Text of the Unforgiven

Text of the Unforgiven #1

by Justin Fulkerson

Fifteen-year-old Kyle Davenport shuns the idea that he is mentally unbalanced, even though every foster-parent he has ever lived with has told him the boogeyman doesn't exist. Not until he is rescued from the brink of death and abducted into a different world, does he completely dismiss their accusations.

Kyle confesses to his girlfriend April, that he is being stalked by a creature in his closet. Hours later, abducted by his boogeyman, he finds himself thrust into a dark realm called The Door. It is a wasteland shunned by all but the gypsies of existence, an endless landscape of doors leading to countless other worlds. Josan, the boogeyman, leads Kyle to a Shaman that holds the keys to both their fates. It turns out that Josan was once the king of a powerful land until he was banished by an evil wizard. Now, after years of degradation, he is only trying to make his way back home and Kyle is a key to reclaiming his throne and his own salvation.

Aeons ago, when evil was unleashed upon our planet, the Shaman (Qaton) was the one who failed to protect us from it. Now, Qaton hopes to vindicate himself and believes that Kyle has the power to destroy evil once and for all. But Qaton’s beliefs aren’t always the reality. Qaton leads them to the Lair of The Lizard King, who turns out to be the Jim Morrison, lead-vocalist of the psychedelic rock group The Doors. Morrison reveals to the characters, through warped visions, that Kyle is the last of an ancient bloodline and has fathered the next true Messiah. But, he also reveals to Qaton that his mission may not turn out as well as he hopes it will. April is revealed to be pregnant with the child and has been abducted from Earth. While malefic forces lurk around every corner, they must go rescue April from the surrealistic land of Dali. If they do not succeed, evil will prevail and use the child for their own benefit.

399 pages, ebook

First published May 29, 2012

About the author

Author of An Hour for Magic, Justin Fulkerson’s literary tastes turned from science fiction (Isaac Asimov) to horror (Stephen king, of course) at the innocent age of twelve years old. His outlook on life was forever changed by the experience, his mind suffered the consequences.

Justin Fulkerson was born in Lubbock, Texas on March 5, 1976. With an intense passion for reading since he was young, Justin began to write while in high school. After years of working for others, he finally decided to dedicate time to the craft that he loves. Justin has been focusing on his writing career in his spare time for years. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Mary Ellen, for twenty two years and they have two crazy children. A native Texan, he wants to prove to the world that intelligent people do reside there.