Our destruction is soon Our hero is now A mild quake struck the exact moment Austin Cooper was born. When he was two years old an unidentified man saved his life, and he was five when the man guided him during his first use of a remarkable ability. At age seven, the man told Austin the talent he had was unique among anyone else in existence, and given to ensure his role as future protector of an ancient and powerful artifact. Later that day, the man departed Earth, taking the object he had possessed for centuries, and leaving behind a world condemned to destruction by the brooding, alien malevolence it contained. Now, Austin matures with the understanding that no one else has the ability to manipulate time, to move through it at a different level, a different speed. No one else can simply disappear to a place far away, a parched, bleak, and inhospitable wasteland. The trouble is, neither should Austin. Without control of the artifact, he achieves the supposedly impossible, and reveals himself to another realm, to others that require him, preferably alive, but otherwise would suffice. And things just aren’t getting any easier. There are the seemingly real and vivid dreams that plague him over the years, his ongoing struggle to keep the truth from his loving family, and the prospect of all-out war with a vengeful school bully, intent on destroying the only person able to defeat his cruel and callous deeds. Well... take a number and get in line. Half the Universe is already waiting.

Hogans woods have seen more secrets than most. A ghost and a girl who were never meant to be. Three witches who will kill to keep their magic. Two men whose hearts are as cold as ice. Leyton was murdered. Avery will be next. Can two teenagers unravel the secrets of Hogans Woods before their time runs out? ~ © 2013 - Playrite

I was eight years old when I found it. I remember that day like it was yesterday. It was a particularly cloudy day, I had told my mother that I was going to go play in the woods toward the back of the house. The smell of the trees and grass always made me feel at home. There was this one tree that was my favorite, it was a very large pine tree. It was much easier for me to climb than the other trees. As I always did, I climbed 'til I couldn't go any higher. While sitting on a branch, something shiny to my left had caught my attention. I stood up and attempted to take it from the twig-like branch it was caught on. I thought that I could reach it if I just leaned a little bit more. My fingertips could just barely reach it. It was very cold and smooth, I couldn't get a good enough look at it to know what it was. Leaning a bit more I finally grabbed it, but as I snatched it up in my hand, I lost my balance. While falling, it felt like everything was in slow motion. When I had about an inch left until I hit the ground, a white light started escaping from the foreign object in my hand. The light swallowed me up, and that's where my adventure begins.

A long time ago the gate to hell stood open and threw one creature after the other upon the Human race. The humans lived in fear and constantly had to fight for their survival. An order of priestesses took the matter in their own hands and with the help of magic they closed the gate. For generations they would guard the gate and keep it closed from their temple. But as time went by they slowly lost their magic and forgot about their holy task. The knowledge of the gate was lost and it became shrouded in mystery. Now thousands of years later the gate have started to open again. The order still exists but there is no one able to read the signs until a girl is born into a poor family in the temple city. This girl is destined to be the savior of mankind.