A Dawka Elixir

by Dave Birchbauer

The stench of rotting flesh bled through the door. Looking down at his hand, he recalled the pain where they smashed, burned and cut him until he was barely human. Now, magically restored, he needed to know the truth; was it all a drug-induced memory fed to him by his torturers? Or was he healed in the fantasy world by his rescuer? Behind the door was his answer, where his body parts were placed on pedestals like trophies. “Well, are you going in?” Danni, his rescuer, crossed her arms, realizing the real reason they returned to this North Korean hell-hole. “No” Jett jerked his hand from the doorknob as though it was on fire. “I… I just might be in there.” As the universe evolves, a new form of energy is created, turning magic into a branch of science. Just as sunlight creates life in its many forms, this new energy changes life, but into magical beings. But the universe is missing something, there is a hole in its DNA, and without that gene, the universe will break apart. Yet of all of the life forms in the universe, only a human can complete its DNA, and the universe has chosen Jett Speed. While taking an assignment to find a missing professor, private investigator Jett, is transformed into the catalyst needed to complete the universe’s evolution. With his new powers, he learns his wife is not dead but imprisoned on the far side of the galaxy and he will stop at nothing to rescue her. Yurgey, who cannot feel or understand positive emotions, was hired to kidnap the professor. Now believing the professor has knowledge of a hidden city of gold, he returns to the scene of the crime where he is also transformed. Jett and Yurgey are now connected by more than just their powers, but by their emotions. With Jett’s overwhelming love for his wife slowly turning Yurgey mad, they battle through the breaking universe, unwittingly fighting to be the dose of medicine the universe needs; the Dawka Elixir.

254 pages, Paperback

Published April 25, 2018

About the author

Software engineer for over 30 years.

Author of Alec's Dream, a young adult science fiction novel. The first of the Ghost of Angels series.