Book excerpt: On the small planet of Isphilia, two orphaned boys, Crinia and Natsanori, find themselves amidst a war that had been wrought by its rival planet, Hectom, and its grand ruler, King Peoria’s immediate, commanding assault. The young boys were not ordinary youths, however. At birth, they were entrusted with a rare, mysterious item called an ‘Element’ that not only bestowed them with the ability to use a unique force of nature, but also amplified the amount of ‘Energy’ they could attract from their planet’s magically-enriched atmosphere. King Peoria was desperately seeking this power. Eager to obtain the boys’ unique skills, he orders his own son, Prince Caradin, to stop at nothing until acquiring their abilities.