Book 3 Introduction
August 29, 2008 in Book 3
Time: 8 Moons Ago KoGuRai couldn’t feel his hands anymore. Everything from his shoulders upward was numb from hanging, shackled by the wrists for endless hours. Hunger gnawed him from
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Book 3 Chapter 1
August 29, 2008 in Book 3
The Marked shriek echoed fleetingly from the cliff side, then broke off into a gurgle as cold steel constricted around its throat. ZenToYa twisted the two ends of the Bhinod’s
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Book 3 Chapter 2
August 29, 2008 in Book 3
“Lucci, can we go now?” Suzume sighed, from where she perched on the crooked forest fence. She didn’t attempt to hide the boredom in her voice. Nothing could be more
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Book 3 Chapter 3
August 29, 2008 in Book 3
Light knows, I hate Assemblies. TsuYa sat at the far end of the table, a forced position given in accordance to his place in the Ya family line. His mouth
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Ch13-5: The Assembly of the Trine
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 13
Just hold your breath, stay quiet and hope that maybe people will forget you’re here. Not likely, Lucci knew. But hopeful thinking was better than hopeless thinking. If nothing else,
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Ch13-6: Discontent
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 13
“Zento… are we having some sort of…” Zemi waved one hand back and forth as he groped to find the right words, “You know… communication problem?” The winged man turned
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Ch13-7: Reluctance
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 13
“I don’t believe you!” TsuYa complained, shoving a bunched up set of clothing into the small open box upon the bed. “No! It’s you I don’t believe!” JouKa retorted, jerking
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Ch13-8: The Migration
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 13
The Migration had begun. Winged people were milling around everywhere, making it impossible to approach the Dragons out in the fields. But Lucci kept trying to move forward, for once
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Ch13-9: Sparring Practice
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 13
“Go for the eyes, Lucci!!” SoYa cupped his hands around his mouth giving a grinning call out over the practice ring. It was quite the unusual thing to see… Zemi
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Ch14-1: Passage 1
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
The wild lands unfolded for Suzume like a tapestry, stretching as far as her dark eyes could take in. The sloped shoulders of the mountains sported a mantle of early
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Ch14-2: Arfogaeth
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
“Okay, Tsu… you take him from the back,” SoYa’s green eyes were bright, the color intensified by the green of the foliage that framed his face. “I’ll distract him from
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Ch14-3: Between Two Worlds
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
TsuYa stormed through the curtain of leaves like a tempest, the branches swaying away as he pressed through them. The weight of the stone was slight in his balled fist.
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Ch14-4: Shadow Falling
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
“Is there anything I can do to help, Morh-AsaHi?” Lucci’s silver eyes peered down at her hopefully. She turned to smile at him from where she was placing the last
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Ch14-5: Battle Ignited
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
“SoYa? Are you back?” AsaHi called, wiping her hands on a rag as she walked out towards the dining area. The plates that Lucci had taken with him were sitting
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Ch14-6: Within the Fray
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
Lucci’s breath rasped within his ears as he raced down the grassy hills outside of the Compound. The weight of the scythe was heavier within his hands the longer he
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Ch14-7: KoGuRai
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
KoGuRai..? It can’t really be… TsuYa felt his throat tighten, struggling to fight down the nausea that was forcing its way upwards, turning his mouth nasty on the inside. His
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Ch14-8: Turning Point
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
“Quick! This way!” SoYa grabbed AsaHi’s hand as a second Esgyll swooped down towards them, out of the flashing battle skies above. The girl gave a soft sound as he
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Ch14-9: Between the Mists
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
The world had no feeling — neither hot nor cold. And nothing in between. No breath could be drawn in the place between the mists. His vision was doubled. Then
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Ch14-10: Rude Wakening
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 14
“TsuYaaa!” the name ripped out of Zento’s hoarse throat as he swooped down towards the splayed body below. He had been searching up and down the western edge of the
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Ch15-1: Passage 2
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
The days dragged on as Suzume watched the summer roll into the hilly lands between the mountains. The sun became warmer and the sky more blue. Colors flushed the meadows
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Ch15-2: Moving Forward
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
“We are losing time. Losing ground – Zemi we need to make a strike against Zeromus soon,” ZenToYa demanded, pressing his palms down hard along the dull surface of the
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Ch15-3: They
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
-Stopstopstop!- the voice echoed in Lucci’s mind. On cue, the youth jerked to a stop and pressed his back against the smooth white wall of the outer Compound. Around the
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Ch15-4: Promised Reward
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
It was not the same dream he had always had… though during his time at Sleep, he always dreamed very viciously. But this dream was more than just a dream.
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Ch15-5: Leavetakings
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
There isna much time… JouKa strapped her well-worn kukri along her hip, making sure that the buckle was fastened tight. Before the last battle on the Islands, few seemed to
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Ch15-6: First Voice
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
Lucci didn’t know how many days had passed on their journey. It was impossible to measure time in day and night on the Mainland. Everything was dark and there was
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Ch15-7: Search Party
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
TsuYa was getting better at wolf back riding. Not like he had any choice in the matter. Either he learned how or he was dumped by the side of the
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Ch15-8: The Cynosure
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
Lucci was breathing heavily as he scrabbled his way up the last few feet of the steep incline. Small stones and dirt rained down behind him in long, slender trails
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Ch15-9: Arch Rivals
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 15
-Aur is sure not much of a mountain lion, is he?- Zazo scoffed as she sprung spryly from stone to stone up the face of the mountain. TsuYa didn’t say
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Ch16-1: Torn Motives
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 16
For a long while, there was no sound within the chamber except for the soft sobs of JouKa that came every now and then. TsuYa couldn’t bear to look at
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Ch16-2: Confession
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 16
AsaHi was walking out in the gardens when she first felt it. Though she wasn’t magic-natured like a lot of the people around her and couldn’t always sense things that
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Ch16-3: Release
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 16
SoYa could hear the air whoosh out of Father’s lungs as the warrior caught himself on his palms against the railing of the practice yard. Fighting to keep his face,
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Ch16-4: Juncture
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 16
Brunswik was perched out on the edge of the Island, making all the trees around him look tiny in comparison. His vast bulk was packaged down with items and supplies
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Ch16-5: Of Sacrifice
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 16
“I’ve been expecting you, ZenToYa,” the Arweinydd’s voice fell from the lofty throne above. The scent of flowers was strong in the air and the sunlight played down through the
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Ch17-1: Passage 3
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
The strange lights had finally stopped spinning behind Suzume’s eyes. It was something that came and went. Just like the weakness and long periods of sleeping. The girl gave a
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Ch17-2: Shellab 1.0
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
As the darkness began to sift away, things didn’t feel at all like Lucci would have expected them to. Afterall, the last thing he could remember was the clash of
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Ch17-3: On The Trail
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
An ocean stretched out before them, as far as TsuYa’s eyes could see. I’m pretty sure that’s what it is… though I’ve never seen the ocean before. Afterall, the Inner
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Ch17-4: Dark Survival
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
“There it is!” came the shout of an accented voice, ringing from between the trees. “Warriors to the front! Quickly, now, boys! Don’t langor!” Shadows of the night stretched and
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Ch17-5: KiNaTu
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
Lucci woke from a deep, warm sleep with a heavy feeling pressing down on his chest. Gasping, the youth attempted to sit up, silvery eyes growing wide as he fought
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Ch17-6: Struggling Will
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
TsuYa knelt down at the edge of the stream, dipped his fingers in the cooling water and splashed it over his face. The Outterlands were a lot more humid than
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Ch17-7: Outterland Captive
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
They were sitting on the crest of a hill, a place where the tall grass and flowers waved back and forth, shimmering in the dream-sway. The sun filtered down through
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Ch17-8: Truth Telling
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
Walking through the halls of the Tu Family home for the first time, Lucci soon discovered why NaDo called it the “Shellab”. Funny enough – that’s exactly what it was.
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Ch17-9: The Vision Stone Revealed
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 17
“So what do you think?” NaDo’s wings and arms were extended wide, his short hair whipping around in the salty ocean breeze. His smile shown brightly with the great dome
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Ch18-1: Rejection
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
TsuYa woke to the distant sound of sobbing carried on the wind. He stirred in his sleeping blankets, rolled over and pushed himself to his palms. His dark green eyes
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Ch18-2: Oren
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
JouKa had simply panicked and fled. She wasn’t the kind of girl that spooked easily. She had spent countless nights out on her own in forests and in dangerous lands.
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Ch18-3: Lost Hope
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
JouKa did her best to balance along the crook of Drok’s neck, holding tight to the leather-strapped reigns as she leaned forward. They had been travelling the better part of
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Ch18-4: Gifted Visions
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
Lucci had seen a lot of wondrous things in his life. Floating islands. Winged people. Talking dragons. Spirit watchers. But for some reason, the idea of a mechanical flying ship
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Ch18-5: Champion’s Darkness
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
When KoGuRai came back to his senses, he found himself covered in blood. His first reaction was probably not befitting of the dark Champion of Zeromus. His head reeled back,
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Ch18-6: Soul’s Searching
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
TsuYa hadn’t realized that he was so concerned until that moment. His dark eyes were focused on the treeline, watching the trails of fading smoke plume like fingers into the
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Ch18-7: From the Depths
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
“The X marks the spot, Lucci!” Master NaDo grinned as he trudged out onto the sandy beach of the bay. His arms were wide open, expression proud to have known
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Ch18-8: Mark of the Sygnus
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
“It can float over the water too?” Lucci declared with amazement as the Current Skipper cruised its way through the ocean waves, towards the dark structure in the middle of
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Ch18-9: Measuring the Wind
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 18
Zazo and TsuYa slipped through the bronzing late afternoon, nothing more than a shadow through the forest trees. The She Wolf’s head was pointed straight as an arrow as she
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Ch19-1: Final Passage
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 19
Suzume had been having the same nightmare for a week and she didn’t know what it meant. At first, she didn’t think to tell anyone about it… because it had
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Ch19-2: Aftereffects
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 19
Several days had passed since the battle between LuShi and KoGuRai had taken place. Several days since NaDo, who TsuYa had since learned more about, had been gravely wounded. But
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Ch19-3: Final Preparation
August 29, 2008 in Chapter 19
AsaHi woke to a long, low rumble followed by a sharp crack. A jolt sent her sprawling out of her bed as the world tilted sideways. She scrabbled hand over
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Ch19-4: Chaosfall
September 11, 2008 in Chapter 19
Please… let me be strong enough… AsaHi gripped the thick white mane in both of her hands, laying flat against the huge white Dragon’s back. All at once she felt
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Ch19-5: Falling Awake
September 25, 2008 in Chapter 19
They were falling, head down, into the blanket of rumbling darkness below. In some areas, the clouds had exploded upwards, massive pillars that spun into the sky. That was where
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Ch19-6: Reunion
October 9, 2008 in Chapter 19
-Something terrible has just happened.- Zeni informed Suzume with a quiet chirrup. The girl already knew. She could feel it, somewhere deep in her soul. But she didn’t know exactly
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Ch19-7: Light and Darkness
October 23, 2008 in Chapter 19
“TsuuuuYaaaa!” KoGuRai’s face contorted in an animalistic snarl. His dark eyes focused sharply on the warrior, full of hate and fury. “Did you forget about me?” TsuYa smirked. He coolly
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Ch19-8: Desperate Flight
November 6, 2008 in Chapter 19
Lucci didn’t realize that he had drawn his sword until he saw the quivering tip of the blade pointed at TsuYa. His hands were shaking. Tears stung his eyes. The
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