It was a peaceful day on the day the world had ended and there was no sign that showed that this calm day would become the day that changed the rest of everybody's life. My name is Vala. Vala Cepeda - and this is my story - our story - about the day the world ended.

Your world, known as Earth Realm. A world with human, Hybrid and creature, is the surface world of a gateway leading to a multitude of others called Realms, ruled by the Five Elder Gods. A human falls through an emergency portal back into Earth Realm from a Realm known as The Creek, finding himself at our base. That of an elite, black bag organisation that monitors illegal travel and offences committed within Earth, and dealing with the constant threat of a hostile take over from that of another.Beaten to near death and effected with mild amnesia, he remembers his name and the last few years, but who is he? What is he? What does he know? And, what was he running from? There are secrets being kept by both Earth Realm and The Creek. And in keeping these, the repercussions of them will soon spill onto the innocent of Earth, resulting in covered up catastrophes that you may remember. So follow this, the first instalment of Protan's tale of torment, power and wonder as he digs into his disturbing past, and unravels the conspiracy of his existence and that of our world. Welcome, to the real world, of the Hybrid.

BOOK #1 [A Watty Finalist & Newly Edited!] The Swarm - thought to have originated from biological warfare, arrived, it killed and left millions dead in its wake and still has not been eradicated as it makes its way around the world. A cure is not possible. Irissa Maclin, a reclusive and hostile girl from a desert region that borders the capitol Arid, is on the verge of turning seventeen. Girls of this age from the surrounding regions are selected at random for surrogacy. They will be taken to PURE, a lab to help harbor Seraphim - genetically perfect embryos. If she is to be sent away, can the turmoil deep within her be mended by a young man from a neighboring region - a forbidden attraction that can change everything? Secrets, betrayals, and love pave the path for Irissa. Will she choose her own fate, or succumb to the science that promises a brighter future?