The Isle of Magic
Ashure stood with his fists clenched at his sides until he felt Orion’s hand on his shoulder.
“We need to find out what happened here,” Orion murmured.
Ashure swallowed and nodded. He turned away from the ash that fell like snow beyond the confines of the concealment field. Unfamiliar emotion threatened to choke him when he saw the small encampment.
“This is all that is left of the residents?” he asked with disbelief.
Ariness nodded. “Yes. The aliens attacked the palace city first. The fight was over in a matter of hours. There were hundreds of thousands of the aliens. The palace forces were vastly outnumbered and quickly overwhelmed. Then the creatures swept across the Isle like a tsunami. My son, Isha, was killed in the initial attack. Mike and Marina barely made i
