Dissent and Desoulation

A lot has changed since Manny Stockton refused the Demiguard's legacy and escaped the clutches of Judas Iscariot. For starters, his name isn't Manny anymore. It's Oran. And he's no longer a half-human Daemon. He's a Disciple of the Afterliving, a true follower of Jesus Christ. Now a year into Discipleship, a determined Oran is one step away from finalizing his late father's inheritance and taking over Stockton Farms. All he has left to do is sire a human of his own and the Stockton fortune will be his. But offering his immortal blood to the right candidate proves no easy decision. Oran's prayers are answered after a chance reunion with a trusted friend, someone Oran is confident he can baptize, and he deviates from his Sire's guidance for a brief return to his former life in San Diego. But the long-awaited homecoming is far from welcoming. With Lycains at his heels, Conduits on his tail, and vampires around every corner, Oran realizes he can never go back to the way things were. Nor can he trust the people closest to him-not his Sire, his mother, his best friend... Not even himself. But can he trust the Afterliving? Can Oran trust the belief that saved him as a Daemon to overcome the doubt that plagues him as a Disciple? Or will he dissent, like so many immortals before him, and join the desolate ranks of the Fallen? Only time will tell.