The Prologue, Monday 4th June: Chapters 1-8 Summary

In the Prologue, the speaker is aging quickly due to having to use his powers more frequently in the past three days than in the past century. It is learned that he must get the Codex from the evil forces led by Dee and the Dark Elders. There is hope, though, in the twins' survival. The speaker fears the city of London, which he or she is about to enter; this is where Dee's powers are strongest. The speaker hopes to use ley lines and the Awakened powers of the twins to return to San Francisco and his beloved Perenelle. The speaker desires to find the knowledgeable yet insane King Gilgamesh to help them find a ley line home; if the king refuses, he, Sophie, and Josh will be trapped in...