This is a STUB ONLY - Full story Now on Kindle Unlimited A prequal for the Return from Cataclysm Saga - It's the end of the world. Humans have lost to nature, and the ancient evil that has undermined people since the beginning of time walks the earth once more. Thousands of years of volcanic and seismic activity, was more than humanity could endure. When the last natural human died, old pacts became nullified. The cosmic powers of creation were put back in play and magic was once more accessible to mortals with the strength of spirit to hold it. Humanity has one last chance; genetically engineered people designed to travel the stars and colonize other worlds were surviving and in some places thriving through the cataclysm. Can these sudo-humans armed with magical energies survive the cataclysm and return humanity or will ancient evil prevail and end all creation?  Read on to find out.