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Tala and Rane stood with their unit at the entrance to a cell. The entrance and atrium had been secreted within a little cave at the base of a hill. Around the unit, the first buds of spring flowers were just starting to show on some of the rolling plains. The Paragon who had come with them had finished going over the provided information, and she’d asked them to gather so she could speak to the unit of Defenders as a whole to summarize. “Alright, so this is an odd one. The mage was completely…-
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Tala and Rane entered the Constructionsts’ Guild with quite a bit of fanfare. Well, to be fair, the fanfare was on the part of the attendants. As soon as the magical detectors announced the presence of two Refined, they were swarmed with Archons offering them refreshments of various kinds as well as seeking to discern why they had come. One sharp-eyed young woman even brought a small tray of treats for Terry. The avian, of course, ate them happily before returning to Tala’s shoulder, where he…
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Tala and Terry faced off within the sparring ring in Tala’s sanctum. There was only one major difference from their previously standard sparring sessions over the years. Ever since their fight with the wolf, Terry had insisted that there be weapons of various kinds all around the ring. None were magical, but all were ready for Terry’s use. The avian had leaned hard into his ability to use weapons after the fight with the wolf, taking the previously often ignored tactic and making it…
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Tala couldn’t help but smile as Rane walked into the massive underground training room, unescorted. Only Refined were allowed here—special exemptions aside—and he arrived solely based upon his own merits. He stood tall, his inscriptions newly refreshed, his eyes full of life. His aura was on full display, held at presentation distance, roughly an inch out from his skin. It was a lovely, chartreuse yellow. Tala was still giving him grief for instantly surpassing her on the path toward Paragon, if…
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Tala lay on the ground with a dead wolf’s jaws all but clamped through her torso. Nevertheless, she continued her gurgling laugh even as she did what she should have to begin with. This was something that—with a mere moment with her normal level of enhancement—she realized with ease. She had aura superiority, of course, so she grabbed the iron within her torn-free body parts and pulled them back to her. At that point, the once-again-active healing magics rejoined the flesh, working to replace and…
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Tala almost felt bad, now that she considered things. She stood, fully armored in ablative iron and white steel. Flow was now in her hand in the form of a glaive. The wolf before her was larger than her by quite a bit, and she felt like the extra reach would be useful at least at the beginning of the engagement. A tungsten rod floated behind her neck, ready to protect that vulnerable area, while two tungsten balls hung in the air, one by each shoulder ready to deflect or redirect. Her defensive discs…
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Tala stood by with a mix of horror and resignation as the repercussions of her choice were realized. She was sitting on her throne within her sanctum, unconsciously trying to regain a feeling of control as she watched the goings on with her three-fold sight and general perception of the goings on within Kit. More than two hundred people were in the midst of the process of moving into Irondale, consisting of both individuals and families. She was confused as to why they would want to live there, and at…
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Find it on Amazon (epub, KDP, & paperback) and via BookFunnel (Audio): https://geni.us/Eskau This is the The narrative has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the infringement. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Please review if at all possible. That helps more than you know! Remember that any review should only be for the included chapters. Multi-regional review link: https://geni.us/eskau-review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ If you have KU, every download counts as a sale for Amazon metrics, and those…
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Tala waited as Master Xeel collected his thoughts, still pouring his magic outward to slowly counter the remnants of the Reality Mage’s—Reiki’s—power. Finally, he gave a slow nod. “Reality is fundamentally opposed to us for two critical reasons. The first is obvious: Magic. We introduce more and more magic into existence every moment we continue to exist.” When he paused, she decided to respond. “I think I got that one.” He chuckled. “True, that is generally the most obvious reason.…
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This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it Tala has been seized, torn away from all that she has ever known. A false history and personality was implanted within her, and only her revolutionary defenses and self-restoration magic have given her a fighting chance at all. She is behind enemy lines with an unexpected chance to seize power, learn from ancient experts, delve into the secrets of humanity's mortal foe, and achieve her own freedom once more. In order…
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