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After a devastating affair with his secretary, Craig Anderson decides to leave the past behind, and salvage his ruined marriage. The Edison family moves to Saldanha Bay, a small town on the West Coast of South Africa after Craig accepted a lucrative job offer. Here they encounter various experiences linked to witchcraft and Satanism. They also discover a battered ruin on a hill just out of town. According to legend, Vikings constructed it when their ship went off course and got smashed against the rocks with no way to return home again.
Craig is drawn back to his past weakness when he is introduced to his boss’s secretary, Pamela Jenson. Craig’s daughter, Emily has vivid dreams about the ruin on the hill where she bears witness to the Vikings burying something of great power. Craig realises something is wrong in town when none of the incidents are mentioned in any of the newspapers. The twin brothers Patrick and Andrew Edison soon become targets by a group of Satanists in school. Craig learns that his neighbour, Brian Kensington has an acute gift and that things are far more sinister in town than he originally thought.
Norman James Hayward, known as Numbers is released from jail after his 2-year sentence and discovers that the Edison’s bought the old house he grew up in. Craig learns that he is a decedent of the north and that one of his children can banish evil. Andrew hears voices and soon finds an ancient relic of great power hidden near the ruin on the hill which changes his behaviour. The Edison family becomes the target of the satanic cult led by Norman and a senior from school, Victor Satow. Andrew accepts his newfound power and learns that the police can’t be trusted.
An old grave is unearthed and a dark entity ascends from hell to destroy a power that is a part of Andrew. Craig confronts some of the cult members and is left for dead after they have beaten him up, and cursed him the same way as his colleague, Ferris Long. Craig finds Ferris dead, and he knows he would be next.
Craig’s wife, Sarah is injured when she is kidnapped by Victor and Norman. Andrew finds out about the cult’s secret gathering place in an abandoned warehouse just out of town. Sarah escapes from the garage where she is held captive. Andrew learns that his brother, Patrick has the ability to banish evil with the relic he found on the hill. Sarah pleads for them to leave town, but Craig tells her he had been cursed and the evil has to be stopped. Andrew asks his family and friends to stay with Brian for their own protection, but Pamela knows where they are hiding.
Andrew confronts the cult members inside the warehouse when Norman and Victor escape. Patrick is about to close the portal to hell when they are confronted by Norman and Victor, only Norman is possessed and no longer human. In the meantime, Pamela is on a quest to kill Sarah and Emily.
Andrew, Patrick and Craig are losing the battle, because the evil is too strong. They are on the brink of death when Patrick gets the relic to the portal. Andrew kills Norman, and they have to get away in time as the portal collapsed.
Craig wakes up in a hospital where he receives a visit from a police inspector, Morgan who had found horrific evidence in a certain basement. He thanks Craig for his help and offers his protection. Andrew is visited by the Viking warrior phantoms and learns a great deal about himself and the divine science.
Delmar and Emily now in a relationship come back from the beach where they are being watched by a man in a brown robe. He is wearing a ring with the mark of the beast.

Monster in the Mirror

Ferris Long had cleaned up his house and started with dinner. Since the food was almost ready, he switched on the TV. He flicked through the channels and found something he enjoyed watching from time to time. It was a funny TV show that posed various challenges for people who dared an almost impossible obstacle course. If they failed to reach the set destination across moving parts and platforms, they would fall into the muddy water and be forced to start again from the start.


Ferris heard the boiling pots on the stove and got up to switch off the plates. He took out a knife and fork from a drawer and noticed his nails. They were far too long for his liking.


Ferris placed a plate on the table next to the knife and fork and went to the bathroom to get the nail clippers. He realised the nails of his left hand were slightly longer than the ones on his right hand. He trimmed his nails and flushed the cut-offs down the basin.


After Ferris had his dinner, he washed his plate, fork and knife. He placed them neatly in a plastic rack next to the zinc. He went back to the couch and scanned the channels once more. One channel that caught his attention was a program about an Indian tribe. The program explained that the tribe conducted rituals to survive. By conducting the rituals, they could also see into the future for a brief moment. A chosen candidate was given a substance made of certain herbs and cacti which placed them in a severe trance for as long as three days. While the chosen one (sometimes referred to as the medium), was in a trance, the rest of the tribe danced around a fire channelling their energies into the chosen one. The medium then communicated with their deceased ancestors. It was said that once a medium returned from a trance; they had the wisdom to guide the tribe and keep them from harm.


The program was finished and Ferris's mind drifted back towards his day at work. He thought about his new manager Craig Edison. He gathered that Craig seemed to be a good man with strong management skills. Ferris knew, in most cases, new people only showed their true colours after approximately three months or so. Either way, Ferris had been through tough situations in the past. He knew things could not get worse than his previous manager they called The Hammer. The Hammer was far too judgmental and things had to be his way. If you did not agree with his methods, then you were better off packing your shit and go.


Ferris felt a sharp itch on his left hand. He scratched and noticed a small hump on the knuckle of his index finger. He remembered the annoying mosquito he had heard the night before. The little bugger got me, Ferris though. Something else caught his attention, and he felt a little annoyed with himself. How could he have missed the nail of his middle finger? Ferris knew he was on the other side of youth, but how could he have missed this nail? It had not been trimmed properly. It was slightly longer than the rest.


Chapter 20