My name is Aurora Valentine. I am nineteen years old. I live in what used to be called America, before the Destruction. My friends and I are the only humans left on the planet that have only been slightly affected by the radiation left by nuclear bombs. There are only twenty-five of us. There are others out there, the Mortiferis, but they have been so drastically changed by radiation that they can be seldom called human. They are set out to devastate all forms of life. Our mission is to regain our home. We call ourselves Phoenix.