Daughter of the Night

The story begins with fishermen out near the Azari Islands and while fishing, a storm develops almost magically and a young man falls from the sky in to the rough waters below. He is rescued and brought back to shore for medical attention. A royal Advisor named Galon arrives a few days later and believes the young man could be the one of prophecy sent to confront and defeat evil that is now growing alarmingly. They return to Zargon Castle and are nearly killed in route by nearly invincible 'fire men'. Once there, they have a few days of study before having to leave due to dark magic creating servants in an attempt to kill the young man. They leave with a Melder named Taren who's goal is to bring him back to his village to complete tests to see if he is the one of prophecy that was foretold in their Chronicles. On the way there, they are pursued by evil beings and meet up with friends called omads who escort them but are grieving due to the recent death of their leader and mentor, Fuukon. Back at Zargon Castle, the evil Cyrdn takes control of the princess Arianna known as the unpure woman and begins to prepare her to release Demonlord Nadarzon to conquer the world. The one of prophecy arrives at Melder Village with Taren and Galon only to find another Melder has been converted to evil and is slowly enslaving the entire village. The two battle and the young man prevails ensuring he has the opportunity to take the tests to prove he is the one meant to combat the evil in these new and dangerous times.

Christopher Prekup has always loved writing and has written some short stories throughout his life but never has attempted to publish them in the past. Science fiction and fantasy have always been the genres written about and created over these years. Growing up in Southeastern Ohio, he studied and played hard as he grew into an adult. He attended Muskingum College where he majored in History and Psychology, initially wanting to become a History Professor. Those designs changed and then attended the Franciscan University of Steubenville where he obtained his Master's in Counseling degree. He married and then moved to North Carolina where he has worked as a crisis counselor in a local emergency room for the past 20 years helping those with mental illness and addiction issues find the help they are seeking. This kept him very busy for several years and then divorced in 2017. After some adjustment, he began writing again and completed the work for book one of the Rigen Cycle. The goal is to have many read and enjoy the story before them. He looks forward to building a core of readers and communicating with them for feedback on the story and characters that have been presented.