title: A Holy Bloody Day: Prologue to the Unholy Fire of Blood Trilogy
author: Malachi E. Maynard
description: Writer and poet, Malachi Elsu Maynard currently attends Eastern Connecticut State University with a double major in graphic design and performing arts with a concentration in theatre, dance, and animation. He is the author of a full length book of poems entitled, Passion for Dragons. The young artist lives with his family in Canterbury, Connecticut. His artistic endeavors can be further accessed at www.zenkalen.com.
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  [Dedication](index_split_002.html#filepos1546)
  
  For my father,
  
  who was the first to hear about my Covent Garden crime lords,
  
  and who never got to meet them.
  
  Grazie mille, Papà.
  
  Ti voglio tanto bene.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
    1. [Cover](kindle:embed:0002?mime=image/jpg)
    2. [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos210)
    3. [Dedication](index_split_001.html#filepos334)
    4. [Prologue](index_split_003.html#filepos6360)
    5. [Chapter One](index_split_005.html#filepos8655)
    6. [Chapter Two](index_split_007.html#filepos46925)
    7. [Chapter Three](index_split_008.html#filepos76248)
    8. [Chapter Four](index_split_009.html#filepos102427)
    9. [Chapter Five](index_split_010.html#filepos152401)
    10. [Chapter Six](index_split_011.html#filepos202661)
    11. [Chapter Seven](index_split_012.html#filepos236650)
    12. [Chapter Eight](index_split_013.html#filepos267545)
    13. [Chapter Nine](index_split_014.html#filepos299316)
    14. [Chapter Ten](index