The story was inspired by a Celtic myth about a monumental battle between two sacred kings (gods) who annually fought for the affections of a queen (or goddess).He slashed at Mason""s throat and face on the front porch(# 16 death), and then snapped Cynthia""s neck(# 17 death)inside the house as she held onto a framed picture of her daughter and screamed: "You leave my baby alone.With his mother next to him, a bearded, unmasked Michael stood in front of a roadside billboard advertising the new book, as a long line formed in town to purchase the new publication.We""re in this together." The General had also provided enough bribe money to "pull strings at the Foreign Office to make sure it was you two who delivered the Eye.