Cosmic Threads by C.J. Canady

Dhalia native Ashanti Orun is a Light Witch with a green thumb. One morning while tending her garden, the sky is split asunder, and a legion of winged invaders lay waste to Ashanti's village. She has the chance to save her daughter, but only by stripping young Aaliyah Orun of her vital powers. Parnissi, a subterranean world, will offer refuge to those in need, but nothing there is as it seems. A decade downstream, Aaliyah is preparing for her first day of Scavenging. The world above has fallen to ruin, aswarm with malevolent monsters. Though Aaliyah is ashamed to be magicless, she's mastered the ways of a Ghadreel Staf, hoping to use the weapon against the winged invaders.Led to her birthplace by the voice of her late mother, Aaliyah, amidst her virgin quest, unravels a network of truths that spell grave danger. Parnissi's ruler, Zeracheal Duth'Kaar, came to Earth in search of the Dragon Scale, an enchanted sword . . . but having failed to capture it, the world's last Wizard has aligned with wicked forces to achieve his ultimate sinister goal.Despite a heavy handicap, Aaliyah must embrace her fate, and help to save the Earth at last—a job that will call for faithful friends and the power of love!