Simone Copeland's body is finally beginning to transform, and she can feel it happening. Sometimes it hurts, and sometimes it feels good. She still doesn't know exactly what she's becoming, but she's pretty sure it's going to be something very, very bad. She would like to go off to a dark place, a safe quiet spot where she could hide away and let nature take its course, but unfortunately she's tied up, and there's a big thug with a gun guarding her. It's a tough situation, but Simone can be tricky. She knows how to get what she wants. Plus she has allies she isn't even aware of, ancient beings who wield incredible power; beings that want to use her for their own purposes. And there's a man on an airplane coming to her aid, carrying a gift from the gods, something unspeakably dangerous that only she has the power to use...