"Fate or Destiny" is a rock opera dealing with growing up in the 70's and 80's and having to survive in the 90's. Max (our main character) has been brought up by his mother, in a single parent household. We know very little about his father, except what Max has made up in his mind. Max believes his father is in the Air Force somewhere over seas. Perhaps that's what he's been told, though his mother never mentions any details about him. Throughout Max's life there has been a spirit that follows him and tries to watch out for him, but sometimes Max just doesn't listen. Max soon falls into the habit of not making good choices and being apathetic about what happens to him. This also reflects in the way he treats other people, his friends, his teachers, and even his wife. Max just doesn't seem to care about much. He is delusional and has a tendency to be paranoid in times of stress. He will resort to violence, or alcohol, or both. He also has the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which brings us to the beginning of our story.

We open with Max walking down the street in a seedy part of town. Dark and eerie, very few street lights to be found. As a "Gang" type lowrider car drives past with loud Rap music coming from inside. Max slowly turns to watch them pass, almost daring them to challenge him for being in the wrong part of town, but they've got something else more important to do. They drive past and turn the corner screeching their tires, shortly after, Max hears yelling and gunshots ringing out in the quiet night air. Now moving much faster, the same car screeches around the corner and passes Max. For a moment Max forgets he's in a bad part of town and runs to where he heard the gunshots coming from. As he rounds the corner he sees someone lying on the ground. Max is mesmerized by the body and the blood oozing from it, he reaches out to touch the young man's face but instead he picks up a 9mm Beretta the young victim had desperately trid to defend himself with. Max holds the gun like a long lost friend, cradling it in both hands, holding up to his head. Max starts to feel a particular power, he doesn't notice the fast approaching sirens of the police! Max just sits there on ground, gun in hand, totally oblivious to the fact that he is now in the gun sights of several heavily armed police officers. "Drop the Weapon" rings out, but Max is in another state of mind now, he doesn't respond. In his mind, he is his father after being shot down behind enemy lines somewhere. Defending himself from the enemy he gets up and turns, gun in hand, toward the officers. Several shots ring out.... The spirit stands before Max.

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