Recap

Our story began with Jason being pursued naked through a hotel by a squad of hit men. Cornered and caught, his Waker Moment was both brutal and ugly. Just when one of the hit men, “Thing One”, was about to administer the killing blow, Jason tapped into the Source of Creation and transformed into a supernatural being.

Jason was rescued by two unlikely individuals: his landlady, Sandy, and the maintenance man, John. Along with fellow tenant “Little Miss Sunshine” Annabeth, Jason was nursed back to health and welcomed into a new world of magic and danger. He quickly discovered that Sandy was a battle mage, John was part mountain troll, and Annabeth was a mage who could hear and influence magic with sound. Even the House, an old mansion converted into apartments, was magical and part of a network of magical Houses all over the world.

Jason’s magic wasn’t big and fancy, like throwing fireballs or shooting lightning. Instead, his power was constrained by distance, and any magic he performed needed to happen as close to his body as possible. However, just because it was limited by distance didn’t mean his power was weak. His ability to see magic and how it worked at the smallest levels allowed him to do some wonderful things. He used a penny to store his power, and in the process, created an awake and aware charm. He figured out how to infuse magic into his cells, which significantly improved the rate at which he healed. He also unwrapped the layers of contamination off of a magic sword and convinced the sword to fight for him.

Jason’s circle of friends continued to grow as an incubus, Tyler, was summoned by the House to help him with his Remnant problem. The Remnants, leftover spirits from his Waker Moment, were too powerful for Tyler to handle like he would normally, so he ended up sticking around and draining their magic over time. In the process, Jason and Tyler became friends with the hope of becoming even more.

Jason’s life changed again when he was rescued by a tiny black and white kitten named Bermuda Moses. Bermuda snuggled his way into Jason’s heart, and it wasn’t long before he trained Jason to provide affection and treats upon demand.

His life would have been rainbows and sunshine, except the House he was now a part of was at war with the Louisville mages. Isobel, their leader, had already captured and stolen the magic of one Housemate, and she was looking to do the same to the rest of them. She especially had it out for Jason, as he’d destroyed one of her golems.

Isobel battled the Housemates in the park outside their House and attempted to steal all their charms. When that didn”t succeed, she enlisted the aid of neighboring schools, and they engaged in a full-scale assault on the House. John and Tyler took out the mages, while Sandy and Annabeth worked the shields and defended the House. In the end, many of the opposing mages lost their lives, and the attack was beaten back.

Since a full assault didn’t work, Isobel tried a sneak attack against Sandy at the grocery store. This time, it succeeded, and she put Sandy in a sucker circle and started taking her magic. Jason figured out how to track the mages, and the Housemates battled Isobel and some of her inner circle in a warehouse. Isobel was tough and powerful, but in the end, John won his fight as Jason rescued Sandy.

There were other forces at work, as the House was attacked at the same time by a necro-golem. Jason raced home, and with the help of Bermuda, a magic sword, and his Granny Godmothers, he dismantled the golem down to its core.

The House was safe for the moment, but they knew it would only be a matter of time until the next attack happened.