Shali is no ordinary teenager, an alien invasion has driven the last human survivors into a volcano, where they live strange, supernatural people called the ‘Muroni’. The children born of this union have unique abilities – Shali can move at super speed and her friends can levitate, read thoughts and much more – but their powers can’t save them from catastrophe. The Vinceres have arrived. This brutal alien race hates humans and Muroni alike. When a patrol massacres their village, Shali and her friends decide to save others from the same horrific fate. The eight believe their best chance at defeating the Vinceres lies in finding the legends, a mythological muroni fighting force. But as the eight set off on their journey, they will have to find a way to control not only their muroni abilities, but also their passions, jealousies, and hidden resentments – all the things that make them human