Sarah Johnson
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"Grugda, you stay here with the girls. See if you can find anything else of use in these books." Kace waved a hand at the room around them. "Jal has to show me somewhere important. But there might be people watching us. I can't take anyone with me since it would look suspicious if so many of us disappear at once." Grugda nodded his head to show that he understood what Kace was getting at. With those parting words, Kace asked Jal to take him to the surface. He had to see the site where all of this occurred…-
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Josh sprang forward, suppressing his weariness to reach Brenden, "Get out of the way! Let me through!" Josh continued to roar at the crew as he shoved them aside. The guardian had shattered into tiny pieces as soon as its energy ran out. Leaving Brenden to collapse to the ground gasping for air. The broken bones in his chest had pierced his skin and were now fully visible for all of the eyes upon him to see. Josh kneeled down and placed a hand on Brenden's chest as he assessed his condition. 'He won't…
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Josh stared at the menacing statue before them. Dotted around the room were four other entrances and a carved stone door that looked like a sealed exit. With a calm expression on his face, Josh studied the statue in greater detail. It was around eight foot tall with six arms. There were three arms situated on each side of its torso. The ones connected to its shoulders were the longest, while the ones at its waist were far shorter. It was like it had been designed to fight at different melee distances. The…
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Brenden turned around as he felt a peculiar sensation coming from the rear of their group. His eyes shifted around nervously as he tried to make sense of it. Only the disgruntled expressions of the crew met his gaze. 'Wasn't there someone else?' He quickly counted the number of their group. 'Forty-seven. Yeah, that's right. Guess it was nothing then.' With a confused expression, he turned back to face the front and continued to shuffle onwards. A few minutes passed before he felt the same strange…
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"Keep it together, boys," Josh commanded with a grave tone. "There's still hope." He pointed towards the cavernous entrances with his sabre. The crew glanced in that direction while trying to quieten their tumultuous emotions. Deep breaths escaped the crew as they tried to imagine what might be waiting for them in those dark depths. However, there was one thing they knew would be in there somewhere. It was something more valuable than the most enormous treasure horde anywhere in the world, new…
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Josh stared at the cliff on the coastline. 'According to the information, the Necropolis's entrance should be beneath the sea. There's no chance that such a place has been left unguarded.' He swept his cold gaze over the horizon. They had sunk many ships in the process of reaching this far. However, there was nothing in sight now. "Men, prepare to dive. Once we enter the area of the Necropolis, be on your guard. I suspect there will be a few nasty surprises in store for us." Josh's tone was full of…
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Kace continued to stare at Jal for a while. He just could not make sense of what he had said. 'There has to be more to it.' As Kace thought about it, he realised that the old captain was probably just blaming himself because he failed in his duties. "Can you tell us exactly what happened? It might be important." Kace asked with a solemn tone. He only hoped that Jal would grant this request. It would not be pleasant for him to dredge up the memories of his failures. Grugda relaxed a bit as he realised…
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Kace stared at Jal in disbelief. 'This guy. Was responsible for protecting the ruler's child?' he quickly tried to sort out his own thoughts. If that were true, then Jal could be the key to unlocking the secret behind the curse mentioned in his own quest. 'He's trying to reclaim his honour.' Kace's eyes narrowed as he believed he figured out Jal's motive in all of this now. "One question. Were you also responsible for the invitation that was sent to me?" Kace felt like this was important. If he was…
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Kace slammed his shoulder into the bookshelf, shattering it into pieces and scattering the books it housed. The bookshelf had hidden a secret passageway in the walls. A blade lashed out in response to his sudden assault. A metal clang resounded as Kace blocked it with the bracer that covered his right forearm. Kace retaliated with a brutal kick towards his opponent's legs, seeking to unbalance him. His opponent turned out to be quite nimble as he deftly avoided the blow in time. In the narrow passage, the…
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Kace skimmed over the boring basic introduction as Grugda played around with the apparatus. It mainly described how wonderful a Phoenix Feather was, and the next couple of chapters were dedicated to its more basic uses that would be easy to replicate. Such as a tonic that could be made using it as the main ingredient. It would cure anyone, monster or human, of impotence. Kace frowned as he read that. 'How do they know that it cures humans as well?' He glanced at one of the other titles that he had read…
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