20 years old. You are 247 months old. You are 1,076 weeks old. You are 7,532 days old. You are 180,779 hours old. You are 10,846,767 minutes old. You are 650,806,026 seconds old.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Jesse McCartney (1987) Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979) Rachel Stevens (1978)
Austin Peck (1971) Cynthia Nixon (1966) Paulina Porizkova (1965)
Dennis Quaid (1954) Michael Learned (1939) Avery Schreiber (1935)
Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933) Hugh Hefner (1926) Ward Bond (1903)
Paul Robeson (1898)
Top songs of 1988
Roll with It by Steve Winwood Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
One More Try by George Michael Look Away by Chicago
Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N' Roses
Anything for You by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean
Man In the Mirror by Michael Jackson The Flame by Cheap Trick
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 2.94794520547945 years old. (Life's just a big chewy bone for you!)
Your lucky day is Tuesday. Your lucky number is 9. Your ruling planet(s) is Mars & Pluto. Your lucky dates are 9th, 18th, 27th. Your opposition sign is Libra. Your opposition number(s) is 6. Today is not one of your lucky days!
There are 138 days till your next birthday on which your cake will have 21 candles. Those 21 candles produce 21 BTUs, or 5,292 calories of heat (that's only 5.2920 food Calories!). You can boil 2.40 US ounces of water with that many candles.
In 1988 there were approximately 3.7 million births in the US.
In 1988 the US population was approximately 226,545,805 people, 64.0 persons per square mile.
In 1988 in the US there were 2,389,000 marriages (9.7%) and 1,183,000 divorces (4.8%)
In 1988 in the US there were approximately 1,990,000 deaths (8.8 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.
In 1988 the population of Australia was approximately 16,687,082.
In 1988 there were approximately 246,193 births in Australia.
In 1988 in Australia there were approximately 116,816 marriages and 41,007 divorces.
In 1988 in Australia there were approximately 119,866 deaths.
Your birthstone is Diamond. The Mystical properties of Diamond: Diamonds are said to increase personal clarity to help one see things clearly as well as be straight-forward and honest. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it is supports these qualities. Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources). Opal, Quartz, White Sapphire
Your birth tree is Rowan, the Sensitivity. Full of charm, cheerful, gifted, without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest and even complications, is both dependent and independent, good taste, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive.
There are 33 days till Christmas 2008!
There are 46 days till Orthodox Christmas!
The moon's phase on the day you were born was in its last quarter.
Posted: Nov 22, 2008
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