The Passing of Grandfather Fitzpatrick (Nikara Story 2)

The Nikara Cycle

This cycle of episodic stories is focused primarily on the world of the Lower Astral Plane that is a parallel sphere of existence with the mortal physical realm. In the stories, this plane is set mainly in San Francisco. This is a world with its own rules and dangers. Here those who fall away from the process of Reincarnation may wander among strange creatures, slavers and organized crime societies. The organization that protects and guides the lost humans are the Yamadutas. They are the main characters of these tales which focus on their adventures.

Grandfather Fitzpatrick was a hard-core Calvinists preacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was assured that he was among the Elect. This was true, but not in the way he expected. His grandson Dhoire Ross (cousin of Andrew Ross from Story 1) is there for his decline where he learns there is a world beyond and is surprised at who he encounters there.