Khimaira

In
ages past, legends walked the land. Perseus, Theseus, and the mighty
Herakles rescued distressed damsels and slew menacing monsters. History
calls them heroes, and I was a fan-that is, until their descendants
wanted me dead.

Hi, my name is Kimberly. I'm sixteen,
and I'm a monster. I wasn't always. You see, I'm just an ordinary teen
whose interests range from fencing to role-playing games to ancient
architecture. So when I'm awarded a fellowship that sends me on an
archaeological dig in Greece, I'm ecstatic. I mean, c'mon, who wouldn't
want to go to Athens?

But when I'm separated from my
friends and stumble upon an undiscovered ruin, things get weird. Some
paramilitary force shows up, seeking an ancient burial site hidden
within. Lucky me, I find it first, and like an idiot, I touch something I
probably shouldn't...awakening the spirit of the most fearsome creature
to step out of myth, the chimera, and becoming her.

So
now endowed with powers I don't understand, my world turns upside down.
Myths are real, and the supposed heroes want my head. So to keep from
literally losing my mind, I need to embrace my inner monster, quiet the
nagging oracle in my dreams, and...ow! What the heck is growing out of
my back? Are those wings?!?

My life doesn't just get complicated. It gets mythical.