As a poisonous magic veil descends over Earth, turning humans
into mindless killers and threatening another Great War between the magic and
non-magic populations, Astra and the devilish Dialle must find a way to save
humankind and defeat Satan himself. With madness rolling over everyone in waves and the guardian angels succumbing to a
rare disease called Devil’s Plague, Astra finds herself walking a thin line
between dark and light to vanquish the coming evil. Through it all, Astra and
Dialle are still trying to forge a relationship together, despite the fact that
they might be, once again, on opposite sides of the coming battle. Could it all
be more than Astra Q Phelps can handle? There’s only one way to find out!
Excerpt:
PROLOGUE
And into the mist...
Evil things do trickle down, to stain the Earthly soil, Where twisted
magic veils the Earth, mankind’s emotions boil.
Twisted magic should never have been able to get past the Big
Guy and his army. But about thirty years ago, in 2060, the human race went
berserk and started blowing itself up with laser rays and microwave bombs.
Unfortunately, in the midst of the chaos created by the Great Wars, humans
unwittingly allowed a few tendrils of the poisoned magic to take root. The
festering energy came through in fragments too small to cause any real
problems. But since that horrible time in human history, those tiny wisps of
magic have grown and spread under the nurturing care of The Serpent and his
dark minions.
Once this twisted magic found its way into the
human dimension, God had no choice but to send his angels in to keep an eye on
its progress. About ten years ago, God started using halflings to help the good
side out. The only problem with halflings is that, by their very make-up they
are some portion devil. That’s why they understand and know how to defeat the
forces of evil. But it is also what has made them a little bit unpredictable to
the good guys.
What exactly is a halfling you ask? A halfling
is a non-human. They have neither wings nor horns but they generally have both
angel and devil in their family forests. Which is probably why they enjoy a
higher sensitivity to spectral influence than regular human-type people.
My name is Astra Q Phelps. Don’t ask me what
the Q stands for because if I tell you I’ll have to turn you into atmospheric
gas. I've burned all printed documentation of the name and though a lot of my
enemies have tried to dig it out, no one will ever know what it stands for. A
girl has to have some secrets. Especially when the truth would cause her some
serious embarrassment.
I run a business called the Angel
Network, which is the only devil and demon vanquishing business in the
universe. In other words, I kick serious evil butt for a living. And over and
above that job, I often find myself getting dragged in to help save the world
when something goes amiss.
Unfortunately, that happens a lot.
Save the world from the devils, Astra... Save the world from the demons,
Astra...
Save the world from the witches,
Astra.... Geesh!
It’s a very stressful way to live. And
a hard way to make a living. But I’m a very tenacious creature and, well... no
matter what the dark side throws at me... I’m definitely up for up for it!
I think...
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