Kim Makibi

Kim Marie Makibi is the hero and main character of the book Hell's Embrace by Marc McGowan. Although a normal human at the start of the book, Kim is informed by an emissary of Heaven that she has been selected to bond with a rogue Heavenly Essence and become mankind's champion in a battle to stave off a demonic invasion.

Appearance and Personality
Kim Makibi is a tall Caucasian woman who is 56 years old. She is described as being "pretty in a puritan sort of way," and blessed with a toned athletic body. She is a widow and lives alone with her cat Magnus. By day she works as a case manager for a large Chicago based social service agency, and at night she goes to the gym to work out and periodically teach Judo classes. It is hinted that she attends the classes because a handsome younger man has been flirting with her, but nothing has, as of yet, blossomed between the two of them.

Kim is a tough, no nonsense type woman who enjoys smoking her cigarettes, and reading crime novels. Before she was married she was an avid motorcycle rider and even owned a vintage Harley Davidson motorcycle before her finacee convinced her to sell it to help pay for their wedding. As such, most of her wardrobe is neavily influenced by modern day biker wear. Kim takes her work seriously and at times can come across as confrontational to some of her less motivated co-workers.

Powers and Abilities
At the start of Hell's Embrace, Kim has the physical prowess of a woman of her age who engages in intensive physical exercise. Her street smarts combined with her physical conditioning and skills in Judo make her a dangerous hand to hand combatant. After she is bonded with Heavenly Essence, she gains many of the same abilities as the angels, this included flight, superhuman speed and strength, rapid healing, and the ability to speak most if not all human languages. The essence also retards Kim's aging, making her appear a lot younger than she really is. As long as it it bonded with her she is immune to growing older and the physical issues that accompany the passage of time.

Kim has the ability to form melee type weapons out of light and can use them whenever she sees fit. It should be noted that whenever she creates a weapon, she instantly knows how best to use it against a foe. During the course of Hell's Embrace she is shown using such weapons as spears, swords, battle-axes, and warhammers. She cannot form weapons such as guns or cannons however.