Prologue

Skulduggery Pleasant , detective, fugitive and self proclaimed genius, darted round the corner and slid to the ground panting. This had become a daily routine for the detective. The faceless one stopped just around the corner wondering where its prey had gone. Just as he was preparing to turn back round the corner and fight once more, a girl materialized beside him out of nowhere.

"Run!" She yelled.

Skulduggery had learnt not to question the figments of his imagination, that where his only company. He sprinted of down the deserted street only looking back in time to see the building at the end of the street explode as the cause of some well displaced air.

'Well that's new,' thought Skulduggery, 'none of my fantasies have been able to do that.'

The girl had somehow caught up with him as he rounded the corner.

"Follow me." she said and tugged his hand to make him follow. Skulduggery didn't ask questions. He followed her down the winding streets until he, who had been her for God knows how long, was hopelessly lost.

They ran half way down what felt like the millionth street and stopped. The skeleton heaved heavily for a few moments and then straightened up to look at the girl. She was about twenty one but because of her obvious magic connection she was probably older. She had dark eyes framed by dark brown locks. She looked strangely familiar.

"Any second now would be nice," she muttered to her self.

He was about to ask what she was talking about but a bright light cut him off. He blindly stared into the light. A hand pulled Skulduggery towards the light.

"What the-." He started to think but then the light consumed him.

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