Prologue

Prologue

The police officer was baffled, who or as a matter of face, what...could have done this?  Detective Hashimoto looked around in bewilderment, around him stood several shop owners who claimed to have had their stores damaged and broken into, the funny thing is nothing was stolen . . . . ..

      "So you say you were getting ready to open your store and the next thing you knew the windows were blown in?  And there was no one there? Correct?" Hashimoto looked at the petite woman and grimaced at the pain she must be feeling as she nodded slightly. " And then you say you were picked up into the air and thrown up against the wall? " another slight nod.

      "Yes detective, it happened just like that, I awoke as the medics were tending to me." she looked at her broken arm and looked back at the detective. Then she looked at the other shop owner, "most of us have the same story, and the only problem Mr. Detective is that for each and everyone of us it happened at the same time. Exactly       the      same      time. "

      Hashimoto's eyes widened at this news, "Who would you know that would be capable of hurting you all this way? " he looked around to the blank looks directed at him for that question.

      "No one sir, this isn't the work of people, " a tall middle-aged gentleman stated from the back of the group, " it is the nature of something unnatural.  That is all... " The man tipped his hat at them after saying this and a bright flash enveloped the group.. he started to walk away, as the light reduced, all of the shop owners found themselves healed and well in their stores, opening them.. .. The gentleman wrapped his cloak around him and walked off...

A few rooftops away an older woman, balancing atop a staff whispers something to the wind "It begins..."