Book excerpt: The Earth has been cast into shadow. Xavier and his love, Melissa, through no fault of their own, are caught in the middle of a climactic struggle for supremacy dating back to the time of Adam. Lost and accompanied by a rag tag group of unsung heroes. Xavier desperate for answers, ventures forth to uncover a secret plot that could spell doom for us all. With an angel on his shoulder to guide him, he must brave this strange new world while battling the myths of old, as demons now roam free across the Earth. An ancient secret that has been kept from him and his family since the very beginning has awakened. As the war of good versus evil begins, only time will tell if Xavier rises to become the guardian he is meant to be, or if he will fall into damnation and become a destroyer like so many before him. In this epic fantasy saga, a band of heroes guided by fate, angels, and a long-held secret must battle to push back an ancient, and terrible adversary before it is too late for Earth.