The philangelus the first tale

What lies beyond death?the question never bothered jack dacre, until the suicide of his childhood friend. but his guilt and grief are only the beginning of his nightmare. on halloween night, he awakens to a mystical world of angels, demons, and the souls of both the living and the dead. the creature claiming to be his guardian angel assures him he has received a supernatural ability to see past the veil of the physical realm. a dark entity reasons with him that he is losing his grip on sanity. is this monster the demon who has been torturing jack's mind with existential doubts or the only voice of rationality that can lead him back out of his own madness? if jack trusts what the celestial companions he has met through his second sight tell him, then the truth of his destiny may be even more horrifying.to those who love mythical heroes, gothic horror, dark fantasy, and psychological thrillers, prepare to embark on the adventure of the philangelus! welcome to the world of the 13 tales!genres: psychological thriller, occult and supernatural, paranormal, gothic horror, dark fantasy, epic fantasy, superheromain characters: jack dacre (protagonist), mephistopheles (antagonist), dathiel (protagonist's helper/guide)secondary characters: naomi ackermann, mr. wilkerson, satan/the devil/lucifer/the evil one, the demon racism, the demon delusion, saints benedict of nursia , joan of arc, michael the archangel, gabriel the archangel, and the blessed virgin mary/mary immaculate, the guardian angels avdiel and paviel, kevin ross, becky hall, jenny wright, april evans, darris denham, and bradsettings: cathedral of st. john the baptist; mt. pleasant, sullivan's island, and charleston, south carolina; st. philip's graveyard; the charleston battery park; the charleston pineapple fountain; fatima, portugal; unseen world that jack sees through incorporeal sightthemes: atheism vs theism/doubt vs belief/materialism vs spirituality/secular worldview vs roman catholic worldview, nightmares vs reality, sanity and mental illness, origin story, coming of age, crisis of faith, the hero's journey