What should have been a lovely Christmas morning turned into hell on Earth when a black hole suddenly appeared and swallowed the world. Only Richard Davis survived onboard an abandoned military craft, this was the start of a series of fantastical events for the soft hearted young man. Cryogenically frozen for four hundred years and the last of his kind, he awakens and meets the charming Frelda, a girl he instantly likes. He discovers that his ship has crashed on the wonderous and mysterious planet known as Alterion which is filled with many beings and arcane wonders that defy logic Caught in the middle of a genocidal plot, Richard and Frelda, along with fiesty Yelfae and the simple but loyal Ruskel, face-off against invisible creatures that stalk the night and nefarious elves that seek to control forces beyond their abilities. Why did Richard end up here? What secrets does this world of magic hold? And just what was that dark presence in the mirror? Action, adventure, and even a hint of romance await in this thrilling adventure that started as a simple shower thought and became my first ever novel. This is the first book of three, approximately 320 pages in length.