The Prophecy Book Synopsis ( First Draft) - Beware Spoilers!

The ancient feud between the great God, Heiden and his nemesis, Lagar, King of the underworld has never been so fickle since the savage killing of Heiden’s wife and three sons. In an act of desperation, Heiden sends his only surviving child, Unyae to the garden of Calhuni, hidden within the world of Unas, a garden created for the Kings of Calnuthe. Unbeknown to him, his daughter, Unyae has been impregnated by Lagar and is with child, initiating a prophecy once foretold by Unyae herself. Alone and pregnant, Unyae gives birth to Heidan and raises her son within the garden, a son who would abandon her and the garden in search of the great and corrupt King Islaer of Ruarr, one of the three Kingdoms of Calnuthe. Stricken with grief and anguish, Unyae walks under the trees of Calhuni alone, until a young prince enters, in search of the throne. Elieor, heir to the three Kingdoms, finds the young princess, pale and sickly upon the small island and instantly binds himself to her. Once crowned and proclaimed High King of Calnuthe, Unyae sends the young King away and bids him to return in four years if his love proves true. Elieor returns as promised and with Unyae’s permission takes her from the garden to the great city of Caci in the south, where they marry and give birth to Celestine.

In want of the throne of Heaven, Lagar’s plan to sire a child with Unyae succeeds and with a son, bearing the blood of Heiden, his plan to take the throne starts to take shape. However he did not foresee the future event of Celestine’s birth, nor had he been informed of Unyae’s prophecy and in anger reveals himself to his son Heidan, who serves under Islaer. Heidan, now fully aware of who he is and the power he wields, stands away from Islaer with a large following of supporters and sets his eyes on the throne of Calnuthe. Under disguise and with a planned coup d’état, he attends Celestine’s name day and poisons the High King and Queen and takes the throne and Kingdom of Calnuthe. However, consumed with vengeance and wrath, his plan has one fatal flaw, Celestine and to his horror, the one true heir and threat is safely taken away from Unas and out of his sight and reach.

In the northern kingdom of Meer, the High King, Ballour is on the brink of a civil war, engineered by his second son, Beon, King of Galgor. Known as the mad King, Beon believes his father to have killed his wife Turtha, in return for her attempt to take Ballour’s life. In a feud that goes back over a thousand years between the royal house of Meer and the house of Gaul, Turtha’s attempt on the King’s life and her death brings the bitter feud to its head and plunges the once peaceful Kingdom of Meer into disarray, war and bloodshed. Galean, heir to Meer and King of Dulthe has returned to his land, widowed and exiled from Heaven, to find his own kingdom in a state of disruption, due to a rebellion in the city of Ballor on the eastern coast, under the instruction of Lord Leer, a malicious, deceptive and malignant threat to the city. As he tries to bring stability back to his land, he is secretly ordered by his once commander, Gabriel to return to Earth and retrieve the babe he took from the garden of Calhuni, unaware that he and the young Queen are bound together by fate and a prophecy, foretold by her mother long ago.

Eveline, the name bestowed upon her by her protector, Galean, has been passed from family to family, her unusual looks and abilities acting as a deterrent from love and security. At the young age of ten, she is taken to the quiet village of Keswick and placed under the care of Estelle, a vivacious woman, author and political activist. What she least’s expects to find is a brother, who like her, bares strange and unearthly gifts, that once isolated her from friendships and love. Theodore, unbeknown to himself was once one of her protectors and a great guardian, known as Cael. By choice he choose to have his memory erased, choosing to become a young man once more so that he could protect Eveline. His decision to take up a position under Gabriel, lost him his reputation among his London friends and most of all his fiancé and fellow guardian, Jophiel. Theodore finds himself falling in love with Heiden’s only granddaughter and breaks his oath by marrying her on the eve of the Second World War. Married and filled with youthful arrogance, Theodore leaves his young wife and mother in Keswick and joins the RAF, journeying south to London. A year into his service as a RAF pilot, Theodore rises up through the ranks and finds himself apart of the elite group A. Unlike his wife, he is very capable of fitting into society and keeping his unusual gifts to himself, his wife instead being openly shunned by society as a witch. During a night raid over London, Theodore’s spitfire is hit and he releases himself from the cockpit and out into the dark and wet night. With little control, he hits a building and knocks himself unconscious, later to be found and brought to St Bartholomew’s Hospital. Recovering from surgery and in a state of trauma, Theodore receives a hospital visitor by the name of Galean.

Finding his old friend in a hospital bed, Galean reveals himself to Theodore and takes him through a hovering door of light, both of them stepping into the dark and cold St. Pauls. Confused and curious, Theodore follows Galean suspiciously and is brought forth to the altar, where he is met by Heiden. Heiden brings Theodore back to the garden of Calhuni, on the night of Unyae’s death and stands by as Theodore’s true identity is reveal, the veil of deception falling away from Theodore. Enlightened as to who he is, Cael realises he has broken his oath to Heiden by marrying Eveline. In turn Heiden, makes it known to both Cael and Galean, the prophecy and all that it foretells. The prophecy is as follows:

Two hearts, bound by fate and time shall cast a great light across all seven corners of the universe. Under the tree of life shall they come, sipping from the fountain of time, binding themselves to one another, forevermore. Together they shall become one and one shall overcome all that stands in the way of the light. Together they will vanquish darkness and reign glorious forever more, never to be parted. Yet fate is not so easily cemented if bend it must. For man will try to part what does not belong to him, breaking the bond of eternity, cursing the light to forever live in chains, bound to the everlasting darkness.

With firm and knowing eyes, Heiden casts his gaze across at Galean and Galean in response, turns his back on his master, disgusted by the idea, given it was Celestine who inevitably caused the deaths of his wife Marsalia and his daughter Rosai. Cael refuses to place his trust in a prophecy and dismisses Heiden’s warning, angered and secretly worried, seeing his old friend in a new light. Heiden discloses to Cael that his identity has been breached by a servant of Lagar and that he has sent his most formidable servants, Lagmar and Belem after Eveline and orders both Galean and Cael to return to Keswick and bring Eveline to London, in particular St. Pauls, where she can be enlightened and taken away from Earth to safety. Galean reluctant and Cael suspicious agree to Heiden’s plan and leave St Pauls, making for the residence of Lier, the master of London and old friend. During a private discussion with Lier, Galean reveals that he killed Lagmar’s son, Lagman for murdering his wife and daughter, thus why he was exiled. Lier warns Galean of the danger he is placing himself in, not only will Lagmar be on the hunt for him, but the prophecy he believes bears truth and if the prophecy is true, then the dynamics of Galean and Cael’s friendship will change radically. Not only does Galean pose a threat to Cael, but Cael poses a threat to the future of Heaven and the Universe, for his fate is written in the stars and it is dark and terrible. Galean acknowledges his friends wisdom and words of caution, before Cael enters and exclaims that he will go to Keswick in place of Cael, who is to unfit to make a journey. Cael, not enamoured by the plan, unwillingly agrees and stays with Lier. Instead, Cael goes with Lier to St Barnes Cemetery, where a grand meeting of shadows is taking place, their leader, Lagmar present. Unknown to both Lier and Cael, Lagmar has Jophiel as held as hostage, believing her to have information on both Cael and Celestine. Lier, against Cael’s protestations, uses himself as a distraction so that Cael can free Jophiel and save her from Lagmar. Cael obeys Lier and saves Jophiel from the shadows, taking her from the cemetery and bringing her back to Lier’s home. As both Jophiel and Cael try to re acquaint themselves with one another, terms being strained and awkward, the body of Lier is distributed before the gate of his home. Cael receives a letter from Galean instructing him that he and Eveline are making their way south, via Bristol and onward to Bath. Together with Jophiel he leaves London for Bath.

In Keswick, Eveline and Estelle are looking after a war refugee, Belle. Unaware of the mounting danger surrounding her, Eveline, Belle and their dog, Wordsworth are living a simple and cosy existence, happy and content with one another. Belle has brought an unseen joy into Eveline’s life, often shunned and mocked for her looks, Belle sees straight through both and together they find themselves firm friends. Eveline has never felt a part of the world, in more ways than one and as the days pass, she begins to have visions of another world, a garden, large and beautiful, resting beneath a mountain range in the north. She feels herself bound to this garden and world, despite it being a figment of her imagination. As her visions deepen, she is aroused from her sleep by a ball of light. Eveline, follows the ball of light through the cottage, down the dew covered fields until she comes to the shores of Lake Derwent water. With the ball of light hovering in mid-air at the centre of the lake, Eveline is unsure of how to get to it. The ball of light comes to her aid and forces her onward, until she finds herself walking on water towards a door. Eveline falls through the door and lands upon a hard, marble floor. When she arises she finds herself within the palace of Caci, surrounded by hundreds of people, who are in attendance of her name day service, unbeknown to her. This is the first time she comes face to face with her parents and in that moment she has an instant connection. After her vision she is brought back to Keswick and awakens upon the dew covered grass. This is also the first time in which she comes face to face with Lagar, who takes a hold of her body and summons his snake to bite her neck, poisoning her.

When Galean arrives at Estelle’s cottage, he witnesses Lagar’s presence and alongside a terrified Estelle comes to Eveline’s aid. This is also one of the first important moments of the story, in which Eveline and Galean meet. It is a simple introduction, with Eveline placing a hand upon his heart before falling into unconsciousness. Galean feels the pull of fate as well and thus begins their destined future. And thus begins Eveline’s journey, poisoned and pulled towards the strange and distant Galean. Estelle filled with worry and suspicion, draws forth Galean’s true intentions and is both relieved and terrified at his words, knowing at heart that both her adopted son and daughter where distinctly different to others. Estelle, already prepared to journey south to Bath, to be with her friend Mary who has recently lost her son in the war, forces Galean to agree with bringing Eveline, Belle and Wordsworth with her. With the help of the local freemason’s, headed by the local reverend, Matthew, Galean and Estelle, prepare Eveline, Belle and Wordsworth for their journey south to Bath, taking the night train to Bristol. Galean and Eveline form a firm friendship, both lovers of politics, philosophy, nature and other subjects. And whilst Galean notices a visible change in Eveline due to the poison, he has no idea that she has been bitten and will soon die. However her death is not on Lagar’s agenda, no his plan is much darker, but he needs her to be as vulnerable as possible when he strikes. He plans to use the prophecy in order to create a division between Galean and Cael, by which Cael, Lagmar or the possessed Eveline will kill Galean and therefore initiate the last part of the prophecy.

When the group arrive in Bristol on the 24^th November, 1940, they stay at the Grand Hotel, near to Castle Park and St Peter’s Church. During their stay, Eveline visits the church during the late afternoon, being a believer in something bigger than herself. During her visit, the church is bombed as the Luftwaffe fly over Bristol, known as the Bristol Blitz. With the city under attack, Galean makes sure that Estelle and Belle are safe before he ventures forth with Wordsworth into the night, searching for Eveline. Amongst the rubble of the church, he finds a disorientated and hurt Eveline and with Wordsworth, carries her from the park, across the bridge and to a shelter. When they arrive at the shelter, Galean notices the bite mark upon her neck whilst a local nurse attends to her wounds. Together, with Wordsworth, they spend the night in the shelter in what is a pivotal moment in their relationship, Galean hears for the first time, Eveline’s dreams and visions and realises against his better judgment that he has, despite all that has occurred and his friendship with Cael, fallen in love with Celestine. In the morning, Estelle and Belle search the ruins of Bristol for Eveline, Galean and Wordsworth and are reunited at a shelter. During their re union they are met with surprise by Theodore and Jophiel. Theodore sees the connection between his wife and friend and it is at this point, where he begins to altar, losing sense of who he was and turning into a jealous, suspicious and controlling man, despite his re-emerging feelings for Jophiel.

The group once re united make for Bath, settling in Mary’s Georgian house upon Cavendish Road. There stay with one another is strained, for several reasons. Shadows have been gathering near to the house, Theodore’s jealousy becomes contagious, Galean’s need to return to his homeland strengthens and Eveline’s health takes a turn for the worst. Subtle signs of possession begin to make themselves known among her protectors and her behaviour begins to altar. She is beginning to die and her body thins and becomes weak as the days go on. During one of Galean, Cael’s and Jophiels discussion’s, Eveline overhears Galean and Cael arguing over the prophecy and becomes enlightened, she also realises that Galean’s wife and daughter were murdered the night he had rescued her. During a trip to Bath Abbey, Eveline falls unconscious, the poison taking a hold of her and the demon Nathaniel, who begins to possess her mind. Her protectors, Ada, Bram and Peter bring her home to a terrified Estelle. Knowing the only way in which to heal Eveline is to have an antivenin of Lagar’s snake, Nagtium, Theodore and Jophiel journey to Oxford, heading to the residence of Professor Vavilov Alexis. They return with a dozen vials of antivenin, not Nagtium’s but of other snakes. The antivenin is enough to keep Eveline alive until they can reach St Pauls, however Mary, oblivious to the real danger holds a fundraising ball. During Theodore and Jophiels trip, Eveline finds herself dreaming of Galean and within that dream they share their first kiss, inaugurating the first moment in which Eveline admits to her feelings for Galean. Galean ever aware of her growing feelings, decides that in order to protect himself and Eveline he must return to Meer and decides to leave during the ball. On the night of the ball, Galean and Theodore argue over the prophecy and Theodore banishes him from the house. Upon leaving, Galean places a wrapped leather bible under Eveline’s door as a goodbye present for the bible she lost during the raid. As Eveline, weak and vulnerable makes an appearance at the ball she spots Galean leaving and goes after him in a despite bid to make him stay. Under the cover of night, both Galean and Eveline admit their feelings to one another and bid farewell to each other. Galean bestows onto Eveline, his mother’s necklace, a golden star, which he explains glows when you speak your lovers name, he in turn has his fathers. Theodore meanwhile is in search of Eveline, and along with Jophiel follows her out, entering the Royal Victoria Park and witnesses both Galean and Eveline kissing, both of their bodies engulfed in a blaze of light. When both Jophiel and Theodore return to the ball, two demons enter under disguise and poison the drinks of Ada, Bram, Peter, Estelle and Theodore, Jophiel forgoing her own to track down Galean.

During the night, her heart broken and her protectors, drugged, Nathaniel finally takes control over Eveline and renders her completely vulnerable, prey to his malicious intent, which is to kill all of the residents within the house. Belem, known as the child snatcher, along with another demon, takes both Belle and Theodore from the house to the cemetery, known as Bath Cemetery. Eveline meanwhile, possessed by Nathaniel, kills Mary and Estelle. Estelle however finds a vial of antivenin and injects it into Eveline as she lies dying, bringing Eveline forward and banishing Nathaniel. Distraught at what she has done, Eveline goes in search of Theodore and Belle and finds them missing. Drenched in blood she makes her way down the flights of stairs and out into the cold winter’s night, where she is met by Nathaniel who knocks her unconscious. Nathaniel takes Eveline to the mortuary chapel in Bath Cemetery and brings her to Lagar. Jophiel and Galean return to Cavendish Road to find the house and the murdered bodies of Mary and Estelle. Together the search Bath until the journey to Bath Cemetery, in which they both infiltrate the graveyard and mortuary. As they both invade the mortuary they are aided by fellow guardians, including the great angels, Gabriel and Michael. Lagmar spots Galean and promises his death before departing. Eveline under the influence of Lagar, kills Belle before he too departs along with the rest of the shadows. Jophiel decides to sacrifice herself in order to bring back Belle and does so with gladness, much to Theodore’s distress, his love for her longstanding. Michael orders Galean to leave at once and return to his home upon pain of death. Eveline, unconscious and dying is taken from Bath to St Pauls, in which she is healed. During her unconscious state, her body placed before the high altar, beside Belle’s she awakens and is met by a ball of light. Leaving her physical body behind, she follows the light towards and door and enters, falling into an abyss of darkness until she lands in the garden of Calhuni. Eveline is shown through various visions, her mother’s story, she meets her half-brother, father and witnesses the death of her parents before being heralded once more into an abyss of darkness to which she finds herself awakening with the great temple of Jerusalem, kneeling before Heiden, her grandfather. Heiden reveals who he is and enlightens Eveline as to who she truly is, also explaining to her the importance of the prophecy and the importance of her returning to Unas, to claim back the throne of Calnuthe from her half-brother.

Meanwhile, Galean secretly visits St Pauls, acknowledging the presence of Lagmar and his fellow shadows outside. In a need to know if she is alive or not he comes out of hiding and spends time beside her unconscious body, biding her farewell. Just as he leaves, Theodore sees him and lashes out at his old friend, stabbing him in the side with a blade. As Galean falls to the ground in pain, shadows penetrate the cathedral, bringing the roof down on top of the church. Lagmar upon finding Galean, drags him out of the cathedral onto the steps outside, where he, in front of his master and fellow shadows, terrorises the dying prince. Eveline awakens from her sleep to witness Galean falling to the ground and being dragged away by Lagmar. In response she goes after him, fighting Theodore and knocking him out. Outside as Galean is being terrorised, Eveline runs out to protect him from Lagmar and Lagar but fails, her magic too weak in comparison to Lagar. Gabriel and Michael come to her aid, but it is too late, Eveline watches on in horror as Galean is to her eyes killed. In the morning, Theodore brings Eveline home to Keswick. Over the next four months, Eveline finds herself immersed in a dark episode of depression and only for the local reverend, Matthew does she start to come to life once more, unaware that it was indeed her husband who first struck Galean. During one of Matthew’s visits, Eveline over hears him speaking about Galean, that he has received news that he is alive. Eveline listens on as Theodore dismisses the news. Still too weak to argue with her agitated husband, Eveline reluctantly agrees to travel north to Scotland with him for a while, before heading to the island of Anglesey, to the school of Ravinston and to the stone circle as her grandfather instructed her, if ever she wished to travel back to her world. Theodore spies Eveline’s necklace, given to her by Galean and thus a heated argument occurs in which Eveline finds out that her husband stabbed Galean first. In secrecy with the reverend, she agrees to go with him to Anglesey, without Theodore. Under the cover of night, Eveline leaves Keswick and Theodore and embarks upon her journey south to Anglesey with Matthew.

The prologue opens with King Ballour by his eldest son’s bed, within the palace of Meerethe. He receives a letter from the High Priest, Anvin to which he is told that Beon’s army is strengthen with the aid of King Raven of Taer and that he is preparing to strike, now knowing that Galean is dying. He is also told that the black witch, Ethla is rumoured to be travelling to the dark forest of Dulga, to awaken an ancient beast from its sleep.

The End or if you will the Beginning.

Iseult x



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