Bøger af Matthew S Cox

Intrepid elf reporter, Solstice Winters, is back in this lighting-fast magical mystery thriller by #1 bestselling fantasy authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox!Solstice Winters never expected her job as a photojournalist would involve stopping a death god.She's only ever wanted the same things as anyone else-a nice career, a safe place to call home, and no magical assassins trying to kill her. Alas, there's nothing like an unexpected dimensional misalignment to ruin plans. The rapid flood of magic into the world changed her from simple reporter to secret agent in mere months. It also revealed the truth of her being an elf.Oh, and her cat talks.Her investigation into who wants her dead stalls when a paranormal entity shows up in her apartment pleading for help. A crazed cult leader halfway across the world has enslaved his people, forcing them to help set an ancient evil loose.Death gods are a bit too much for the police-or Solstice-to handle. If she can't stop the summoning, she'll have much bigger problems than assassins... for the minute or so the world has left to exist.

The latest Alexis Silver novel is just around the corner!Earth's oceans are so vast, not even merfolk have explored everywhere.And for good reason.An unexpected call from the CIA seems initially like a routine job, but Agent Michaels has a surprise for her.At a nondescript Agency warehouse, Alex discovers something she never imagined possible and soon finds herself on the way to Atlantis, deep on the ocean floor halfway around the world.Worse, the denizens of the fabled city are locked in a desperate fight for survival against an adversary older than human civilization... and they're losing. If Alex gets caught up in the undersea war, she may never leave the ocean again.No matter what happens, Agent Michaels' little favor will change her life forever.Click PRE-ORDER today!

Nine-year-old Kelly Donovan helped save the world from aliens, but now she has an even bigger problem-someone's trying to ruin Halloween.Life is difficult for the world's tiniest superhero. Her genius plan to save her parents from supervillainy in one easy step proved impossible... at least not without destroying the Earth. Superpowers, good or bad, aren't going away any time soon. Mom's as likely to hug her as trick her into a ridiculous trap, but at least her dad's mellowed out a bit. Lately, he seems focused more on being weird than evil.Small favors.Kelly's looking forward to the happy normal of trick-or-treating... until candy starts disappearing. Convinced a mysterious supervillain is responsible, she and her best-only-friend Paige rush to stop all the sweets in the world from evaporating. Alas, with only a week left and zero clues, humanity will likely suffer an even worse fate than enslavement by an alien race: the end of all Halloweens.

The vampire spy returns! Mina Barret is back in an all-new, thrilling adventure!It's normal for a parent to bring their kid to work if they can't find a babysitter, but Mina Barret doesn't exactly work an office job-she's a CIA field agent.She's also a vampire.The Dominion isn't going to take a break because of Mina's schedule, so when an urgent situation crops up in Libya right before she learns the bad guys have plans to abduct her daughter, there's only one possible fix: bring her daughter on the mission. The bosses aren't too thrilled, but since the kid's a vampire, they don't object.Dodging bullets and avoiding capture on the way to discovering what the bad guys found in the desert isn't the safest day trip for a child, but Chloe seems to be having the time of her life... even if they might get captured, or worse.

Mother, wife, federal agent...mortal. Samantha Moon hadn't always been a vampire. Once, she had been a wife and mother, happily married to her soul mate and raising two adorable kids. Once, she had been a federal agent investigating a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking and violence. She had hippie parents and a caring sister. She had a small home with an irritatingly detached garage. She had friends, colleagues and normalcy. That is, until she caught the eye of something evil... But first, she has a job to do. When her HUD team of federal agents is sent in as backup on a drug raid, she spots a mysterious business card on the fridge. Later, she finds the same card during a routine inspection. Convinced the narcotics traffickers are more widespread than initially thought and are taking advantage of those in need, Sam can't let it go - even after the gang tries to send her a message written in lead. Yes, her days at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are typically boring, her worst fear, a paper cut, but little does she know that she has attracted the attention of something dark and hungry. Something that's about to steal her mortal life... and change her forever.

America's favorite mermaid detective is back! Alexis Silver returns in her biggest adventure yet!Even immortal beings need to get away from it all.Mermaid Alexis Silver can tolerate only so many years living primarily on dry land before it's time for a nice long swim. While she loves her work as a private investigator, a few nail-biter jobs in a row calls for some time off. She leaves everything behind-literally-and dives into the ocean, planning to take a month off, cruising around Central America.What's the point of vacationing without seeing new things? Soon after arriving in Panama, curiosity pulls her to shore. A not-so-chance meeting with a vampire thrusts her straight into the middle of otherworldly chaos. It's a challenge working a case when all her possessions are thousands of miles away, but not having a phone, money, or a comfortable outfit is the least of her problems.She can't stop the dark masters' plans entirely, but she might be able to save one guy... if he doesn't kill her first.Either way, Alex Silver is going to need a vacation from her vacation.

Under the watchful eye of the Mother Shrine, twelve-year-old Wisp ekes out a simple, but challenging life with Dad, foraging for food and losing herself in old books from the world that came before. She loves the Endless Forest―except when the Tree Walkers come for her.In ages past, the great rain of fire and ash destroyed the Earth, wiping out the ancients and everything they had made. Nature has reclaimed much since then, spreading out in a vast forest full of wonder and dread. Ever in fear of being taken away, she follows Dad's rules without question while learning to survive off the land.No longer a small child, she accompanies Dad on one of his treks, her first time more than a few steps away from the cabin. A day exploring with him is the happiest time of her life, but joy is short-lived.A monster follows them home.Safe in her Haven, she hides while Dad goes outside to confront the beast. She wakes alone the next morning, and waits. Alas, her hope of his return fades with the daylight. Desperate, she breaks his strictest rule and goes outside alone. Not far from the cabin, she discovers his rifle abandoned next to the monster's strange footprints.Afraid but determined, Wisp sets off on her own into the Endless Forest to find Dad―before the Tree Walkers catch her.

Book 3 in the bestselling "Samantha Moon Origins" series! Whoever heard of a vampire with a day job? It's been a few months since Samantha Moon's not-quite-storybook life took a sudden and tragic turn, sending her kicking and screaming into undeath. Despite clear evidence of a deeper, supernatural reality, she tries to cling as much as possible to the routine she knows even as her marriage and career disintegrate before her eyes. When her procedural suspension from HUD ends surprisingly without termination, she accepts reinstatement against her better judgment. Unfortunately, it soon becomes abundantly clear that she's become highly incompatible with early mornings. What's a vampire to do when she has bills to pay and kids to feed? Sam makes a go of private investigation, but clients are scarce-until she finds one no other PI dares touch: a woman who believes something paranormal is responsible for her son's disappearance.

Book 2 in the bestselling Winter Solstice series!Something stirs in the murk of the Volga River, something big, emerging at night to sow mayhem and death along the banks. Since Solstice Winters is already stranded at ground zero, she agrees to help, even though coping with giant lizards is far from her skill set as an intrepid reporter for a paranormal tabloid.Yay for being the only elf in the world.After narrowly escaping the Ordo Sanguinem Aeternam, she winds up sharing a flat halfway across the world from home with the enigmatic Cristiano, an agent of the secretive organization she may have obligated herself to join. He seems to know his way around the city, and he's not bad on the eyes either.Solstice soon realizes she's tracking a beast the likes of which none of her father's books have mentioned, a creature unique to Russia that her magic lacks the strength to kill. To make matters worse, the Federal Security Bureau sticks their noses into the mix.While hunting the dangerous creature, she awakens a forgotten power in the depths of the river that has the potential to alter the course of human history―and not for the better.

Latest in the #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series! Dark Masters vs. Light WarriorsSam vs. ElizabethThe final battle begins! Samantha Moon would go to the ends of the Earth to stop Elizabeth-or into another world entirely. Fourteen years ago, her life forever changed, entwined with the darkest of dark vampires. From that night forward, Elizabeth has been part of her, ever a step ahead. However, the dark one grows impatient. Taking over modern Earth presents certain annoyances for a vampire army, like mortals with access to nuclear weapons. However, an alternate world much like ours from 2,000 years ago would be defenseless against her. Temptation proves too great; Elizabeth abandons Earth, bent on repeating the war of domination that sent her to the void a thousand years ago. Earth may be safe-for now-but Sam cannot stand by and let her enslave an entire dimension. With her daughter, son, and Max at her side, she seizes a rare opportunity to catch Elizabeth off guard. Now all she has to do is survive...

America's favorite vampire detective is back! Book 17 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series! Samantha Moon once considered being turned into a vampire as the single greatest upheaval of her life-but she'd been wrong. Still reeling from the aftereffects of her hunt across the higher dimensions, she hopes for a little calm before the storm to sort out exactly what she's become, and what meaning the events of the sixth dimension have for the world at large. The dark masters had been dangerous enough when contained, but now... A zombie in a television show her kids love speaks to her straight out of the screen. Sam initially dismisses it as a trick of the mind, but when she runs into the same woman a few days later, it's quite obvious that the dark masters aren't sitting on their laurels. Or are they... Her new friend turns out to be a supernatural the world has never seen before, not for real-a zombie, or at least something similar. The young woman isn't rotting or mindless, but no self-respecting dark master would want such a shell. Fearing this poor woman is the spearhead of the apocalypse, Sam rushes to find the source of the infection before humanity is doomed.

The latest Samantha Moon novel is here!Quentin Arnbury is a Creator. He's also the author of the popular Contest of Sovereignty series of fantasy novels. Like most true creators, his characters are real and exist in a parallel world designed and constructed by Arnbury himself.But when something dark appears in his fantasy land, a darkness not of his creation, Quentin is powerless to stop it.That is, until he remembers Samantha Moon... the daring vampire detective who saved him and other creators from the villainous Elizabeth and her horde of dark masters.Now Quentin Arnbury needs only to write Samantha Moon and her friends into his popular world, then let the vampire detective do what she does best: find answers, stop the bad guy, and save the day...Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the "Vampire for Hire" series today!

Wealthy, reclusive families seldom hire private investigators for ordinary jobs. So when a woman from such a family asks Samantha Moon to locate her missing brother, the vampire detective suspects all is not quite as it seems. Indeed, it doesn't take her long to discover her suspicions prove valid, though she's not prepared for exactly how deep the rabbit hole goes: straight into the depths of madness. The trail to the missing brother leads her to bizarre people wielding ancient, unspeakable powers. The very fabric of reality strains to hold back the evil they attempt to unleash on the unsuspecting residents of Anaheim Hills, California. If Sam doesn't walk away from this case, she might just lose her sanity... but if she does, the world could be doomed. What's behind the sibling's disappearance? What are the Elder Gods? Find out in J.R. Rain's latest "Vampire for Hire" supernatural mystery!

First in the "Four Elements" series of supernatural mysteries, by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! In a small town where people go missing all the time, one might think a private detective would have no trouble finding work. Except for Max Long. His luck really is that bad-at least until a blonde bombshell hires him to look into the strange circumstances surrounding her sister's death. The blonde might be good luck, or more likely, entirely the opposite. Drop-dead gorgeous women aren't exactly common in Shadow Pines, nor do they walk into his office. Everyone in town knows there's something unusual about the place. The excuse of animal attacks claiming the unwary hiker works only so long before a rational person suspects the irrational. Blood stolen from the hospital, strange howls at night, and a girl with an overly innocent face that spells trouble all lead to one conclusion: Max is in way over his head. Or is he? The night after a strange meteorite streaked across the sky, the wind responds to his desires. He soon discovers he can manipulate water, fire, and earth as well. Shadow Pines is out of balance, and Mother Nature has sent Max to fix it.

The third and final book in the "Team Quantum" trilogy of superhero adventures!Now married, Mira Verborgen and Giancarlo Colombo have a problem. Turns out, there will be no honeymoon, not yet. And maybe not ever. After all, they'd just been informed that they will be going nuclear in three months.Literally.Their bodies are turning on them, and the more "super' they become, the faster they will explode. But maybe, just maybe there's an answer. It's a long shot, but it just might work. Then, the newlyweds can finally be alone...But first, they must stop the madman who caused this mess. After all, Dr. Orlov is also a ticking time bomb... and one that might go off at any moment. Forgoing their honeymoon to save the world, Mira and Giancarlo take a secret flight out to China, where they soon come across a base of operations for something dark, nefarious, and most certainly on the wrong side of the law.And so begins the final showdown between superheroes and a super villain, all with incalculable power and all with a score to settle. One wrong move and everyone and everything might just go up in a mushroom cloud of nuclear proportions.

Coping with being attacked and left for dead isn't easy, but Samantha Moon is grateful that she survived - until she suspects she didn't. Vanishing from mirrors is only the first of a series of bizarre events that defies explanation, even to her trained investigative mind. A severe allergy to the sun, alertness at night, inability to eat food that isn't blood, and worst of all: she can't remember the last time she needed the bathroom. Of course, it's not all bad. Years have fallen off her face, her hair is perfect, her senses are honed, and (assuming she hasn't gone crazy) she can even see in the dark. It's all too much to process, so she does the only thing that makes any sense: tries to go back to work. A huge hat, shades, and half a bottle of high-test sunscreen later, she's back out inspecting properties with her partner Chad. Her first day, she suspects a HUD recipient of having undeclared income. Determined to cling to the career she worked so hard for, Sam traces the money back to small-time arms dealers selling big-time weapons. Everything seems to be routine until her sluggish reflexes get someone shot - and her husband suffers an emotional breakdown. Worse, she faces a more insidious and dangerous enemy than an apocalyptic militia group with military hardware... Daytime.

Samantha Moon finds herself in a world of trouble... literally.Being trapped in an alternate dimension is not usually a problem for her. Unfortunately, the reality around her came from the mind of Quentin Arnbury, an author with a penchant for being wicked to his characters.Here, people don't simply die... they die horribly. Worse, with Quentin incapacitated, his world is no longer following any script.Surrounded by nobility that embodies avarice and violence, it's only a matter of days before the darkness attached to Quentin's mind consumes his psyche as well as the world he created. Even if Sam can manage to survive in such a dangerous place, reality is unraveling around her.With time running out to free Quentin's soul, Sam takes a dangerous risk: trusting a dark master.Scroll up and PRE-ORDER today!

The new paranormal mystery series by #1 bestselling authors J.R. Rain and Matthew S. Cox! For fans of The Witch and the Gentleman, A Discovery of Witches and Jessica Jones... Detective Madeline Wimsey tends to stand out with her wild red hair, pentacle amulets, and offbeat methods, but she has a tool few other cops use - magic. Maddy knows the universe wants to balance itself out, so she isn't above tossing around a spell or two whenever a killer's karma needs a little nudge in the right direction. As a member of a practicing coven, she's used to strange looks, hushed whispers, and rolled eyes, but couldn't care less what people think of her. After a man turns up dead in a grisly satanic rite, her fellow detectives are quick to crack jokes. Since they can't tell a pentacle from a pentagram, Maddy's happy to get the case. She suspects the ritual to be the work of amateurs, a theory that pans out when they track down the pack of clueless high school students who made the shrine in the woods. Convinced all is not as it appears to be, Maddy asks the Goddess for a push in the right direction and learns a disturbing truth: The Devil's Eye is watching her.

Six months ago, Harper Cody stressed out over finding the right college-now, she'll be thrilled if she makes it to her eighteenth birthday.Unexpected nuclear war destroyed the world she knew along with her dreams for a future. Violent thugs took away her parents and home, sending her fleeing into the ashes with her traumatized little sister. Following her best hope for survival, she chased a rumor of safety in the mountains.Evergreen, Colorado turned out to be the shelter she'd hoped for. There, her patchwork family could make the best of the world left behind. However, their new home came with an unexpected twist: to keep her father's shotgun and protect her sister, sweet, introverted Harper had to join the militia.Safety is relative in the aftermath of societal collapse. The mountain town may have avoided the worst of the atomic blasts, but danger still surrounds them: unstable people, starvation, cold, disease... and something or someone creeping about late at night, stalking the most vulnerable among them.

A move to the small town of Spring Falls, New York is the perfect cure for Mia Gartner's horrid commute. However, her new home isn't quite empty.She adored working in fine art restoration, but a two-hour ride each way got old fast. When her husband found a house for sale at a suspiciously low price, they jumped at it. Mia expected chemical contamination, a fixer-upper, or termites, so when the problem turned out to be persistent rumors of haunting, she set aside her worries. Adam hoped the place would propel his parapsychology hobby into a career.Upon first sight, the innocuous suburban house filled Mia with dread. Adam had long maintained she had a psychic gift, but if she believed him, that would mean something terrible and dark once happened there.Soon after their arrival, unexplained events prove the rumors are more than wild stories. A childlike spirit attaches itself to Mia, seeming harmless and so very lonely.Alas, she fears the ghost may not be as innocent as it seems.

Ten-year-old Emma has battled dark creatures and protected her home from errant magic, but an unexpected letter brings her scariest trial yet―attending a wedding in Calebrin.Da's younger sister has invited them for her ceremony, but Emma dreads the huge city, its strange people, uncomfortable fancy clothes, and worst of all: shoes. Her anxiety builds when Nan refuses to go, filling her head with worries about what could be wrong with her father's side of the family.On Emma's first night in Calebrin, spectral crying wakes her. She creeps out of bed to discover a forlorn spirit wandering the halls, who seems to be trying to warn Emma of danger. Alas, Da's prim and proper mother has a low opinion of druids, and an even lower opinion of Mama. His younger brother takes particular delight in tormenting Emma, and her efforts to assist the spirit only annoy him more.She suspects something far darker than an arrogant uncle lurks in the giant manor house where her father grew up. No longer afraid, Emma tries to help the ghost-before she becomes one herself.

Lieutenant Nina Duchenne has almost come to terms with her life-but isn't sure she still has one.Eighteen months ago, she awoke as a doll, a living brain inside a military-grade artificial body. She looks human in every way on the outside, but dreads the thought of what lies beneath her skin. Her role as a field agent for Division 9 has exposed her to depravity unlike anything she thought possible. Building darkness clings to her heart, until a tiny orphan girl reminds her that more than a body defines humanity.A new case falls in Nina's lap when electronic evidence links Harmony, a fast-spreading new recreational drug, to a foreign government. She hopes for a nice 'normal' investigation that won't blacken another slice of her soul. The straightforward case turns into a balancing act as she exposes an infestation of enemy agents within West City.If the spies see her coming or if she takes too long finding them all, a drug meant to provide peace of mind may bring about the downfall of society.

Harper Cody used to worry about the SATs or a getting a new laptop for Christmas... but now, she only wants to keep her little sister alive.At 5:59 a.m. early in September, life as she knew it came to an end with a nuclear flash ninety miles away in Colorado Springs. For two months, her family sheltered in the basement of their home, surviving on whatever canned goods Dad could scavenge. Passing evacuees told of a safe haven in the mountains, but her father refused to leave. He thought their home was safe... until a gang of looters kicked in the door.Four years ago at thirteen, Harper won trophies for competition shooting, but killing a man pointing a gun at her is nothing like nailing targets at a range. Hesitation cost her parents' lives. With no other options, she grabbed her little sister and ran away from the only home she'd ever known into a world she no longer recognized.The promise of safety in Evergreen gives her hope, but unless the girl voted sweetest in her class can find the nerve to kill, Harper-and her kid sister-are as good as dead.

Nina Duchenne walked away from a perfect life to pursue a noble idea. Unfortunately, her hope of becoming a forensic investigator drowned in two years of mandatory street patrol. One tragic night shatters her dream, and she finds herself questioning the very nature of what it means to be alive. Joey Dillon lives at the edge of a perpetual adrenaline rush. A self-styled cyber cowboy who chases thrills wherever he can find them, he doesn't think about what will happen twenty minutes into the future. With the government of Mars chasing him, he flees to Earth, taking refuge in places society has forgotten. Division 9 gives Nina command of the operation to stop two international agents. Joey just wants to find his next meal. Voices from beyond the grave distract Nina from her pursuit, and send Joey on a mission to find out who is responsible. His suspicions lie grounded in reality while she hopes for something science cannot explain. The spies prove more elusive than expected, convincing her they have help from a master hacker. Joey falls square in her sights with the fate of the entire West City-as well as Nina's humanity-at risk.

Safety is at best a relative thing in 2073, fifty-one years after nuclear war scorched the world. Kevin found a quiet little place to hole up with the woman who came to mean more to him than his lifelong dream, and a little girl she took in after the Virus wiped out her home. They're well defended against bandits, raiders, and the occasional stray Infected. But walls don't face the sky, and all the guns in what's left of the world won't do a thing against a biological weapon dropped from an Enclave drone. A message from a dead man disturbs this tenuous peace with a chance to stop the Virus for good, but it would send them right to the Enclave's back yard. Tris can't say no, and Kevin refuses to leave her side again, but they won't bring a child along for such a dangerous ride. Knowing it's not only their lives, but the lives of everyone outside the Enclave at stake, they decide to hit the road once again, hoping their home―and their daughter―will still be there when they return.

A druid's work is never done... even if she's ten years old.With the Silk Thieves no longer a threat to Widowswood, Emma enjoys the solace of home and the peaceful routine of her chores. She is happy to be with her family, but still hasn't quite forgiven herself for making them worry about her.One afternoon, Neema, the Faerie she freed from the wizard's lantern, returns seeking her help. Her people are dying, and she's convinced Emma can save them, and do it in only a few minutes.The plea proves hard to resist, and Emma soon discovers cursed animals are attacking the faeries. Even though some Silverbells have perished, they are hesitant to kill the creatures. Their queen hopes Emma can find a way to save both animals and faeries alike.Far from her family in a strange magical forest, Emma feels too small for the task set before her, but cannot abandon the faeries to their fate-even if it means she may never find her way home.

Brooklyn thought nothing would ever surprise her again after learning her father is an extraplanar being―until the police ask her for help.For most of her life, the cops have been a thorn in her side, always in the way of a good time. By seventeen, she'd spent more time in police cars than some rookies. With age comes (a little) restraint, and she's managed to avoid getting in trouble for six whole years. Working for the Philadelphia Fire Department offers a sense of belonging and purpose she never had growing up, even if the whole 'adulting' thing sucks.After responding to a fire call eerily similar to the one that claimed her childhood home, a local detective seeks her out. He's hunting a serial killer who preys on the city's homeless, taking the lives of those no one cares to see. Every victim's body has so far been stolen from the morgue, frustrating the investigation to the point he's willing to rely on a psychic―even a former delinquent.Brooklyn senses a connection between the recent fire, the murders, and a mysteriously guilty little girl, but her respect for the law only goes so far.

Lieutenant Kirsten Wren has encountered Harbingers before-shadowy entities that claim ghosts with dark souls-but they don't usually follow her home.At long last, life is somewhere approaching happy. Her adopted son has put his past behind him and she's even finally trusted herself enough to start a romantic relationship. Best of all, no corporations or demonic creatures have tried to kill her in a whole month.Dead gang members start turning up, victims of murders with ritualistic overtones. Division 1 files them away as low priority due to their policy of letting the street trash clean itself up. However, when additional killings occur with obvious supernatural causes, Kirsten officially takes jurisdiction.In the midst of her investigation, a Harbinger attaches itself to her. The chilling ramifications of that become clear once she discovers the area's most feared gang has developed a working relationship with the Abyss. If she doesn't act fast, all of West City will become a hellscape.

Once again safe at home, Emma clings to the comfort of family and tries to put the fright of the Banderwigh behind her-but deeds, even good ones, often have consequences.With a new reality of spirits and magic open to her, Emma feels a strong connection to Widowswood. She means to make good on her promise to the Spider Queen, bringing a monthly supply of silk in trade so humans cease their trespass upon the forest.A guild of thieves infiltrates the quiet town, lured by the incredible value of enchanted spidersilk flowing so freely from the forest. At first, they don't realize the source is a ten-year-old girl, but once they learn, they'll do anything to control her.Stuck between protecting her family and protecting her forest, Emma draws courage from her grandmother's stories and makes a choice-that could cost her life.

Brooklyn Amari doesn't ask for much, only the ability to make it through life without destroying the universe.Working as a firefighter is her true calling, satisfying her deep, primal draw to the flames. Immunity to burning courtesy of her half-extraplanar ancestry makes her the city's best weapon against disaster of the incendiary kind-not that anyone knows about it. She's trying to keep her nature a secret, since magical creatures aren't allowed inside major population centers... and most people probably wouldn't react well to a demon.Even a half-demon.Since her psychic abilities are out of the bag, the Arson Investigation Unit calls on her for all the 'weird ones' no one else wants to touch. When they can't explain an apparent case of spontaneous human combustion, they bring her in to track a deadly arcane arsonist.She's happy to help, but unfortunately, some not-quite-angels abduct someone she cares for. They need Brooklyn to destroy the mortal world as it's in the way of their interdimensional war-but even if she does what they want, everyone she loves will die.