Prologue
Journal Entry:
Time passes . . . sometimes too quickly, other times not fast enough; but that's not what's important. The essential thing is what we learn about ourselves during that passage of time and how we apply it. Will we continue to follow the destructive paths we find ourselves on? Will we give in to circumstances that seem completely unchangeable? Or will we desperately fight to hold on to what's good inside us—no matter how terrible the cost?
It's customary for those of the magical community to keep a Book of Shadows—a journal of sorts—with both normal and magical entries telling of their journey through life. This is mine.
My name is Vance Mangum, and this is my story.