hell & back again.

And Hell Followed

When Adrian was twelve, his friend Malcolm vanished. The police marked it down as the typical case of a runaway kid from a broken, impoverished home, and Malcolm was never found. But Adrian always believed that Malcolm was kidnapped. His best friend would never leave him without saying goodbye.

Now twenty-two, he's never forgotten Malcolm, and now works with kids to prevent the same thing from happening to them. He has no idea that his childhood best friend is still alive — and has been following him for the past six months.

And one night, he takes Adrian.

Waking in the cold basement of an abandoned house, Adrian doesn't know why he's been kidnapped, or who has taken him. And the mysterious masked man who brings him dinner is silent on the matter.

The days pass, and Adrian slowly tried to make friends with the masked man. Whether it's out of hope that he will free him, or simply out of desperation for contact, he talks to the only person he can.

But it soon becomes clear that his captor wants something more from him.

Impact: Elysium

Nikolai Sullivan is an astronaut. Well, a psychologist, really. His job is to monitor the mental health of the crew of the SSE Elysium, a scientific vessel exploring the depths of unknown space, further than humanity has ever gone before. Their mission is to discover more resources for earth's growing population and its expansion in the stars.

The Elysium never reaches her destination.

Crash landing on an unknown planet, Niko is separated from the rest of the crew in his escape pod. His chances of survival are low, even on the miraculously habitable land he finds himself on — until he stumbles upon a group of primitive yet intelligent alien beings that are surprisingly human-like.

The Havrai, as they call themselves, might be human-like in appearance, but they couldn't be more different in culture and even biology. But Niko has no choice. They are his only chance at survival.

As the rest of his crew is searching for him, Niko discovers more about the Havrai, and the mysterious ancient ruins that surround them.