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H;m~'~i was ~lh!I1l .fO;r MotIl\i!fl~ momll'tt'L The ded;siDIii 10 ~en<l mnruJils l:~t~ Fbi liens's fllalim weJghoo :heatJ,i~v 'DpoII ~irn_ But. me M~( I[,e~n llikelil by lhrl.s. ~Jrl~~ [JIi!I_n~ L:n1"ied~,f.Mil,. till: rlnB!it W<ltrri.Olf beh~d C~'fi' seeu, and dmUhly GO vhil m6SlIMtned, 'Il~ ~ DE: !i.~b were true_ 11le EmpelilJT mewliliiliin his heart,

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SltinSfilS ~ locumlil iNO S:hlD~~!l again, con ... ~inl:! .~ message: f~!oI ~nlwl: ti~iajl! 1.r~rmy;, lilf!ll!a1'4&t! ~~ witlll~e 1{Mfj(fr..

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SJliha sal taIm~f; liMeiU!l8, to' lh~ fil~k's words 01' wiSdornlO' ~Q]' H~_11leiL H~\Io'~ OC3n;-ely o)ll~i ous oflhe writing qntH kll Jliis noml as U ~'Ii:n",'led ili~ naU-undeulcood ~~t~!I'Iteij; aCflllss a sJ1eill uff !lilts{) rice pIlpc:l'. }. SJ !J!gle. l~w. OOJr:iling ,~,,-niJlle 11~IJle lmpe:rial '[l'hrnMRiI!l:m, Mstlng W@VeriIJg ~hiltl~'Sbel~ the lhic1\: t<!~!\lr!es 1Ip!)l1 ilil: watil&.

.. tamlltri ~ .he ~malJ man wliu hlMl Iliil:ri)(illood. lu,m.~i( ~ StJillSll;lI wn1nllucd. "l IlQve tni~ollr 1!ilru.e ta,gctilff lmmc:nsel,ll.but I .[lsI;; Q,~Jil - ... ,iIl 1'(11:1 k.~m~ take ~l,'fJl. w~[~illr!l .~llI.tu four broilieri> .realm?"

HJlfitei n:dincdJ m ~he 1lI'ee~ si!at.. llIIilrnifi8 MiO fo.roollll fliliICets IiIe.Tow .Im. chLliI 8Ii he co!JRidern1l Ihefe!ll.!t:s'~ s.e1l~f~&IIII1ril: I~;;jdifr. me oon1;lll:J¥ltin h.ld ~!! ... ilb the .sillIlt! wllrds. :mrl IlUlugh mrunli',~lumy IUiI:I b~n sai'!l Cilnot, nunc Ri!!.di weiglhed ilSilrleaYi1)i IJ pMII Ifllt' Ernpe~fir as these.

it lo:ni.~ SUUW!Sfi idl 'O,VCI' ~n€ MfI!ll, and :Shib:a looked down al the ~oo@tbi:lJi[ry pages he !lad wnlltm If·wmy ri(;e p!<rl4y PJ till.! &rpin ~ ~fJai[iccd wr fllJFr, iF) stili mlJiJ. n:sl f'll;pl,t~re rh.~· $if'"' oNfdi rnA'I~ wlSti07n, m tliiouShl An~ as 11~ looked liP. hI! .mrtiadlbit :Shin§!l:1 was looking. al hlm. The 'l\i~lil'li!l!l'sE:yes ~:mt!,aJI~~ her .Irike I~e !ihar~bl;Q;je·. II'Ct .:ut I,l;im '1Ia~ di~U~Ij) il',I!I!!lC or the ~GfiU: g.elflha. He was gt'!Jltly .p:roldllg,llic !Kami

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"I VI'ill grant ~'OOJ ap~ ~ nnnjd btg,ilR. "My bruthm :;m~ ~~~tP-! wUlllb Ii! ~~I~~d alt Ollre:~ "1111 afraid ~, carUJal be,~ Shi!lmi enaalared, '"OtiJDy die Cb1]dl:l~1I 00 1lI~F.a1'l'h I'IlI my mmoo1 F~ Len:,g UOO willl,~

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lh~ dI~:r:I !rot ~ bw hlmlidj~o .{:(ImlJdu .he I:O'rndillil;iIl 'D~ ShlMel ·Iilld he: 1m ,r:emalmng waLfge, llilr. huw Lh~y ,bad r<lnd. si':rJ'Lli lh~ .I.mva bd. ,d~~ 111it~i:r pre8lljn~ in th e Shadawll,ulI15 !I Ilf~lmIe agi]o, Sworn to derelll-d the M\VIi,rurudi 5ef\\e" Ute needs o[ Ul,C IClitlmlli 00 Ul@ El:!iJ1]ii:,Ui@ ~. had! rilolllill IliJlIW Shib& Th r1ll{llh~ Jut Thum:1e'.l'8, and brillgLhml bad: ~(1 • land (Or lib.oe Im:mg, SlTioo ml!!"~ ~ fin~!l' llil> D.uk, Brolheris rcrum. Hi] 'Oc[l]y IMU [lh11d.F lhw sar~ RnrDtii, bu L Shlmei's WQJds sm] hat:! M~ hi rn, wid! caoh aep be wok lhmu ~ Lim ~red l<md.

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ShIn::.. bail k1mY!mJ 'when! ~ ~ ell too 'lb~ SJmd!Wl'J"fid~ lha1 he WiI$ dQiq: so tiL lliTlmeIlilj~ iP~oomI il'ta He did, om ihillkahoul w~eth~f hll ~uld. ~~rnm~ back. Ye:Ii :!J~W. old illl lhe ~Iadt :slailllt~edMld.em'eli5" h~ be.gm '~JJ rd'oubt tliat he WDUId IWllr see billl»'mJ]frs, Emc.riald Emilia again, .And AsaJro's 1iECt OilIntillll.ed 'iii hiiul\J. .I1im •••

,ilbead,w:lilii!'l !he shelter of two~eat and Imqm i5pl~[:Sor rook. Sllt:ra Il:eMd tlre OO'UfLtis: ,m loonr.i!J&'1. A biasl.Df f~idi iilir ~dd~!dY ~plll'ct!!riI From wiLllIinI, Ut:hHng ®l.~ ~ ror liIidk:;;in, every dtfRl'tlilll. PIU-tlleg dOwD ~i!!! 1I1:gE!1rI lYrrn .Dru:i. ~hal:m flll'red kl~ WilY ll.iJ' !lind i111n !.he m{l~lh of ~he UlilJ]iltil~ ~t:fQdw:~,

'1AiUhln,. oo~ed into !he upelo: ~f (he [:UtIlM[f, '~ ~ mu~!i·limb~d CN;;It'UJ'-e ~. :skilil :seemm lQo ha\l~ baan D<Ii)'~ ;aw!I},. Jea!l'tin:g oIlly .iI'aI1l,:!d !ilt.ipSi !)f gt\~y J'Iillem.brt::rI:!;~ .:Jtr~ r;!peciI (Iller it5'~IiIJ ~y undcrski!rll. ,f\ri (llll 00:1 lust not ,any dtmon· spa'Ml 1'.hls ~ was i:hf! rirsl 0:1' l'!.!i: ti.l1d ill1d Lb@ nn~$' powerful ~e~'bllre in 1"1:1 iI.e!!!!,'!;;: real r:III, &1tmd It ~oOO two, ~1li5(. >one :S~lUSfi. anAl the. 01h~ !.!m'tco,gninbll!'b~bimIl8 miISk olblood. As:

Shiba str,~inoo 10 Sill!), iii pl[ll'lilJrI or ~he ~'s heDy '~16t~d WIlulil, him ,Md 6j'e&, erupl:cil, from ~1.thil'l ii, o~ervtin,g 1h~ Mw ~moy.ill wid:! .~. '8~<ml111i: loojccU".1ty,

S!l.lihBlJ..taoodl ,Rp3li:'d iill I£!Dgllgelhe o.v~ liUl "'.:!is :iiltrpt!sed ~~ ~ til :ierk hli±ward.recom,Q. al wme rulllcil. f~(I!m b'~low, bsjll8 tm ~IIP 'UPOD the

!'fh:mc, the Ollli crasl!M tillQ iall'O m~ bil1N iNlrltD be:rm~ ~im. ~hirlsei~ blr~·~oa:k,i!cl mm-l)Bil'!i(lof! If)uoced ~prol ta, nr;llldlililhmt: a O-!:JIIStJon ~ Thre.e ;ilreitlg sums np-;pedlmci, the Om~ 1bitJtk.'With .~ I'm"",J.Illi~' fk !. Omis ltiJelJ:I' '1I1~~ ~w. ami <IIU arm [l~,!!iclti!d '~.II grasp ~ mlilD filii fh~ rnlnDOW da.ak. mJsIl1'~ his rilJ.~age b ero~~ rnreLlolmy !.o~iIIJj :him at Shiba.

H:iro.F.fef. ~hfli:il.lro. 1'he hhJ~fled race was I,ts, 0"Ml. mO!!Sk. and, as Shiti'! bk~. W111j\1'fl 'I!~~ tile iiIDw],. r.I5lng, rno.rUil 'Thulldir. ~ mwll(!l' fear m [h~[ I.!Y'~

S.hibn h5!rdthc fl~l)Cn~ ~rnmm,S' IJf the Om i3Jpprifi~g. Re.isll1g hts bitM!31 as Mgl:l ~hc oould •. he 'hr,oi,lgnJ n dQown l~lln lUte disgwslh!g mass, TILe ooge.o: [If the mI. ~1.11:,1~ llIack. uron '9Jemse.kes. in Hs \\iake, rev~a1ing 8. iIa:u'k purple intaiorlhal pl.ill>~IIl' 11 j~Wdll!T~lll~ 00..1:. He~iHIUi<fi: iiillV BI rnOIin"'],~ ]m OJm:cjlaLmd hAs ~Ill~ swingjns lJ.:!ok 31ld ror~ as Jurteritiin~ as hI!: oou:1d mM~,

He cowd. &Be. Sh,mmro,. Iwr wakizwthi tn ha:~, lhru!'itilng !)!~d sw~g IIIl the iti!ilE. glue ,!\'9S ro'ol!;FOO f.J! Moo<l - ~!ood w9dth~ppt<ltiid n;@ bl!:

Iilile' l'Inmd~rt own He ,hoped he W;Il!i, '!.'IoiT'm~

fj, Irnlm~nt later;wOOUIu.'l wanling; ~ large liBl 1O:mif'di m ~e mG'11ml5 11m, bu~s.t ~gl bwn, wlilhm It.s 'I\"j)1tro:ils. Sl!illdred JI. lh~ m:m.[IIml II[ !llmiglli.and SIID&tartCf ~eft .L1lI tiweFJ rS1 OTn.1i, 5h~hi!l slr~,ggJed i.o f:r,ee hji:Wl!U [rOill !1s ,malignant gralip. Hts ~~r>d h~iI 'raillm !)ill ~e grou~d WJIte.wher:e ~M1ItaJlb ~m,. ,aiI'Idi .hlE: EirlIl.~rs wo-~~d hiI win 1.0 lind! Fu;iha!lll !W'I 1Q1£l :fle~ ro1L1Iti.rY:s sllm.(e,

Fim'~ 3 b!ll[shlik:Jii;!~ then aill ~.QllinJrr.liD.s [lrj!; :!l'IlIl!p1 (j"'.o!.shlli I>1l:in,1l!l hn maUzoo IiIIs [Ic,<;h 'I''OIS :rncll'lng, <liwa.y. Hi~ d'leflit 'waJ; alii i~rEirno ar !pam ffii, :OeJve~ ;m~ mwsde 'til1r~L ullmhd mgJ ~ill,m di5&lJlved. fiUe ri)gllb~ tel mlla:'llII lE:alm. ral!looiilil. fK~kig Q!i! th~p'r!Jbk:I'I1, .not !he "}mpl!llth~ ~lIil Shimej;s, W«.ds ke,.tf:r.lturlliug. [I) him IDrIilUgh the h~ !I1If' ag~fly.

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1broUgbII r!iJpl~ru llla1 formed w '!he OM~ :m.~d.sec:l1'1JlI. its ~'ye~ appt:are d. !U1OO more. prIG aclll'll! om mom U 1;l'!)O:r:llo.[)8 r.m1!<s nr rigid Puq:I!! !i~e. 1b(1' ;MI\.\;3i!(lttd untlill1e!' ~ I~v~1 with Sllib~~ mm :lind Lhlm .•• Minlk.ed The Cilma1, mwa:r.tng ~. hi whlcl:i. !hot:: F1r8~ >D.oi WlJ.'.l kl mng him f(oflil~!l' took h!:ild. iPrq:-vnifrnlll, Sl'1rlha In'll!I w~'I.lh[1II1 adroIt Taklng ~ fl rm 11~1dI ~rb.a~h ~ lle:~~nd. m~ itlulbllllS, w~i!H, ~~ yanlk~d ~a. UU:l iiiI.{llJ, :aipping. mimi f!!)~e fnlm fihem!iin btKIy I'i'iI1h II G1Jl.gle, '!'iolmt IIl{lHQ[t

mmmcd]aw~y. 1hD! .RiiaMoolta f1e&l1 re:uea~rHt dropping hrim [lIl!1gh!y i!'ltj) ~~ g~lllllnd,. Wh1p,itlg abo 111. ~d 'i'i"il~l!'i sptuQliIl,1il r'.:IJIIliI.l![! Ii[!:!b~ Ihe Om lashed 01.1t at ;mynit!ll:g armumd It II .ma.cl~ a s®uruI .Iike [hat of <3J dying herse as [~ bmcke~ ;.m.tJe"'JI~ Qhhe !jWDi~am.i I~OIiJll [~i:~ ~~ the ~UD¥ pf.i$on. ]ns ~err:il!il~ ,~.:mJ~ of a,8ll1lty C!I!!Itdl ile IJ:M:IiI fot m~ Wl'Ii!l: tllj~Il~~ifl'ir whi.&:! 11. !d!omJ.b!ed iI,~ the d~ ooWlbystldf. p:r'~paTlIl[lg II! die. E.V~1li :now. smaller tte3lllre9, ~Ih~rf!d. foJlO'Yi1rJ& II .P~~rms.lo f~

Slii.ba C'(iI[humd Into :aJ .~(IUIU'!lU d hiel~.

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Sbt ,dlbstrl .bm eyes, hOPllJ,g die dl[llti!lI~~ wowd! Jl'lUlS.

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or. :JI1[l IlIllI!"}' ~hrJ]J!s. l ,ilm Shib.., iiIIlild 1I'~tl am ThwmtJ. SOl] l!l[ ShlbEi.W:aarre .. , 'bDlttJ:'

1:1YW ~<!in ~.iJS; IDe ?" :Her \'(lite trailed off as

the rtrduaUJilIll ~ ia:L '1km ~r returntd OOIi!1J ~e Shadowra:.nd&. ...

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':'Asab, ~'a.tI must U.s;oon to me \ffjl)' IC~!I'efl'!ny.1 have been - gjV"ilI a ga:rt. (I'tal mortal man m.usl know aoo d:L"fgr~d with ~be ,ch(l[~ ,~~, ~ hlLflUll IJIillf-dlBJn.. So:imo.D~m~t p'ratl.'ld the lImcm'~ffise ulltil Ih'f l'E~t td you ::ne :roa~ 'Im il Someml.ll' mll~l gUt~ ,~II ,[lr ~'Oll dbwil lh.I;~!MIl.~

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iI mil herclo ~ }'m! ~he ~utm:-c __ ."

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ilillo :F(!rb,~ l.ore hB..~ lai!IJl:ed. I:Ilt ~~uls of mill ~mcf! tali M~lerslhfm~d!l"es.

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~t'I. ttiB.lJ;d. you'll, tind i.ruigbt~t!} lhe \fli.!W\s. w~icliiihe (lM1er da~,= .imlld IiJf ih~ ff"looo.lx., m~lu.di agilieb tr'oU'(l]s 1 iii rough ~he d~51a[JjL ~res ,ar 11i~ .l1mp[r~: llle' h~ qj [b~ P1to[ll1x. rmrn Ihe day lsa,wa. li'cl~~ loCI swear reBilJy lilJo 'me Clnil'dre:n. ,or 1In.~ Sky ~ !be [mm.!iiiilaR 00 !he' Col1Ild~ or[;ive"md the b~odw_~ ~r the: !saw-a 8hHm. '!J!JdA~b, r:ore~~r hLNI Oll.tl dm: and all tbtruJIe5 and g'll~&lirlcs ,Ylll!'ll [l~d hi m<lik~ YOIU 0<0;\>11 11Il!qU@ [l\'1I:ulo2ni.x ~amcl.m:s, lncllll(iLl'l~ [I~' skiUs, ad\raiil4g~ar:I"d d.~""EJln~~s. liml~e f.~W ]sawa Jslr.OwiJ and. Ar.IIko H~J'j";[ .. kin ~ol8, pJI.I£ ,eh.!melilnal spbdaW& "'lmDllb~ ,~U'I:l~t rnecliania;;, for ~lnl.g~l'Ii" !h!i~11>,

~iI <I. iln{U.!5iUld ,'e~;s,rhe .P]niifll.i),: liB'lJg 8100'11 0[1 I:hf! boo"dn' Dr 11m wwld Wid Iht (~i:3~ "~ns, ~eIusmg. L.o aiJloepl o.nJy om '~~y, Th.~ I:!;ElW<a ~m ba!Ve lla~ til! iil!rengiln 'io dri¥ all tbose who W~l.Itd tell ~h.em '"In I!rll! th(!il:pglil1 :Ii~s. ~ncl furged I.l:irl!i.[ 0Vi1'l ITIli!lll5 rrom '!he blUer rea]i~les of wa:I" ilml d_;l!Itl'I~ ThOll PI~i!t CI:i1dl .b~l&i ~,I~' :secret (),'I iilMg!(; ~d tlIf! !rue pOwai' m an.orta1 maa

Are yeu ~'pam:l [0 risk }wr mo~alltJ! to umdrutam! lhe~ iIlarltil~~ Are' :voo re:adYlG I~a:r[l jj.~ SIllml~ ef =1. Umusand, y,ears, and! [act 1he neld 11~ ..... illi dlt!' lmowl~[aj:dll~t you 'I1<ill b.e Iitmdll.iliLllcd for all ~al ~I.l 1l3'."Vf! d.Me?

Don':! fllW' de ... 1h - the:s~ are LIl!:1 1.mdil of m.: immtl1't.ail. IJ<nw.OO;.. ~rln,§Cf 1)[ t~~ Sun 'The md~' IJdlll:g:5 }'i)~ h1J'L.~ ttl f~aT' !Ir~ ~ke 'firuflis wWelt hi:drt msJ.de J,I'Q.'Lll' SQl]1.

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--wh1J~ ;j,1I:ri.OOIt ill the h,~ el ~ tcmpJc or s~cre-d i!tja~ ~ ~h!igtllil~t~ IliOOlfUll QlIIJ lei !ih ~pI:Lls;, AllIon/t foc!.l$l!'s on fUlw. 111 ~ ~~c:c or fQU!~i!'l! bodJ di(j.llIhik .. mu.gll'l'li~ s~qdig~ led! . tIwi:n Iia 1m iMl1! fm

g).lid~ im'll IWWllJ;

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Tb.a llfil UM\![$l)IlfJd d~~ riddles «r ~1IsMIDirnrim.!- A.. ~lntlgmJ~Bnl'li t)rlljtll~ ~J: !(J ~c en1Jg]Jlemd,

(01)1 to. ~~i&t L~ ~1mM}l witl'l her IeJfuw il~ij~, :D_lIFiII~ • .II IMM rrlll:sl c1Jey Lbll ~ m: th~ n1lJ[1,fti;wry .~ or ~h.e

kwllc~ ID, from rnawiji' l~ rifIL;d pwlfi,c;;lUllll. UdeS$ oi IIhllgtujl1 ~ 1!1iIl'JreID'l1y urutcr 011 i h as rrom lin aPilJ.entlJ:e W a ~hI;t~ 1bej.1Nlf: [rl!t to

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nh ~r 01 me B!!lIllll'aJ

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'Thoe F®1bJwtng UiM~se~, h~\"f: be~rawrillf:n ~, rnember~, DJ!he mau.y d\Jn!> oJ Rilkrug.om, de!il:ilimg ,~.m.@o:r duJ r !:xp~rt'!l~Jl;:$ 'Irlib,ilmDlli}'loi1er;'(!'Ul], P~wel'liX Cla.1L .'\,l~h(llJBI~ 11112 Phoollli'i: M:~ ud LlSlw, !hey an: [11;11: wmp~.e1e :iterillil;s. il!i~d~~mi~8 df ~:lilt:!~r' Elell1€.llI1llI MBstlilm lU~pop!!I~.f dtiJd'reJil's tales i.!.rou:nd 11'(e h~~ 111,e r.tm1e5, MlO!N w,el'l'! '>Ii'fi1~ 'hf !hoof wlJo iwl)W (lnly Whil~lJlCP~OlW!l,';: choose, too leIl ~a:r' c.1~5\': >att.wlkito ·th~ lessens t~y t~'IriI. but .~m~m'bi!:r~ aJiilIl::l~ir is rIi~med by tbe \Ii1I] of. the t::!ilSl.e.r, illl Il!,!;(imll!:i ~ha.p.ed ~ ~ho<~e. 'W1~tI ~e'll lhelll.le ...

F'R,OM "IlI:iE ',OUlRHAI OF' 'Pit A.MIlI, PmST AMBASSADOR OF 1"H£ UNIGO:R:N TO THE 'PH'OEN~~

IN£lli. a ~Toe t.earl, 1 ilrni~eod. i[llJie la!lfds or ~ P90~1Lt, oot irnOW1llllg wbil1L [ miglu ~ndlh~. Tbt ~ries. {JIF the:iir ~1IiIng~ prflct1~~s;, laInt! .odd dtu~b: hOld] rW~ll:d !liS; eV~11 dl!t'illG. ~he "Far UpOIl, {lilY :relma lh~l"b!}l!nb! ~Jlclhf~fle~ hui.led ,dm)ffl the ~leme"]'!1s as if tiIleyo'WIled the sky M1lI OOB_ Our own £hUJ~1lj8 hmrc not Sy.clJ.~troD?:lh.and it Its sajd LlliJt ourl4ind~r.~d]n!:l tlr the Tho !!If Shlrn.-ells. d~.fJi1n::l1t -OOlinI~idl. ih~ Robgml d.um,. by ~u.r [cm!;l ~rmrcl!i.

'TheJl' il~ ~rilJ' that !he .Pit«-rllx: fin ass~st us lui rnlderstanding iln: mmTh~ tI.at!iI~ af Ibi~ new I'<md. (lUt re!ations ~~1.i1LD!l:m have bilitm ~l'adl.c. In the. OOlllri of Lhill El:nprur,ih;(!lI' ~po.k~li!alnst us, iMJ1ng !hat. Ollr d~m to Shinff]':; Illlllm1 W~ ·1lh.sp!t~tlTIllIlls· and. iMt w.e wi':~ II fur:!'!<lJ1 to, !hi! Bmpiln', Thiel!: sl'liUijl.enjtOi! fCilllghl ,a,ga~lIsi us. d':!~mi.ng loyllilly iii 'ru JMf.lt~l.lillf'and d!1rl!lllSO (If IIDkuE<IR, WEIiI! their liIitool ~rWl ret! renta~lI!ed (\!:r rOIl l!h~oot1llll,

"''Ie ~sv~ ,seen noihill'lg nf these f:nCltni~ SOIij1il theilr trm!e~.s. il:fQllu'IJ! ~pd1s in iJ'w. nii;hl Sucl]. liltl tlp(lcmml - OO~ W:IID' iJgJals flalll ,idar - CiI'fiI10Iib!:re';llec!Ccl, m f~f!d, but !lnly ~~ifd. The slll~es &f Meldtem ~I.tld Iti~ wOO'JCJs c4. :ilnlm;e!, bllllbi sJIIa~k ~filll!lly iil! f;m:G:i 11 foc; ~U l\'El' :gDL l~ [rom their Wili5f wordli?

'ikl ~ had 1be~1'! $et1~th@ !ilIJlba:,.s~~:l(irLo IW~ JIllm' 1\\tiIrld, W, ..ush eaoo~f lbll clans hi! ~l;!If[I ~ml lea:rn then njstorj,f)5, llilI 11115 way, Ure llohlC Ei:npl!mr dlliillli!d,. th@ Ullllirom cal'! '1rU~.y i!"@'rtJrll 10 Ims l;,mI, UW- lILIJrnlml,hll[Ji~~, jO!llJlll:red to Lh~ 111.1:ul~; orr l1!ie C:r.8.n~, and w<lsgl'eel.ed w111~h brolli:crhoO'll rUm tile' :S~n alld the U,llli, n~gbllll. soomO'll!!d 1tJl QbviQIi5 dcmli? I~' ~e,d away Our bea::lurti. WlltEl ooul.~ tel) Wbill kim:l {If rf'~j!!iO~, 1 W(I~ld reOOivt Irern ~Mse ~n· a.~polin~ed 'a:iil.:.'5WU (If I[]aSic'?

I Uliijl.~ed .he casUe ar 1l!e ShiM with I:ID)I' fU[OU[3,ge. IITIi OteklllIJMI1e-rnaldt]'LWid '~ o[d frie.lld~Lilcl:t:i Tagisu. 'J1u.~ OI.:aku. ~pak~ or ilil:ta:ng~ f~almgs ~gh! Oll by !hI!: Vo'iind.<; 0:1' tlll':lligh1. FYno:liSJrnKl, I. daLmed,Blld ,,,,e ~a;~1ed Ql:l\lO'aHI, Ye'i, ~"~I'I '1]'1 i;n~ 4a_y ~hl! rb:rkr!ilS.'l ~~~~ to PI@:';:.': (]IJ~~J ill these llirIgll~d ] and$., al'd ~be [eeUilg of being 'W'ii.llcl:i.M. ~IlJ~ 'iP'W ~J:lIngef witm Nth p<Ming: .sie.p-

We sl.!}]ilpOOhrll)f:sl,wiiliilD &I.g~~t ~t}jHanya!!, !Ill PI1;'>1l ~~ugh walch thern;td W0und. Thmrglh tlit palkl ws ,mall (rnI tllort thm two m@1I'I ah~t [)]" il][J~ ,t1f (l!lU' grr~n! Si:eeds. IWuldp,as$ 1~ trulDY areas). ~ucemcd. ~ ~~rth marb (If J~eIlt ,~e. Thf wlIllls oJ tbf paaswm:' hewll bom 'th.e &ill\llfl]lmd!JU/i moulI1!ajllJ ~y a rlliJIW II1M'C powuEu] thElIa 111m mol>! um~IILI'IIlt'!r. WoDfll ~l1!I(lil!!h hywmdl and ~d, 'W!ilil:l rigUl'lE'S Cff. gigm1i& i1Ie:m ailltl WIUIJj~i1 •. E.idi iffi.!;l seemed, to b~ h.1!l1IIc:l'l'L'!d!i I'If ylla'l'o'; ~lm~ :!Ina my [rknil Thglr;a ,approodue>d tlnm "nih Mmhffi,,, ~hJ1lrl o( B'i'I"e,

Each om:: stootl .00011], rOO)' f.ec1iall, wlil ~ ~d de~ply imt[]; mE' :shBl~ anrclWhjtellllilUble. 'IDtJl~i r robes 1l~~i!I iJ1 gr<J[flil.: l;!i'~!,I1~S rrom, rneir Llllro15ed 6!1'11~ owd t1re~[ nW.ll~tfmu; ~s J1LlW,g ,~~ndoo fwmdt~ wail> "F 1!lu1 p'ass~l<~ ~bandJJnedi ~rs or a:nclenl, itCl'Oll:S.\\i'(! walked Dl'.Ilealli iliem - or perh.aps,8mwLjl; rtiJtm - will fIlV'll!nm~~ ~lIj :ll,l,'te, u[]iI'Di~ til mmpn:h,lmd wh~l ior:cc had COI!rvcd mem, or forwh~t plll'JlilSl!l IT i.h~se *1I1lgi1'l Ilti.::\lllil~ were llh~ 'work. o~dh.ll~ PhC!Coo:~ thoopelimll5: they ooll1d leU U5 Ocf Ilmlrr' crM'ljrnlL "i!,!'e. CilllIiiFlu~d. mdnj.:3 .m>3!!lll1err far B1~lM4y ~ ~~" pi3lillhousamls (If 1:1 o.knl)WD. ril~:;; ami :I o"1mlo\ll rlgul'cs

W'~ary amli :restless. we: hurrieD, ou, S!ee 'ihwo:ll;gh !he pa.'l.'i, fw,ifl!E1 ~Jml ~lh Cildll lW'rI we .hi:lcl come to the e!lllilIDg:. The' O!UIi.t Jlooe IJaelid, ,kf~g guard,wu,o:l ~. rode w.ilb 'fll;gilm, "&ke?"h~ oilrr:eu:Ei!. andI MIa:! glad fl'}~li;!;ti='l, US tb~ di3,Y wa:; 'l'r!.l'm, and (Ii!!! hi:ai hlld beoorne uppre'.S:live. "",os I lilnfld il!fI VliIY Uips. hPVo"~lFCIi.1 la.c:am idu:: Ol<iil!: u ct] ~!It In II U"1iiN!ilng o[ !he ra.\\1iM, sat It small !)1aItl ·l'lU!rir.tR·<!i sUb!'! ~lobe ,of pJU!leUR rntlJl"s" Althoudl hi!; I~;IHn "i1i1;!ll, silght, he 'fulooklfd Iilill! ~' p.a:ni1;, ,and \Io'e' oolild Mi pass,

The Dt:!]w <lPP~gilclJlld Wilril~ but Ih~ mini ~tr mQ\'t'd. E'nll h1~ ~Y£~ never bJlmIkHl, .rm~ Ih~tr, .slllirlil' uf ~ ~ rocky !i'I~e be:r@l>f'him. .~ h ~a:rd !heir O)avtr5i!iLio:n b~m ~ baiX or mY' i§~.but l:IiJe IDJII_n:S wct:l'dli ~ moo OJl~~ 10 ~lJt.IlQ~ in}' escort,. ~!1d shcpressc.d bl\r SItOO clasil~r IIgBirust 1h€ li!o'alm oji' the dJlI~m. Her horse's lil!ltl,1,\t:~ slrik.ing ~k:s i:mm (h,e b:mljil! ~h3Jle., lite .arab crh;illtlIl~d, 111(1' man f!ill: ,iJt~ ngbt 1.0 pm !refilm:!. Warry, 'but ~spli!ratri!ln pfE!~1 Moodlihed b~ ~~eaJ our ,mans, MUle, 'M: tlf U1!J' new (T.iendfihlp,. '[ 'pr.,esscdi past the [uml and IQ'W.ered UliSlie.U 'll) the :guJurnl_ As, J app.rDoch.ed, I he;l!oo the Shligt.'fijilll. 'i'ci.ilt. lI,w,;rncll '~'IfllI. ~~kjQl!l hwi~ 1;J1:trullillll WQId~ to 1Iw

OIBktt. .

a;;JaHe~.,._ He m~t h .. ve Ixlmmad.

Hll.r ~ro·haJ!Ld mmhed Iff ..... a~d he. d:liShlll. .a!:l~ her f!!oo red d~ned. ·DeEamdi YOIUs.eUI" ~~ moo, !l.r:\dI W['lli is SM~.1'l;g, Iler $W(IIJd ,I~~L It)[ 'Ike ma~·!O Ihro<il,

1\ rcs@ulnding c;~ a ringling as MdE B5 001 .!trr,a,.'ij'w"ili1IdI 'U~e 1tJ.leJif! of liIi!!.r ~~'on:l [ell ~!I ~b.@' gr'01.I1:ld. :sw!1l~ed as U ~~h..Id :s:lrudi: Iher[J ce oJ Ihe Jlli!rble ~ll!iI!l'li Sh~faite<ed, heJ skim rum:ln,g w!illJe EiS l:il~ arI~tar:.l' :'OO:L11~ ~~jekeocl \\tluh i III Mf. and: w i!l"tll'p~cll [:Ilf.rw.ud ~ dl!~ 5<l!:nk to h~ k.nel'"Sc.

'"Wiho are YUI;I'?" I a::;kmcl of ilie Jmj]~ ~1V!]am£ l:l Dol. yd :ImiPO~lad~ Am1l-.ta.1;l,~ .hll spoke.. an:a ~ t'D'l!I~d hear ih'e !Smile tn his wll'~ds.. ·Oh, ye..~- il~ sakilo my :S1J~ lo~ ''1w itoew yw 1iIftIIe oomIiJ.g. ,and W~ li8.¥t propared Jut your v.l!iit"

~l thJ~ [lImJ, ~llO llii'U!I'mwd t('ll.o my r!8I, "u !ni·f boe S! leap. Be [~~ flmn. rn.y reet. <I ~tM.Is.e edio ,[..amI! hill1ll Ihe stone, ~J!d l it~'l[d Rill wOJdoi. m'Cmra~[l ~t:l1~1. mum louder lhallll illlif'nded. I look~ at Illei 1Dli3n III I:I!~ pa1b, 11i:; 1.:1'':.0 ~LiIl S'lNi n~ at ilIe ~Oml' will ffiilrl11kfl~ he had li_ the e:xmang_

"I! is a bap, ~ucld:' 'Th~ P'~nb: m!.1rmu;red, ~1!11' f'QT Illic ~r5t I:Img. ~ saw his eps. 111;eoy Sn®D1f

:3011 Elene jrill;lill, gb'WiJn!!l ns tr e~ir!f;!Bd fr.o@1 twi .. O~~ of ~ Mil. Me:rell.cas., t.ttt~ borel.rnLo my wmP'llDloR~ soUl. ami. h~ M~IlP!l'd bad. ~,IJl:lt .fl.1lI1 Ime:o(lDlIi!' m.~kill;g;

""'run:" ." whllspeJ,E:a Tagis,tl, '"lIVhi'i~ are yml! s~alriin!l, IlJ~"

"Why linn'll. YIlU :rl!!sl. my JlI'julds, .. the :PilOtmlx'8 '!(Ili.ce s!illllde!ll~ 'Ioj)k iOll rr-ie1'!d~y ~~ e, ":a!l~ h<Jvlf :mmr,~t::'?"

'tWhll.1.?" said ~, oorrdtlS&cl, 1II!JI .~ &8W my (]If!l;,,,nim~~~, e!i'1!.$ '""ide". 'iliht rhf'Je1!11:o: ~r!~ Q gest~,[J;. lJodllrits Olo','J.I ~~ lhe ~~. !:·Em~ml ~eapt ~f~1lt .my hand, ~prifii:gifiS t(l Tqi$(i"s fieet

'"I dlln"l k..!WW wha~ ~:g,,~ 1ii1lkmg abn.ul~ 1Misds !,'Qjcesh{lok. m'd ]IIL:r:ne4 to IlJio]: :lit bi! f&le.Wbitil', p~l.f:l fi~ ]iea1:h~d fur rnJ!, shaalder

as he $!~Jlped aWD! fr·Q,m. Ihe· Ml'tteen GIl me g!10lmiL

'1re!il:<er' vet."hlE:Jedilh.c ~a,ted ~1tUlg!lrlla!,"fccd it !Ii. your h~" Ilh:lLWB migb:1 "mIi!r:R. its bell~ burn. ,-\mid Wh~D i15 b.ll1:guOl! :M;,~r~dJ: frol1l.1 m~ Jml1ml, YlJ'lI ~IE~] your' ma$ofl:f 'whyyou Itruslerl th:~ Soorpl@[i W:hI;iH, i:h~ SJl41kl: {lr ~~.ce.~

'1i!gL"S(I, ~:!i UJis· true?" I. s'l1d. "'1Jj tile sake pot{1flJ1,i:!d?"

"Nil, mo, of ooun;e mot"

S'IJIiIt}~thing .iub;i5; 'I'lJi<:e' md~ me paust. SO'm.e ~lJlnle [lLl:3:m:elliai~. ~.~d .milt b~ beJl':IUl d.lled thr.olli!!h dilill dm&1l, illitd ~h.e 'l'()li ces oJ th~ m.C!E!cilJlhttfL,gme:s .roe:m:r:d l~' w'hi:spN' jlJlJ IilliiS!IlIlL ~giw steppro bad<. .fane-ring. ~NQ .. :' ~ D:luldllWt ie]] i[ the whl~~~r was hi!i, lpe gtgantir I1ClllreJi, (;I;, myawo.

~ s('~l!Ip~d i1!Jw ~<!.ther ca"te~~ from. tlw gNurul. i3!JJd ~~M. nio him. "'M~. ~r.i~[1ii .. ." Hls eyes. Wrn .¢if1ll:t iI~tl rnEh.tJ,i!rI~·Dffilk a:h\~ ,o;akf:."

~1'Ulu tru51 theWi!lrdl m !IPitUX:;III~? 11. wl'(~er1" Afi0lher Slf:P bacl:.. lj}ww.d frle figure or alSLll moo in !II-'mar. OJ: giant stene C,1n,rdrng Inwcrillll rowenl~' Led !ilbove:l!I~ "'O'I.rer lIl,' own?'

And ~m~]row. 1 dJd!. !Perhaps U \.·as my OWII.

JOIiIfu,g, 'tU ~f rb<!p.~ \:he ~r~I1ge .~uge!lJ~ hd. ca.~~ S~ime :sp~lI 01.~ me wl\lcb dl!Jlled ~.y erM'!JO!i!$.. bid 1 SM!lIIld~I1[1 waldrIl1d as 'II';Igtm ,~k:Uli '!he bag

dry. AIliocl when b.iS COm 'lUllljllns "~ d®:e a_ru:! Ik b!ild:ened b~f l;liy In a heap OIt ~E' r€~ !lIf k GJiiIJIl1'c warrlo:r IIlI] the mId ~l!d; fMe. .1 irne'li ~'hC! lasd splikffl ~hf I!rui.b_

ftll Olillk.ru .still kooli b~gid!,l her brokm sWOJd r.;ag.Ei lind h:opeles.~]le~ wIJIT.lng (u! her YTlumg faee, Iksid~ her, ~Ph!}t!m.: mwlv MoS(!, ;rnd .. foea_cliled. fill join·il.b;e two llaJ."tS w!he blade ,~m (hE! gIoud, "'Sta.p!" she· L'f'j'Eld as his han &.:: dosedl over lh~ breiLcl:i.

"Viliw] w.u I!r.wkem branger: carl be' !INlet! ~¥ tnJtiL~ His ~e;li, me! be.rs,iiIlti s~e ""<lIS froom as' i :tiiI!!idbeelll,bm!:1!.ili ~~s Slrillil~ lade: gau. ~Illm remlJimd bjsb:Bjlds, die blade ~ Vl'bQl~.

"IliWf[l. to l'!!lW' peop~~, :Katsa'ko. <mJ.di M~ !hem ~"L AI1iI1;h\lll! is s~foe with uK'

Her ~yes widened as s~c~(ld ;:d ,htr iamill' b~na, and she r,!:' .. .;:«nl1y ~pLcdl .IL whrm he nrf.lw!d. "1 Wd!Jl I:okl In t'~liim 1.litmuB~ die ~!1ti['f~ i~l!tney: ':.:I'fl ~ tkm.;n~Ma.o;!~31l ... n :shle prol~:sted ~mJ'. D'UL I!I[ d!.ll:y.

"AIld ¥(f!j have. d\1l1f ~U~' A slriang,e VoI]j(,f mJI8 looJm!:lIb !)\ie. <1m! I saw fOlll r Bg'U~5 standin,gllil. ill!! JIJigh dl!lUd~ ijibove the mtIWUJltIIlD ~ "Now It .Is tJm() fIJI ~ to re11ttJ1. :all.!!. Jor Am.iU. 00 tmnewi~ Ulii. __ "'

" •. ,~~ ~ dart-s,N 'fue M~fr of EarUi iftl>cd ;at lI!:l/ ~ide til ~~g.e' rd~;)d!lh~.~.

t omld! ~tt hi:;:s.liILi til b.e~ Wi wtd c brimmed hal "The loormw Is ove;r. Otalu.,iWIl, n [ whlspcroo. Sht' iJ.owed ~in;'ereI'l1Iy, head t'!llr ned to !be 81cUiid in wfI1:jd¢le supplici!tiQR

"N{I, AmIHflJt" my J:U."W gwce slll.lled. "The lrue j,f1llfIlI!:Y is only heglnning"

LETTER FlU)'M Hum.MA, T OJU FO MIl IMPERI.u, MAGJSfR',r.E, R£1GAJlDING 1"iIf.E DtEAl'M ,ur: :M:lTSIlJ' KAIM~.

My I...md.

I have h!..le"D <IS~d lilll~ omd !!.~am to explillD emf n~'O'lvemenlln the dl1l!l b&weell Mat.!;1!1 Kaiki andt )sai.f;a UOIla. bolh: by th_i)~y,'h!J "''He there ilmllhoillC wIlo 0000 ii!bolJI it later. No one seems to be cr:q;KIbl e Dr liIDderstandq. wh,;, a member rtf the Crab Clall! wooJd be WiJlli)g to Ji~)1 Il.nd dit: fur Me Wldl as lkm,a. Allier all.we are "lou] mUll lhed b[lr1l3'Fia[~,!; dcspls.lnl!l the reltlB~Jld~r of the EmpiM 81liId ll3!sihil:J,g out at ~hOOie whu displ~lI.5'f) ~. nfi Pl:iOIlll:ix. (ill !he oth~r bill1lt1. arc tllllu~ed and Il<l'ci{~ttli, 1]1,Q afllitbe~i~ of ~\!CIYlhlng '\I;'e. iSlipp.osedly stand of. Wh!f. Il~ll. lIrouRd W@ lfilli! Ilwm .50 Bgr«;lbk1 Arlr;I why WlJund we !d[lE with one al Ibern 1l8~insllhe Lilln. 3 ~Ia:n IJllidJ dwoe-r to ol!lr Ql!!t1ook UId Ideals?

Uomll herscii plovlded as good an 3Jl!Sll'er WI: '1iJllI. SeVEl"'iIl y~iili!i ago, her SUpe:rID[S dlsi'au:liled ~fr III d"le 0rnb :Ialild to ooUed. h~1 bMUU¢D. TDd~ a:md Mng him ho:rnr, Sh I:iilDtIl wilnool til filJlmlJ nI:r all!/, (;If lh-c ,ntli!u b;I_p,plngs. Gf tlllbUl~. !L 'JI.I.mj, i!.lsl her and ithe ~',agoo deLVe't, ,Irr~'li"iilg 1:0 IIlTce- tht ,"'bd~lillg ~~I!r or Earlh har:k to Ilile Ph~dU: tilllik

II was ,obvlt:fl1i!i from the womenl. she !irrl\l¢d Ib.1 $be as .. Fhoenilt ,,~t.b her deliwte' !tklll and q wring ey.es. 'ihe seemed &'1: olll of place Oil Jb~ KailLll Wall asa ~asant In the- Em~ror's rourt Th~ Pbe;ewl flall'1l VJlolenee. Wi everycne Jme.w. ~ the apPeaJ1ifitlii' oJ Dille: ~I'I j:lu: milS! bliulilLl flOlrf in ~e Empi.:l'e ~I!" 1m wm{l~ sh~ looka ~~r J;el!ow 'l;Jm.bj 100k 0.01e Qr h~f Ifill.! ['0.1'11]1. A. ~ tlk girl?' On. ~e w;:d1? "'hal ,III ~trn 8,e1 DI~ sh~ I1link s.b.e '\Y'm .. warrJm1 ~'ould p~ell)' wilrds ud ~dff1;m !WJe .!lou [ram fu: Lm.s~

Thtlr l/;'O~ 00011 turned 10' im;ull.5. wtIlcllllW begall Amll.npJ iii. he'!' wilb \1ciol!l!'O (1C[l)Cily. '1'h~y ,~W het ~kl'iIl& W"lo"ll.m. ~1J ... dglWlg q u.aI! 'Xbll dillikogedi ber to pJiCk uJiI a 5word,lhfl1 hugb.ed Bt ht'J w1ien ~he dtml.lrred. 'Th.cy if,lokl: !!lid! all HIe ~i!ri:;jl!1n ih'er ~u1d m!!!Stcr,md I dare

~ Wl!rl! <15 ,illilmi dalinS ~ QJil[, With anllther dan. the 'rJemll rks would ha'IJC. !i]lar:~cd a dUll ,or 'w,Qfst. But Ucma jusl 'fl.i:m>ed . 1[~Di.1Y aIllii ampl~d Ll mlllitr condelltlliJlg her Lormentors nor sp-e!l kine in her ,te~ene. Thl! ',eafS mill £kg dG\!om Iter chei!.hlt Ilil'ied lu' lhe dfedi\i'eJi1.eS5 of 1liJ", !illlmfu and Iheir Vmpad on her sClu,Ulw SlIm l'VI. soe WGlJM IIDI f~UIUL :site wl}l.Ild lIoteveD Dpel!l her lID:) U ~l lm'jX".ak~

TIlm ~t happ~ne-d. A wmn!;n:g CIj' rose rriJrn ll~ of 11m 'rooli:ou(s M~ :dI ~s tmll~ \1'1 O!~ Sh~lfil)w~!.llt& Somewh.cn m ~Im fog:, .lI ~Ilting IJartywu tl)1ng d'es:pm.tf~V 1:0 mai~e thi!lr WiI~ I.Il mti~. 501llLdl'l lir (heir hllrrif.d, pilt:1;; '!;'I'aned thnll.!gh tim· alI; as drd me rilB1 of !fIeir pm'su.m. So~ l\i',a,s [OUDVi'11l '!hem. !OE!J!thln_glinC-e [Ilia terrlble:! :d ~'ery angq'. ThtJ!l! wru;eJil i~~1 ,as. mi'm}!' O.1lIi '1.'I1Ji[1h1!~as !!.here ""ere ml!mbers oj 1JIt: soolJ,l:illlg part)'. and Ih ~y were gJQwing elese Ali t.lm !>alum stul!llble~ l.JiIlO vlirn', tilt! crealiJ1e9 [leapt iliplii[l thelDl, finding arnd terutl1!!! wiilh dtei!!" gre-",~ ,~'S. 1"he :5:1nm~ b~ca:JJB,e wreru:m; omd blood !regan till flow llk.c\:QIl[er:. ell i.iii [mliil ill lire blJshall:' lillll'lIi::ed e,ya Archers {In ~h.e WIIJI t:oo'k .aim, b'!l~ 'lhwwere 1.00 f IIr 8W8y to wme II ;5n U seemed Lbe SlXlllm woilld di.e wilhLn sigh! j)f the v.\al.L

No Ollie. 1l{]1k:ed Uana I1nti~ !ih~ .had ~d ULti!f~ a Pl3, 'i![ til thIlFQ:durreS. $b~ .Ieapt ahll-lI'e lh~ mmparu 0 ' the wall ood flew l!lle) t.htl air. The Wind pj~ her IIIp iJ!J i.~ l'Ilig,IIIy grip and l.umdmJI Mr.iiE:r:OSS 'I: I!iJlat-e. She' landed belhre ti:lc Cl!ma~ wilh Ilh ~ glare (If Eli da IKlll 3[ld rose 10 'ra~ ~e mmjp;3lgm~ Glllt 1hejl tll.rued lil,wardS ~er wUh m3!' li'ldelilQl hi 'lh~r r;~ blJ~ sh 'W~ maf:i:a:ld, The tta:r3 ,dr red OJ] i1er dlseks, aml she lei.'eWi her ~e at her :a!hl"er~:riE!s. Geia~~ lll'IE-y rouId ild. sh~ DlIIlg bBf l:Jillld up. find '5-ilQlII[ed slf'pplr:caIlIlD III thepi11111 0,1 the air They' came in .iii ru&bJng' wh.dwlnd, II.11BtmLng me OoI .howl, wlth their o.wu TIiI!lr P.4W1~f dM1:en.:d tIi~ skil!~ 8:lI d whipped tbe R.iyer J]j Ihe Lasl St:llld fum ~s: 01 foom. ret [or I1ilIlhejj' ~ttefiglh. they were ,ntr:ao.rdiIlMJy k<used -Ih~ lIu,ghly winds wlnrll, cin::~ecll ,armmt1 lilt! Omi dudJl~ Loum 'Ibe Cillb SOOlilt5 j IJI;! a kw :rGt~ away.

lJo:~a oonlirlUed chall'ltilla arid fmw 'dILi! Onl reI! :!he II1Iil,glJl:: wluich ~. had mnj llred. They II:jj1d ~CI IlLO BlOs,mll on [heir [1l.I]d-be l<il'i:iIml aJild ~um~ to de-al with I.I;Us llewlh_Ien Illul 'lirey ~uldnl mDl'e. The 01.1: ill'llIimd. I:biimi bad be:wme III pri~ Qld bJ~w 11o':uh li'lld! rlJry tn:!.'! flQl ~'I"en th~ili miih'G)' rorm oouiJd slaml agiiIm it The:)! tJllMl t.o walk ~OWIIJ:-m UOJJB, bUl cmddnN: lii'i their

JJ:U" 'De'~ ill LbWAn~ Ytifl"t:S. W V.nix hn~ d.IJmINi!!ed lheurn.~ iI ~ - !iwd,\' .of lliIl'Thl.O, III

lur,C' ~Jld~ag,h. aDd Dr Ih~ -..mil' sur:K\tmd Diem the ~piJ c. ilt-cau

altcnlhm 10 deiall and ume.lldbig nflIJlm ..... 1I r!1I1UN;. LhI!Y 1m"!!! iI.1Im: ~t1ttf I.e -:illiii! !iii: I'I':!> O!hllllll Ihl£: IIJ:IlL'!l' d.;ins.

. "'Rie Clil.b Bll: Ih~ m~ 1'Yth1t$, "I.d~~. I~ imldi lMlllhJ:ll'i I)l: Il!W ,rwbl i;mpjte - IID.~ lI<ilh g(tI:4 rWllD. 'Urc d;mgm dtl; [igjhl ndi U, p:nwide'

i1tty 11lld i!(I'Julmt rfJr UIl' mi or R~ E:ilh day. Wl: me if.! CI,1mri,,~ rnu ~amm!i. hiii !hey- rise 10

·1tI~ . to \i.ol!1. '0 iily ht-i I1o!lhle~ hl!:< Im~ Il!I to 5lJlVi~ .~ are t bf oornmemded IImi ~I ~ . i!\nd "pcih~ps< taLl.ll"l~ leS51!ll or tW\l'~

QoM~ "1IItJ ~.are ma~111M U5 in Ike ETl'Ipi!roF~ 11m 1M:r 'Ill" ~ are I"In'bl~ IUId lhel!r l:umQl :shlotl! M bcl~d a!! lbt.: .un 'it L fli~.)' do nollrctd lim must lIRIsi 1i'$(Iil nr 111

Tao. 'Vrl;i\! de. &:!r olhm, ~ .\ovlJr OVi !:!Out wiU prmdded rw;- If iJJi:}' [lNJm ibM tn~ I100s an: be pilled, H~tr, u}~[ $I:r~~h In 1:111: o:;gUd L>; (J

t~ be tJf.Llored. and tlilllr IlliimCi 'wl th IIi h.i~ be n prdim.b~ 'fm bo.ih n Lh.i.1' 000 lwlJlU5 ~V !.bt Efi\j)irol! !'II ~~ ~ ",.~ hall ~d Ill' l1;atr :a;ij[~. (ro.ru'mr.r.m;!

Dragoll:"11nij I)to!g~~ hide [(Om ih~'Rnrlpjjl!, a~iill M~mle oJ Ihal !hey ,mre lw.lhed Mj~ll:~ ~h~ $IYll IhJl cherr srmlls: p~ t4imu1il llulhid:e LhtM'!II.'~ hI ill1iElded ,~ Ibu~ w.!ill: iIt!l«lg: IIIlI:ter~, As A:W.o tiWd, :t\D o~, un. is ooVlrllli!' at .~I: ~~ Ore~ hkl~ ill Ih-!!ir moun,iMDs hil~ tltlry' d.tl ooLW,Bl!l.t II!I IfI ~lIl6ir ~flIB ftI~1 N~wrtlw~ ~ shan 5lOOn h .. 'I'<!! Iheir !ioI!EJ,el.!!. lor ul.lr (:)'I\'J:L,.,

Utltu °Wl1!) ron .sp!::!'!k rClr Ih~ lIlIUi 'll.1I~ lhey will i:I(!I~1: !kiT' IJ\¥II rn\,~dh~? '111q' ar'!l B dBir.[ IlIr W8!1d~liliji b~1I8gi'U1.~ brd lor w.a:. U ib~ wis.b to 11~~1 l1li1'" r@$(i~"'ll. w£ shall give tI!~nI Wit', And wheJil lhe:tJ 1Itde sala.u.~ ciilow,1 rwJIi 'Ibe baUlotIlJa wiilh lWiotiG'dflcl lind wl1eled mfu.~ w\lbM"Liren dltl'fuJiti~lJ~ ~M knit will b~ y,1illio!l 1i)~d~CiC

i!lilO<C, 'tbirt we .hilW 'ilfsilotEi iI.OW iITldthm 'l'he~ s~:n'pef1l our mi!,!G~

U.1.e this fl'mlng. :.be cailil'lt to my liumbk !lOOt, 1 .r~mlMl, myS!ill" mming <Illi llr:r Y~!JUg !lerl,'ilii1Jl.maid~IH,.-edID beg :my !;I~tmiS!-iion ({lr lb,e :PhOfil'lil"l1l1!'idJen to app:roadJ_ Eager to ~nulJe (IIH con1,l'il~tiCIi!~! I ~ii:lh~r ~nl!lll",

.But I1IU!!i was !]olllimiJrJe Oithmr Wgili& or .sharp wiland Qmrliei}j:, p:m~s. TO!ltgl1 U :Kaedti: &(!!fled dJ:itr:llu,gb~ .. lid her dark hair 1iL1Jll1iil l:lidrk1y ilrnrul h~r ~h<ru.ldN:i_ Mal!IBgln_g:oo impeooa1Jlc bow, ~Ih~ rose tiD ,greet m~ hul ]\'i\3~d ~e:r to IhepiUO\\li',s; by my :side. w.iftiqg mJl du~~lu~.1 spesred II small pie~ 0:1" CllcumbeT as 5hte dtl icalel)' fe-adled, r~rl1erb!1l"Wl. Such Cfiu~evl. ili~se r.iJo.e.n~);, r[)!" all that they know lIhe m_\<S Iilf 'di~ ~ U J had nm knawn beu~r:, ~ fni!lhl as'Il!!]!El dl3i nile lTlaiden h~51df' me WM <I. CMne. Hair, t01'l]: ,am ~rl!;,. Uld a hiDI, ~f beai.!W t~ hl!f ~a_q; did 11OtM~g ID dGlgulsc ~he ~~dy jTltcl[lge!!~ bd!ind her blacl:luows, Tht!l III uclil:Il~lhgetItll.

'!We ~~~ of Shinsei .w:cl l;b~.a.~ha. aoo thl!! !eg~ll-ds 'Ilf ~lIf dam. 1* <in'! W alilW. n ~~ l'iIid. hliJillZ: her Ilmughl£ I!i elJiiid :ii :'lil!Iile-. ~11 IS surpWinl !hal wf clans h~"e~ 11~ gf@'I\'n dm:et.'

"Do ~'O][ ~ S(I?,' J asked.

"Q[ all ih~ bm:n. Wl~y iopi and Shiba knew Ith~ willie (J[ :s~mee- l~J ~ S~l spoikiEl', ;mu :Shalla wbWl hi! was askedl tn kni!~I, lbeJol'(! ]S<liWil," Kil!~d(l: mmmilIM "We mJ.rl£l. learn :rUm:l I.l'tllU S13J.'1f.iri.ct1,anti ~he:ir gal!il!~

"Obi?" .~. h~~ ttl dniw her tlilllil. fi.iij,dI wiHH~ !leu 'dioughlS were hidln~.

"'Thgta6-rn-iliLaJI\'l &'tUI,!\!fj, the &'lW sort of sacrd:Dre.

Hi!! d:~~rnIif121!il1lr! ~o. fa.o:t ~I1Ul hI!'! ~ 41sooVi~!,>!cI 5~ll1Ilmi'~; :merlill~:n.!l is a :~<I.(;Iirlce for lll:Je rllJllure 01 h.i§ elllD, d~:[I'l rOil IiJil~k?"

.~ looked ,i1l! he rpU~dJ1y, ~nd Sil~fiJihr l:ifl.ed f!llY till!;! to my lips,

She IO(l))~c! ::!L Iltl'e. hlel' ,!:!ye~ dark "\'{e1l .1 d'iJ' yOU! tbWk !(If Il!e sfln:~-r"

~What J if!11m..i.s, Dot lm~Iilomt ~ti bo'Ml "'t1~1 !ae mmnt""

H~l' «~ do:sDi:l. rutC ~'h~ sil!hedL As {lUI cOOli\l'l!r~a1km OOIlU[lllta. IllY cmu:tfl~ gnw. Silmelibi!!g 18"~S vemy W!"Gqc, fllfllll 8h,~ ·WIIo'l.Miling iL J\s I: pressed with q,'Il)I~stloru"Keede bElC!lm~ diS1iS§~d. Y1e Sj)ClKe' ,or 1.lill Kan:d 011 IQJlgJ.l aili:l ii'teloldme of flu ~gend o~ S:Mbt!>. 'tie s:l1Jl',ft1i.ce~1 Ms[)rid~ •. Im hjrnJ~.,ighl, i3llda.1. la-'5t, hil;l Me- .. i~ [m the ~,~ Q:j' the d!lEL"

~An.d SlfiibB:'s dwice 11M ~vetl ~-\[iiil iib'l!1l.gIlIii'?' ~ .... ~~l

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rOOL Th(>J'lll'i~d: ~(lwr.J.plhcir dilo'Wo':; iI.[);it];[ld .ha~r. but CQL!I]t!ln'l ~(J;oii'f: ~.I!II:' !mf.IS. ThGIlI. all they ~:3Ited~~llh halllil and imp!P4tnL aJ1glZr, 'LlreMnd b~ to 1m1fiml @If the Effl:U:rld, 'The hlm"lt3:Il~ plllJ'ed !hem up . .fmsL ~1{iw.~".i:ltell~~er and rnstCJ. . .M l:ht~1 1'1~ up 1.D.1()[w aa[, l!heiJr 'howb M:r[ntd l(l ~rie.s, (l~ mllrpl'.jst, ''Ji:J;ey l]"tG'Ij{~d bli iii. wide, alll, HJu:

Sf.Q(MSi:IlroWl'lat a dis4.~m ~.f:. Th.ey nEW llir0ugb thl: s.ky W"I:ttllIlbty ~'ere o!l.rt of i5-igbl. J ilI:ndJing .Ii!)m~ m i1e-s mllt.lrnL 31iKl :alil!'ay ~ tJ,G Ka'l1II 'Yr.!Jil

Oro)' then Iflt.d [1m,.i~ d1~Jlill fall silent sbe 11·0",,<00 'I@wblo!flilile .he stupe[];oo SOOIJ1S, 1lnml knelt t!l!l ~"'I l~n~w(njndett 'S.be fit1IMI~Ja!ed It]th them £0[' IJIIl rat ..:l:( I:b.Q c"'~llm!l i1lljjJ Lt.!!]!' 'WeC'e aU .~felY Mllii.tID mf. we1l. Th~ SIIUllllilmmd tliiii!'nb <!'[ld wbi!ipeared ilPO!ogi~S Sef!:rne-a[>IiI' -.d[edller ~, ,U .alIJ: ttl ~,e:Ii'. OlE! !.ask was \\'tIrUl. doing Ill. I3lI.d 0$ ibell

W was Dol, pro~~lt. 1~, ~i::1l tlollla'!; ber.rosm m~L~ Im~ I ~~ abeurit f:w.rrn iiI'lll' ~reti1fi!ln and believe 'I'1~l11lry wlIru of il Nule\l'e:nlhe we~res'l K1il.1IlIi eQlilld ca:II stN:h m~gbty sp'~f1lts tile: 'IWy $h~ cHi Mon tmp!}rtruJLty, howe,,.-I1:r:, she !!&Ii:[.cis~d l1~l p.ow,etirl S'U.ch1 B way hi meel h~gooJ.i; witM.ll.liIL mm~ro.mJl:l·lng bel pJWIlW:Mf~ The [hIi Wille d1~,utbed antllLhIl: ~!llum were, !ia'\fad, blll~, ""td]01iIt hr~ed. lkmw 1)'.1' riel athei d'l!'a, wh~e:

I1hJl!:mgph.y ~Ii! ~~;rn.d u;1' t[} mtcbslralu.. I k:Jw\v of [It1otliJer elm who can f'~U~ W mlliOO p(rn'eilf with ~o h!~~ oml:rol Sud. a dan - re.E,M:rl~ o[ their pliil1'Qsopbiral dirteRlll(:gS - deg~~l:tie I!Itrn():slOOJl.8lde.ra1!i()1] and re!lpec'1. Th,~ Ph'Oen,~ ~11,d"'e~;!!~d ~no.~B 3~OUt hO:MI" tMn (Ij]!.' m' 1iHIi:i so-. caUi~a·id"o'ilila!" cl~11S, ')Jul, lack (I:lB' ~o.g ily'pQar~y w-u.w ~e~

So !!Ii. a LioilL S8m.lIta.ii WM>h~s HD d:i.alh.'JII.ge' their h.ollQl' - ~ d lJops HI: ~r1~l>e eL..e·~- 1 will gladly- ddcnd n. And iC die cl~lIg trem riesl oJ Roktig<MI1 ron, wt.'5hes, 10 sprf\a!d .ml!lre lles at,UiiJ!l the 111. l wfilJ refU!t~ "em '>\11:&1. e\llelY br~ [ ·tak~ mt if; Irti.ly ro:l!l1l I." .lliD~ ilm-e in Ihts 'Worh:ll wliICl ~laCl£oc: w:!l1Il thc;}' :i!~e!l.dh~ Ll-!ePl1netilb: 001 all.d art ;0]1 dne mOTe adlil:ll~Bb1~ b~1I.BC o[ it.

Sb.~i!; :;li kiinit1 ,,:rl'llijs Pt!~~il{,will~ b~ lloll1'i!!

In Ob$8rvC om p.a1h!i,.~.r lleadif tlm:le millli.1Ihs, £h~ ImbeeOi ,amongw;, &lnIggliingllll, L11l:tllcrt!l~nd {liIU WB~ ;<ISWC sludy ller~ A :s.tJJ1~Q.e oolJ]ipetilj(l1'l h.<!S 5!:!!ru:n,g Ilg;! mlUOCIlg, sevBra! mif~he i& mmi. ((I .5'~e wiro wUlI teach her the mO)ll abc'Ul "'Il~ ,El\8[l h ifS:

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A. 1Ji!.00000C[li. ~N'I!Jo" she whlfi.Wi:r~d, "1l :has glVlm us Mmil'Lh:!ng ehf:

t 1H:9i~1!d II:or hl!r tu 01[1 tlHj1j;lII~ bill ~he (iqt ,S'Larl~d DUll al till: wid, lIigh1 ,~Ii if she !)i11Jlhll S~!i:

Lm.a:~ UPffil ~lP wlrul A.t ~~ sh.e s,gil:lkoe ~_ 4tllMt de Flll exp~. (Jr ywr "itl!.cleuts hue !ill !:he Dfagon scliool~ Th:nll'tti,-~Jfr Som~ltiJing iE, her l.1lice cliii~!'ed r.m~, and her b!(I;ck hll~r ~Ij][]~ ukc I [rozenlN~1~r£all.

Ai> a sa .. 'ml, JUturlild mer.e &a~il' i~Lumli!ll~ .~ ~lud;,C'lImy beard ;md replied CELmr~.llIy, "'nIilly wilat th.ey are C!lp<libl.~ o:r

:%ie: mtihHL ami <I Mn~ or SDfI'ilW SIpOM ~.y.t]4:l1lwr Jca~urns. HI-low d.o 1'00 know wM~. dtie-y ere ~tl,Jlfiotl't oil" shl!: whi6~i!!red!. h1l1 hJ!o~ q;u.el!ltml·,y:iS mil. J:cur me, and ~ [ i!li~ im~ :a!1!!i'\¥ef. ~ ee ulld IJoJiY Wl!.ml!r what he.r n'!Ilrtm ~W la'Il:lh1 I:J~~. elml brmlight rum .a ~b!W,g~mb; t~r aense ~d absrncc t1!l Ite[ e.,_ws. AI, 1a5!, she returned . .ancllll."f 1;lIi~ 'WllS ~!WtlIllge~

"·[I:llm:tri.M~n she sald in 'Ii! Ifvel tDIle. "You spent m<l:ny wlltllW !'IlWltl:iS Mill ill!l,ud .!/Uu, W~_J\~ III 1rery graliQUli gue.s1" ~ 'im~ '\\'t were crncin1il5 lio~ts:

1rn.a,g@'S of lJiLtties. :rO@-\f,~I~ (estooned dibb{ms Ihmugh Ih~ ~ii!lhllJ' m Phmmix b.:iJIs,. m1 d tJbiu (II food ilial wou:!(! ~l'lva1 '!he OPU'If:!fld of 'Ih.e 'Doji raJ:.ed tb.rol!lJ!h my mr"~", '!.ml th~ Ubrarns. Of all lb~ IhII'\IJS 1 had: 1i~1:I In. tbePn.otlitLiX13!1M. ~iIlrel;y

I1nclr lib:rarl~ h8d lu:lll :nI~ most mj'$te-zy [zyr mf; I. :iipeliit ~O!!i,g days beffiie8'i:lJ 'l1wse tell she:lvu. Ie<!dillll! ~"cl:! ~IJ \!Iilh re-"'ef~.nJ l'lIiinlls, TJiw r mrnc I'IlIbc ridKm:c'~ youm:c: ~'res as :illr 1>il'lIld bf ~ he.r CTi:ppll1!iffi IiLtb.er_1Ii'bil Mc8Si'.ef 0'] 111~ \'!Jid_ ,AU my ~ueattlt blld been !.)rnIDle 10' ~fsco\'e'J' bis myslt.ritl!i!li IlbiU'Imi, 1J:1l8 ~e ill [\~veIJ[ hl:il.tue .r~Lli', T~:lc knew whml 'Ill'i!S sC51Jrdnna: for,,;Mld ~ tic d~iI .IiI.ot prtVl:nl me.

:Irl~~~:ill, he ~'il:m.l ~is wu~LElr W {lUll' IH .. lls. ''!ffis,'' I .. '!Jed. ""Yes,. you,;\rc.r,e:"

~D~{I ~(H!I I~:!:'i'll any1hing w]iil~ ~II !:B~I w1it.n l,l.'j7'

"'!'ts. 'l'ts, J did!.'"

HWhat diil yn~ !~?" S.hf!: !A!'~lll@iI ~(jw2licl 1JU:€; ~I:; i;:!i!lf!dldi.,ghn ~hiTl!i!l& ham fl~f d~d!: skin, <liild heir cre~ QP~IW wide. With] 1:1 Ihe-m, 1:n~~E!~!'et ,ar I.h~ Void Wa:;! liIid(J~Il. 00 dOiW. biddW w;J1,hilJi the ileepest heart 0131 [JlftidenhiaH' my ~BA and yet, .~ ootlld IW~ gr~ iis IDeill1i!l<g, Her ~~_!, ~~ f~Lbm ~!.lL ·Ul.eblaoknmllf the si:I;II,ii, S'omethillg •• ,

Th'1ill .il w& I:IQsed lill nll(i', I i>.rll.~~l!d ai .my own rofloIiMIl.~5.'>. (1 'i'iIS n~l yel, fim~ 'ror me [@ Kl1lllW U:telrutli.

'hliertm~ ~n d.~ ~cho <lr m,y "'1I~ee, l ;!:(luid hear the bl:l.~ltrr of the clfm~'Ilts.

\'i'e are net 1!M. only ones \VlrlI tlddl.es ~o !KIlv~,., er seum to hl'd~

iStiD".rp.iun:. "Nil othL'I cla:n i~ fiS" mi.ll)' 5t-Ct''':!1l1!S !.'hl! Sco~, ;lI!d WI make'S Ih~ INOlmy <,I[ eur ~&.I!dn~MI, hfl'lO'i!I£;r, mm Ih~ ""'Of-hi I}f 00. Ir1Ii:lL ibL1r RIllilBi'y i:! t~ll' ~t !II:r:~~I.llld lII't=. musl b~ .5~ W biaV1J f!rem on mlT fid~ 'Whcrt !hI daikme5S rlses ll[lmlrt

Untlwm; "Tbr;]I haw: n SIIl~~ idv!'!.n.l!aF. :J1'ld. t.l:r.ey lMt,~ been ~ulID.g a'l>Dut II !or\l'(!!ltI!Lf~ S~ they ~mil m QIIlli' Empm; fru::

Fifib iItd U:ui:l oJ 1100 ~ ~~3~iI~hwl'!,lll]~ lhiWI ~!.aapM!I!ow; liiibbl~ Ins be-tIl i~r.a:.ted flit u lilI1li~ I~jhc~ .rnlllt,l;"~ to l.ta~'Il: h~I!lIi t.I1e. tmp.¢rrg.s 01 Ihcir 'oatlm bilId: lhf:n ".~ aba'll hi: ~J~d 19 !J;;j,!:h ihlRtl UL~ ~ or dviriz,:l!dDill. Um.1JllheJl,. ki tmm ~~

!.l1 eir lto~8C\S' aml8twtge dr;thmg. Th~ w.'illlftm 100 &wn IllllL Ulf~~ ~~l?k ~.l!l,it &8st [Ofe>re(."

tit. H •• 'tJ,t'} of 'b_ PlaG" .. '"

[;.j1l.ll:!i~~E_iI'IP~ ~!3:) atta.cl;;Ed: by ~ ~rllai. .:lD}a:.rtt. LLltiliban. filIIIdi hi~

lllOOt_b~f"kI'!t miruons. .In. ~ tll!!itlcn fil3.grlrlll UI!!;! ~ IM/W" I1i£ fuI'~~C(ill1l" I9IW~j '~l1lm aIldll'd th<l~ ~ ~ JK!!iiUo.n: ill :his ~t !be ~hll:dled: me J,ldt!· C~The ~~IltlH' "'D.'lIIift, mdu&li kN~:tn.lllhl1· ,~~ ~ rrOP'l ~dt evit m~gh; ~ \Ii;e11 .15 mal:n1alJltlng a!

U,rrl tIri.P, en odIli1jfii~ ~ ill U10 Kmp~~ N~IIl'!l!j 10 ~~. U:tr: lile~ M!W~1'ii .1Irl· nhl:

Pb~nfi "''ere rlllHDI.I5 . .rt t.ln:

Emp:::rm'5 d~ Snd11l -~t l"Ituld tlII~ 1n.teID;:re:

"Wid! lbd~ CI!.WI ~~ or ~J~ft. ~l'I Mji IlIDi~' Pno.emtl", a:ppaiow1' lu it!l( \10 I !:J;Itild 'I'[,gM fully;r;1: ~ hi: rcialdc: pd.vy (0 ib!l:"iK!t:JI(1!.!:l, (If !be fmmcil.

hi .cnce. Ih!: ~ ~ W lI1Iake. pil81t1l1or 'UM :nni~rnl nr~ pO',o;ltlnn. \lrnllb1ll\'r 1lI.'Jl!l".l:Wf:I&.lbe IIK1t ~rt'i piIIn WiiL'!i CInp.,. and ~e apPl"illlm~1lll IIIl b'll f~'Iill!;L'I wilhilll Ih.e Impelia1 CGl.lII. Ths r~~klJillf l:il'lll ~00lI lmQ n JOke. and !he SIltteU 1111 hl.l CrHj~~dl of ~ ~ i111'ti1f Ut~ ~l!. pOOll illVi:' 01 lh~ P~~J:r.

:4IJ ,j'rue kttawM:dw htf~. 1),' ~a." - ISlUlf.tJ' rlJ~

Of []I th~ fmilli~s of tbe rnillle Pheenix llaJlJi5e, ~le ~'liVa. .00, by lful':liLlilion. tbe mosi poomin;e.fll Fm InUDdred~ i:I~ :yeu~ ~'i! d3]"1 lass been ih~ by the WiIlt of ill!;! Coulicil ollf IIE~Enmllffilail MlI:!ite~~ ~h~ 1l1l1)s1i powerfU!l, grrup ol ~ilu"~nja In R~klqllil._n, \Vbil:!:ih~ f!l;ll~ .,.l: i! ~nJli~~fI,j~ ij£. typica.Uy 'lJl,a1. o:r passL\ie advllsor:. for the r.sawa. .il. m:~S bOCGIililig m:ul! wnil ~'C ,greatest ~. 00 '!he ulvcr~.

Hl&1'OR,1'

Bd\).re w fILl!, 00 m:m ~ Immortall{aut:lli, l!he ~l~oo !:If the IYUon ~!II from tR~ JJOO'Irelil~,i1iIUill.g ~ !he Ic.;;lJri> ~f thE fi.'Ufi Between. lit'S!::: 'two 11]10&1, ilil.wstri'otIS £tlb.s~ I!! bi~ ~~ earth was i:3iLlght, arid me ~d was lcmwd,Mall Wil~b,d u]J'!m !he m:ol;'e ~f the Wllrld!, m I.it~ suate$1u[ these wa;s l:Sawa

\LVh:'i!f.I the J(amt gathNmd tII.e 'po~ulallrnt of the WflIl'd k!geihe'[ am] dillh:illU tliem [em clO!!n5.;I.:sa1A<8 5'i:oll'lcl emnng. ti'lem. Wi:!td'ling !;!lilie!WU,lI'. WbJem the firs~ m1,iIJlJt~J 'I/oi·as c..I'<m'n~ci aJ1i'I the aii'liestruck pI);PLtl~ bawedbef@[~ tlile llrlm:li! Itftbe li!!".iwnS, l'l;3w.'l did lHJL b~.[ld Ill!; 1ll~1io the .Ilrflu.mll. "1iIiliIat m.mc.:> Hu~W:! loiOIlit'nhy of O>i.lr ~emtud~r hie 'I'otJts.pm:d to his brnlhers n;_nd sisters. ~.W ihty 'IIudi!ed ln lmiSoll.. Wttll. that, thq' ~ert ~e hill wilch 'was 1.0, I:! Boom.e Qro~nl Uthi, ,end headE::dilO' the nOAA, wbegin (heir on ci1y_

n.~ ~ll" or ISllwa was md: tl} h~1{1.' b~~I1 ~ ];UCc, !:pr~wl:l~Il. m:rlDpkJol. lI[ IiIDtllleS 8lI'id 111lt!;, :!iur.rownded by· illlremCIl:dIDI5 ~t!.l!e wall ~ed r:rnm the iIIlld<s.~y (hE! pm!l-er oI msg;l,~ A1'UwlJgb r!llfi afllolles Qr sJl~Haafl; ~f! Rnkllga!lll We[e ~mnbVe, IJLI~ tmtill'J1~f sucn iii SUU\':lllJ[e"W<l~ mr~h' seell as _ril~lllll.l.!l lO 'lhe ~peo'Pf.e 'Of

.:il1;:: I5.rnerald :Eiill:t;l'ir~'. 'l1iIis. ,wmlmltd ~'ilJ1. llit .iMalilonrn-Hh~ o::l~Y'in thl: Irl.il'h iml1iunlailil Ul!!lle fll'l I:b~ 1n1lll1ihern It:l!YMl,. keP'~ . It jsoWed frcGm b 5f1re.J[lill~ ddizaliu.it. tois ls lnll 'lo 5a.~ Lha1. Uf~ l.uIillie dll' ~ 1I1ld.~'iI~;r;ed. Ri1lil~ml:S ~n Lhe ~Wiill, ~ib]"arl~s cOlilttmi:ng thf$ puiCid ~n("l'irl 1Il1l.rn~l'~"u's I!defCn.~;sw, li[]j\!m!j~lll> ~eni[jfl~!UDd relff.gilJus ~ilm" 1!!lut ilII~ F~nu 'iHnslid[l or ,B, pmtllJeliUI. o~ lileI1~'{II~n~:'lphiils b.inm oollctUvel.~' all '111~ F{)l:tWl~ til facQ, wa-rslill!l el! tiacFortl,IDles hasbeen [;lr!1 E!d dQ;WIl to rornmoJ!l Ruikl!i,g;mi Ifilitl!l.Te; as tie r!IJsl Md Ms1Ml®.vc.d Sl2 r'l"l!Dts el Lail¥,SL:lJit.

W'htl:e (he oUter humans ifDI RultUg;L1iII W'Elf\l;:

C1ltl1£IU. ~ be led b~ ~trm~~i MId hi!> slbllllg~.l:;~ lIi11d h~ rl:l,lIO'\1i"er&~i.rn~~lignrmd 'Ike opmdtng Emp'ilJ~ fq!Iendrnt th_ei:t time m. 1i1~~ ffiJDd slmlll 1)1 the WOl],cl, ,;tWiJ,Ipd Ibenl_ i.oegend ~ thl'll isawats lliJ!Ifi1iIeJb.ro1her rir~t dil.Ooolffl.{~ Ih~ I~.ral't [)! rnag.k. but 'ilmi: lslrlJO'il lh.iLDllielf: reallmtil, til B lreml1J!idou.:; p1lknlillJ of the nrt, ~N(jw," ~ 1SM'l!, .'~~ Olllldml or the Sky h1l\I'C IlO pDwr;:r l'lrer us. We:,thre cMJdleJi of lJl.eEanb. are their Mesin:l':fsC

mnlhe ooJd Jlmhllf!::ll mttll!lf:l1;uiHllS, Id~h~ ~h oolldiliolls, ~e ciit~' n:hr:i\<ed" !saw;Jl :saw furs as am:uJlll'!I mark itbl!.t iliUJrl;)!ls did. Il1nllleedi !he &1] 1'd<i1\~ Dr ~h.t'l: .({ami. '1-'le can .~ve In ~iili wlidd WilJiDou~ 11l11:tr ]lIil~\" he ~jd t@ his growing Jtl~~hilP- ~h it :nlll ttlll Ih~ wad!: 01 our CIlW hillldstbal, ewe have ~-um'~ a~d p"rQ:'i~NI!rlt?·

\\~wn the arnues o[·PIiJ l.eIu.Jl1ID'Oided ntQh'g<I!EI fm'Qm ·1Ire ro:rrupll.ed. Jiea& of (rut'!!: ShadmJanrl!s., tim pt:l~ttl {I[ Ill!:: d)ly Qrisa.'Wil jgn Oired .:he t~fIi:at al IlrsL B:i!1l!i!.!iI5£ UW<l>li SQ f<l.l' ~Il Ihnl' ·~!;Iil.l.th. !IIId, th~f w~re .shie:](Ieu. ~ :mh.e )'TJung bliplm. IJill? ~ef of !:1m ~ rnrd.dinug brae seemedjrreJ~l{.'lJfJJl ~ dJ~i! ~iKriua bibe, SOOJl, ~r, ~he w<iln.decing gKl1iIflli of Ollii and idblilElll' made their \liJ:~y ~i;ll1ae .norulel'ii Wlds. de~twytii~ 'Illiie ~a~e[ij]lvil~a£~~ and 'blacll.mms (he soil \.',.'1111 'lh'if~r MasiN's iilllltlli!lSS-

ThespelJr-a.s.t~rs ,00 !he lmvll i1t1(llD.'Pltia liJ fBe[j;:lidi Ih~ city 'i\~rn rf~* wt it ljli·U ~UUll lil€' mrerw'h~illn:dn,g nLlmb~, or their enem}iwmdd t8ke their t.oll~ Ifi'I'NI ~Hu:lr glrelittii1l5hngmJ:a.001IId I1Q'I iIiIain~fI !he ~ti~i";3~[ln.

PeTh~1Ml !:h~r WTlloli:ll Wd<; g;I!ii~~itllhy lady Sill!'!.

Dt petMps.@laIV Sb.J.nseJ lm~w mOl'(! ahMIII'lII~dty th:l!R ~e daimed", 'On lli~ dILY' I:h~t h;jm\0lJ5 1PlJ![I;gest sisif'J: WBS kU1W by II :rnmalidilll~ (Ini, Shll:l5~1 aMi Sl'Ii'barrilt.'l!od. ~ c~l~ haw~ l!J :figh_t fur nlll~ IEmpi:re_ The d{l!l~tBr ~r kiJ"'a milt l~m al Ih.l! gi!lros ~~

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th~ cllY. ~l~~~d III W}LILl~ IIl:!r hailtorII i1i1 mowfli'p& -My fa~hl!r ~~! sCC !J(!II,n "he ~kl '!i) !h~ visil(1r~ blIl thcl' did nllt !teed :hc.r. and !!iUla1[J lLl1d 1.0, l.h~ pyre tn ~ ('1ry 5qlmff_ T.laer~" III ~t~.ange sighL !D~el L~C!I' !;~s..

IUoUlld, tlte. Jill1l!i !i1OOd Ilhe ]sawa '!hetl' arm~ raised t~l ili_e heOilll\~Jll';, :!I n.dlhelr vuice5 li hed h. OJ! !1rangll chant fl'tlm iJ'tdr hM& 'I10'Wl'~ blood as red as 1!ho iiJ!tIlI,~ :!iD, This was b "dcu:e lll!! time o~ !he gr'l'.o1t tu/w.twMi. whOOi tile magic ,~,r blood, wns WlibOWl1 to ;ill Out !he greatest sm..L'renll's.. Isawa kfi'll!W Miy that Ill>!; ~na,gd:C WilJi :not mag[c of the Ks Illi ~o whCllT1 he had SW(lfIil n~r W be <I slil'\'t.

i\iI:~f Ih~ blJ~iat l~w", S],~h"" ~qI~, 5f!llWl!!! flwt f:1J' !he gardle-m ool5i.de 15a'>1i'Ii.'s heme, 8:hiha as~.ed !row!SlJd) ta!!ll!tt';S ct.ll!1d l,e.", trilm i.e·1nlh~ s<;p:i ril ar <I beloced ~islel'. rMW3 <ImW\~~ only, ~~ is our wat' ]J1ltIi1 tllaL 1l1mnelJ~ I.h~ "(J]td 'rll:ahl)' had nelo\~r been u5ed MlhiJ1 the Empl UJ;:. 'The 1!:I'eO!llure!l a!Fu bllll'i- kn~ [I(ltHiing of b~ lfIllIgtc.. nQJ did Uu,: d11Ldren of ~li: Kami M'flW~lIi pn'i!e. liwas nlI1 I! rhfl~ DUr-'.<:u:(h ~nn ~r~ un! ~~h~~

Ihls terrilll~ dnrRpoowet, 1W1. fb,~ S'ef\'a:filS of Fu umg, E''l!Il a riel" tile pritlili!l:ilte ~SIlJ'N;JI fn~~m,J,ime Us Il~! ~"lm'jeJO Ual~r !j man titflOWll 3!t I!{l!I'!l t>i'.3,1earllJl g:(!~!~ rdlfdi meth od~ D~blI{j~ rrnagic whil~ r:llsel:i m a llI® from 1I pr.lllrulJv,e en UI .!II deslmctive ~'tJ tori(ji.'.,

~'it_h 1I~V. 15iJJw<I hnd leil'f'!le~ Ih~ tmmiq,ue~ ltD biu(] au imrnu:rl:ti suul tr,) thl!rn~ill:ti;J1 ",mid In th ~ ~ekb of ~~, i;m'iils. !Wilted iUoul;ld Ihc W5~, sfoodnliEl .spi:riis of (lte failfIl, ri!lelll l\11:h blnod ~nll:l b®llml 10 the Woldls themsel .... es ~WjtJnll!!l the ~lrrm'th. ·Il[ 'ClUJ brothers <'IT! d M8'tcrs;' si'!.id s:w.<I, "We ~:mlot hape to ~.ttll,(i"e !:hrs @v:L! 'iiddcl! ymr bilu~ bmllllht upon ~ iti:!i Lile mllurc ru dill! ,Cblnil'ol\ll ~r the F.:imh to su r'l'iVl! - llO IIIlItt@f what ~~(! ,~l If \N~ sacrm~ ill L1I" "~ry .s!:mk we wi II P']'~SIlNE:

Ilfe for our ch.ildi'l1ill~

~hi M. ~eP'il'Jed !OU:ia.!ld then, .md ~ue. .. ~ ~ YlJlJ!:r reneern ts 101 lBn: dliJdIeG" thenbe ruu~Nllta rml rvr lJJeir: booii!!~ I'<;HIL (:!)r ~hc:1r Sfijjft::;.B

liMoflil hi~"",urill IDUld ~pario; dis;!llll'tl':menLtliic ,';mall monk 5t~puI torn1l.rli ~]'IDOO c:alls. Jar IlIloodl, ~h~ mlirmuretl, "but Ihertl i<; iliIDl.lnI1'T ~wy., ...

I£Biwa liSl:el'l~8J1.J Sbln9ll'i spoke lQ1:.)g lnilO t.he iili~l ~ mhe ~i me 111~ In·!Il(:lr! set in Ill!'!: S1Jm.m~r slqi. ~ bur~~illi 800 been made. 1~'W3 WQw!d mm'e' wi!lJ Shmsej ink! the dafklU~SS or (iJ,e' ;Sl~do-wl ~!~&l il Sl!!i'ba. wlll.lld swear thai. he WId bla desoem:bfl1s "",oUildi 8Iw~!i !Woted tile c:iQ', Th temel1l this, ~,.. ,~ ~.~~ re<Il ~ to!! S hibas Hille - b~l wiUl oil (lll~dltlol!l. "l am m ya.ur Sll~f;t:!.~ lsawa: til UlIdl!m '''and I wU1 :mllt baw my ~op!e bclie¥illi,ll ml!lIL l bll'''e :suld, 1h~1II loW :dsloIeq· . .rr [ am 1)) S'INfU my ClitUdrM to ytmr lin!: •. ~!J1I1'111IilJ!t k:rurd be£1:1i:e me ~ ~ t>1Eet !I~f\.~iN'!"

To !l!!~th~r K~mi. UiI.Vs rll!fjju~!;I. liTli,gbl, .ha.~e ~11!f"nw:I prfpD5'!~U5 - ,a 50Ea ilr AmOilcr~ h.:!~ [rI,g o.owllbol1!fJ:jlre a ~ilTtIiIl "o\¥ev,~r~ to SiIliiba, tlmprire was~IIJW, BY'lil!n~Lng 1m Jrne~, h~ Wfl'!Jtd gain HQ'! nniy 1he JIDWBS, thltlWlrldge and s~ili!1:1ih I1f IJlt~ !lsaJ,1;\!l: WamiJ~ bllt ,~Es(l ,<II Thuilcl:e:r (m tllil! sa:WaI!iJQ)1 (Ii (fiG: Em.plre. 11 I!\~ a !i_Iii' cllQi~ between hi..'l pride and. ~.~ nWf'5 orllmlli1alllds. \~lthmJ~ h~tatkm. Sbib.. kiu!Ii,omdISail,i;'.<!i ~"1V\e hbliltc OailL,

THE JAD· CHAMPION

'C(£IIRRJ£Dl

lr.i ~~Ji I" @flBllt'e Iliul Ihe post (tf hldt Cha.mp4cll'l ~ fiJq,e~~[ [gil. OIt!'P~~ t~IIIblJ:;lte!l ~ diJilfi (:IT d • simgl!B):r.; tro1Jned W d·~1 wllh rp.ul'l""ltd ~- br m~A 'i1lf.&3 ~Llpi kf!flWJ1 ;iI!l Inqu'rsI11lrl\, sliLi ~n'1l ~ay. t1nclJIliJl;lI!lJ.irl Ihr· oolilIDlllr the ~~merrlJi~ MilSI.;;t.li (jVllr~ ~ ill I.h~ I!!rul

TIle hlq!l~ i))I~ rJX'll!'i ~h~1.I' In\Tof$tilrnlll i[lO Il'b'l'iow « vf m¥JtI!l~ 1lk>lllitl IiUIgk,. dt!lM~~ 11 whm,lI~l II iI.t fi!!~d.. Unmit8 Inil'tf Mf'Drl& 'i'.-'1Ui ~bDK of 'nIlt: KlLnl WIIM HmLm, 1h~ PllcL"nili Inqmrnurs ,nn'l1 (llOYD;! D dfeiO!:l\'i! tlau I!lilr·IIlOl:mlrll ~~iI:lsl ~he inltUJ!fdCll1!i 01 rmriD ""J~idi. ~rdiml1y OO[ the lands or {be llinlll"llld EmpD;~

8.elU!l!!n !be urolJJ.'Llllrn lin aJiuliler mil ""Illcb Jttdil! 10 111'(: m~! ~tmdl.d

dty to !he. P&Dmil!i; bnIfilIJ!! dt, or CliSe-l TMhi ~ ~ ihll (tty iCiI SaaW~. .. _was alyl~iI ilI!ylh! io maJI)' othe:r tJan;;.;~dI 'Ih~ !homrtLt ~Lkc ln keep' ~J. 50, [t lJ,f;!lo~r bl!tD,.~ed.cGI!I

MlJ' In. Mr dlil IDe ~ .... ~r.itll!~ and p!lp'uJaLloo 1{llbe E:tt$:ro~~.ll ~~I1~

Th(o City {If Saqillre ill wuded 00m u:J.s.ci!v~11I bli' tbt ~r:l1I] IIiE~ !!It Lb~ h1I'& ILl! ~ .hu;m~ vi i.b~

,I:i~m Uhuary oUr !he ~ IlIIIBLlle r1rui]

mtiot:cp@.;:t or 'I"~ Tao. No· ...,.. ~ ,;Ill!o.l\m thl'U~ rIM' 1M Pbaeru.t. b~Lilti/e tha~ la'

cury hnp,!em~il'l:J of WiU' IiDIcJ Ihe d1yol Shi.~ OIlih ~ Insllilll3e IilrlJulf spirit ~I fua1. CQ'{en ~'II'It.

lnihe'5OU1k Ol~ dill lleld8 m OhlSiln UmJ, illn~ thr¢a1 ufW8l" grew Ilea~i:. ~1'I!lii)i1~ds dl!2d. 00 'lnl! ootll~!i~kt. Li!Jti <Ina Cfalb ,!ill!.:!!, dcl'fiiH.Olingllle OO!iliOIll! I)'j ~e- EmplrQ, AF. Imy f:ell_ bdore ill imltoIl 0l.'5a1J ~l a. lreml!.lidDUS I~t scal'r!Hi Lim hlIDVJl<liIfl ;ab i)1,'1l thl!1n [lrom tlia~ilorlh,t'ili'eJil1y Sib Lilgenja ~~', tilll:iir I'@~ fJllU.eriDig ilJl lMIe c'i'ldoo whiclJi h~ld (ite1ltl alOOl Thel.1i .hamls mM"edi \.\1111 OO:n~~[O!l8 rncantltirlM.. l'liiLdi fire ~pm1ig .fro.m ,-heir rmgeJ,~ ~dtnE;~dB.Ild uIIilD1e to OOlllltBr the SQn:ery, lhe Onl rel1i b~,rkrrilm I]I~ b:iildr., ffileNllg 1(1 1.m:l.I' M~i!1\ gide,

A I(AM~ O'H 1:I'~5 KN.[.EI

"lUll] tIlti ~'S s~d of th~ wit:e Sliiib<!iJi!jd f(ll" [~'3J~ help, ti:h~ PhlJt:'nlx Kainl I}tlJy !!mil~ and ~d, "1'h~ ~Ii. oj 1J~~ii ~d war M,e Ilke 'lfie two W~f)~ of <I I!8riL w~ndt. la.d:lLng OIle. wUJ be LliI1l:!lbl.9' ~C! ~tan.d;'

Jl was: udy D~j ·Mloexpl.ll:~l'ied Iter biol1u:is @m.glJil:l!ttc \lj"lilrtll:i, "Slriilil2j i:.eadresrna1 m:m, il'Illt tIi!l' Kijmi, h'!\'tlh~p(Dwer Ill, !:lb~ge ilhe wudJ, $liIibf~ ohildfe!1 will ~n the ~£1I5 or (hJ~ worllil. l'I(1lllit '[!'aaker~ grit 11u [I" duty i$ mere MmoIllbl.e than mll~ r~ '~ Mauer l~acJi!es IJ;S ~ irnnw ml[ilil:tb~, as OjJ~ Pm~apt! 'am,), Slillhai urukrl!t,md~ thii"

ln IDa!!}, d:epkUons or baW<ii an.rl. 1M PhOOlI~X Ram.! 5Mb,! is :slilmV'!! io it'.1ldas.siJ: 'knee!u!lf;:' SlallJ.m - :liIot Q.'l11 or dI~~p~d [1Qr. the .Pltloonii:! Chin. bi!~ 1D slli.ow :h~ dedieatim'lm tih e CU[C:1'IiSC rn lht!:hi!dreD Q'r .lsa'oi'l1L In. lat'~ S~lbEl\; :1m!l~'Uq ~ ,[lmlI:ide;red Iii b~ ~ili! ,[ji~ til!! m~:ill hfrok ~t1!d ,,~lf'30[ll mumrnl5 of P~1Lix illstoi)'. :'Jj[1ld L'lllIuldre:n oJ (he d3il1 who me: tM S1111ibbom 1)1' .pJiiu.erll]l otH!lIEke'iW m' you, ~, ~ElI] Ilbal YiJiUJ ctHmWil b~iilI yQour b~ OIS Sbiba dijil?

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From tie d1!l' :sftiblll knell 'be[OJ:'Ie IM!!o'i, Lh.e Cil]'of lsawa has b~ kn~ as

Gisti 'to:shi, or iI-1~ CII.y c-f Sag'Lrtw, M.;:r [sa.'Wil! lerl IQ r:nll~", S'hill~i 31lrl bis ':rImillders in to the SilaoCi.ClWiamds, &b~ba began 10 U1o\e .11:1 m(: greiii IlQrtllI:'rn aLy wil.b htsJ Rim' ~~llo.w~n;, Mdwy,glt tb.c rest (I~ 1 he [<lJementlil Mruu~r.,<; tr1fed U]~.oo~pl Shiba iI::!i a IM~LbCJ!'. ,~c was ej~ays ~'I'I ~m(rur!t [}jbi:.nslmL. 1ba.t t~rullQn has WIlUrl!llXi dtf\liIl;lgb Il'te O~TIl~r~s. ~ r5naIDs. prer.L~~nl. WiIh.rn ~.e mbQf' lhr [<siWo'ii ~llim1" !,orlay, lui ~ildi 5hlbil t'n.:ilupion wrne:!l befuro th~ .Eiboollnta1i C'OliInCllJ ~ml ml1l;cl5 1(1' 1U'Il~h!im hls ri:g~t ki s,peak fur Ih~ elan tn ~.E: OOurt51 o[ ~he Emperor, jl. ls clear thill1 !hI! ISwa ,lJlIaiotail:l. o:mtro:l O\i'@rlhe IutUR 00 Ute Pllor;[l1x~

'l'ht S@1IeR Fnrl.lJllif!S, or tlJe mWii W[!lf (USI VHI1S:lmjllld ttl Gble:i Th~h:i,!lii:LtI ~h~i( ~t~L1.W.il slMld lh.DC 10 Ih.is day_ I'oo.r l:iul!lillreds 0:1 ~ears. ofi~rtljg~ ha¥e' b mem.pimld al. ti:JCl: (l!el ,(][ 'nill: gmLk ~i~iU, lmvokiJ:lg tbt'.I.ribI!9£"Llr.!ali a51l~ct, !IDd ~.im: oil ~r' wraith. Onee !hE .Mlolo<ia ""'~Ie bru'u,tlh~ ioto !fie

Ern.pjr~, !he. \l.<1iIrshl;p !Ilf t.D,~ !i1!l!enf!oflilDM, 5pfi!!2d, hfi~,nR !h~ir wL~cI~m 100 Lh@ IMds, f!!r l7l[)kll~11I lo slam! b~51dei""1 oi'Sihlnl.'d Tt. ~!1f!Ej., fm,e,se fOfllJlloffi _ Inh.e lEsser mildreu of c:ln~ ~Ulll

an.dl MOOfil, wM~ IIlb!!li'~ 1:Ji!li~,,'~ Lhl!1II11 OI'lld@IiL 1roro1l8 ",,11000 dl!L:ids hO\lIJ f,:af.s.t:~ them to tim t"'E1E:liIJJ bIBi"'eIIiil_ .m.~ L<:n'Wtl, l!iQWi;lIf'r., :JiI~1~ (h~r mfl! pru!.W{lJ:5 <U:id !lo'O\.'!l'fru.t spuri~ i:ra wh~ OOnM ihCWOOE:I o~ the w0rld IB spur!.

I!'ru.r Cof!1IIIH.i~5 tM ~~r'l!lI ~lIrtl[lJl1I~S h~:\i\E" been ~~jPfl!l, lind tm~ ~r:mplil5riVil~ 1,l\lii;!l1 those 00 dIe Slilil:!iei mOll ks [Jile1l whl:tI nobles :uttl rf! rrnm lifE: im the t:nLll1a, they ~"" ~EI nn~ !J r lll~se !llmple's to S;~nd Ute .r~1 m tMU IJvl!;S ~n oollilemplaliofl m.d :pn~r.

Di:F£HDER,5 ,OF nt' RE' ALM

Sinl:e '!he :nnt:epl!iun, I'll' tnJe Jllilil~ITii:!: Clan, lhe irowa MwjakG11 (11'1 nt~ ro~c 0.:1' llt~ tl'mllJUQnal 'gua.rdJanll a1 the &iDle' of m lIgicOiIl ~me aad kP~·led&l:. rhli:!~ IiIml~d m~~mMI): d sju.iI'~[Ji<1 born stumlllIDg {Into 1iI ruO[RSlU dark !JOWel's. :m~ shil!lcll RlJbJgan rrum !IJ~ 'Ii!rrurs of m!1ha ln !kill JlUM.li1 !.IF lhi:;r~$ltion, bi!'~'a :;bll~rojil !i![~!.:r1 U!l\1~~ (ht OCUlIin'; 'S«"kin~ bl Mowl.cdw:. and mamla.luitl1& inGClnIlollliDIJ chamJl!hi, wi.t.h th~ ohh~:r sd'!~1s (I~ H~&i~. TilY~ It 6~ ODm~ 1» ~~ ~'Mi :appronUoes sl!U.t1Ying [ox short Ihne!!; M!I~lhe ,g.mer dOlIl!>. ~;]Jrnhli!l ~hctr 11!I1t'O'~liltlQns OIl'!d Je!iI!m;lI:II~ to team !.hem i.'o l1leiI Pbcel!li.'t ~j,~IhtJi,

nl!lfbQO:lIi~ ;mcl, tha ~'<li in [p<lrfi.cu !.H.m 'I1rk:~ ul~[ii_zc:d ['Or l1iIt!ir !l'UlPPT"CllSiijll IJ r knClW~. Soolll .s.oy 'Ihai 1!Ilmw~ JI®Q',ms or Ihe' fiIn,cws Isa'wa ltj~ [:lITI es ;are d'e\'~1.tt] nl! mallQ. bloodmagJc illlJd ()lJl~!lrnm oll~ng r1,hm1s, ood l1I~t jlll5te8d .nf ~I:mlfing SlH:h. flllihl lrno:wledl.~ thf· C!~ml.!fl~l 1A:Y1l'f.:i1 nl_~ll~ it and tM!1m i~e:,~,i15 clf'ects_ en COIl!rne, ilie [sa,w.a Imt[y ,~h:1J'y saeh llkl!;<lIiOJJ:s. tlillmin,g IIiI'all.mly sdIsaauly It!l:~ uri su.cli. m.a~~£:r5. n:m.aiLL iii tJleir 'i:!Ll'e. and IhQt UlIE:

Element~l C~uncil de.,lWp ~m C'vii S!:l11)f['!' lI'!'!J'W~ere Lt ~afl b e rOl,ll'ld.

ne rrt\~lleil d.1JUll 1r.:~Ili1l!S m 'ilI!:! ls.iI Wii to d~lm!!, ~'lIch :im:L!Irs[!m_'l i'l llide!li1 by the rarurtia: ;m1!;ta.ll~m Ih~ ~IIl.l W-lIro 111i1l:1l~r:s. ,01.'er 1111:: d:.mlwit5-, Ih~ l\w f~milies bil'o'c d'~ U <lm~Ime'in(lol'dll~ID ml:lr~ L'l r:r~ve Iy find ,~n~ ~ nmljo Il:!.omiJ.OIil5~"'b.e1l. me)' !IIiOe. Bel.WGen l.he~lliirls. or !he' 1WO tI~ fl:Q.klii~ Bl"i ,niOl ttad a rntBjOr llp1:iIli~ {II bli:l'Od, h1I:&,ij'~ slrtL".e !he- UIIi.~ of ~\n;h~n.

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or all ~~@: ,clans, rh~ .P]IU:1e1iDl: we the lII:I.®SL i'ra!lllll!1nat Ad~'l:ICiB"I:mg lJiJa \J,rays oJ lif~ i:tlstll\lt~d by lh~ riJSt HB.l'IJ1M~nd bls· rnhl.l1l1f}:lJ, ~ ~ I'sa,wa mrlaiJilatJn l!hl!ir I~&.. wfllilOlIl sigWtoc;ant. cl!aruge: i'Fom §['jw]'aU~l'I to ~.cIrnrntl~Jl. Because Iii Ih:eir mnsE'mti\ll! 'll'it'ws, 'nllheJ zlans oftef.l dE:'fer lCIlfieo PhO\l:[JL:o: ~t:J :~!.\L~I: It! l:::ipu ~ (Wer ~llec (radij~~mlill way !JJ, :illm.dlle mO!:trer~ Wb.~re Ute C'!:an:e:aff masters u[ fOlbilli.on lIrld d1OO;Re, IIJle .lsaw<I. m::tiIllta.1:r. nh~ RlE','3S~ue by wn.kh than,gl!' t;;!'n b~ seer,

The baWl! art are Ilolw:hw~b' true to tllle:ir wllri.l. I[ iI lnaLy iii 1i!1!.l.GI: by illDmwa. ~I wlll h k~pt Wn~n ~heli' dn, ~h I!!' wM~ rik~ hawia ~[I b ~ sure 1M'i the other side tm.mt!i, tlu~ ilgvol!~mtwl~ with :Il!i nu ah f~d: i!!i tlley do.

fie lIoll'hl1rutS end rUua'l ~:m.c:c:sscs of dOln" gJM mm~U~ illld (J1ilW' [~ of R(lklil,gam Wi!! awe df'ml~ :1IrIvIlic!lII.E!d by IhEl'I~Wll. 'who bi!ll ~V:e that Sh.!Ilse.i l.aught all. IJmt IlIHllilklmd. :I1Gr:rlcd 10 k.J:i(lW, ".l\n.~t.hl ~L,g ~~Il! iUlIPic,flllDUj ;al best, i::I3l!I.Berousa'l wmlOl!.

Ocly ilJl! g(ll!sll!lll aJlltll m Ihgo .Plu~iILX h~"'~ ~1roi beel'] 10 Ol:ie!l 'lbsh I. ~d ~a~ m them h:we ~:,gJII ~ I h '(£I l'IlAl!tti! II'! the ~ljr)I an[]n_ymity.Wbell1:lJf Pihoe~ ,m-. JL<;k~OIbouj the ittln' 0;[ Sl'tl'bB. frnd I~WlI, '!.hrY ~llll<:t=rs ibt C;~ T~5iIJ: I!! .io~fid.Lit1l "' be [I &po~1illbl t~ft:. ILIiIcl ihaL ill m.eanl1!g I:i ~l aJ pr;IJlIli It,

"l-vUlef Jo~ I'lD.r Wm€ /rom r1t2 lIMI!.W1'.1l, 1JJ}t iiaughter; if ,tJclfl':~ fro-m I,JW' mimi$, J:I~'r /lfmA q,ul ttblf Jum.r(s. l'Ver,W flal/bot !h~ r. far .fi ,~ tJie gre.4t~ ~G:1eJ of 'he flJllzia:Si!. - rue rm oo! tho ~row.rts of ~t5(i1i1'. ~, th'e I'tIllkfn; of ~ fu-tm,g"

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Thll 51llilgtfij~ cd the Pb~&n.L~ af~ kDoWlll ihl'01iI~1 nIDle EfmIpire and b~'fi'jj]d, and th@3'!I' proWoI!M. ~1tti1!htl :l'a,w 'rori:>Cti [lr!l~tllr~ are ll'l1l~llry- WM,~, same da:m boasr 00 bethe lrnI5t prnHruml ~i1 e~r~,aiiJJ areas .;.:r :ii~~lkl".dt. finly U'j.i! Piwe:!'lix ~HI daim m he the mm&l: WhI\o~r;,aJ1ll' ~WOO ImO!ge~ if]: the E.!'liIllire.. Certainl}'; the:it l-;[lD'\ii'I~ge Q.~ the elemen tJ; ls mire~u1Gu&, <tl'1ld IiheIr 1l'aJ1'11'1l.1!1 - whkh be",ns b ~rlllxe tli8l1' eat) walk - is IJlf mOil I'igoro\lS lin lh'l: 1~I\~1.

TIre ~lll).el1fx ma:linlwnt!li ill ill (rlhcr ~ug~l1i~ ~!lil'll~ i1! r:!ll.:;llg~I1 owe I.h~l!l!' m:i.gil1l5 1.0 ib.ll mw.a. L!}r IltI~ P.bClelllb: sa],' t:h:a] me gJ1C ~lSelf wa~ d~M;D""Bm:I by Llil~ b.!.W<I. iillmlfl', If tbb: J5<Iru.~" they. OarecilnQ wisdom In sm.all ,1,e(;e5 i!hl'ijUlghillll ~h~. .s.l~,ire. fo:r lID o'ili!l'r ~!fuool h~S~i)! ~m.p'l(!i.e sper.lmffi. ,or pDW:£r8 <!JnlabilUjcs; whilil ~ey have m<!£'liertil1. '!'be Uftiflrlm ~ 11f!. [urnl'mll:E>ll, U·:Sa].'S hQ wm~ tmul¢!;l "i! lew liIl'!sl" spells £rQIB lsawa: [ra nJ!? 'flu!: Asa.l:li.f.t\Ii 'l't!I:nple::; QW'8fl~lr Wllnde.r's IH~. 31l:d

tbl!t ilf hJ.s;Im<Ulf'tli. iJllh~ PlwenU:. 'fih!! &OOT"]liulI? Th~ same .. ALllw:ugn Ihe KU!!Ii. ~t'l)L1l, and 4gashemay dispu~e tile c1aJ~ of the ~ ~t is cedailin I~'I: ~!!~.oos oJ ili!!ir ilI;la~ical O!pli(!!d~ were IIIlUlihl \0 [he._m hy UfJ·i ~,g lw'Wil s:m !.Ioenj a.. ~pr 'lao .illi:p!~.y ~1l1e: MY,. p~~ rJr lrne m' ~roal)e knaW~d.gr ..

tel, of 'lb~.m.aiillr' ha.Wl 'Il'~ilillmlff;'lMlilll5(ff lll~ P~lti1; O~. whtcb flew, fe~rned I~ ~he (old; m !;be J1[Qr~i.e!\ D1f Uikkli, th,1ll Is;lr1l'lJ1JJ he[jg~ j~ t.bls IB [blllilu.dmvw. "Whtm the. fJ.1i:oer.tJt l.HiJ"1i\S PJriglilly til tIU! ilo/, it. mtlS! I.emJe ,f1JJlfi~ $-001 in {}.,'i~ ~p'm ~iw mrrh. In Ih~ Wffl/'wiJ11&r: R~m.f'!!S of Me .8'iJe (l1)lIE:il Ike EmpJt.f' In brnlhmw.oiL." For ea.m r!Jmi~y (b:3l hilS Idl ~h~li!'I, ltIe P!lJoen.i): haw gahl.~d !! pmllmtDl Urrk iIllo lhc li1~e~ and chHdren ~r <lMIIaer d~n

OrtgillllUly, '8jl!flJcr-8f[·was [Jrugbtlltl~y !.oa.rew d:JHdlm in 3.gt'.lJmtHm 't:lLI~ -3h.t.'Jie:i1t 1i1~~1~deS 0'1 ~c 'llQ.y I'lJ r~~'<1 ~ay thort :I greal Fes;!h"ll was he1d ,evffji l.e'!lI yean, and cllilMren who sJlIIrwOO me most ,promise ~ri! acrupied as :ap'[m.:mtloos - One per M~r, Never dId the ·1l11..mbQ' ofaj}liOOllUoos (lIl1:li!Jl!lmbe.lhe M&5l.'ers, lrn.mrn11 il1r~~ tl.'ere dmJ~ Ql"o;;IU),. N!) rWJ~ cd !hi: '~I!.d fmi'i'tll or of tb~tr<ldlti@!l<J,~ tr~i])iD',g m :§.LlM ill 5hUOfl~« RIlIl aln .1liI RUMg&u libnmfl~~l!It ~l~ hrtef d~.;aj!s wbitih

i'E!IUiliol slliiiiiil lJl.at lthe Fil!.'l1i~~ wai;a l!l~eiinG <1M ~rdull!l~ Il~~ SobQ~mrn h~ljMe II Wei ~~~l 1(1 kill ~Be will) h~d 1lw prjd iii lo attend,. bul '\'Ii'llo did. not 1!Ja\l\~ i:b~ furli~lIL:le' kl milSlel the rihlOl!b.

fiowe-lI"c r, 'W1iL~n 'Ih-e ~nl Wef'lli'ith the Sh"d.o'\I.f~Mid.s canl4!, (I:t~ [saws 1t" .. dJ1Li'll!1JlJ ~ad tlJ chillilgc". 1h~ ad,.llll"l 00 lbe Phj)~Il!b: oIffi a d.1lID !!If tJQe E.rnpi:rebrol.l,glnt JlCW goah a I'ld idc:!;ll~ ill~ol&il""'O!J ~ultlJ[i;!. l'i:re li1me.IlIx'>'!'e:re ~pert~d. til ddl:ndi tlhcEJUl]JIPl '~<II.i!:!l>I .~ ill1,'~ill'!>..~ruI to mid hBW~.I'fi snd ,[li:beJ j[jii~i~im"l:li olll:uiln.e 1'i~"Oi ol rnm~~~ so nhn '~te fal~lfIi(lM o:l Fil Lcn~~u[d be dm'ej] Tool~ b~1o!I'iil ~e[l~ eiJd:iJ~r his U'I'"C ~OOILhmi Im,d] ,5Jaie:P.l ~iJ !.h~ {~ti'~ l O:mS. ~'I'i!lg oo!)r illle S OOrtilJ Orl lMiI.b~ut OIl!eadii.r.::r. Th~S;.'! Flm l~ C<ll.l.'Cittdi the rlni! MUgfl.l,Je: ~ mile furlpfroe-. Mll.mbl!r.5 Qf the III liiJ. Eunn. Millsu, Dilil ~ .amIAgMhi'i IlttmlifB "I'I'ei<e all illlma~d ~l!~ ti!~ ~'~h (lo! h ~I"t~:r, th~u;1lih !he m'ildlren. Ii£ the lj~1II and C:ra"~ ClaM bOO II rlJ II Ml~ Aliliumgh 1Ms~ ~~l±~ w~re IlW,!! Hl1Jmre titan :ru.ruru.@rntary kihJJ, H 1lVa~ e-IKIU(;,h I!rl wp.pmi1: ~~·~SII.wa.hi l.li!ieoi:r oonl'l'!h!ll:ill!W !il1JJiDg tJ,~ First War. .

RIi!IlIIlI~cl!s or illIl d~fl!>~h[JW HBI, withlJlJlI ilili 11II~li[;iil $L]"~Pl oj lhll:'~ lht \Vilr aplmt I.he 311i1d~dli woLLtd OOI'laiiUlY b'fe hefn Inm, eveJil beIll~~ 11~ Se"O·~ Thllinders ~~'fl !lP~ !hw

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'HE R,O£E rOF "'HE :Sf\I!ll!G:E:N/A

~ {l dria ti1f the fE.lel'l~jJtJl, ,(JwJ they w.ilJ f1r(J"~: y(l~4-1e 4' fritmi'i 'Ji ~h'e- Ele:ff~ a:nd ,Iwy will tUWI}'OU. Be t:I MtIi>W OJ/ the. Elefflmr& (mii iU'I""W wilt ~,i11£,~u.

'111,~ ~Qle rllf II u"di~i;I\!l<UllSh1)lge._nja i~ nD~ugan IE. wt or It wI~marl. II ~~r ofr'~~I!IJli.U;S, lflat;:hiDg5 dOli I:hrru:gfu ts, 'f:jyey 1Ilm ~xp!lrt~dl lID' perf0.r:m all. rnlm d11lUi~8 0] ser lile, ~tr~~t. IDliulil~p'L&r to ~he ~[Ir~UI:1es, IIlI'id. rrcBepfll' {I( file' ~~ I1f !he dilll lIVhl'!il it !Ph!ll~nja ~[[llel1S a vlllilge, Il ls IIDl 'unLoornmllltlJar dli!' .p~<I6a;nu. to Qrf6 ~ bowl or !iioe and 1~1l ~O< the Wl!nl1l.mIItI~; prtmhu:d,'e~{L ki reluse :mjgh l~s.u1t in ill rm:ti1ii~ FlDf the ,lnhabitalJis, Qr It is; IwUeo-o:d d1aJ~ 'Un:

F.om.'un~~ w.:JJih ,Ul.'B !heir ~OilEru children_

If II. stru.Fnja :SE'HJes ill II town on: rilliili~, tI is ctraflllhat IJre¥ wIIDIlbQlreaWdwllhgrcat r~s~ As,~ !i11I.a~ eld.er M beacirnoo. the sh~JiI will b~ es.pertl.:d. ttl sClI\'e dilispllte~ guide ~lig:i(i!!lS l:l!lFenl1!l]!i es Sll:cll ~ tile bler.st'fl!l [lr !I, hrms!!' ~I nt!W~o.m ,cl:lfi\d. and tMM tD! pea.saOOi or t1I~ w,OId~ oQf lh e lal!! !!!l1d: Ut~ w"f~hip or 1iiL1! OOrill.Rf!S.

1H'1J1 .... ~w:·:r, il s]IO~M be made- d~aJr thil!1 ~liLug)i!fli<li :lin! rilr ITLim:! !blln w-.m(]I[!riflg ptl~. ThI.l::Y iltt rt:.:.pctJi.:d •. yes. bun not sMfmw[y' t@i' their wlW1l18 ~drtJjgiJjl~~i~t. A ~h'lJ~'[!ja Iwlllh~ ilbility nat mtl¥ UI' .ak tolh~ Mm~ but. II) l~atlS(! ~ tQ m;:Jj'llfc~!. fi~ h~lhe £~.f" '»'lJ,t.er f:r.ann ~Clfie-!i: alii! Otli~ my:ilerl(l.U!i 111'I:ngs ID~J whcn iii ~irngmii! .BS'ks '1M spkUs UI move in !!!~wrd@l'lO;:

Wltb '!heir Willl Only ~ne m.'l.n111l ~ ~M!Jd Il~ !hi!; <I,bi!ny. Tho~ Irnin~d ~[I ~~~k '10 th~ laml, at@' a das;s ilhO'i'\'l OmrrnaJ:1j sammil. 'They are alh,'WliI cma~!I p'ri.ln~~ iii! l.kl:fl as ~Bl' ,dllo not. dUse thEm. Por while i,~i!>propeI l:o ~peak l() ill shiU!&euja Wlltb doldillnln(lQ mill ',(lSpeCI, U. v,'llllLldbe l!'lOl:p;proprla!e fer o.~il shu&f:lI1J;t 14 e\'f:$ ~Me .1lO1.e Qr lJis, :po>SiJli1;!II, or .~ 'it r~ 1!:;lii.[J lin m}i~i1j';

S~uGenJa. Uk,~ bush!. aU; iypleaU:orl!lcr.n i.mID' ~ $UllU"lIii {[[(lible} c1l:I~ 'l'be'y ijIiI! 8J[(I~.erl ill I !hi!' ,prlvJl~p.s 9f ~.Iro.m birth. educated wd lrea_~ witi'lre."i,JI«! 'i]:On:l tilear fir$~ d..,~s ,01 lit~. \.W!e-lil lhej .sbow ~~ or !loinl)\. ili.e S~1;IFi~la (!oF

m@irlu:ruseh~1d (lOme 10 s;pe;aklo.l1u s:p1rl:ts, about I~E drlld. U lhe I:l.lsprum ,lsl3.vonbf~ tile' chhltl 'will b~ t<lh.fl to die sml!;IDls III ~he i5.h.1ilg'~nj3, and tr.a-iue~ the Ni U M:it! man!! YM~ to Jeam Ih~ ~1l 0[ speJla-ilIfi - itwL Sttflpl1l' 'Ul1~ mlliIIg a.i :sptri1:!lam.!: 1111 ..... bI use their PJllI'er; ~1u.thE!p:r-opBr inI~c~ tlens nnd pk.iyer:ilc Ti~ h!': <I ,:;;l'Iugenil1 {5, mam': ilia'll men.' magi{>-lu;si!J:g.]t :i~ Itte !Jlli l:y IiIlYOur SlI~1 wi[h rnIll1' &®U~ eljhe llru~ and lli.e IlblH~ (m' taUlliJ!utillJv.; ki OOrOO.lipirRll cd 'lhe worlrl fin lIleiJ ''o'i'Illi.~g <lid I:fD,d iI.SSb;i:;I.![u~

,A .Sh.I.!Ig,m:tJll Is '1li1~ Ili'p~;::ally l:iru g,lII 'Ill~ 'W~l! (l[ WOlid.ruC OLI'I'd ieJe.njl!ll:w, hul. ~lf]m~ hOllses !;l:rereor :rCir !hell mlgkia:ns tQ kilo""" 8orlllelhin~ oJ Iklfume. TIn:!tE! ~!i 311 Ilillciellt s:!iyin~ 2rr~rm.g ilw fmll:ptr~ ~l.e.t:J'he,rt1ll'n ~VJ~:m lhe,~rd n~!he'SWDrd." ~r ~ ~htl,~nja dhooses tCl wH.r it k~W a. "llif.Y ~!.iISl bill r~Jed III m;~il - lin 3 d l1lel u~. li1~ 1i@;]kI o~ battle;. OJ!' o1hrn1l15t. [I' th()]' do Jrol cbu~ IO'l'O'e<lT ~e, t;W~4.IiiJ!n they aU WllLlIg '1Ia1. tliill~ are ~ :JilOD-oombaliml 011]11 iIlrEl I:re\ittee!ll w.itlt !:hI: l'laIllt:

ClllJde;gy Mi!I [~urtIi~r mr otlur pe~cerQI profe~sim'l. In lhh '!\'aJrl, a shl:ligenilli who daB :Dot 'w.em' .a k~ ffiijY ~mif' .. duiMl'Jlipi~n '11.1 sU!!1tJ fl}, J!f!i!' hmiiilf wbeti she Is ijttJiflstlllllCd!. S.he may rrefrn,<;e to fight iif~ <'lJ battle, p.arlfeulatl'.ly d s.lIie l~ Imm tho f~.au~Jy p;i.;l fil;t!c bifYl<!l r<lmi ~y.

'nre L~1I1iew ~e craf~ tOr the SIit.l.IgtlljEiil.S ~,~ h~f..st ~~ll.hilill a :man C!IfiI atl!:!in. Th~y plat:e u 3'b01{~ thai ill [IG1t!I~ fiI.Il.k: OJ' 'Iw,!U!dcd h~(lI. f!iJr 1liIll}1 f~11hm m:t!i'DI)~ WhlIlhas, (he ralelli loD be 1:1 shusen~a lites bt.fII~'eJjILbe Gle.."~c.S<t gill! of morl.<Jlli - IJD:~ p-tWfer 1.0 COJlti:~1 odi OlMTlmllfid the w,!]fl'dI~:b01.ll1 them, They lise ~.Eiir :ahiWjf~S Jar peaLe, ~Jld ~ar~ly enter "'lma'D'o' unk&:> they r~1!:1 l:EJlIl mure Il~~ \\,@iJ[l~bi! ~lId !by r~rl!lllihg 00 []ghiL Oily in d)i;lreae will a!] ~Wii sbug![lj~ wi] Ws spells ~(l destllltl}'. and I'liit]y ... hm thma1~lul-di ... fll lJiey be ~i,~ash tlr [oollgard:y. Re!lrdilJt and OOLllrul OI£I:E Lh~ ~e;:JrL. o:! ',el'saw3 s.lm.gt'[I[a. l[ iii mill ~nMt c(lntrolll,l. 'Ills IUWIl ,d~s:iir,es.. nn,w rnsi he ~fool h.Es spIrit?

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Pm Cl!nt~,l'ie~. 'lJw IMwa bar'fl~ iIti~~ SfEll.l'lu:hi ~Jitmde.[s of peilQe. Mmedm e"u the ,Q.e.lI11e Cr.'rn~ '[I;"Itt the .Plloo.nu: h~s glVH thew ~"e' .. £ I!iJ I!f~'.eR'I·~~ "lt~" il'!~dillflil:l:I hel1alf (If MI iQ]Ipresscllli lDJIin®. dial] mr dai~'!}. Th~ir ie<!.Sl:l!tn f@f Ibiish1ll; ~'~'a1~" '~~ <'!ill i1fi'Si~.eJlce Lilat a:1I 11:e is :s.ac~6:d. ,~!IJ1m Iflewm tD B:[fJ.I}e'B~r; e<t,rft WlOtt.a] life j~ a girt :froll]!iuefin:hmts, ami 00 ][ffe S.1101ili:lI bo bOWll ,3iU-"aY for n:em~r.tIl [Eao;,nn,,{

1'h>:! !1Wl.ipf fill:. ~Wi8 iTIiY 00 the 11I!J.~1 wid21y . bl.m"ll lamlll' 5}'m'bol rLn. ~II!Empirll!:,$(I!~ltlnly 11I1Itpf Ha1;Jte~ h.imge.ltCc:rll:Jin'lil U Ii WQ'i1l. by hW!lcl.r'llcl'lOl~r rl:iugI!Dj~ 1m. IIJl 1Ii~ dm1',~ (l:Qkiu.g:p.Il> slurwlng I bell: liie!L iii IN: ~:I!t:hers: of~lI.~n SUId.em:c! who gTlld ~J.I.\! truro tilt ~ ,cl]Q~1<I~1 ;lind [!!1'~" ibo.s~_j), .~L~~.\'sb}1 (or I\. k.'1N ~dr;:; ~~-111J;!1r ar~dil~'-~t1! Irn!!D Ih~ s,dtoo!i: or ~ ,;;1_w~"lU ill!) ~ rk U.!Ii bndSl" 0 r Jifidt.

TIll' moo 1it1!M~ 11l~ ~hols; obflib:e fiV" ~!Ilr!rM. !'Y.m1ilO1uLng nl~ an;:m~ tles whidi I.b~ li!l'\!o,L ~'i l'Q tlJ~ ~i The ~ p;lUI.'m Ir.lI;fi~-IlM~ 51 Ih!:lr btUd th!! Lan t.hirlJ!l!'i in DiI!lH'~ r:mo ]lI3II'I. Dr E'adl iiI42h.~r. ~lI.1Jll.I! hJ" ilif til!! ~I(: tIf e l.cm~lJ,

lhi~ OIltil\li:l!l :ha$: gaitiEd ih~ ~.lmel1~:!: IiIlmy friends U:J diistul dAns, but I.ho~ wut:!~ oJI(lDi lno wbl!Wr m_.rnphID~ 'I.'oilml. tile ~l Cor Ph~ Ji'~ofl~ io; a 1..i(JJ] .1iI![j:lljJ~l!]M Ilt III Drllgon IJU~FlMl noo- ~uJ~ by li:!t Phoc:nh,';!i dfe~. No I!j~ li)f PI}j:ij[i(:s 00' £ami~ ca [J $W~)I a d~l.emlmed. Ts!n!ra b~ln atrnmp_ ((I [Jnd a p~il~rilil~ ~h,!tiDfl ~@ alii diffIDIiHet

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~~wa are, in,t~.fli'iIMe or: rmghM [lg. Ullllk~lh~ill' :solltllel'n. '()OU.slllS, the I'Is ~bina! ~h~ baWIii

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~aJOO:!g, det~mirne[J ll!II m~ S!l~(; thM ir w;ar ~ ~,~ 'Wid It as ~apidlifa:tld 'WiI:!h ss Ii~tle 1~:'l8: l~( li:l'e as po.se;ill!e, \WlG'fe tile Asath~1iI.lI Wtluld. 8URl!lldSl filthru ill:nn :kil, an [s~.l 'Wi II seek e'Veiji" 'meihoo ~ pe'l.1::eabl.e !lOh:iljuIt, lIi1cludJn~ i1Ie hiss ~r his own mL\. n tb~e met1iJodB ,do flf1lI~·o!'lt. ~f! ~wa itS. W'iiItiilll?i In usa blflc:iirl(lll sp~ll~ lHil1[1ing spelLs: O!I!od oili~~[ 111m: kI ~SlralD.lJ~ OOIillClW 1lI~ problem Chlt.r art~ aU IiMlh(!~· ~OIn wiliIJ. ib~ hawa ~ml'l I» vlnlellro. JJ the d~1!I ts loci gDlfI l.l;m, fl m~1 he d,one wilth .01 IJtlWlIimIms vote ~r thli: [J!:!lul_c:ll. Ollly under mmp1cie Yflitl will the PRo9bi:. tab .u.p arms as

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m.ipi?H:r.i,g .lrni8i~siI rtl:r~ ~Iy. ilieill' ~~rnlmlaJ Mils.eft; ~re ~!!!I!)~blc of gl".::at ¥loknCll aDd. r!!!'ili!~t1~ aifuoQP atey r!'l1f1y !,I~ I.h~i~ pOteill:i~ JOr w,;uI .. re,

M 1:mI.t8, ilimW<lctfu!l1c IdealbM; DlO\lghl tile rs.nva ltO<difi~lldt clirleJ.Irrn.1·t!iIl~, During Ih!:i Firsl War with Fu Ullilg, [na lsaWOl tlilHild 101 hlooo milp;[~ to defend ·dreir h.!lmE!J81Id,. ~_flFlpi:ilJ~g. f,:ue

Wlld karma r,<illll;lf: liJum xe:sort.lo op>2l.] war ilJ~l!Ilnst IIhe creuLureli; I)F Fll Len;g. I\.r~~rn'a~in the great 'billlllc a-f SlI£!,p:iO! .ltR'eI. the llHrwlilo kWd !Icanillan d ~~n. !o sp~a.k with Ithl.! i'>ClBCeJoer [liLclTIhul. to :[~ooIFe inli,~ desire t[llmk~ D'I'e:!' 'nh~ Em:pire.ln. !~~U:

Jlegotialiolill>, le.gem:l. ~, 1.bey ortell!d. ~li,a.l]:l! willh lb! DI.[JlXilipe8!kier~ iF hIe WDIlJd ~!;,Cl~p~. a l'taS:(litillbl~ CGmprornJ5r!.

Alli1oo~h Dihe fsaw.a. ,;De admIred [or '!heir ~tdkillikm IJO lbeili~earefu:li~LlaL Iheir r9D].i'~ i:<lIl, be ~ d.mg£!NIIl5 as, '(J!iEl: wars tbq a'E~IIrnFil [{I [J~o:id Ce'mllnly. if iudllilltlin had ~o:epla1 .lsfI.WO!i RY1Ii:;(}\; ~ire;" Ibi~wy miloY hgy"~ be~m .~~;~t d~~ dlIenmJ: Ihan we Jm®.w n li)(fuy, gum!l' da.D~ wh~r' that jf~natler !!:l'ta~ Wilt ~mt-;g, in "'iltliWI:l bl\!hest Lo Ire~pl Ii~ Phm:rJb far ffl)lPl thf' baUJe~Bld - oolnm,¥ lOsal;'~ ilieci,[ p.earef,ul ~lI!lfl]tlOM, 'bU!1 alSl:l 10, WI min Ibtir dn~iferol!lS l:r(lgtJiilJitlOiJl:S :e!I1d ~il[j:nlll ~S5 to Il:Olil!lPlWRi Sf ltmiil.'i: 1[JJ lhen;am~ of ~a~,

~ l1r.!1 mi!Ji',E!~ ~ are rrigllltlfi'I1eS. .J'jl' tJr.e: lti,!~d tJf .tnoe spUih.ul.lly bUd., we are (lcIffied' W ~ daMl')~

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(,Qp.;g ag{l,,~gl):mlsSly ~ ~f r~w!'! ~SEiI~e clm]{~ Orm~fel LEI def~!]d ~ir hi!>m!l!laliid. Sorrell' gr blliml md 'SVo<>Ca~ dd'iflcd llJl '1Il~ !>'UlII morning (If treahUfiS anod rl1YaJ~ li'fho'5t spooi litS arebest ~:eJ1!1I~11i() lime, W~le: nhe I:m:l,gtt:: pra.rtl~ or 1m !lMrun Il'LhaD11:amts or Glu:~ 'lm;1:!L o'!l!lyditT tile' CH"[[ng ,o;[ ShUla aad Imw's oillih did, !hey ]!Mrin I1IlIl flllCl]] m3gi1: s1uwly w~~I,td] !.he 001.l1~ omd l]l med !he mind t@, c .. ,l illl"! old te:d reads.:

"'QJJ\CC 4", arlimai'lIru; tllei lill'$.I,ii ,"f.hl./.lml! flesh, i~ ~ i~ .~ alter.. Sa. ~Of.l .11 !A I'mI'll rite d«Tk roH<tl'IJ' ,1rnin;[IJJ a5 maho, ~1Ik{)~ .fllm! of blamJ &fill pfnM' is f!YerJl£1 thtIn 160e wi'l oj' (J h~ma!'l' n&m. Th(J~ ym~ 'ry ttl es.Ct1M .{l, wiUi ,1JiJ.~h lJ&<l~ oj yai\lf liMn. it ~'rll7~ to ~u~l )'lm. 'lMul&h JIIJlj h:.ffioe !e$t j~ bdiind. i~ rum l1m.rl:1J·letjr:IC,'j'!ill ••• "

1b~m1h I!]JI!!IIe~~l'III~ !JP' ~,y the pre~'[IDe oJ Pu J...wg,. ~~ ~d to b~ the e:'~e:!Ji!.eJll 'ilif oorru¢i!J[J, amll(S ~W!l'r i'_i. ~.aJ. Ou«:: II: 5hu.:gHlJ a bas, b~~n f~d ~II il ~. ~ugh mil! Skadowla.:ml,s 'fwd u; o1lii!l' rt19M - lie b~.gw IIi li'l.imifliiSI, ~gl]s,er llorrupLimL MOh~[l ilS, '"[,It ,;is Ilhvi'{l~,~ er'lisihle a£ ~e 'lI'aUl1. oJ tim Shi'ld.icrlir~'li'.S, ibnr u ~s n,O Jess d~ 101 ~.I!ir '!.J1~dyO!;m] 00 ]]is~orll', tile'

Ph~m hll'!f,e devel@Jlild W3j!S lQ it~1lI'y illJd de,li;tro:r maim llliI$ium:l .Lts usess, :~OfW~}I' b~lJ~e '1h~1 ~;1Jtth spclfu~tcl:8 (ji!Ji f.!~e; be trLlly tli.r.n.ei1l: away [ronli Ute lure or Ule dil;rk, ~ \Vhilf' the RUIl] WJtm.HJufiltl1.~ lin' tile I:tI&ters 0:1' d.~alrn; ",'lito mtl~ed Tii!I nl ~l ill, '1M ~ CJenlx wh[l hmrc g~~dLhe !!It&les,l am~l.Illct, cl' InfuJlll'atlom 001 1Mh~ Ofknl A~kll or rSl!!W,j, ~hUge.nj3 .5pe'lld ye&1a 111'cliilIllnfl wliill tIDe !K1m1. J~LI'J.i!l their 1]I~1Jiiods (fr id~lDllifyl~1l,dlt1'nlDt 1be:ru, 'l'11i their OWL! reseurces Lhe Ph~h l~rn hi ka:iuwl.l:llige III fiiltd'mC meho \\'idiilll the !:impl.re. and ~tllmpmg [1 (lU~ with" IlY Ih]e,~ m~ih1.

The tw,~, "1$1w-t$!J,m~' heSl l;;.mnlo'TI. m lilie Phoenjil were .[udhillbe:1l, the MI~(lnt Blood Su~u=r him~f al~d J~wa Akl!! Inl a, who dOO~Cii&l::d ~ll", i51,mi!~ hJ :>illTlim~n]ng IIQdl ({l'm~~'(Iliing great. Oni.lIHH:uru:gh W~ Phoenix ,d8n~ il:., His li\!'h~rlldiJJill l~hHr JiID.ui~ b,(IMllhe diary ,al IIl~hlban.'s fu~t, ~rt:meD~ ORiw~dli tIS ~,.al ,~opie~ C!( hiC$ lairi,ted scrells slad ma,gks.

Itk'llmB .... illi B (Ih~~,1X ~hllgellf~ who a~l.!.d tD F~r.thel !he dan'¥ krll;awl.rnd~ b~ I:rEaU'nR h:ft;; Oown SJlldls ft:lr en.uapmentmd millM! olf pcm.'e'rfuJ Ol'li. HlS fal~ i~ W~H·krtIllWIiI 1hr~lIgtiwlli 1m Empl!:e. ali ~;;; ilIe 1er.ror wlirlm bears his mID!!.

Th~: most p~i!linlLl:[lffiL do-oom'elllS abrnn pUlflw ar;~ ~1iJe: ~ruduib;m .!!UtlUs,.' rectl:rds, !Df rituw lQraile dei!io, :1BJi' rursc.s: and: ~tb;er Jlnhidd~nm.'llaiC!i; Ollh~r seroUs, nIic1udmg 1hM~ of h.tmjbn:li ~eclJ[Id·i~ !})iI!.ii1ooili. ii.:l~'i'lI.ji!1ld\!n. amire!l'! tl!l b lPhOlll'nb; ~'llu~ffi ror S<l!r~M'ping,By ~Ml~ing these ~U8 llIiId ~f' lesser a!lle'lUI1.f.l:lbl takm fml'll e!lrh ~Mh(Jo-l!j1~MJ wh.im the PI:iOOl!!fl ~ 1'lVf d\l:>i[~ 1Itli: 1::1<1\"'" llil'!'!:~;;!imd QIliIJ~~ ~ b t~ of LP{lwQatlDll {KQ hllw ~ perftlntl and, 0]111(01 mmlll mil,git:.

While it i2i possible f(lt iil.l!lorclimn' .mllfCl1[a ~D I!ISifi dm powm of M.il OIIZY (I~ with .~ ,S1..lb:sequJmi t.I:S4! it Ib~JlUei urOO i!IilId hal$r to resisD. Th~ml'lgk boc..aml!;li, ,wi~:r, and :mmt ~rfe(Uve. ne lptllii tMlelG&':1 ltunc tm- c~s~ 3I!ld me IL':~ S!IefU.!~~!i:.

lJ.fghlJ f@!juifl}"; pl'lI¥e! !D die Dark II ad, wh€lJter DlF ~lo:! the ~M' I~ aware 01 'WIl;ere hi,s; mcrgy i;j bL::iug S¢fiL c(lih 'I,l,i\Pl,d or JleU:tiolfi, ~[lcli 5tlck (t~ j~ 5!;'!Ve'i QlLiy 1(Jo ilWilkirn ;;tOO It:!rllwr Ih~ Jiu~,tl' o[ F!I Len,g. anJi! hrlu,jl, ,altmui 1115 evelltllru reJea:le.. Thus, t!l:tt;! llMt 'Wi! ;nt; ng:rn~}' ~cdlXL:ated slllm~:htlS a!, tll~ U&:: of miJh~ iUler cie:s:troyjng .<1 maJzM\lillk.2t!h.e liiiiwa IlQ!l.eeL ~iJg illite S~nl!!' il:tad sflllLiIei!1. for ddrmse

~1l Arunin.hlInJ{:' Ilo1t ~Jd m M~ been dlliQ>~j~lIl.rol!hl!! nr.'il ~ W!Lo ,®;j O.ill Ih!l' r~~dJ !lIf t~f Gis<lJ TjJ~bl ~ r~!'t Ibf! «!~llD.g ~ Shlb iI:.~.d lli~ GIieIllL Ol!.th. [[I liks,P'fr.Bli!lll. ]5:.iI!l'B 1J;(lil tL hlu~ Si:lullD OMLulb cf Jhe dIY, b~f.i.!nJl hN ~( cldtnd. iIIlPlllillhlice I'l:fillliit

~ e il1lo1'lldhlg ,(lnl. mm! gI1b~ o[Fru l1I!.[I~.

Th~ mmh:! rli:lt.:JJ Wa!i IIIDr,~ ~ssf,IJ] !han even iJ;;;tw!!l wEI!d Iw<ve ~t~ed. and ~ IWiIl', Itoe mill. III ArimimhhIDl1sli~ 'Waj~ 11K' pl~ or ~I bfil..lff ill. ~JlS Hl'i'le, th~ ~jlr ~ J;ily Wi' tw~~i'W11h NiJ['ld, her .dr~ will ilI~U1 d l'femL tm Flw-e~ tlml

'l11~'P!' ~ I noM wh~..:! th~1 Atimnlhimrf! rouJ i' m a8'll'1lY, ~.rt'Ul'l:'il iJ~ Ui~ -1.Iud ritual w.h1th bas DmHldi b~1", Inlt ~n :lJlililtmg& ai' Ih~ shml. dI~IJr!.W~ lbi3 Ih~(}'. She: ;'l~ ~ Ii P I:nn Eiirl \¥lilt IOOj ~dr htr, 311~ ;J gI!B1JI! ~ Her hl!1ldl!i, :u~ OO'~i hm Laj)iJMI' In ]'fi~ ~dW~ U] hI~ 4nd Iioi!r palr~ b!t.~c bern sla5hed by~!JI131LDJ.,1IU\IIlI r!Xct..

H'ill koo",futl..c:e or 9ptillcnm I:I! Y!i~k-~Q. :tIthcq& she Dilii mI ~ jo (:l\ill Je~uas 'Ill: t~ i!t1!d1IDt;t. Htr IJ.nly IlitJJu;ib1 is m ~1JLe!:LGim IQSltl, 8~ :ib~.haS all i'C1!t:Djly I!I IlOfil p~il'te tbt !i'Dl\'

El[~>: knu~~ 'tbll ~ rtH,1!ity $up BOO t.ornll Moon. !!If bDw bl! '~w;;iIl ~'II

1m< ~CD ~gd ~fll'Il~ 1&1j~ L1JKl.1! his b!l!ly Ul' :1I~e ~r.fIi n] po"" Fil1~ willi !he la.:.1 thiLd 'W ratl fr«.. ~ III~ jIill ntl rea_clJ~d mIL !~ ~ lJ1ialil!.d" !Ill tl 00 MY "Jf I

.!JIu'!iL be'C!llTI!C' mortal.:sf! -mU51 yWl." f~ iJ:'~Mnded £Ipi1 fm:1'H, hls t.:ml1lil!r3 !!iml li3len. d~~, ~JlW ~ Ih..-: lJead Kedm. II,goku, LillI! 11tc,

Umd~l:WDrJd. is nlil [~j lli~ fivbtg" ot!ld bEl WII:!l d1liD,Eed by ~ Wt[!M~n~ lIe mul~ lID ~ ~ In, '!:he 1!ght of h.ls mOliie.l', rn..at~' 81'1_fj_ til thl:! "":1)'. FIl tm~ ~u Jarlluw ~IUli !ll(l lItllea'(biJdIlWi (lJ SUI'! 11M _Moo!!'

AIl!!!'! Y,~h>i "",IllS illl <i1rknlt:ss'aml dea!h Fu WIJ IclIl:l~ ~d: Realm. ~U5cOr hls.<Lillill!tIJt,te. btl: ~ !~JJPl~tiDtl whL'.lJe\'1Jf bg ~jJ,pil!d-H~ I'H~~ wilh bim the tl"u£m-j,.;j he rl}lmd thc-~. !hi Ot!~ IItJ 4fi hi~ IlLddln.g; UJgr:ihlls they ~!libJiiih~ ih~Sh!!~~s,

iilg~~J'I~t the ~e;d 'nqJm'-,i'w~wh.j)e'!IIE!rtha~,ina.v be" AJthelfigh some say ~I can '[lCVtli Impp~ ~ga,in. itha~ ,dues net ~up, thll' WtWI!. lrom oolle~1l@: tlll! b1J»:mJ.aUOII. J!I:sl ~I1 ease,

1',.£ D,~,RK WAY

}b,r~rrg ,Iii~' 1'~t.tlfl cr8p,~ ,qJiiWty iimrg 1iU!. pchsitefl 1#tl1wltys of ffi{}: J~>1'MrI SIJ,UgtJlj,a Sdu;u:)/. It ~.'!i tiff!. H~rifl' of t]tuRtill, .a~J ie"m}'On'e :ma:!! at.ieep. 'f1U3 lftl' ~5 .WI~J (lmf ~ilg~L Dr.r8}'l!1I'llL l:i1P{JJ his Jr:aM'r/. m{JUrrd 1ifs ffWtJ:le !laltfe, r.e:.t IJE! he dfl;w~ ,Up ,tj,-fwIlJ. ~~ tkE Jclu:wI}N,bmry.

'nre ~w; .~ !Wt lfJr~ a/tet h'{1 fhwUi <Mal (j~ ~.{I b:t. ~ k!d..m~ psJf.ellltih Jf:P lin .(1' .skyit fN lFw_m; vtJ!:ces w/iupmd fir pfJ'WeJ' a1td Jfe${JW. 'T!u~ I!Ir,ou:g/~~ of (}i"CUJ1I~j£' :'fM--!'li of fmclb~kii:]8 $~I!J4Y dJIJ ar.ril!:i,oiJ.j WwK. appetJlWl W FJim.

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Stopping ai Ill~' CQ.mru; h~ pee:r'iJii fJ:ff)'tmJ tQ rllJlks ~1.Ire 'he ~$ (Jlrma. .f1e <~ Ml~ Wf:I'f.lf4 ~_ ~ ]WJ1rN:l rolJ:/~1i fmm thl1ir litJm :J~l~? fXu,m 11; I~ ill :r.e:t:lrrlly rlf um Ick Tani!'l}'!lInr!ii ~U(juli. $Ilka ~d1;wrurgp., OIl' th.e li.riUs vi 'j ill hrrc fM~ he ~[;~.Iy fXi!1_de;d d~W/.I to rh~ Ub11lrY OOqr,

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Em ~.~f8 ok! UWj' i,dtttrn,pWJ /lim. ":Come ill, b.~J, frJ,'tl fm11 eqeclfJ~g }'O:I(." 1M. r~ [I l{fgS f'Ir;fJ;~ffflj 7:,,'#!}'illnil flmm"il rlJ~ QpM pIl,lJi:1. Jill! ag~ {!{!AArmmJ. tp,I. -ike f_(JMe. 'j'V=J)/01l willlMnl a,htl:rd. t-'l'!'ll! FJ1lW, ~

Th.\l);e wl:m prlilctio!.l ",#lw ~ewc 1'0 LCf18- 1'liey mI!JI' bl:!UCl'!I! trial th~' bend [hI::: ~Q'Wef gf the Soodll'!VklmJ'~ lol;l I].~ir UWIiIM.1l lnll illi. the .E'!nU !hey a;_l''i! ~e!1. Shu:g.enia whu ~,1JA;lkcM~:h(j, a1\e i>eIJlSlL wi! llf:oody, 'The}' b~~ Ill;! tmJlOO'Il [OJ du.t.Y. M'rlOT, lard o.r £iIIR1Iil~. By USing !he, ale[[leIll o[ OOl'fIj.pHQ:iJL. 1ihey :SSc~ am ~ .tr(lyt~ fl!).~u, Felt lhenli, the !£\Illo;!s i·usU(y Wle ~"omd .Im!i!l]y th~ ends .>liN! lffiJeir' ~WJiL ~H-<a8s[.all~m..eHt 011' tJm:y. Mif.tve m:ey simp1y 1"ke a ::;'_h~ '~l _ [hEY dOn 'I. plan to !xifi\e! lh~ ID.a:rk. Way f[lr ](mg, jl.i sf:

I!ItIB 0000: - b'!1ll ~ndup Fu leng'5 cr,~.UJe

I'H,r:MAG.fC Of THE ,NAM£l£:U ONn:

Art:er .~ war berwe(m d'arb.css aMi ~jght Im"f0eDl Shl:ru;e[ aMl his S~eJl: 'l1nmdeu and .Fu. leng. 1T!any b~~:ievedl th~lhreaL ~mm 'line Sh~d~~~l1.ms: Wa5: IWQ: 11t~ Slad!: SIl:!'QII5" ~ S'1!.relY hidden by the SlXll'piil~ Cllli!1,ND Pl'le w,L'll!lld d!fIIC US£ UM~j() afier so Ii'mhl\;" ,m baf~.

''I''H 'ihr8l!' <!l~tJ'@rlllII did jU:d IluI. Nakand, ~iil][r~~anC! [l.!Id:uiba[l I}l!cl! iSlllllc.M IJIll. ~!l Leng For l_h~IT OWTI <!111m. Th'ef a.u &1!ld ~~ ha'l'e: awakellM fl.] .. Lmg:& 5'Pl:rUilIl ~gCl.k1J, and. filMid~ i1aGiLS 'l\iliJ in.itIJ (OJ pnw.:r. I;lfgl.elll!! .11.11;1, his ~1l1 sg_nlda,.llioup.. for all 'wko ['.a1] u·PiJllIll~il e.nd liP his pawn. lilJIIl! i~b:lo:vmahoo L Nahfl!l alJd V.gjimden TIlle fir~lis o6diledwUh misjnK '!he dood, lJ!!!d thf .5BCL'IDd rQ[IQ"",~ed lud'lioon, l:e:acl1I:ll:8 him l:Il.e r,s'tfjJgl.lS.l'~rllQ!m 0:1 tbeAsahl1m and CIIE!'Siting 'Dll.e ra~lfol:l Bllood~'Grds.

lul :ml1.e gre:l~L e;);PT~f:Siml ,nr I.h~ SlIliL:l!l.re:rsari. came In ~udlltan. Manji" hUI! d'i'~ds oJ y~ru:'S agl'l, m was the ftW!it pramrnl.mt shuge.[Iji!ii iLl! all ~u__gaiI\.8ftd ~e l!;ay8i l;mmtEd. 1lJ:il1o'i~l.Ir till the EIIL<tlPero:r blmEiidi 'Two m~k!ilstroEit~!i .ru the Em.~fahl Chi;!.mpiv~ dismw~!ld hi~ fu~a~d~~ iJ!!lG rnall-o, .md hI; :fh:~: O!Q~ U~M, SOlin!), ~.h~rc'll~~.IBf!! ;lImy of tlilldelld l:l1im~ IIl.!l!,!pil rnll ·oJ idle 'fu.<l11gJ1l MOl1_llWm., Illihib8ra,~1 ib 6!~d. A.:rmi!i!~ or samllra:.i [rom ~fL1lIt !l~ 1l111ii 3~1li Clam. led.byth.e Erm:r,,~llI Coompi~rn!, :r,oo~ ag)l~~t h.t~i~ a:ptl! his ~lL ~BI~ S~um. Af:I~ 6, might}' bRI:He lbet lasted! .~'ftn dial/oS, 11I~ def@<II~m l1Jcb1baIt 0.1' S~ ~~~hou.gll~ [Or his; evH d ld QD:l'~rnd,

RO:LEPLAyrNG .iI MAHO .... T5IKAI

nOlle wh@ p:r.adil:l~. bl~d'; rn;)_gI~ are [OlI]ed ill'fl1lG-f;!;U~' ,Ilr !;E'1:"l'H1 ,or msgft. 'Th'fJ' p.~'BrM.~EI "'OI.rii¥~'y of maiIotethrliiql.i~!i, such. as wsifi:!! thfl dMd, EanllI:l,l;l diown C:1I111~.s. dlvlll:aUon, and ef:lcb"l~lmeTI:!s. and :!ltllllm.1lItI i rig O!n Lit's; a. eommaami SQonrept1~Q that ~n;e[e:r~ do wlil~1 1.Il~y do s:11II] .. ~ ber-a1l.SR jJ~1l mad. Th8i1. oobs mi1JJ.Q-tsu~~ 1:1',1' !Jleir !Ill bt'leill!aIl~!l a~d "'ilke!l Ib~ :paper ~tl:e:r:li. 1!;uI!~j l:i:in~ Ih~i[ "'MIm.®tiy~, whi_ch, mllsl, ,~'Jk-l.liienl, dim't l.Ul'limtaruli.

II~ a work! wl1~!'e ,dul!i '~ IIIn~'s IDim <lind ra;mi'1)' i~ ~. h:iJ~.hm;1 gdtiillig. ilic~ mM<J-tmkai pUh! blilruelf ijl:'!lt nl~SQ' p2:aptc W<ID.tS.Qm!:iU'l.~[Jj~ ,_ Ib~ it pD'we,. flilriunf. fame - &:ItiI, !.!like tht ealiY path ~ ~et [It. ViIhIilf el'e~i1t ei5t adWiiii to dlil CelcsiiOlI Omm, I1ilrum- ~.ka] b~l1i!ve 1!h1le~ ilirE so:Jllro1tiG:IW ~or 10 ibIl wilJ m h.6ll'lD, 'ThIMll wli9 mirn, a~lg_hll!r:i:llmr;Sl!lcll :alii ':$1:fe!1githl!:nl1l8

tnt JEJ[lpi~r: MlrQugh al.nlirl: malay ,r:mtl!' "lvtlJilt ~!T'iIo'l!'r OVIf.r ,~lhen;; lrollit1li1ly., ~u mlllteJ how nurJl [iawer they d~sll'l';. 1hcy wmd liP' sm1'rngPrr ler.ig..

Some tsukai bewrrm igl.erE1s:~1 iln maho [or sdm.'1arl' r~s;_ nll~Y 5eek IJI; und~I:J!W lb!! Sh~_dowl<l!;l'd!; or Ibe 1)1"1] nl~' oomiimli! ihemt'lves !hal wbatlhc!I' do ~!O filll' '!Ire .gI'~ruC] ~od. :SLime fooltshly bdi~\'~ ~l~f)' can ~llbro1lh~ ellWltill .,f wrrnpti rm:. Theo~ t\ilpbs ro1:Ili I:el:Jd lo live (lilly ill shiJirt time afler th~· accede 10 the su.'Ilde: 1II1311:ipuJlat!IIH tlr ~hn. as they ~ stDW1y (lMilraU~cI hI' ~e. ve.:ry ~leme.llt Itrey seek to Il.laslw. OlJlltrS ar~ l1~el:~ly wr~otI!i. A li¥W Sm'@ F-u Wig f:ll~.hJIlUy. l!l.1O'I'ki!,!!! ~[I :ful'thl;r his ends, The!iC ~~NUi ~llIdjMdl.lBJs rope to impro'lJof. 'llheir iI1iIDs(,Uon, ~dllly;jng ~ If)llIg w:!tU 1m l1t~m up Iill\W I:he~:r ~£ttlr!'g, Mmos~ B]]rrurnlHm.ika.1b~lievt tIl~ym Ill!! OJ].e!i. lEn dJa!rJ)!e, W~I~i:! .reilllly m:u .Lmg is.. These Lsllikili, i.101linrmt~l)', arepuppetson a ~titk.

Moot mal!u:HsuJrnI 'Iry bJ hJi!fu (tmJr a>tD.~l!lc-2. s'am:e liVe ill secllll'ii91:1, far fmm prrillJ!: eyes. iJtll!l[s hidl."l iill plain siJ,hl :!i~n1ing as Fir butg'<i 5plm n~l' IIPp~a.l' as IllUmal 5lilL.lg.enj'a ro~ as lons

iII~lh:ey can. t;~rving[hei[ c];ms.. rn. 8. SQf:leI)" when eorur_YOllie w~re a mm aJl tbe 'lime, ~£J' caenot kc~p up h pretrulSC far long. !Eve;m M,jldly;. bBI4Ht:lre or ~~ill' .!laggard a.IlP~:ara;lloo 01" ,9. D118plac:trl 'WlIril, Iheif ina~k slips.

Nlil alII !li SDWl!rm a:lljes ~ .>.I[Jl~ntallin!iL W~k, ~~"'iBdIN indiliidu:i!l!!i om: dro'O'i'lli to ~Elk .. i like m.o!li1s tl!l <I dmk lJam~, A UIII)mU 'oli"M 11Il8ll,~,§~~ tD sm'Yi'IfC Jnf ]~)'[Ig ~~iE:r.lll1llllly fI~tmru; OIilCl'liio.:r1 From o!:h;;':fli like rum - b:ri~u~s.. thle)'fs" and lheUke. MO!lbc~e1;'e Ute Ccl'~tl~ O~der :Silm~hf}w dl"~l~d tbl:lllI.. Tr--u1r p~er[ll.l1mlkiiiJ sit JI!lO~ ~pld~rs III. the miller IDI aWl:b of a,s~l!1ts OInd :IIUlas. Th.O:Sfi who COil front !hem ahn~dbe[iij1iCW:lme!l

&fun:: th~ ~~efiix cl~ was ~{lrJ" the ~iM of lsaW<l ]jy(ld jn Ihi! ci.~1 :nnw k~Iii\"llIl 3.'l Gbei 'Tnshi. the nW of Samf:I.t'e. They \.-eUl mJoo, by Mw;J. t1iJ~ Jin;l "hlll!l!mia, i1nc!lhi:i .m: !>ibJi ~s. D u.Nn~ lilt I'I'llr wuh Fu I..I:Qll, Ua.~,lr city 1i! !i!dc~'e!It iI

lcemoefui.ous clla~- ~wa~ :~lmJr~~! :iIl5OOrwas kiIl,~d. her !lpiril iu@.",oc:ahly oou ed [® dd~l.d me cUy Wll~As, ~rIii 1Ii1lWiJ him:'>e'U wa:; Da.11~d 1.11' [diu,," Shi:ttlie.I l(]~o ]he SIUli~[!<.,,'laau:ll>, After swemilrlg rc,dljf l() s.1rt~~ .. ~m:! OtCql!Lirl:t;'lBllte ({am!'" p]lnm;fse t[l (mlWer ~ure I:IlTIia-Ll 1~1l 'frio L!, the 'I:tnly rommOlM f~.wo'! h:!drlllr bj~ 'I'ern~:ilillng H..-e sib1~~ W~. "Guide allr ~1i1,"

Arid i!lil LI1iey h.a\lie .. FtIr ~'Ii1!r a 1lI0Uilm,d! ~arS\ :n'll'l! 'm~ml:il!m [lif lillie il'l3M1. [Odimilv ha1o'~ been dloo;~ t~ MtiliP~~, 1.1'!~ Gteill CQull¢~1 aI1.dI make ded~{!IIIiS or poliCll WI ilIll!I, c1W1. o.~ lIme, these

II'IIcm bm; My"li: tI'<i!dfti.om1~ly !bmm ~I'I &om iJh,e rti~SI .§.hlll'l~~ i![l Lh~fBroitY. ,~d! 1\1tl1 ... d~]ltt ~1l4!:ciall~l'. '&.~~tne.r. Ih~' mak~ up Ike !liI~ ,owe.fu] gtJ1.'trrlrlllL'l.B bodY 11:1 Rflhgafl, ud COJ:Iljlri:se n:llB !Jl11lll3cl.'e (I[ ~gn.elh:r:lIn .~D,rlI A!;J,glcd l-UJe, Th'l:n.·d¢~nl al Cilm ~at mJ the Cmilll:U iE M.llseTI b.y ane of twll means: ~i'!!h~r !l1~ ~I!:Ur~~!!:

M~1l!'r scledS fiMII. his f""medi ijW~~J'ltl~ or i.Ei Citi~S wkcJ!!l' UtaJ ~~fllIl )ulssiblt! (lhe IIn~ct~!I lit'a", ala M~!liet. {.'ilI!: e~lL[JII p;1.elthe uthe:r M'll.o;;I~rs on the Cmmdl doo.dlS..

Lm~le be.girlnlnC. rom~l[t()~8 forUre MastI~JS CliI3iir 'Mm: ~.q,lIire;d III riBfl L ~[j. till:: '~:eailh neffl;ne ~eLr !l'SCtmSim, d~~thDaln. ~mhal a:I1li \\'11.0 WO\!IIl.1 ~P.p(ls!!l ~he-lr elmo. In this w~. b Ml.ct!il.~. t.erdl5 :iitat~ iilli. might be JI;I3ilnUiS Iflf the n1!W Mastf:T would he de31:m~EI by (lad:r p1.~ and a~1 qil~[J Qr 1I'l'1i1!,i! waif tH riill.e~1 ~h\lg;ei!iil Wl;I!l(1d be OW~lJll]1 oottl~dI. Ho'IWw]. as 1111.IIIZ:iliI.lDIl C3J1iII! to ·~U~ PhoeniX Jaads lritim 'l1~ reS!. fil'f !l;!e.iF.O':tcr::lJd f.mpiTe, the ril~a] !;Ir Jep!~liI!elJl b "",me a S"pIl1iIO,Uc cl1l'd.t~. wrum !!he .ftnMt :sli!.tdentB Qf ike SdJl!\O! jl( rh~~1~lIlen4 wrlLliId ,t:6£I!I~clt: JI] bBrml_eo~ dud~ Md .tu'ti of abilUy;

~~. U Is weH-Irnu;wn wleta wlll he !he next M~sll;! r of Ol!'! i!1~mtn~bcrOR tl]c K~~i~1!:

IAmmailrospu~nt Iili'lelr ck:Ci5ii:ooL, bitt at l:Imis 1m' '~l!tmmf Iflf 111 ~s~ du:els JndJ ~~ ~n deb::m:llnes 1.00 S!.1~or..MIlIlliY umes, the caru:ll1date iii est sU!i~~d far the chair' u~~,,~lo[lked b@cel.l-<:e! of Jus t~!TUp!;!r, ;:llm;~aamDil 0'[ lIiheTlU!l5uftl;!lbmly,. and (II mlllf() slah]~ (iE i~ ~dr) .srude.ll:l. ta ,!l:n.llSM 10 :nil~ p!llioe-,

T'fIIE POSrITIfOH lor;; nll:E COUN'I'1.

The Ccrullctl {lIr Fi,,-e. !11c~-eS lhePllJatni~ Clan, millWtg pcllLc,y an~ law flu thriJlWlds aw:! maln1aioJng rthe EmplrrQr'"8 la.w.safid ro~lIll.. 'Th.ey ,gG.!,lrn 1M dMl, mid IhNr \~ I.<; law. Vlfb.'Ue me Shlbl3i dwnpli1Ul IS~ for UrePhlli~ :i:l is 'Ul11l COlm.~n whu. ~ell ... -bim wbai. [J;lSll,Y, ~!liJil']l1l! w)m deflts tb:~ will Clfiht (oulI.d1 f1:n&, IMmsel'l!'~,s oul!:Ul barn thte dan. Uili1.Lr.ii!l1~ dis:hOOi~red.

fhowh: .p~dfil<_m is ;I w~1 i-krmwlI r~ of tliruliZ~a1il, Oft.e:n. i501m .say lIJat 1ltJ~ geDl!t d.!~[(!mgm~ ~ 'ihl! Pf~oolilj'!( only hid':s ahtir !llI1WJnitoe. hut Ihe,y WRU~\il tm mi sta_k_.e.m.. On the ((m:nrtiY. WMIil llilefl:too.!liJ< go tlO 1o'\l.8l', 1JJ_ey use :magid. ~f !illl:h. df"IraJ~ill1:Iing p(IWl!'r th a ~ th~ Y.ilIll1fiClltkillll can ~ili ~~aJ:S 10 bee.! - ~.Ii11MtI riel!lll>, ~lau,ghltmd 1Ir!1!I~& ar\d o'VeI'"lol;'hl!lmlng bllilb~ce ill the' Ele:nleJll!s, ki that sense. ~t :ls

n'b\r'i~lj~ Wa.~f ~ :m~Jll'i:llt~l Master!! ru JeII.1:oiam.l III mrnmll, 10 WSl'! •

. FI.I:niChE~, lbe ~ii!JW;jl, .MasLmr:5, iI:fe OOldid~l i!l !heir iiJU,~r~.1!C)· oi" magk ~fllM:.~:a AlthDlueh aUilcl houses h a .ve Bp~HCaS1ers, mOlm is so &:dLt"illed EO mftir a'l'l .. !lIlI.@] f,tliealicl! as h' lsawa, N(I ather. clan~tllvi1:!.e1ii the ,S:UPPrWii 1Jllld (ll)llools dlf:! k.riJo""~l'liIrge wllld"r the r&<lW<l r:eqliJ~.illlr Ilr~ any 0100r bll~b~ so ,[ltllllm~~tenl ~~ ;~~sj&in!! IJiIl' sirJllge:llja. as ~he sMJa. This coruldeifl'CC p:rvades '~iJ~l)'IhiIQlal! h."}V.'<I L~ and ~ aad PIllJ,v:ider~ Il.~ wdrop hD1l!(I wl:iii~ their' 'lI;o:m~Jex Sji~l(!m oJ ru.IEr1l.hLp is bW!Ilpt tQ pl~, \iVbjJe \lImmcm' '~hl!i!I~nl~' <In! .dmo-stnli:Y:~ 'l::HlQiel!lJ ,a::: Ma;s~r td 30 d~m~ Ill. nl dOll:> ·ao;:U!i' ;n C)ltrCfl'l ~11'I raTe &eums~

,:w.C.TI) oUter.;: f:fIi.Jst i~ r.llIinO:r m dUJI¥~ tam Phamix,. am:! !lit: EJemmlai. M.ms[m in p,aruruJar. InlsA: l:np~'1' Sh,et! magtcal ~lillXdil! ilJiId !mE'lIe'l:L !l!f:@ ~~ kee.llest WElil(Pil'n.'i nf Ihe Couf1d~ o[ Fi)"e, ilnd th e~' dn [];O,t n!uStl frieil' dlllJ' to be lire ~J'dtm.s aod p'~D!led.OU or aU. .m'~!ll~ ~n !be £..mptre, n~ main.tann u:nil:s, off "Imqualh}x8'~O il£i!i!>t ill tltc ~~ a .Idl ~o dD8tr--.:lYoo~ts a.nii users of rntl'/,i~. 1iJese' Inqlliiiu!Of.'l. - St;Ni'·!liflb gf lh~ .[Ian~f.l1:at M~~~r~ KP0r1 rml~ l:til Ih~ CtilUllttl ill F'i~14 <l.W are 'WUilm8fll:ied. il)Jiltj' b!rl ~hem. er byihe ElUttFm~ hi~~eJr.I!'iI, f.1U;n mlilUm, the ~l'!i.'If ce ~rrdwlooi!Jm 01 the Coumt]r'eJl1law stJ;p~t'lIIle in. ~hcEmpi1e-, ;md evt!l ihce H'arrLei k_lltIw l<I dele. to !hm advire.

The EiJ!fl]fIllal M!l:Sl.eus il(1!: also, Ille gu"rdi~ Di m:88trul. tre&'uil'i~$. EMrn, ;:nclml ~E]ja; of the' H~~~~ 'mpire t®, ®bsmre mall'O muai:'i, O!ilil tfan!!e~OiLS ~dom. U i:g; ~. thllt Ih~ J~WL'l COUIl!l:liJ. ~\!Il nne Dr ~F!~ grealest SllUCI!: 0:1' !!In libile hll !1adr ~1on; three ®f me faffi{)us Hlad; Srroll~. SQ:ld to!liElin 'by a ~'LI;I!.i'11W !X.~tpIm, !hey are kepi 1[1 :5(X[~t loeatJiiu~ alilnmr:l. UlE EmpiJ:re, :pfMerted. by 0111 !lit piJw.er.:5i;11 ~ CCllt!J1CiJ of Fi1,l',~' md n::-.e~d Of!l]Y l'!l a 1II1!i:'tD'hUH of thiil~ dlt~ band oJ rulers.. ~.r i:lJ.lsi ~rtlltv i:."l the c;~~. ~b~!l Ih~ ~MI are hepers oJ oQe oJ an deeptst billrd¢m:~ boWll. lQ IDe Eml)tre; lIt~ soui. ,Ii '!he Dark God,

TilliE 'FO~GJ:ffIHG

Orue of'lh~ mill!!1 [lG'M'dull ri~~ak mlJW[JJ to' 'nhR TBolwa is oolled ~ul1lrlp1y'T11e f'~gtU1i n~~ ",h~n ill, ~hllJ:l~!l.ja, hL5i1TOVIl!:m, him~~lf 1.W~rthy !llI dlJi! ahlliti~ and! kn(J'W]cd~o G£ 'l]1I~ el~mlm(Ji,!Jor h;t~ di&brulondi Irr:mf.eJf 'iii, his d'HI by Iili ilctWilS, ~1J;! ~w-a~rnd, IPU~ Lheii:r flIit~ ~~li<l1l1ls,w bif'[I1~ Mn

b~ok ~!1 !hdr Imda Once 'mpi~d (r!l'pj~an~, bly II I:onllilllgem. oJ A5.ekf.i orf.sB!wa iI:lJ1~:rr0&i;lIl),I'~J, Rfll.: ~llIugertl~ is bmlImt r.omi d}j~1l rood ICJf drink [o,r ~days.and, tBiooIl be'rm~ tile Elem:el[ltal Cuudil ttl d~ 1lreir crJrne.'!.

l[ !he sullied :ts roud g1J:lit)!; .ilL !he rl'fldsto]] oI me Elemenla.~ COII[ldl. the Titll:~I' !l'f Tb~ Fnr~el!jngl:Slli!rrmm01;d, SUf.h an ,art !WS ()g[y been dnne QIlC'e mlwtoe l n a (l)fiu,!?rallgn, and (m!l.~ wELen a sEiugeiIJja is, deeml:d. Irntr~Cl'\lbl~. 0rlC!: ll-t~ F{lrg,cl'tL!!l~ bas breD :siHted.. iI10 r~ ean . .s;t~ ,it. nnd no mteroeSSiWl win udlo the m~nvffitich ~l\! COLl.IiIW of Fi'll'El we~'\IEli5,

111 II: forgr,!UiI'lg I1i all, Elii~flit:<frll'.: [l'lf'", !:asung nearly s[:!(llif:Jl h{l~ ~~arid d~~mmdj[!g Ifll'rlC;UI!:! pi!fr~~tiUn <Inti gr;i~' 11m dh~, pad or ~m:h M'as'[er on 11w Collneli ~L CWIliJI. be c&1l Wiamul .a]J1 fill'C Mll!.S't~, ~1e.3ell L~ OOf t>;~11 iJ be h1nrtedl lUI ,;:1111,' "'<l!ll'; P=nI!llIlftll', ~L ~.lJ];!15 tl1~ (lrrmitirl~ eilulR~nJ~ of :tll~lr ahI.lHl' '[0 ::OlJillIlitlOIl,. sjD~iik 'In, ar e'i':e:n sease karrni, roIIIbun,l; L1iem or ail m8~1 bW!!edl!!lHm~ 31l1Hmk and i'ell,!.1ng th~m a mere ~li1&k willerT fmrnlll' selli ·Ihl~ fl!l.F@l'!tlirls is mr.t'lidr]'~d line' IIf ~h,e: raJCmllSI l"'lcMShm!l:1'ttSat tnl~ Cool1:li:lfs d'~p~m. lin'!! il ~ ooJy pelf:W'IIled \llh~1li the~1 ,are UlllilIliru:ull~ 111~ t it il 34i1p.ml1'.illi.e.

U.nt:e sff1n:wrtja. li!Olil.'f bet!l!.forgQ!1€n, lheyarre DO looi~f I!I sljjag~ia. nttr may I:Th~J 1f¥lilr i1~illll!l If,~!"n,r~rch, G'rr~~1 l.L1i1tJrrSl.uu:l tihf! my"S'lerles of ~peOO.t.mit fie look: a1 1liI~ir 'Bntt:-flililT!l.ili&r !CI'Q,[I:J"imdl me 1;l:~gllag,L'! ;Seiffinlll 'il'flly i!ljlili~idL Slu.dl'6!lwl1lffi had takruJi 100815 1.0 mm~lil't.e r.r ill ... seem tl!!! them hll he n otl!ilJi mort lJl<Lil till: f'ilmblirmg$ ~f 11 ~eml;Hlledl mmd:. The olJ!lr [l]l)rnoriRSi lh~ havE!' el oostm!;: spe'lli. seerlll IlMy llii1dimhsti.n.ct, 3111.0 Lr.~lI I'lJiJ! Itlni!l~l' fee 1 fhe energjcSi or ! be /;tlmi ilWU:o:.c1 them. hy '!\till:! lielfll:f ClL'il .~ ~]Illl.i lIgalll.

fSAWA DAIR '(4

ThE!! orhly 1Jiifl ar a:m.u~ ]lGwcrfi!lri til.:!) In Hllin;ll mmmy Is !he .FQl'ge'tl:l.n,g of!li !,'olln,g ]1j13DJ IaH'I'i'Oll .~ ilsa'll"al ll9Jiq'a, Ih~ f>CIrI or [saw.3i t-il~san, M'aiilflr 'DJ ELm. N'e~1] \\018 OJ dedi~lcd:Mast(lr. and had s.::wed tillHl CoiIfill:ll ~o:r Il~:m)' lWflllly !{fl!lrs, d~icallUl,!I Jl (!f I:IW ([J'.'l'<!l~d Jguiding the Phl}~n~ ~nw ~ !fleW 'U:!ii 01 ~ifW 8'114 pf!ll~Jle:J'I~', 11ll'.I!Iugh tier lead~!p. !hi! CnURI.iJ ImmghJ (l!!'!lJfe, :se1fled dli;stllfOOmCfS b~ rn ]Jwlr·CIWIl. buds md abroad, and esDfLbt"l£ned. pj)().fjplmruS '!fade ~ti6s Wiillb Ih~ lJlll:rom I'(o!;!i~wr, h~r g'en~c m~(bj)i1smfd 1:1.01 'maie !l.~UIllOOS wttlml al] Ih~ 110 Ll;Se:s (If DIre

Although {h~ (;iJUfldJ (II ~ ha .. pUblldy.MId IhlIl itUlfe hrlll ooWf !Jttm ~. Eh:mw!l!l!fi ~i~~ier woo Wij«I DOl. aI' lh.e btllOO iii !!l.'i\Q, !lI~re are TC~ids P'l Ulr ll1!M!II. Ithl':i1'l~~ wlIlOi ~'1~ 1DI~m 'M'MIig. C!n=.. ::l rn!l:!t:fIl)i;'!r ro w KJ!ru (l!utlr_1,1 WJiIlS~lllb¥lh~ E11l'1lll!lllill Ma!:IllrlI W irJiIiI 1iH:it MILl!i!;; as 1m fill"'"

I\.hsruru filre ~ demllJ~

'iIIIhj~1 p;lsl tltf P]1j!;Nuli!l[ I!'tiIJny bUn:r wa~

()vu lh.! I.IDIlIii.ImC1.ll di~l nf dlI:' ~oot III ~inI, l!;i!su Th.i$!(:1 jome[! i ~lI' Cwmei1 _ es 5D d~W& AIIe[ swe:uing :fr.ilty III UD~ I:'.lWllJ f:!milly R:lfd Iheif ~ twd ~an~ hil1!l.Sciffi IIlre\?('j' bronl~ H~ or Ihl- Lrou h~f~mlilrnl:cl' Mllt~ Ilr~l:Y: fur iillffil JWS ~ICll: 1J~1I1Irti:!1h y~

ThlJm seems ta hu'l! b~ frle only Mflttt r fI'I ~lIJI r;lctrl>l)il! wM W~ Iii~ ~m a.illu.n'a, and the Ttl r:m~~ (lj'tllo;:l~home

,~ WoolelUl ~.~ We U1a.~ bt all ~G}'pbal me. !HIffiltlVi1~ ~ Jk.mJR ,Iirl:'lmte the ~nwnl, mild hw\!~ Ih~ luis; k; rnm! lL

• iDtW. Bl1lplll'!:mL ClclebmJoll ~ii1il:d wilh 811CHlnT ~'I.Ir.ship ill the ~op m~, lbLB Ii the tt_m~ ben de:~atIlrl anaslGl'J>

~ III \-UU lOO hilJIltl'i lit dl~lr d~n4l!~ E1.ill 'rlli - tho!l who m,el II 'lIDlenlem 111' IWOJ)I Ilm't [10 gr.af~ - ~ RbJrD.. 'JM"Q .!as at a.ltar,;~ !tiC um~pJJred: (JI'!C {or ,III foundy's <IJ:It>eStors ;UJ~ IIIII!' fur Ill~wtto l'UIW DII uoe 10 pi'i1y1d.e r'llr ihern. Eneodei!l l'3.mllii!'S rome t~~hu I'In f1iI ,:tI:llDSS k~:;J!;w~lL

h\lJl~ Io.!ht' miW'f.':'! Dr LIir.lI~ noeSllws. ~g;mJ light IIHl(jffi'JSi'l:1) gm'l ~1Je~

ret\JmiIJ,g ~ili~ aIld hilJ~Il'

111 dl: Ihcir l10usu to

ptde lli~ !mime. AI1Li1!lht. shugunja.,ptM'itt Ii ,1100 e. ' nded tq UlI~!iClLD !be spjn~ ,;m.:l pre\'f:[nlIDem from bewJJllQg ..-grt ~dI hmIiliIlIi pilWplll, Th~y unr:1 fro:mJlO'uK' 10 Bl.fi.l:ii:, d.andnJ:l. :~ I!&.lh 1'mfr1)r. In l!hl! ~nQ i1r Ill!!! iem,vaL 11l-.'t'm1 ihl: arililt~ ~ 10 ,lis'(JJQJ bJi' nllilllng :li1 candm dolltll DI!~ l'i .. 'elS

~ JIO~ o!! £l$lli)iI1, tWr}W1f \frill e~l,uBilt ha.Vf: :I I!.ui.eal. "I.'Iils ill: t;Unplt ~:rVire. tQo fMnily and dose iJre im,dtd, The "1I!r:llia 1't<1f.3 [ur !h~ IkJl'lIU~d. amlill'dillg !he: !ijll;di ~r.ly W II~ok:u. totp;ta. lit' ihl!l1 ~1i'Iru:M and hudtl.i, OJ II mmh;n. hilt ~1)!Jt ~k.oo Wil~ ill, *1n!!'1rmMmlLmt. Fmdlii~:;:

Jdum hi tlw WrriIy burla! IIJOIIllrulI!H!I} BOll ~tIOfit ~ dMll 'tOlfkbsiIme~ IIII.d

\\~ the S]Jili:b of I.br:i. ~patlrd rclBUnr;.

Empire, lind when a Scorphm C(JII:rU~r a:pproaihed her SM, be WaJii rii'pe< ror {lIeu nmdiirrilUol!lS;.

Da.ir:ra was hYeb'e ,'emii oLd ~cJ)lbe Sterp1nn:s(irs.t begin Lill Ull:(lf him ill ,hi~ 'rJeslU~ .II:1aking sure the ymilJlg man knl!W lhl!~ bl We! to bl! hfui mother's !'-III~r; and 1e.1ChUIl& mill JlWI~ IIJIllgll the isaw;.J did nM know, Da,1.r!fil, a prmrd fWD8 mruJ!; l,Ifiool Ihese ilbililies Iii d\c[~t all rontFtitiolL He 'rapl!ll!r gre~\r to bewme IIII!! of the (QmTlm;1 :;A llde® L~ ii). the Sdloo'l o'.!' FLrc:. B,' Ihe ~Wl of nxIe~n.llii! "'~ c'I'e;arl:r the fililest sl.roe.nl i!lr bill gcncr,atin:n, 3m! !:he IIlosl obvlQ~ th!.lt~ r{irr Nuan'li SLLLXimO'r, The SCi!lrpinn w.flo had trai.ll0i him had giv,en him !knowkdj;1), of we~pon:ry as """,Il as Spc~II:cr.1D, aad 'lailgh.t 111m now to milk!: hboi (J]lIp(lnJ:nl!S ~cKty IlilI"'lilJ~ ~~OJl ~_nd ether rnethods.

\\'h.ile tlle Scorpion ~hllugbl II]l~Y would CQl]lwl. Lbe pf'Jj Ma5rer OrF:lrfe: b~ heli)Jing the 'iJ.~ rise ro ,wmilJem:e, Ih e,Y d i iI liIol realiM !.he prloo. of ID::li'ry'a's aIDLbfliOll, R.adll.llf ibM a,eating a m1l..!1llptllaMI;: ~lulg,eRl:;t\\lho was c-l}l'l1plel.e'iy slIpported bl' liIeir :slmlaili, 1li~·ita.d given h1m Lh~jOG1~ ~iI ~ ptlwE(r lor hinel£, .DairyiB gown gll1lS as B slmgcll:J a nilwerro. anil he 0001] began hi bslle\'ll tba1 he 1]0' IIIQget' needed Stl(lrpi011 liSS,lEtma: 10 lab hiiS IOO'lhera p]vre 0lI! ~h~' Cmmru Ai(ijJered wMn, tial'J'<I nQ hlngeli' heeded Ihclr demands, Ihe Swrplon ~ated tI ma~lerrul (:li.ot 10 ~~i: eeven ge,

ThrEe .11IIonLbI! lat~l'. ]:;Ml",i) N&:sarn was mwderl'd by her IWlIl 5tlJoll'S tJa:Ji1c1!s, and Ihirya was east IhooIJf!:h ~m, ~nlua!l or Lire F'O.rg'l!fliflg [or bis (rime. 'Whil~ 1Jail}"Il has ncver dooied 'l.bal11l: dod n [fgCtd klU l.II.ili m01.IiteI. n'C hall alw,aY3 1l1:W1tained 1lli'I~ISr;,ol1lio:n !lil!adlery bmllshl 6u:: ,,:v~n:l W p~'iSc. For m.·..ari~' l6f~eelll ;IIi!i!lt he !lias j;m1,l'el,ed ~ hmd of !IIdk ug.a:rn es iii bul>hi S!i!ckmc. wi5dmn OJ:l liwocdpla,y hum M1~' 1.e;licJ:'iu who, would iU:CCI'l him. wtd takin.g 1115 I' VCllIgJil on both U:lt Sro~(!Il, and lJm fh~I!I1I~~ - whi) ref1J.Sed 10 fl1:11epL lbe Jillimm wrud ,of 8 }'I)ll11K m.m

One or the ~tt51 tnm.wre~ e>r i..hiil iPn~D1x r.:I~ m li1ei'l" rnaglltll"1 a!!ni II.bnrie-s. AlrJ'IllLI~h u!!m clallls claim Ulai ~eirremr.~ ate t.lif! most rompll!Ir.:, or tmJ~am the 1It[]li.t 'at'C1:mrtc' portrayal.!!! of Jljs!(Iry. 1iliI!i:' rhlJlmu. are Ihl! 01111 ~ dllLlI wlticllt C,flll ,~y lhat the III' ILb::rarJl 11m ... ~H~ i.o utsdl li'i

shear tiT.@:, the lsa:\\'!Ji hbrary compieu:ly o'!"l!rwhd ID-S all nlheJ' s'll.dJ edifices, WId lis 11iIIllrlll.[UUt.a] MIlGIf'llt (I,oj jnfmmJll'lJoo fz;. lUlmal.ed. i.l!l 'Ihe J and!.

l1w t~ mnst impt!:rlalll librarifos jo Ih Ph&eni:l: Om 3:e 'lhus~ IIJf.'ated ~Imln .KyUD£r1 ball'lI" !lulj IIlll' scrret libJari~ of Gisd Toshi, While tl LC baws k£pt Ll\ e 1ibJan,' at KYlldam ~!Ii'il. n bas hC~l'I1J,e ,~'m]hlo's role HI m;j}jn.tlI1n th~ wOTb at Gisei Th:slu. BE'Ci!1JitiC "I ihe dimll'llt betweMl ill'!! !\sako, Slid Lire lsawa shr:l'rlly ilLr~el SWh~5 ,d~tl\ ~ht haklJ w~e rurclblll rltl'm"ed bt>m ilii! City of Sacrifice, bill 'W:tltr lImrt!!nS temmQ 'in il!i pa!8.tial hi!. lis. Uu:a.Me to leave' the Grand Cof:iilpl~:t, lhll A.s<I!kG or (.isfi Thsil.i l~iid s.ecl;udcll. ~he:lhued lins, ell!tl[lfl~' In\o'Oked with their S(f(IlIlI, 1Ji11Inusi:r1lJlLs a'lld ilij,l,clb;, 11l1~ir du~· lD the Pil'll!ernx IIlfl'~, .~ ~lsewbe~, ~ etef::lllru

~ba' WO'I):sm!, Of tha' Foltnn~5

One of the ~tdes1. 'r,cl1gim1~, i", R[l.kl.l,L"lIn. and !he imrien1f,~JJ~oo of G~ei ThSM, is lha ,.,'~. of Ih~ GOOsj' Kami~IID-midri. RCi.kugani belleve UtI!' W1l':rldu IlHoo 'Mth :!illptlrH.al:'lJ rlllMill1l~ 1Ii11h the prrwer to ~fed lh eir H'Veii" Thi!se tire we Tbol!ii.l3!f1d Flirt ncs - ladl' SilO ;:uJd Inrd. MouJl, Ebi.sq, f!,i$]l>:lffiOJ:l, I:n8ri lJlid Il un~illd of 'Ii1 ,,11IIl'e spirl~\ Ev~n' rock. m'fli arttl gnM! IlBS II! ClWil'I d~j1y, 'nJe Fortnaes rOSter ",iUa.EJ,e>. hli~g rain, prOlt'oIIr111ncrm en ~n LIh eif journeys, and mud! jDm'~, A.Qg!1'. Iht:y WIII:st' ~!illIdl~ ;n~1 hafthhip .. baLI Iud.. Im:n:.lll1 al ~I;orm.s ami i.l11iL"'~ IIropl1'fi) <!ppea'lf,d. Llll:~V ilr'jD8 CGOOI rtMtu.IlI'!', h filltb ilIiJlI cabtJ Yl'eil'U!.IU. AI UIIPOf tilllf tiInes - bir1!b, hl'l.itWSl c;llamil:r - Ruku,g;ml call UplllD ~e FortunlBS m blm. ibm }j~s,

THI NA11UH OF 'THE KI!I!,M~

The pBl1'lh~[]rI oJ: Kami-~jHIJ idU is rompl~ iflild mH"olutlld, RIOkugBJ1 lllf'Ue\'t ~D a lio~ elf gods, fNm )\m1llIe'rasli Mid the SMIl Iigr~Une5 to iritliVi.dLllllllllilllloo spirits. The TIJou5!l.l:ld f'Ofl'iJloe:!i Q.n: called 'lnilookamf ll'l hkllgll.nl.. iI word 'wtlli:b m~1I1lS 'lIUle 1l0000, arid ~Pf~~1.~, LhediviJlJe ~d or the )lSSfl' [Urillllf'S, The WID"lihip ,,'f til Fo:rU:II,IlS llUilliidL;r.; th~ l)1J f'\ ~Amnlfil'aiU ~ arnd '!he Moon (OIlDlllal:iil u,1 tJlbe th~ ~jchesl fc.hellJTi or ex.iS1JCl'lcc. hllil c<unLellLrale sail wlifshi.p :and

IiVt'J>!:nct' WI the S~VfIJ"~]IiI' ';:<lime .. f:!!ll"'War.d5. OI![1di lJull.r i!lU~lJM,

~ytl(m trukbng. alilmrL Mlfl TImuSM!O fni1lufl~ [Wkug;m1 ~eJllify two l}lIes, Thil .ffir~~ !la]l~d the S~nl! .FIJI'i1Ilf1e8. :Ire m~Duy~ds wtlo U',eru:celildl ~af WOl'M, lib!! D(ljko.ku aad &:IlI,te~. Mi~mi ~ I~r :nalUl['~' flP!rll!;; I m.!lb~ng mwy 1Ji'l'ill,g lJ~mg. and lake I:Ilfit~ irtliltresl. in the H"e;s ~f bamans,

n~ are ffiilIIIy dJijerffl:l ld~ [)~ rnJkokamL Some .IirC lh'll Jl~r5rutnEimtliIJf!J ofll. ~r (!It n~tL.I~ :iuJliJ ,<1.£ Bf01,\I{1h, ~'linilll and eaJthquk~s. Oth~jj1 are dltific.d ~I.IUlb oJ the dead, moM l10lably the dL~~ W ,!i1Hl and Mm;tJ'll, hilt .d5til :wr!!1Ii!J1II8 ,~lDJpemr.s,. b~.:;; and groat sage:!;. Still mnre .t:lm.i O::iDOOd¥ ~. qulEi]jil:l~g su ch ;t!l ICJ.!.-'&. hillfdl wm'k. ~JiId wi!id.i:J1Il!. tutly, l:ndMduail nlliumil cibjem 5:1lcl. as rI'Io'C:;5,Imea, mOlll'ltami, atl.i.mal8iilnd rivers have 11111lr QWIl i!:am,L RoklJ.&W'il fillniltreil" 1~1la:~;ify t:i:l'em bylhe Ihilil~s !Dey d.a - kami .... lIDO male, kamJ Wl!ill S~I Ib:~~ rli'hl,. ,ani! hrni wl10 bri.lt,g rni:5i:orluile. or.,ern. !h~ :s;arU kaml d.ispl<lYs c!irr~IEmt. aspeets, KLln:AAbil]), :EI m.l1robm.l !)~ .IlIgllcuiMg, ti.l\B.at~.s b I}UhliirDll h8f1J1'1l~ by maki L'I.!!: raifl!" but. bli"ings [!li$t@rllJfl~ b}, W1idil:n,llding it

\~'hn~ mikU;Jim,j ~ M'4. .1!fi po.werl'lIla.s,Lliie S~'i.rfTI. FPI111!ilE:s.~(lkllgBn I :;cull ventra.i.e lihem. H is .:1. ,~l ftill liiJ <l1~'fi;ld. the atle:nliil!rJi C1E.!h.t Uke--s of [rm:rl; :SWllllI1JOll1mig an I!'2l':th kalIri. i~ mlLl:r:hl eMler. ~nni ha:we 1iDBef:I. bQ\V:l] l~ II1~tmOO~ witf.l the Cell!Slid Courl. 0l'I beha]f W nliWUlis. WhHe man Nljgbl IIIcrl di!ltcUj' <l.Ds"'o\~ <I patitili:m fAr 8 ,aim Slutma. ~,;tmi :m.fght ~rry Iht petU.!{1I1 !rIl her Olt thll :;hugenla:'s~lmIl. h ~. !?as)r '1:0 f!1feFld bml, who demamJ lhe: ~~ dI[J,~IIh~m, a~ who am lay a mm!'ie as: easily B: sm~ft!.r earses 811 Iillefldlm,g p~B&I.f1il De pem:hnzo!1 the kiU]]!S fIl:igflL,iidpiqlle, Ih:i$! wliltd rnlg\' frnm, innk':LinS, 1h.1l filffi8mler \~'fdil sirnp~~ bad. l\iUlk Ul C3u~i!lg OJ lilrooght

l1i.1ery [Iegio:n, oown a:[uJi vJ t~ge has il£ iiW,D [mlrals ce~OOr<lUIl\El !IDmelhing im~:mrI!Ul1 onl~l!J I:h~ loClll aire1l. Ail!:>n& I.!h:~ ~ r~f e~e, liill~f5 ~ono: Su.lt!ilglJ. r.''OOlInll Ilf Lrnl Sea. ~g hi:f tJ:l send [illenltru] [lslil ht!!!l!1!;; mlll'tfS III the I!nt~'lij{!X h~ve lilttile Illil:dJ 00 hom:u iii 'f~eJJ"ruIn.'s goollt (n lhe 1l:Ot1h, .in Lhe ~d5 '1>£ tlIe i1hOi!:IIUX Clm evel}'InIf: Q!Eeb.rn1es, the mwa ~lIi1Ml ~ekl an the sborl(.:~t dllY oj (h(l year, J!fI',,~O!~\1' t!.!1"m, out 'lQ 'lm~Hg~ttJe sun 1.\]11 clim:b higher m the ~. In.dLV!dllal 'll:1li1l!,ge'" ~iiI\le Lb~j! 0\lii!lJ r:e~"al:l :mil 11i1l1l' d .. ~fS, ltl b,o-norr' thJ;lst;l ,kami wliio ;lIr~'kil]Jdil, d ispQrod !{ldl~lin1 '~or ~mo plia.cal:e

1:Jii'iJ!l~proI1C to ~ng,ill'l. In S'lIDda MiZ'il M LlIr'a" for enmttrJpliB,. \l:i1]B®ers tl!lm ou,t ~(l ~'ener.)!e l:villlin", ... +[ea~IJ]' k~mi. Ib lITe ~ki.t wbo !::;miedl ., plague by lflt!il Fvelidmlg_ \\1 tLIlll:t~ FhtM,me, Ek:rbyo~

'Til] form.ill of tllese fi!;ilEwl.s; !lIe USIlI::II!\!I' ~e same, nrlillhere is the r~luio:l~ pilli.ri Fitol ii.lon.na~ onlll f@1' the Shll,l¥l1l:iaI, b!!11 oor \\1'1 ~mer til!!' bm' ~, !;\)lpected W \Hvel '1,,'1 Klagmligl1t giW'ltlurd:ies alit! ,~y them 8kl.l'lg ~~ nm!~ the hlll!i: :wi] l 'UDlk~ aoou.....nd &icii' 1),~~!'4 .MoCDWbiile,. shumenja :mJgll1 b~the W '[['OOllilii! oold waJ11lr er wan across hal, r;;o;ds, The ShUgellijl'l u.~ i,"vite'~h.e ik.il!illJi re vim tfJI~m. [b~ pilfl1d~t5 'bQ.\vmg, ~~~ectl'lilly ilt the ~ropll.r tim@., "!'!.m 1!YlnriJ, Of ~i~l;, S~l~oli the lilurpl:lMl' .rorlbe ]]J,vi.t!!i.li~n. 1[1 a fur.mal unrn:mgild liD tenlU!fie.5;, ~he Slll!!l}e!!jo1. ~1!:J!llain~, ",i:i~ ~I[~!i lm~e lI]IUlU Iht!' k.TIIIl - tIl oeJebr.<Ii!~ a [eS!i~a!, or liJ].ilke a ~~cl;JJp~lfl!lm:!.'.

11i.i! kami Is liduE1V'ed W. i!Jil.er n.h~ slii1ttl.~ IIr god hM):, usua l!y ~ :Jal;u~i tl lhe r~rtn oj 1Ji.~ li!.ami, B~r;;Dre (he feosUwL mugtnJa owr!Ot~ thl:l OOl,s~u:tilln. M po:rtaMe shrilJJBs i:'[dn whiclJ !lt~ mmlal ls pJ.aad. whim MO IIhcn 1l000ru:l'~dlmi!illgb the ¥tll~, Q'[J.ee the nml :mj"'tS; ~l hi ftk:mntd mal p~!Dltlna.I1Cffi pllll, ml fnrill'l, ~n!ter'~a.Jxm'lilimt. 1'f.!ellf' danees are nJh.~ IIrlgllns ,1iJ[ni:JlI; in!b~m a:~ pI.IPlleLry" ,Kmii ~li~OOl}r eiijoy it wh!miYuii:tal£ drii~k iI;ndi [m~lc AU~rwardl;, I~ !5hail'cS a mm.nJLI.'!!iEll rtas:t in whim. fll(td aDd wil1@ is CGDslI.f.I1ed e'll%dly !by <ill. Sharini!! ,a meal rum <I k,!'!mi is ;} gre~t 1OO[Jj(lJ,

W:th Ih~ banq u et tQ"llclw:Jed, ~e silugenla m~e;s· hili pelitilJili G.1>'im. USIJ1l.1Iy, Ihi:;is aQ e:nll'Cill1y [{Iii' a !!o ad ~18r~sI er brnUltLfIll~ .fIsJd.l],s, ill 8i r:E!liIl.e!lot rot gll!loct 'O\'Ii!'!Ith~'r ,OO!' :pwlel:'l.il)l'l hill!m, ~iL }II U!lt: cnrild~iQG or th.., r~lilral tllJe: vi llager:!! l>emJ, du karal [IJJ [its \'I'a.Y. r:es~h'Elbi 1II1'>e J:l:I'g.eiy u;emool~I;. :s:tllJfi~l!I r.arcly summnn 01 kami to ap,earr, U:oougbllh.ty IiIOR't bteJI kJlQw:t'I to ~~ I'Jl.lili!!(b:l!Ie-:s.s.

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!plMUy mIleElIhf ~ FI'I1I:tmIl:l"). ad Ih~ ~~r rlUfl~:I tot wlllich ~ m-e tilly lhawan&',!. Le~ Ft;lrIUIJ~~ are C1~t!<d by piiI~futmros l:mpmu .I~ilie~r ~Irbro~

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1I~1 1M (!erduJ bnlMl~ Ih~l has h(ert ~l«l In 1h~ ~;pm= tid "iJ:iidI lire Pbn!llLl 1IDdi, '1IhcTlilbylh:~ kli, lIJ'l! parl~ Lh!l';l n lie kldtIll! Ih.elr st.o,.':rel

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tJW.l lit)1.netin,ng weigW hlf'Juity Il'l~ iwt· Im'rul. 'fat' rumo,s had b~ lrue •. Ire Ihtmghl.

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Slie IDORM f4P Qt hUN. -My IUI!J;btlml Jle m.s ~~ W1m~ JrN ~U'" W't1e1r.5. whm Jre SrJ,M l*-'d he back jl~ (m~" T".r.rJlIm ,r:nQ.ugh~ that W£> her ~~bk. ~ IUKJ 11l1d 1'Y1i.J,:' ~ldly beew mnm·ed,. {md wlliJW m~ 'mf1.mtJF tJJ.mjt, kad he.rn (1 looe I1UIU.i1. Un.!Q1'tl1n,g~ i.l1',Wml b,us/71fS& - b,,.,tdUs in: tim sooth; - called IICJ lrllSbi:Jml il1Qay,

"The rvad belWWl KfJfPJ.tl!Jt Shim alia Skim Duiliojt can be ~(:h?Jil}.1l.!., "'.J.i imI}', ,Per,lfflpi u,i"4 .D~!dc1"i wa5 dclrrpd by t1 sftlnn: ,lie &lflll.fIi1 WU.l; ~FeM m)l t~ WIi! the wrwi ~1t'Cid.·

"'flam hooS l!.eefj rlao ward of f.u:I;d l'Qfl.Qfm •• 4 messt11g!!,r tf1.r";:rJ·e,d {rom Ros.'lten Shiro ~1dJ;. mlJ1ll;ing Airul Wf4jJ/er tiKJ.~lr1 rwt lutw J£'1r.zyM GOQdJJ jIIi'l Ddra wul"

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'!4sk my 1l'1t'QS'1ol'lr;, Tanam :i'keJ;' will 1m(J~{f w/la! hapf1md ~O.m)1 Trrwnmd."'she WJdJ1rd to ftf;Jflidl "Ye.s. ~k urn ,rllN~[:li li.1" ,walck er.w ,Gru7Jlar am! brinS hJm MrnJJ w~.~'

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''l!i1l1l!1ps the- il]des~ rdigiuh ill ~tlkllgaa.. anresi.llr W'll-Imip wnermes the ~Ulls (lr (1:.0-:;(:0 who h~ve pe be'fme. RDkuganJ. b tIlcve lite s,irdts or tlw dl:<ld li"e 011 i.n figakll. the [JmLerwo:rld, wher€' 1b.q! "W(Irk oIT [Iegati'l't:"! ka~!l1a! aCt'lJIlllulnIM In II:I'~, One\;; lLllIl'E.'IlC\ri ''Wutm iJ\W lh.e ~. eiU!e~ ~1d.l1iIg ru.d J Ii1 1h~ (orm 1)[ advillt:. Ill" l"efH,o.am, in !he lUI trI o[ millDIIDg;!!. .P'Bople maJ..."f: ,.;dkrlings of fOn.iI. prilj'er mul inIJemt: 10 dt~tr anQ!~or!i" i11 g,.alilu.ae for the: Itn tOr We aJld m w,~ 10 'ensure [tiIIHr;: .Ilruspully.

Th~ 1i'.ling ,can ;1811 tI~'~jJ fTEle ~ !luuJ hmi~h&ng in ftgcllm by' nffi3iing pr,~'m; md IDI:e~, 'fullS., hOJil!'lJmg, Q;)i!'"s. a~QU !Jilt only efill{jnra~15 good rRrtlIIU~. it helpS SIP~-OO ~, il!lreS'lor '10 remooma.tlon NI',gI~rnu'I anCfsto.rs, Ill' ihlQSe ~[IQo dQI1I1 h!lve 1ill]l"OJ'Ue' 1.0 [JIT<lY ror d!i!;iI\ oftenr welum 'Ill rood 00 tile furlIlg m tmmi1.~ th!: d!!re~t(tf-ul family, 'ugry spirits who diM. II sham,erUl~ GIl' i!JgJl.OODini(lU5 r:ieBl!b stalk Lh wiIJt1 d,

seeking re\l'~~ be fo:Je. thli)' eM be iCbm-ll_ Properly ~d [01' !>pirllS, hoo,;r(l1f["!r, SllJru."tInre.s; rerum to ~dc guidance IlIi' sUipNnatulnlll aid 1.0 melt' de~n!W:I'1S.

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arms and reMrlh. Thrm.!climul me:. iI 1Jef5D.III eaeas bmt3 basM 0 his arlioIlS. GoCHi actiOM rneril WlOO karma. w h.tl~ bad actions IIUJaCl! Ilogalllivc ~Im. i\ P'tf!iDIl!:; i:a.:rlml Dill !lmly tIlIl!cts hi!'! Dr ~!:' ,1Mi'1t'lil I:n~ali(l;]l, l1Iul has ElJI'I WIi:]l lliealer dJtd OIl Dill: qcl. IJ-!] reif!(fLm:aljorm_

Fat RoJru:ganJ. ll!Ie world comi~ o[ :;i:-;: real im, 'Whim make up we I"V!reel o'J :~ente: Ilt~ ,re~ of .hum!!n!, godl<;. dmlipds, anjm:!ll~, ,~olIrn,d de:mool5. A :~er.mlQ maN b . I'tDorn, .in.oo Ilmf Clone nE ~~se re.1Irn.s, dcFendIDl'! (111 his Dr .her kasu:1!i!._ A pu,wo wibo tlas lived. seJftstl," ruJ I rc m fgllrl be li!bmtl .imu, Iln: WW'ld of a:llint" there lO live eM a 1ifetimc es a hlro;e l»' a. s.tug.. l..i.\iiIlS a p''lJ re lifu; II persolll mi.glll be fcbom IntI!) lb. .. 'Iil{;;Itld ~r h1!lmiaJu .m !lili: time- <ll a h~gh~lil\!'i!l (bllShl mSUiild o~ neimj'Jr., rm- example) Ql' ~ 11 f[@d,

'Ihe i~. o~ rebirth ~ IlIlmr3!1. 1.0 the (13th of ibuSbirlo. Because II p't"SUti ~~oei!l@l! rmmerlllJ.S, IL\!('s, Iimtlurwl oRe!! ~d<!~ Uti-Ie wlue rm !heir >C:Uii'f6'll Incaull!lliom, Thi~ :J1[1~ws 1.nem kI dJ~.rll~ h@i!d[~sszy m!1) batLle~ B. samurai need IW1I [lJar die31h. ~Ilr he receives an.o1her Jife. B~ !lb~ytng dlC precepts of bmhtdo, be IOO~ !W1 w",rry :JIbom hiS: rol m:ull8l1o:n: II IPOPwm- belief Bl]JlIII~ Rok_uganI M~ ~salnl!l mllire Wed 1.Il pa~ f9r tbeJr ac1lom: III tblEl [lIe 1Jii·~1 murnlng !!Ii SmUHa! in 'Lli:u~ nHI.-

TA£: GODS OF 'fill: U.NDEIlWOII:LD

\\ben 1111: 5(1ul d parts Illis world, iltra.vl:ds. I.u d,@· Un~J'ldi /lgoki4 to iiWaI' Ito 'I'lro=l riCl"lrm .B~fl:m~ a eaube reborn. !l must be pUnhluld [oj[ 1IJ1:¥ impuli~ lI)(ltillna8~' WOlkrn,g off niltg'l"lJv;e karJDa in thls ~dy. !he Gnu] ·CiHl be .rebor lli 1I1 a ~'W'e state; the karma ~e ill wiped dean. There, ETl!lIll&>[) ~etell OI!ri aU manner- of torlures, sud:! as be'alLn~ the ~mnu's soul with i.roll ~c:m. maldng it !iil.l molten: lead, o:r Impalliilg it ~e!JllE":a edly QJl t;'i'i·md. lNi~. O;ni, adnWililb.;r p\lfl~nllenlB. whIch can !.lsi rOT 1lt[)I1\i1!1dl;; oj YfalrS.

FWrurokujin, is afro oonsiderecl iI F!.l[wnG or Me:r'~ WlrolIave.lli 1.0 Jlg,o.ku 10 re.lie'!!""C !he 5lIifkrLn(l &1 Sliuk 1heJe, He pml~ diem Uorurl ~~ lilili:klill5ll·ilitld wCliks J(lrlliekr !,ein~atiOll. Roku.gan~ pny ~o him to help their :mcesltw; WOJ'k orf ~eif badl karma.. or PJo!I\tjde <I bmf

usp~~ from Ih@- ~J!;Irl !JiJw;~ He ple;aI!s; ~:5 'be'r~re tlt~ Fo:rlun~ .:rJWIiRj 1Q WJ!l u1nelllJ iii hettJi!r mC<! rnatlnt'l ,OlJJ the Whee~ o! lEltiiil!IMlct.

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G~nem~, peq,l~ wur~hi'p ~hJ[~r IlW]J 3~tr.i1i'S. [very hcem ~a.~ OJ shrirllC 'Io!! !lit' famfl/f's MlI.ore!l ci'e<td. iElero!!, .family m.e!I:tlIilNS!DAkt! oJff![jfj!~gs 9f rood Im:rmsfo! and pra)'flf5; ror their ,~I1It:esror:s sal'l':lU@J! mdlo ~dlht:!d:' tim~ IIi 'ig<JmL .PeopLe al'lo vmm.lf: die 80uls: elf 1i!&@I'lwy h!nil~s, such ~ M~~!! Kij Il!f!! kg or Ull!(l!:u. hopLl'I8 tmJes:e ~~r11li1 spirr.i18 will II!!!ij!lk ra~lIr3bly up.!lI"Q ~:mtl'll i!l'l some f!!lJ1~IjIIU_ ~,!.!gh pt~~f{:~ imlDfilt ®jhm:rl mrelllh' 10 Emm~·!l', I)eapie PMIjI to r£mlo u,jJeHll£ tlm_hr 31!100S!!l~S bom .'lilll£erine;.

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Be1;<!!1.l5~ mankind is ~'oon 100!j1 Qf the miJihme of Latdy :s UirD:S: f~arr{l tmd [.(]rd M'oIln'll blood. 'i!\ie[l f~rmm; lla"~o!IIi IrI'ImOl'1m ~lll AmOOlI!l Ilil'; ~(W]illa. y~ I.s u :place not ~r~Jillllwed heroes:. ~IJLt 'between ,aws; where the sold .a .. aJ)!s rebmil. ~~1!It!ii ~i.ti~i;lnlie' !1lis.:f~rU.l!!~ ~n ~l1elm~SEI'I(l~ oi mEiIic-i@Ull spirils. 'Ik!i' sp~rulJ (If t'ho;;e wh...o ,~8.ve ~s:t~ped: tD:illLlml~r""'lIrhil; ne wurM is filled wi.!b Ga~o (1o'(l:liIgtfIllJ gnos.t5) aDd GNr.i ~hungry g!tboo.~l \lIruiI.B nlhe hlJ!,§i'li waJI'! to ronunlLi'l.f! m~b, :iLJ:I ;mlil.restul!ii s,irt'll" Imh.e heirnj:tJi wo1l;rn1. as .lilllil: It) do \'I;ilh 'i.h'l'! spilt1 wmicl .u pOo.'iSIi:llll<,vill'Wh1iJll .. II spin!!; as hOO-Ni1(w. J\J:iito::£l.or ~,ffiJShlpl amon~ lEJ~ tueilll1in ls a prtll'IIDi'll,'C measure. a wa}' til <lJ~rert; Imd fui'lim~_ ,Si) 'l.illilg as (lIne's anees tUl!'ll are· }IIIPP'~. tin:y1l n:main, WMIX' lh~ b~loog E"~'ry [peasut fum11Y' Hnmtlm! ill! o:rd,~-s;l krio[l,wn, ,anced«·al!j weill, as ~hf'ir jmrnBdia~~I~iML~ ,fli'llldi aM_Y spirit~,l;\Ihl!l ill)pe"M [(J ~mIDld j!1J:]~~(i!!'

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- fu»n tIJe uwr lNlffllV' rJ'[ tllr Shibc fmntly The Shi.bi1 nt}Cl.Jp¥ a. 1..11.ui'!l1.1S .P9:>i1iaD bli th~ scheme 'OJ ROok!!gan. Thi!l:Y arlt: thi~ de!lCBldmll'i!; of Kami. wi Lh tile blood or frl~ god::; rll)Win,li! Ibll!Ju&h t~~~J 'fflins. yet tb . .ey romain :!lu1bOldinaw to !the mMlLal ~~.O! ri!!l'!i~)·. The Chm. c.hempillllllis mOSel!. rrom tIlei r ~ks. ]ret he d~e$ 'mo1. rulie wl~ aW;(}ilne aU~m!ly. Th.oey .Ile watdorsiG a ,clI;m of :~.ea.te. jjght.e'i'~ Itt <lprll"o'il:lloo.w]nre Vjolel'!~ ~5· Ollbhllrf1ed, YiHlb~'~~mijD vita) 00 (i;ltc;ellilx t9tI:JJe5.t-'i, <!lJldp~rr[lrnI ~ei.r ortel~ matJkJess :r·"les. wlth((l~;ragr. lloo!O.l".lIn-ti ~~1ii'id.ID!]i.

D,e 5Mb.,. tram tJludr.lilllellge blWk 10 ~ Kamt of [luH rnnne WDfrrt:U ~mm !he 3kywilh IWI~ ![Jt~~r Hrst O.ncs:.S!h~b w.a'l lilUll!ghdl:d ~m1 pnl~I8tir, inmlJ:!i~11iI ml!!:n:slOO illllhoc !wow ~iIcld 00 ilnd his ~il:l]ings Iumd ihfrnselves ill. He qIWmGl100 !he

m!:i'I! :md wnmen M 'm~ ~b-rJ.ul 11~q1hinll. ami ool!lM ilfteill bl! round i1!lldylifl~ 'IlIIIe ilahi~ 8!lmd IDtNemtmls of otlul1:'s. [llilr:l.rI,g !he ronk:~ to diCl(ll"llnl~m~ ~e lIew Emp~. he Wii!lclll~d die oth~ CIJJ1ie.fLlDy II!; I:hlll' m,uwd,. au. lasted I1mi:e. ~IIDl1J~ limil by mli:l.iu .. ~ica]ly iiliPPb'lJlg wlullne bild I,B:illrne!l

UilJik~ bnll.brolhcr 1bi!lMhi •• &rrogbl t~ nn n1miilill OOI ~roilll F:o~:lIJl. Shtllita wowtr:cl ro li)e a ~~;r~. 'I!Jr ~~erlllhillg hI': saw. He "\~:dd SPl'nd 81iI e!1l1il"(l d8rl' wattlltn,1!! .!lJ faJim~[pltint h'is :field, ~r Uslen irll@ntly to II r&l"ldom. ~on~n two oJd, (ri~rnh. He Ter!a.if:mben~11I ~ryLhing 11~: s.aw., and ttl:e:~ 10 use: his :kuv.t1q~ 10 In'legi!~~(,: hi:m~eJf IlltD !he· newwlld(l De Mulrm to I~nii umrl ~lIIlliIJ!llly. be <l! ~n cli" ~ eir MI'l!Rgle-5, partiClp.i!!Ie i'll ll:t~ 1l .... es ll\Jey kllCw. ~l \\~]"Jl ej)~: mWlai ID-eJI w·~il' 1I[1~l1 "IV'II .. ~I br~. rall~ dl'll1l!il)~ .iill1l !ilis Ii!JnI'liltm; <lililiil gjSl!m: found him 'Ino amdlt~ll)]J' I)) !.O.1erMe f!lr ~onlg. A<: IK:me: we~ll by <IlI1d 1m :iilu~e.~ w:nl1nued,ltl:'bClllITlC mare and IrnJIe wt ~t{ [mrn. the WlY WQrl~ he ,aBBil'ed to. oonlle'Cll W'llh.

He ~olliDd roia~' "!I'itO 1ihe m:rlm o~ Shi.llseL 1'btl Wili~ 1[9:l!~ man 1:ilild~mood Shiba:s ilYIJ]1I1ID:1II,. rulid spoke M!IIIi'IlI~n,l!l W~WI,"i5 1liL<I!t both !:lIliih lll:ocd md cQln10rIed ·hm!.[m :Shinier. S111bti ~w how IiUl li1l'{!S or men h;a~ IJiJl'arnng,3!ld 1!ti!il''''''<1~ in. Ill!l: whicli they ~lerl!' H~ to w divillol. De beceme a -cl'~1 f~II~~r of U!~ litll!;! m !l1il,am~1 wileJI Ifhmtei h~d bU:;:;r1¥m.llllS dls~ilJfl V001ih S'hiru!e ~ ·It ~ SlJ:lha wliollilSl51d ,(1;[1 f.eoor..dlog their dis.oowse. Th~ ~Ils W~fe tht 'ta~ of. Shm:w~ whaiSe< bum~ ud tllJllr ~~:sllill ~~ m It:i~ lihI'aty !.:I1 (ilsel Ths.1d

'ol/hen FI;I ~£!'n.!il arese ami !he $e\i\en 1blmde~ g.lfuered 10 f.i.ght ~im, Sl:uih~ lob~m ~~immmey w[lh I:!UJ:Il. Wl"tn. ~ol!ll. h.e ~u]d [l{f~ he ~umll!ll ID I:!iElwa.md I"ked: him slTaii!!hlilrii ~he f)--e.

'"'TI:l~' will n.eedl liQ'Ur mI!:liLlC Ill! lhe :!'Ih~llw~:mdS:' .he 5j1Dlil!e sl1fl1y. "Will ¥Ougo w!.tIl ihem?""

]sa:wa~ mPi'"f! was brutal, Imd In the md, ~~y :S~ib8i's '!roW Lo :far~vef d@ferudi 81'1I:i1 sm'e m.e .~ wl!Ifl.lld l'il!IY his l~y;l]ly. S~ Shlba kJld~ beforo '!he mortall III ~ head of Gi.5i'l~ 'f';::.;;h~. 'P-1ed.gi[lg .hlInS-@U ·and ]118 d'llItmJl t-o tht ~@r¥1oo mLd def.imse oj '!he ISllLW"J. rDre,\\'~r.r;rUlre. ~lS:lW::li left ",iill S]:]m~llha! .trY tL<IY-

n~ [SHieD lami look his re:spmISl'IIrmli~ '~EliJ' strltius!i\I. K'nt;m1t1'1g lila[ lllOlwa1; ioIlGwtTS kTIilW liU]e I)f 1I'!.e IBmwiroe they l"t;1d j Il~t jO'jned.be i1J.si'skd em Elt!l1ol11lg iI me.mbeT dihis fumifly

::n;com~1'IY 'LI'Lom WMn. ilieylravoEitG OOI.l.th.. He mmm~dI.his ,cll:lJdffJI III !@ar~ ail m!:i:di ~5 !hey aluld abouJ. Lher.nru1:l,al al1f!.s, and the s:kI& l1.1lledcd 10 ~e a 'JIO'/TmbJJ, .EM rudy men ,OOIlldi ftis ~f01l1iise l*. fiillll:ledL 111 e SlI,Lba 'bhln:;n lod~ hi:s. 1,1;'i~~:ij to b~!!rd~ ami.llsb;'!]:!Ie I)) deJuu:i lheir m~:;;r~1M!'! 1li~Y poosiblE' lhre:l L The Snlb!!rmlilily 'ml::itb:iu~~ b:i uphold th~s~ dlll±~ hi this day ._ ~m.log lbo:UJJ ~ 'defendm of tb~ 'b~rn: !;mils and b~dYl!uard,~ rllr [sawa sh,u.genja 1,!,?nllll :h~l'~ I:m-"!iMss m the Sfiildh.

'T'HIE' PHOJ:IN"J:X DREIIM,

&i!ql.le.smrod :rm-m tile remanll,m.:er of ilIl~' EIl'lJI1~e. SIDba sd out t.® furaii' !lie Idcn~ t,r of the dWi he hatl nl!lw inn.t'lritrt'lt n~ lefit lhe [ss,w.a IlIcml<' ~O< ~11Jdy I-It~h ~. iliiDd raade SlIJe those fiiDl ~r shll.&~ii!J ¢J~w.;: Iu]fdled lirur d!LllUC's J!iromlill.Y.wi~ thai. 8Ji(iMlipljllh.@( he l.Ii:rrlE~d. h[s al~i!nliloo hi Sihi~sel. ;)!ld ~~ be W!illd k>e~p l]ill I iltli: []jJillIswlsaolI! aIi~-e. H~ oonlm!!l'2d: 'm ~u.d.y the Tao vf Sit.~ ilIlml worked!o :spmad, l~ te;ar1ling,~ firo-yglilm.!t 1m ~aJ m. Tht'; ]saw.a bt~ 'l;ol~TIiI~r ~dr ·;J;lu.d1t-s ·w!1ib Shfiru)ei~ k-~ andlhe claJ:I btliirui i!l'lMpQ~atmit btln lh~i1'mjliWy tm'iOOJ,C- 8ihlb~ SOliW iatII oftbJs Mild :miJ<edi, lw l:i'll: kncwtlmL 'daeThii Wl}'LhId ni~Wr die &li. km.s:: :i.'lil Ji:'lI!dl 0 tbe hcart:s 01 maIl.

Bill JlilI. SfJm~thinSl Chidoo him _. ,s,ollt@ ~tnH~] ofidtn.~iy ·thaI. his ~Ie ~~~. In· bck. They ,"11re lm\i!ror and healllJy, and '1;1',001 aDIJ)UI jJdr huslnM5 .. like IDE! rern3[1ll1!N or tb.~ Im:pi.~ hUl Il!~ 'h:ad 1m' form. NQ ~nilr. Nil sense Il[ CO!IlI,non idenlilrth<lll oo'hlld hrln,g ililMll cl.of>ru' to.c·elher. The!~ was f:ndi{ll! 'belwelm nis iOiInrly tl]Jd the 11liJwiI, frictioo whi~ .5,C'rtl r:t~JlI~~ ·il!rl;!!.I!g!l ~!il' 1}~~O!iIJl.ry IDldb(ii~ll,d. \!;~Ille: 0.11 13Jri: Q1&ide,. lhingSo s~~d ~l'!oorl!ll S,njba ~ukl see the le'miJl>Il sJawlY' ~g Us toll en his dlru,ges. He< puatde:r.ed: wlmt to dDl. bUI co1.llid lhink ~r 1l11lililing ~.h<!!l WlJljJld ooi .. -e !he pro:'rt.:JIlm. Alter ~si.;fu:l:l'lblt Illoughl, b mif!lli k! Wll, ,dlam~e-r.;, Ih'i:lJiiD.!~ lh<ll a :nisnl's ~]eep ·W'I1tild ~1,ie him ill. r]i'l:~ ~rspMU\\e.

'l1tat :iI~~i. he had i3J dream..fI!~re vivid a'nd inl.l!mSl! Ilh;u:t WI)' he h!ld ~:I;pericpced. hi i~ he ~oo ~D'DI]J a illclt mUlJiDlIlill:~0l'l whil'e I!I 1'Ii1lge flamillC' bird 91':w klW{lifd~hfm. TlKlmd's fm.ti1i wrn: ~IIlM ud ~ll'JW, !lud see-mOO. '1.0 Inurn liIl!o !he (alIriC of .~ffi1il}· ill~eU. ]I :li1li8red D\I~r hiS he<lil be£(Jr'!ii':se'II&.~ mi. EI lmee bmam '!IIl!ii :.wung at hl:m. ~mper.iOO1SJy ..

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"I .a:::m (11~ utrr.'tfSe ~ilGH.;· th~ Mrd rdum!:,I. '1:¥QW CiIII1 NU, be· I!h~ WI~vcr:l~ mUTe,." ShibOi wd "wneIliYQ·lIi are so (!:b\l'luus~y !!.'Ump!~ !:If the element of Jim:?"

TE.JIe W, my fQfDl. ~gl l]J(ll th€llJlaliij' o:f m)' b c:iiD8~1 ~ b~kh~ from alii rgg,rmllil 'lhtI1UI05 of me, S~ .~ am. ~bvi:!:t.uSl.y tronl LIile oelt'I1tel1t ~ \f.lte.. I iiltler ~:n}u,s:h lIt!!! ~kie~ m.m 'llie ,,~d:o.d Illld~ my ~1:I!l:;' ~ I ~Jn qmite cI!!<Uly rmrn ~,!J eTemllillLt of M_ .1 ,driie- as ash .and ruse v{,ilDoIe l[un'l the gmuru:l ~. 00 J muM be JI:{im llliJe ~lem8I1t. u[E!I!il]), AIllil .~ arn .. I] l.1lIil!i~ lliings. ~Dd iIiI(ll1~ m tltem ~oo.. 00 I am 1m]y fJOtllli rn~ eieJl1t:l'I[ '1)1 'I,~DIIti~'

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'illbe J<illhm KamJJ 'Wake wI,tlJ !hI!: b~s w9f1fi: QUI biLl; BJps .. ,"~dmUJl ~~Q a wmdi; he rashed Irom hi~ rooms inlD< ~e heut Q~ GiSellrubi, wlllm ,m.e E:lW~ iJu ll[val ~UlMillrutlg. l~clI. n, e 1.im1~~lll ~ili.erl1l1 ,afmmU W ]1I~ar ~am speak and ~1,'~n ih~ [saw" slil!!BtI!i~ ::=t~m..ij rf\llm ll1eir' lihr:;lri;e~ (or' theY' sensed ~'lm:iJJlIDg mQn~IIllll was a[oo1 ..

~Hfil'il~' me .. ~1liJ'people-,~Sh1ba. began. ~o:rloo' ~Llg we have' b~d i~id~ - J:ivid~d b,o:m Ollidves, rrom Q!,lJ eor.nunlJ'I1 .~ and ffirnm the Empire we lerr\ie. Fm lIUl lOfllJ. wr;: have: I)eem hirwlI iIJId Sbfba, ~~1Ii1 il'l!l ~:l[lbk:, ~~!l!r .,.1lI_.d' wa'lTjOt Thatperiw(! Ii!! p!i.5l [ I:itlV'Ei ;5~ I)i.lr fU:l!ltt in the flm> dE d.eSlrudi:!m .. nd UiJe joy uf HlbHrth. From LilL'l trIJThl1telit JMll.rud. we wil!I bekrilllWIIllS !he ~hfJ~Tlix CI~!i~

The ~.W'ol maemnred qui:edy olIDDIJ.!!i lhmt5ehti,m II'my iladMarrl that wor.d m.~oro, A!;OOrdiio~ to pWi;lh,fl1!)l; ,Om! l!Y'Ot! lI:I oo:m_!! a:m.@il!ll ~rnl wilo wmlJd speak "'-;ta! !he ~iJ(i[l1 I~d ~he eleme<!lilS. He w'iltl!ld bees a :fiIaming 'j}!1)d Ula1 would :mI~. di:c,o.nl.1i' 1",11 ,a1!ld rU~ ~galn a~, me. cen~lU'.ii:'l!· rode, by; Th.'Ilf would kwIl1'W ];Lim by ~hf name full~ rani as -Pl1ot'w. liJ(e-g!!.!e~. !"!loempU(J'rli!1l de~lm'l:I:i()!L And as Ih~ popular!! raised 111~ ~orc@ l!:I d:wcl S.h.lba's womj"Ib!V noo~cd~1l <lS'l~r!~ Su]ltl1i' ~i:l WiIill mlllllinlifl be:.

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fI~]ll]rts!l.f I!I:!~ w~ 5~~b:lJ d~~~, lire ske~! ,and O:Flli!II rnn1nl dii!!tothe:r IE1.emElIIlSin. ,hishny. Some ~~1<e~ hi! .:J:Ei!d huncl rild~ lIf ~\Il~r~ .diu r!i_r.~.t raili!lfl fIO:!Jidle i!i~. either!; ~ be was,klH~d ln 'nH ftma] bal~f! wid~ .~ _wmg- mere w. ,aftew !htl b;acllpw[JII~~d l® proi.etl the Ph{l~m;[l.IL M \\!lID. lIDan~ E!\\'~nLs

eiidy Iii! Rokul,lfHi'S Jilitr>:ny. the ;:!b~Qjlc nih is 1U~kruJwn. iQ.nl).1 tltcPho{;ui;( 'Cltamprom.Mo!,\'S r.~J SlIJR:, alld 1'111:' ~~ ,:;oirllll.gdy ~,llb·:}tpped Ol! lh~ sUlb~ect.

"!'Ie slaJ'j,danll tale, tClld ~i1 Shiba diiI~~trn lind IlCl'l~rilUy Iieg;;!!I'd~d, O)llbOl~O'!lI li:Iy tSlic m [ljtmfJ' @f the ~l;m, 1il8!6 5htba ~.t.it ".lng ml:o Lh.e S.l1adcnw'!artdl to NS!!:UI!!' th~ Si!ven ~luntjm'S. He Il!X11h<!_t :s hhp;e] !lIw1 !In'! be .~n,QWed t<l p~:r.t.sb kI rn 81 dMk IMU:!, !N! 'hlJ;kr:iowJOO.~!l b~ ri'llmq:itOO by m~ rilJi!il~~Il(!.S (hf~. ~m jOOT:Il~Y ~ I@.1!K ani! I~[fi{;[j]l .all~ he. Ja:cpd l!IJ1my TeTrorti ~f!m by Lh~ e~es or mC'Tl. BuJ tlf~ Ilfuf!.1 be, he f'Cltmcl

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Sbil1isel, ~l'Il!!ig 'will!! the Iat;I sumviJiI!: 'J1nunclllir. th~ S()IJJ']iljan~h~u:ro.

Men lle~el.W!iu'Al 11 w.as mill as .sllioo. The fi~slh.orn sllr~l)f the tillmj, Shib<L 'U'su.Ull • .I, VII~ [rom the .P,i!!lao;: of 'ilic Sh.lbSi shortl¥ <Lftu hls fililier had [lon~, leillUlg liil.s £aml11' UJBt [bjs falhtr""1'1~ 't@Iling" birn. Whm he ~~lurIUHllllit wisdom c~ ~e a~ "'as ~:D rus 'Il!~fl. ~Mll' r:aiht!ri!; Ihl~.d, ~ he 'prorla i mlil. ~i\lt be ... 111 UV!Il fowveJ - .nn his ,mesoo:nd!aalts:'

Theft wu a Bu.ddert s.tilln~, and Ilie air v,'3S ~ucl.den~y I:ill1lllil18r.il1h tLm~1l1J. Th[L~ pr<fSent ret! a p.a]pilhl~ W<lVfl ~E InVitible elte~ The,r'f- was .m~ili"r pre~n~ bl!h;iml 'nillmj~ ~ - Ut~ seul Dfa~m.iwali !l~W f~ ~Ih hi~ ~'G. and he knl!W 11is. fll1llt"r w."t1~rI ne"'et leaYe him agam.

As swLed C'a:r1tel:. [til Sbiba are pl:a~ d JJl ~I:l!!aps th~' ItnI!l:S'I. ar'iYkwam pooitEll1ll [I~allY f.mhily ill 1hil Empir·~ TIittY nnl;SI: Dr!:ah!~ ~ dellMte relallor:!~litip wnll tlw .rulil1l rsa~ s!rvmg. :md p~imi~!l lhm!\1Jlilile~l !lie 50lme 1im~ cl';~i rig !h11h. tftl.em over lssnIe;g (i1F dall m:"lliqt \\'hjIe Illey "!mdllf:~ ilieii~ dllJti~E !i'o'ilb MIlHr aii~ 1il~~J~IlIQlI. Jt Is dl!H thai: 1M!J' chafil IiOrnl2times Llf:ldu llie Isru,<!'s r001m~ 'inlqo ~a~1!! O@\'er htsi~:aWu k:i do wha1. Ii> a:...k~ bu~ bfuy ~~ illwll)~ ~ app;y IIbcm~ Il TIl.e ."'~ Ulth~ :5hbbit.l1:es :tu u~l\I!in_d.!.mg how lhe:y ean serrY1e tfihJ!1~ P;;~j wlilQ]lII nile.\! i:fi (lrle~ d~:;;l"ee,

'lJi'he Rlrs~ I!J:m.ty o(lIm ~ililfl. I~ ~ pWl&l (]re fs:J'Wa Their (ol!ltdel ClII.'!dc llkrs W,\!I ." IhO:~IS<l:nd !j\M~5 !!go. &rut cvei' 5iDre iLben. Mil de~ew::hmifi mwil' lill.I'I'illll lO Jiillll] .iL F'Dt t!b~ :Shi'ba. 11 deCnue5 rilim ~D:sibni~e:s milliS llir~ •. mt.cll ,gives. tb.em i3 si'Illlie oV€!I1'ldJng PlJ.l'Post.~J.oilow~n.Q. tnf.lf galJ.!p1l!~. 11Ii!Jl Sfl"Ve a perirnl Iii! tb~ HOOlIIII2 Cwm:d. pIItwUlng r~oonbi: la:l'Iilcs flrld ~mndlng i1 lrorn any ~lrUeat Tle: :5bjbll.. rO~!>StS rOtril iil ~!liikircle n~ Ute ~Uj'e-l M_g(l !Jf Illie ~errt1nry. wMC'b prel'f'r.J!1I !.he ~8nrt~IJl' or Ii]fc !tiew:3_ '!No~bmdl> jartd!lJ]!: ~Q!ll15 iJ1d liiclrdrie<s tlu~rem} hom hcim"g dc[j~bj' l1utsld«1>. Mlffi' a tIiIill - lISilBll,Y I'II~ee lOr rom )~ar:s: - Ih.ll&e' ""hn ,.'BJl .. 1m'I.lf b~COl'llC yOiimN. ;'J$;J~ncd to pm1~ om IIKll'llidtial ilQlIl1Iler m; d~gnIillIl')'; ~1l5. 11m "",mere the ~blba. I:ruly ueel a~d wker~ their Ii-"Q'Il,' !o ddmd melr f411lGU' ~oegih t!!f.ei j" csb'om,~~f [cIOO'm.

The 5i1ibSi ~~k upOn !heir [saw.'!. ~Fge; :iIS a PUCl1l ~l I_~O:k ~pO:[I iii ~cl ~'c.t .lilo1iivc child.

l'he~t must be kept ~lrt, (or gru! Lhi fl\gS :i,'liillil eom.c Eromlhem. ibul they t;<mllut be 'Imsled ~o SIllU'll'~ve 1111 lhe-1l' Owtli. f.hllella .shllgfnl!ll w'JIO ~~nttllrt illto Ili ~ ";'I'orW Im,'c !ibn $[J'Dken o:r '&Cit ~'Oj1mbo~ ~!Jcnll1g' ~l\ aJld ODe (lDOC' to'lmr:l mat h~ dl:d ]JD't m'lM <I m<ld,(}w ali ll)ngM a S,WbOl was IUttre 1.0 do ~~ )!lib. When tl~1 haV(:1 ilJlLOl'liB Ro,klilgi'm'li IliWUI!; and t<l:ltle~ OJ. Sll:l.bia. JOjiml:m oo:m~lan[1l' ~cam~ 'rlJr ~a!ci:l,rlll !nhrea1s nl!d dang,erolls siwatlo.m. ~'!hJlell!ie ]saWB discusses: ~JtilJo~y er !Iilttads w]!b. ... ario'Us ~l!m~ts. :Ihe Shi'll'!l wlI!iCh~;!; 11113 orow<l, £II(1kilil.g r~T 'll'olilhlr:mkltflS L'W enyone c8,r::rylllg fl: m~ .. M ~~~])i,~h~ .~ll~i'! ~i lM ~w.s ~I!l !IS s~tl!lr@. omd rnily !ikC'j!\!i wfllh III ,:,;h@11 sigi,t (Ii him PT 11m. Ii .dange'l' does arge- be U de ~b~f1Il'l" 01' a~t a J - me ImmerJiJute1y l'Q~tiOJ]s hel5elf ~ehnlftJll. liIl:': baWd l1.l:I0 1Ju~ ~l:ireai. baedless of her ow:!I sarEly 1l,lk saJed'y Dlf thIlEt' :r!~rby l'hlthlD,g 'mus! hJ'>Ir.'h tha pro I~r;it$d shlJigifml<l - n~ C'o'(:1:1 ;d !itt coo! I!l:f tlle Shllm's ovm 11k.

Sh~ lmsE1i .are I!l1j(lrfClIll~ !ilnnngst~okllll8:[I'S \,aJlQus H~u~ Gl.lnror OOl1!st~l]t1y BskiI:ng abmu ~eru:ri~ mtaOl£llR!i = bow manv .~:lJa:oos Mt! I?OOle!l where (hey aTe Pc'OOili9'~ ed, wh .. t abiriIB. they senr~ lilI, ete, .Pooo' milfiY gumc, 31 PbMlUx's ~t II; li4trlb!y I~g. p~~t£~~~ b ~i::a!lml lb8J' ·caLl'I. Ilf:! ew.llJY' from mfre ~'OJ:irnh(llmg cl'IMlQh In 1l~1 MY f.~ wlll'k d[l[b~_ 'J'h e sJlihll M~'pri& inI "ll!; ~lIIbjll~ re.ll u.~~IiQll; !ilol ltllly t1.OI1sll :\illll;JllIk.lotl thek tdedlcaUrut but ltiID~U a billly til fi.tl1ill their ,~!I'!ct$tllo,5 :lll'toi~nlllia:lJ": d~f:enl!1 the lsa.wa, 0:1' die m k a U~rn:Jl1.

'Olie Iirolil~d. 'dd:nibi,. wlill sllch d~dfmlf{ln:. th<l~ lhe 51iL1 M IIC:VCit' qW!~lon (he r~aVo\Il i:n !:lin!, w;~y; NmhIng l(D!;!id :bl'C further Irom lihe Irolhf'rk'l~l}n b~ll\'eell. ~ lWili rWlrllie~ has,liIw~.s ·r;l!dJll~ a;nd ~~ Shilla Clf~1:I ex;pussr~Ir.~liotli 'i.IDII illdr sluJjj@fii:8l tihMge 5 d em'l. lJooenlil!ll!cI 'illileir phIlOllolljDh.y. BeJfllU~ ~h(l1 mE mlltll .iman~rsed in. pmgmst1t po]IUcilD. IrcalHy t110m !he ffi,~Wi!, .Iliey oRen. alITIr: 10 corachjs!o!l:s fuat. th.etsa'RlI do n~1 [ike. SQl'Jl~L1m_,e8,lIIlelf 1i<I.Ji; vt.J,leniCe iii !1,llOElSS",ry~ SOrnelimeS" ~'OI.I mast lB:~ steps. III dll'Fl1'nd yoY:r~r. B'Iil1 lb~ ]&;1'0\'''' JI!:f1.!t't l~ ~~d [allm ~~I!ir pc'l!)diil~ id~ilIs: th ~y 'C!J[l8j~c~ II ~h.c~r '!;aHiI18 ~~ :tdh~ til Wh:lL ill. riglh~ ~Bt:bel' ~18Il wtlRl is piJMih~~ Ott;! L,lSt!;; til!,":}' :€itt :roqueileredlle.h ind mel:r w,aJ!s ad fll'fE1I],' ,fu:ileJaC<i.w:Uh u.~ uUl~d~' Wl)l'id" U 1'5 .~~ {or ~,~ hawa 'iD b!lik~ tll~ moral Wgb rcr!!d.

The .:Shiba. h1l:YeD.'Q ~lldJ b.lloil.lr.ies. .i'i.s l:Ii.liI.uL they mUSl .HlSIIm (ht sanctllll' of Ibeir c1ari~ i'Olnm!l,

Thr. P!'Jw:I Qf dill; Shib", fumil.~ jj;8K~ .(Of .c:rmrnl, !Nro[ds, s.lJ11l1oum!L1'II b~' ihl;l fllarlillSDf tile I"hMlIb. WbJj~~ Ih~ ~nd 1$ .. s(mi~ b!1Id;. UN: 1Ja.m~~d, 5WWm m ,dillac In \lIlrrant g~ld md ~lw:r, symhclizb:J ~ I!tml~1 dL'IIit:ahcoo of ~ ~ ttl, I1u!lr r[J]lml~(:ll i(lilllh. l\(: re ~·II y;rrtn6~ (lr llile filb.iiliJ ~D wMr.ll .I!i ~ 11}' tll~Si.'! h\J~hl wtto se .... !l! 1~I!'o\lil. :;h:ugEtTJll [!!; ! }'Ojjmi!NJ - Ihl!l!iQnll'1l'<1rtJIl he I"'~n t~ 5'I'Ionb U!! en !Ibn oon!1WlS itIi~ symIIDI []J \\Oid.li~ldJed hi s!:il.IUI1ll gold.

~:sWJFE !Iil!!J:!jf &tilllQ8 n:re!nld (d St-til;lil'!. wlh:!, but lli~ 1JJ,l~ mtr~t .coru;.j!ltl:llcl i!Ct!u.t~~l!; b:~ Jrkm:rJ"l Ul!iml>ll15 J5~~; ldl1o:';\~

Shih lnlftlt:d tkein.nd~ 61 RMrum~ [fir rI'!lI~lI !'I'!U~ boe:[me a:l!Le wminl,l ur $Mnsd H~· wil1k!1d wUh SIun'jD wh.m ~h~ lWlid goodillo~ tD Ifu: r.m~. ,lI!I'Id m rmlla,'i\'etl, JJi~ 'ixlliilll[ "'~l.it'hl ah.l:;c IlliUl!!h~d Iot lll,\';d fllit-OWt[i.. A\ ~1iSi.1iI~

Umlil HI IIII!! IM~ nr ~II (rEfl~ !1.TIer>il he m!:~ With hls ~lIIl!J Dpli OUiId l:mJjlmr Hlda 1~i;!;'W,!.l! ; diID' W!wiDCGd SJnh~ tlll~:']imdjr.alil:¥nI fakhll~ u wlil",Doii swke Id dJJe IIl~fUII'!M5: ,~ _~oml!il:In~ Wl:lo w.~ ill! tw~ :ns ihe 5tar:s. and ~'ttldd slJli'l ~w~ ~

I~pliil'l! Nm.:Inlii~ 1Q\'t. 1ffiIIe r1i.cl~ iliIiil~m {b,d tliI!! p!llt~~ (If iii ·wile Wltil hI mlIike ~ f~mn~ to b.tlp Ili!k[] ~ Ifu: 1wu!."1!1 ~;rln$I UlI'QllIii',. and mwiI (Ill tOO fKlllI line oJ WH' at, h~u Inlisl~nd"s, ~rl~ AL b!ll, :s ~ii:).& gll~'l! IIp"Hod lIlt' II. W.OIREill 'With filiI

III these q.naIi1i!:s,· 'be ~rlid!. 1mQ I ~nm!lrry hlCT; III i.M,I, b-Q(b :Dojj wid mdiil dr...'PJ!rred of ,~~'.~r

~ Ih~ ~rfect ~1Jm3ill I ~t Lbdr bf'0therili PIIlI!t:n;llr,

On~' day. II WllIffilIn ~ml: ro Ih~ ga~ of Ot~n UdtI:. -sM Wi1III1i1'1 flllil cs s[J,lllmI!:r; 'UiM. it! h~'Nf-"\\S Wlili a ~!iliiet m~ ..".hI.¢! 1~Jl! !!If h~r 1ru!1b~il!l

and fil};t1letime<l de-al \rith u nl!o:rt!llUte :paHtI,caj [MHli~ ~llIlh'e pro~, .'i.5. y~ji.:mb!J, they ml.l5l, wa.ivhfor 1I:1:fMls, Hod .suspect pefs.t:!TI:il Or inddel1~ 'WM 1m0!&"j}J:l'!!<!l' Ih_;Irmlc:ss. II:nd as '~I) desanikHts o!f a Rami: wb~ 1;¥mclIed FlI l.eng mmrl:r IlCllqUe.r the Em:piro, !hey f,~lIltlz[; that oo.R!ioon ~ (t{]t l!Ie~8Sn1ly mg:ut 88rety, ~i!' I~edi'c:ai:illn .h<iffi ,rniillde ~l~ ShlIiOi inleme.lyawilie ,j)F tJl\ !l1ililC'd 'MI· 'liIUiluMlila rapport !!tltl1 ·tJ~ IIIXI!4:dl! li\'Il!'1d Mid. Im!f t JOOJe 'wi', fo~oo Ht:I,~ .!iIIfll11i1ill ,caJils [or ~I. \Vlie.t:I. lll~ .fin'£! IJjI~j.r .~mlld:sl!il~dl ~ Rwa veg:ill~s,. II can IJI~ trltlw ,~mOi.gIng. S0m~ (!Ir the argume'ttb belween d!f: .s.m fib II! ,Mtd 1Isaw>! owe ~_ntelnl5e ~'[lOl!gb ~!J ~Iwd a Crab,

Many OliJ llIiideFs of leu. ask 'Why,. Ii ~Ie SJ11D.ba ",r'g~ wjlh ~he r~wa ~ [lrte!'! as ~hey dl}, ~I!Y OIrc!!! so' dewtJ:ld If) pi.(ltecliflg Ih!.m -[nltiil.liamt, r"iO.r IlIIl Shib.a,. the u ~er is .,~y, lihey dD their 'OlllW l!(Io~ Eo.rihf; sli[lgoCnja 'Iil:tey prG:tect, bul. to I'!DlilCI'lhelf :rouooer (wil" OOiltlnlU:e~ to waJ.cli. I:luarn 'lIm-JlI~ the ,~ye~ of IDIDe Chrlmpixm), As i3~' ~ they'·re ml1.rtmad,lh.e rsaf'~',1i ~]8\11~ M ~y in, wm.eMllei' tVCl' ;me 81,!~rded Q( 001; Ws; nO'! IIp i!g 'lIJ.e.ID. 'fh.ey W'~U b e :~r~:llect~d fr{lm the OUlliiMJ! \l;'\IrM. !iI,'.i:tcth~r th~, likeil III' [u11. !E\'e'JiI i~ 11 yojllilll.bo~:!i marge were rro Otl_I;j.ed and .~ h;t!!]:!,km m.~ ilJ 11l:e midd]~ 01 .m.1g wlld'enless. lib~ wm!llil l;lJJilltl(~1l!e 11!11 [li]ilow hJ:rnJ .frnm ~ dl~f1-{I!! ;md d® ~ s!l:L~ oo1illdl Wma]n.to!il~ fites ~dy; Ii! sum an 1:\!I.'.;-irolUill,C~t Lf~ e~ro ~~ii! ha.w i:e[iS~()1'I and fLr:gUEileIlil'l nw¥ Sllrlng lli:P'-

N~~ thai (his c~n be cxllle,1icd by ImIl~[ ciMls, The PhoonIJ[ - ]nYl"a. ,5!Mb!! Imd As:sko - ooml&r tiJe:[r i.Hlel'ilil~.l sqLJR~b1iJl8i m be· dBti I:lLI8jllt!!1l!1, ,!liJ]ld dill,n!)t pe'l'mt Ilualdm 1(1 tr[lc: \11111 a 'Wha~e\'G:r di~e:meliiS tlle}f .may h;n-e Yriith !!-ailE! olilill1<r, :i'f IllW,l!:rgOOS: pa;st. tl!im nm,d!s: they iSwUd.!I' dosl! rol'l~ in ~e!.r~re of e.xI.enlJlIl! pr·es5l!1re. flo Shioo mayr:cm'I,l~m abmn 11m 5~ruill ITi'I,dltllmBlllsm [If !he 1'fi"'!NDI:!'I!;lli~~rs, buL S'llES~ ~;l:l h~ wnrk a;gairtS'l lhlLlllI IDlill@bow, u.d he w:fiU ~U1I1,iJ.:l!I Yli U hl{je Ill, rabid .Jog. Mlil~!I' s.mr[!l:~ml a~d Q:,n:!lt howe ifaJrmJ.rl Ihisle.ssun til'!;llate, :itS theiir ~jJQJ~ ~lJ' fUJithilf ,dI\i'lde ,ElJJ:d Irndlilrtnlll~ Nuo(1l&. unity llllrw resllill>ed. in l.etha~ ,ih.'U~lsWit~~n:r:lgecl' Shihiil ~mu~"a.

1"*,1:' CHAMPI'DN

Jnlil.ll$l clw:~ the 'r{ll£! (b-f IChampion. [;)Illli ~lJI tilt nt:.;I'd di'lim.y!l. tb~ lJJlQp,l!Ile-di leader of OkU tmloSJi: 1:J.~"e:nh him, No:! ~ 1ke POOeriOC The ]sawa Elem~nml Ma,st~s .rule me dain iYliU] U[JdJ:iIj:i,u!ed rn~t!!111 alltL thE! CnmlpirPII ffiiufit ill1lMlahlyl:Jnw to lh~ir wh~m. lViil1Lc he I5l'!'aD~ nile RSpt:ct clu~

hili 'C!o:iliILm. ;m4 5~rye;S ~ !:! m~:u1h]il!:w tolhe r,esl @[RoikugaUi, hQ iw 1.be aU,thDri~ym dklaJE~ poIl.C'f F@r lfuJ~ elan, SUlllUl!i\. tim. boo liI~ef been II pt'Qtkm The ~~t~ Ilil!ld~r51mdU:i1l l:iawa,~ .lWl2d [OJ a1.LIDMflL~a:l1d mwe- 1Jll1.':elT rn;ed 'L!-i~ Qamp~!OfJJf.u po.litit41 eM!. mil!': will ofLell .. !;~lte w!!:h :nim.@' iip;p!lf I~!!ilq"::> I:I~ l~w:jJ d,lim:,m, 'qU!:;on~ml!jitJg IInd, 'mtilluinc thdr poliCies. b'Elil.lIl. !hI!! md. of dall. he 'IN:ilJ oM TIllS Ilead arnd a~lJ[esce In Ill~!r l',-t5:h~.

There has b~f.'lJ m:u:m s.pOOll~aI~.onflIJl(i!ng ·Ihme IEirllJIlar willi me Phuernm: 1Ul lo why llhis: is 00'. Some ~l'il. is, bl;{'ilIlI!ii! lJ!fShioo's mld~1I4 prom15l' to prot!i:c1. tile ]1l8.wi.L;oerii:li!ll,. the [hilim~i!lJn wol.d~ be· m~n: O!!WoIrc el ~h-'11 'II~W t'hm Ei'~,r 1ll11lC[ O~~ OO!Uefid.llit"~the ChmtpW:il is Ildim ~rnI DU!>Y wiffil1 milit!lll mflt!ers to WOf!] a'll,ou! tbe JsaW<I; .h.c nf 5.he leads ~E PniJenDi W'itr.ilitS and: rn:Jfi;t m@lr(;!rbn-l dwole ~iiI ~q,l c:.1ar__nt.lru &11\0001. (jI[ limE to itlriln]lg iI!iill! l'lt'gai!liIJIiIJj ~Il lm'~ :still o:nhm (ellis I~ iiS h~aU1le thE!' Shlila. as bilShn. ifi 8 dim !)f shIJl,PiI!!lja. 3J~e' 5imp:ly hP~ ~'eak to m:al@\; th~i:!' '!If(!J~!i b,el!Jt ~d that the CIlam~o:n 1:8. mI'Ll!1.il,@ m.ore '!haIlS fuppellfl' I!.ee, I:bem. bappy- TIletruQ:], as wil'h lliIu.m else im tfle ~oonu, CI'1lIlI, lie~. In :QUI (lJI thlll'Sl!:' tbJng500d .ilWH! or llliIoo'L But more '1hIuii, lm~i![Jg else, ii !1ei In 1lI~ {!Clltial th~ ~iliOIl cnrieil !i 1tI1I!rtlellli 'ld wm !lJ]lIt' Dr:l'lJadlht:! Phooil'll_~!Jl.! ,aware'.

.Each 'tjme II diaTnlpiQ]J dies, lIIis or l1e~' 6cOU] p-~s on tr! 8llG~,er, \wtJ 1iIJ~1li takt:.-'I lip ~jje mm~-e. TIlJs las h~ppem=d ~ililoo ~~ d!:a'ili, o[ lIle r~sl Shiba jiml G:(mlmu.CSIO tbJs day,. like thm rt'ClJ' namesalke, tbe Champion far~ only II) ~

a.!ffl'irn. i~1 !;!. ~ ~I!i~ti~. Il4du, Ch!l!.!Il!pjoo.

k£lI1l\';-S I:h~.~ Ilt~ IiIM ~Il'!m gJ-aI]l€d ,a, Ilnm (ir immJJrrtili:lY - iMt .~ 501]~wd]1 j (1m Wiil1ilall of 'the o!h&lI Vii.IreD boe p~s, .~11! m~lll.h! 1[1[1 I~ II Hew C~;jmp-bm ~ ~~v.!l passi~g l:ilellJlm:lit$ the me-tDm:[e~ feelings and ~J:QIlIiGrn;: ~il the p~m.-;aiU:~ Cl:i~:tJ]pi.ons .inJlu lhil ~lJlrrenrl Me" allt!wmg blm1M' b~ t,t) ~arw upDn 'iJre e:xperl:elWes. (J[ a~] ihos~ W'hlll' h11:1,1f' rome b~f(lre_ \!fh.1iI~ tile 'Chtlmpioo's ,own ~ja]jllt' fL::milllil5d.,m~Q~L. acddte dhang,!i,~ ~llIghll!y tJwl!rLIl,Sjl:iOll art dl[fJwll l~ dltLlIi!, t11~ fil'r.~ oj llI.l:m:erou5 sauls I:I&W wp(!mi iU~ 1)[ ~~I' 13!~!j~:mll;

~ pl'WO'tr o:r cllann.e-J:in([l: ro m~d:Ji life ~ml~ Is OOILS!.d.croaibie. bu,t, Ile lJ.ur·detJ CLD he !ttli tf traurnatJIr .. I'dll!l OOfrn.e Cb1mJ1plOllll an'! 1;!!l<!IbJ~ ~!]I ~aIte'the I:>ttam. ']'h~ .Is~.wa. h~lnri~1IIy. b<l"~ prnrld'el!ll llie !lWsl:an.oo ~E1Elded Iii m.ake {he '~ftlru;jlOO:n II, ,p8:ml~ !fine.. and [0 e~ff.l !hM lIit~

new Ch~VI'I:]llOJl ~MI. liI.rco~l'Jy ~~ti'O] the lI'I~:liri1'i'i"il1id of ".i~!i now ta.gimg M~h~Jl hi~ Or .hli'! r mind. Smnectlmes, e''''lm l~ is h;mri e:r.ll'i!lJgb, oOO9B~Mal1y. OhamplQIlS Me' selw.'l ~. ill:aru~ proph!i!l:k lil, il!I!!d ~,l!k if! v~~: ~1al" ,~cho th~oo.gh the< .!1iIlI1rearnd we pall1. With a buooll!.n 51il.d1 !IS 1ItD,:lJildi tJ:ie klUJwld~l.b.i!t his 01' h,e. mind [1iiJji3h1' nl1l b ~ e'rJl[r'ICiy baJanood, U i" slImll wOIldn' flat tlit~ PJ;wenu. wI~b to !mlMit &el:r Je,ademhip eli1ewbe.re, The Cham.pillin i1l II .. aliued 3d",1801:,;}[J,{i I:ti~: ronli!l.!ttion ltl ~hl: ~ows 01 lhepasl ili "lllat~ d1erim~ but m W!t'ntlBI in5tability i;5 100 dimgetl]US to plaCil 00fI.1:ro1 [If an mlin: elan 1IJ111111. Lcl 1ll.L': Elen:I~l'll~ I Me sims tdLmate P:bo~nix pOOjqr:liliIeCh.un.~llm mou~d ~i!lll:,,~ Irou;bl~d M~h fiUi added rgyponllunility.

n.~ OhllmlP[OO is lfuosen o.y snaersdent Id birlh.. Onl¥ uh.e :SMba lJi1. eo.e[}' geIlLrr'"dti9i'1 has the 1I1:i:iHlj' ~ !!~~])I tile S~g]5 0-1 the p'remiou'8 Champ1(1M, l!ind mI~~til!lr Ol'Ie cru'l !!.eM as tliletl' hll!lt Url1.Lh oilier dans, whr:m! th! pr!!ilion i~ det;~d.~d 1J;IJ!I)l!Ia;b ]Ii l!Iel11ge O[ cnl!lte.~,b., nt! ane knows whu lha Pi'l!wnlX GaratpJ,l]u, \\111 be IJlIJU] the ilaw~& m M~ m her pmdece~, W.helJ 11ml happe\I!~. till:, ~RViQu:sly u~Iill!J!\w!:I ~!lKl;~r su rMl:lrur lriIn~ Wililh ile $[JUlIs of Ib.e Cham[liOJ111, alo1Jg. wltill. the k!wwled.ge Qfalli Ihose wh~ h3¥€ roIll~ bef'!)~e. He ·o~ sh! ~he n f~e:la Mil 1,I.1'.ge UI trall'e.Ih.'1d;: 1:i;I the P~Del'!ixlal'ld5,. whvc' he ~ sh~ w1l1 rooln~~Fi.ed with ~~ J·~b~s ~ dalsho alllli!·r new ~lIEoo..1bil ddlnlrtJ)vctellit or (h~ P:h~ Cbuu:J1ion - the (llI1;:: whid1 ensmt.sUmE lib:e :5.IK:Ce~x is wna he (If she d~ms 1,0 be - OOm~ Wh~ll h€ or S:h~ .!JM.f!S I;!W hfltOif'lhe C:hlRs AIlI.QtgIJral Swo.~d_ Nom:

SiI""~ the ne oChiilimpilJn

CFilii. ~olddl mil katana To a11 rniheJ:'S; n will ~ iw.ud 1IItti. 'WJe:Drn jl~i:I" .lUIl oolhm ~fL'j'P the !mfaI'Ll t1 i;s iaudiini. ThUs. '~h,e t[ll.!! Cb,alllpkm will a ]wa~ ~e kiloWil:'l room a:nyp:l'!!!ltDdcr. an<l tile llolll1s ,of Lh~ Cla.[1 'Will aJwa.ys b@ OIssmM o[lhar posltliiin

~lom~llant ?bOO1ltN &,ttl~s

"1.5 II clam nr pm;iJ]~ ~ht Pihocni:t h~lI'e hillklrkaJJy sM~d: aw~ ~~Llm. g~'I)ry Q.D ilie I:llvltldj;tl~d. Th~i rJoo.!a'led ilerr~w1J~ alld !~ D~ ptOO!ltUuJ1 re~nces h8ivedlilicmil~a:goo in~r:s fmm .. :dl:3tkil'lig 'ilie~1JI :lIld ]Il00111,r ~eigh.tQllcd ili.m n Jll!Itlil!c.n as pe:a.mf:ll.1 nQl'I'!}m.bj)t1!in~.

g~ ~ ~~ be~tlf, I.M hcl,p (If ~ EUmi II) ~'tC' W Iwme'lima barn II dark njl w:~,I~ hrull iI.~llD to~" ~n~ W mlmUil' shi&;) iiI~ her, hli hGil<rI'"W~~f!n "way. "\\OJ!l1 .~ ~'IIUI' !lam!", rn~enr il'e ek~d

"My !l~m~ IS lS1lmn.ru.~ ~e f~.~~, Ma h~ r{.lLI~\I,~d her ttl t'ier bOl1ilil:I:pncl_

UnkM'.\In to lite J.'i.e.!!11. 1l1!IW~i;tl. Ihis Wla~n. ~WEli ~ ben ~ailh Ill!: ~>al1llj W~Ye5, in i! Cll~ bwUII[ oora] .mII. '$ti:ia.le.. ~ dN! le&enJil!!. Dr !h!!: ~ _ ~ld! ShiM; rMc.d till will IT{lI' haad ~F)' wildl~'. bu, !!iii ~ that nhe lr.llft lol1f!:ht SIde b~ is[.d1l! Vi11h m~ltIu", lind bl\!tL~hl lIfe bm't's 1~ b3di. to Ib~ EmPfl'IWs. '~'" W IIlBIk til ru \f~ct(q'f,

&.mn crier. Shllu. IISW l:h.e IiIUt!!1 )'1lU.ll.gma:fCW.fl ror h!.![ I:reind In :IT.ii<lm. IIIlul ~he ~OO~I:t1.l!d. ~gb it rn~l Inat :dJl!:w»uM nmr N! uun ~ lI~t I:IlIcl~~ ~M:llle\ ~b::. W~; "1t1in~ lo} ~lilai1fl rnre~er ",,1th iIDl KarnI of Ib~ Pb lIeni""

'lS;!.rraIlfll~ bOOy 1!li!ii8lll nll"~e meeD 1I1a(1'J.i lImi'lll.G tlJe heave ns Wll!!ll ~o ilicll, WI~I'I)' y= In~ 3lIC the h¥rlglit'LHt ~tar in ~h~ MJlherl1 ~ ~ mm~ f!lr Eilitllblll'l; 11iI'i'~

NeverthelE!ss, ihere are SlIme OO:ilEl:lcts wllllM !1;VC'[I libEl Ph(lle;IJJ~ il~'liil b~ uil~1ili! 'Ill arVlliti. a:n}d ID:(I;meniB wiwl tlneili !iIlJl~l wnl!em,pl~l1nil. :h~ been l!IDlIbliN1 bw !!he drums of Wll!tf!.,tejll!:t UUIt(~es, iiiL ilid'ltu.l~:J]i~ ,hisllJfj' ~ rc (!!Q(!ilted ~elO'l!'o!.

THiE 'DAT'f'Jl. IE' OF SLf£lf!~,1!lrlG "VfRl All w bkugag! g!l~ h&ii!rd 11bi~!iiIQUY e f IlldJ:lib:lUl :'I.llId, tn)'W h~ tr~~d k! WU~ tht s(!v~mgfl.

Emp~ro:r w'J1:Il the Jl~WCf flf ~!~lXmagi~ AL [O!~~ 111i! Is,awt! alllfmpted 11.11, lIl~!lI:J1!ila.t~ 'p~:lI~ 'AI'Ilh ~1iI~ B~J;I!!;II!J Sm".;;efm', bul cffiJt;:iu- ilrMll!liI1~1 filil.'cd, h1 tun:

Saltle oJ SWl:eu. GfaI'I!'e~ some Uve hun.d_jl~JijYCilrl>

.ago. th~ PilOllOJN "I!!'e:nl (ol'Oll:d to. ~oirllhe Sewn (tans ,m baut~ aga.im !l!Idl~lm~ !lll!d ~<Ilh~d bi~ ll[]hIlIYPm:¥'E'l" lrenomlh Iheir mjghL W'h.cut ~J' leal".IIlad: limt luclt~bm OOIlW oo~, be killed! dJrough mOJ! a 1 1lreII01l, th~' 'OI~ckfe<l a 8fU~, i:omb be 1:l1.ti~l tD imprisutl bi£ b~. Th~[lh.~ix Wfm/ ,~ til! [place an Un~ Dlagkal Vo\~, ihey CC1u1d I]PD~ 1Ii., and cnsun) !hat 1m ,~CI]t:(1H)!~ 'pmmr t(nlld C'O~r ~toIlJre, This Ill:w,y 'Pii'fi"l:!rmed ¥!11M! OI!U1h~dLlIlJJ~y pU~SSIl(l. find Ilb:e' re~lUfl& ,em::n:mlmeUl was SUlrrkieTl~ 'la lleep Illmib<a.Jl [rom I!s:c.\I!pl[i!! his stooy p_rioon.

0. sO lIh~ltlhoug~l Sum~ twu ~WpdR:Q, }~all'S la!e~ tl'lt oo;m;;rer":s .:ril sllp~free or .bts bends, 8iI1d (lmOO a_gIliDjJlom:d iilgaJJll:lt IJw .ElIll!~]d! Thr·ul'iE!i" n~ ~liJe l~ilJJUl 1:ilJ!l ~1:lIJm, Iud been mi.~" he had gmirered .bfs Blooospeak~al a .ru,ddll':[]' plaill near Ib~ Siw~piIQl ru¥~ r, 'ilieut, lIJt!ing I:l.e rUflkr; Ilflw'(!r Ilj lhek order, rlu:~ WllN able to ral5!l an .3iJ'JJJJ:iY of W!dead SGMjl!r~ 10 figh[ for diem. 1i1J.e ~(}n.;es: or LIlt! Seven Clam <l!mvei! Ibe~e h~ .;J~ h zor.nb:ltfi aad skcl~t(ms rose Irom l1Ial1 rerrihle I'?sti!l,!llllll~s"

The Im~j Qf !Ii e .Ernpire lillld been b'-all1eD tD iJ.eaJ w:U11J the' I:mcl~d. blJ L 1J[e~t; IUJlflile-1'5, wer~ ~m,alt ahiJ ~h~y did. mu ex:pet1 I~ir r(li1!5,~~ ~l~cl>; OY'lth $llCh f~TI)~ny, The; i!iol!l~bju B11d Il.l~piil<ll.lm. swdiJ1Ened out rrom Lhcir ~jIiOTJ,S, :5[i1'lkimg V!l!h fm:oom predsl'Oll at Ih~ rut'!fundng trHps. Th.fl llushi r\:rugl!u, l.;'a]ilil[J;ll¥.bll~ they iC,mdd no'l p'r~l lh~ lImi~<ldi r:r~m mr'IWki!1g IhroLlgb Lhollir L1rI1es. ChaM d.eiS&~ru:lel:l 8~ mE !ii~m;ple rl!l1i:!U:lllIJc~n;l. o,f a ii;nq<!,1i ~~1Jp O'J Olllil'll!l degenerated til~O a horriiil; I»awl. Th~ Biood5pll1l1l;e:r 8O.roorro-s, pre,Ssetl Ih~!f un{lead mlinioRs :n1l'rcilei:i!y, hreakiD~ tile §;3flrUlrai []I'Il);ll LIlijl~d ~~~ 111' be ~b,ed i1Lwhlrn. 'BmW i!lI!d ~~!.lgenj:il [i@l!gI11 3id~ t.y sIde 1]1 <I dl!i5p~mlc e[fnrl In hoi dI ~I!m all, Inri as the: Ila'lll~ wi']'L 1IIIl, (heir ~ ill e.lllnl I,Q dil\f.l,

U was Ute PhoeJ]j~ wlw tallied !he faroes m liliht .m\!allJ:W.d LIte arm,' to rCCC!\ltT. SupporirCI by the Sl1!lh :mel M'tldtng aIJ 'hbf' ~~ III JUheJl ooMid!:lrabie ar3~il31 u[ ;'ip~ns. the hawlil shlilg~niLi ~nildt d(l'!m the Gibbcrll:lrg llind~OId ~B!i'r ,after w.a,ve. cl ma,eic Ussh,oo llirougD. Ute ~kiJl\!i as x()rnbJ~ ~ :r,etll.rne,(J t<Q, 'IM earth Ihrou.gll m~'SI:t~ fire .and ~~~I n,g tee. De B.!ood~,p~.tktlrs trde.d to, trrtgh~ Dad;, Wl'l.hdte-lr dreaded Mallo, hU:l 'they were [11[1 m~t~ fliU~ht~Db; ~lemenla:l M~ters Tbe Sluh'a YOJllI1lb~ Slru-ck duw:J!. ani' f!}f whl) ilpp:ro<!icllH~d. and itllo·wetJ th81SilWU lp dor !heir wod:;. 'l'he:y drm'\" ]udllJ):;m:s rorws back illlLol

LhEl :pla[nI,. glviing 'UUl mrfrwlm_lm~d ]rnperial AmI~ ill dwl~ 10 J"W),'tf, Wbal crJliLtd b<l1,l\c ~~rI a oo~kte JQul w~l:n!mr~nned j!lllQ \l'tc:lQ~~ and w!Dill! Ih~ clans su[Jilred h()Uible cm:.t1.~ltiEls, '!he)' did n{!~ bnmk. lim PhOOllh'l: hit! ,i1,\'l!:1'1 them 1Jl~ 1l\~jJ !Il riglid nrn.

ftil' b.oLdm la5leil (ox !if.'\o\£fl ct.IJ.ill h~r)Or~ lhr rcn;e~ of i!Lbe En1'pjfe' ooldd [1 l'I<!lily drttJllrl!!' '!Iido.,.'_ ~itdJibftIJl's '~llin! wiii; ffilpp~ ()Irn;e ag.nn, 4:lm lJ'fd~ b~ck to nile 'Tom!J, wlmc lsaw,a ma.~c oolllJll him Withiin '~e l'erJ' Wlli.lfs or dJ E!: place_ ~e remains there tn thi~ d~! The ~!mbies ""e[l~ de5k!iiyC'd and !he BJQQd~km;iim~ru:d - 1h~5f' r~w whu ~li.rIti ..... ~J wf!rt' Sl-a]re~~ [u !hi:! fum \rinck Bloodied y~1 tJD1'dmowlXL [he elaas ou uJd tOj[lJo:: that ~uol'dban WIIS no long&:! a '11hl~m. A monWl1£nJ: pJ~ rn Ihe ctll'l:ter or the rjeid ~Qday OOtlDE'mllralts: !:he r,:~fa1 B.1Ule oj Sle~1 n~ Rivet. aad'morn1~~~ ~~iI',LI:tirtCIo! ol aU Ai[llu:aiwh::!ll~ver Iheir dan - w})[I died! stll~ping the Ellood:i;pooktJf's plins..

FO:i mort'.! d)(llaiis Oil J1.J.ChjlMln aRd ttL€ BatHe of Slee;plng Rj~'m". S~ iie Tm»i/ rTf '~Jri~N hm:&l ~l

TNrE FJVE N.tGftlS OF SHAME (f'l'Q'1tl ~hl:! TIfI~ atIsmw l./$rmJ

long i1igo the Ile~gtli.s of the Droyroll Heart P~uill. w~re J]II~d with a pru$p~rllu:; folk. A ~'OII.mg r~ll~ hdd !he 1l~0!h1, l:allang Ihfm~l ... '"C!'i: Ih~ Snake C~:m. Through nde with the lando; 'lu lhe suLirn. Ihcir ~m:fI Vl'e;~ ciUllforulble. TIILZY were fin !.l.D.amm:Uug. mliIlI fam.Ilr [lor s::!.mJI.!I~j. l,!;IIlIlS~ W'1tli1!: hI Ule lm.JI't,(: ";~ unremarkable ill dJ ~.P'Bd.\i S3Ve dLBir ,~.{IImplf!le InpdlY. Bul to lfuioi frunlly of l1ob!e .m-~Il crune dioaslCr.

A.fi.arn~@~L~ir.il h.aul'l~~d L!I~ I'allld &l'OIlJu:Ii m~ !;;it,'1Ie - Dnewlw ",uuld lI!l1t re.sL F!I!r Jll<rn,i.' )-e'g!'t;. ,th~ SbUiteIl D(}j"i talue caI.1i.rug at ~e aru'ld~ lOll me lirst e1,euDiIIg, of ~i!Id~ moo:nh. siRtlmil1R Hs [~l] .;1Jnd ~~~~ Ib~ [,W1(y t~ hee~ ils j;ll~~ f(lr me~~l Although iIlIle mill!all rl:brllily ~r ~e Sri.I:lM ~truggl!lld 11;1 igl'llJnt its I'>lJlllLmOO:5, Olin, dark L1Ilhl. 1h.e you.:rng 00]1 or .. he aall!nyo was l:uta.'l.JI~ to r~si5t. ~JJ; ~!rt:n t.!!lt Once h~ h~ g6l"1t! lill i~~ ~qe. IIhe hl'lY!Illl~ seel1!~,j t~ Sl~p, - f~r a. 1Iif'rL~.

When dill da i.myo oJ '!lit! (;Olilit1e died, all 1h1.i ~h~rm. JaJl~ m~UT1I ~d"ror he had h~1! 11 bJrol ~~n~QI !to 'Ih~li' 'F..m]'l~~, ,'ili~ a rriet!d ~a lhit Fh~rn:lli"< 91an. Smrenl dlays arlier l1i~ ra~hE'r':s. pyr'~ blld Il~e.n ttl, me SJi.ilI escendoo k! rule Ius family l1I!itJe['ll1d lheir Slllall viUB&E!- 1i{)U~l2-r; Iher~ 'U"ac<; ,~ d~ r'kne8li hlM$ Mil!! 1i.I~ hiLd [I ~W! l:.a!.lgb1 fn!!1

~r;ebJ b)' dl{! Shl.loon IJaiL il!nd !:ll!R!Chl to ~i~ Imm.m101Wy !Ih!li[]lq~h. nudJo.. Ofllily Ilm:n.l.gh the Inte;rvwimoJII ()f dJe r't.lrltEI1.~~' were IbR Phoenix ",bl~ Ul '!JIJlomle. hi:> plot. \V1lll!ri d'WS. U1e Shib;l: ~C'tcd, n~ r~'i II~ !he PMeDi>:: dlin d~flrend:ed IJpttil !he- '1iUa;ge IEb a walfl~ Ol[ ~mt fi'gtlie hCilWllS, ElcrIlc!llal .fHilgiC met b10ml ~q,' ""'.hj]~ Shiha blades friUd '~1fflf'j' ll'l'!lilQ 8'!YU~. [n ~"'E' cl:itYs, nO fiiL31Ji, vroman,. iJ.r wid .of tbe :S[l~e Clan ~i\,..ed. FlHil1il the ~IIUth, dre. r~Sl ofilie' Emp lre IMt.:l!ti'l OIl 11I~ s.laugblcr' v;1ib hlmm' ~!1d IJUl:rllge, and a mjM:~l'e Jrom Ha[l~r'i hll:l!'iSfli was &~rlt 'till the Ph~il;.... demali!lhlll ~hiil~ tll ~¥ 1i!1>:,~! .. ili] ih~il~ a~rtolli l'wl!! \~ds ~c re toe i1ruy lffilPI'lIU;I! from. l'ilJC EJetnen.tal Ma.'i!,erS~ ~Mf",," 3g~

Never ap.i[l,

BITTlE OFTIiI E BR'OIi([IN :D.\I\f5HO (From tJJe 1~~ of iSt:l1W U~UP.l)

In ~he sev,enlh year u[Ual!' nIi£ oJ the Z3rd Jt.:m!Cl, 001 ~!1I(;i~l'It r~~ bur~ inLo f.!!IIl]iIe •. KakU:a (i(!5i!IlO, WW;;;s1.' rilm.i I v hOld ~:I!':~ n kmed hUlg liIefrnll by l\t:Jtsu assaulL stood. ready to kiI ~ 1ihE' Maim d<llrnj'n. On da.e h1gb !llJnnlf;1'lII p.Jaias. lihEl !WI) I¥ oorals Ila,q g!ltlli!2'.red gfetll arm!e~ "Old! s.wem:inil: ~[) dl~l.f9J lh~ ol.lier; Mklr m.inoT sJtiFmJ"h~ M~ Inl)jl'l rllrl:l2S met in 01 \f.IJ:ley Deill IiIte Road of fie:m:ilt.:ss..

A lIoU m Ughtninf! s1?illl~~ dE:!lIJ SlummiH skll', l.earin!l, the wo.i'Jd IJPU. JliM Oil :ITlRrat dllW1!pClm began in 'lh4:' m[ddl~ fl<r ~~.~ \la~ley_ Sh:ib~. l(lrllM, (itampin. rJr the P!JOOnlx. and ~.ti""".'01 J\JlQ:;O, ~!f! iVI~ill.er I)f \Va!ff, :'otwde ClUJI of I.h~ emam ru: gr"l>": lBehil'i ~ tilem ~rLmt MI ~l'my el 1itI~ 'hJa.en.l::.:-

tl.lmko' kllew oELilie battlf. lu ((]i]\1i'. 1I111t! d:{':~dlilie greall.[!lIS ui lilf-e 1I'''1::r t.nn's IIIr1dlll, .i\.o; !lim CUine Bnd Umimn:l~ .:!ppwamed, she ;I~(:rd 1;~r- ,tIm!!' - .a mere 2!UOO men - b·!:1tWr;:~:'!L :nM l'ii\'~ ,great fo:nros. F!l1i il'if~~' yeali'~ thiil .Ph.oeJiaix, :hll.J 11 ~ s!u:& a h1ilW 3g;illn5f c:hm:lr M~gbho:l's,b!liL ]iI~IW their wainilll[~; ~(Jiid. ~OIdy bt:rle~lb tl:!~ li!B.I19r.'lr of Ihiltr ChampIon,

B¢lJlh !hI: CFWI'~ 311Uili [ion generals dllim]lIi~d ,am ~(IIlil!DSiijOn. '"Y(lI~ wollidl :rip 'u11e Em.]!1 i'e apa.rL fllf :ahlffid:red yean: !,'jM.1 l.lt~ oons~qlllJ[loes of tlJ.i<li ,dW;' :><lId To:r!iko.. '1'O~ll' 'I'agewlJ.uJd illlllive Yilll bmh. My me!l1i\ijll oot Jjlle in lhl:' wmicl ytll! WYI!.lldl ma:ke."'M.aI:s.u MiUi btl i ~,red !.h(i! m>p.g~ Im,o;llf!t ltl'!!a:I meiPhMl1b: 'lM1iI~d 51arJd. 'I,!,>ii.h ~!.:ir aJlJe:i !.he (Janie.. S1Jridin_g r UtrlCllI.1 sly bact toJ! hi ~ morum~in!, he ~ lh~ ml!LrgLl. bOIl am>W~ l'ilIiru:::J upon nltte Phm'frilill fol'Cf::S. ,a.n~ Mtltsu ·~aro!lImi1i Jm'O'E: r.t1rwolrd lillo, tll~ l}hi:lelliJI: HliI~s.

.Yi'heD ilte Childa't1 o! tM Sky fu.1] to Ihe E:;:irliILl.l

\VlI!I SolUN 'l!'1111 6r!rl II~ wl)y tildr ~W bmth.er

w~ fiQt.wtitlllh~. Sh'1l1,jp too. kgUi to .IH!id1 (~ h .L:.~& OO[ h~~ 1>111 h! ~lsrm.thIlNl.

Sh~ waI~ilXI i.rnliJ tb.:_ ~:md5 lm.mYII hllfuy !l: Illl:

SIi~dnwbDl1~ with no lit .!t ~!I'saiil thAI lM~c 1lIrt.d.q "".~ ~n ~iIIal r~.mle on~,li1I~~ with m;it:9il l:i"illM~j~ and rd~ or aooi.fu:r l:mpife, bul Sirlli~ saw I1i4nr 'Dr ~ "nle r~id~ ~c \\'1101 of hi:; lql!!ml~ ~" Li'i!1«1l! df II &ll!~ d:n1m~ whl~ Iivl;.'I! O~I dift, p;illt 11,1 ITl!,ak'!IL. end the- 5Iid~5!!! he M~ wbe!! "'~ p~~ 1IIe-wi 111 tbia! p~~.

Sdil:ilnr.,j; hBVrJ ;u;:rumtd tMl.1lJ1I.5 'did'.. rillld' whll:h 5hibtl i.~ oJ B 1n In

dlc Ft5lfrtn~pjl. !lilt thenl ~1Il! th~se 'lIffl!J WwW. disWIlt. Th: d.~iPllfIIl'i ~ro Gr ~ b~-.d illlil~ wlJ;m ooler llll&liec-n dia"lllfd and whm:. ~\~!! ~ fi:lltlih ha!! Inll :;.tlll1 e~ ldfi£.

''i\'ill'lm Ihe. pL.[OIl ~ IjI!Id t~, bf a flver. !II d!\~ Wllil II r

9i:ll!.I~<I!lld iOl:I~lltill,g. ~Ix. ' j TIle b:a.'\\"i! iMii!Jlrri guRIfi

UliS lrlriirmn.ti!!d'l J~lQW~!, .:ll'Id ~:Hll! ~ooalty S!.tti Il~r.l w.mk ~r ~ ~~, !IAn to 00 avaJ1 11I1:'~ Cham~lD'fl WI'] IIIlIt 5;pc-~o1 i!, ;mtl H OjilnIil$. [JW 1r.!iiJ£.Iatt rdiI!! srnrnge 1Jru. b~ hlI!llleliW .nllllnLL':t reB Lh..: iruar.mo.!:ilJcr.

TIle oocrel 'Cilt !hal 111~1I" dms::: ~O!ll ~lIi1if1l

i! u-.!U1Jlii:l.l'~11S qo WiL~ 1.l:i1' cl:JWld~ ru .ope:DI np IIU1J1lm ~rK.amI ~n:epl1oru; ~~ .II I~I wh!:r.! tn~ ~ or

Man ii a:pparem. lh_k L;, !let ,~ ~~tal I!@.Ih. ~ mut;h as a. ~piriJ.u.aJ ~E.v!1'J'01l!! w.a:Ths ilo~.~ it l!Very dllr (!;~ lb~if 1iT~, dmqh ooIy R-~~d Jew reiifue ill~ ilizy are [1m ~[jll~b' i1W21"~ IIf Ilt. ~~~i" iL <l!l !bl!!,'f

"'D~ lhe pr".m'n~ oi WI iU J'JL~I or Ii II,)~ il.lwLlld'ui;. ]'tI~ ~lf811laM ~~nl kmnV~I, 1Jj~:~, ~.''''WdiDJ,l rowe be.h we !Jte,iJRIPesso:l bDmlJiii!y. TheyM.u.W !!hat are~ &!;.Ii, reiWm they iU~

~ li!ey are, ",'b!1 n. (My .II~. ~ tb~nm, hi 1IIIollI¥ WIj'S, 'lh1lY ~. mw-.~ uti':i\_A:!d, dilan ~m~rl Wfill =rtct~.

B1u ~h~N is a ~~ t(l m&;r,-Jblg IIflhe P:l.ih.

Otlt.eoil!l~oourse)wl bee-n

1'O\'B01f·11<I. th~~' ls IMI rau.maIWn~ ldle !.n.amrioo I,IJ" toolM~ ju~!."CfflCP(S, Thi!l~ f~ !'" the PiiI1b ~~Jy

mmc£oui\l~ dimllliil'('Oi~' II.. ror ff~ ~t;I" Ih~ !Jli3Ji'

I ftnd Ih~~~ waOOl!rinJ;. (ro11ill ill:! ~reJII_I m~~iJ8 '1110 ~h-eo d)rt ~b!~ 003'OnO. .-sOnf~ (tlkf p~[ftZ Mid

fuJ;b[bm) 1!I~~1C'l ,I\1W.

HOW\l!,\,lll'" E!!i'l!J1 the slmU.e:st of riJlllsliI! JeUba~ifll (o!lrl'u~ion ~ 11.0:1 (1M Pl:m~.m duw hi!;. mD:r.d.

U-:po-~ !he :l!tld, beLw~.m libe: lWjJ ;1'~a,1W'ntl.ts. ilie. Smiiba dioo 1m, :SOOre!iM~hQll t Ilillmil!lg. h; C'<1m m!lin fcl], <l'n(Jllll~r ,came: forward Ul m h IS pla,O!', H~ ened Wle:r.arn lrembl~ J ail ~b.:e' Ntl}~~l ddsdp1l9e. W'OO'd .~~a-clwdG(I:!)i.tIl lJiat 50DiIJe of ~11l cOiIIl.m.G!ude:l's nead toI}mlll~l~ed ~p~,r;ri11, [;3JUcbt Itlfrt~:elll hts order and !he. brn\~fY !!If I1JL~~ wtJ.Q '¥Vj[llo!IlCl die by;l nol.y1t'.]d !J1lC Jnldi.

To th~· e<lSL KitMIEl ~~[l,g ~ inl., '!he ,PtwmVI, rab. Wlw.n fh(!l€Dlb> ELml C:r.mB ~t'I~ihe {mly Sl]lIlIldw!lS () r' the ~Oo~~ all~ bbl!'!~ocd m !he 'west.

"'GOCId PIii@u1:fix. tbl:s Is IWI, ~'OIJi: I:Igh.l wm !I'm sl:and <m:tdtr

Tmiil!im; !lhool:: 11t!!:' !~~iIL

""'Mu ~lIDrltl ~1iI (he' WB."!i ~J illl;sLip~? Thilllk oi'lhe ~l~ tfI,~ M~~!!I hav>e:ailrll:acly:l>piIl.Elj{ emm:r:g y.t)U1' ~a-mj[y. 1In.d .my ,[lwn.. 'J'h~ pea,celu ~ Cram: who ~tl.1I'e dJed rM li[)n grell'd!"

"1 wJ1llnol ~3'2le en a wmld delUll1redi ~ pru:le.

K<!kl~n." 'She w.;ted ~. ,h;md I.H! her t>""IIo'(lJd.

~mUr G!!P«mQ shlfltd ihi5 foaitln:g, reIdy' to slrl!!£. ucl ImllolHI imto 1D;!l'[ eye£ There. he saw Clnl.y flrlll 'IlESDWe, ,and 11IE! dl~P]i ne m ~t!:cL ~h~ WitS mld~ ~(I, die·, Il~ d~dded .. And! &h.l! W<!S ,Bioinlg t{} Mill, FllIshmild. [)nJ~ hill pr]depmll~n~dl Ms simb

Slif 111Wf:l mew!!.

All Shi:blll '11:rdikris bm!Jy feillo I:lu gmuIJd, th~ de&ea1.oo: Ci1l.Jl.e liIeam h.er !iHiill'M a,gai.t'l in l:hi!: liI1.tnd_ Sill!' had b<~I'!-11 !l:i;rQ!'I~r i~ ,~fjI' 1iI,I~. S.h~ had lniDIe~ been Spe:;lik"g w rum H~felt th~ p1tS£lilClll ·or: his [OJ1lr(jIJ]~, mol'8.fi.ei,efllt SOIl~ of Kakita, turn flv,iay llrnJ sll.a!T.tIl'_

M3i:s1l T~.sim receWed G~I1I':li: I:Jrl;lk~ ~IJ~ Bl .i1:Mi.I. "l~in :reme If!, !he Asa1l!iflill 'II"~rnpll!s "a~d mry ~n b:udll1l !he worM Sbiha ']iorii,ko 'willI I1ev~ se~. Wilb wlJrds. mOllD,l'ood," KriGwi[lg only th8J~ .his eltf:IDy ;Willi SII[flIllN3j, 00 Il!I!U~ ha~;ng: IWvaI '!;l'P fliil!D1 ~ub !J!l!d F.oi!mily; lru!iu]J \.tithdrew. Arull he wo!:Ll;l.~nd Wh0l1 :she' mllJ5t Ila!\.'~ ~d to b:~~ak II m:an. .lilEi fBlal.lt 'Willi, :a g;rellil.e-~ ~ilIllSB!ill!1ll lhM! he 001!l1iJ :lSpill\~ 'In.

TI:.~ autllllml 1)( tOa1 yeS!wa;s, ai qlli~l QIie.

•• 'n.tE Xl F:A:f.E ,Gon,CE'

n~re hi! sat, .gazing LI~IDJ Ih'i! rei]!!c:tiIJ,g PQD~ 8£, the 9li1I111llS (J,f llie M:a~1] 3.11dJ~8~.W'll r<Kle~'- I]-It£ iID'Iltb.cr for a JOOmmg. b1llirle _. tl.OOII"!il'l1l baft]~ !Jlat WOI!!I.d a.luwt:!i' ... q~e~til)n lliatmdJ1Y Itlad

Fo:r,E:II(IDoo. MaIlf. Dut nOl ls3wal.{a.iyol!:~ihe CUIn'EIIl MMte.r of Waltf!f. 'rb 'Lam G~nefill J(!f I~' ~Oll" Mats:Lli iJI.I;irU. hndrlHiI~1l ~. ·{:h'][Lrng~ Ihallhe impcrilal ah1ilg~nfa w.ere IlJil ilnlle~3ir~f aiMilim] 111 the Armlffi of the IErl~mr- TIIii! m:[l rUy ~WB argue~ Ilhiill ~cir m.agi:cs Wml IlIllilUrpa~, arJd 1ha:~ElIl a!l"IIni~' 'Df S!DMi~rs was llO'lnatdil for Sill. ,Bif1!1l' I:f.l' ["~WOl :>hu_gmiiil. 1be Shiba clu::rrel:ll ~e ITIJOlWll <l.1lJdI ~1!:id UIJ~tmyarmy u_[lsaw8. wo~~d sLLrely d.eflNll.m1 a.rm~l ofM;J1$1l1_ Ulilla lrn~ vibcD a, dldCDllt '\¥OL£ b:~lI,gllNdl);, lit rose, rtm/JVl!.d hls k.1l!i:am. morn Us. sn:!i'Q, and cut his [)WrI f!.~r, H~' qllJi.e1]y ~lI.erEd!hc wlJrdi "MiIIll~, afilll IEdt the ClIllJ1. ~ e:ntire assembl.y 1!J:r~q, 'Lh~ IiHII00ilillJ or '~ Mnl~ ilIllil tin:: bOliUle: a[Matsu !!!l1.'! T~wL'l 'I\'IlIllild 3 ri.erce r:llllplaor 1)[ paura'.

Three III 1JfI~ fu~r; [SiIW,\li Kaj.~Jm watcl!ed 'r'Qm me< S<lOOU<!iO" as 'i:~t Shtb,a, prellllilled KI Dr;: tdep(lrlilld to tim MiaLsu war WIllI!! !:h~ !!!gbl 11I~0irE! IMI~ Ilmtl:~e_ !lhe Shill ... keew thi'l~ ~WQuJd iie1icr U~lu:m. bu] it w!l.Iiidrebr duty 1!l! see l.hat ilie 00it1e ijml'l!li\lile~ he' d~tertl:lin~wi'l!h~t Mitt:s\l ~~d:ers}!jp. A. il~Jd. rurrd declst\le moViE fnr ij}El ka""'a.~l!l j lleoossary aol 11' '1.b~JSawa were [00 be deef]n~d 'll.ltJrihy D.r the ·r;:mperorlri !dd.

Elgb:l men '~n~~~ LIl'l'l porlll.~ and~wa i\la1.~00(,o S$! g.tm!l!~ jlhfr .ll'iJ.O'~ ,EI,l,',ai1.i.ll!! l]]~ JaIIl,w Ullli{~ \VhmJ ~hcJ.ljj[~.d ®pc][Gd and ilhL! Shiiba cmrulled tlne]' ~ filile math oj? lI@l CIJ1t:', not ~wo, but ~f! :Mn~l!! d:etoenrnilned 1.0 M~ them dead. ~al\'Ii E\a!iyoko :h~d. oaJLl!:dat~d. foO] I1ntn:md. hill Vl1Iie "l'lmrlki, hut I'IlJt Fer a. l.eo'ye!;!~·o1~ fYj,;!1sU T!'nlkp. Th~ I'mll !ilrib: fmm tire rn;s! 5h!tba coming lJuout;ih ~e pgrtal fill] I ~unl ud h!: W1i.s, ~Jlt' k1Ued/l1'lm seoorldSh~ba, b:mught ber ~lr-d down 5>vimy i~!n the disk- a d.c;d Un~ri~, booy. YmWdI I!:j;lLliie;~cl he'[ btflIl~, md sw.IW!l'dispatdl.'.l>~1 fill!! Shrolll OImDY Cllle. while br.r hl!r.OOnd dr:str>QycCi O!!1IOlrne. two - Shlba With his last 6lrenglh 6IJ,l it y,rl!!~ Mal:all 'lisulo atld :her blllb.fiJ ~h!inte tI.c M.lildpipe 'Qr thela.si. reliT1~ SiUbll. 'tMl seHd Iilr= u..t~ .oflhll ~W8 army. Ailh'll LiioJlJ .Q:ll.olnls mJl,Ni ~IlLo 'UiC t@<lIIl. ~"'osrodle~~!1g ~ diBt'.erner:!.rmihlng mnrr;, •. amcl hM lBI! at-~e hOlU ~dl:!!'liJ t(lmol'l'!)W ",1I'Otl1d Ih~ h~ft <ll fie h~m.b .n ruJi ,eqllal]~[j.er.-oo G~.il~i:a~. ~i.!-;Il! '1I\Q_nil:i

~~'L@l!i thlt Matsui assemD~eill (or b~nrc the llE!:n da..:r tbe Woai cry oI.~!(!11,-yemr-Qld gi~: ,oould be .Il~~rdt "I Bm. Malsu T!>l1ltiO, dallgl11~ ,00' !he g;real Dil!Ii!T!Yo ~lnlril, nod J hav~ slain .. ffi'Nardly P~10£1W:: 'Wit][ ::I sl!iork ::md fnj' v.m ho!'lOl'; How m'HlI.,vPh~enoc'il.E! dsim 'dilii'f' ~ Malsu t{lwild.

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1I1Ie nrngo-JlIf1pp~eJl;(ld.a:nd I r:eatlfll't that I would~iladk roo soon, and alad them [0 QUT jf!lIsi!:i 0'11\ MS fl,el'lif;,ei :skHl.dmrer us ilJid .Ioohd <11 1M, Bli 'ii' she: Jrn.i.w Sh~ looked Mdllml!!>4:d w'llh ~ ~ar~ gla.n~~; a ~I)n ~~ive :glani:@ 1.I:&Il J ha\of: e~d!i1dinkl IJilJ' mind si nCf U:i:ll ,dlB] w!:relile1,er !he eMrgtes Sfllm ((Ill much. ~J) klear. But n hss a1w<ijlS beell ~!): Iml.e things 'r-ith ill)' se~llhat l'Ilade IO;:~fII.W1 .md i;m;rl'tling ~~. odJilliel:l'l'IIlo yd ~mlib.

,\1]ev! I.hl! r~ h~,8 .. n ig pan, m!Jol ~llsel,. ow r GeD~rnl !mlI eve.rylhiing else jlJliIlea Ihe fo,E a:Erd b!lceme ii 'flle en!!l'gC!!~ 00 1fih.e,ul5an& !!.ml~~d from the: fDg l!lmn -~hl:' b<i.1!l;e "'!lid ·bb~ Ilragon :ilrl!~en!8 f~l!.olilhem.s.t:tvell fI ~UIl:S, ,~~M1 tile 1£4!rjl air, 'Ili'h.tl.'~ 'Ih.@ lYi.I.!IJtI rd.l, tCl! Ilni! - powe-tful. Il~LnImg a,lld IhQinJ:1Jer tba-t r~.1iIlI!:ed tt!le~~ u ~~jla~fd ]iillf S.

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TI!ek (}rtgi~ffioe hueparobly Ii~ed wi[h l:itl1Stl Df rn,oderll 'bw.hl(i(J, leouMng "rollnd the a,q;.'irl ~r tile ProPb~l aad lh~ sacI-rokMowlf~ h'll b'rillllgfit lIo~lb him w fulkug<I[]I, Chief among t!:'Ie rnno-wli"1lm be gave .~ n~dgjllil~~ireW31; a great sea,e:! pmmi tU<I) Ao;aJm's hal1lds by her o~d Meild Sll'I1ta - ~elf-erl1 ~ arf~f hi!!: M:iI~h.

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I)f~ Illf.JWct. the hIm~(PI A~i!lTLY eJIJ)earll tQ bo;: ~ i1"flil"li~ ~nd ro:r Ii bmdl[lll!I and hislolliu.J& 'Tb!l5ii \Ulli'l' wiU wcnlurdly rnp~1CC )l1!£ clln:'l;tl!.<;r:~ Dr I:ht

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~Jmies, If'r~din:!; .~ I;ose WQ1o.Iridedill ba:ttl~.rl!U liM whlll! pnyilllg ~OO" ~n end l!!l the' ~~I}!el1te.

~~!11issed ~IH 1J~]Dllfed. ThS;o. who was fi!lhtJini!!i ifI:~wh,e[~ Olliiilinilil Lhe Dllirk Omrs, IDInJ(lilli. Sile !.'Ii.MieL'il flJil" i11l[g,~J;lC Il'Iher mha~ J rB'lldirnl1JJ the ~hJ1"k'{ Ii'f~ I!hey k!lew befure. But lbit ww](l1WI be, i)uri:ng, a gllJriOlil.s "ic~@fJ', YoglJ wll5 eursad by Pu wlIg ~o ~(ll1a}' Eiilc aaes he II)'OiI!d rb.e .n:ro.~ Ml.d rel~f!iftll bI .Kymlfll ]~as a ClIlffllJlI"drn tllll.

He uliid. de.sp~ra,t~I~' ~olJri3illL die ,(lWii(; blJl 11.01 evc:JI ~.c flrea~~t l";:lw,~ ~lIgem~:l ,altl1:iM roo 00I.l It Ele oonsidered S6PJ)"ku~ b]!1 at Iihl~ lML mtJim,~n( ",,\~, swayed by me Scur:pWII!, ~shi" VlIth the knnwledaelhlll 'he WQIIIJd~t¥'et:' IQ\'e Ilu S«Dr:piaL'il".arttiI WM llierC'[I)re S>lJ(l wlthl!l'lthar ea'l'~. halmncd Ih~lI'I!.~nd 1I1l1,'i;l:]' ~el1!!mElcla:gaiil1.

UPOI1 lIIe.:ir1fi8 0.£' beer llui5ba:nd'~· dl'!-ed, Asako W~5, ro;,_:'ihed, Sbe :re1l!1in'l~d hmn~tQ JlIi!~ S!lI!I, IiJlIll ~t'lylhL~!l hl!d cha,,~.m. She 'was b:iU~li ,iliiliiW W'ilnoul.lwpi! ~'nf iJle' fu1:IITe~ Thelll SIhi:M mllll'n~d, oHeririg a [\I]al,:i: [Uf llIiJ.eg!ll ~il1, ;lIl1thing hinds. ~.~ uffered ,tw lrome ~1ll1' ber w ~ as lu:ruWll;. ani ,an':;u:~g.Em'fr:uI. she Grell'!rllJ~l)i' ~greoo la_ H:e.r SIlrn, S.~g{JleD, wElS, I~~ f~)I:W'IIIfl' (Df the ~llIle hj!l fa,h,N Ila.'il MI, thlr.igs btiwwe'llt'r:. Aillp:r ;q:]~ resflJ]tm~li~ !rW'e1!a1 wi~a~ilI .1mr:I like 8: mOliliiO{JJlI. IlI1d 1m vowed t,o ave~~ '!Ire mh~1 ahoiiod.o:nme.liU ho im~ h!il5 ili.iDtilll:r had su:ITer_

L.a~c lnlhll:: way, Ski m. we[l~ ~ ~he fi1unciru 1il i@qll~t ~is wl tlAil[ '!.l'&S :IlM:ly .refliliad,~~ 8R IUillmtilillg Dur£e~s with 1J]e \fer.'/' for.oos th,iI. you b81.'Jeprowdtd 1J5. filill~~ ls:.1rw;~ said, ";md we 'Wiill no[ sJ£:r~fice Gili' ~vffifW' ycJrtll' tause:'

Shi~l; reply W¥ tq!mpJ~ .. ~d. ~~~~l "Y~w ~ saving tile nml_i'e:!; Ilf Yflllir poo"lille, ]lliiWill. but S$U aTe stliH sacr:iHmS m~1r splr1'lS." iltl; st]"1j'll:ciJ 101 btLIl!,l hl.Jn aJfOll.nd, !but h@ ba.d II Cill:l'lciJtlafi fill hI:§. ,atg~ee ['mml t~ j 01 rI tlIc Th1!lIld~iI";s in Lhe S~adO'!'i'ia!1tms: ~Ioo,'!i, l!iUm, u(piIl:n his ,gfJ1n'{JIIMw. w~l!!d mm:y ISjw<;l:'s d_~mghl~r. ThUs, LIl'!;! hOlla' II( the Ph.oe:nix wlMJld b~ Wl!III€d.

F!:~j~ hll)w muG! his; h'Lle f:eilhe.is ,~nmi'y of !he hJlwa rouJ~ ~e o'I1If1l11mro l:nd 'n.o'I wrul ww1d 00l' dOIl~ ~tJ his !lli(iUl~:r LIl IIw llroooss. ~melli .~grel'd 10 me o1l'lN'. ,!;Llld ~,repamlJ.~ for the I!nJlrrl~ m:mmJ!II,cccL :I1mm i!l11~!;~ pJl.u1 ... , Wo1-o;; the' il.:mloWictmelll of a. g,rallcl 'eJ,em~'Rtlil 11fL;)St€rpieoE!' 10 be WIlSlrtlcltld, b,r Ih!! fll~ . ~lIugeiH]'" !1lI mlt~ dan. Tbt (1)na~ucl ~'()I!lld be a le&lIDn!:nt to !hcg, UlliOli! or !!en'em!~oo..~, 'b ~, ~Or i1iIlU! !}Ii (hli; Ilenl\, ~ 'Tsawa'S li.as:1, "~lIh! ~idlclt;Jf ilf1II [)ag~ Ula.

M~nb biler, lIdJ' ,D'O~i cam~ to Ulfli' llarlds '@'! tile ~<m'iI m!l],dI reqlll1'.S~:edlhal Ihey d~~il'l.e ~he IlDM!inm, of 11Je: Thuooer.s .ill 'I!h.e Shad:ow;'lo,Jldfi: ili"e1{ Ili!d not been :';i~ 100' 1iI~<!d b;om ~.m~ 1b~J' Jeri wid:! Shw'5e~, IPemap5lmnr~ !J,U~ Ilf,WililCrrI {Dr 'l1u?iJr01ij];d~ 'Ihm. ~f Gili.N5,'~ lsawli ,l.'tltJ'Iplie\'l, l1:j,i!:ydlsQXI~e~!d (J~ Ml.y Olle ~i1] hved, but hy OOg]dM1 ~i!I whIJ.

Shiil:lIl. 'iiifi.l.iint.eereriltl ~nl~r 'nhf' 8.hi!l.dnwh:lIidl:i II) I'ilnl dJ~ :aUlIl<i1.ing nlll;nl~[ ilIliI!l!I whill~~miil&IiINI {d Pu Lents arm:!~s. ~(l W·OIS glvi!ll iliE: apprwffilI_le lin:!lilioJ:l ilDd: dJi~pe.a1ed mkliJa~ bl!l!¢ed ranilk F~, wr~ks. .M did n~1 :rtlm'I'I, ,~nd [I~1 ilnd I~ llOSrW.ili femd tha wm:!;L until 'Olil'!! dillY ill lig'Jrfl w35 3~m :5Lumldi'l'!g: hatk nut -.&OIIru.ll W;l_:S, Sh.oouro, 8Ildl ·:>be mrri.f:d lwal'i,!!Il blacl.: :Scroll!i aDd :3lntJ (J1Ji:.:iJian .h .. iid',.

\l'litbltr<!i rml:m~ 'IIl(Ij(js, S,iws!iIl1l I§a",~ Lhc HGmll rn llll? SOhm.LIJ'1Ili ,gilJtI1~d OllllsjO(! OrD5311 1Jih~ '~n; IJLI;:J ~' iffiI~ detlffil of 'i.h~ CallI;; Sl)!~ 01 H:~yell 'N:6fI8 ,eve~ h~d tli~ :&101')' of ~r iilSctle, 00w ~he came to f!S!l:3[!1e ~1{! S.'h~dlliwl.uallilll, rnr 01 the flll\ll raLe (If Shiw. (or many ye~rl>.

WltJh Is.a~ ~onc, w~~k 11]1'11 tb!l cmaj m~g!~ CDl'ISITIl!:J. 5l;~wed, bm nlil.almntingi'.mt~t1: c:onUnutl:il. The llfwly·ll1.illl I1tJ-Wn. SlllIJI,@ W'IlIW'd h~:;l m.t 'rn:r~'lm¥- md HlJii:alries rromaU IhE clans w(llLll:l be p"~el11:. n~ wl~ddllJa was ~ l@felftd to< as ',Isawa's lm, '~1811! Jar h was ;m!lliUI'L~ 1m his IMt 11ll~ blli::: mOllll~m 11:1 thf ImJll'M:.

Mf!;.t! wf'!eiks j}!.'ior ~CI tilt lI\(@ddiog, :2 mGSi lIlJ1eNpe~eiil \liS'i~!lt" 3Pilea.red hI Mako, and Ibli stilli'lj M !oldl W<l,5 anam.~ onclruilccd. 5Mba. mngt{!! with ih.e ,ij)'ifHt!ll!r 1m ~[I;. 1SW;a~ spo.kc ~1Jo ~J:p Iilf IllItErtJ11l ~hf: SJ:Hl!DJ}<wI:.i!.m:!1l i:1!I ~aTdi oftlhl"l laM.1bllnder, &ml.I:tIH!.! h~ .had ClJIIJ.e Ujlllll Sliios!!!rti wiU~ the holy man. SMIL"iei, ~ th~y W~re ~ ~1Dg QMacked b," (lRe of !.he 1&"1 rIilftal ani St'JlfMlsc

"'I'he bc1iSl r d I !.!]lQi~ ~In:m wi th '(;iirCl.tl~i 'lilm1iility; ~ he' -ilJidi in II sa'ddened I,'(IjiCC' A.mro 'WlluJltl 10m" j u a~r gGl'o'ie, "mild, [hill 'i'O'ati !he tiDily !hl.nll 'lht:J~ bpl~nr ~f us: ali!.l'~_ 1 '~n~ ~r~ 11t~ fr'i!:F. kLtendin;g, IJ:)cilcJel1d Ih~ llef(le:s with my llf!l'Sl'tOfrIiW, WM alre:edy badly wlllliudoo •

"'fQgetlie:r, we mspatmed [hI': Ililmlsfu,. bout rniiil. l1e=f OI1~ I had s,Liijef:e~ iI tti p"Ii:llIg ~llJitll)', M-erward. W~[] r C~IfUl8li~d dolilbL IiMI we '(l(!·LlM re~.nll hm:m.e W1l1wut 11elp, S!:uI:ru.eJ.-.!illlilll '8p'it~ to

mil! c;almJy. williiperi.ng '!,1,'I!I!l'ds ~oom~lJirt i:lJ'l!! mppm1. He toldmc bit SlIiosW':o ffilil&t rerum. tCi lh~ [miPi~e, aliId '11m 1 would em:}' b!l!l' 'ilrad:.,

MHe 1i~IIl!irrmed ,,':hispe:;ing 100 'fIle ill." ] !.all hkediJli il'1i:o t)n: dnd MM 1 ~]il:li.n~d hoo.. KmJ'I\'ing dial ile li:al:Ti~ wilhlill i1lrn the w1sdom

ol Oil i.bollm hill sag.es.But lnoer!:! was: mU~E1 _

mueh, IltlJu.m rnti'Fle!_ e."

Asab~,QS OIHlIIilS-e!iL lIS IUlUd:!by tlie .5Ud.!k~ re'~IJ!~NJl(l!il of be:!' .im;l frlenil as by the' !>lmy lle trJld."\~ltaL .. ? .How ~re ym~ l'Ie~t?" ~ ,~sh'4

°r;mJ hew liy nh~ gro~ 0,1 IJ lnJiih Ut!~t wilillil1l iiffm the wwJd, fO:J mfl.lll' ce:nlILTIes. ]l Iii whfl.'l, SbflIl]l!'i]i1.\[,plained :me"lI'ln rrne, there ill tile Dm wnclJ~ A greilll secre~ bas $~tfilliled me ooYO[l,j d~th. and! J ha::'I'e clIosm y<Ju ~II !urud il. Ilm:li! ~LJllI~r:liL]y ts !l'E~V'"

"t ®n'lLlmJer.stmJ, n Asa;k() b:relJtl1'Elil, d.n:zh:d Jlild h'lrnildercd :dl ::Jt n-:m;iil.

"lllU ,dnn'lllave [0_ 1'r,tol ~l AIlI !I'M ha,\!f: ~D do

u liSlilll!, &m:lrem~ber ~

Jb; Skiba mll'lilm.lBd, '~Il ~ea1l 05.'h~ fu:tLlld h~r~1M ~O.sl lirI lnis WGru5, s1ippillg. be1 ..... l!t.D1 ~~m mtB fff.lDthtt 1~'oI'cl (I~ tcun,~diells:T.un, ilJj whim 1;he ~~ prky tv !l!mVl:f~ ma;,tiJruib~'OlId rUK: ~~ !:It aJI'Iythmg aIiI!o1 hU.i"IIIaD, 'bID:] L"Vt';1 kamw:rn_ ghe w.as beooll'l!i~g !i@1!etirin.g !:!,.'CW' •• ,

'"nUll(! ~!i .lmowJedge !r'iJil dorrml yel rl!llllize.~ Shlb~ began.. ·'IBs:I. PB~.s: to d~'!.'init!l' th .. t h!!om~l]s are de:rnied by 11~ ruJd Itlloot B,l,Il tb~ ~ IIinkd to you In 1hat y"otJ!JJ art! a .. gtlltJ :ra~!" d!-sllmd to \\'ruk [hepa~h lilt gCldhlJod lR ~~nlI eo lrt the 1Ce:rt'fur[.es Mtad\. you wlDl disl»v~[' nih!ll your ulti.nlR state ()r~et[lg is rat mUfe< a:han i:lnyl:iIrlaEJ Itll.

'1'hl! Fortulme!l favor you. M!]~ wntl he me dJlrunpio!lJl of the nt:xl- ag.e. YlfllJl" g[tIl L~ j'om ~5i_Ii~1!0I:, imd~bilIDly (~<!'I.gtlPl unQer Ih~~nhe~ dmiJJIlliSt<ln.ces..M'lI!luue ISBI Darty oootrur::HOn, arid r$ir~ yuut ~I\':.as. Th;f.l11l srI! 'way.;; til Iri li; H!,1T, lIDwe'~ ,toslJ;p ,as! Her Wiitcl--J'1Ji ~Vll. to tal!:e LItle IleKt. :step' t0Vll'3rd. fL]HIIl!OO~is_ .. ~

They lalk~ Ih~o;ndtcml !he nigh~ ~Ivir!e t!i!OO fMbidden my,soo[ies ;mi! I(!ni,gmas. WlIen. [btl dl'lwn CoiUIlC' Jb1Jm·wrn;; aroml, il.llId i1Ill: ~il:11 o~ ~ ~r' Jilmln,y b:fldb~e:n IJ O-XH.,

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"fm'tiii'U" f,&imrs Jm:' ,r1,lurlf},~ mJlli"- Skbrser

"'~};I) h.JI:(j 1'III00DY fcl ~Ol!; f{i!T hcrw to l~a.c:h Sllilb.t~ ~I:crel to OUllll'f:iie 511!? too'ka~~ lliIe .ilillrurmali®n she Imd.recei\l'ed md Yil'Dfte :il. dO'i!lT.l

!~!11 ~ saipl(lr ~ er OWII d'evl!:ing. QiIlly' m<ilTlng Ib.e d[pJiler 1m it With tliic MIIdfllll Gli lIlidil,'li"I:ualli5 sh~ .ha4 .f'Il\o'eal~d !.hI!! 'iw!h. to. The.!!, determinedl to 'red~ji~~ ~e ciphcr'lW{'!!:'Y gtil[li~ro1j~1lI to 3\1'IItd s.ctiilemull lill ~[lteMi.ofiaJl~ eocposure Lioll 1h~ 5~nbll'~ WQrds. 'Th1!;Y lhen b~g;:l[l l~tn;d~n!l Srn.uljfilj8J. LD h~l]l f~em r~lI'dl In~ iheurt'Eit

fubH.;ly. h~1I\~'., ilsrrku and netne", romp,;mloru; (i~Dtinued heu wl);lrik asa ~~ail~r, 1b w3:5. ruo mud! tl labm ,I!lr rrn.~ as it WlI!l .~.Srol1~it]l IiIlCOlliIID; ~ l'a.s<!kn ImJy dcsiJred till he.!!.! H!t wounds of hifil' [e;]lo-w FwkullBi.. WJth Ih~ knawleds.e: fir 1ill.;;Jjjj's d~5!ifllJ JueJ:iIllS 11~ p;l;5.Skln" s..be qmdtly a~uiud n n ~ml: ,0I51a1 mlrnc)I}-'IliOrler 'o[ som. 'J1lOSe '\'i"llo deJ:I !rot .l':llowbdter clIa1tiI.li!'!l $oe h~d lanmad .mudh or her husband's spdl-craitll1ga.hul!ly b~l[)ri! It~ tetl

11.:! s'huhafl; be~~sI. he]' !lilli.' f!llrnHy'!;(ImI!' :S1]l(flled lO Iricllld!l! mort than JIffi4 ithe IllJiallog Gf b®die!i, ho.'.'f\·f[_ Thl1!l ihloo reroriloo hi!i:~olJ'_ 5bi ba h<l:d :s.a_kl tha~ ~ w~ ;;Ii.!] imPOlUUlt [p3fi1 of IlIldmlandi:o.g mhe human OOJIdith:m • .i:mlh~ ~IJ achievE, :!lm.fLf Illlle[JUaJ,. hU,n1atl!l wOl!lld OO\l~ hi know wb:a.t hELl; pn." b~fwc. aso 8~i has ,r·~a]lild; ~GI m~, au~ so l pml 'Ill] llQ! YOI!L· ~i." bO!.lI IEM h~r: I1DW blJo;m m '!he Plm1'!l1i£ IilS '!he Great Lili:rary ,~r GiS(:i TII:ihJi.

So liley w11eQ'lsd l\wrry lust Iable me.'!' wu:~tll rind. wrcstll:!d C'I'(r)' I:IWl!il~"~ 'myl:h rrD~1 mhe m\iiut:1t5: (If lIrt1~t Wiiyf~ts, uQliIl1ie~r ~atl~, Dill Ih~ p~ iiou~.d rot oo.mpJ~t;!d. TII@] rlDr.~~d a;m ~xtcrn;uye llibm1iY tihmmiding: ~Ill tmh' ~Ilc great wllr With :1;'11 klltl, 111111 alsio blJ.£: nlillthlld:!! of Iq-=tlds abrnl'l Ih~ ~'I'e[lJs berme ffiml. \il'h~il 'nile .KarnJ weJked 'n1n.e land, S!1I imprn&SI.'!l~ ~Grrf: til? VQ 11!If[)1!:8 th~' am,~sed dud i!mpeJolJIr !H,lm/!et hi~i)lf Id~dl~led ~,"ilIl (If th!~ (jl)f lQ 1Gmibdm Imm elise' :;1nId:lJifi! to 'house nllen1 .In

'f>IiJ till:; day, it ~~ lmkilO<'!Ioll h~w th~ l::>a~ij dilsco1.'ercoo t1iai ~h:~ A£ai.o, had bt~J:I giw:Ili i[lifonml!l:~on,tlel1i,ed ~[) 'em .. IIr h[)w thry ktaew Lb~'L It W.QS magi~~.t In I],i(li!;!re; HUll lhdl' a;{plQs~'!I'C foe.aii:![(j:tl ~ Wil.ll-dKLIml!n.ted. ']]j;qf ca~ed IH 11~ imlill'll:::iUlIIlG ids,!':,c ·of '!hl: kJil6wl~dgc ~hinb!Jd giwllIlAsako" and whEiIl reiu.se.d!, die}' ille:lIW:ld.cd IlmlA:;a.k1l illild: ,all heor '.filIliLily' 1f~iln>e ,~ city ,a;t, ulWe.

TIl lhe~~ler 0:1' 811 i:n\folr.'e~ I!b~ wecld.i:ng Wiis.

L"aIIU,'\l!W wtr.l Illc shuglli!nia cl.!iUI;i~d wi1hi ml; ~aff'l!lII IIIf mlii ~ r:ml.~;[{'.al&,Lrt Wen~ lI~d~red ~u IJil.h IJndr wooiL N.o {Iiho!: (lull;idc- thiiiili (Ira Ct CVtr ~~w Ihll~If:\'~:I' dISJ:l1!l\'tWd, lUi na1'11ro. The f~w wlJ:rd~ 5pdk~IiI' ofi~ r~Ja!.e1i til ~m;e ",f grandeur BIllIB iB; r~~J

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Iffl Ai .. g. u!p

(COfIlfI'llJ[D J

$Q\ ~i!JJy otI in t~t~,' ~k.(! taret.!', fI cMie~ to;: um.de ~ ihe FlIilriJur~~ !h dirirtllfm ~ ~u dl'itl ill pro~ rrt.lJ!t11l n,o:nJ; ami hiS'!.griaq~ '!Ifhllllll! Dol ,d'e~ ~~rly' JIl!l' lh~ p. .. Lfi, ,aJ'l'i .Sil!U ,IWRY to. etlnliITII~ Ihe!r d.everOJlW~! ~lSewh~, whi\l1 * r~1't1:a1 nd'H ~ tn'ken.1Dl!lIer Ihl!\IottlJ!;,IJI ;11 .fkJU.hJJi :;ettLSil'I. w1io mn h,;mc tIIL·lr abi.JJty with The Gtlt

lb ''M~~il,liid IhI: fJLmll,~1I1J of ill!s secID!l pur~mWlc;me..No Qn~ m. qU~om lht Asako (saw. ~rbJlps me ka

wh1l ~ill bmr m :rIgruldC;;il]1 1.'I1IIi1»tt [Iilf n~ ~rntJ! qt't"H !(I IUBfd g.l1l~il !1Hdcn krtlll'ii~ iDlil rai~y tm: u!y ba.f Ibe .llomfiLln" ¢ h~IIlJ!JJm;s bcrthmd Iw n~Je'!Ji. Tho.! [U5I! hit.:!:

Wijrbt! fur 1:ho! l~ ~L.:IO hU!.IdmJ yea", Ilindlhl:~ 1L~3kc' I:liw~ iU!l mltflt1(!h of alll:rimg it.

rm.mm.1iM;l

f11J~IIJ; a.bwl'ilI!B)' I!!]

une - enn ",lIhin me· . Um1)y - hD has nllt £\Wr &Jruol fuwk fh-e ~f;I J!i BWllrfl ofm~

p ~~te1lce. All I\sa.Iw ~II"'~'t Ihere t~ bt- c~ ,[0,111' Ml'lIkC'1~ IlnilliJlJlriJilllJ. ilie' QIOlJItW In t iii' oilier ~tf tl)1'll¢ toillem and r~ ihr Nh lIJU [ts JIIiL!lf:S.1y. 1'hilll, 1!J1d (I'!'IjJ' th(!ll~ al~ they WlIIM'EII, hI djl i~ ~lJr lII·bl lb. ~o lWInli! 11 rIlllJy fs" .a1ildl ~ the sn:r~ vi Imlll'lIF1.i.dlfy, E\'en 00, ~IJd! • gll:G are seqllestered r "P"''iiFJl~ al IiDJ:N tQ live deoJiJ ~ lII~re !hey

illkg~to:; ~I nto

Rl'l I ~~t:i'; W.L Ih~

rna)' mme III UD~d lhe ii;nplUtan-and lull rt';'~!lB The GIfi La !IJJl'IIM. lhvy cc!1i~~iraW~ preca.utiaLi ~~ lftIiben.

II} pR"'«Cll Ihls InIrn b~F~MiHg.

Sj) r. lfu! Amb 11:1!i1! pf&\:ll~ 111 ihls1'egllr - {II ~ hh.~ 1IX:~1j''i'I!',

o-f IdernelJ,W !ll!~tcry Ite\I'I:.r enV'i;."! ji;ned b~r'OO'e 01' sinm.l~ I1llflains Wild£!! ilWi!yby cemmaad or lhe fUlll ror:

&y Sbfoo\s! r"'qtles a small C(lJltil'lg~nl Df .l'!.sako!s lo;,tal hi!ito·rLaIJi nmained to l,elld the m<5St'll',e lm.J:ledal LihroMy, stilllJindt~ Q(JnsjrllC~lf]lL A5 iI WlJ~il)n! ~) thl! halJ!!' Isa\'ilil Willi rlJn~kd 1ihi!' city, 1heM: AS<I\o WIluld Ileo\ief be allowed UI leave, Milll.ks would alltnd to, 1 !teir needs, brillging thm roOtl and 1iI~~S8My supphes. 'fb.ey w~lI.M speoo tbillr embe 1I];~s \'lilhin ~he d~ ham.. O'f the Lubriir'Y. ileWr SBlt1ug 'foo1 !o'l.I:~ide <lIIB.m, E'Il~I1llliillly, i~ ~ d eddied that, fiir p-urpii8eS III LIIchr retiremeJlt as well ~ rclDlatl!me~.l t.hel' should be alWwed w be Ilral'l£p.o:rld 1I)Ir.ltshte fbI!'; l:iit:y walls b), 'lbeir 1J14i1md!;m1S. ami ~e:i1r ilil1ta!'s:!lUrS b'mIlGh1, kd!. Eftlil b:li1em, i:'bc root (l,r 0111 h'l:'ilkD hili..'); n~Ier:Ir:eeD ,aJloW~lfj> lQou:ch ii~ j:ll',oood of Glsel lMhi. ~:J](iI; tli I! d~' ~k(l defied the I:saWil.,

Asliko ~)\!ie!1l t,o lcaw: the trlily with tlle reid md slrilk!: 00 L rOO' ~w I.mikir~. They waul&] n,~ 3; I'lt'f."lU'e Ilt~ ro ctllil:ti~1!.!~ !he!,. prubgs, rn~ ij,!! limit<; !Ii h1l1lJml ell:Itence. Be)'OIld 'Glscl '(lI~i, m thewlldemess oj II oo1hem Rokllg,an, the ASiako, !ii!ttled near ~h(l' Ki-Rin :iluine, wnl!ri! !1JJe w,et1 dillg. oetwee u Asato\!; S'QII an d ba.'IlI'a's daugIJ:t.eo wijwd 1I.'1'i1'(! «t'I[lrreti in 'mere mml_1.htil. nll~re, fuElY (owui.@iJI smaill ril!:age, and b~j!iiilIi lo devruop' the phlJru;opby that suldes thl? family e\i1!n IiI.O\¥.. E"WDtUal)~ i:h.ey also rj)1Jnd~ Ibe ouljml that would @VeDllllal]y become Shiro Asa];o ill. !:1m omtr.!1 Phrn!!Iill lmds. as weU as a ~'ellll'e 51:reIigh-old m !hr.l. nlJrlll &rul~d I]~m Omru MUr;;i (Road's End Villllije)_

THE -41[0 TODAY

The A,..a_1ro f.a:mJily has lUll s;uifemd ;my ([!:at LribwlooollS or bOld hi n~frnm:e au}' r:x.t'i!maJ cJmllq~ j1l:l lDl! lbtlusan:d ~""i3,r8 Ii~nw 11U:: Wilf willi h Lei:l;i They ha:l,li! hild ~U1O benefj~, most other families aI the {ileal 1(lallS lruw beelfi 1.l;tllllut - the time tiO dl:l~'eloll Ilidep mkntly "!!lid :h:t:edum fwm jl(IIHic-aJ inJ.ar r~renre 'thai wmlld oth-e'rwJ5-t: :RJ~II'~ "wold 'I heir I!:WoIOIh

1\Js., CDII.Jll~ witblhe e..~LTiJVrdillJ!;Ir~ InfDmmtiOIli 1I1-e~ hu"e pfiilearo ilJncc SJ'linrei walked among liJe (I OtI1ill. ha~ Je5ulled irn a dedded solldarll)'. The ~ (Ue Iml ~ecl to a (i;lu~L Y~-t eVHI tiul1 r t;;lmp~e delinea~iO:Il 1([ pr1~r~U!s Ins: caused ,S!W;Lailt'l am(ltlni Df distlric!iO'-f! l\itMn their J,;mkll.lliJ .shorl.botb baitc

:sdiMi:s of 'SnJ1I15cl!;l I.it!l'qnf <In: repre~t!ll.Id in

Lhe .!\,sam .

There ~ 'lnje' po:rlitlil n:l dJe J:ami!.v de\o'01ed lial fu rll!her J\1[ffi.~a[-clIes of the S~mt aad ltl; nmpliOflinl'!8, (nf ,aJ I. of RIl k,uga:n_ Ther de-\I;ldo!1 Ilraimng :millhWs flJr brlnginll ~ i.U llLe -la.t~IiI'l eb,ilUBeli dl ~1!llT1)3m1 s~~ :illd incurpfJl'13te dli~m irI,to iorml!.l sdlllo.1 ~1I;dil$S. ThI.1'indudt Ilie members uJ die JisakD wl10 hEW';; ~Ii!n lite" most 'cruis'hlelled!: who h ave im'a"'EI~ 1iI~ I.ilrlhtlsl d_~1lI llit: ,~athi and whol oo:!'I~_1ilU.c up lomti.orns 'f.a:r b e.ftIJ1d i1e; i500PI! oflm!l'l'Iu@ ebe ill '1he .kIro't\'tl w~rlli

bolatillli.st ,j n Ihe e:Xbfme, W@ e.i\sako adhele I~' 'dtt,: dm:lrlnes milst il3~ retllllir; S311lU.W da They arr aIDed aDd diHiruII In &12l a dca'F ~ froll11. Bw thty rut also til", ni(lSl bowledge,able, rrnd 1111.111 .t;W ]l'!ovtck the~te:il m.!lm if underntncd. Uitimlllf ~y, !hey are alSo nlm most experi.cl1Iotd of I'he: iamily. alld IhllS I.he adjllJlifca.ttm. o[ 1ht:Lr rJgid sd:woUog Ii] . ern, Thes dldd~ ~ill!D, " awn :Ui m.t'l. ~ lor !he: n'eIKL tier or Asmni!&n.oe-_

Th.e[l~ is aliOlher: [ae~IGfl .Jtl ilh:l ~ flo I ""U. OUigoinG and .friendly, lhe3' life dedilc:atei't to Ih ~ d~velOjJmillnl 1'101 only 0:1' 1hel1tsetvu. bu~ of all Rclku_ Th~ .~ tile .Iuwet-:level Pi'8.elIUiUI.ilrS [)Jr ~ ID]rslic !'lib r!]des ,av.mied limll!lgh oolllrol !If the ~.e[;r~t The}' follillw &0: Wa_y 'of Sl:iiilll;ci and p~afe the 'jl)unger dauso' fll'[ II. time when lheJI un, "£tllJm~ llke UU!' ruakll: 011~ ~tep clos;er '!(D goOrlhood.

'ThC!i:l.hrer, the .Asa~1jI ih~¥e ,g_roWil aLmm1 as fa! 8Wa}' mm ih~ .rm 0:1 tilt' .Phfimx .... lin: !ltlJe"li' famHI es nl1\IE rll![]i1!f1 eath other. 'I1Il're .is lude ,ea:f~ lQr slructufe clsf.."Wh~r~ wilhin !he ,dan hn.we .. ~ undU I-bDko h !11ft lakell It llWD Ib~cloe~ III ~I.lea.-;I m~ II IDk.m ,eIrafi to .kee,p line Phaenil: wlliied_, m tn.:l'tb, '!her i)el!id wot:e Iil!'!le 'IMIIth die pmp le Il~ the otIiElr clallll tl:i3:n 11IJey do with lh~ Jowa or !he Shfha, but I.he lllltn1js mere.

Ami in Ihese lime,S:, that is all that is Irfqui~td '0 make ,11 world o:f diHereDC'I:.

The Asa'ko rt:alf7/~ Ib<lt tbe!:!' bf_lfet~ wllllMbe oii)[liidm:tiI hm!Efc:m.I!Ii'ml bbnp'hemilill8, ~ othm in, mJi_e )::IWlpim Th~!I are gou:ardi!'!;g 1i1!i~ Sl1!crfi m mlllri,J!ily jflselt and immoruilily be}llillllc thaI. They will OOVl!r~l!lliIc.alna~1!' "'_ mT &he,." arc alrIBaO)' ,reparirtg for uansctmd@~ &([m 'Ihf morta] I~OOJ - t@ be:oom~ UUi} Fortunes fr~iZlm~l¥[ts.

Thr:y a:re the pll'lf_lad~' {If hl!lQli1T;J 'f'.W.JlEtQlle.

The ~ohaVf' ruready ~d'e tbe 1:e'1IP, bmn 'what 11]1':.'1' were' 1.0 'wbat tb£Y are beoomiDl>'.

Th~1 Irnve lapped il!lw :>pllfllltlail ~SO'iil.rOOS mat allow 1hcm to' ffaJt bod!if'S U~~ II iCl!1lpt'il> WOIL!ld cl~, hy CaII mangll' itU! a l1rihut.e,s, iii!' a~r1500] ,,1 wi;l], makill,g him ~)}St,~I'. sUGlA.I!li6r. iwi1.hier. IIiir more .I'llslliHIl til p0Iso!:l$i or Ii]'lt!!, .of m,h.,,. c!u~ even IITI ~ke him ~!0'Wa'. W~iIk(!f 101' mill'8 ,$!illlte~tl;ble Ia dlsll3se or Ja:nllm,~_ PCY5i I:all!f" _[H!!(lWJle ;rr,~ simply II [p1!arH wfilll'Otmd 1.0 m~rd ta ULel. wh:Jms, ~I'I Illrullt.s:i ~ ooIlOOl'nl!Dg the (:at!: ur ~\ie[)'

lMl'IIg be.LIIII} .

None a:r ~O~ miLialJ.lti in1o'l1iIe ,lligbE.'I ranks of ~liCly hill'll d~ed 0-1 MtU:ral (;1118'!S W IlBlnlie !Ilummd Jwm :md Mlen 1m~ld t'h~m ~ic!ii to \ofulfID::e. ali are ~~em~d f!llr IL afil~ flf"Wer dJ tlifiim lI1t1mli:erwiil ~ walk ~e ,,(1] 01 U:\;~ G~, [Ii diM!),.

the victim I!lII ~i1_di ,;in .:il~r'4]ci1I:Jrf ~iJild sli.l:l return ~lJlllidJy; Te'mClllJru:rt'eg!l~ <IUlCl!h~r Asa.iro. ~~l WHIe fmIlly lIiar~ll:rs, 111 re~h~lg':i t.oward S'll:to jl~rpelil'ittfirs: :;e~rd!ess, ']he r!:iks (If: 'IMS~ whtl nll\fe ~om!U'litt.OO s'I1cb om O!d" €~'!i::nth[Q1Jgh ,i,~:nJllfiI;m1;e, h~'!'C been mm:®f~d to De' m,oM Ulilpleasa!J!,t •••

]'ht'illl:J(jS!1'I1.1lIL, '~IJI! A!03kQ h.~\ie fBmilID!led

,pragm!!!tic nnd oplimLstit ai!otIl !he hilllr:m crF Ro~ SllioseJ. l~ldl Hal~1fi that thl!: \.wrcl! samumi maam ~e[iJ<liir: Th~ .l!.~ a 1ro ~ ~ii[ ;;d! Ilaki.1l&i{iIni :Ire m lI!hen' .Ererva_]J!1l, and 'li at amy :r.rmst li1rI,'a to 1,'l]'~lfct and! nu rtnre O:lJf 31lGthe L

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j~1 ilhc!im(;t',w. ~ 'lily '~Ile A"l3kl1 are ~Ien'il IlmIl'IHtluted5Clr~ 1liat JIl~lIDIle~ ~ffi1}J fimnsa:~l!IlWoA M!II~ 11 qB. :~~ 'J],!ad b)i th~!ml.!.,!d~ 1J:l"fumMli {Dr C'll~rl jp It.~ hlwrr 'Dr:! Ilks: off We ASliko ful'fl1Sll)l,,~sl. Mi:lHfoll'~U_li'. 'Ine lrntlHi~l UWIIl'r.llt~ dn.:lnp,~ ~m1Jll.'l,]a:rrrm" i:ipb¢~ ~m1 !:m~~ 11k fXlmlte)!tr;·~ ~i1!~ml1on t~ "~"l!lll t!1l'~tG rro::q; 8'i1?ifLS Iht!:jr wJJ:i;ab!e k.M~

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lID. ~lri.'i clJ~pf~.:!i'iJ.t1 ",m lil1dnew t[\~ilIlilln. rules in!' .ll'hlJcriix. C!,1l1] rna:t'mj'j,ers, l.Clr.hld.[il,~ Jfi:eW }\dv,anl<l,!fw~, D~dv.1!'.i1~~"S. 8kin~ end Scl'm~. ,Jus im'om~tlwI 00l dc!ligmng I~<m'<l 1M~"'; (~~mftllt.';lj !lJleda]is~~, I.I~~ ~njg;nl.:;dlc f!iffihm (void SlJlu_gm~<l~ ,iilnd 'Ih~ ~[I H~JShip~Lastl¥. <il:

IIlw e<nd uf lI1e chapmr Is 8, SQt of Hcr[j;aQ~ and, PorIu:nG TiIMeIi; virum focus Ilfl Lhc r~Us c:r !the PIIDeI!l~ 1IL~l)£'I. oommooity enoounteroo.

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Whll~ lhig li!;, !'lilt 11 I]lagicl!~, skin. n is '!h.e pllysi1Cai ilDiilJt~! [fl trMt m1.llur 'WOtLllds Of p'roli'lcie nlrd' omd h.e!l~!1!g ror ~liIJ!lJde:j. :lind Oilf!~'mO.J~ £cbJr~~ N!Jl .. U d~aiSl;s,c;iIlil ~ be~d IhflllUgh appll'l:a!3.'I'lrl of tbill skill. :mu ~ :aU poiwns b~ :revEr~d. hut ilgi'li'fs !!he lISllra maifitE to dSle[[(].ililc.".:b<rl. pOjsM er ::>:idrn~S3 ;dfed<; '!hI: l"Cl'dp1c[JIL. andi ooUIlio;:raa it C!hilrilcl!I'I's wHblhe ArujlllmC'lUJC skill lean 11M Ihdr abU11yw:iih i! :SlJioornf~ Ji.e1tt'.j:li:loOu,+ Adwmwd Medid:tle' ]ja-~ '1ierllllS a TN Dr 15 QeM ij !!ltieMilWld.~ at,e IIiI!CIl: se\i'l!re, .Q,l'l'lUtr If tie 'i\1l!1~d liS lLi3llilllitlcOOi" b di~ ;§~r~~lJtI' lti xuoce§dLlln~ b:fail a pail:l1:Ul.t SuaciJll'atie:nl!S wi ~eiI! iii l~ the m[m<Li e.te ther~t(l[ P.atl~nl8 C<lD orrly be tmnedlwllb ~1~1; skill ~L1Ci!: per. wound Dl, aisease-:, PoliSow, Cllin'l be ~lermi[ll~dwilJJ 111 TN iI[ 20 gr h ~a:h~T; ®lid 't"dll (fIlly Iw ~f:eatcd U ttll1! h~fJ;T<I!1so h<I:S ~ PoJson Ol' bre~: 11OjsOl[l ~Il. This is a Cr.ti1 Slklilli

CrrPNER UNTIUlGE Nfl! .,

TIlls Qfan~rorm 0$ CalUg:r.aIlh}' ru[o~ th~ ellC:l'",jcn OJ' deoodllijl 0:1' wrJtten Inlfwwation

'lhi~ .A..sak.CIIiSfi: a Imnl: dr:'I'l"~p.ed]{e~iI)JI O'r th~ ~ kAl~p tl~1I:' t~ [rnm btJln~ ~atiI bV m!&irl'ers. M;!ig)cll 811illl &euSil!ii\'t 1rnQwJ~~ i.r.: ll~fJ>Ji! oodl!:d hi !:hi::> mamlll:r. lit g!l]JIe terrn:s.. Bl]lnJ:lllli~e:n~ T Olin€! 11'0][ 11;, made sea'C'~y by the {3M wh~r apli!fiCl wilb IJiUs Skill hi.e!o 10 e:lJoode5Um~lhi~ Lilw" wk~U1 ,~mco~ with 1k moe SkiD b!(.1i to clI.eoode i~ ~hl1' wUsber .~.D; .. ~,IUge!lU + Ci.p'her 'j;~ tbe: lII:rjginal Mid CiJ!lli~;r~phy Wii:l1 nilllpmnit dewtllilg 01 c!:pllellld ma:terLil. TInl!l ~ II ~ Skill.

RU.fAH£M (fNTEtUGiEKE)

'B'hi~ sJ:!ii~~, <Irld8 OJ G:nIl·~1 me ~~ spell u:smcliied) -Ji TN ta. a. :shlli,8t.'HJa. 's .~[M stlf':11 wJl, Ilfi rna'l.~~1: !CJ; wh a L ~ltElfll. niJ.:: schug.,lm.j,3, has nl<lS~ered ~1. It a130 n>tl)lIoei3 11Ii!5bll~n.ja'a Lill'ul! IE, ~lffirrtl a ~peH Il.~fillf: wet.kpa Hank IJ( Rt~ ski]L Il tm[Jiflof IW IOmealh 1.Il.!:! OO~ ml!!D.th _ .. km.HI] .B~sBBud.li[ne fer am.'!' s.l!'.ifll TM~ is ,il tHgh Skill

S'P£'I,lCR'!FT f fNTEJtLrGEN( E')I (SflUG.fN'1:4 10.'r)'

Tbls s klllj:lro,llhX€s th'll! s~'l1.lg.ellira wl.111, 'enMm[2t1bJ[lwleodge I)~ ![Ias]C <lind l.ie mmi ,,", S'~'Il!,Kellla with tills sid!] COlli 'mID 'mtc~ + SpeilJ:lfan \ier£'l.l1l <I "liN cf :li(llIl SW"olIf 1I.Io:.iIm.iJ':s • ..jew of them (mm ll:l'ltrcd 101 rneJfC d~snlm, or Ill,ml1'a] Ill! rO"fmUy. FU!l'lih~l", it c8IJi be ased 'fuiJ ioe.n!jfy ~.~II:l; bem!; t315l m ~.h.e 3.reill, and tllJ i]1J]:d er~tariJJlI oompmltfElli a!ffiu~ all Lm1.8mUI.a:r spell wily. a ~~~fl]l use of .[nte~ligelli)€: + s,penrtnil~ a~ OM TN 'of 25 can d~ll!;rmii1~ d aJ ::IpeL~ hilS been '~I m th~ ~ :r~!teIlUy. ~:rwld(illl1ltl' WiHll1ip~1l ]Ill.ll b~m ta:ll OOIa. pe,r~1lL Th:i5 skill can be IlsEd. h~ W~~tkfy U!i~ residual cITeds aI' il! :.~i '!hal wa$ cast:lliI. ~f. rf!reJllpm tu.JI to 1 bllllUll'el :lel'tE el Spell_i, "nils ls ~. :[i'jgh s~n

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Ch ~l'!II cleft;, wh{l ;,In B1anuumdlO 11 B l:iifIassulIi:tID.g, qUil:l folk vo:ilh 1t¥eJi'!l&e ImiHd ;mill f~'I1bIR~ I}~Qljyr;~ !hey ~001 $bilking m ilfIf W!lY, i~ I" dlaS,yil1 r~et tlliillli' nffillCElnd 9f~are, They IM.l.'€" ne .real! Id~tint:IlIS'b'8rea~r.es, omd momy p~Qple .s.L:mply lq;l(lk:aJw~' w,hl!iI!h.~ ,ass: [J;~f. BeJIIl.!l Maud is blith pn ;'!Id'll'ant!l'lle ,u:u;l a dRsadlo-,a:ntagt: SOiIlileQru! ~'Ii b-landi has a gl",~tfl" HkllllJh;Q!Yd o[ b~h:ig [gno:r,~d whi!!],

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,CHOH,. Ir n.£ ORAClES U'OJHrr.s:)

O~j(lnaUy. 21 dri I,ci! i'i Rotaced by 'eOnd~~ anti &t1i~d ge:ntly ~ughthtlr I1tie, l'll'hile 'iMs, does 001, l1lL\aII !heat ~le p~:r£Mil :511 cllU~liI, ~~, d~siiIlad 00 beoome. ~he ne:1I:.1. G .. !OI~. n IIJItil!lilJlthotl ihe: Or<l{;l~ {aikes a, delmU:ei1ltErfSt l!Ii'If:lw hfe md w~J1~ni]l~-'I.D tM poirll {II illliedetfing wilen !.he ilildivtdlMll is !lot li1(liIlg ,~, the Orncl€ lhin.b btst. ]kcaUiSt the Or,acl.M are my5tIca;lIIUl.fflyh ~mg q@alur,~. 1h.W g,~~()1 ~~!' ::Iml 'w[!.t~" [iH.) he 'l'eIf ojDerent &1i!1Il ~lIr IlloWilll. ;mil: lillcur f:l'!eorldliltl!! (:1!!f[ be ill clo[jMCl·~dp(~ :5'i¥Uni.

Di'REDilli'll (,4P,OUffS:'

~]e W~(I t .. ke tlu: [la~11 8d'\Ji!n~llim ar'e mow clllpab]e I;I~ ~urvivjllglDore,dlble exlds" ~'b~llever It.hia cl1ar:actr::r dile9:itilIlelilill:gr.i§ky. M ~I!m:n~ <mimpoo!!lbl~ f~l!.~ ~GM's dl];smtlOlilIilll te ... 'ltM elMlly tilat CW'l.S-tiwti:SI: Ole 6M ~~I:lltbr rolls a d!~a. U"~e iCI,i'l'l roH a~ 'I;l"'~ the cllI1r3~~ remives a + ~o bo:nrn till thc1:~ loill! ~1il'Ikntri7ll'ii'll 1(1 Ute pl<lj'.etl f0r t:inal reaL Otl1't'~. (here is Jl.'Q hl!mtlll rrum 'nhl.!! advarita~E!.

E lEM IN-I, ATTUN£,Mf.Nf i6 "fliNTS)

Chara(1J~rs WfiimiD, 'ih.i:!; AclJwfill:l!l~~ ha,v-e :a honu5 to Il:il.-~ w;e (If tJn~ ",II;l!lllllntt. @lid -II d~~trimrnl to;! IJilcl!: use 'O:f alWihcl:. ArmuaoojB, • 15 'iI1lIfPlOO,' willi [](~ ~~00I~!l~ i~ s;t! dl 10 "re!;i5!;' ~no1hcr:Eiiirtl:l amd, Air- fllmt ench other. @li do FUR, and ¥hte:r, S~U~~r.1i gailll ,8 -5 T.N banus whtm wi(jl]g; ilinll' ~11s, or the~1I' a1~~ed flemtfil. H(fwt'l'f't', 1JIf)' wHoi!!' ill +5 ~~:ny wbel] ~~I:l ~~Ils or tn!fu misted ekmel1llFnr E'lJ'IaIDpJe, " thm:ilder '!:\1111i1 l1~mmilla[ AtlUil'bEill!~.rUIIl Fire ,gatl'tS a.-5 to a1!l 'ffiB, """hili! h~ ill, tI:.'l1ngd~l rom oJ m~i:c. b\,)~ <! +5 to allt\llll'er .l!p~lI& Thi!> bOO!!!wwenruly ~am also a~]iUes lil malli,ca.l a~h!f:I.;s i:I£.ai:I:l~~ I:h~ d1ar.ldii!!": If an E'..tIrth-,aUuru.:d U!Ma.d.Cr is btiili!! ~.li!<:!~ bJ' E<i_rtb, W,s, 'TN~o bl:: hit [5oons:ldcroo +~ wlJiJ.ile II he [:s brge!i:d by Air:. lne TN i:s mt~!l3'd by;),

:EU;,MINif"Al (laNV"£R;-GENCE f'6, 'POJHTSl ('SHlk:EN ONl.,')

llnmt~ 8, !llkimtial"d ll!lIml.e .AhiJ!ty, Lhi!l, Adl~.Mt.1gc OliIJ.ows 01 V'CIld' ~'t(lIlOO iii VGldspd.l

8. llluTIlhm' .of limes '!Ier dllY ecpm~ to ~1~1'I' V{dd:

Rarik Wil!hlll!.rt !iiI ee LI1IItnS ur",lIrrd ilieir: rotal, a.'fflHa'ble VQlil spells, 'li'ihis ls "WJtJi]pJj~tu=~, 1h~ffil.gJtH dQdicoled r~lllmelli mro:rn:iJml, pmdi.cc aDd a:~IP]jca1i~n, iJl 'iYbicl, !he d1D3cter studies the oomple~~Ue~ of tM~ sbtgI.em,ethodud Its i'mOIlS uses, !;1,I'J;:J:)r'Vo,id m~i!h[)d Pin. ie8Id~~n h'llIndredJi {J'f pombl~ e.I&~ ,Wo thb;p~J)oo~ ,(Ij1~n '1I:Lke:s y~ kI .I!()OOrnp]ah, ;mil ClnJli' une Void ~pd. may @wr be 'ocmsid.~rf:.d on'! Im~a;te ¥Did AbiH~ Jur an],' ~B1',at.tet,

M~!I1' ,ali ill. Volt! 6peJi, will ~ol gt:aJJ.~ lilliS, Ad .... ;:m.~Ee - only !he: s~i!l!MJaHI b~liJ~nl t.o the 'C IlJi]Itmi,ge[ requJrmg the srro'U to cru;tiL AIs®, 11m e~mllW~ iml"l~ Abi!~W .Achi'~,~ ~lay !fIlI111l~· ~Jlu~ascd 01' Botllired dllrill~ pi:ayll[}]!'VGid spoel~ll: "ili b~ ~h1il t'!~rn(l dl'sct ~nIT' lffirl;m i\6 ~[)r !:Omm~ SP€h.

:FORWB'DDII il(lNOWlE'DG[ (PINIO:ENJX O'Nt,l n ... tOI P(lINI'll'!;l)

'l'1n:i3 IH.!Vittltage Is ,B focm Il[ the 'l'EJilelL'il.an.ti' iIId"'im~ r~ the h!lStcR.fr., HOI¥f:yr!r" ]'a.~h~~· 'lhiJI, ID'bel:'~l1ng a pl:lys:LCt!l iOOm Or ability, ~~ du:MaderhM mm.tl· !;Il!t:r,~l ItI1®wl~dp ,"'!lii.m 51mu~CI be tqlt Illddm frnmlb~ res! or Rolruga_n B(:~~ ~fdl~ !Te.clll~~ Illatlllre of !ljl.ePhOU1:l;. Jalilli:ly s~temm ate pessedmlly rrMl1 oml liJ]lI!i'Jllber ~lr I:h~ IloolSfhold 10 anomer as !lIeath mm~ lID lalIi!e Ihe 9tigfuaJi IIDTd.>er IiIf ib~ !';euet SI1d! MCle~", axe 'IlUlm:lter~lilb..~ mmtp[1)tWy.s- Im~wl ~dg~ ill. me:m.bfl' nf ~al r3m~y .~ hul.cl_ .Mtti. fam:tlry l~ p!!!Jblkly- .kfl.QWII ~wi nfl:lQlhillll ldm} I.Q h<IJVf.:lliJs ~ecreL .a1thClIlgh, 'nile rnajoil'r~ of Rokl!l.g<m clOl\.5 [I;{It krlow, 'The ImIFo:;lnM'l1lJl:! is jea~!)lls!y ,EjllaJded by !he Ph.~ID1i: Chm,

This 1mmi.'1eda,e em b.e .myiItlflg. f:Emntil'l'!' 'Drue' fi~llaJ 'to 5wnm.OIl an, o.llI 'tal 'liI}e JOOliIJOII d a O!.m. S ~I~!l> 'r.~ll ·('!~.Gh pi:llmt ~~llIt ~mlib~g Adv.alJl<ige, the chillHICi!e~.'!~ ~eQ'fe1i:s rnm.e poumruraTIly &ll!il~D.S UI 1tIILm, mdi his ,c~m'll. and h~ will lie mare ~iol.l~lY W'a!dill!d. In 'il!!j" e:..aSfl, le!h:nv PhMm.:!: PO; ~I[ILlI~ bill mf(iJ'rmed ~hal be: !roMs &iiliifLe F(ifbidcl,~n K!lJ}w'~die: NPCs lund 'hI! Itt~~ 'c dl~I<ldei" dMr'er,e~dy ~ belter fir WIi!ll'~f; dcpendq on tile N Pc.

rmJK£IN-UO (S; Pig~NiIi'S" ('I'SJ.W;A, ,SMU'GENJA 0,..1:.' ')

'IlIi5 hl!1iU!I!igl! j$, requhdl 0' mil ha.wdwhD wtt.h.[(J iJ.eOOgj(i\t.ld mages. n .~ nne late:n~ ,l!IiblJiily a.U c.ad:ldidi3lL'ls rlOlr ~"hi !!iJ!aI.u:spuS2S5, a]wwrng IiliIlml to ~am mn !Il:l0 'Ih~ Ralm o{'Vid~ ;;)]Wd see'

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Krnll!llll). Tra illig p'~ ScroU So!!l>d1d, Wald~nt .'j; kDk.u, :5 £Clalli} (hIao.t~, '3 Slfiboll~

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(.ONTRA:Rr 13: PDlfJin)

Arl"Je'f clJiIrnct~t \Ni.'l.~ Ithis, [l,Th:~~Jn~,~ ftl'l!'y Ii.Clt ruMsill nmlndlab®ut 8l1yt'ioog. He does lIlot havc 'I@' act, bllll rr11Ml1 im!;.e 80 a~lnion aDAlld tlI\~g he ~!lrot1lnt!"~:;). 1Th!i5IJre,tl15 'lhilt !.hi:! pla}-e.r must lake ,~. 51* IIIl !lI!I'WiI)' gi§<JlIJ~e, ~e~; ~ ~lw ,ev.ef)! :Ill:ob1tm (eva! 1f be COID"f" :md nt~rer .stand bY' ldl~ whlk ~lhml dQI.hlIilig¥. Tn IlRm~ temas, ~."js meanlilh~~,hem;iLS'II Irnke fI, SiDl1l1e \'VllIJ:po~re r IIDIJ. vs. 8i TN a.c:m.l'mlrted by the GM (oommunay b~l\Welli 5 iWd 21:l) to B'i'Ci~d aetln[l: m l¢m;~ sa~!!O!!tlIlm. Sh(lut~1 h1! .Fail the rol], :be mills! do 5])f.J];e'lhillill. df~ts~Ve, ~eslilf;dJ,eSli of the !;I!ilrn~qy.elli~~

CVR-51 {.IF' THE RAMJ no' .,ounn

!i\il~ 'i1~.~I,!IIt!:le I::Q.n:nf!l:liioll to the f:J~tmnts beYlilndtbat .reqdoo to gil'ml !I'dJ'lI SA1D[cna, My spil:lI you: are!nrtng: 1(1 cout has ~ls, TN i!n:creasei'll O;y 10' and takes twice' as ]~g too ~1. 11100 CIliJilI mlW( ~~arll any ~clJHI 'fecllnique.5l In develop .1lIlj' 'or YOW' o.um.

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ThE! hlli"ih u of' lJle Eme-:raId ,F.lJIJplr"l! ,r~l(l Il'IfU wmih 111" cl.efrnd mgif Hll':l1ill I1retl~ 1I p~r5!il~ display of~kiJblbe" i.al.illJl5u d1ilel BlIJt whJlltBbotit shugcnjJ? [I is truly UfIl1[1I SElle <I t>IJ.u~I1I. millS :I:as swoorl agaifiSI! al:msl'ti. ]~I:!l rnoft! Q)l1rr.rno~ r~ the shl.!gelli!l 1lo .haw a gtand·bI1 ~tGht WI His :H:tlllO r a.I2l[li:ml III bllShi, IIIfIrl ~r .mE! 81al'ld·ilffi dii!sl ltIpay fnr 'ilIle 'r.tamJilil.'5 Hr~ wl,lh hls [IiMiL Bllt lOng !lgo, when £ruer aid! CbaJIlpJODI IUkl~il ~(l:otlha.led Ih~' ir~i!iiinV! I!If dl.!el~~ 31l11lhe ,etiq'lilIilU!il' ,SLlhl1.1ll1G t~ lsi''INiI. Ujikki llikll>ll, ~rJLLt lo,r,di ,Km;jt!l,.Mw . 'lie. lia.!I1El moi deiliil3red uur£el'lel> UI the I:I.lad.e ilf.]f:lJd aUf &i(koor?" Kaktta {mInd] hlmsdr 'i\1Ith !11~ answer, JO[ he drid IUd wdeil'!:ltil!lld ttl e 'lrodJti~~ oJ lh~ ,S:_hllig.Bmja, He s]J!!n'i l[1I<lnlY lliBhts In m.Ml~1'I1:IG:n. :B.nd III di5W5Slcm wll1i &,,'"" Ujikki. On Lile po1entia] p.mi,oolili!l or SDl.lgtlliOl d~eUin~ eaeh other, 'TIII~ !On&WiI'l8 hSlIJe re!m]l {II 'l.lteJir m~ti'llg;;;, plIIMiliheci itndJ~ fiillJ[lUS sln'f~ IJti~ HSh~flIO!l laryuJiai~ .

As wi ttl lie 3wndard pumedute ~ur il1malli~g alii. m1jlli£U duel, the shu.l;ulltt who w!m~~ 1:0 chllilkn:e;e

llii!l{li1Je;r TII!l~ ru-~ p~ti~lml. 111@ oWT:I rd!lillnp 1D ~jtu:m ilic d<!JmyQ or tn.:e,rnal1e[lgcci., nm the noble ID~d of ~Il ma,iltI'I:g~d m:~S1l :Jooepl en bdrmf oj Uti!! dutlf!'lil.[!Fd s.huga-IlJi9I, and tIlen ,(I'i~ ch!iliILe[]g~~ ~!,itgBlll", mus! ao:epl. A t.--:atl~f ImJthY' preeess ll!dood. O~ (ltlUl~ • .s s~laIIe(lns du~1 ctrcUInil'elJ!1S (hill; p~ b~!1 ~!iiEel1elt-aJW .r~ned I1pml by !hl! daimy,o !If the l;Ql"Il'iJataill5. f'unhc.mlQV'e. :a!il. 1I.li~ an i1lijl111>l.I. due]. e'ldlcr ~ 1Ib~ oom'I1batElI1i1s may ~Ilno.cl(;l vi~ll)lry 1.0 be.r IIpp~.II~ nl bcfcml the matcllwitlwut lo~ !)!f r<!~ (Wioo.'I'lr) ,

Basloruiy, <I ~hl.!lgcr1j;<'l! diliel i~ a dj.spla~ (lr po.wer Il~f the rombiiWIls" :a.ptod~mi3l:ion of tiheir O!Ib~lny ~o IruPrllE!ss I. c(mlT{).j the rf!1l£1lW ~J like klmIi 'n(~iI1 ,~lel'lilC'l!l L alld t'heJl p'mi~d. ihat. tliiierg;,Y !ill, ilIei!l' Iipp!lm}lJil.. So m'ULiI mCl'te ,lOf <li &r,ght 00 be..h~Jl 'Is Si sti~tlIBd!llellhil!1 a SIlUro duel,

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'iii 11~.: bC".l;ll buili b~' Ihe h ' ~~,g,~ ~i~(:t"S 00 1F.3WE! hiliiSdf. and it is 'oertmJ !£lei IB&WIJL f!u.uil. bln1.llt;r. (If Ibl:l,TIl undee ':LDd.I1:i~' '[Irs!

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gets F-m Raises ~o ('tit SfieIl~ilru their ,cll@,~e.n_ rnemg[U (~ ,tJ.1j' ii s41QO!,MI'!I1,i~). m~ his QlIjXli1enl's 'f.N by 5 roc 'Bach, r~~ ,ffiIj~ 'II u dUI:disf!s Dl!!date<l-lling i':l the "PPOsInC: dtl!'mll'I1110 bj~ QWMmfs, n!lclm.mJ rung, ,M: ro.t~s :u.dlk~1l an e:dr'a dit.,

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.llbe sh:ru~[Ijawhu. i~j]id.ed more ''lVOliImd;:b t~Il;iQ~' IOOllSiMre.tI ~~ wi_rmt:T; as In !lin 13ljllisu dut:l, n Is culilDrnmy ~{lt Ills oppmteml to oo~~ al llIis [pOinl

~snMli s,",liI!!tI1lJii ~ 1fdi~di from .~ v.eTli JC!lrn~ age II!] b~me pardlOln~ 'or llIe elBnC'tJdS. ~re man an,f {ftli.i1f (truLI. n.IJ.e 'Pltilflnil: ,eTped ~l ~i[ [h11dmtto h~ Ln ~~Ildl lI!.'ilh ~h= ktlmi. and L'O h:lve it filil'mup gJ[USP [)~ !MIaif!i:c~ the<JIy; ~romirluth.

lsawa dll:kllEl SElf ~~Icn[l ill use, wlllrni!l1,(l dders aru:la~fimLi~s; 1ll!i: lh~y learn dl.E:iJ" skilli ttnl'01,l'gIi ~tud.!i'r mvotkm. ailul r.ard wnm.

\li1Jen. a. rhi!1d ~s :§;:~ ¥eQ[$u~d, UilIl iihllge!J.jll 00 tluf, i!~medi;lil'!: f;)mily lEalhe[ al OJ ID~dng m dele.rmine ir 11 clJild hi IUll)!~l8bie roT shii,g~llj.ll l1atn1:~& AJrnl'ls! ir:I\"i! rlilibh', UJ.e haWl!i s~lld llli!rr cllJildren to 1ffiI~ ~oo] - ~l Is: colIs:id!!mu IlL grBJi dj~iumm U !lI:ID .1~'iiI. miM ill :I1Dl; imC(![)ted tel the ~dfmy of 1Mzardlry; Fa~ iiliJe SWba. JIJId nhi.' ~~b, ~l f.:j ~ i!lf.Il)b.Ugatiolt and :mOJe ,<I sHm:pll! ~t. to de!l!ild:e the dJi!dlSIlP~IJIl:;; ftlr lhc rU~UN;

O~ the clUJd Ibas b.ad tirn;e iilirl OJlPD~U,!!rJll}' to ~a:.i'!i'll!lit ~jt ritllaHs anlil ~rillJt;e~ 0'£ th~ ~rm - iU'O'ul1d ili~' eight - :ske is·~e!lt~: o!;~[l fur he.r :IlptiL~de :iII. eaeh clli:lliieT.Il Any cl!ikl fmnlid Ia&!Jng tEl mo~ ~h"i1 lv.>Q, el emliln1iii Il!iirnm~diillwly :tblmr.is>ed [:r@!1iI Ihlil sl)]m~"~ ln dl!S~~, 3m:! SE1111,D, the S,llfb h1llShi SdU)fi~, A,rn!:)'W.nds.. if Ille dlild ]m~ ~ ~f test'i, bel lr.ahIing is OJm:plct~d w.llh a ~~ID:gJ,~ M<!~t~ will] nll!i~ have !line 10 five Slppfe'nll1te:'l, of: lilis o,"u The Mi:ls!1l:F cltiMse:s ~!'!d1 dlHd basl.,tl OJ] :aJ)Jtit~e. Eld~ 0.£ Illm[Il'sl, and :f<lmilyUne'lge,

ThoiUsa:m:ls of ~JlPI'E l'lli~ are .iJ)rescr:llltll M t'\~,::jer, each ~1I.t Im,~ vezy few n da~e:n b:!l k ~I:e~ Q,j"lh~ fdwJdl, tlD@ GJDd ShiLl,genja nr lhe Elcme!1tli: du.Gm:ems. TIlf' (Ie-mental }l.ifu:;t(.\J<i :fiim.te onll!rl:h!rofe- III fiv!! ~pp'J'l:i1ti ~ ,orl:ht~r ~WIl, ~ut lhe.~ ha".:e: 8. ~u,QJ!lrl)r ~tem where !hey t]]:.':I,~' :Jct'l'!~I~ IibI'lYl! mil till flrty d!ilm!!i le.lming rrom ~h: \icll~l~ :An app~ell~ice is ~ible nol OOI~y for his own :!it~di~, buliQ[ ;<I -:mlflll] group 01 :ril'[iI§!~r ~lld!l'8Jl. Jilek ;[0 bJ.1ln rOti .:raming and tl!lt.ela.se_ In !:hls \l .. a~·.~,!!lh;c moo:J:b~~ 01 ~ Cmmdt th~ drlIdren lear!!! [W( WlIy spelileraJl. bLlt also Ie!ip~l1.!!ibi~y roT tbl'w;ei~les and o'lh«s - m~ 1It1.8 .teq.W1r)iim~~U f.cr ;m~yolMlr Ij:\'bo 1A1s:be-s to ~r[ Y,p00l the DlWl!ciIlO.[F]w, Th~ rihikir·en filud,y to lHilOllrn.e .tC1l's«4 .. W(lJ'd whim means flrMSIDl'~ th~y J~.rn how to manip.1i1181:e om @1Q'!!l;nl [,Q {he ex..s1'o.i:I of lit!! else, Sl:iJ~lirirJg i.m !ftclJir~\,f)]'<lJI .kno'Wil~edye: 1m I]~d~r ~D ['Uri.bCl! thdr liinjque talf:lI[ wi!h .cIDe.

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S,bldtll r:s who ~~ed. 0' eeurse, caneut all ~ll~ tCI be ~ [len !M~'lijr m diet!' ek~en:t:. I~)['hly emil ~htlgellj8i iln a f!e:!JrelRllilll I~.arne.s 'llw ~HI!!iile' (tI Ilr!.!irnng .m.rl 1IDow~ii1gclhn.t ro.Tl~Si with Wu e M;;Istmf w their crd; Those who> do POll l1:a:dlltllJ~ .I.[f'ft.y h'iiI~11l> :He .rarely clI,lSlls~d: ·Ilw tral!!inJl i~. ~lf s@r1go~ allld dernlindillg lIlat It is re&;pm:ed Iia!'OOS flillku.ll~. MruJ.y cJ!!Jl'S beg [Dill IMSJii to 'lHCh ill their iI.c:a.d,emies. A~ ,~rnl'!11talilst w 'be M.'l!llll,g of 01 pf05pe'~I)U:;'; fl!dllre, ",1JeIDer ~ervi.n!! ~ ;l, trusl~ ;.ih~1ior La, hl:s i:laIlI, er UElivdl.l1ili IDG' rnU1il~~idQ. 8pro~dl:ngthc wisdom cd '!!be fmwn:e1i ilJUll Sh.irn;§_,~i. KI~1illI enl.dlists ~relreatecl wi~h I)~$~O! .. nd: litlJ!](lr; ~g ~c bad~e ill fcJlo'MlhlJDI a' grod!il;(!t~ (lI'rtHw oolleg,e ·&81Iffii:pec[ l,oyahy 8!fid. bif'Rtls:1It~p-:Elt le~t in p!;lIllic ~ :rroliIl oIlil!1T Iti.mbr;rs ~r mhu a~lICi:n: i"mtemILy. D~ m;alit(.1' wn~Ul tIl~ ,tmll.d m~d,

:81!!t {fiX 'IlOO5B wl10 lire ~Iooetl ~u ;achi.e:-1O'e the supreme p!JiSitu®:n o[·M:is!1tr oJ !Lilt Jili!.m!.l.1iI1 .~ the rf~awstB~oomp~ishm~t oQif (I Uf:etlrl1i£. The lM~at ~msrnlllo Mal !lie burden of ~tMIl1ljng Ike lPhomlx Om turd sit ul~ Ute ICouDldI. oE five mMSL be wl1tilag 1(1 :;peal!; flJJ Ih~ir cl!!n and guid~ illS pbj!osoJl:hkls and actlili!lS. ThCSol lt1:sdli milY 8;1:1 id~ th~ dtll.tiinll' of tlu tila·1U" 00 I1l1lL~ ~~lj!!ldli I'i!QSl be jml?e(:J;;.lh~e, .m;~ UHei:rr romp]~le mBSlIlCjl 6tf m9ir sp~IIeraf~ 1ID~I!lJ@SlI:lmniL

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in i'lme terms. ~hi~ meatl$ U,1'!1 u:iIBai ~oei"'~ ~ fliee Ral~e tQ ~I1y ~pelb WlJih.in ·thar ,d=!;:ol (o:r ~~diJ s~J. mlk 111US, ka.w[t ·Thuke.owho Is a ~aL'ik 5 tert.'i~ E1[ Fire, hal; 5Pre~' .ila:iYts f(lj' all .llie spll'lls. Uese ~; mey he ~lSed ill j)jny "I.?la~ the pla.~c:r clumres, ~elhef fll~ dliilaEl~ damage, (lj aktlIro'llCY. and :m.'l&Y be dtVil.d.ecl. as tlm playa sees lit

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Im'~gIDe, ~.be wOlfld '!¥e' ~!ilIJW a.~.1 rnumaJ[1IbodJ. w~hicll. iB 5l!'VllJiflpi (WroolliL water:. DlB.lI l!lila,g~I]P IliJlt Ihit r(!)I.l!: ,clefl'l.ef.!!l-;; 1llil<'l!I sh.l!IgemJ<l LI') I'lBIHJ~IIl llil¥e b~en HUld:!tillg jj1~ 'Ijonilj" th~ r!:!rIlai Iling dliJ~ pe.F>C:CIiI1.: fl!lIl1lJUUtelJilsllf aill - b{L!teS, !:rLL!.Uirr:Te', tisSue. i!iii;uJew; ~@(km~m !wI OOl.'l' II:I,lIlllIpom,mts. Wo!ll~r I:; ",hat h.olds t~JIliJOlI:he;r tile fLlllmim bo!!ly.gI!.'~ Its &tape imirl" !I:I'ld I;'(Jmrn]lE:~ .\dl~ a U !hI;: (I1:h,e'!' p~rus to< maJl .. e w wbCJ;~e 'lll(lfk. ·No Oi:be r Sllbi;tonc.e lm1 !hi!' hruR]iIJ:\ rDml¥ i:s. l1i~11! ijnpo-rlaflll ,rD, pNiP~r rlmdioJli~ Sn it iswimh Vnfd, None !.If the IJitl1er 't.~elliLen1:Si, Ug.alrdl~ dIw il1eer ~wofr; aee 1Ib1~ UI 'ro::i.sl ..... ilhhl tOe' 'I\'1J:rJtI wi!Bl()lll Voi,';S ~pporL 11. is In C'~~lYlhlniG> pm oI e.verytb:img.

VilHli5 ~itrJre,ew:l'fIi!ih~ n -allia.t OO'lce. 'V'll! :nln: b!i:'8J;DlililgF~lili~ll~r{' i.lJ Ihis @r~ ~~~llI1ihg I:hffilMl'W~ to ilie VliiJffi Ilk~ be.tng '!3t1.lo!:h~ in I. r;rea~ rWer, pulled. oUl)llgin. 'Lbt: n!~ 01 l!h1Il~. It il'tqu.:lrrc:sm immemc Ml.llIWlt IJ~ disdpllne' to pull QIre:>eII rrotn. !lie floM. ']'Iris 13 why llios~ wDl)prncticc VOld m~gk ha .. 'c litrle Ume to stJ.Pd_y ~g eh:e, Their 'OOJl~olmuiL be ahsoltlte. !l,r ttaey wm crlJWl.l.

~re ~~I!3l.illlillSl~Tml 11!~ ~tlur!dmG,IP~pl'l r~ng). whldi! c.an tak~ IlJi to s.m'"a:i deead~ [Of til!! 1eaiSll(li!pi illl1~"l~g. ;!Ill IIIpiPrliln~i.t;@ immed1ateJy begill5 to slllccclalilf_ There IH'C [1(1 IlclJe Vil~d rtI~l~~s, fl~ yl't~ o,oilU~~n ~fl!'lli:I'~hl d~jrnln !be pmfj.cienL ~r! mlllrelh[Ja:! il ha[!o!fn:!i (JIf IJeclIDlqllltli. This Ii> beCEI U5~ al~ "midi lillUl.gJC al:!!lU.i~!!: <lif~ bailler:! as tom.~!~~ sd!l~mbl, of tiuill§h1. reg,udlie';S, {Ii' dle!:r slmj lar rfll]mI~;l:if.lli~ They JUI.\i'e ali 'Uhf; lI:ltr.lr,ad~s and llIoo~ ~klms, the dllll~ '[lr O1rom~ll ma,gk, and tI.Ihique .r.al:'e [!lUSE be ~" ."ill! ~-e!)!' o:m,t' - Uld~ed; ~EY lI:5e ,~:j( everyone.

Th ey ~tnw~ Je~:r~lIr! C',:m~ lhe:"l!'!clva i"'to [h!~ om of 111e ""'O.fld':!iLilId~fC1UI:Ulll, aru:jJ Ill! 1l!00;'g ~ ;:w,~ 'irI~~!lltwh~t !bey bd lbiere, ThI!J' must IlU!QW [bow to "'lSlIIaJilze !:be: tIWJ,gs !hey sellse:; :siIrn]Jl~ b~c'ruse stlWL~lhiilg fa.Ij bl: puceqi,;eot! does

mot MYel;' IJ [U)t!rstandrn.~ar I,\iruaf iI is, buw it is imp!llr1;:J.!ln. ~!!'Igj now to Ut.~t It SlIilr;:ly; E\.'eLl1ndy. lihey",1l1 alwlell!n thfWrl:lJnJitt !ru.th - (hal th~ eafllh beMiilW !:h~n, di~ htrd 1bi~1i :!lies Olll'!d~£ml, Illl<l I"~ .~ t ~~l S'lYdm~ I'D ~lte ri~J mH!s iiWIijI', lIJ'i:: ~ mu.di ill .!Ilillrl of Ihem ill; 'ili~ir 'Il"l'lIl fee~.Iihf:1r [}WJ]J lila] r; ami Ih~k aWIlI n:!lnd~ ...

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'Wb~t1 Ii di~ldJ lsbom 'W'lth u) ~t~ for VU'Jd. it. mm~s ItIl!{lly to nl;e ,a~tMli@'l] of o;jstitng. Vo:i~i isbl~Jl 'Miil51~u), n is In fed the lUt Qf a_[ll!Mg h:Wk€m 10 !jiltJ] [or ili.e!lt birlll1 31:til&l'lh~ ~[}li'ltl'.Il un dertying f,jlr~ilm or Void, cvaJ)!ll.[!t(! t:h~ OlilOO !:l\ If)' ~relillcated, fUld de'M:rmin!l ilLe awro;pr[a-i.e QOII.r.;~ oJ DlCtimt. Cbiildren. h1ilifn m11h only II roW ~llsitii¥'H'Y II'I3Y well be idtalol:lt.. TIt!:! ~Mdl}l filly manli:eS'l. ilm lhill11 as Il'agUil. rilelings. or ~om!lfJun!li Miml'lg' (j.f. a ,Iillmg;r=r s~nse}, ar an espedamy :;frnll.!.l tie li;) ODe n~ mom im:fil'\1duaIs ~k~ II ~l:arrnjc Tie - see the MWIlIa,gf= iiJJ ~ LSR IPQ. Otlile (ilrili~ muy Ilr'r'l:t ~I.ldm Oil aJl

~ II cl!rildt poos~~ mll~f ~~]I a !l;JimmEr (If fuid CO~Olil~ the tshil:,~n mWjt Ih en make 11 ded~hm. ![)cpmding, uR ttLe s l:r~_. aor ibe mlenlihe rl.i::iWiI:lil]on o!!If Ihe cM'{I !lilld tJiclr f:a,.rn1Iy, ,JJlilid 01 IWSl of o(he:r fa!!lfoM~, the oolilt"Ci1 dOOJd:es eI!n6rfo erect II, S€l of m!rstl~ "ibllild:llrs· 00 mull,:: thE: dliJd's ~'ltiithily. m Lake th~m ill) 035 11" i I:Ihta~~ {~m~d O! l~~, ThJ_:; dClm:tol1. 15 made olurtmg tile rif!t ~. to len ~hrS e£ lIle mlld'li I['e, d1Jrn~g whIch. Lilme~ is m:y cl(]s~l~ ooSItfi':ed hy {lie ]sliliJrem (l:Itill:l,gh rarely 'Willl any b1)'\!I']edJe .0:1' them Or J,i~ lH!ll;!jJ!lle[lli<l1).

AbU i~y -wIth, 'lkrid bec:mm:s itnC'Ji!alilll!lli;y dM~millSl.{ligaore past that pGliD'li, $ifl~ 1n~ 1:I!'11l'aiud chUtlr~~ wil1 hilv~ 1]0 way 'Dr m:u:!e,no[;allcli ng. ]el arlll<!]e (:l)otrollilIlg, llull.l' addlUmlai Sflrl&!'!. ]ilI dl~ WHl~S] ,ruse :Sl'enarin. iliey may fi!ld Uit elWl~I\'e'S 10~1 Wlidilm~he !lbw or Void, bl~liId 10 re"lit]' rndl.malill~ to IlOmllreh!i:n~ wlIol, me~ Brill &efiilg, In the ,~Ii'd!. ihe:.-;e _ stlUg~j~. ,~r~ l!':lB!ly ~1'!fI!lghL baCckrrom 11w brli:lil!'.! lshlken ~lQQ. t1!I r,e;ei tlum .iil ofllliIJi Ol'II!l1pg~i1 ~1l:!TI ful'lJrerinto m'1dllCSiii.

'lNhal's HlQJi', 1i1l~ 1!iU'1l:et ~Il m~ lha~ Ir.!ln~ wmiflil~IL~ 1h:e ~iLSl:er il. Will be Iln a~lJIrb, it dIiUd

wb,Q ~.i[llrQd~ tQ i~ '!l.1H hwv;e >II fa;r ~ rrtgjd I~[]S i!l:tr~ ~.l1~.di liD view llrIe IlIl:SSolIIS, ~nd d~iI.~ wiII baR i3J ]~'15 (!imc1!l1~ ltim~ Dr tl 1'i:mse wllm rue nlii umUy ::iIIV!~ltlVe !:Odlt Filth. Rine wiR !ikrJy not .5'I,!I[v:lIo'@ w hdladultlwod. i!JIJ even Hlh~~ do, wmilJd taere often bef.l.eril. oom uppwmt!ben b~lal\OO !):atir~iQa-

Mooter ~~trl!!m~ff~ra' ~~t'W~1Il ~ ~tudC1ll lind! '!he ell1,~r he is ,wmbtg ID IfmCI'iiV, (!i1i~vlilWefll:Ul '!hem OlS he becemes Oln'i'l.nced ~f n!h~ mild~s ,~'bllliilY t@ sU:!'~m fu€ll~lPMI! of y(l!d'~ rush 11 pon hi!; psydu~,

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O['lti! it ila. .. b~1l ,de!etmi [Jed [hal a cllildl ~O!~lg '[)e trmed Illi thll adru V>olill 91 !iuililM~ M&<!Ifr fl'Hiiill he !!JlUl~. O~, Lids, is mill ~ l~ikfNI who dl~@Vt'led the mild. 1E[lcl:i ,Master geiller&l1y lakes rrn Il!!~y ~i"C OI!;!piI'i!!llticc 0!11 31"1l~, and U Is ~nMl, lilln. OOl1~·e!llm1. I1Ir l:1.ItIIl P{)s:>i~[(!;. ror wn '1111 sbuply Ilii:ke QfI a]u~tJ<:r. "lh riM !shGk~n .... 'iI~ ~Y1ljCiitUy ~, (Ile (!ne lD vI:>i1 !.hI: :pcnnIl1:S ramJ]1/. .ilawe.--er:,. ~Iilj_t'I!bl.1l to lillI~n1I iJw ,~iticaX "(i~~l1;y of Inining II-i..:ir itLl~d tn lila raess tt:J" powe.[ h~ pO:5.:il':SSeS.

Tb:~' ~'gyng ~ dtp!Jli, sp end moot ~d l!I:teir YOlllili I["'ing, md .~1.lif.l1n!! wJtih their a~gr!e-d .~'~5t'~r, wl~Q ootm 1!I~'Iltljj :imnelhln~ oJ 11 ['jurr~rep~renl. Th~!lM'I'!'1:<!Uy doolr"l le<l'9l W M~eil'~' side too'1h.e r!IJ,£;l !JII]t.1.o D.w YiNIr-S !Ili uaining. cli!.p~ll!dmll 011 1:ItG:lr :~rogrcs.s th1ml~ m~ fir&1 ,§£!l8~g, ~J dAl!\iI,'!El!lpli!'l~l, ARer l!Ilt3~, they .aTee' SOme1il]]f~, illO'\l,~d 00 :make !i11m'l 'Bi,jS hum!, lUll OJ ~I!! Ili!\(l!f ~j iowi!d In Ij\!mt!:loo ~:Lsewhe'.l'~, ()IlJIl~de inllul!l"I,ces arc oo~~id,~:rd i:! b~rdJ;!j[] hJ Um dIilb:fs pf®gr.ess;. lo b ~ 6vo;lded ala]! msfs.

Fmfy clays ~nl wi i:tJ ~twe t~clJe.r Wn!ii:s~ !.Df bul I ling tb~ r~Wsit@ tl'w:L foflItlng a close I!J.cnd bcl'Wl9m lh~ ~'I\'Oi lna1 caf~en. r01l~M tJn~ to thehsravf's. 'ftif:s :se:wes as ~he iSlud~Jj,I~5rsl 'a~chai in t1ire W.flrM he: tnl'll!W!t" m@a!ll~ 1.0, help JillJil rJil3i~hoo OOIl~oJ [n Lh!j II7lming !'lnrll as bll VfHllm~ ,IIII~ till! RMh ~d Vhid, [lg rl~g, thls iJm~. the

.l\ItIlow:~h anVo<id ~liI, ue l'l!1erred to, lIS r..n~ ~ 1l!itoM: ..... ho hln'il aJliliDl!d mic CI'I1l!Ip:(cwMl 011 Q{ {j, [' ~])!l:Il~1J'I J:lF VOOIll ~n be ~nnL-d .1sJtJh~ 1bIs dI!;Un(.'jfOl1 ,fi!; L~.~ II dil!IlDII!S tnt! dm'ereoo: bt'tmwl! 5tUdmlt ad D. M~r.

1I'hIilM: \!Jw eaJJ Lhcu l~i!I\lfJ:l /~, /il.i.I~ jYFocalb blllil! 3LLai~ I!'d 'llil:! [jJm riLl.!: of comJ!relm,1nEi(lI1~ Dod O'lIl}f !IlilY toke (In 1:Iu:

,I]j I.llr~ Dr thildRIi wlnC! ~o.w 1!&Ull:n a.c IIIJ'SIil.!rie:> or 1ihG Vold_

~b~~'l1l9 a \'rnd ~bu~al'13

til«: alii abl ~illc:~ii1l Ltgemf r;fr,fl<~ fiw RllIg./i; V61d m!i8ic can he· iJruflA'~n dlDwnint[l hvo .di~Un~ <JT.eflil~ or ikve~opmc.nt abllllJl iIDd discl.pl~rne. These roughly eq~Elitew one'! .Ilatll4flll. ~e;nt mlll \felt! magic (r.e_p .. mse[lletl i.n ih.e gam.El il!i. ~eU' \tJ.td RJng), imd 1M dcg;rac of !rMIlJIiIg I1Iry haw:.haiI wjtl! jlS 1lI~~ (reli~f'itf,lll~ Iby lh~ir a~uired SdlG~l R!link~,

AJw. VC1Iid speo]]!>I8nd eHe~hC-dlll be C'alegmi7.:.f!Ci !fu,~ the thrrte ~i4 iI!JililksOliI! Ii~UigeHijil .shs:rG - Be ~~, Commu !1~. and Swmil.QIl. OJ wurs:41. ~~! ~I ;!! is!tl'J ~"O!reer. they aN .limited w strlS:i~ tBle R€dm Betwem Bul as itll.tjl' progress, I!]~V wjiIJ i1llu 'i.henMlv,es alllle to useii ~J!I [nl.enrcl wi ill tile pJ'l.jr.idcal w{l[~ci ,and ottum, (lC{Immutnl'l1 g wfd)

them). and. mmrllge I)ItherSi md lim WGliid arounori them. {S1iIlItlmon:lng Vo~d- UlfOiIlgh. I]u~ W1:g~fI.

NQ!:eti]at I~dk@1iI Call u,sll l'q!mm~!l shQ.EeIJJ~ ~pens,,,,~i:h .IUI res.tlJtl'It(Jom; ilthi~r '00 1D.e:b u.UiIll :I!~ iotrnOZf1i1 (s~!l b.!'l~(!W). lJ:te!ie $pcll~ ,!IIr,e ,lI(Oquil'~ lIS m.~E:gult or ~hf'fir \tJjd h-aiDin~ nnr as .I! deiiJcatl!d OOU!!'Soe of s~l1dy (Ui dis~eredof re(:fi.!o'€di d:IlIW1.(J 1he natural wl.iJ~(Jf Ih.eir '\;Qiil h:alrurug). This,!,!; wilY' ~~ ~E:l" 00 Ih~m are gafrled ;)Jl thr (iI[J[wt 00' a V~ln ~1ii.W-Iij~.'s carIB. Ful1Jr,e spelils ran be 3ajll:i:!'ecl by td[uktilJl !he :}<iOO' tIlS~ Qlnef" shrijgc!llj~-

1kriI·~fjt; +] Void.

SNiII.5; ~rc' t(\klld M apll). Medi~<lni[lll 1 ShlIl.El;Iu, '["eli;, DM~mnnll. any :2 lither' SklLUs _liIegimnhlli,i S;P@I1!1~ ~nt5e V~id, D.r"8.'HiDg the V(ij.d!. Se.~:S1i, CmJiEmtme &: S'lmJ!I)(IIl1 •. 2 i5[lel~ of ,m reoond, clclille'lil~ ~rlh~r. clllllice, alld. I (I[ a 'dloo llegill!lIing &nllr': 2, IJ'lmlS fil'tbm-e:;

')bra 5~ns

tl is l~~tlt [0 1Wt:i! lhOl!i 0\t11~1 isM ani'! lsli i~Jj C8_fil I!~t Voi d spells. Thilr~ ,~re [10 c'l:fIl!ptlons, In [Ius ru~:e_ A!I ~ti!!J berjnre, ¥o<t~ nnail!k ~'~qllllW; *o.lure ded1caliCJIIo ,Blld IlCli:lthe<r

([j rens~ C;Ji1l! be

~I ~Hail1ed by us

HlI1'l·l:l!!i tl'Dm.crn.

Vo.lml. magic blnow~ wtle 88.me method. Jot sp~.Ik~~:rrs ,0lS tl~] fJ·tbu 1Ti00gic (i.e:.thu-e an I:b~~e :st~]l s -Atl1Unell1!:1]1i, F''illI.'!l.lS\ andl liI.elt!i:!Se). !bUl there isa twist rru_~ad. of d!ra,\\'irl8 'l1le ~Lrergy ·of Im~ eli!'fJIle'JiI~ lntl} tI1e:m.smes, VOid mi3(~s \'f!l!Iln~1l mIl [{l ilt, thM millll:pIilI.a1e n ",:he!ll ~J ls {chBJWng the \'hill uF the Wrggl); ru W'I):!"ks ~; foJ~(lW\5:

:lTEP '0",[; AT'fVNEMEIn'

The S:1I.!:Ise IJj3. passes "01I;!Si.de himself' ~IMiHlta~ o.md ~liliil.yaJI)\, for nO~!lpI1J ti't(l. Ih~m as i.hf. SOII'a'C' UiliI_gin this ~d). rwd lQ!;aws~c portiOll uC Vu.id he wllihe.s HI IJiimpe.r. wi,l!lJ. I1tUti 1M.!Jney l!1 i~n ,ean be diiIigollll5i, an,~ ,much of Lilli! .iru:Jalll .risk!1l ~fo[[I]iJl~ \iilid magi'!;; is I'fla,~d '!II 'it, ,115 0lI~ Ih~ Sjmpu:n:M or these tlsks.

StE'P' T'wo:F MUS

The IliJd ,!:rI]Irentr.il.C5, Mlii ~Q malnt<l.lll d:i~I,r precartams pJl$ltion in lin: R~il.lnru of \!o[(). iIiIIJ!, 1tl ~h~~ lh~ ~lem9,L o'J VtJldfEl.Q '!lJ'b~1 a:,h;;y d~H:

"I'h1s Is Wb.al will r.arne 11m dilSU'ed ei€!!:[ wh.en ~le1I:!1.e fi.na~1y CJlIilnelL

57'1" TIt:RII'llR:IEU,UE

"Thls J5 ~alliia tly lbe Wi1~' rOt Ishi as U jS [w lyp;Lta] :s!lU!Y.flIlJSi. :Sa~isf1i."d w:ii.h tlm.e tr.arl~d, elemen~ lbey rel~ l'~ bad: fDIo 'ph:me, f® i1rf[::Cl '!Iihtllte"'I'!a:'tarlle:t it \!,i\B! '!~laohed k!' (betweelJl the ~Jemmts 00). Q[ COll]'R~ 'iklJdl :m.3g@-s havG! ail mJdlti!lDlOl.~ oonoero ill" this s~, lJuzy carmet Bclde\\truJIl ri16B£e mllle:y rl5k. iosli.ll:& aem.se[\r't-fl wj!hin I!:h~ Rl!a!~" n~'!Jllr ~flr~h!'m

All Void magic fl"lUl<; aJ[E m1!d~ Vo11ilhthe Vnld ru~m + Scll~ol RaDk. kee.lliDg :,l IJillmher{lI dice el'(!l-!ll ro the casters YWd. ][1 all othcr YililJ'a. mecl:JaJJ.ica1t1fid melaph,ysrcaJ. ~[jJ,~ nm:g.k ,rioIILm'5. !!he !1j:Jrm~1 Cem~t~ for !ipdlcMl[n~, All '!told ~~ns are lilTIll.m rn the same fOml8Jt" ,~J1d odibe~~ IJ:I the iiaITle :h1~f'S.

Nair Il[al '"mil ~p~l[1> coo be lror:rrll-=ci amy Wn~ rhty~' ~~bl~ 'lolJ:ie !!i~t,'l,~t:I' ruLd ~e oO:f sh~ III ta pablll U[ t-:-d5Liing tiJernt. 'TiI:JBj' are OIl!}' QrgQill l~~ by' iLhlIg to Tl~i'i6nt whell tl'irzy are OOl!llrnOnn}'~Ear~ ~' [~hihll_

TNI:' Rums; OF VOIIDo

The fo-boJng stC1iioiIls demil the ~[w.;Je~ of s ·~mrn!:m; 1ffllc! sDygcnli\ ciloruJ'l.umtl[l~ w~~;n they are t)l'Il~i:'al~ IIIlmduc~d rei, w"l:aill! ~~ara,~s\ ~h~i.il~e~~iJIl~ sJ!.!l~k.. Kt.: ep m mind, Uo\!\<ffll:, ~al llniUlY VOid sllllI,WIIf'EI. dCli'LEl.tl!' room tliiJs paili, ~~nrn,g OOmii tM:ng.s fa§;[eJI' (11.11.1) Ulf'll hrfiU!.1'e1I ~11.dI mJin.s mQII~ slow3J'. nat tl:; to be ~lql(t(jL~d '[]he d:latl~ oIIht !Realm, of l,'oJdl de.rnlMlds .it

Metmni.call1(. ntJi$ mllilIni 'tI~iII' :~n!f spe{l] Ih!!lt a :Sh;u,g~ja. i::<lir.li caY. mill h! ~d. !I',~ga;rdlfl:~ of t!'l~ tfI!Ir.Ti!iDl Stilico'] .Raillk DJ the .sbll~[]ia. HU""'eIj.'~r~ ihld:iinc ilr1! r.shikclli 1hnl!lMiling 1.0 :r>l!vtml TbilnJ ,Jl.i1lB spells, In, 1I ~.itS~ Rmk app!l"erilicJe oauld b~ rte:J:I Ill; l,m~ilble, iIIii mDsi .. ~. rductll[li ~~ pLJt

sllUdQ~ ill Imduc danl.le-r..ln the end. Hl~' aa:pus.:i.tilllil ,of !lilly ~l 0111 hj~ul' Ring lIUM! yctllf bJik shl)lJld be the: S~Jtt I)t ajiO!tI~nt!ljie Ckf it.'! O'ML. or oonrrething eq!.lally slgnilHronL

&'''U :llom~ -'

'rl1r5i R.l11g Of ~"bld

'iMlt'1Il I!h~ t£.ulmr [etJs Lhat Ihr link b!!""""'I!c-n '!he miM end Volt! i:i strong: ~JWltIgk. Jessons hfgiIDl ilil I:l:te F'm.1 RiB_g:. IX B~[u, ~m~, 'fhi::.; w~blS ,Dr fOct.iiii~g itM~f latent se:ns~ .rl:i'st 1~1iI'[J.J_u1!! w rorgff!'~ ",hal U'Ie)' knDw a.bi()Il!. 'Ihe wrll'l_ TIn!)' medi!nte :In a V;1;:f}' 5i1.iJl ,[8(:t oor~oor:;!lr even dilYSOOl end [~~d1 Ma1!IHha.~ a nm!ll~iJicall!f pre~d fOr thfB k1mId (lfli~lhiJ.Q.1, gr:o'IIdua1llV l.e'arir.Jg dl:lWB ~ .i'I!maiilinlr!, bar:r~l'.lrs !hat th~ Mbl8~cr .h.a."! pl~r,m

Tht,B,U8~ ibiS lime. lill~ appr'tllUoo :IS c-ardu.lty moni.I,otl!d for signs o( oonfusion de me[)ll[Q, ~UJlhOrjOl, flrma:dm~~~ All fJr thesE!' are oommlJll re~l:]ILs of pro;lo~ exp®:;!He '!o .~ 'n!l!W 'Il,'l)dcl: f!ir (he ;:ohJQemJ. i~ is m~d!l [i~~ b~it1lIllhrwBit ~lIto ill P~3m: where the lilW~ ~f pb~'$h;s have ~Qn~ awry. SlLe 111M lewl1 fOOODl'e.l1d with the ,dji~lM'il:etl wi~w, retum sa~~I~. :;mil road1~ th~tcr- "~r ildive Lrmrlinll' h~gi:[J:S hi ea:m~L WI Lh~ da.ylhfll ~Jl!i 1:5 able to:! rompll!~ '11m nrsli~sk Min ::J. cle,gleo!: o~ regularIlYO,

Early applill:3IWn or VUlt! catI be b.i:cliy, ']J:I.I~ mugCJlj!! stUlcl~i is aw_.re QI ib~ ~~d~~td, ~I!I~ has ,iitllie QI ~10 IlitktcaJ abili ~' ,"Hilt ~:L ~ell th[il.lgh ~&~ IiJiagidililil5 illl! IM.i.[J1id b~' ooiD.8.IDI:! dr:m£'111al Imil~5 [hcy are 'H]l{lcs;::d ~II are 31l:'~!l' :w.[l~il!l 00 IlJfi.Jse (lr diE.9:d~m[ rh~ ure~ o[rnrillcl 0:1 sJiiciL Piayer charauers ,~!:a.J]]illg Ihil;mn~ '",n iIIuemp~~!!l .p.e~ceive S:irnp'~e 'i:h:ill'Igs. like m~ [pulse ~.1Jte (If ethers, !be speed ulh~n ilrenwl,~1':ijI at, OJ till? Wtatkl(tJ' :!ICl'{)SS .. ~1n;l!$, hut 'Ii(~e m~re.

M mbi!l :S;!3&>E!" ili~y e~I.lBlIy l:eaw 'mItm bodies mm:udty, p~ifil:lliITIJu.gh the tte1il1~! (If Voldl. but only VClll.iw-e ~I[lt ,ali fur OI;IO lliclr ~hike!! li2d I:h~ t.·.II!.l1 .hllil1d.r~ lkl1!rll Ih€;!" l:Ja\!<~ ~m'lreli! ~h~m.~ (ii.l'Id rurn:m:;'i llC\I'cr befm~ attll!illfllg a ~ least tlte Seromd mug)" 'tlh,e awor remams dlciJ meli.n~ 1.0 lh~wmlj;J of ~e:ir bjttll.

/!:l tile f!'21rll~s! !1M!e~S !O.~ lnJ:!i:rl:ra,jnmg,. 'Im[d ~plllis [mlIJiS, lin ~;eilail1gll]ings tbm~il Lbi: webiJoi Void, By Ilincie,sIMdf:nR tie b:I!:ic ~1~1T!~!ltE limf n~ak.e 1.1 fI all lhinJ!J~, 18Ai C!Dt hOi essence beOOJll£ O:II~ 'PI1:lh swiller fi'bjOCll Or ind[ .... ldl.lill.l, Tbis atiloMl

Ml1.ir this, thi1 slui!Eli!l wead!!e,'l 'I;ILJj !~!1g~T aM C~\ll'i(b Cvt:TY '!renhxre inle £h~ ~temie'J1lai SliIbsl!:'iI'la Sh~ ~ei!J'1iIS to S~@ hll:l' plaoo i1l Ii.e sdtl'!me of IffiIt!l,g50 g,lu'!, ~ik.e ~'lJl!iyi:M~ ~~, t'I rn~ or raw c]c.Lmlenll.l MId! lO.g~Um ~:!f VGi!il. Dc [In! that is: apriI:rt Gi' [he s~1J:cl'elU.t is ~h.e SilmE1 fire t1DOlt bllflJ:'I tn iJ. rru!gtc-ru (;lNplIDS~OOil, er help5 1.0 rn.alte- up the phJtiical asped. CIt the ImpwitaJ Paiaa=. The ....... iltel' durllil;· :m .p;ad 'I]( !.he 5Iude:nti;s the same 'iVlIitlf' that D.m\'l5 lrilo,ilhe sea,. ru-IhIDlIgb lilt' sky as. .m.i!S.L

Once lh~reoogmZi1 1I:ul.s;, disl~'I1@e healffie!5 <I Ifling IW Utile oollsRqUl!'[lm. 'They s:fuarpernl thl'ir algIn IIlIO tire Hiealrn '()if VO!iI ~u iii Ili~~ ILlial ~ll l!lI!lrn:plrolf)l Qf I!b~ laW d~mtflUi ;at mar£: and mare' .remDD:! jo~atilln~ '[hey ~ pick l!ip!i.rl !he pi~ oJ ilper!;lJo. itlll anima! 00' a s~JI. and leallll 11:!i· mo:?l .. i:llIfJmL-e wm:p!Jitlilrn.fs. This ,can be exl.rem.ely w.efu1 riD;!' the ,~S I)~ dls~a.verlnj wh<lt~ll is be<l.1!g t8S:1. ((vir .. r [re, bowmrmy propl.~ ~ ia '1iI JIOue ""ill mi!~ il'WillI', OJ! e!/£IJ ~h~ iii 8!.lbliln !is Jilding he,1Illti 'aile Ka:iJll WBJ~ ..

III IT'I"RJ~· TM! COUBE .~m:20

CmsUllg lime: 3 Act£Qns:

Ilhlnrllio~; One dilY er ODe stwy, whiduPi'll:ris

less

Cofi@I!]!~ndi.a1li: N(!OIrlC' M.~stery: 4

Hai.s.es: NIA

EfI'~t; This i~ lI:~e SiWIlIg up !iJ~ YGW dI~ [Oi' a \;nli~!rnamfgt~ then fOOl.l!!IJ,g .Il fink! 00l@ \'@'ry dfuell.1,/e actioll!. .All I!h.f· other ~hl!l!oe!lj;ll in Jl~Jm8i!n rn~y·loolI.:at ~e ~ric;rt all!!! !:1i11lt!tl.tlHII ;nh.e tl<5ter ~. rtVGffil ~ ~ F"r~~.u:tIil5,. blill site bllJ'iliiS t:rni! ~1h, - that i!il"a.e lililli 1Il!l!ID !I!lfd IIJ cir'IDIDl\'lmt .FlIte: O!IIrlI:i a1rerr 'llie O'i!llrse ~[ lIIlS10zy.

llJi:;. 5~[I jlnQ~ 1\loid ~~ W iip£n~ 01 Iillmlbi!r (lr\:oiilPo±rliS on8fiY BiiI.m:l" mp ~ lh~iI' :SdlJOO.! Rank. or iI11GIll"I'.'ie, 'Ih.~ does :ftO~ olIJO'W Lhem ewtfO! V(Jidj:l~lnb; - lIid!.' !! fm.er 'Wo!l{·ttI !l.lBe 1h~ rn'[r..s 1~(1y f)[rqrulY .bai~'e. :n.rlii mIN.UJ5 tkal:r<I s1t~ siurzying Kiid lIll'iiJi ,(1 'bid' Ri1~ of Jal~' .11 5tkf)~ Ra",k r;/fuI"ff eq.rr; 51)eJtd Q)I:ijl (}1 all fl.f rhMl JQII' a6iflBle .:Q10li.rm. ~wrk.ty w(Jrdtl l'ia~ tf"~ run ti!.l befl.'II?d il.g4U.!WAW roe irjf'lfJiWfg .51ll1j~ (lr ~. gaf1JM flY Y~iar ~~

MD'MiJ1NT OF CtAJiiJT'f "Blliflie'JN; Thrget 'ij--aJt ';1;5

Casemg: ]"rnn'e~ ~. A~.Olll:> D!g!mtlig:!!: '~~U~f~ 'iroh'll mrmmdlli C!JID'Cllmb1i1Il9:Foou;seil

M!ls~~<y. 3

.firuses: Casting IlJime, Dw:ali.om

limed:: '!i~'J'Um wrtlrng 'Lhl'l spifll ih~ s.l:tllQ.!llJica must ma~ ~ Ski.1iI to gta..JIt ro me!argft. ne 'IT1mit~3LtIlis SIW] j~IcD~OJ I:lipOO jS IlS~~ bo:th to d~l.~fmint' 1ltJ~ TN [If i1Je s~e.1L. 'ililld. 11m er~ed. ,I( sUCCllmu! IJl8 Wgclllalmh f)ki.IJ at .!l bml (me liIig,he:r lh~n ~e l.mi.l,aUD'I'I'iilI1iR him !.hal ma.ny diet la rol], bU:ll]~ kttp. 'I1IlIis ~ll(ll 1ila-4$ fD['" iMme equlw UJ~ ~5tte-is V~l'd fn J:'!J.\ID,ds.

The ~ ~Q ~ ['0 ilHlm tIl :SllfGrim~~ th,~ ,~e~n!:~!liM@ I11la~ ,I)f 'lhiI!Wi~r tbm .rinIJ eLemef!ts.. whioh ~ mugldy akil1l to 11I'U~diIi!Bi !Jut a p.1C1~octannr:m. fl'mllle,b.Undroldl!d. lllerr:: ill :II da:ru,ger; f:sped!lll.y :fOf t!r,~: begilmer, (If heoom[o.g caqhl Llp'in ~:Ili [a[JiI!d~ 5'.Jwurld Q[ YtI!id, Th~ ~e:rie'nce ~ be ''ell saothln:g,. OJ !rm!>alllnnl of ulltimsbebil·foo!gi.llg. ~u t tl'~uirei {1 gmlt deal 01 disol.pliue lOr.elwiil Ii:! ill .!>W~ll ~r oompSJatlJOr.e bmlalill1!l .. s~· ~h:e '[)aElgcr~ 1:11 Vo,M' ~idf'bWi ,,,age SiB .fmo more ilI_clai

Gilt!! lfihe 1s1tt hatS m~tmd lin! loild illc@.\;1tr oJ seJI~ng b ~ ~elrnc' n "lllre Ilf things ~lld it'; I~EOOj WC!l"1dI:illillag:e 'VJge{tu~~, he oWl lle,gl:1Il U! ptilU!ive thm,gs tin "'111& layers, or ~Hhef. ov!.r looil!! IdJ5jO!JlCl~ Tills CII'Il, be used to ideIlUfj,' :I [lJl~ rde~r as !'Ie is wmmi~I:ilil.1l " 'mime t;~~1e ',",,:alliin a ~~ uve:al iii w~Ui-~tedI d~pUOG or he, liE a:rr~L '!be Void, iml. (][he:r,s, 'l:.'3uMiligtIJr.m whal ~f'y will '~~M hru-d~Dip ~cl ~nd Or t!,oC!id lui:k. !W]cl Uw adtIivc In.w.rvl':nl[on G~ 1Jw FQfl.Wlrt!l.

Sililblly ~~:Ilg ilic w:iilyilJl which. VOid ~~ b{IUgin olb.mls <I large pad. (If !his Rin!ls Inj!illD~ bid who m..,,~ ma!tw~d the 1I!!!g can redllce' II. dtmflD!I1.ectiD:l.S mne:t,s ~mm !he tl.etlilof:lll:5 li1$y Me OO:IIiI~ '00, (I'.r- open tile: ~~tc, a]l~g them nwme.nlS of lllivm w;ooti.'o!'i' ·(lr re:m.aiJk3bi~ kanna

~ abw1u.~ w:rtmi~lI woul. ~d. m~gllg iI'I ll.ll pD9tl'llilllJlpredlrJl!b{b~. Jhf~e: mn been ~:;l noo:!i whi!r~!Jl !It:rnnSly ~nsici~'~ i:m.d.i.~icl LUilIJ4i,'~L e;ll:~r.i.en~d iii ~udlk:lI '1e:~'e~'I1i1off' m me- ii!ftnjh d] lhiili':IIbl.iIlie~ e~91

dhlIlJ~' hittt

~~ fl10 - __ I'I:LtuJilI

l.aj~l!t tn !.h.eir Ymilh. SimLlarly, shug:e.IJ{1I e~.hlhllL~1Il (lilly mod~.afi: a1!1llfJ' hJJ.'l'~ ~~d ~_bnlP! ~""'rdtEl ill lhelr IfIIlWM o:J!l.'lJ"l11i '!!',i!8J'c JJ:~lt'-· r:m ~t Irasl!L Mrulfl!ll! ,!!If eases, tbl~ Qccu}J:~d 1111 adults whR hlMllhl!:~bl~1l e.Dil'1y, in liil), ,_ gl)M nn to"fll~

alh~ ~~5. ill, ~ ~ or .~I'I\'~J' ~rwbtlmlllt:!! * ~. ciIti'rr kUJJn.g.Liiml or W:lvwg tm-FIII mMl

'l"hC'~e4jte(] ~ I,.1)Flain ~1b.de1!I$ ~Q IMvt me Atlnl~ ~nm ~Ilnw IlIwllr'i'jgrk, [Q( ~ Iin'tilyfl~ 2WdI!~ for rr,"~. of ilie EropiJa Thtm~ 1:I:iDSel1 l.lh:n:<iJill ~~~.tl +l Awa.~~fIlS_ Im~rid()r Ole DfflImIll +] WiU~r.!n l'It~nl !h~. ~llrrnng ...,:I:1.b iGCI1I.! IlkilJ3l.. n~ ~-ompl£hlo the nrsl kw.!1 of '1ll-w Inlrn.hlg '1.11111 111.~ mdlnBl'Y ,Hms:lthl. MI waI_k. e dilfil;[t!,1tp~-

~!li~di~~W.j' koolltD II~ ~jJdl'i:biku, !I1.fII~ ~lr WlJIIJ ilulrnHI ~~~nl QPl)! I'r-[~gg 10 ~nplCt-fo Ihcir I:taifiIfliIlI'!. tlle' Ilolld !J'f ~lICl'l ~JiI~'s m.u:4y, I,lrlU~e

LIk Im_per~1 lLibrilJlm'; !itr ~ mston:tJU. IfIll11i! ~ l'8U w.nrtJnTdelh~ IIuinTIIi! ln Ihr: lll!!~Il, &h~ !:lwc. 1M)' D1U9lI1ro III [ro91 Srllr,

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KHARMU; btlJl'l'm ~TN.15

~liIng TIme:: ';I Ildinns DumtiOfl[; V:a:r~es; CfllWoen:lrafiOlll: Nm[~ MlIst:ely. ,1

buses: ~li~g 'Iim-e, DUlml:i[}n.

.Eff~t: Th.i5 S[i!'!!'t1 aJ1lows II :>hugeJil ~a and II j~l c~ sMft their '{old Poin;i, .PDDIs: ~or a ilmn:uJU il!Irlime ~qu;;d ~n I~E I:!3:>lers VnJi,d mug. Oatil p'IlItles mllSi ag:tl~ to i:he link tilrl.l.hereEl.fwr

tb~ c,m '8hBlfl'!! \tmld PolDt8 fro' all mU.mal j;ll!l ip(IS~s, 1!J!l'Ii:il tl-~e dl!fa'li@fl expiFes !.Ir ~alh 1-111:1 ~l.1 L (lOr ~'(!illl4. AJle:l: the spell ill suooe~lI[" IlCllti.el mi3.Jl' ept to' 'break [he lindt or 0.pp~ tb~ me of 11 '!,i:[l:id .Piilii.~ ~;nhilu~ lIae ,[l!!:~eemfll~ ~r 'Ih~ rltJJer;

YOIDREHASE

Base 'fN:~~si 1r,1a:il or l1u:getx 5 Ca5!bg '.Ibn@': 5 A.c!IO'llS

D:QmDOJil: Dalitel:''s VtJ;id RirHilin frm;rnds C0ll1cen.traUMI: TI]!~

~Ji!I1irl!ry: 5

Th:liise.'i: 'Ca~1;i n,g "Ii'iml!, Dl.Iro~iIIDi

EI'f~; "Wit12[1 5m:ocMuL this, ilfpeU allows me ta:l'ge~ ~fl U!S~ t~tir h~ll;\;lllrrait Ralik i'll; ~~ ~ i1l101~~ ~r !h.ei~ 'f'!:!loIt5 rlii Ow gllrn'ifillJl; This ml!ia!l'l!-: Llwl O!I d~av;Ii~lel" 'l'iitll Lhool:' ~nl!in1Rits SEi¥t; StrllJJ;g;lli (wltkb he ~ !1! fQ1llJ m), ,rOWd haVl! II Jffi:I[ inil1lV o[ tilt otnJel:' Tr;a;~1lS ilr Ihils :.ipe'll "''e[~ lJl!'ied 5'1;1~~rlJ!l!y.

BtL~U, ~onl1anMe -rotli'th RJflg Of VOml

F'mally, tile :ltucdent .IMrrn m ~l'I!1alll&!.'I!~ UliiOJiO!il'B th~ baNieJ& \lillie MilSw~s haw erecatill my.ins .im!eatl n1'l ~ei:l' 0\111\ cli5Cipline ~rn:' M~[I$e'. nil;] le<lf[l to be their Q<WIlaru:hot. wt~h,tlrawlnj .iJJ.t.o UI.emse!l\1e~· tQ s.lwt roul '!he di~!nlJ::ti[m {If th~, :r~~ ~ ~hc wOO'~d. This pr'C1llffi.5Swn is U;J ~ilIe11']'lm:I Rilil_g m:~ oh Jil.re 'Ute Stc'Qoo Wli to Ure, Aut - IIl~t"@ I. rUe oQ~ p~ flml ~rj:Dem~1IIt lId lI(1plk-.al.i,ml liu![! 01, "~ lll\ld of lCl:Mnlo&

Mi of lbIs IRmQ eaa new aff~ct otIteors;mdllhe wodtl around (bern 'In ar:Jr grell~r dmgr,u" and oJl!m ",i1bl1ul.perl!tl.~~irlin. Th~y '(:.alllro:rcibly ste<!!l g!h~;rs~ 'VOid, '!}r cl!i;l!!]!l!:: !heir I11her "l1r[bg;~5, Il:lml1WI .11t. 'TliI@), ,!!Mi lillil'r ewnl8 B 'Lb~ 311~ I)~ffil'lg, OT daafilge: l1i¢ rl.!~!Un:.

1e'I lhe d.M~eJS [Ire gn:a-rer as ll,'eim. Sud! spranc use (l'r 11m Villd E\>m~nt Mil ~Ckfi.re.. llihl ~.Jil'!l l'indl their Ilwn Vlllid ~Iipp.lng away. or th~ YoM [l~ilJg nll[oo.gh till!m'l glling ~Wi aml feeble. :~eUll'i: WI QCW.r [II QIDlp]et~.llJ1 'Un~~~cltld WliP. ['ah~i'i a dallllgernllill el!cmJl.

'~N 'iii R,eJikUGd

\~lclw~111 ~I) '. r&iI'ltl)' ",au Ill. lroo Phn . I~ 0 rm,. rum.d ~ t1i'1imly

io Rohg;m. w; II 'i!i'!Jol~ IIIJJ ~I1f;l'J1.1, Lhe ,0000arili

lrI;and'mnUo~ a[ 'Ihim L'MgIc!lll! less ill!p~8!1i.'Vt! thn!'l Iht!1' iktlll:clfl'~ Jcth:r!;;lL B'~~ In hl,lw;!::hcl4:. !bill lI:I'I~krilo1;ulI'[ '~ Mlur~ ~~f IlmiL ~WY. tln,')I <ll'il' ~m~ fgr U:!ll!lr 1m;lsN [I~iI u~Ihl.!I& .mJt til ml:"ililiun ~lij IltlOO f'!llil:u~ , ~ dl~ btin.~, MIJid dedirJ ~ p~ticmi1l l!~1 i)~ 1l11l0ill& m~r~~~~, IHcimillJ! 1.0' stay iIiI mlJre ~Jed priKeS mAt ~~W' th~~1'11 thfJ ,s.o.CtlW.df I.IIIlf ~&'I'm~ktllJiotil; time wiI.b 'Iht ~ 1Jit.)' =:! ~ 'Or!!ilD 1:Urn,~~ by sn ~l!I!.l need ~ e!(~ri~

mnre BrIii1 IIHIrI1 ill !hill RI!'.a.1JJn {If Wid, (:ml"ll; this dI~ti UpOIll them .11M h1!i!n Clilled Il.IJi llk;.tlSilj~Dj til a l'I'::p;'Qd~ ltcg)Olrdllll~ II :illJJWi I:i.Ulf time fur ~aI~rlm: ill' peltJ ~d!i In lbf p~. worM.

1Mifm1 t~ ga:drer lflh'lr~'n ~lIfm ~lm ~Iar 10. llw W"'o<I!i' '"I[h~r :shl!.Il~llijili ~peal lolhe k:.1lmi IlIjj 'vorriOllS ab,eru liO aSk 'qltle"Stloi'lS

JEUEVOIS' fta!l!): TN': 1(1

Caurl'l Tinl~: 3 AcG!or.t!ii D!nti,am CooCWllA'tlilll. CoD~~Ili_rfii ill!!: Ful~ MM1clJr:'2

Ral5es: .AOCIn.:cy., [!1stD~' MI:5iI!d, AoI(l;U]l.l Si:1l:Jecl

'!'fi'~~t: This ill me ~'!iIl]damenla! 'Void] illl,egJ.c abillijl. U i$ Lhe fir.£t I.Jm ;W~' J~i l~a:IiIl!, ~£ .iJ.lil slsll'!t aMkity f«[ ~~ndatd 5.'l:Iil~BIlIll~.3, dJilliilliliN/li him or her I!O 'rl!.lm01U mill tluirm~oo andl 5e1!l!E! ~e' wot'lLll ~rnu_n:;:! '!henl. [;m ~Jactioe:. this wlldl'.S wmewbal like \lwa~ ]l'lfl)j:ed!loc.lI' ..... lucre'ilL'\? sp!.hrltmind! ofrne lfi.rl.~tlillal ~"e8JW sin!!, 'I:rody for iliii!me. ~I(plQfil1l l'he u ffI!'>e~ l(l}l!r of J,eality ~ BI,e rnre.l:Y{lw<!.Ie III

The 'I:W~ .!nl!w'ever, is tb::d yo~ I1ffiV «ally lii.:lil"'~ .y.ufur bOOr at an, lULl, GCOlS!;:i(lI.I:me~d~~ to a degree.bul it i5aIWB!IIS mllilla.1Ei!{ oo:rmecled ra yow pbysirlll ulhlItt ta sluLlgmja's ~hi:k~ 1l'Ulr! ng Im'ai.'mtm IS ru:d .1mm;~1m M.m M ~(!Bd'i!~~ Ili'!e: fint SclJoo-lRutf. Sb'Owd this ronIwcti.on @wr bs nc,gt~clcd, ,m; Mruren. lhc s.h1.ll~IlJB; wD..l1.tlnd h~~J..[ riIDef1.;i].QiIIl:i!n!l~~O!ll.l5h tl).'@ R~!rr~ ,(I~ ~, with ll'iLle l.ikeHh~ oJ ,~wr mfllJ rIlin.iI!:'

McdDanlool~y. tbl.!i: mtaJl;5, fuEL! !ih&m1' the .[lr.s.1: ['!l1B IllI see iIf StruiIlg the \/Oicl wo.r!red" illWth@1' mll!SI, be .mad.~ ever:!;' hair lu:m:r {lr lra.'II'EI. Lh[IW~ '!heB_elrlm The ~eoo.nd roil (tbe ~iI'&t drull'ii the j!lllf:[ley)is ,at TN ~I[I, .ID!1ilillH IiH~,l.'e .ralls ;lUt at +5 Ii:! ~il~ 1"N. TI~, mir.~f ~ ~llm!Uli1tiMe;;: Ilbll5 sta.yi_lIlgaw~fTorn~IH ilrnQ,!l:i' forlollig pe:l'loda l)iftime~l1l:d ruiSlil] ~n. beJOOI1!tl.ng ~~ a "f~~l'I. qUile1!. 'I!.'Q,dd" betw«nlll~ llI~mmb.

TIlt': diSl:mr.l~ ,~( altll ]~hikt:l'I, desires 1 . .£1 sense ~MliIl~ ~I:!~rmi.mlc the in[lI"J TN of k spcll, wiltb W b~ing "liJuglliJ]y withtlJ line o[ righ;l 'Bq'0lldi 'fiI131. the raa£i~ TN slwllJ)d he l1I<isEld by the {1M: o;!~rdinR~Y {jmba.IP:O, 15 ~~a~ 01 IlJl'gC!.t1l1agc and! 25 or more iI.~'1lSS aD mllr,e clafii,'G; ~iI1l'ri~mYI\

TIlliS s:pell dluws tU.'!' r(lUn", iq lbi.DiQ:> 'ill !lie

gle~lIled;

• Jh.oughlS (h.l:iinl&.J:I. ,00' ,8:mi1ll:)&n '. EmoHOO'I5 (iJllmam IIlr anitil .. l)

,. CuIlilJlurlm~ ~1E1me.1I15 !!If ll!Ipe:!'il~n, [!Il~12, 00- Ihfug. il_nr!l h~ IlICjl' rue: am.nil!~:tl

~ Uhl~55 <!JJ D:!liJ~ ~Iih~ p!I~~tnL1fe ~ tlte n:atwe ,nilE as. relat:illg ~o Idtt:eelt:rn!Bnt5, ~'t.c.)

., hpermlh;II.r;~1 IPhen.omeoo ~lC preseli'ifll! oij - ailtbiailI,gh I!hls OOIlIl'~Siil~ .ilJ ssme ~Il~r tr th~: !'Ol! i!l; ~i!iil~,rlI_lf lhe T:Jjnt is ir:J\!'o~VC\~ fleD ruj,O~e[ imm:Eldi<lle 001] 1Ig::W!S!1 the Thint mwt li@ made piCr Dorm.a] rules,

Simp1~ Wl!l:.'il ilJJ ilii.:;;. sp~Jl slim <Ill! '~Drdi~ CiIi:vvlO'L!!S emlJUon (If seIlSi:llg2.M:!lb 1~ve1 of the 'faIDt"dmuJ;d nut i!lu]~er mCldlfm. But mO!m CQmple~ l,!;'ie5. .slIIci1 as dJsoor:aliIlg IUdet]) f~!!h~ ~hQou:ld ;!Iliicrueail:l appr;(IIpria~1!! [)iUldEO~r to I:h~ mi:[j~.~ IN.

])R MY,fNG· TIllE 'VOID h;se'lN:i5

Cas1iing Tmu:~ li\cUJ)J]£ D:uraitiWil!: ~s~l.8l1e-DUS ~[j~gi~l:iqll' NOIll." MlIsl8l11'! ~.

lUl,i.8es: N Ill.

life!;l; 'fhll!i ~ pell uUews a. g]]UgJ:1fi»B LO 'SJ1Ib" :ai 'i4lId 1100tl ftom the Rea~m wMehc j~ WiI-..no!l£J1ng. M~e'i i! ls a~~d. mIu:·P'plnt ~,y be ~fd ,2IS ail ~.er\vJd .Pomt8 lilt, m.mad.l!t ltru;. An ~~hibl:l ma.y (I~ east uJJ53 ~pgll Df!OiI1: PH' d<Jf,

B~in Dnmo!le ~ ~ ~~c'ond Rn19 Of VoId

fill, .an .B1ti. ]!H)kiBg !flll). !hI:' Vtlld ~ Dr Ihe ~b51 Lim!, it f.g ~ if li1ey,wld If.self has lalwD ~f[ .a 1lliI~ The COlJu:ul.1l seam betwe:i:tI. thjl]~ :!;:li]!'S iLWfI'f.. ]eBVill~ oo~y ''-era1,\' elements thllt rna~' Ulern 'up.louth. Ah:, 'Watilr,imd fm move awlHlcl, e",clJ !JUmr 10 " gi'€.~iua! dOOa::. Th~y bb shl~pe olltsld,8 the JD\1sjh1e Il'U'i.l!w>IlIrk Uli!.1 holds ~I'lm ~mpe!ildoo ,in. [j'llne ~d Si~ce. 11W lrwe, ~ ~~ llil b.e1w~e)II 'lJtiJe:r jrnl1~i!'i'!c Vo~d aII.!it II i5 b,U'n~1lUl1 to htiJ ,11 ilh:~ '!age &OWy Ihrough Its, ehsooct. E.Ve~ting '~I1'@, all Ihe e;lem~iitl:s k' mui'ellt iIlltlil .INiIlJ if !hgj' .a:~ til rl'1:ogntZl! whu!l. is n.p~ ,a!wlImi!!: IilGIn(, Is Sllm liS ,81 wash ~ i!J:lergy andmwMloi:'.

WH]ll~'i! 1w.1p QJ lhe:k anrih,QI' (l!I!f ~Mk.;:n.) .' ~'Udeill~ looms, l'O draw .1t1.mSi!I M.ID, !he. ro:ru:rete:, N~pla(jng thf!' 'Ill~sk' &0 \:h;J1 Itt [lliI/Y Set? Il]~ Wl.ltld at; Ii snlid i:DU~' aJ',iLlill 'fhe ~B.I]Wl a( ll~r!lJil!;l';:~1,IeruttrUlis iF:I.m 'Oilll:'llIq' .is :pelr'lrq;!lll1~ H .. l'n,g MitlIl m.T.I !:hi!! fiUid lIalW't -or II.hill~ :MIthll4g ]!j. e¥'f! .a,:a. i!ja£~ Ol' '~rtaiJl] rOJTihll~tlIdent ,a~if.l.

¥CUD STJUKE

Base 'IN~ "fdllP:ll's Vold run!: x 5 lCostlnB' l'tnLoe: .5 ,Allium. D~tloJl': lnsLrm.timeuUil COllL:eJimraiim~: NOlle

~la!<l,e.,: 6

Jlaise!l: At:ldillill\l!l ~l \'OOd S~olen.

EDtd: TIlls spell aillows !he: [aster ,tl'l 'sleaJ'ltm~ Ot Iht targefs Vaid Pain~ I' 5U~flll. the Points .5!oil!!R an~ :;imply Irw'i!'nlNl from the !wga In (be caste!, AddltimJll~ Pl!llmt~ ~3fl be slOlrul; Inu IWO h~ Eire required lor each Bdd]liomllPornL M~, lIlI.: ~Im may ooly sleillas many Poi[li£ as ~ ~~1d Rank.:i uclJ d:ll~.

VO~D' ,$IIJ1'PR!Ss.rOH

!il1I1 e TN: Trait to be A:lIed.ed ); J C!l.siing Time: j; M!i()ruI

"m·tion: CiI.!il.er's Vod d Rf:ng '~n r,a!lll~S CDIli:!!.rdrniill~: Total

~flU1clS; 7

.lilflli.ses: Caitin ,TlIiI1e, DN:uatii;l$I

,EM'ec:I.:'Ii~'heII SIICCf!Sllflll, this spell fflrtt.S !he itI[g_et to Wi~ !heIr lowest l'rail Rank :III pLa.oe () r die 1arget 'liml. rOlj the. dw-.rllort 'Ibis mt8n~ ht a. ~~~r 'iril~ lfnee III Olin Thl,rtu; :i.I:I",e Stm:Jgtn (which he has Jl foull' iii' oolild bf made. 111, h~\rl!! a Ihret' in Strength Ii tll,i§ pell \V'ere used ~~liIIIy on UU91J1,

B~~u Ga,noo'nme _, Flftb Rtng IO:r Vola

'JJ'he FllUrih RiDJ DE \'Gid is runsidefled ~, i'ilmo~t all fMli to beiJJ,e ~i 1l<l!I ~t8~~ 0:1' d~~-eloPJn'~lil. [w :1I1I.h~tlgb II fifth rUng 61dslB, It is enUrel)' Hmil.ed III t,{J,ikers, who. h l'e mad~ tt thdr mission (I) ymiy ti:leir vi~QJ1I of both wi:lrlds. They !rl(IJl!~ w!ilktbc- Realm oJ\<o!d 1I11d!.ecl!:d,

It lsfilm[l~ed I1wi imike III hEl,'e abi.btifS far b~'Ontl, a;ny [s.ill,. Imtlilns ilie wmpl,et.e theft of a!IQaJJef'~ \fwd, This, '!Xpllri anee has 11(11 been 'lri1nwed iJl';my wlul "'ill ~ 'openly Ofi~ bu~ ~n~ nave bte.ll.ptead of dlOiila 'I.rnra\<'eled' by .m rMdkell.'s will rnher talf Mm:tQd~ a Ionn .]] 'aflflmuUlion'witJ, ~ t~,get, lD. wbieh ~ slilrMl,gIf! .aWl le:rrible 'l'l!ilOlS of the .Rel!!lm ,Ili Void - as. it!@l]J hy the Ishite.n - arc re'l~led in all. (heir IIIDbrid led fill)' to [lfih.ers, rp~ta.Jlt dea.1h or ~J)JIe 1IWd_f!~ are ali Lharu remlitaL

erhQ 1tsa'ko R'Q"'15111n 1tCOOilm)!

In Roku,g,ailli. ~1e wert11Nm.¥h~rt mean tbang( !lUI. can !Ilso be lilramlBled as 'progress' or. ~f;,b1t!!\; 1'b~ ~ c]lQS@ lbls as; lhte .n3m~ f(l[ ~lh eir Joo~Jj.{mdeJll a cud~'lJIy ,;IS :a Ilrl'C:nlliC ttl ltl; purpose; 10 trnirl sltuiellts ~I) harntS5 Th Gii1 that SWba. J:llll!,'f A.sskrJ a 1h(l'LmJlC, years. a~lI. In Om! tlme, re'lllac-tahl:e trdv;lJlee!li hmf~ been madLl: with it, !tl!d ~grur.IiC;m! steps, hlil~'L"! been taken '1!:m'8i'd whet Uhe Asako helilev!! lIl' be thellLl:imale' rate [If hW'llillility,

SmnnrnJ across (lill'! :Empire lila!;'!;:: be;gull !o' ~p In~CI The Gift aktad~. but tJiey .r't· er L~' the dJllrt ;11'; "ndmlque!f. TILe Hf tI.liliin 118Yf ialc.:ell this p.rMtIDe a ~Iep rurlh:~1" imd d.e¥-e1.opi,ld \\fhi! L Iih~y ca.l1 'Mj'$tuje-s~ liVhilc TcdmlqUC5 :aM th~ mystical! bf-prodln1 of ~El!f!i or diiscipl.inf. ll!8!rru:ng 'In r~l:IIS' tb~ IEI~J:nenls 3f01:l!ndyo'1I. MystlU as Me B1 d.'b«l li!IiLtripulilltiQJ;J (lr those fums. ,m ~it!le_Ttoe, !.b@ HenmiD have li:500lfered how I'D :'iiculpl !he elemen La] r[lra;s Olro!Uld IMm 10110 p:Jtab:le, and iiippjlrabk. cffocts.

BLliI til@r.e Is ,!i [i!qu:iremeJilL Tbtr-len~[lI IIrc stili hum,fln, h.ov.~e\ier advanced t'h,ey mli!'~! (Inn!. 'Ihily liI~~lll;l ml!.$\ _ t i!jJ, a~!l[dlJlJfe with lrwmm limi13JlQIlS, 1'IrIey caJilJlol def)' the !uws, of oo1LJre_ They cmJIol'~ply mmmsJld rhe blem~n'ts III do a'llkil!-jI' wi~h, ~i.l1 mus'! ,ooEil.ce them. They diG !his mi]Jg what IIb!:y Cfl11l 'Rfddle.:;; clnlse!y"gw.ardedi metllods or f!nfarcil1lB Ithejr w:l1[ upon 1he

rJief.ii!en.l'l. _

O'Vt'J t111l~. ihc acmi'liJ~ ha,\'e InBlJlIgl=dl '10 .s.'hiil.rpeh, iJlJelr talent willi Itldd]e~ 1.0 !be pohn.t ~ II:ity can 'ITIOk" mature jl1tCl ,s'L1b.mi~nn.l!l fo tb.il.m.. n ts mu.ghlJ. a.k~11I to dtlcm~'JJ1ni Mathe! I:IU:O;oo, Illus CBl1!iIQg them 10 ,relict 11'1 11 .foo-esetab~e m!LJIll@r_ liowe.\o"el;, t~e BhimJ;:11l oilmOi! Bi3'I:lsed pr~p~rl~ - a-I[~["r mo:n flr(!dlc1:ilhl~ ~iaaJl humilM, and thus ees:ter 10 rlHiDipuiBte.111e}'

Asum nElI\5IJIIN.

GAP[M~ T M~IJI

fCON'fMfm)

lll.i! Miilitblltu r~DI !he bulk Qr Asdw oom llii.~h 'rwa ID.fopi:El; IIIh.di l'l:Ilt ilf Ihe rtllSClM,lTIilfll1 one ~!17~ dl<J I dit'; Ar.ilcro:!I'lY b ~ IJIOJI: Ih.lll alf;l~ BmDk. ~r st~. The)' 1l!!!'i!e1 !be regions. of !hI! "'31111110 dam, ruIrillrlll.S the~l)pl~ d!Jt:ll '~1. 11lll}' 'fX~~ In jbc'\\i Ihcm ~w ,a>:L bvw to 1.11:111 eadJ ()me,~ and h(Jll.l to bclJ SO" !hat lhey mBi'f on~ dll ~ bom .. ~ &lid mmrt 011 the' 'f! nal ] Dnfne~ il'1 I!h!:lr :~alh1ll5 :humllllS,

Th!! M!lrMilm 11m I~ nm 10 wwal !b _ l:!rUe i[lllentlnn~ to. tbe tJUl8i.d~ !IoU~1d,. {mm pe!rpl~ rNIlI b:JiUy iC) .hii!.w.11l pnamtd to Ihesn, Qj!II!,p Iillv from t1no:se of 1ItI!lU1lt-& d91l 1n:st;;:.Hid,lhq are 1lqU. en I !(l rnIllj\~ amDnl: 1M ~" hcIp;{tJ «'I'I'I.!'I 'Ii W ~~u· d)ey iNI,j'I, ~.rnd J:n.le:l"krrn,lllr th1i:)' fe:1 it 'iil1lI "d-d Ui 'lM ilmdil' I~e replI~8.tfrn Lllelr 11mliIl' h:u iJt:q,wlmL

As' ffl:d1ili!'lS 00 ib.!l ,go. dlf.s mIll 'IIDS; thll' g _ potl!mtliil [or U"~I' 1.I.)dng (jilll1~m~a: an

enli!lllJil~ . ~d r

A.<:iib IIlayu wr.tclm

i.h!i ~ranch,

AllyA:iahl m;!!'y 'ort 'lu t.J.J-1et 'the H~ ~~dcl'!'J~ lbllQgh ~. 1K:.ry '[.:w md'll.ilte< f\!'ell to ~ hurth "'1J,~~lJ'.lHiWn~ m~ My~~ (11' f-aie. m ls b~m~ th¢ p:oop~ ~r ~~~ A"Yko i:i d[l511!1:i' Itldl'tlmmi by ru:s :se.1l2ii, mi!, i1bmre Ll!iil ~ 1I1~ r"ltl$hit!8~ E,,"tIlf !!iitj~ I~ n ;md

~ WnTiI.!ipmJ!1I b)I!lI Asc.1QJ ~ [0 iurlbet 1lC'JCl;L[:lkrr rotc - not only wllhin k !illIllIl'; blld rM

LN:i ~I C'r ~t"l1iml, rnl:'lJ~ wlfly .!l'lliltc are so ~ru[ 1Iw1ll Mill w-y say III!d d[!, 'J111i!J11 Ciii~Uy MI~r ~. 'la?lliIn. ~w.~ iIrllElJr,. ~ ~1. ana.

Mf-fearlul Dr the re~ulJ "",tib t1~1.: I'll dl!tlil rill. ~ Mr.Mi b!:lIel;1! tbnl Ih~ IIIEtl I!lie aiIutlidi 0:1' D~ uidr,i'II,'e - ith:a! e~e<1'f Illli.e:r Jl~nl Is t:I~Slf1l~d 1m rcinc8fD1(~ wilhlfJUlfC IUoRkil rilm~!y HEnllll<iliy (...m~n tl!E.)l ban 8jh'aJi~ r~f mouih ~Jl)nl! Un: F~!ht, TIllIJ, tEl ~ lI.ru.tma

IUId ~ e!1OiiJld Il.t ihl:s ~h ~~ly crJIreid, rind ~'it urullllS1r.lbJt\

are 11100 filr&iJ8iltJlv mere ,rlangrrow>to 1m:Llt ln 1h~3 maTTIIH:r, .shoi.!!M <:I Htfl~hi.1) .fa11 00 p!lOper~ 1~:DI[(ll.Igd ,alii Eilal]elll~ It hli,kdy tQ ~lnKI! 1J .. d:al .ibil!lll. doo;s:t'v.e~,

A n~n!ihilli8 a .IiICI1l.-sJrL'!l~BlIjili dB, wid r,8i[I[J~l cast OJ' ~s~ar.clLl, ~~IJsM d~ ~lIIgm~a

letJe~l: H Will~\ei'

Skllts: l.'al]igt<ip],~ Def,ense, H!lillid.~u·m-land. 1~:!:Ull'jI, Mcdid!lC;. Mediiatucm. ShiollCl'l!lD

R~~:omg lIci!loo::2, 'PllI.1l .'5 !b!lKes

i1I:m!ih[I1 are ~:r;;li'UleQ. ~n the w,:.tJ:l (ii~ lhe E.1~mmts tn !h~ili' fil'lll years 'Wlidl Ih.~ AMrlemy, n.[~ pr:Qvi!clf4 them with il~"e!1fral b(lw~~dp oJ hmll iile Eil'menlo; eat:l t~ oLltside slJ[mlllli, aoo !tow to, ,I!Iayg.e 1hei~ :!lf1fl ~l!ITli (e~i..a [jJO;!1J~, 111E!I_ter, Hens:n~ au ~U.tOlri intilile ViC$! FOlIlr ~:I!'S~rJ:es. ],8:lirl:ting '!hI! RlddJ.e~ :nail. blk EWfcw of ~,B.ah E1~I, mtilii !.l1~. rrCl~il!S.'iio!1 ~Il!UJ each ~w Srlil.ooi ~lal'lk. 'Tbe stJ:ul.c<nl ~ aliltilwoo to dmllse: his own. OOUrNEl oj re5~~Jilh. (hU2l1.ail(l.l'm,~ Itis i'lbi]lt!!e$ to b1sIIWit'I ]lkes, dislllrs, ~Rdg~i8-

A H!I!ll!lihill PC ciloos.es an Elooil'ftl IIi Joeus (in d:w:i'Ul!i- eada or .I:illi flf.fil foor Rank '1'11~ [lrdu in ~kh Ibe}! ~'rf' clm:s E!1lI is: or llIar~mfltlll.n'l Imro:rlwlce. [w (I~ 8lJiEI~rrnlYJt is ,otf)SWI ror <I SdIDol nnl. it may Jmll:ie: ~lhaplml for allQtI:i~ end lhe i1ooli'br gain ~tI a~ llJat Sdui(]IRaDk willliel'~ i~.e" {At!. ~r :0 :plByer dllJ'!)l.;e:>C 10 Jea.'lTI Vii,del; <It Sdmo.l Rlml O:l~. hEg]lins ilIr:: Rant One ab11 i1yw!th mheWIllIe'r E.1~m~1fI6 b.lo! l will iUvef !~.I:I any fUJtl:ier u9w~clge 'wi!H1 I1n: IIc'rne:I1i~~

As me' ItJgli~r Rs:rib pJ0l1i:1e' more mrutel)' M'CJ' tn~! m;sloci:lle l~lem~I!o(,il1is s!mIlJ~ reswU ia <lI .sl'l"ategy l n a playe:r charao'(f:T.':i; 'raJgrf!~hm; iI1H!!1gh lhe ~e; i~ :I .pc ~iI;he!; tIl haw a .~eal. 8!ni{J,Llill of a.1liII!1J with Fti'e, ~iltJ' I.l:Ista:m~, ~~ IlUlSl '\¥all III ;;l;oquirlL: R

A H~ndd~ 1iQ~.J !JiSf hilol:b lank OOifects anOI rullill~s til tll e !lame da:>', lm.1 1If],~ no( me t1mm 'mal'C Urnes total PEr d".y mJ,:w n,i~ .f::lrtk til (hE roneapoodmg Ring. F'w m51anoe. a He~iIr!! 'l,!,ith ~u Aill' RIDS Il( ~ :nuy, i[l om!he clIay,. p~E"mt .thL: Ail Ralilk, r:rrI:C. twice, ~h~ AI r n!],!!k !l!rfl?d oIJllC>f ,~llId ti.e Thtddll~ ~[ .U Oll.'t:e, or '(hoe Eidd~~ old Air l ... i",~

R.ANK :E HEins

As Ri:lJiilkliarll: asSlgll~d. lh~ PC gain~ iJle abl.Hly 10 add 01' subtrncl tbf'i r Rru:Jk h:! ~~ part.imllav

Eleme.mt Jrorn ~Ju_eif 'IlWTI !!._o;wa<lu!d Ring. or ~a:U !hat vallIe (roil.ii.!le() MWI:iJ rtom 'dre ~Ial:e.d. Ri!flg 00 ,~lWtb~T. EWf! ~iJ)l!GDl tnl! PC mJaY Il~ inl'ill i mgncr Sdlool Ra.!Jk. the ~cmenlli .he .has alr,~ady ~dI WiilI iillVlM' lIIf:uvLrl:e. in£!f~ 1]J~J1 Ih~ ,'~ue oJ IlJc Sdllml ~b~y wen:' llri;gl.nlaJly iea.rI!i,ed at nest: omti.es feqilire UliJ roUilml .~ ~h.!.!":lIt]~!1 C)f t~e ciTe~ is ~!!I i,Q. ~ HenslillD 's, GII!rilem~ School ·Flmk. The use of· :Bi myster)' is C'(Il1l3id~red :11 ~lIIbat ~i.ti.iJ«].

w.r ~m{:lle,. ~ dtllrtJ'Cfir is ,crtJ1MUy!J~ Sd1oo1 RailA ::3 wdl /J,i"JS Ch(JUll ~'kI! JrIllfJwlJIg n·(lnlfiErtmut!l~ as.5~melll- R4l'tk Ornl'Air. R~I!~ rm(l Hm, Rt:lJ",k l1il'€;i &rtl1.wj~h rtill'l6' liJr llliw" }'Y!/, l:lf: may do dl;l~ {(Jlljj~

• Add tlJf'cSJ1iJlmC/' J .fwm 1m ,a, ~rn'.ll\' eJse~ AiTRif:lg fw tlmro tl:f,l1~ Di

• Add W fdl'l'arl 1 from }tM (fl I from .I'{J'mel!'n~ elms Fire lUiI'¥i jtJIl Jkrel1 iJ'l.l'Il~ ,Ill"

• Ad.!l~ Qr ~U.blrod ] from Jri~ fiJI 1 from 8,rJmeone ela'S ~rlh lUng lor tJirtJ! ~MI'Ili..

Nait;' lim!; lie CQliI.!ID.t ~~ tJ!f~1 h~ i1r ,tJi'3''Dm~ ~~ ~t,g;r~i1r&

'1,IPDU:S

mtl.dit,s, direcl mh~~e.me!lU {hr>ilugn iii. 'bod.~, Ih!!~ cll~n:g1nill the ~ii1rg~~ to some ~,,~ Thm Is. 'Vl!I)'. ''Hl/ d9illig,erom., IIll.J ~eol!Uifes a. Sim[lrE' Run or the OIlS. .. ocihll[ciB, Rill g. wUn, " TN CCjua1 till fl1o'~ ~s tile Sdi!XI~ R.ook lie E!m!i:~1 Vi'iI!S, lIcarm:d ;lil l.nI ,aHlllr ]0 Sll~ssru!]l!' !fK2ISoe th!~ Ridld~e. 1'h~ roor rud4IGS ,aI>E;

.RididJe liIi EBdI: ]he HemJ:dn mlly jSlID.[~ .Ill:;: (Chosei'll SdloCll4 R~nk to> f..anlil) + Ea:i':lh. Ring in ~1jQi!iI!ds. Ql' heg] lili!e sa..rnc 3JUDOOt of W~UJ!I& laiI:~J1 hy aaoifHileil',

IlUddile 'of \V.a1ter, 11le HJil~:liilll Hlaj'adiTh mll (Clm:l;eJiI Sclml:ll Il:a!tll rox W~.gr} + "Iilm,~rru~ hi di!)€rolJc:d InGt hlJ~) fur p:h,yslcal P~:rmp 11m'i

11l.m. -

ru4,die "'~ fiR: The l~(!;ILsbilD miiJ}' add hill ~ChC!limi 8cln~ol Rank iQl'F~rc) ....FiN Nng J;n h!ln~tJ:l·h~ ~iJ]I1b:'ll Thi!i It::III!lliltbe u~ ror oornlbilt i:ntlfflh'iTi g W!Il!rPO!]1j,

Rid,., !Jj Air: The: H~jjI ... h lI'I ,ilIin1 add hitl (Chllo!';iell &hoa~ Rarult fQr Air)+- Aju rtir!g in dice roJJiXl '(ni!l~. lIlI:ljpl) ~~t Sillda.l ~J1Wa.ctW.I1; clIaw (imdildi:Ulg ~u see H .sumeHlIl! L~ Ilrin,g ,or' t~ ~! S{!rnfOl1Je flselflllrlg tf' !!.hey ,!iiJl\0 i~iiJiJ,g),

Focr ~mplfJ; liw ~im,df NUlJiii.()~ved 77i.i~ liImrk. .T:leu.sh~1J htl£ loin Air rJ{], whill?" altellllim: alf[tNpmit;ll~{},l fv,71dJ~'4 IU! ~~ln.fy rp;!eaiQm 4lI~:ktr 1l01lfiJ '!iomethihj; (fj ['Mport fl'J Oti3 Moh. {fjj mspeC~~'UI~' Ow t.JrilU ~~t.¥I'.rlg. tmd ~lly Lwake& lite RiiMle rJ! AJil'. JiXr:fSflfg .du:. BtmwlJ( rtf .Jiir lkmNgh lJim 4'Ni em'l"l'1dJrte; Ilfs ,aIr. a.cull!'

~ 1" L_ . ~~,"d'.,'~' " ,I.~ ",J. If.I:j...:lr· 'r

. . '. I _ .'it .. ~.;. n:}' ll'lWIW~ ''''Ie UUil",~e, tUJ

,will tuki ~'m:~ tliCI: to his D:l/Jt~m RfIll~ilf,.'ii 1/12 ~~~ Sjnatity 12' f()J' h~ Air R'ing mui 1 fot tJw tNigmfJl Sc~!oo1 Rank dil).SM for AI,tJ

imm/;iJl'g ,he Riddle 01 Air rqr~1'7t!s ~,ltr! f.l"MrVllH ta ,lff~ fl' Silt(P~ul Sftljpl.~ JW.J:~, ~bflB arffll«!~pJ~ TJis Ai r R:i~ m rfit:/J (iiWO) ita heal ,Ill fN r;f 5 (fiw. W.':M'l' t.fll1 ~rigiIMJ &-kr:Jt'l1 lltm,b; j r W£:II JeJ:mI,oe« gl, wkir;h W5 w:reJ,.

Sh.ouldi d.]5 .~!l!I.1I b~ f8il~d. a:F. ~ I!io:;ad~pp~~il:e [If the illlemil':d dl:d ~r:5< U this result!!! jill ::I, o~1.'iYe ,dhOO pxiJ ,[I! val U~. thfIlLhe atle'mpte-d: oc!iOJ1 Of enact f.a11s allkil:I'H!I.i!lrnUy

r'J ff!:e ~alf!'Cl e'<mmplf. I!th'e Hemkhl M'l'll' W /.1i1.' 1m Simple lMl ~1![I'.~I[ngo. ~ 01' I {Jrnii,tl.~J ilw! h£ w'OOJ/d' ~b~yac-t WrM. d.ice (thll' JI.I.Irnber JI~ :rJro1J1d ktnJe ~ /:film Mil ,f}rJFi.l..

11m-I!: is II~dl!!l'3~ucm r:o:l'Bj~tdl~s - (he}! :[Ire ~ill!!l.I'e..shoi. alJpHCltill~

THE FrHA,t MVITEl'f't

Th~ Anal M,mltry ill 1lI000l IlIf Faile. a.~d tilQ>t ihat J!'8cJ!l 11 ~ fOl'eVBT. 8ifI.~r bU!lw.II wHMn. d.~ }(sakI} a~ r~!UJi (mM.as1I2'rs). No one ,e\W du:Jo,se5 to bcoome Fusblb!il (l!ldeed. MIl.i! - evtu wlilJIfu ilbe ~u lhelru.::lv·gs - IIMW thill ther:ei5 lC.oimr Rank orlnlining; s!!!! the M¥$l:€ril!!!'t 'iiW[ '!hi! A~i!b' ~~eJh,ar; II' ~iI}. Th~ Puslribci dil,oo:se' U,1;Is.e 1,Ih(l ilrt: ready to ~D:IlI'II 'ihdl' 1)1Ul!~ ~ea rliIn '!.he l'Ilt"ri,[s of i.hfi:rr ~!Ii8;irIn th:rQl!i~ll lite Hrs~ Fl.i1!r J\1y;stllcles ami nh.eir ulld~r~lillildi1!Jl. g{ the RIddlelL

1i'hM!l sclul'ars: of ~'ie p&i:b h8ve ::.di .. 81lf:ed LI[J 11 porr.ll al wW.idlihf!.w 8i!'C ril;lll:v~ware ru 1I. ant) c:~tI ~Ttelive !MU! pb~ OIl U OIL O!!IJ tOOes, '\!J]U!I dfort. lhC",l' can IIl"\IeIll pe.Keiv.e tin'! InootirmS-, (IIL~etti[lDii, Md paD:! at ",,!h!m ~1h.Jm. ,MC: mowing *Iili n ru; !W.U tverylillliinli libey do :al'nl MY -~wr}lillij[lI;S I:h~.)i' rW""~ door sa.y - af[cctlii Mt.~r place 01'1 1h.e Path, <1.1'1...1 ruh~l know jl 'ID'hey ai:"l. 8)['ctm:hrlll 1.0 !Ii s:IruI 0Ni!! .00' OOl'I.dlld. di'd.<i.IJ~cI 1;]. th!;! words w:igllillll,' :P\h~ d;ovo'D 1Q A!:~ko ad iWI.~vcly a.~Qld iloillJl, ~"S !hat '!1Iii11. ~nrn(l.er' menrp:ro"gl'ltl8S.

NI) pli!i)'ef clllJii'tl>l1;~ :shMId be. tillmli'ed WI amievel¥:i!rn'~ fill'~ m, lhe Hen5bi~ AJ;;ild~ImIY w1lhmJJi serleus ro:ru;.!ctel."ElWnlb~ 'botnJ i.he G@lJ1ielllliasl.el: <I f1i!l ,Iayf'l' i.mreJ .. ed. 11lf r'e:s;J;I(I"HSlbitil)' 'oF biOwilJ~ llie .saai.e:!il, mlii:>1 prn~ecle..ml seere ts or Ih~ Asaku t ... ill. h.e~."'Ym"!e. 31l.ti 'Ille m]~ of tbeF!I!sMhIElIi r'«JI.Iiim; ~ cenal1'l d.i5l.anm [[,!lUI !umaanU,li' lall!lieIl~ral. Ma.n,~ of th€fI1 00 not see ethers ol!tside t~e f,:rmily Jm the duraji<11l1 or Ihf:~!r Uves, ud tItis;would: ,t:ertaJ!nfl.)' deL'l'act ~rnm ,i!;jIJ IID.I!l.m:.g baT.i1J.t~I!PL :5MLllld a p]a~ili' wi!l~ 1:0' <aatll!iff' gnai r:l leve'~ I),r im~lL;!'rY 1IIi'i(h The' Imll. ~ would ]11ire1y heb~51. ~f .~t WE'.re oollmdefl~d the pLfltlat.l~ @r 'his g;:IDIe ~N~;, !!Ind ihe @nd, 00 hi$; I~a:ctgr:. R~tire him - i1is flTIlf the be1;l

Should Ihe m-ed;itll!iC9. for dill! Pinal M~w;m~' e.-.er QlTOf intllJpl<lY for wme Je'aW:D1, Ithey are as LltHo<w~:

• The ~I!I sh~hll.i ."Il1tllm3HcaU], gail! ~h.e 11:G!i!1!my D~dvanltlle Tht FwtUf!e5 are iI Jtcikl bllRcb. w'jlh~~Jll1ast[j]g ~rllli mn.l wfIIlDhll ,IT~ped'l.. ~ ar-e ~,~ Jl.!c~hih~l rt~~y 'h~'~i~'"f; 1h.~ji :lJ\~ !bat mit~ closei' 1.IiiilliiW~e e-Jls..!l u!~e f:l.e;!t Iwei~ .~ IDbal 'Ilf the iF!OrLUI1.@s .~ and illih1g ugMd. L~ LIre righl

• Th~y 8- !he' beady ohmJy 1.0 e.lt~E!lI_e., A. jjiijmlJ~"r l!im~ il'er ~i!Y I~j tl) hill ¥Old!, dt~ .Fushilla.L may re·r,OOJ 10 ,1Irtiml that Jailed m did not &Unreel!! to his cxpecttl'lifill.5, ~r the liew Hili Is I~ d~:rabl~.lli.eJ'l b~ m<lY Q~I t~ !I[l1(l the IHI:gI[Joo, N~ Vuid pOilEllS a!!'~ 'El'KP:fliirnTed tiNi~ thill, aniliJ1.

.' fill1.dlj. tbey 1110 l!Jrtgcr !!lWW ,oM. afld will urfer dlG by d~ IQlr a.glt The],' m, Jor ",II. i!!l~tl1s !iiI1dpu:rp[Io:;:es. irI'lJllItliol. ~lld I:!18!J only dirt> by ~o.llm.M. ShOOlidJ thts f~1i" bElp'Jil'M,lhll w.h®le .tII[ !:be FuiJ1llliaJ wJg mourn. (Oirl.he loss ~f M~ so dQSe 'if! di .. iIlJJ.yi.i!lre<l.ti!ld~~ {f[Jr m(,):re IU! ~hfu,

!Ii!! th!> 1Jre.CycJI! of I$le Ife.M~I'I' ,$I.dwr},

Sliruddill.D 1\(i..1~0 ~1i~ ~n~lheh~

Hli Ih~ runb oHhe.l. 1

L~r~imfl I'll ~Ir (]If !It ~crirk~' or [oln dt-e. B:.arml ~ imperial [1:li!{Wrla:~. ifll will J!lvgr~ ~lq.~ • SI:'t O!'L1:1\!'t; or d!'I'CI~p:!'i\l!Jl':Il llui wLU ~ruuYJ Ib]l!! m. 1llell' immonalliy ~ll lime. ~,'.II\'U~ ~~ fllll~hlf Ie' r~lli:

BfIlili: All A'ab kli~ 'ih!:!,'I' m e'Jil!;!@f 1.ll!l' lp5rllJ.-u lost 1I:5ak-o I.::t:rn~g'l't)lltcl flo ilIiillJlher Il:],i liP memhl1JII tnJ~ 1lIIhI!l' daM wlttl halie ad "'a'~ till' IlmlrnE: A!.tItu.

MayllBfill Thi1i til Iirt' m~ frn: a[[ AdD. Ranb >Onf 40 f.olU" rlnaC3f11r uOO;;r~J:1 oped, iI.~lh~ h:I~ ~,w p:l'1I\'O: 1l:i1:1IISe1"l!5 WQr,iliy o! me ne._!d ~1::lo"Cl "r liI!~ frhrfl; LU1i~mtmIi.LI1g. N~L't! ... 1111.1 I:!I:u1Ihil1 'the 1im~ dllEill;G ~~~ ~. ,~ ~n 100' ka\l] thl! '. PiiJi .. mod bitruiil IifirhilaJl:i" OJ hlst0ofiaRS, 'Of MldtlbikLl _ p!e'I'111Wo 9J!milir),

J'Dl'titd:i: 1blsi fa Illud. n\f~, Uw ~lkzy oJ: Fal.g IIlId IInftI sl~ blln A!I! bermJ,~ p.mmg an l~ be<oomc~ulWi (aa ~hti$ lJ.!:-hl.~ .. :. Al.·~.· is fi!O~1U. ~ RalJruImmwilll, _ will

DOt eie lIDliI killed w fM~g .. poIhMl;i~.

A:pcabeoilis.: Th~ 1I.St\~ b!lOO;!l1il11 a ~tr'ffl"LilJle (I1W 51:! fl~ b~lil!o~~l·

Dulinll, dt~l'i:f ~@U".tI." ~I pby!!l' is aU(fw{ld me prMlege of il'Qllmg 1.lPQ!1 th~~L~bl:e:s w~IIw!l~ oo~t - Wllill:. Up ~iI .tM;J addili.IIDlI.lwUs r.a1Jl b~ nMde. at :.11. res!. of [Hl~ Cliarllilti!'.i' P!llIlL em:h B~ wru~a.ed. how~E!d .FIl!I whll.elh€, M~iJitic P'i:toeniJ( .Il'!~y wh."' 1~!I1IJ;! jm.lllIUl'yhil~o .heir K<I]m '\.\'i~BI.tM! !Jaml, l~he,)I' .di,!~G~! ~tJtainly "'U not aUow Ol_IWLl!icr, •• w ~tlJ 'Ih~? Lt~ih a~ (ihtrita~ Th'bJe L

111 ~llj5 ang roU()"wlllg L'3:nl~~~ the !!!I~e!ilm :Inooli! :s!1r;1!lM be ~greed Ujlilll to,' bolh UN pl~l~f Md Gii.m!i1m~~r.

SI:lIJl1l~,1im~s" rn~~~ 3~ 00v1i to m~ Mhc:~ rugreal ev,ellt5:. 01lw1'Um.e;. 'lhq ~ M!'fI ~~ "a'ilIl 4!I(ii!le, ••

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D1sU.D!li!Jfu11~d Pasl Rigll on Hertli'lljCT3bJe 2. Uoois1j:n.SIl:i.1ilei! ll'asL ~o ~('lIe.fi1S Or: pe[]t!~ti~ti

DiIDJnQfahi(;: p~ JoLllJlfl Her~~~ 'f,"IW1e :t MH~!~d E~.eSiii.n.~. Hoi] OIl .~frill!!l:e 'futile 4_ f"{l([blddcl'l KlJ(h ... lcd1!l~Ru.li '~n ~terit4!,~~ Table 5.

M:~~ Blood Th~bloH ,or ilrt [Uigtm.id dan l!IIIC'eskn iXuSPS mJoough ~'Ol!Ir v.e.ilas. Gaill] l~igltl., ~ndI y~ inay pLll[&~e 3!IiI] ;mt:.eslm: ill half th'E: requ:iI-ed (:p,

.2 Pm!!.(!)1 M1I!gic. luI.lliaw<l aJlIre.Stor' m.e~i:ed oo.rlt'.t'IS or l,t1.l8:1 8h~l]ia.m ma:girn] duels, i(}1Iil'1 .4 Hcmo:r :f,oll'lts, w ~I'I ~nl1:i!~~ Abiiity (PC's cr..oiq;e)\

3 Nil' Fear, lInallwst01 w.as we])-ImO'im fur JIJis escapes frum d~1h 'GaIDi tht: n~Jedll::m Atilv;mtiilgt.

41!n.IIGh.t(l'rnm~lill (IDe or }~I.!r alll~st(!{!'~ ",'1f! :M ~ MfdJiitliJw. and tr!!v-Eiled Ih~ Ih~l']1iilf! williwtUlIJg tJ:e youn~r daJlS, If A.!ia:~ ~ :5 HOMli I1nrnl& mr :h!iwa, lase 5. [I Slillba, ihe!:'~ ,iSi:tO be,;neht (I]' loss.

5 BJmul [IF the Kami, Ill! a ooeslw Willi lli.lseo1{t"fiOO ~o Irnl 'Ihc Shih!! ClmmpMD fnr his gel[iJ~ralrolL Gain ] Glory Rank <I!1d 'l.hi! ~ t~e C3!mL-ed (<li kal.tliloto,f illn~ qllilolity}.

,6 'last Stan'll. Olle ,o-f yo~.~. 8~CMrS died deJendilrl& the Emef<ll~d EmpIre bo;lU ~J~e g(fij,:n_ G.ain O-:IW-I[IJ:ill~ria.I r"Yo[]lr; il CI1liI De ~n«ll!poi]!I III 1lliI~ pa: ciscrttlon btl] mJ:lCfJlly be. used rutoo.

'}\la-tl,d Maslll'i", lDur S1~re1il'Of ul.t~~ed ~ili'le- aJ Ul'1.l ~tul Veid aIlPJ'~fj;ti~. ill bmQrv. 'ii'OQ :m"~f i!al;~ 'Lhe 'iJJ~.I·du Adv<I!ltage ~-mir [roe, If Y{lU ~o dCw,c._ If Hl gain j; Honor PO~IS.

EI RI@"l!i'l.@D~11 M.m=r, l1re imiamlllJ!J Tomb or h.ld!iban was buUl wi'lh th~hf~P ·or ~'O"Ur ~Im",afl. ~iGm~llraJ ~Mt~t GlIill'l ~ ~adi lI-I@ll(llr an~ Gtory Pciil1ll'l, anil m F...~~it! ~ngl!ri~el:iQg,

9 OJ;m'e-I:reaIke1', G~Jl or Yl}UIL afit:Ci>!ors was, .BJ:I A£aIoo in IDe (lnla!l Lihrary l:ilEthe lSlllwa, aui! $,Ilel!l mOl FlY lone 1!G~l!:s ~~hldying !he eld lli!iDlgu~. Gm:lll iRmIk in lJiJe upm-r Sli.It

(I erne af J'DlIr <!!l1IaS!iors m'In:jljgt.d ~ p:tU!l!lil,~ ball1e thai wo:u!-d have n.COOl€Sily ClllSt t.l.'li~ !IV!!!> Q( hlmcllr~ds. Gfllin :; HI'lM,r gojnb ami Ih-e Veire lW".WiIajg)[!.

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T~ , •• ~. ·.-_.M ...,J._~ ....

l1Mjlllr.!; c~n he hr .. d Ilr 11 1J.1ftt1l1i1!1 miFL~ Of 8 t~intoo spJrlt, f.!r {rom nmhi~ more LMn ~ ~bilill' ro .fe'rllifi ~ :kllID!:t ••

1 FM1l~L!~~ Pan or ~. troUp diiil~ It'! Ihf ~ odl!i1nrdtmlolll

m ma:!l;lcal ~1'II}wI~gf (lfI~ 1;11 ~OllTallce~Q"1I'll belrll)'cd rlIDeFiIX SOC(N tll~~Il.i:~Dfii or Ilbe Qaiu~r clan:;, H~ W'1I1l 'IlrQmpl~ ~Jdkd [1100 L1~1: b'ilwa. 'G:Lin. ~ F'1)[81'1~~~~ [)j~d"'I!!r1If!ie. tl'\:i_t no r10ints for g~

2 ~I 'fOil ha\'~ I)t;JIII rltah.ln~ md dark d.Wi,. III WW~U1.. il

Willi, dlswveredl trurl.lfWI' IllCLher "m ~~viR.!! [Ill :.fi'alJ v;1ih WIlJeOIll!' >l"rtm ~ "nnl fr!ltrl RnkHgilri~ SMII flfler. ~'o!IlIr Ili aUler Oild intO, Ole MFlhcrn i11otit1l1almllS ilf.ld )fDdI .lalbJM rolIIII:RlU~ ~du.f.. YClllilirol!~ nfIw Cl.iliil :fumm, iIIId )'tlUwUI ~'Ie ID find [IOOi!bf'J" :sChool m a~ !lim'lRiW; ,(JnLl-.

1 Ie.ngptllld! JL rarTiOOli ;i1:II.~.eDjia, in :lIfIur liM \llit:;i se:tiuoodi :bJ,f 9

dhlIisrnil.1IDi: 001 ilmme arl!llllg:tl~ who lIIeJ:levecl, Itilll d.e ooo!d! ,~:pune ilqcl b_iilfffi!..'iS Ih~ Itl~ !I[ [me !t! the l;IJlJdlW.! ~"'(!n lliimi. tI LurlK'd il~'1 !ItaiM w:lS LIII bEln~tti1I:ng; :!T'!~I'£ thi:ln :!I=t~al oorT.I]l6nHlI I.~. ~f rli~o!Il, and lA .... n hf.' was dnwn (mill me rulns ~r ~ mad .... 'WlW!'!; rl;l~ bJ Im~ri!U Ma~i!l~r~ l~, Ii tLl!: .r~m~m!l'~. !If lI~e mlW .~ MW 'Ir.I.I:. G~~n. III~ \!k~iS .Dl~d"'.:lm,g~ ~PC"~ ~hmkt-.JlJ Tr:lin~ an:d I~ :l IlcirJls eRe!;, of Wom l!tloo ,mor)·.

J~ ~ Lt"Pl'J: A );IJurli~ in YUUJ 11m WIU' iU51,!1~d Ill!:'

.F.mJirrnl:r, (iill~r1 Lbi! Gmm,lI), m~<HlvM:ll_,q!;~ MIl fill 1HI1nL'i 'Ihr 1iI,.

'ii 1;,;.1IE1t 'IIUw Sblhalllte5l00" fuUtd !o pril1,~(~ hi:!: diarg~ in

ll.i!.I!J.L!. .IJIlIiIJ :!l l!olllDf IPm!!t~ ,an.dI g.;Iil! iI ]-$'"Il!.ni Haunied Oi£;td\';mb~ ,[willi llie lall~1'I .,lIu.gel]j'fll. 1M WJ JHlUIl.8 Fur i.L

fi !ik~ 1'Ir1:e OO.1lrL~ of Ot-olilll! Utili W!!r~ abJru:..E 'mlli

$:~a~ ~urin!!lt~~ jjm_.C nd }'II!;i~ 1!'!!C¥SIQr. ljI !lO~f!~ - ~~ ~~Il~!l hu:ky - snlqle:njm who used hls 'r,a~ as 3 womanlllE':r. .&~mbh.'r. ;md QlI!!I manlpulalar, G~ ill (; f'!lIlII"" II'! !,qd!; lI~d :1 li.l.[Ik<; 'in ~ !.!!chc.-y :Dl!;J(i:valltil@;. but IlJ.l8J\lDIfS rut Ii!.

'" fuIpnd!!llce~ [IlLibj w:l.Lbio ~'!I!J1 fruoily rut duwn a IMhiho.'l

IDUI oli ~p~tdil~ l~l.'ti"Igc ~f *i11it ~It}' ~ligM.. [\Nt~ ~1!1'I<11g'h Out!y ~IH[~ mpp",ku ~!lr~ty IlfUl1', ahe. I'>Qrtl11llc:;J hOllV(' Ign~ .r\llur r~m1ly ~'eJ' 5in,cJ:. 'Cilln Ihi:. MGm.llku OWIchmnt., iJLilt .110 peint;; :f.J;!r.iL

[ii, Co.1l'hl pltdi ~'our af.Iremr .,.".&:!: .til i!<lW! de(llC~CN:8. ~D

't1i5J;]J~ing dIe bud! behLnd dlIr.l mOlgl!:S lI'ib.ers i:Dnsld~ 'u:lldean!. H~ 'MIl'i ~dj!ccclI ~ hili O\\'"n ol:l:Ju:5ii'i!\. Gail1 1-3 R~llIkt In I~ rM"!'ihl1<nu,tar) dJ [:le~~ - .~C'8 dtll~'- IIml .all IlqliaJmum9e:r tiill tlae Sh~IlWI~llll5. TruIlL

9 hllPlifill TrIlih~l(l r:~r!ln~it:!l; EI~!!,I, !lull Ilr )I!lli!-L' ;lLl~t!:

00Ii~. w.11l11J1 !jO!. ~~lle!'1iJ, rutl~pum~ ILl lniil.gOOwri llie Kaiu \'\':ilL He' ~. 2!n!'iiiifi;~ infrn:-r!1~'jO!!l ~li Ihl' :O:h~i!Imv!.!lntk,L!Jell ~'e!lt ~1iJfO.SS blmsclt H~ m;t_\l :'<'ill! ilr IJIII tJ\~~.!lcpi,lih~u.. Lu~~ 1 ~r Rank. and gain ih:ec [W\lfrL ])isa~\'allrage (hD ~.~ rum~ ImL M points frn- ill.

g Lm.l 1ill~nlo-Icl.~er Due 10 tOO bumbUnl! Oil' your ,1IDIlC~tm:,

LmFWl'W11 iJ]Jm:[Ji'J~*l, (Itl~ lill,:'I)~l of OI~ .uicl~llii. l-&m'b, 1re11i-e1S of _ Pa.ln M MilD. etc:.' hBl'i ~~ Io~ - pn.'>!UII~liIly i!\Hi!'i.tiN; 't'rlU mll5llii'l~ ~. !lOUT mis-sjoo. tlll r:n!l~ It ~ l }]QfKlr fI;<j[!'k {Ihilil rdunl$ WIt~1 Iho: i.lJ[IlI'm.aJi.uD is JIlItr!dj. andi ~ IIJl] ~. 4·Po:iim.~ ObH~ul.:WJ:I Dil:adl'l'ft~Jl'. bill ~II jK!lflt:> Jl!lr ~I.

'11m 1i11erual J::hrcl~ ~r 11k md deatb.kn.lm'ii!l~e and iSllWall\lt, mtigh~Jmlent !1Iid tndlt!ss O'ianlpJ.illl~ t(lIII:Jfi1i(!~: ~VIIJh ,~ U:'I.ere mm!. ISlJm~ ooril ~ Il'~.il"""

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l Da~k S ~Tas. 'i"l'l!Ir IIn!rS!Dr c.amc nrruss Forliiid~l!~

KI1;I.1\\il(,~e. ~()11 on Hrn(a~1i:' T91:11~ 5".

2D!lJdl .Io"rr;lh':. 13= S3y 111:'11 I~ etemal ~jme~ill,l'! [Ii 'rhc' fhotnrn: d.:MJ i~ ~"T'ltd dt1,wlh~ cilll:dml {Ii e'i'~]JI ~ncr~lnnn. <IIinllllil1 1he[~'O\iilll]li!"~r bi!' ;p~,,~~ b L'1.~!l!1I Lh~'Ill. 5vm~ c{ tPf ~me sa~' Lb.al ycr~111il~rt>t1)t's 1(1'1.1:' affair wlln m.n~ nr mather bmily W;;!!; WW[II,;, E\I~l1 ~. iJlIli )'-ou !lIe iassne i() 1!J'Ll"e !bflJ!' f~m o~l'Id ymm bloodlin~ GWD Llli.e tlliru:mic ri.~ ildYl!.tl~~!;' \I.",j!li'I rolID.'lllJl:e rIoMn all](Jlliiel' Phrl!:!Oj}i: frun il,Y.

; OIil::i~~D_ ¥m.lr .;mc.eslo.r W~li o:ms1..lIllly b ~!fWd ill,

~ilt~lf!lh~nt. "I] q ~~I your mmil}- their hmdf. ~[J1J:lI"e sure ~h >It yw ,tan b:npro'il~ Oil the 'I!i'i!I:iL Gi~I.IS!1' IJIJ:~ ar yeur S,kill!> 8ild .ad~. ~ Rank tEL il: E.l!~D !lIe ri¥lo~y D~d~ml.I:iL~1!: wilLh Ihill. SIaI1, but [IIJ Jl'Dirw1£ ~r ii.

i! '!.!.ttf';:!I!iUkiLblll. Qn~ o!'ywr <IIID.1sl(lf1; wern Ih~ir ei\ttre lik'.

wi.ilMm b~g M~~_ lI.~d p6IJ!PIe hfW~ Il!Ild ~'I)U that }'ollBook and :I~ jml.liJ!.! thftn_ (fikin .Ilu: B!~dl M1r.JI'II~ ~n~ ~ 1 Glary Poll'll

5 :iJX!ik (ll'lt 0 r 31'0 ~r 1Ii1ceJ10n: k1I1BdJ iOOlJ:t~ lIT!ll~;l]]I. in

I, !lu~lIC g,bllla. i\!3i:r.J 1 :llmJ!W' .hinti. If b:r"'ll. ~n .~ ~iI1!;8 s~11 (PO; dlllLU, iny ellemell~l. fr I'\.-mkil, S4~!l 2; ~:Il!l1ghl }IJI r~mJlie.s ijIIin lh~ ~\lIUr~ fut~' Dlsiluv.mtllge (ram. Un,,:: ~~"p~r dim as ~I, but nil! .~omI51or it.

6 Thi[ltdlhl&:aJIl! Yo~r aneestor suaaaaned an Wi, I1lld WiLS

cnnsam ~ ~!l 1.1:. it mtI;Sl still remernher wb.~ It 1;Io'>l:i, lu.lw~'I'II.f" b~~"ilLJ~( tami'll! h\gend s Id~T In il rd.lifPiftJl pffiCKI'J:ai1.ly 111 [lrnh~il. Lt5 d~=~dim~ - [m. 11 prli:-e .. AI an}' JKlI1nn. the PC may :GIllJ ,!IIpnfl lb~ li'l!ll OOir hclp (rnwc~ bJl,t~h'WlI;:dl'i!r m~!it fill rim <Ill Ob>llll'l!'ooll til H lOii> dJ)ler~ I.Jl' dlI£ G~

7 ~(]!.rni!ilI Cult alit iIII ymur 311re5iLlm; \WIl5. pUL .-.r)l, ~d

dfi'lll!'l:l!d 10. InrrnllE betler wa~,~o hCill ilJllh~n UmJlirlurl,ald~, 1he.\O' ~I" ~~, (l~ 2 W"mb W I\cl~ntc'd M.edir.(;[II'!!Awil'Ynct'l!n: ~ the ~rmM'lent Wm:l'I1d m~a.~vlL'I1t!!1:l11!. b.~i I'!n p~illl.s: fDT it.

8. fuIj)~ Oii~ d ~"Qur g~~~ ij)~t tlme ~ .Dl!I'lther

clng'!. ~Cll I.a !iteM 'lh1l1r .!l!!!!i.UIK ~'n[~I!lIml!lly. fue;!' rn1~r (1!Ifl~ bad.. lUi'll 1I!i~e Sit~ !l. new Im~ oJ rd~II~'~:; y.Ml ~,~ respD.lIs~lt!l~ (o:r:

GilID b Dilll';e[!!IIL SihuoJ Aih,~~t;.Il.e or .5 fl'O>1IQ-r l'Iiii.nis jJi(''i; ,~~o~l, 311d ,3 4-h!nl ~[ldml born !hE approprbte cbn.

!I' Jm(lifulr aJling, 'a'c1l1 nn ~:fIr IgTll!Il'edJ hL!; CllIl¥ to Ib~ elm

~nd became 1.W~I. h! ~I~'ll d!l!rlrcil ~ID be -lin ,lmpei~1 Mq:i<Sl:r!~'" Ah.hlll!ll@, }'IIinr daD was oo! Ioo bll:Piij':. Ui~ l\~1.fillt$ h:il!'O\e M~~ fO'.l"£OlIm hE!) dedit:rtirUR. Gain Ih~ B",'Ii Fic;putlll~rn:i. DlisadllJmllgEl, mil. !10 lKOCinl5 ~oo- it; id.~ gain nhI: 'Ilrut Fj'.e~.d AdVilllUll~t.

Q Mti~ 'wm th!1 'G~di.. An am~~l;!l ~I~h~ i ~ Ih~

I!ilmJiIllruill~ ~:Gr ~ rlM'ilinh. ~iumJD:g 'Witbi ~rhal h.e dllimtd wit. i:l m~~,ge rrom liie ~d5. G~III 3; ~~Jlb; [m1 ;my I~re Skill. !luI am re.~i~'1!i a 1Ii-'~in1 Qbli~iJWI (GM~ clioie(:l

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Eil.hBt yenl or oml! of yn!!li anO~8 :s1,U!mbllii "~l®~wm~lhil]iJ!l :yuill siIullllkl n:~!\ie<I lU'Ive di~OO'lIetEld (tI1l uldicat.,,;l hll tire !;able find l,,:ul]~):l.l _WIlli ]Iere~, 0.11 thls ~b]e,"l»'Clcu~r" refersto the Ioeusperson !you (It .yQuT' aD~sro[), U' A!i<d:.o. Rddi 3 to ~~ut roU. IE Is.IiW<'I, S'uhnrao 3. If >Shliba, il:!~t rill~]'_

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~2 11lfp:rGirnrer sll1mb~oo. O.I1W 11 Mut(l]l:Iattic scene" and ane I 7 ~r the ",'idum~ was an. Asako. UPOJl his body was 11 wr,g~l MiU~ ilL ,iITlcielJlt ci1' ... h~, y~~ :n~ l1<1l ... -e the serell, H' ~u CBJ[)

get jl to the 18~w~ MasI!Ers, gaDCI!I l GiOIl'Y Hank :!IIJ.d t1i€ SworfilfuiGI:'I'IY Dis~dl.'3ntage (6 prnnls,: entire Asako fa.tnily~

bllll .lWlloillls foril

-ill Th~ v,rOCl:!rer wa!lk ,!>ubjecl oJ his S!fuSl<1i) bizarli€ deme.]]tll~ ex:Jl'Boimelil~s. Gam the EI~tMilt<Jl AtiUDI.'m.ernj A{liVarnt~:ge [eiem€l!It chesaa hyPq,

o Di~C(r\!\e[y of ar~powe]'-Iadell ellilr g<lV€ the pIlJ'(:U!rel' ~E:ciu'l ~bility ",fijd1L e~enme.nta1 ~lllrIffi.Unloll'tlrnale1y,ttilere is. I')~ .. IImi~,[I ar.mllu,IlI (llfil Gait! ~ R.mk ~n SpeJ!!WIi[ta1lc111 .2;-poi[li. ColIlpuwOti Diil3~Vi'lJi~ge ~1:h th~ ehxir~, IJI!I~ "lUll' filIlitn~ for

it

i TI:I(~ .illo~UI:er dab;bledl willi riJ!ed.lllk am, SUtceiSS(u!1y: H s]i:I.!~nlja,. !HI!!!!] 1 mallo spelill ~"'~<l10(~ bylb~ p~~'erE:lf GM~, n bu;:iht. I~;un a!JJi ~!lcha:!lited W6aJi'Ofil (pe.r the fu1.UlilOJllal Steel $pell},. which houses II. m!fiOO" OnJ. 'fua:t li:Jres In speak al.

all tlJJ;:w:r~ limes;

2~H!\blfml:!lk: e1pe;ril:ueEli.aUo.u w·jl1'l ,ht'.aiUllg, ,s,pel;b h~s ~e b~IT.iMYMMg. Galll Ihe Qlucl;;; Ht",aler Adv,aI1.1ll'Lgt:8nd tllie ~rmme:raIWOtLrui Di.<.adwmtage, b~ 1!lJ~rollt.<: ki:t It ~, wlIJlm.d can never be herulcd.

'1i The vrGICme:r arodental1Y sU:ppedthoo.1]gh~l'Ifll the (elllm (JJ ~~ lwmi~uxinlil a rHJULal. g.!nlle aWl)'" 1J.'VheJi he came 'back, Dl'lnmte:s laltf;lT,nfl DnliIghlsJ}:meihiH;B MID him, Gfllln.oom exJr,:J 'Void!P(Jinl l~ ~patld flacil story ~e.g" ify"O!!I :hav~ :a '\foj,d of ~. YUH halo'e 4 PlJimts Pl1li .sW.[:n1 oUil w]n:~tJi.'eI'the ]asl; i~ used {i,e. <In ~lDIIil.VuMI P:Uiub ape 1II~d ill O:lle st!)fi}, 11l<t~~ a 'Sim]ll:eVOid m.iI 1,['5,. a. "fN ffl: 1'5 Oil: lese co:noo~ !(l.'l),1W (; M IiIlJnil ;~ut cllruOC'lef) fllr .1fiJlU 'Void .ill, ~'II(nlr&.

oJ All. lslttken[l]»nea a polial wthe R!:!;;d~ J;lf Vgj.d, and dra~ad !i,,"~~<1fJrestOJ i!ll'l.oit. GaiL] .2 RaJnh eaeh hll Lore (Vnid~, Mid ShilJtao.. 'With .. !Jl 4"Polnt Phol!lia. '(magic~

5 lliIlerH;~ '~!1ve~ti~U~m of the dall'kest arcmm hUTe has :l\Csulted iII iii DlIe['l!.'lUI_$, OJ)Ilditi@H fol' me: proDIJIH:X: Galm 3 Ranbil] aryy !IllIgt!:a1 Lure, as we]I as ill.e ~pilejl!SY Djsad:WI1IX:age, buttlCl points tor it l1nf(lri1;~Iil"le1y for 1f01!1,

,my 8p~~rn ~iiffil. fl TiN mror .m C~:D be coil1!'ii.d!ered 'slFes.1.

ifi [<erne! alld ]ol'1l:ilIl1e 'Woere ens!lredlhrougn !he p:nwurer.; il~lpllre p.ractkes, Gain the: one R.m!k til ~EI!cll a-f the WeaJIhy arid SowJ P~5tlW:n ~ijl.~.!Igteil, but BJlSJl:!i1JeIDalk Secret Dfsad!1l1nta.ge USiIl YOlIlr N~fSfflIreeS \"'i'e:I~ .. _

Thepro(llJ>er either gllaroed! ar ~tt!m~lf->rl I1POti !hJ!!' .1W:':ieJl[ wel!l:cliIng .~~l intended I{)[ tl~~ rirsl ]5IIwa·~bJ ll1Iiu~, paJlded. [wythe ShJb<!, looking iiJilO its, im:redibll3 ~pths, He Ol' &he changed fOlcw:r, ]f lMW<1, gam one i5pcll!. IT. Slrilla, galfi mlC Rank. with 1fOillf prhnJll1Y WCilJioO'n. U Asilko. your Sc;h@01 Rank is ~(}Ds~dll'!ed on~ W.gb~:r wIll!]! .!J!51ng Rank idJdUties ~uy aJr,ea\ly possess .. IQf course, wlh.e!le'l~i ~u use these, ynu reel tihoe elements amll~d Yfi'U wakhing, U'l; pJobi1lbill n@lhi~g;igll(lreili'l'lll\ a'l1t1~~f 1111:),;1' i&'O away .. ""

Il 'i.Vhil~ ~rrn!11Ji: 'nh:ru~ acavem blm~a{b IJ!R:: hUGS);! (lJ 11 ~.ng h~l:m::m, IJe 'pr:UJJtJiEBr discu'I'eI,ed. thEl.s;ktil:emn of SI1JmethirnJll: with. 1:00, mah:!, anns. Hi:llhand grilt2l00 i~ and II niillldroo Ilellls 11av£ fulled ~(l wash the txperi~noe i'NNil', ffiillI ~ HEunt;ed Dlliadva:n_ luu 1!n5'lBad of b e.illl;l w~tlild by a g]-ws1;. the PC bas viJsLIID-5< o:fa [a!!"<!:way, ~'<I!~~ la.OOl

9 f,ve.1ilI ~he k..::i!JJtfita1.i'e sf.ll:reHs,aJru[l tb~ pl">OClll1er d~SOOl./f.redI !CI.f1,e of lhenl. Tlfle)j'>-Iit gltOlml1lB: '8Of1lJ~thil)g cut tn the! clemen I.!! realm.aud 1h~y.kIDm where iti!>. Ga:in 1l10cJ\lilll. Forbidden Kn!QwU©d~ Ad1.';1;nt.lIgf1 aQd the 'C!.H'!JfI' '!;Ii Illlll [{<!mi m~,jVBJllage, htiJi. !IlQ poi:ru!:s, for ~t

1 flI .A ,tlyiilgll\:firnB jlil£.']M. on the Slti~y 01 biifl .151tllMn :pa.'~rGii I.il the pmcure:r. GBfiI ]RaJlIk ln Lorn (¥ofd M<lgir::}.

11 TIle ptOOlrerhas i5JIayed rrum the Path of Man, ;liml v.e~[.I.lIred uui.indu I]w dru.1w.ess.. S(mm""'nere t1le'r' rl)wld iI .new OOl11Ul !l1r m<l$i(; pqwetffilll bUlt ali.e.tit Gi1di!1i all iruiak Ability mIJj One speD YOU.C<llIJi C<iilt. illldlhe Enliglillooe<i :l!t1ttdne:>s[)lSrl:dva:nlagc m~ Ih",. ~ el~ 'all ~ 1ligge.r; but DOpoims fur iii.

1'2 The _~k.Q. ha.\\'e IlJ.QIl': seeretsthan ri:v~~ aru:l~y ilia! th~y au: w:mm.g ~.Q kiU to PN~ect. l1~J!lmcJJJrer acilil:eJlt!lly I5tumn m.ledirnt.o 11 Ml.di!illtl'.! ntual dill"irn,g his, d!li~ st [li\e A:s:aik!ll He!l:5hl~ Academ,y.IDI~1(clIal\ge rvl' ili.~ JBmII','a1! I(}( Ihi!!t ·day ITrom hils: m~ul)'; lli~y p.mmiSed arwtil!::':r Si!f:p ;iJu:ng th~P~:Ii1h o'j .Man.F-mhlmi'dy [o!t 31'®1.I. tbe dlw of IlIa I. 'I[,~i:n li:oge:rr Ilil du: bleed, W1!!iic using a].~ Riddkil. incn::I!lC tit.!: dFcct hy !}n~ die (added ""iillJ :5i1iOCC8S; &tt'l[;h::dwitb. lillluro).

n Ome.IG[Ig Ggo,nil.le! ]}IOCmCr made th.e .mtst.ab >of Illeultioootlug, S(Il.1ietlitl,g liIecalled Ule' ~d..dJ,e~ to <m~Gher - ilJ'lI1 m<iIilW:lI. Threl Strlll:e thel!" me famiiy ha.<lblLlnlelll ~'fI1!I!" hne, [)[mlflll(:fdi that ytiU: ha1l'f. 50meo. lIUof the in:flnmatiOIl ue'Hiool lli.~r .IarIli[y IJ~ 1rnllus<Lnd. }1~iUlS ~g)}. (lil!in :2 Raw [.[1 D~~dcLed tCl any 0:1' iJlJe Sklll<$ In ymlir ~.~ ~~~ Im~ the Swvtn E:rIem~' Disadvantage (fi jloont:l, entire J::saw~. fmmliy), I:tul 1]0 pol~l:sfQ1' ~l

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11K piay!;[ mOil!!' fOil Ofl tf)l!!se tables OMe ~~ at a 0M1J (tr tbree 'Character P.Wllt'i:. Ar~ e!IeJI !'ol1 rudl~t~ Ihilt '!he I~rll.ll.ll~:!i rfloor I

l"llI. while ru:JI Qdd n~~u11 mealls.th'lli !lUIJ have DH.1l . or~el1 •.•

RoLl.

'''F'OR,TI!Ir~n: F"'IOA, ME" Rf$!JitT

1 You h<ivD rom~ aemss Fotbldd~l:I. Kiurnrl:edg,e"Rolli QR Heti~ 1hblf 5.

2.0g'l: !ll llw w~lI.piairntaiTlI!!I~ejirlmns.bip bctwoon roUT f;lImi~y <rod the hnFfi ~I. lli'rane. YOL:l~a'lI.,@ ooen Irequ.e.&tedi ll!;! er\\ ~1iI .n@ l1Ulpm'Ia,1 Pal3iM; j r Shib:l, a.~ an mmpi![;iJa.I yojlmbQ; QIl)l:rwil~ as ,II] ~lDperiaJ SSl,;-e.

. ]. ¥UU'Ylii jusl iclhn1~ed ft pam:l of L<!Jl!1 ~fmtuIl1!!!~Y. lI:te lsawa h_;j'l'e ltlid tiai)(ll La il ali \Yi2IJ. l53}o·itlt that ~I Is iii pllil!~ o! reUgfuulil IDw'ilrtana:. "'/I p,ud d~'l:d Ulere.~ lbel' 53:y .. _

41 You imce !Oa11' d il.ue of .'I'!!lll~ oompomi(!llls' Jives, []tlrHlwt)' rc~ 'thel'l'l [rom s(Jme horrihle fete. Thill ~ce Cfe~lnll a DQllfdl ~ el~"eet'l youEB!ii.t I:IM newer rru:t~_ 0 ooe P'!' slmy. Ilidil![ Om!!]ir 'ou mar dlOO~ to use Q~ Troll or lhe OiJlpoS'lng dmmM ftFr nml: ;'\rliiDlJ., ,:.n~t'lll:, bD'Wt~l. tb1:: or~wna1 'f'tait "",ill 1M ls mdrwm.<I ·by !he tlJ l1er,emn:e [IJr I1bree m1i(mtl (nUilutll.lm 0). Dt!aili caonl>.l. resuh hClm thi:;; df<ld.

5 Your seilsei has eK~ns"lve f,l!row:res you call dnlw tfmm, (a sizable Himfry rOt hllgelD~:a, or 3t welJ.~qi!lpped .. Jor bus.hJ).lr slmgenjOl, ~~h~1 R[lI!-k ilJl :~~sli!:<([dL O~lr:rwie" grun 1 Dliallit in 81 \\Te8~ SkUll :t"TIl] do mil already have.

{j, II.cldcimliLllMd 'nce-In 'Ule pmCfss.oF rMtillg.a Wl1ng ilpclf, ODe 01 j'-(llIir ml~311J1f5 disC~[li!d ~mm'elhin~ IT!C!'fm.iJ!Ildilig about StlmOOrJe else. {jain b BJadumru A:d'li~Il1Il1.(;!;~, ,",hid:! (.an b~ mJgned ~r time you Dike. Once assicned. U eanaet dlange.

'1 Prodi~ ahlJi1y mmDife:srn, ~<l.fl~ ,In, Ilk U ih~nl!l, g/,lill Ih~ IlIQl'luril AnUJ!lem.Hll Advantag U ~'lIJ'J,i, .Call'll the Amb-idexlrutlS dY<rn'liIllli!.

8 Yo U I' ifATIIiiIl' 15 granlt<li II boon by the E);1llI'poerul!" 'Ul ;se,rvlm5 I1e"lulf!.ted. 'fWo ~I~ms ill yoU! s:tertb':ig Gll!ltflt OIA'~ I) f fi!le- qu.ditlf.

9 Y u u hlliW been, gifld with ar,emarkable find - a true phuenix egg' VOII mU81 cart !m It noli] i~~td:ie.5. ilml ilhm r~ise: and uain tr iUl'lJIJ. its 11mi! of rebirth IXIm~ 1l!\'e.11 UwUJlh J'QI.I kn o.w Iill1mllg (II aJ'I imlals" you:!' rantily tells y~u lhat [1 h mI 'hoom lbat 'cannot be refuSildL

101 1'Ou well'! bOJI'l ~ld: 'ChoseR by Ihi! o.racb 8.,' ~V ,say. 1J4iJn ih&t ,'Im'illltag& Ir [sa\Ya, ~[I_ 5 (;lmy ~oints., If Sbibo. £a~n J GJO:Il P'o:llnis, U .O\S~k.o. g.ain thll Swwn ~teJl1rY Dislullvlllil1age 15 prumts:: I'sa_wa, Irnl (hey do net 51Mk to kill you - o.nl~ ,arawYlIliI ltIto,ldteir fa:mily),. NOPQinl5 om: ~:Ufled fel], thj~, Disa!lI!l(,dDI3I!l)l.

"FORT·UNES F DRlSAKf' ME" RiE'RfLT

1 "{o;lJJ have OGlf!f acrotiF(I~lddC'n KnmNllldge'. noll iln.

BIl'JJ1tqc 'lable 51

2 n~ gl[~ YOUtf father liefl ynu at Iris; death was a l'm oM dnarm. _ILI!'OO durinG th~ doclnntlolJ. of 'I.h,e S:aaki: 'Clal1i. 115 s€"fJl~n~n!i:' ~ :iii pp~.rt.il!g ,8 .s.iillgle, pale grC!Cn crystal tn ;1 glC}buLe or bl.o«I. trapped UJ g~ 1[\ !:lIllIe valli hie .

Too bad you'll !ltver Dol! ,~bl~ III sell iii. _.

$ Ch:i1dllOOd: li:iijlll'L"ies result iI;! lo~ bainm!!l, If ~11u:gen1:ili, Iose ont spell. If b~hL lose ene lank. to )'0111' [niDiill)' w-ea'JXl'l:I ,Skill No CP are phlcd ~or !I:!~

.. You wen! 'born W'lm Ii bod ~igJIl U Asol_klb, gaIn. !he • C urse Illsadva!!ll!ai!l'£!. but O!ll p~ill.15 [or illli nol. 8~jIl .3 p~inl8 l]f Unll!ltk

5 A di:;§:lb'iJ!i£ i!~~ IlI1ie:r "\\"<itll mad ~lml&'llia results .in B. 'Ph!lb:llil IlIf mlJlil>f0Ja oil Rmk 1, w;l'Ul DII CP gIloned.

6 YG.uJ ll,'elie 31'1 ,(ll'p.li1al'l, Ic~ <lubf; .steps ,(J;r a sJui!nJ2 asa baby during II Icrn1blt' Ihwufers1onn. No one.i5 Sufil Of;!oWf (ru,e dan lillear.ge.. 8Di:! )'011 hIDl'I.l had ['9 Wllm .;hat mucll Im'd:er {{!of ~J1If1g ~1}'u've' Mr_1!.ed. (;aI:rJi Ure A~pled tJlllOf.i D1sadnmlDge.OO l JIll points r~ it AhD., twa Imms from yuur slarting Oil tnl alia of poor 'qu;tiit)"

'J Y~lu fiJs~ .1G'1Ie W:l1S .killHl dur.ln:g II. '()1)1'I5pir'l'lm::ial sl;adow· l'i'-lr '-''i.l1Ti 9!i'!olhtr dan. Tho~gh n~]Ih£l' O[YOIll had ·lI"_llythillBi lIt dD willi. it. yo u ale lin one who suI a. Gaili the to 51 1..cAo'~ D'~Vil nl.ace. bill 911 ptWIlS ~O' tli.

III ~ ~'O'll were ~~rn, LM«l were IXImplkatiQllS. Ollt! Gi Q,ll d~,rms wUlld mol b '~~ed. 'Gab] Ihc Umc lI)i8ad\l'rm1~ but ruJ. poo.lS Jcd II.

'9 Yem hay;e been dnbil!! r~rnarkatity 'I'i~llID your studies; eve.1I dloogb ~'Ou aIC sure llmt niji!.hdlJg yolI ~ d!oll~ bas been nghtljl11e dUo you kImw ih_a1 your JilIerfmm.a1lN ts beine, bUCliled by a dildl~ood ri\'3iJ wbo js lmit setUng ,you IZp ,[DE· a (al~ (iaJn th-c Nemesis D)iIs~d.vanta§i!', ·bl!lt 110 ~t'; or 11

(I, 'NI) b!ld (mhmf'- ~~l DCI.TI't Wo!'If, ~hoti.8,1iI •• i!I,IL !l<qjl.!liltb!~ iQanle,fi'il<li!OI(!f W(lil til nf:'iler' explQ;it sucl~ ,1[1 oJlPO~lIill" .. ,

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J'tr4le@"liv.: rc~l1~ Will M[ I:h:1I tbE"SlJlllsd~ 1!~'ieD. tor ihll tlWlldfr!i 1!I~Kl!'ilif'd, II thb: lIlibJil\ \Vh~ ell !lot nl!tI!=.rlly :uld] up IIi tEJ..e.

, . gbt 'toj.ll ~m flU !hat .ru.mdUll Kdtool Rm Tl:i~ I.ti .ddib~1lb:. oo.r ~ ~iIIIli1:;' it may It!c ut~ss,uy

rllr l!idll ~.dll, !hI!! Crah din ~hamploll!'<, 1:0 h.11.'e ~ ~1"J't.:i11ip ifkiII ~J 4 :I'or I ~~ !'lIldi II skl'iJ I!iII!!ld !lot .tmIy ~·I:!ighlf jnapp (I~_ ~ m!!,y ru~"

II we.!l,IJ:i!l4.l~1 >CI~U I:'!Im~ or ad~~DilIm!', '1' lel:eiOfE:, WIi!' 1lliii.1!e ani},

mmtlu.ed lla~ m'ilSl pl"lttl ~1!i1 ~ fi;)r tadl cl11l~J!l[. bvL1!G [<IPS m IbeI~ ~llD1.&:iYh.m

~r !kiLt.s aDd iltuUII~~ Of ill!tl'rmml!d ~ ~1iJ;~ !{}M h ~Ii i.!; !!p,l}NPrhIE~,

GiMIIlihmild reel fuw i6

FUJI iI:I \J.i~cr:Skills alIId ~bllUl~ m:r: lleM.ed rm- 3l1),' WhO''si 'Il'bl;ll mam\1Wf (up to ~lr '11lliJ,ghl Inllx'lmUliQ ;[OJ

!liI!!ii'iMn &.boo] lluJil, Ilf I fn"ly .b tMm10 '~iIP JII:I 1UrJ~ ~.n" ~ Pes illt#hi willi Ib!; chiID!.~r.

As OJ dJiild. her ~JJ;Lmglilr b~DthffS ~ JUlr 'Utlli.l ;shadow' UlIIIiI1 'l.h.e~r ralher made lffiIem :slDll-

Kaedft's .m'J}ih~, llllji f\lU!lube. dfed gjvlng birth tn~ na d~!JShl~", <lila z;~Ka~ 8liId lite)' IltlItU Move Mva}i'S 'j)ren ljIUl' dose. F-Willl her ~Ilir.:j;y childhooo :ml;! h!.\S ~em.ruu.1I'a1~d aIlWr:~ed.l:bh:l ,aJlI'lnlty ia~ tlle (lUlnlpfe~ work (If \'Gtd rn a glc:, <l!i:id lJle:r-e has me'l'er boElE!1II lIDy real. dilu C,l lba'! ~be wi! I tum d8y ~1,!It:eeed, her ralll~rf1:.5 Ma5~cr of y!(ljj_

Not only a~es Kaede p!:)SSIlSS enepliOOl~ aWlily, bu'!. W also has, l!he dei!lkiilh:m anti dlrujge~1 mimi of iii ;sauller, A1thoq,h ml1! nM:'is II d!e~p' loj' 19 the lil", dlillil ,5p@1Iiw tQ hil!f ~J dill a rty th.rrl~h h!llf ,r.onh~cl1cm 'to 'mile \r@id, !iileaJ\so I!!1l1dCrlilom.d6lhe III~~IJI (IE a:mlNlll ORr !hat ElMIit;·~

\1I/hdI~ ~[I .. th:iJd, ,Ka,vd~~1',~!11 [1IV>IJ:rerl1l )l~. r,sbb.il Il1:!iiL hf-l" fil:!l:rtJlI~r'8 rilllh I!r had S~l1t to hu ss il birUhdij.~, lUI:. Every dOll' ~Ii! K.gJ;!Q/e' rose In tl,,~ Jlu;nl!U& her fi!l's! ad Wil;} ~O< f>eEld 1tt~l:petL !lien I~U brush Il:nm_ Every ~~e~i1~ng be;i'l)n~ bed, me would g,{!1 <lind £ekb n~ra:bbu fro~ wJlM-~~"e1 p5.1'e ~ dQthi[[g « [pslm 0:1' fla.wexs h~ had wandered Itd:o, and: ~~ him en m~ bed r~ k~ep l1~r c{nn,pill,Y wM~ .,h,e ~"~t .$1'00 JilBm.oo hlm uru. DO 111'~ ~~p%. her oofi1patly-wh~n. :hfif ~.w.g kept bel: 11m bl!!;.W to p'l~ ·m~h. other ehildren,

One dlay while SitllDl.j iJn Inh~ ~a:rrdruJ and p~ltinill ,b;~f nd~ooL, ~~ WIlli, ~!~f:oyJng lh~ wei 01 the :I'LID 1m lrer sktn. A (i.Gcll: u[ ~:rn1:3ltl_ bims rtul~md. ill mile lIlearby !l'e1S,. /lrmd:wihetl KaiUle ,'>lretdle([ (llil O! UUle ril:! heli' 5.iJid:n. she coull!1 r~d tbe Utile bl'ool ~u.bb!Enga~1.be lwti.Qm or the .hm ,afld.th~' ~iiJjafirn1. of ~ifIr!, ft:h 'il:! the coo~ VI'~~r; .sIR gf~l!ld .i!li; Uit~ ph~!i,tom f!~ ijcl!J~d h.l'.I' fuel

i'Foc. Ulbi." die saJ.d kis£iog tbe: :rnhTtJ.i.L"S IlIXore, "Y.ou ~ook so ha Do ~u WOlf'll to {eel du:bJrool!: \'II'oil!l~r?" 11u I'abbil looked! ~p at IlIfil' ~lh .pink· .lim:rnt!tl b:rtn,yn ~ef;. US r.DW tIl.itlfted, md 1m :rn)OIillp~nk tOI'l,gIl!.C dnmd aJru'I,f.; her JllTtigE:r jjp.~ '1m. da, r:l0liI'It you, Ub:i," K~' :sqlllkaled. wiln ~ }!"01lIlg Ig1r:i's d.:Hght. ll.mking i;[osejntn 11I~ nbb]l's l1ye5, sh e plldl1 i2d ~ ~!;I .a. !mle, alid, oo.methi'llg tn U'M fi8ilifld :5u~enly bri.c11 ~u. TheSiilnlI.€ ~\l'K~FI~~~l [j;<!.l1dl:! en:1'oyea,NsMdlnw Ihe rabMt - hflJr:lt. u8h.biD. rnilli. aillll iln Ihf' gJ'()UIlrl, mlililll the trees, :iI(JMr1 ~, ~rei!l~il]:!!: ourr"r W<l1i!!f llln~~th lJiJe QIQI ,gamm! Wltli a ~i:""E~~ il: wenl stilT, tlJl: 4cll.c;J~li:fIlluk <I!roUID.dI i~ leyEs gmmng 13 darker :sbade (If n!d.

'lli!.ed~ dlldn'l :RLB\fIl~(!I !lu.e;loilOOl w.lmt ,sile'd dml! - i5:h.(fd, fuR :It 'jill Ii hilppenoo' Bul h'(!rdiilld's IO!lI1lLrU! lJ\i'er i1!~ f~ m V01'd was D~I mm..gh m

. ha~fal' Fou~

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IWho's ~O In th~

~hornlx.Clan

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W.al.er~ 4 PerQepl:ilJ[I I) F.ift: 2

lrllelligalc:e :i

J!W': 4

Yo,lillJ: 1 ScItDalYRa.d:~.a lSlli 4 :E11.Jro;J!~; 4.7

G11lry: 16..2

Ad:vDuag,m;: Chosen by the Ofaf:1Jl' (VOId), (I !!';!II l1'1Lilmk!r, (;l\Eial De:sti'ruy (O;aci'e ~§ \l'Q~d). i!.fJ~J-df;l

DI.:Il!l!dvaJ:i,tll~: Dark S~cr:el (lle~ Mf:i~).

S(li.i:iaerute!!'l

S~Us: Alt!oru:Jred M~l~~~ '.tCalliwaph.y 2.

EtEq]!Jll!de 2. Hilstor:t 5. r~ ,~, Medlta:ft!iol~ 5. Ie;E:ud! 3. Shil!ll:\G ~I Thm, C~-re:m.oll.:l' 3, 1ii1,e!lliJgj" 3, .lAlre IDragol'l elm) Z, wr,@ ~3hug,Ii!:I'IJa} II, ].oj\@' (Void)!)

5~,' hll 'IIold spCl]~ ~~~d irl tllil s wl;ul!l:'le. 6IIiId " few mere, plla5 mlY ~Il:!l In. thll: COTe RFG tha~ th!! OM and tl1l.lISe sass flllo m.i,p, ur dl:'l~gn (F(lcll!~g:l)n heaHnill ia'ml DlallUlr'c~

LwelC.h~ a dd <mdlPiLl:iP3l~ lhei\oolll'!1e ilr 'VO~cl III !i<!iLd ttl p~c:.ss: ~ qd_omr~:r' iG1'CtI~r tb.m h~N' yeru:ll. She stands .<Ii U~e' 61ftI' ii\lffeel ~n hei~11:, bLil aJlyofi~ WlUf lh.'i;l~ SU'UU.fI~ ~f her d~min.g ~!il \,lj\01llld SWruLr s1Ie W83 la11el' [han I:kL~ He r ~aJr 8,00 f~iS alr~ 1lbLk, and [h~ ~!-;hl 111 .[l ~lHk..er bwwn ttl!aQ blt IJIr !II~.lit memb~ffi o[ ~e:r ~~.

~lO]I ilhl:' 1l~S5' ~m~ b e:g!Ul. D.ropping UlB stilL snll [llhMl :J],e tan 1i1lJiJl.1f as last as mf «luld. w.ru:s $lrtilrlii t~ dov.'n her ~re.

:Sb~' fD!Jlld h!!f fulhr:r s,'e9.ted ill, I:ti::; j'svllrill! !:bait [leaf tae dllur I[},[ d.~ b~tl:5ll. SolJblng., abe ~~ lQ €?l]l!1kI whitt ba-d hii~peirn':d!. bin be o.nly ~{)Ilk Jlls head. ~I!l' had a]r'lr.l.ily~r!:e.ivcdl !!Jilt len.IDe bndde]f~ m;, il m:(l~mll

"IbM i.s '11'00 'l\liBY (if thlmgs. my d~i1g]noor:.~ IlC said, la.!i'1q hill hand 001 her head, "·Wh.a~, you and 1 know ~s mil roo- otll~fl'i tel '!J..Dlicr-stmd. Th~ Iurow]~~ge .~ [00 l'lfiLl rlll'~ 1!Iiam.~ Hts WIlDa W<!:S ~~d. 1ffid K .. Bt!r! ~w ih~th~ lh.'~<i ~o~ \lo(llring al het fusllC~;d Ills: g.'~:-e Irl~l@wed r~u. 'I:ris; second: wir.e-, as W WiSilk.e(!,acUISS !:be. Jm' side ~I the ~1!rd~H. ~W.e bl1i,\~ .r!lOH! than !'ii1:<ln_f 0111 rnlli.teiVe ot '11m iops. ,!}~ moonl.ajru; llIat an tao l!tIth (w ~~'1 m~:!i lu 100mb ,~re r:lmtUal to us, Afld yE!~ ilil. &oo:l~ W!!l~. l,lI;l;l ~~ ~l.i1[1 ah:InI~.n H~~llQl!; his hea rI, i1en tutllee bll.cl;;,!o Kaed'e. "You, .mUfl~ !ewin tD be !.oo~!!, IL~ ,Yfll!l !~am tn b-e s~ng. dallsht~T, 1J~l;'iI1!lSt i~ will be 8. fare m~11l ·who WIL sl~nd ooiill! Jiifi:l arnd nul: [~ ur

rest:1l1 wll!u yllu :Jffl,~ Ail<!" fBI:h~n '!\'([ros Si.'ayed mill :Ka.ed@, and she wwk~d e1U :mlii~ !ilil i,~I!iUli" :I!~ her stu dlie.s ill the ye3W-'i to eome,

0011 h~ If fmour~~rdb

hU1li:day, L1. happeiilfd lha:[ Ka.ed!: \.li'OlS lo';1;rlkmtl ~lXlrl!: 10 k W'iPgds[W;;u:'heof b(lm~. SJIB WII£lefijllying the r:uUIles5 of the day, tJ,e w~nd III the b·us..lht I:lIDh fn W£.!j. the Iri fe th;ill ~~~mecl, all, Mound her. For El wbJk, se lii':l ~1l!f il:pl rltaprm U. ;all ~at was ntar ~CI< h~r:, I.llk1.nI!l mlh~ jlf~ oflhli ttl a:y an d nolcllif.lIl, j[ cl~~. lint anN a, wlule, !h8 IlI1l1Y becaIT:lJ! 100 rm..l.m. 0IlI.d sb e pusbed i[~krw]y aW8J ;a$ hIU klfuer haoii rn.tl~1 her, puJlbg. JIJJWW'd mOl': <liM mme IlTl~.I. !{tJ)~ 1,',1::11;: awarE! Oldy ,~r hc[ .iHi·j] (~iFm, standing ltllli~ wwdi. TJ.l~ she 91lltilliUBti her w.&.

5 CI IlI:gbiliy lira Ill! me

shuttE!r'~d he:l'l~eilf 'lh<lt ~he neVgr D~ 1lli.e bMr u11II:ll lJ ;ellr~d u.p above her.

Falling O:itk. ilil ~bocli: milH'@ than terMlr, Ute yoo:ng Ko~d~ re@~ (1111 ,[I]IlI!lig Ih~ m;rN~aJ 1:5 or !he- Vo:l\:l~ seddlllg to calm me he!llS'!. to m.m II reaJl:re Ih~tt they INdi no 1;<I@5~ u) []gll'l tlu1 &.~ she tD'lilmedi tll e rurm(}lI Ql'em:rgy ili.lIt"'-:ll; ~I;l ~OOI:, :she [OUIle:! DO (2lm p~!lee in il til rl.'4!m. Ll1Ili6d, sh.e W:iSllIea:Ei!ll wewwhelm~d it}' thG !pi]i1t 5;ick:ti.",ss ur !IDllnii ;1rnd body :~.ill dm ... e Ule lihhn,(g ('0 rrcnzy. f~r il rm.om.e[Jt ~lle te<!:red .~ ~.&:J'I~ wllIllti. diWu. her. as she feUher:aelJf phum:neL b!;lt lh", b8miDg i.:.!.!~IShL N~ and she r;m~~, li8d.t t9 til;: rS1!lf.

1\11 III ~his irdd.Hakcn ur.dy ~e ~~L lII"'tiJl!llt. !mil tile beM, stU! ~ooIlilIng01l'~r h~iI", nl:g_3111 lin MI rOFll.>'atd ~n:m. aml daw.'S ~a.'ih.ing.. '~11h !Ii sharp ay Il!!l!t !liI(ld,e 1m Imllfble ,WIIII1d. Kaed:~ Iilung P~Wf at the b~as,t.RPiUiicll ~iI! the wi d w:ilhill, ~L Th~ hear ~ar~tI fuatk. filled wiTh, Kae(ls] J)awtr, aml Hll own IlWI!lIilll~5!l l'Ia.1!'edwtth her [\ear. .il Lt~OO ():Ul in il~lli.sh ase ~].ollianJ!i 5OO.n.ds, :im{;j~", si_ghlli and IMugbl8 i.i1lucl ils 3I!li]l!ai mirn:L 1'ti!m it £~ 1.Q1 dillilg)'(JUluli \ri~b OiIsIDlIlltilike Ihnml:er. ;mcl dlrt:l not mOIl--e ;again.

C0ntiU~~e: 11m!:!, !be 5b~genjm k~n:wo .l!Ilsa.1o!!ioi AikIlIl'l3 SIIu,dn W cli.<;(:'IJ~

ih~ ~ ~I MLl!I1!:Ily. 11 ~Ilt .~'U~!i ~1l~!I--lI]~ .... fLl,m .ru: Kullj IiIId ~ libtitrit:t Wllllt 1~1 Ih~ J(il,~lti 1M a~ II.Ild 1!I.1!1l spero lim! a I W I(~II \-Vult o)~m~lh~ I'IMk: I~M Ilr Ih~ .sb~",,\wlllh

iE'!'l!ntUlll!y. ~i'ldJ~ dlilt. hIE gJlal w~l1l1d b~ em G'f .rt!'.Iii!fu. 'WlilhiD Ihl' ki1l,1o,j/f) E.m~ iI1!, H ~ rn:!pm:e.~,.for w~k.5. a.nd tM~ - d,e. j~ f~tIIt, warnings oi Ik Crab - l'mllJ.f!':u I~ jJe Dal:i:IblJrn II[ fu b .. ~ Na = W'OOld ~.~ r see Ise\liJf Akw~<iI~.LII,

I.I! M.'i ClJ~ LhJI i:hll' IrnIJ~t~ge Ill' -d~In:d te~1.ed iII ih~ o:t.B![[rn, .m:I wilili !be lIbWlil1d ~ ~ lli\."lnl bt~ralld n1w~.'Ila. I'it' h BlJlm cn~ ttl" ih~m mlghL 1iL~1Il-e LL

H~ d iii fn1d ~ If; :umvt!tB. bl!I (lnly ur~r an Dol ~q and ,rull!lnlng he ~.l.d wW.~sIiIimLed IlIjj~1il H I.!l him The Om :!illl!!! l'iioti 03!fle, slriroHlI,g him lit i:Jl!ldl, wh!l1 he had W~ m'!kinlj; I3I1IlnDlioC AI'Cl3r.i.

Th~ d!CoOO1nIi .~lkll~ as nn Anml!lr -sam Fre~ ~;mes ~~ to lhclr \IMd wh(ln rolnha!inS ()i'I~ I!tIlt art a]~ hnm m[ll' lIal~ iJw IlIwlli!.l. ~a'i d:lll:i.iiu (lailllw.rin,g a 3-puEnt $~gl :[l~lt!I.,,~gl!' Jtholll L'g~ !lS ~ mUll nr Iilii flit

HAkA Ie.ruu IJ-I'6O f4POfHTS

Nnt~ :r;:.:m~:f~l'!D Wil5 'Ih~ tim Gt.:tIJd MMll:.r ,or all '!hi: fi~~IJCQ~ B!I'I1'i. U! a. 11!Hl11l1~ ijmily, ~'ll!te.p;j ki~ t! 1li!Q'1'I h Lm!l'clf III ~J!! I'ht WlW'ld. M'~

wamluOld tIu:l;iCBb II ~tD

1\o1qlgB.T.! !Lt(t!l!ptlIl'!i!l to Ita:mwh~L 1h~ 111M. ~J1d sly w~· 19adl him J~~ ri£i.~ . ~~~tw it~~hb, j'illldenli:lll Ih.~ q1le5Wmi lhll.

~l!lglled hirn,- !ill the ",,]jili! cb.n8ing ht!!lrntrwiGf w~,

FIt! 'MI~ to ~~er 'IXlrDc·.r, iearIllng le:BJm s :!rom~U mimi.o1 RflkIlEln, mJd llllJlir,1oJi: Iili; mind w 'l'lld~ Kaeilm O'llwlOOI {(It !!Il~J~!.' yeQJ£ ~tlQr"l' []H'!'llng to p~ !I. b~iIi~flljl !1111I!e. .He SlllD1il!relUllll m~iIIl1N, w:ben;~~oe ~ SCifjn.g31[J1l~ mp~; 1\ittiI1~ bC'Elem lbcy ~w;td Iti~ monk ""'h.rL!oh~III'O!!lI !iliI1ill} .~IJ.il,. W,a!!j

~.eY9' hiS rI1ilty,

... '1Hilitotl.!!llfL ~,~ ,c(mHnl1o!~ Iii 1.!'~ ~l'l wil:h Il~r falliel,hrulcli of .Kaooo learrniflg WOL'i ri:!JIm~rl em lkll d.1lJl', She has ]carne~ m ()le tt1l.1:.imlaiely Ihm IliIi.Oil. UHli!:lffild Wl1m~nl dream IIr. ~~!e~bb itilll Lw ore~ergy Ili .. ~ b lIre, A YOUQg ,.,;"ooniIlI! !I(OW, slIe G ellga~eclllil!l![J.any l\kodo< 1'~UJJt Ibe dahl~Y~ Id the ,1'..kt!l, S1:u; hOI;; Imt hi m lJ.EJ(ybriefly, !iIId a~(];m~ ~~ does not gOW .lfhe lj.dUb~ the .rll!r-e kfIld, oflruUJ 1MJ~.t lb~.I' f:a(}gl'l' ~pl'lke ill ttI.ii: D!md whp d] be lible 10 a.reepl. ~~r: !,ij'[dcl1t~ll'dili!,g. :!lilt hil)ilm, som!!! h,o;p;e.

1!Il~A UQ~.I!

~:2 Yo'si.w; ::I flj[(l; 4 Illi: 4 Vood: 3'

SclUH,U&PJ::' 1i'it!iINQ Thi1ls.,i (A:i:r} '} U!lIJ!lor: 4..1

GlO!r.y~ 1;{t

AdWint~~ "nielii;~ UJessiin g. [uer:lblnt(i!l (l'sa]uo!;u~wi;Peailh{W ~!.be Cmne~",'eaJthy (7) D:i.5lullVMtag~s: M.c-ddler; O!.Ifm(]i!iider! ~ v.m[~

Skills: Athletics ],

CaU!ig;l'ilpJiy 3<, CQIlirl:i.er 4, Heraldry 4, F:li~to.lli' 2,

]g:'l!l~~!~t;!lli@rI },

M~l!ITtFI:!JIl.~I@1] J, Medillli1ol] t SMllta.o ], ~pe:Utralh .2', TheoJ~gy .2

Sp,eUs: #ill ,!\.If ~[lel1s, p1l!-S <illY spe']ls Ili~e i))rt" HG aadthase ~h;ll the OM Soe!i:S IJ ~ Ill' ~~lgJJ lilJ deIDWlI (J!JC~tng Q.D ~ ~alll)! 8li1.d1 itl\!eS[igatiJ] n) ..

Isawa UllU Js !1:I1!'

ym:llll.Sesl diili"h'I~r or a rathl:l' m.ei!!ocrc 5hug,(w,la lOr B mil[!l)I[ ~;sa.W.8i I'Dlilly. A b;ro~v clilM. l:l. was n.Qmlght. 'lImt she would b~oome a mt:U1fN fm her C.1aIi"Dtlt nh.l! Fort'lllil!S wlH@d ,olffile[wi~ Whe!! UIlOO WOl>S :s.~'C1I. her '~J'e'11iJtsseili'lt lu'i' till thil! Kakita .Aca.<lefllv. hopiliLg ~~a1 th.fiir dJl~hleii' wYlIJM ~edorm \';1dlf IiIflrllgb liO <I!::n:i!:ye a JllJ~iH(JiI1 ~btre ~g li'tlil Crall,e, Alllollllb

]JlJ~ llll:l~ promi~ 111. d1Ii'JI::e al1d~(}rq;, ~(:.; ~'ruc talent seemed. !nile h!haik u.

Uo:J!~ ~hOTl~ 1m CilesC!1p@n. ()Ili.ie aru1 mel.e[, and her 'Voice rang \"'Iliffil 09illi~te~ ami cl<!Ii:ty. The Crarl~ WCH~ SIiIulBbly im.pr:~ed. However, hi']' (;;:iJreer as an am~ wac!: ryt iihOrjt Wilen sh~' rn~l tilje ilig)~d AsahlIlR ToJrujl. a m~~T of !>pt'JIrn:.il a:tllli the Jar! of ~lIr.gusU:1"1 crcat! Q.iJl. ~e :l'ealgn~ ~IJ~ J:!O'\l~r Iy'lilg d,mrmll[lil.wit]!] I~ the ~Q.1,lIill'l. Illilld~n. 8m;1 bM~;I1l hl1>F ll(]' ,~JiII tf!~flliillrllu81 d~si,gned liIJ iJW~Jo;eIli 'I.Iles1~e;p.I[lg A.h ktIJm 'Wi~hil!!;a Ilflwel'i!l~ fct]:;:I1i, The li1uel ~Iad. II (1;\\1' ull~il'~ted r¢O!!!i~q~el:l~

Ra1hrr ~hilJl 'OPf!Jl1ng Lh~ ytll!I!III{I ~I'I!! ti:l' th~ Au itBm~r and he-~pjmg ncr skIDs as at!IMl911 IIll~r&.~. I iJ.,;; spiri4liIlo"ithi.l'l til'!' f~t~h a:t'OOEl' and 51iI.U61Jl1;uled her, CaIr}'ing h.Cl' hi@ ,fi.EII)"'!f the: ritual ground, tile U!.ihg wtil"d ,~~o(Ui\ld b~u and whI~ sil!ct'@lllSbe}'lin<iJ tlJB Cr.m.c':s ~nlllg:. UIl.n! they ~!l:d geJ'l1ly rctci]sed he.!', d[~:ii[iliri't5; \\'illil1:srnoo 10 dU~fl~rm, to ~@<]I ~ [b~lI~ Mru.ler pr Aixlililat h,~ .1le!'W ilopprentitil b>;Ld~~en t:Omld. ~~hu:1:a]n]y. A:l;;:ihilla Thmo and tile WJ.Mre~rs ~1

'1l1~ :twlJtt Ar'.ade:mll' wm Eo:rad. OOfli!!~.o;e Lkma from her ¥fl(I'Il'i :J!~ 11 i)~udeni. ,an~1 r~lUm M:r to (he w.ld~ (jJ Lh~ Pb:nleJli~ 1{11. p'r~[ll:. 1:I!i!SlrllicliulJ in her true qllling - lQ bClXime lite; 1Ii!.Xl M<l:!il.e:r o:r Alii";

'The OOffell~ MB.'lle:r 00 Ab ~ 0111 ~ME:\l'br JlI';!-'1 mrunl1id Iuw~ Ej'ld. 1'Io.r!he ~lISl s Lx )/t'ars, LT~I1i1 ~I.ao; Sl:!fi.;~ :15 hi~rlll\e!nCl~ n IIIprtII U~ ss hj~ oo:ndil:i 001 has all[J1iIllIlN lo de lI!t.1Q]';i.JIiI!. UiS 3ilmtHilt is se~cre: be has ~O"'i! I~h.l! usa {)if l:ioUJ JiJis legs <lr~ ~:Fm~ Md ~a,} n~rom~ '!'i'ellkcr ~xrjtll ~H~] pSSilLilg ~SOn. The A~'ko heelers b<!v!:: been !llble ill do oolbil.lll btu lessen htl: fI!lIn~·rin& u.d a,llhOO.!!h lh (: Mli!it~r uerns 1!)~J:ltmL rum.ors per5ist that h ~ilI IJ!lt~ IriiYIi beyond :atnotbe;r £Caoon. f}'e:1 M.lrfl to 'ilill fOlm:!! l.1wIa, his Ihke.tij :O;U~T, STIII:)1 dfau'btl; ~rI.5e wilhiD !he Mllmdl because 10 r h~r :!!'Qu~lii. OlInd I [l~N.~rjcTloe.

Ofoou.rS£, illl ·af this atlmriom !lnd. !>p8CUJlMLODl ;,o,.gihitt her diUllhas made iJ.l!cmill m[![~ I!Jh;tO a iit~le :se:lf-mru;ci~Ji!1S ~bolllt liIer ]IDllii!LQJI as llllIs. premier i3liSi!it;:lIlL mu!1, li1l:el~, SUI;(lE~.I1of. ShE :;:e~r:ml 'lih!' ud [~i rmg. lim I. bfneil!h I~e Pllk! ,p::~eJililf" U!)[)~ i s Pfoij!ld (ilrIH:rr d:iltL~~ ~nd f~PLJfliiubi!Jty, Wi we]1 as bellJ";e'lo'ir:lfl nnal snll ~ dnA! best perS{lIll r{!f 1lL~ jj lJe I)f Mmier of AIr.

f.sAWA T:ADAkA . Lrlh: '1

W:Jl~ ~ Su.ellgth .5 .~1rrl!i: .5

AiIr:.4

RefIle.XBS >Ii Voi:d: II

&ill'll !lIUli:ardl.~ lliawa 'lemaj, (EBJ:'tBJ} R:aU]; .5 "DIll!!!:!'': 45

i(jio:!"y: l7

Sluu!:ow1llfids 'i&illt: 02

A,dvlUlit9Jge;: .1I::n[e~l(ll': ~a Aklltl1il;i, Sooia~ ro~ili.oo (EI~ml!lt~Ol!I M"s1er Qir i1afi!h) Dmdwn1ag~!j; FmciTWlti!m: Ol]i M AJm:rrna. nrJ\!~n: '['n fr;~ ~LI:lceSkli!l oolll Powerful f.lll(lmy: ]iifWi) RUII)

Skill~l Clli.lJgroIJI~Y 2,. [Jdc:1l!W 4. Et1~yt'lt<e I.

Itillto:ry '5, KIlIIjutsU 4, IAR (M.:dI(;!-~ .. !ikotJ) 2. Lore (Sb:adowlWlds) 5, jl;ia/ro-:1SrJki'ri t MooilaUrm 3. S.Mm:tJ.;a 4,. Sie.ltt 3, n.i!O~ugy 2

Spells: An E1Il"IliI ~rlls.plwal])r spdl'iin Ilhe C(Jme DG ami ruo~ iha~ tlu G M sees rti:lll:l ~sjgn . 1:1, de.s;i.~ (rll~lIdnB: OJ] jade and cor.ri.iptlol1)\.

Starn::d by rad~ h:iulrln('(l byd~:tk bcow1edge.

I~.wa 1"ad~kil h as aBr,~rly :;eell I1!mre cd and d.aI~ mJitall DlOBI Elel:lll~nlll!i MDster8 [!'lo\el meam - and ~las been lhe soaree o.f .mOle destruenon l~wmd. U:ill dbJixlilil5 ar th'l:! :3IhOld~w J mli limn EVen tl1f! Kl:!ini knflllN: Hlli hBll'Ed. IIr ~.{! fuul b.easl~ IhElt IQaTII RcruIt;I1!!:i1nl,. sQulllinrn. retldtes l$: leQ~1] !1Thur..aIl~ hill ~ wh~p~[:s ~ !furk p;).c1s

"~MulPIi' }!flU ~hnJlD[d mNd!1!.I.! IIJDTIg '!'.'lith II!e." Bd!llrl:' .~ lJiw"1h b~~ P~. Hle gIO\I"~ 'I1lII~ r~ll~ ~'i1JI 13:1,* will) wi5hfd I~ 1m!!"", Iih!i! seml !liE b~ :t!iIf~r4 wooldowr~'5IQiIt lind ~'. ',iMnk OIl lL,md. ~'lJ~ will b;U'~ vwr Pl~~.t' Met~ ~()pl hf:! rem~,~ In cowrnpMlc.D ~ th~ BroLtnci h1m:~p IJiI; U!...k III cnniilhle:nmenl:. y,'b~ (be i'.liJoonlx w~re Ibnwllll ElS'I. ~bl.n. ~~ 1OIlk- KEetJl.I'ilL 'g!rld~ the~!F j:a~ 300 Ji>t!I BlJm. caUffi.Il hun. ®d 1m ~~jlJ]g ~ ill "dlOl.li.o::

Irll<! I: .ii!blJl!l IJ:m' ~mL"~'" rntmrl. He 1ilffili LIte: rir!il ~~l:r Hi iJl1k [0 be ~"1!)11 til'!: tt1l~ pf s.rL~11l,kl!r.",iJt.U tspirhlL!!l O'lddt' or I!.nJlgb1.encii ~J Pill. fQ

!m Is 1il0000is n!jl~['fllll:i' I!iolilLl:~ IlL!!! Mouki !)[ S~,I!Qei Iltl Inll Mo!:~(l ~ ~ fonmoSl!: lfl3dJ.I!'J !@[ llruIil!'lIlPbilulI mal Rdk~~ hM aver kn~,

An}' !iITm!:llui~ wbll Ialf.a Kn&u.ill 8:; I:IIl'l ru::!~Hf ~ elwlIj'll ctm~ld~ 1(1 h.a,n J!I y"iil h,;,[] hi&h~r tlmt il ill,. ailld! mlI!' m~ !l!N ,fr.lilr IlddilJ~1 dial • .0 her !fii~d1tlLfkttI ~ '\!.iIen mlJ!cl:i~tili:Jg l!ir J1~lpIIiJ!l fIA1~r1 III medi~1t. U !h~ ~r ~r .au~ MII!~~mr;). is, ft'ell' ~du.'tttl 1(1 l or I~ K_~OO,i Will

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Ir~~ ';I'iItS !mm. to 01 'I'~tJ' JM1(~ llllr.mall (wjJ.y, ,\11 I:h~ ymlllIgcs1: da ilgh1tt til IIEII.D QI~i:'r \:Jcm; fJll:l quld4~ br:cn:nn:e tt:he 'I.;u.[:et Dr rldlrull! Imd 1i1!luJ;e, Gtl1Winu '1 thou t; love !]~ ~~Ioo.n, Ijim~ bo:ill ~L[L'lJl' pt-a.ces iII her mind tiJ~t she OO!.lM ,re ~rtat "0, \II'[um ih'!l ~!ghl of IIII!! warld ~ITIOO i.oo rnudJ !q, ~. !JY tie agf: {If I:ts~~ ~ It.cI~ ih:!i lier poWm 01 pl:tOOpliOJl ~(!~e4 htr W Dot OiilJy aUI t om j ITIJI3llllIY vro dd D1 h I:l m~4I. hu.t wllI'rn lTIlIllitJ:;:d the im~;; Emtl fll~h!~te !hum fur ~11[ll !(l .!>ee. 8b1!: [aj(! !he: II.lt:rI~ II.wy r(!bin; m~ stOlT! [rom her. fmlfJy, lmL lPn'll Ulll I\.hllt: II. M8ge:trlIili was

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d.l!;plil~iI. tIrlfmsel\'f~ iWithrM her t'JJiltml. ~ ~nl;[Pgll!'!dlllr 1liJ.!,y lmrlf.mLl1e.~ md iJ.ellllils

~~~' :md .~ ~J~ lhe .I\~~I:'lt"'Ie. ~ !iillII!.IIlonOO ~'~ ~nd 1. ~Q If til Ii r!illd~ ~h ~ • ~!nll am-jIn~d throlljllil ~nlll' .4L !h~il!;:c ur iiliItI. .j;~w~ 'fflllJ~ !'I'!.: ;1g¢ (lr 11[1Il:l]!og.l! ,1m I».WI. WJ;,~n nOM 'OI'uldd ~~8!oo.thl! Magll'uaJ.£: sm l'lil1.i~ '!h~

pJllbkrn. UJldI m~pl ~, li.be rUUI1~ Qime- IIJ11:m bti I!ar$e.

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Looi t:ef1Ul'rie.::; agll. 'illllOl"'.{~ 1!!]resI:Gr~ l:S<lml AkIJ!lll'a" ii!!lmmOOl.(ldftpdi ~ deS'!.!'llY,ll.d by 'lite ,rIllJsj i'earsmn.'i!! 00'1 eWr W walk UU~ lace or rUD@ Empire. Twtl.'ofC ft>et tm~1 nnd ruled ..... i:1h acid f(l]i' MQQt!, Ih~ bsast ~~INI LL~ masitu, !1m!!, :MrnEIllI!l!d to boe:;[k ~he bPl1~wilh :himirn .alily ,:my ill;_-Ul,I~d At lJlist,. Akl.lm:a WM mo:I s:lnnu r!!1l0ll,gIn l'Ol:toM m~ bea:!:l., ~d. it I.Ol:I~ Irel! bUlB his grasp, tI!l!SIil'~, liAec ll:1r.m!eli't.ol ((llmciJ iIInd, IaJ.r..IIIg Ab.ma's name !H II'I!Wll'!gc ror his !m]lrtsol!menl..

At ] east ane ,of A!>!1rnIi'l.'5 d.p.'i{ffid;!hh!.:!i ha;~llIlit Iwg.glle.n III ~bt"5"J!li1e1TiJ.r,ru I~a.~l one fiti II seeks UlVUl:~ ~or tlI!i: :l!lifI.[Jjl!ht~:r Qf hls :y'Il;elllnr. !l!1tl tlI~ rnF~ oJ hMl name.

'Thdaka's (Illest b:~ led him Into the darknt Jlarril!! or the S!liaadawto!lld:s~ ~rougl'll the Ii.e-Ids (II wtlSI:C and me b l[ldl:eJI~ ri~1i:~ ill ~~, Q!lhe OJli.I, whjm dishomud IW: IuOlil sc, fur i"iIl'e ),e'ars, li11! has S]lSiill eVliry wakilll,g mmJllile in p~e:p~l"3HOJi" 1.IlIirovcrhn8km~ rti,I.o11:s, Olnt[l!!]eitnmg Ihejr i>oI:cdo;. d~sro'lOOri:ng ~w lVIlYS'l.o, rlgJ:li Ih~ 'E1'i1il fltihlonSrlf .~u. L~.llg\:wifl, <I.pB£iOliD 11131 llv-ais ev~fi lh.e m~sL fna tic Kuru. He has 3p~nl. Ye<lr:l illl Gl!!.d:y mll1 (nrlI.WI!p'l!ltillln, and has ri§k€d 1m I!f~ .. his JTlIilOd, amcll M~wl]' SOld in .hti a.t~mP.'!5 '!III de:s1Ny I!h~ b.e~

T<1~ W<\S ;'I ~llIiid hlll'y. l,:t1gJo:<;St:d i n his Sl.1Xdics mod o¥crohi!ldtw~'~ by ~w ~I" 5Wt~, ~a :~. .H!~ ,~ wiilJ [il8~i~ mid, hac Ilblilom; "P:Ditlldt: ~Iilr Ul~ d[rl'icu~!prdCUllell. ru '\Iou.c! fa!.lScd aer to be cil[!sj,cI~re~ 11 p[1Id.i gy. NevenheloL'SS, there w~lIe IW m fee]lll.!;lBl:I~rn'l11!:llI. the two as I he,l" gr= Il~, ~:rIId i il ~at:l (hEll werp~le elcse, l~l[)ab Ql8Y hil'l!'e feU '~ hls ~iii!!;!1' floWlled !hi! wrllt!!ligJilt. bul, he WH as, mLlm m ]O<VC iMth. nH 'l-~ ~~ fC~t 0-.1' H'II~ d~ flo, "'Dlli there "lll'iIl'! 11M. jealOUSy '1i1!~I;wtIi!JlI lliellll. Ka~ e, for belL" jlarL, rell Icm:l.ml.1!5,l; ,llIId k1in.dI).eiillO I~w.m] bath ·9f her YOImSiar hmlhlllFS, bll t wUh TIld.aka,!liJCJlt; WilS<I ~ci~l c1"fV@n@~ Th~' \lid'@: aul!e 1i:1J~llIgR fll aAe Ih i!tlh~' :llh~1 JIlliillly of fue Si:l1ll1l irntere5~ 5'mdl~s !3.r1id h1lDbles. 300 s.p!!D1 mlil~i1 tim!:! tl:li ~.11i ~¢: dr:cl~: ,(JI~ (rje~ulJl. W.lllen Tai!lflk.a deci:deJ!! to il.u{iy 1m- (! ye~Tin, c:!!~ ,r.rnb 1,JIr.JIIJS, lh~y Pl-1.lled willii SO.l"1\OW. md 1l1oeli' friendly leUBl's Qro dcliver-ed re,g;-ulafr\y b roll.r~I!!'r_

11. w;:u; il1 lJiieKuni !a:J!ldli 1llI ... 1 'f"ad"kt:l re-dl~ hJ~ !;~mng The :!<pi,jl [)r hE; Ilrlce!1ldr appwrnl'~JJ h~r:rIi, giii~g;~d ,;md ~HL:I:I'!, bllt b~~cltmg nimfo[' ald. ThOOkI.l:ook LIp IJ~' q!iml:l to rntO'l'€ llirna":!i nome a~d dd~j lhig hurmndkJLI.!; Dni whi:dh h.ud

d~jtllJy~d Mm. ~ letters to h~ s1~[ bet:llmJl: ~llJ'OTmic. and. '",,11.~9 taUl!lka, decided ~u ~Imin 1A~mh th.eKIJ1!i fnr a!l[lther yeilf. h wa'! M surJl'rn:>e 1.0 bls m!lSmflij EI~ U!f' ]saw:a ,(loliJe,g~,

Allil5it., the Master <Cii~E:mI~ ItiJl'Il:I!!11 sotISM 6\i1t !he ertam o1ip~millre • .d~:a.lle'l'lgIn£ h~ l:e5lat.ch .ilil(t i:hi! vaH~~ly of llH.~ wo.tk. 'nId",k;;I "WiL'I: rliJJriu~ lAshing 01111:, hlil ~all~rnB~ the ~fu.<;'l:ef .~ [<ltlh I~ <I magHClali ,dlml - the~o~r wouHd .f,enlllIDD.e his. llosilliOll .within li'u!,Pt:t-o€'pi'l! rl~u alm ~@OOI1~ rmev~[ n~I]J.~Sil~1,[a Hnj,ll Ol:OCEplml" ;::11'10 the banile' '(li1ID.m..c~d,

When 1.1II~ y.oul'l;!l TacB.!m.\.W.!i 'Ili.ctorimJ!l, ~t :;h.IQ)@l Ihe Ll1WdaliulI @r Ill!!: iClJJUlwcil, Rujo WlIS f1U{C3!;i fil}'l" h~ [jml)~l~, .m@ 1Ib~!!b W~ J;mrjl~d lil, lu:!coo:m.e illeMasI~. !l-f Elolil.~ 1r1 h:[g 1!I1.1:I~ .l\ssuIed tmll (h~ ~ltJOR wwld enJr tap:l1<iliu Oln! h is IlMlLty Lo reSIl a.r~h Illll.d ~m cale. '11l~ mll~.fng Onl. aed hued h}l lhl: pmml:se or kmIllwi.edgeliiorbiddE;!!li 00 ell woo were not em lh~ WlIIlIid ~ Thdaka, a~'e)Jle4. Si[u;e mIN1. he Ims. dh!id,~ his Hm~ be~'Un lids :s.tn!liills Jnl tb~ SDMDWfl'anda anti .his dllties on tIre ISI~m~1I1:ai1 QWlril. lead..ing th~ lwwa. ,(,l![Id die Phoornii) inkl' dOlngf:wmSlen:lwry. Some MY m<llliilc Maar of Ea.1h ill too 'ClCl:>e to hi.§. warl.,· and .lha.l: thf! ~n:uk .In.'!:: \wi1rS. I~ h~ tlO\'ru- the Ri:lli'l ~~ !iI~ fajnl ,gu.llA'illI,\!, ilnhilS Dody. bLllt '['iJU8ka rnIJillllldk:: ID' Lhem willi (lInJy ~!IJ)m,

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AdVm'ltag.C51,CrMty. Lud:: flh Soaal PruJtlOOl (B\]melltal Master (!If WalJ!:r,

Di!tlId,l'I!Ildllg,eS: O'bliga~iOl~ (Owes Ills me 11) YGg(! 8hJda.rhl~

Slcillli: Cr<I.fl (Si1ilit1g~ Z. Miglblp]br 51 O.p-hl;T 1 [I;]JiI~ 3, De[:e~ 2,. ~i~fQ!}' 3, lQf1i: (Storpl",n Clan) 2, Mln-diJ 1. .hlsoo 4. Shlrnta.o i MeditaHMI 4. ShiHI30 3. Th~of!illJIDl' 2

Spdib: AI]'VIa~,er ~ells !i~lcd III Lhc Cw'e RP6 p.Ju:; rB:i~ !hal !.he OM :5-'Eles (il kI 'k"iiSign Dr r::l~fgn ffGCIJl:DUi ~n ,dcrepI1~n i(I[jd st.elllth~,

feWalJJlllhg the r8;1\1o'\3. bli'~h~dl Uaclr mlDmg come as strongly as yaung 'JOIDD ,!.lid.. ALl ~i!': mI!:. !hLl i2'1!l~ Cif ithe ii;~mw :s eikrul:ui ,R'j'l'111T p'lId m~d 'I'oml! deeply, lIS pOWM rm'lft!d nil III- om:o~ 'lh~ wboJe of the empire; I~ :strength :sllls11cd 'iliro!1l,gh me Spuu: fir 'lRe Worlt hd H W1l th:~ ~.u l!I·wdl. II) dilcd!JJ.ld who wooLi,n lie ih~ Master or W~liet, WM the .rnrn."'I. owesome thJn@ .In tbl' wori'Ilm~nc, ill bOfly of 'il,I'8~ 00 ~e'8l '!hat ilil< Olile< col.iliil I~]I him what wa~ g:n, l~ ath.C!i !l.ldd Hc· b~ he wti ~o w:a]1!:: ~l!l' patll ,m.r W.ittir.

\.lII~CiJ they wen' children. T"o:mo ,ilnd .fill. ml!m cdd.:r bwi.ber l'ol!d~ ~ '!!lcddb;'! (M most hoys d6, to' lilli.

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Sbad~!wl:li:mk wherf'

!heir !'iill'{lnl:S WiO'lI'kI never rind lhrJll. O~ CI)U r~, 'fmrn[l ~mggot='iLed ,~ g![i' h~1 waJY oJ Ule S~1:iW. RI),er; o.lIf a:[~eJi:noo", fill

ImY'S ~ve ~~b lllallr"8f.5tcr Ka~{l the 811]1 an~ r!l[l I'or I1rmllloll1l1B:t1:l'l. For lWO mllllltlit!l, .~ ellided R1~' ~~par1'~f!!l,. U$iIi& !hli:! wi\iW ;'!lul OOliSlimt mavameut i1IlS eaver agaiest 'thclr lI~di faJ1h~t!l s]lfll&:nllL fti!' $elldhi :lU"c:r Sli)OOI iIllll1.hc H:i~ oli th~ D~ ~rcllMlI. and: ail~~ lh:e Spine oJi the ~'ar h:l Lomwurn tn1lE Rn. e-li '(It (fold.

flIl(hOlJglll !.hw oo,ve;n.!l!l_r,e!l wen :m.lITI.eNWi, ihey SOOn! Cdl l.Il1.o Ilwuble UI Ille 5oo.rpiolil .tands. Tfu.-ey we,re Cl'I]llQred b,~' ImlJdi~ ",1]0 lnoolildcd to Mil th~,m 00 'ronrlgn C8ISY8liJ8i as al!r.voIlS;. \Vi~ the beef, of :lI. ~, ifli1!]lI!ld, ShidadJ~ 11mI~ slag5d~ su!Xes.srlll ~pe' OlIUemp.1i. ~hld&iha 1J<IWl~d wUhl llleIill. onJJylJlJt ,fI short Illin.e, Uillltil 'they retn riled ~[l I1w ht@ U(SCW"pLJ;!i:lUrd.a, Whlili:'1li he booli1:.ghltb.e ernmt ~gJ'S '1.'0 lne ~ fill' a~D!,:!;tI'!c:e', 'The Ysg.!l n:lurilll'd th~ oo~, 19 th~il; ~'tih.er. ~~ IUJli1i1I, wll~ 'iI"OIi imtllc in tlilii worry fGr .W:> 1!1111ls'

El.'llll ,B.I_l, a :m.a:n, TUHI' mnllml:i('w5 ili:at .wmnleJ_ \Vb.iilt 'f:ada:ka I~ad aLwill:'li look.ei!l Ol!\li'ay k! the ::ll;!u! h. 'furl]]) il!Jd ~y.,:s cmlF rlJil' tb~ 1'!'<!~~~ ~ al. earrled them.. TilIr.ega_lrI. faror W!lib t.1.!i ~lli.ef ~~ dEl!LIBr~d hinuul'f an I\d(!pl of \-'i'alllr)'tlilr.'> beflne 9i cl1aioe was lJ.eoe~. &!orI IUJ ~no.'s ,~{lU] ljC!>'tooUcI had iinrnd his wa,y ~ mlolhe Mut!!'.!' ~ Void'li beuL

Ittlililiil' is a 'mII:lJ. slilJ HUed wtIb ~I!! iUJ' ~f doling 'what hit lovt"&. ] Its dlilldlitood mL5dticf b<!lS mil dimlllH with his ma~I!J.Ii1~M. amt! he ,cal!! M1~1iI 00 [e1.md.prup®sini!! wiki md IIIIYL"'IIIi,Ye stl~IiILi.o11ll 'ID ~8 dJirfieuit pro'ld~1fi5 whlclil mlbe C(loocil. At the same time, tloW',el'er; hi~ SIi]h:u:~ ill 1iI:U:ldi~il1iOO is l:i.kil Ihe deepliloo1 His k~~ miad, ,a[')a~s problems< liloo 'i\0IVC W!!:cIr'S, :silme.. ID'i'ls remei ~ ,lml!!!red ii, ~h;e 'f1II1llingnf.5Slof·!he ka..ml!o' wmp,l~ w~lhi the yuulDgm8Jl. WlnH1lsa,wa ~I-m' ~tPpcdJ ajJwn 00: MllSle]" of t~ilC.u. she 1Im~w.

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A.t lh~!'.la,: lIf to, 1Io"MI1 ~me w.m fffiB Uy pKJJJir~d ful; h~ ~W!IiH.~ died: iWJIl .II w~~W''' In IIi;!' !It:~d wru:!'! Iller li.ntly 'WA~ rfiuM. b.l1KIflI i:rddde!l.i'Nrn bt:Ii IJr<ll. anCllhe ~lIar~ lO".Il hN' fi1~ p;l}nt~ I:h~ Ji!~mne IJr ~bl5e il<lld ugeJ, Her ~B ,pr maj£(: ~I.d jli ... .:~ 1;t!1tllly "JTl.UW!11 by Iheol'lll!ll! Dl1I:. '11m hollW. ~ iNdY' .... ~ run:E&tifd w 111~ (Ire

ATIyone ~~fli. Jjlm~ u a!lI lIll~mr i~ OOIi!ll!antt,y hfllmiLe-d bY lmeE:t-S pf II dark [filAgL~;ary '~il'd bc:'j'Drui therJomrr,a!,.idlm. 'l"hlli !IIIbiI1;mdn__g '\'IIP,~" mej' Y'!1hl'ngr: a ~'IIm;1 Mirl ~lnlW h-ID diJllIUI in Llr.llllll 5e'lfuIgs. Ml Mnt~. IrIlI1s 1irn'e1lD JIlt1iUSeC 1'N Dr 5. md all .!IlIJdii.lroU~ Rqtlil'~ I. TN imu1IlIil ~.11o. i'Jueilll,l: l~ dOIl!l" .~~ ill' lin: Void or ~"fE: 5.m'!1IIIfm if; ~ loBwv, Jmd d mlCdltiOOh ~~lIi~<;1ee: !!.l !l TN IYf ~m Hm'I'i'L"¥I!I Ih~ au ~Ie wgJ~ iJl~igJJl. Ul1@ IJaPle):~tlI lILillJ,,~inl1!ll lbi s;)murnJ, lmim ill mr 'll:W 1:J(l1JU~ II) ;ill ~ki.IIr; lDVll1viDi1 pu;t!:1t$. In"'f:I;D~11i'il'L"l,. :1I11! oLhEr 'wIil_oolVII bl~lI'.

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aw is a fi.;rut impe.tlliDm; - Ihll KUiiles tin: hand Il[ l'W ;d~nd!mb and Impds; their actioos, Tlis b Ililltni"e of ~, spirit ts hili 1M hjnl1iD liD d~aIh

WIDe 500 ywn Ir 18<l",,'3 'lBluio -g.'a<; 61'1 IImazing.

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Wie of !:!tl!.Ilb fur dtc I'I<I.'M!. The- R'tm1llIDg

1r;llI5!~rn (If iii P.I~I:i:1'C~~ loll d hi! melh nih m.~1:u ,lliitl Immtli'lll'E', but hls ~1l1'1 liorded him 5'(mJel-}f. 'lEn 'Iablll W " Z4 h

lI01lgbi UJ pr'tJYlt the rn Ighl ~d the OrJid~ nf Arr .and d,~n~t!llnm to a d1.l2l ]~r ;W1ln1 hls ~r.sWG!lld 1111' _II~ MWI domlnalr the Cl:w5111 in WBlIS Oll!:'!too

'-'I'W'!'l ~r~ WhtD tire tl t'Ml3t. ~ gwrl t~ oi pa ruse J'r.mJ !hi! wtb. 'IlDd lll;);:J:d It tme l~

UpGlI lim Btemc!l1m OJ ~T!r.iJ III thi:o; time. ilIIiId possibly the lim oil. !i'owfrbl. 8e'1l eelit E:1u.'5 a ilmeliLllI .l.l!ndi Tad" ka's ubs~'lSlt;n with 11n: 'had . lWld!a, ThLike can oer1alr1il' he [lln51de:red

lhe 1eadet' of [h~ .&lerJIe,ruaJ Co'lmcd "~lh II tilitoUSht" l1i!,S m1~t!il' magIcs em kolileJ 'butli:l[-IJJts, tiestuOCjl OI!lml~ mn!!, l~.1J!gnje]' thuse he ir:oell, are 'I!JD",-o!l1llrY. Some c-aJl1wkt maJllu vic 1)J,r<S. I!II' \ 'lmlictii.'il' Iud Ii~ !I!!l-@ himself as an hOllorable i!'rart fllr,ru tn lead beesuse he is the un1y c.ap31~~c clJoi';::f.

~uk~~ !SI~JIil f(lrlhf! o1Jil'! r li1ml.:!lltal i!,l)asleJ'B well hiiWm \~l'Il'ilil:o;'e in his w;'Jy. h.e wlllilders tbelr panhsm III he 1M simperi" . of Wl?ak minds. Thm rel:lId,aroc ~II Y1se their PU;WIl~ to rnl!l!l! dm.n~8 In 1h1? EmpJIil: ill, 1(1 him, 8 !!!ign IJir U1eiI diS!(I:!talli' to 'ijx Emp~ ilind I~t Jmpcriallf~ A lo~ltst at tire core, 1'suke! ,ffi'l.-'Ii! ill the ilifm~d rOli'Celii of LhelrlllpfIlliiai Gu.ndI fur IDEi.11Y years berare mnmlnJl 'II) I ~~ the Qluncil.ll~ Slim IUs

desplte Irlis ilJ~eriem::f. Torno WII!S I:e~ dy for the post.

Alld .0000' ilie river h as 'brought Torno< O'[U~ mor,e gil'1. 'thgo Shidadli. the frieJild II! :I:iis .fCll1b l!i coming tlQ s<tud,y at KyI!deli lsawa. U!Ulik~ 'fi!dak1l,. 1.'1'11.0 rapjdly Jor&ot Shitlaohiin the El::tI.1~!.m:um~ of relurl'li!llg IUli]ilf_ ll1mo tniends to rcpll)' ~1W'rQIl()l Ol!l>li' [or lin:! 3.' IstaTlC@. llm{l beJil!"f'5 thaL h~ is being gl\'~n a ciJalllle (11 make gQQd his dl;l:!t TCi tlItt! . cofllion wlilti SB1.'rtd 'Ills 'life, n i~ B dQb~ b.Q lli1I1 gladry rellay,

ISAW" TsvlC_I

BarI:L: 5

'WiUpol\'iU g WaJer: 3

P!N: III

1m: 3

V(J,idi: A

8~bD!OlIRaRk: lis.tWi! "f!m!'>ai I:itlll RaIll:. !i :HOIlCr. 45

GloU~.: .:1.7 MVMft!g~ Hi.,ghIi!T

Pu.rp'D~e (JMitabll s..h Phoenix [1<111 :J~ 3. power In Ole !Ern pir~ . Slll;li.~m P03i'ti.ou (InenltlltaJ M~ter or fh,eo). !UnmgLh or the Earth 1~41, Thc;lidlliT1

DcisadlvIIl'lutge' ;

Brn:sh~ Blackmai~:

Akodo Kagc (5).

~Mlt)~jr

Skill-: 13;1~1h: 3, CallJg,laphy 1. C~ec 2, CDudj'l!f 2. DeL !lSI! 1 lJi~Q;rll' 3, [aljllllitl 5. Kellj'ULlslJ. t .Law 2- Malljp:u~ati[ln 2', Medl!:atlon 1, Shtrlt.lo 5. Theol.ogy 5

Spe1k .1\1.1 Fire .spells. 1.1s1:c{jj In (he Core no, pJ U;!I e!1l~othef .!'lpeils !.hat .i.htI GM sees fit 10 iISlIlgn III' de,'ligm, 10cllAtng !ll1i'I m'llil,ary ~pp~l&atlJln and ~tmd:!onl

l~awa. TSllke Js '100

~r,wn,dl mfMt

tc pcrlcn.ccd M'ruler

gmp 00 mnl!taryo Oll'Irii p'olitlcsJ ~ is!lrMd, and his ~hilii~li' tn dlU'eM thi2 JF!I~iN ill lime (If waris Wlqlllt:! stkm~dL

H'!}wlll!l\e.r~ Ilte Sh1lt!a are MI.. so~Ci1\t.iilttil m T1il!!Lk~'s leaaN;I;IiU.p. Ih@"_If m,lIIUer ~!f!lWI-!}, ~bQU l hils wnlJ:·.(lil nver lh~ C~Jllmctl as m~ir oo.l(]Jeni are sem tn ~tm! '!Jae bGruL!t wilJw n~e U~n:, aliml dlhat ThuJ1e mi,ghr brei'lklht (l'kl~! wl],verltia[J_~~. Ii 11m C<Ulfl.!ua_nds du~['/]. 11} m,1Jl,;\~ qarnsi. J:!!1(3!i:rmru 1i.llil'll1:i 'ro5bi, who !mows !:to\1,' the ~ix 1,!;~m rnspdlnd?

DlaliiitlX hu :§~nrju: to till:! ,I3IlilP~Ull;, T:!illl.ke .;J~veJ O'~d a, r~JlLl.tatio.n amollglli.c Sc'l'lI!R CI::Ii1Uli - .moil 1lil1C ~ prelty O,nLl, KilO'Ml lor hiS d:~i;!ljiog abt!lty, lsuk.!lsplefer,red bildlc or ~1m]ti!lg: b.amdit ~ was 1.iliS!3IId al. :Ii cl!bs1~noe arnd sl\!!U\Bht~ Ih~m, one iiI !! liJl1~, wilhbis ~pell!s. As hf,s. t~OOps kep~ the bandU-;he!ll"n:n!;:d In '[wlro'~ fu.e' rulnedl dJ}MTl lIIlOm,lh£'111I ilJiiie DL1Hialil. lime. Onl,y "l\tI~n, Il'aih. I®ne M~ died irm b~rnJ~, Q-tln.r did. Thuke's ~'l!lnll!.',:'1 l:ease.'·Now.~ he WQW\i SB:fI, .ilI:tl!~ bmw the prkc ,m!! 'nnei] a~U®!l.s~ Wiilull!lt [~mm;c, pity, Or ri!,g~ 1suJo:I!1'l ]usUre d~It'l;:ad, all pleas lot htip IiIr m~rq. illiI~ ooly dJeU'\,'ered ~f\

~wl~ l '~~j1tb. .

"itt while he ~nrHi ,!IS !fih,c:Emeralrrl IGMmpi(!tI's chJd :;htll~;t~nja. rew bilillliUts: d:liriid r.I~ ~e1r llaml u1HJnnJue ~nads, a Ilod mdlt" dUEtS ~ Ru.kllgan.

l5ub k~~ ilLs (Qrliiempl.ill died;, relyilllg IHI

• tw. !II arIJia1 b:ain.i~ ID give l1im ~i:' d1S!J:1fJil1n~ 1hiiL'! Is not w!!atc in his Pffli.Ollal!lly_ He d_B8L'l wiUI 111'1: 'r¢st 00 die ,Cill!lm:j] i1ot) all ~xtwmcl!, pJYQ'feiSSl'Onal le~eJ. m~dia:UBig d i~1Jt~5 wi'lb, brul:all e:Fflcimtrr_ Hl5 l~adernhQJ Is fllel Wi,tJ. vl!lri'ou~ n·.lipotlTl~~ - !saw .. Thm.o, h il5. Ill!} lenodellhip ilhihl:l/ tit dl, wUe !h~ M~lgr- Qr Mr :b graliJ,I'~ UlaI1~nffi·e ill",';! UiJ:IB !I) W\!~ il1itli!ltl!,l~ rsarwa iitdEiM mes >ISukli"s lIirnhiM4'lfl lo gai 1:1 mO',re ilJme kl spend w:lith his ~rudt!~$ (If au: Shadowlall_dii, or a u ~e Ml15lm15, only l!lil.'N1l Kaed~ - 0IJii rnLm:A.ool:ylle Sfit\,'ilJi8 ~11 her fui.h.e{s sw~d _, bes !!~e:l' dIDSIil.!l, In qjiil~§l:to:n 'fillke's wilil w an irRil]jKlrt<IllI. i~e, ad whCJI she r:baWe:l 1.0 ~rnk. her wCfr~ 8~f always heed_ed. Th.!s has not g.mad h@r ilIlIl ;~J~ ~I!i til,!: Maoi.er 00 r~&, buJ: the ;sil~l rillilhyis 1!li1tircly lUI :b1~:5~deKiaeae ~r.uelJI C¥Im. Itd.ce!l litat ~hE!M.-"i ,r8.R'mirll MlY If.ouble.

Is.l.w,," U1~"''' &!rtih: .Z

\Williea:': 4

P,il!'e: 4!

Atr: 6

.ltwartness 8 Vood: a

5~hmoUlbmk:. lSilWoI is~ .5 H'rn,go!': 2.6

61°111; 53

Rdrvillll~.]jKei;: .lsl!iken~, Slldai:P0sit1DIiI [ijI'emeliitalMasl@l' or Void)

l)i58J!!~'an'li'!iltSc L:l~~LimIJ {mgjJt Arm]. UJ5~ ~"e I,DUJJ NirHlli~" Wc;lkriil;'-5:0 (El.,flrth}

Stil:l.s; CaIII~ap'hll :i. E!im.y 1. !\fediL~[jIl!ll4l, ShkIla(l 3. UMe (Myn:~1 &: Lcg.endJ 2. brc (Nillj 1111 loJre (SJ-l!lJi~w.IUJ.'I&}2. uml (Vo.ld) 5, Theology :3 5p e[]1>:: li.ll, V~td ~lPet!~ J i~'IWd i l!IillIis 'l<lIluml't, nlld ~, til:W mm:'i!.plu~ ~I!y ;;p,gll:; lrn 1]]e Core RPG ilIlidtholle '!hat !he GM sees fil, to 3BSi~ M d~£isn

(J,n the !:IIlty rilllltliilW<li Uiifia WDiOOrE.. 8J IFil:lrfl 'i:l.IJtLte W'R.m !!'l£v;' [[Jim 'Ihe brrlhiUlg chO:l.IiEl,b~ and circled tmell' tim~ O'!]'@und! the bed wtlill'~' 1nJ3 motllu Ia!y" i'mld.h:ig .he! I:lewm.orn mild ne.r! n lmlf.fd, !l1!l'lJlJI! wi.nudilW IllillL

"[lis: .. goodllmeJil, ~ IIIl:Ilf' or dhem:idlMi\'~ saldL I'IIMldiflg w.ern_nly_ mB~rcl!!; brinl!;j(),y, and 'ill!! ~ is a w1~ animal:'

-,'mill aU!3 mrs,mID,'" fepJ:ied. .h~'r (Ulnpail!liPlt "Thili INuni5i Lh~ m!m' of oon,@w, n js· no:IlI'I~_filJ • 'Llilcl.t h~[B!ld:o mi!i[oo1W1e ~111 tile bots ~ir't~

,ms [daea' jUSL en.~ejins 1h~ ~m. heiud tll~ \\!I!!m;t~ WDr~ ii!!:m!i !.l!'IL11Io!!lt it SoQWld. ~e d:RW I:iJlS ka1anaalfid rut bel' d~'Il. .As me J'eU amp:;: ,of her blood 8pISJt.~d. I}D~iI Iilinli: wnmnn. ~ ~wiooow. slaiIIJnrn~ i~ olmld-whi!t r:cathe:rrs orIr.t\SQIJl. The Mri!l loUi.k Iil.Lght

·'1.mtU l]'l]ll wlera~c 1lliI~ 'Wi/cmis of foolish W([men 1!'rl!>t'd.rng halm. upon m.f ~ru;" l8al&'<3 noa;rni Silid. ~'nr; voioe mm ~R:emlillfe Hheb~Y.ami clll.m [lp the J]lC58," he Inslrucled the o!her W'{J.r!n.~r.u. ~And do U.Iilt (>.pfI!Iitlir i:hislJgO!iin;

fu!~ to ~t1' ins1:rncli1J'ns. fbe womo ,n1!!VIlr. ~PoU 00 !he :ntatt~f 19f1m and. ill. i.h ~ f~;rr8 ltl OOtli!E, !She senrffl !I'S Ujhl~!s mali She saw !:he whlt~ .md: mlmiO" Wr"- OJ1Iy au mtlb!!! Iln~i!iD. h~li:IJe,

UjiIDi'li grew tan and s]'eml.l!f I.iJk~ III ~ullg tJre~. r'l~ "r,'l~ ~gil~ ;md dili:tll:lJ;!.<:I hl~ ablilt¥ wlthlh~ kafOlJl!iiI' was jmp~llss:jve ev~ at '1IlIll'M]y I!!\\l~_ !lilt tlU~fi2' wa£.!lf:V~' a:p,Y doyMUla l IJiiE pillli ~ 'nIw ~otd wwtd be ~nJy ill [(Im:lJmil!. FroD:) '1:lJ~ ve~:y

AHGE5TOJh 'SAWIl TAkAD (Cotn~JIIE"')

~ 111~ g)mrd Il~ ~n rOf mllIEl!, and for mIl;T.!Y, ma.JlJ DKJfT1t1lbi; tilw, 'JDitrao wilI.dle.d 11 ~1 ~gu~d ~ J[ 1h~ i(l:ra~(lr liliire ~call§l~ In .. l:IiiI!llm Amd lhelllrwd..:l[Cruy

'hMu ~'act! Jillo

th__e; fitt _ 0I)t1:sti lI1e.d'

!)!I'Il." ~ddy It ~E'.lred ~nrQ DD'!!kirig. ~ w.<Ii:ltI. fuJ I sOw I!.':l1ll M:I~11:'l" iilF I1n;

J\1!lJ'YiH~~loi:WJ! J~W.:i Th~jIQ .a.5i~lI'r!fUAiY 'J'IIrr' one extra. die wlim (~ ITre ~~~. lint ~ ;;I:sornnil'll1 h!l!!l(i !I:i e ,Bksh diMl:I'I'm1i~ ~1Il adlillilOD to .:lIT o;nl:r dmdlSa_jj~Wlt.)l ~btt sa.1IfIY~ ~~ h;)j; nM ed. di<;ad'oUr.a.~j! iJe~. all hoo(l~ i~l!i, Ia.\~ a Iiil ur )9

801-,817 , ~P'ODlf'

r.'bell g]':iJh.~ ',llIrllkll 'i'm, !I'(I1ID,g. hQ'" bl!'lnn!i!I aunl b~~ !be Omd.~ or tbe'

Wmd. Th~ ddId. nill 1a:1)1N~ whlll thaA R1!!~ht pl.~lrn begg.ed her to db !il. "li"ltk~ 'TIlt' 0 t;;.l11e ~lIld h~

h~~ (In l:h~eGr] :mill lmlmd InLo hh~ ~WI. Her I')Xpre$i.i)R ~I.!rtd_

"WJ:!a1 is ~1. Tilmli~?" "'nt klloo' the fu~ ~~ In d>9J)' 1:J'l!!;Ie~

"'TIIfl~ J:Sam.'ll)~ In~ rw ~i!~: ~ 1l! gbll &OIIO'IJ!~~~ lliilfif«

1M lLlr:lil~ :imiloo, u~w slro~ Yrte d~ YCI II wln~"iMlg

shib3, Ti:ldik!o. Chrunpi01l r,r t'~ PhOll1ni~ dmd al,lM hm~s!JriaJ ~ !"'itlru .. nlM\ • .mf~l.ng (ltllre. Her UP:! 15 Imm~il m'lJ,'i)'rMli 11'] Her Eyeij' ifu· ~]lI!!!i £!Milt b],' file {Il1.::ert:)Bn~ poe! GDIillJ.O.

Th~ l'hllrlIDi: fl'm'imiln;;:rr her g:lJj 11.1 Illii on 11i1~ 4th !lilY ~ Ih~ [furSI!':,

Th,(I:¥.l wLIa I:!ike 8 hUm 'Ji ~ko ;B ~iI ~1I~~cr = ;dv,;a~ l!1Wb1tl [or !.h(! !lrmi! 11l.I~ ~ '~~ dle L~ng iii gfe~fnt 5tr:1f~

begm,ni 11;1. IJjlll<L d~IlOJi.slJat~dI a semltl!vity t~ Ih~ wo!'idBfowulihlm lh.:ll :!1mr:ked iii S:r-ell~ af:[llility far lhe c~r,~!>l o( ,hQBI1ix nrqjo; &.i 1liIr:: tiJmeUjl!'la ~ cigh[. ~he MOiIIlib:r ur VL)id t.arn~ 00 ~isnhlm!1Iil 11'iJi lJuiI'iei TIle Mm;tBiladal Ffililli¥ Jell Ill!:! ittiirriEg:! the Y(lunl!!. buy In ade with his 1I1'l'aJeiless, like ripples iII a still PQ9j Wh~i[J he <eil1.e.~ Ihl;! no!El'C. Uj ~11:J .nppm!lli:b.ed h~1liI ""ilIl (h~ lrlimlll-'a] iillection. Q'j a cililtl toward .a f3"."ri~~ gl'arldUlII[}[er, tIr an I}])d Jr:Jmd,

AftC!l' diHlI~, ihe Mas~)!!' ~l!Ild ~wa Nodarl S~~ dewn tnl diiinlss UIII'IB. "The b()lr' 'i:s; ~ami~kl!r wia. m,~ berausa, as l lw,1i'@' rdt him ~[J 'e'Wd1 or ililrlgs. Sii) h Ch0l8 ~eh rTiLe, nun] am lieri: now ilin th~ [l,~sb is Mlly a rmmal~l.y. 'lrou r ~Olt .. :rul '~ are a1read:y qllLi L~ Eil1nJl:W', aw.:'! 1.hiill ia .cmil:l«lbl~e.,!mtcl Lhf ""ra1>~r [rm:l~Y, "!iie v;111 slOlY with yf.lll Oll!!' IlIlOru WClSOriL ~nler;I'IJ~' should h~J~ IOi'll'LLdy \';1th ml! In myhQrne. A:l;, ~is Ol.Mity ,f;t(HN'.5, It~ v.11] 'r~el lUn! milICh" Th :Iaavo 1100 lllJgllIidecdil'i{)Ldd ~eJ mJi'l HM ii~ Sl:1l1,n as h~ i!il Ua.tiflM a. lillie, ] wll1 s.:md blrnb<lclc; tu ~Io S[l!I:mJIJJr winlefS. wh@l'I Ih~ wmld is moo: :>tIU anti qLtJrt"

&~ud o[ so grl':.al ::In ~nm.l]:ri Nodiil'i tI~r~ I~lie[l though IW (ll,UC&tilm h~d been iilOk~d uf ~im. Three daY'S: J8.ier; Will h'lil5i.er dcpSll"Wd, ru:w theee l!I.'lOill~.bS 'Iiit~iI'. he rc tll rned and Il;Hlk lIJill3 ,away.

Uji!'!A ~~d.ied"'~ lh [IiJ~ Ma.sb~. f~r letl ;{e'ns.

His §1fmpirkkl~ came m~d welJL and h.ll mtum~d horne fur ~,he ,~reltlnJI[ly, !But It d:~dI DOl bold tJl~ :>i.pilicllilre il d~d rOt most chl:hlrenL lJ!i~B~ i:l'8iltilli& I:mg,all when U '1;lOL~ rnece:sNilol]", iI1li1,d wl'I'lil[meJ u:nd[i he l!3d leall:lea, a[JI ~,Bt ~e MMU:II C(I L!ild ItBch him. H~ lCl'lriioo ~!I 'he ~,lIie1 am~, heaJi aU ~e wlldd Sl'QlJod ,him, f!ltillcr and [artl:i,;;:r mll. AM he Icar~ed :holW ~llliSMii, ooly lil ~he rlm~ 0'1 his 0\'0'8 I~.earl. befi'lmlliJ, 'II.'i1Crl I.hcre;~t ~cam~ IOu, mudl to :bQaJ'.

1S<1lva l..Tj1n;l m IlTfle~ to hill pare:nlrJ" htllw' at Iht :age 00 wliel.eeo- H~ W<i$ C[lll~1 but 'rrlmdlly, and [{I und, iii htmle.llil:ou ~ i()'Y lin me, ki hiilii [alhtr's pr(!S(![Ioo, 11lt! fa:rn'Hy ~e r'll'~[!IlS trea.ted Uj.nmt l\11h il1e 1f@'\I'@f@'l1ru hiS Silo d~I!'I!'ed!. B UI ruOl1lI:'! Vlith the ytmlJ..c man, 1lrey spook\! ,~ ~!y with. him l!ilI ~i!' dld with lhem. Uj I [:Jill had ttHie lJ~ £m rllT ~ft~D'i1,~ Yo'Il:'f[l 'he louJd near his 5€fVanta' bl~nd Hl;tw WJllh Ih~ _"ItIT!!;: p;li(il: as 1.t!; rjlWIi ana omllkl feel [he!' IItl1ll I~'ll <111 d Sflrmv.',§ 'lJr IlUll[ U~i!s 1:~1:i1 belo.re ne looked; 8[ thE' 1.1' f.1c~.s,

At tl:re a;ge af twenty, Ujiu md[)]jt Ninulie, Lb.e !!l"l!ght~r uJ II Crilltl~ lord who~' cas.u~ stood Of! the otber sld~ or till: MUs lh~l horden~d tl!ie I iiiilds ,Qr ilJIJu'SI's [ironY. The ro,'(1 rum. (!d alld W!i:rt

h~rijihc~ i tJ w~d" 'I\\'~ i mClf! II,?: he:r!'!lre dl~ vi'l!ddln&, lQwilI sot 1m 'his gaNen. efliQymfl Lhl! clnr,ity ilIf LWlI1igilt HIi:! bt'trolhed was m£lkhi g tine' se.wraJ days" IMI'llCy from h~T falhets ~e 1:0 his.. !ilild l!!'dnc, ~(!miC'ly iQ[ hel. he reafbe4 Ollt .elomg rnllwind. :Se~kling the see ~1 of her 'peirll!l1~

fie could smsll d'le Iffil[dk:, sW@i:1 m1~1] Df che 1~m1ne in. h~ l!:an~L'li:li. .He (Ou'W sm,ell !he Ilti:r[~ aJir etf' LI:t~ m.IllI1I1Wru;, ] III M'Uld smell Lh~ ~h<!irp brag of Ih~ piJ:llf.~ ,SIDrig ~]It' roadlll'iI}'. And he C~IJ Id jus~ ~,.-me']1 Lh~raiJll dtms, or !her lai~ ... Thm aU, thesce:nns, an, (11 c sunQl;. :rm0i <111 the t~li:ll,lres WCJ'!!I iIIlf~ ill ~he' ndd_ IlJjim l{joked af01md him omd. as !iiril'l <Ii clirealll lhe ilirDm;ili, illl 'nne gaJdeJ:i stooo p~dectl.¥ S!illl '[lU1 '~ dIlIn.'1 :§I~r 'ill lhe 'wi!!d, The wat~ ~f the sQmU b~k iSell.med [u Urn' in pIOiQl, Ujil'la SAl'd:I@d [OJ Lhf r~~1 <lr his (lVi'll heart heali,ng mu~ ll~]w~ Sn~nl ~ I:L>E: 'oI!'alclwd:, '91,t oolor br:gan 10 I:I~Gd OIUm Ih~ngs ,~roud, lilt e:tlg~~, uti iI.host' ed!;l€..s seemed 10 blur bdl!re i11~ CY'[!S'.

~LljiMr· A wire Ihmt SQUJ'IId~d lamUita;r but mit ~'l:Itirelylilieil litlkeq <lit h;~ ear: TIi!!ri, Hllll! wm'11d re~lJml<:d III a .:mil, mtJe' Willer pournia:mg. collWi' bla lilL'lg,~f !hick s?lfleotneiIs· ~r I:ht Ilowm d~yIDg. and his ~rl p!llu[ldiGojl, ~ ~lid <I rid lQ.lt<l n mL1BI ~W'(tl:r c:qll'lld!!, F'rn'd:ng bim.~U to ~li(lt'nlte:l~ IS lht 1I!'I;n:!(\]' had sn(lW'J'l him, he slwly I>'roucbt tlllng5 1nd moo (iOCW, For 11 time a:ILerllim. Ujirua was af~t1 io vemlJ~e out Th! (ear- Im.elr \\"00 ~JleRiQ< !him, Tl'Iir he: hml !Wi ~e~ afraId (OIr ill kmg time,

Ninu'lile did: I!I.{] L arriv~. On 1lI~ Fl:illlrtln day IIrter 51:i~ 5heuld have oomr. 11(1 r&mm~ !lut fill' 'I!I~r iI~l!in "..il~ hl:!1, fft!~q ~i!II ~~~~ 'fbi!: 'ii 11'It! he rclt, Iw!hinr;, He !iB.1[[llli ell aDd "eil.'H:ned r m- !her familiaritv. but ~ 00 uJdMr own rInd rn,c !il~ll' [lkO! nb.n 51t~ w~,llild ha1~ Jl!ft had, b@!f: !ipirit ~~, (he pllm~" InS'llilild, it Wl!5 <Ill i[ ~lg!: tmd IM~.er ~~ll. On (he ~iJ(Lh d~y 3!ils she :s.hDtilld IUI,\Ie 3i"irMU, UjwEI rodf md hI ntr r~lhn's ,"II.~!!! hW:'!b: what ,had .!!H:.'CUm dI.

,~1 .hi~ :!lmliisL il!l.l ... w~: be l'eamoo ilrnl sh~ Il~ leU as planne.awil'lit ~. futl ell~OIml~ but 1!IJM\t.~ro ~Il Lhefoad ~l!td Ul~.D tOO!loot@rlld tJ~@U1. S earth pllr1ies wf:IlIl, Dub hut fllLlIl~ Ii~Ut, A gWlilp< of ~:rnperi<l:l Magistrates was caUod. tIj ~11i1! W01! Id ha.'\,'@ aCOOIm,~a:Wedlhem in their Sfl1lID, rolll NlimlbEl's iai:fl.llr begged Mlin ~[I !:iLay 1lI,elrlnd, 5~y:irll! tlla~ f,l~ O')uM nol, oaJJOord 'lal I.og~ Iw n.€irJn bm'§, child i:!Jlllllg wHI~ ilas OWlil,. 'Jh~wai:lml <IJiIdW'illtm, l!l!;!~ruJ!.t'j, but rile magJ.50a.tll:'!, H@,\lii!f came bal1k.

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Flnal1~; am;llh~T 1II1i1,gi:l>1TIiIC: ilrriveci, li1b Me OJ.

Klill!i!rllj I nI\i'~sl!ijlam nlkdKaa.gl lIj tlDaOUld the new ma:gi1l,ll'ate '","'Enl t!!lIt WI Mflrtm. and the 1llm.&S ~hty mw !TIm:!!:' Ujina wri3idi r!H the 5I11ron.di lime i[l bil!;, aduh li£.e,. 1h&.y [~oovel:'c:d Nlllui:)e. bul n.(lt lilH'b[~ the second lllild~,tH~'s JOOPh~t'Y had 'oomor; htltue.liiin~, was WCitll!Ld~ I:!~dljl while !i;'lortn~ hiS i1i!.'lllveit Has r.ighl CLl'IT! Willi loflSI, ill'll! l.fuIe side ,(}E Ill!!: la~ llIill1!b~ ~ro left Ilil!lurlhly scam:d.

Uiinoa 1i~~'I.lmed t@ hi~ rami'ty"s -11f.J1~1@' a 'loefJl dirfilll!UJ! m~I!. N~lm'bll ~t~J'edl \lliiffiJ him an.i1l 1JWS8d liI.hllllhrough (hI;! wmsL mllj~ ttJJJlIl\l>5. \1,111\"[1 be Wi!$ welli !.:IDJUjh, thr.::!JII WI:tJ.: rn artied in a :.m1!~ I ,!;C:remo~y witil!l'JJIy- !hell' ,a~cnti ~iiI .~ trees ,,~ thfi:r wflneSl<'1:?5.

I\ndi :;11 U. UjiM's mi:ifarl'ull(! did 111!1.Il end, His fath~r:, ai~}\li prou:d. ,g~e:w i]1 \'ety filpidiy.lllfl.Hltrl a Il1IUlllth, ~e ,oould 'tIm-el,y fIlOVt:, <l'Ilti whlit:ll w~" be' {Quldl no !on.,ger ij)eak. Njll,11!iX: pl;q.'!old the IUiln.lilmiiliti 1.0 hila as we[l. :>p(:niUOIl.Im.r;:: h(lW'S kecp1irlg h~m !OOJJ1Pftl1:( [lb' 'lhlll Uji(lar WIIS BlJde to eare fCJ" himsel[ Sb~ will!lM :!if>~lIId all dll¥ 11'1 ber [albm-b:t~hliw's room. <!!mi h C:r volce oould lae In~',md: !l'eIl.clintg ,ijeillie I~.ri k us ~Q llillL But i:<IIclii WeJHng. Ire Ilnly lacked wi?3ler thall!l herem.

UJIIDEIi blmS!!lf ·rouId no lom.gcr Slilracl hlllfai.hers preselJi.~. fie caUlkl fet~ tQO:stjfMl~~Y ~Im rnwls!m1llt~ aid ImJI re~l rOO' bi.!!: SQll 8.n~ 1l.:l1l1iSeIL bG1n Ilr ~bl! m uipplffi ;]~dWCDk OJ'! 'lhe mortWi,~ hiS rAlhe~ dl~d. l1ilna i:lil!uld IInl ~II li1mseii [(I, fei!~' bi£ [athCf\ spLrJ:1. drtft tOil ~hJ: sl~ rt I(d ils IMlJ;VDi.l.mey.

Most Qi ltislime was :SP",J]l .:IJon~ ill 111£ roems ,mr else 10 liIis g,atden ~ Un.: :iilft'll'illxdiO he had a~wa.y:s: ocm clo~e 10 kiokJl:d on hjs ~o1 CUllTlleJlilllCE 'lrilh reruls;inn,iillIJ.t! il FIIDW UI,ll'm too mllm 10 btlllea.a' tllt~m. The oDly oompmJ be oou!1JI stant'! 'l\'llS Ni aubes a:ndl !.hal. ur the ~ilGleJ" 00 Void!.

Th.Il Ma&r~. emil Lo ,'lIiit rcgLil!!tl~ lr mil Dflelill \~'hel:l he loobd at his sll!liie Ill. :he ~". rm!J! 11Ie: pai:H illl .019, hNI~ Wld be od~'4;I hili b~ h! <ill(!'~~11.l bl BUiI. Ilt' naver stayed I'IIUy lUllg.

A!l'inl ~JE.er he had glin'f', Ninllb~ wouid 5i'IY ... , d~ Q{lt lhink tind be !i ~ mI!.~

-It fs ~n~y thaI ,'{I1J dRl nol 1!11~IW him," Uirn;l! w~ld ~&I ~l!l:lkil1g Iw hea~. 'Eln. dllfillg on~ '1isi!£. UJm.. watched 'the ~l~iI" ';:<W1;![uIJy. Th~ ~ ullikJng lea when NiLnub~ eJIrered Ih~ nmm.. '(bEl Ma.~t~j- ~ut ,d'Q'wTI, hl!; ClIp Mod ]aMI hj~h='UMls ~m Iliz. k:DIl~es, paJms d~'ll. l!:1e 'nodded li;l Ni.liI1Jb~ ~8Ilool:r1l1I1y. She m~~ Drum.d, ~n:e .room. 'I.lclyj,liij: ~h.s ud rnlO\'1ll.B that. All the wbi!I~. HI!: ~~ ~ycs tJe;,.~.r Mt II.!". ,F,I~aU:li'. lOO.king rurvws, shm bil\1l~d clJ.rt~y ::md ler1 ~h~'mOOllL TIlr£t'I the M:ast.~r' IlLIrLl e~ back to biil~fa,. pJck.ed up the cup., l'I[ld dnm:k

"Do ~L1 D!Dtllb. my"''1ir~, M:asi~r?'~ .~~d.

U~:Ula. 'OO:nd1Rd and u~[_

"l do not k!:l(lW her.'" The M~lers wcr~s edmed llJin;t's -owllIa.llillClSl ldetbliflE'aiJ.y, The M~W:iIi

5Nru kitIG[iN n5-4O. 1: pDlHfS

~Mbll Kaj~l~ illA)fl!ll ~IW (It.!. r((tlll pninl oHhe P~ili~~.[gl:Orr He had been Nd.~ Lo;gvar,rJIa -nltI1!lIt-smlj3ss J~I nCil'lh (:If Otll~~ lliihl "",hr-naII mvJ.l!lin~ [.i.cmmrol

fi.lt~JlIti~ t{l cllL'l'Il~ In!!!! p~~ lmd5, ] [ ib~ Ll~JJ b iUllm'tub.~· to ~adllM opJ'!(l&l1.it Rid~ o:F il1e .~3SS..

!hi: Ph~D.lX mir;:,hl h;lw

hem IB.lIei'i unawn1~ W1.[iI.'lk].t ]lle1.i1OOlS 'Wlb"I"mng. lh~ fbJ!l!l!nh 'WlJ'ldd n~! M1Ie bml i'l ~ (runt Ig:1liru;1

I.h~ l.:i.im. WId mig'h1 ~.cr1i!Jllllly hi!"V~ heeu dltstrllJ!'I;!d The WUl.~ ,,,r all tI!i~ llhih II' lifW'~~ t~.1I"1: dc'sllny, Ka~en !'ifil'l nu; m~ held lite ~, wlil

(O\l!th.L 1hr lioQ wbUe .(I m~~ l'\1lL<; ~~tID !l1~ ISIUI,'a. 1-le uz;ed IUI!l'rLhigA ~ ~lI!M'. _1]]1j)~1tillh~ POWI':l' oi lli~ ~f ~ 11wir d~f,,= ~vllll tlw .~m!li

the root or 11100' ~ i\\C"5>.

'T'h~ PhO!l!n,,,, Llil El'IlI bnIDu no fHi.rlJrufur~ [{KJ' S1't!ba.~His 5oo"lflte ~1lh, ih ~ .n~mL 'WJ!e.n<l\"e.f .. PbOj,.'lIDI 'n!;ihi ira-VIlIs Um 'l'i'I!~U~ll!,"lUn P'a5,'i.hI!y $Ip I!i

the' 'Ml'IDwe51 pililit and ~haU'! J\o!I[f!e~ U~lh; ·~:Ilrt"atli [gb];;!:l !{)tb£Ph~'

"~ did ~mleed, h,whLLDld." ~id, ~he [h~IJi!!: !:ill lJu.: ~®d. It WM VJ!f.Y I!i:a:rd, DOW; Ear Ul~iillll Jlaoo N~rru'bil"s flJ!l!t1itlre& OIl tll~ ihinlg mat ~ay hf:rort llirn. 'l'heJ' did:ll't seem hi a~ ilnd 'Iitey 5.tiJ!lped ill IDtc cQ~~s ~'1hc:1iI h~ dldE'it pay dl}llt Iitt-G[ltlOn. tlUl JigJdni rig ~iI'5l:ood so hFii!!h~' U,DIJlJJ,gh 1M wiruJow UJ.'2t .it ~emH W t.ljl:nll IJlallIl1b~ br,lghl.[1~f{i" II.!) ,cqtl~d see ri~hl '!b.!\IiIU gh :hEr',

"J '1'1\1.11 desb)~' ruu,· Uilml5ald.!d! .. "dee di!l"illmt 8.3 be !i!'llLbeo power or U!Le .Ilgbl@Ltlng cC!!~.r.~]lg 1J~'rOlIllh htmc HlI~ wlimll:! beu;):!/' glowed] m~. it m. tIii.e darim-e:M. "'] !Mo<'iJil lmge'l.YDlI.,"' M ~cl 3nliffi the I.tn.l:nde'f ecltood, ~1lI his \'oioo.

"'VilLi CS!I]I oniy dll'SiJ"Oy what :~tL kIitlW," sml'::

I~I, "Lhal wllLcn ~fJ!!Jtl. Iln~r61al1lj:l:' .FIi[[lgJIlg ~n (()rw;~~, ~~mlllhirl.l! difl!!; ,md ali!;le ~ew from hiE!' hands. [j.ke ,d sik i!iharp bi~, filn,~ mll p1®Ji'oOO lIjiu iIl:i he Sputi 10 .m ldl, ~Wlilill iJ!p and dmvlll .Ws· al:readl' 111lut.ilatm ['{gIn ~~Ik, PiJ.rn li~ atid blllm~ ~w~!lh, bb,. H1Jd. be ClIeTt! r!:!:el 63;S ~kim l::ruhblimQ. a:ml tfle vmblilifl a1ur:.;Latfj: bJWilld bJs h.cart

il'nillir-e wrn-ng, n he s:rumd ~hm1J,Bb ,ill'iiumed meth. "~ CiilllI also dem~J' w.ilnt 1 Im--t:' HI! stagJ;!l"t@d. '\lIJUh pail1.Uwn p Lilltd ltillmti Uvr]gll f.. lunlin.!l l"o .... ,:liPI1 dll~ bed. ~ltnd,1 krmw :rrm In~,:' [I-{.f fI'l ildfitil QUI, 'l'1tb :Im fel'!. 'WhD~~ I\mrul "Thu an my dal.ll~L(l[:S mtiilM"::' His J.e!L hil:mll:rnde II m~, t~iUl:nlg nnoli.on ... ltd In ~"Hl lum:rnc:L1~ he IU l!lroo.d~ hex. the wOman 0IlI. tire bed feU ,sway li ~e wei) tlugads "",he'fl ~he 'I.\<tJ"p h; LOIn Olil!, m holt::; of iSlIrild ina gal~,

'The storm :ffIej To lEI lasl. ~(tar of ~hl:! ruieJ;, the iii}!:)!" go.inij;!IItreriy :slim!. IUjhil8i slood! ,iLTo:n!l in tire empl1i'fo~HTl,~~t [~~ iii ~rnaU whu~ W1'~n. .10 Iiw windllw ~ill All .h~ ~p(!lmaooBi'l the ~ird. he sa .... 'Ihat i:t 'W"~ whole ana hie"Llt!w, aM i{d it :;!i)~cl: [Oi ;II ]XIQl of I'resh tiJoodl "With I!dl!;, J.clt lti nd he re..cn.:cd OiU~ 1()1~ ilDd fel~ the sCli"l bull ml~ re-ilUu:fS M It lOok to me :WI.

:F\Jllihe: s, slieel :[mm tho!! ~ed 1.0 em'llr. h:f.s ruina:d rI.~l h"n. Uj~n<! Ilm~j dlowmslairs !iO 'Wh~rt 11lit .JlUirilie 8J:Iid1 J!:,a:~' wai1ed. Ht 11ll:ik ate ,iiiild .rromtHii! [1!aJi[u.l fiu:cd and t;[<rdl.eli, .her hD hili good :l:moo.

'"'foUJ ,Me Kaede:' hi &aid I O!:Iki~ linD her ~ng@, (Ink. ~y!il8.. "1!la.W'a. ~M11!. And you "~iU g£\'l'l\I' :;lro:m,1!l amil. h~p!f:' A:m.i:I as be w~ h~r il;ye.~ ~~9111ru:1\ ~Ild GrrrwSJ lIulel ~&': d3r~ anrl :,;h~ ma.~e 111 su.n g'llrglilUg QY :;us baDL:e~ olle~ .:h 'rw.tnlq. til! tim DlJ.I1iilll£ sandi "NevllJ i>pm or this ag!l!lR~ T'h;e old V;'o:!I1I..a1! Ilq. nf.ldd..edL

conl:lillutd, '1 knnw ffimhpcbbl~ thai rolJ~ 1l11;t:iBf ltihll tf de ,Dlr Ike ~1lI!illlf~m.'Ill;·!I.~t. ocean <oJ n:O:lrug.a·1lL I mow caclii .... Rt til <It :I~ lmro aad works .!tId (Ut!l, IIlnder ih~ rOlllllidBlimt u[ iJliB tastllC. And I kl1l1w cildll Sl.'!nri!il~ asjt hltJomll.. HIJiI.l do rn.illl«lnI'W your ",vifl;l" Do ~OU?"

lJlm~ had on II!!'1M1oi'"er, alld :to-he Ml.boe IIrntl.EiI 1!l!s1- The 111l::d dfif, 'the Maile]' I~. ']'i;l.·O monihs '1a:~fT, Nilimhe c.al]]~ l~I' .him Ill' ~ ~'1a.t sll!! was WiI'Ih diilld. tiilM C!'!llkd [(;I the [i,[<l.<ilfr Lg 1d ~~m S{J aiIId. to ~k .h.lill to tome ~Ilaln

Bul tb.il' M;M~er re.p]~~, '"I Mil Ilot roln~ ye[" FJve lJf[ooli!!l ~al.er. !l!1\' :[1 fli!w hrlurs berore: ,~'jWi:li, O!J ~d illut:llg a flerce 5'llDlID~. Ni:nu.1i:I!'l 11 ~d, hsr d:illod. The ~e" IDidWre wliJlJ' l:tJ!.d d!o:livet-ed, Uj~llia :sl~ycd i,i,ilh Ibis wir!l' to' delll\'ill' I:re;rr ,aa~ tef, lDmde,r ~ash,d £i'Q> I.oud Il too1: rut lhi~ 5(I.\li!ldi ,awa~1 nd 00 :il ~'U [mjl'OiSJilINe to tell il & be:by m0CL'il ;IS H 't:ame lntn t.hewudd. BI[~ il.:l eyes Wienope-n wide aru:1 it soomed to see rlght<'!w~,J ~<:; s.hf! w[ilppoedlh~ imMltin sort cloUu. the M&dwiir!1' lool!<ed to illf! wi[ljdiDW ::ill;:! saW Ih~ f,ed·StEl1i~IW wren. PJfld5~d 1M mit wlllmow s:iH 'ow; ~ wailhlg.

U"ii!'l~ wai!k!.fl ~tslc1.@. rdt his daughter elMfr the worJ.\;L lUI d as ~e did he fell :SOfl1ethJn~ te:nj'My. tembly wron.r;. fleop~nBd the d@6[t'O·nh_c IJir1lJilj~ rn<!l!ilb(!:!" andiook~d at "Ih~ baby- iIrIIl ~I;!j, mJr~~ 1lir.tlli8. ].'he. ('htUdlool~g back ill hOO rig~1 awOl}!; <lnd hc'r' eye!'! WerE Imily bl1 her uw'l:l!.

"'I d,C! E1i1J.tkr:J~W ytnl. liUie glrl,nh{"sa1d< !'loJtly.

"Nul by h!l11Andi I dJlJ' not know !'(i!ll' milDlili!e:r" He I.ookDda1 his '!.life.lyi~g ,e:rml'iusl{lti em tim hl'd. ~l~ Ollly [U!I'Jl1ibJJC il!l ilie s:rlmll i!u~r roomlb fiflOO was Nillube'§, blJ t, .he! :bad 1,(1 i:lJlhl.:far ~ck. 10' rtm~mber tliIOl1. had- til bJoJ:l~ theJ1 w.er,-e lIia[~Rd. WIl.ei1iJ he ,e:~aml.liloo her ,crueflll.lY, he ~I!.:d. her- as a \W~man he blew 8. 19n9 tim!€' 8igoO.J:lot 0000 he 1m!! §eBIlI ev.f!1')' day fel:!' lhe hast 2wrai, JI~

"DlkE! th~ bab,. dlWl'Iislailr5i;' Ite iiJlSlruC:led tIIIe: 1m ur-re. He ~UIIIIl.~di. F~llhat ~he was a:lhlid,.

''How arc yng, wi~~?" be askf.d, o1lPPEOOmi:rug ~he hru

"WeI.! ll}]i]lIush. 1ii.1Is'ba,f~d,.r. i'&JlilriI!JIUoo. AII'I.di althllugh her b'rnw~"'[l~ .'iIid<;W'ilh swea!. all'" .her bmlJ' rkm~~~1. Wii.lh th~ m[~mL S'1.ilB.1m. the eyes Ihi!!~ h;o.kcil o:u t <ilL .Mm, were em:Uir:dy taHm, as .i! !hey d"iilnO'i ret1lllgJ]~~ '!1!l Ih1!J1: llI~d b~~1 a~ (litdeai.

~[Jj.d ynu 1dli.Imy rdl~r. w~fe7' UJ11I~~ WM was, WeI],

"[ diLIw(]ee(l. bUflb~.rnl~

'D~d YO~i killl1llY b ~11roih.~d. \!.~ffeT He s.Lood a1 tite- foot ol UI@ bed.

for !he r,es~ or t11c nlghL UIi.nB sal ",,;111 Ili:i balriJ' d<1Ulh~ r 10 Ute mrtle.r or his :Ffliili rO(Jrn [0 !he IDOl.lIlIlJl the M'3Si.er c:illiDll ill him" "Yml havt seen ubrn.ugh the last HtusiMi. ,mli' friend.' be said £tl.l i1Ig tn adtair b~i"~ Uij,I!'i!, '1'00 are 1M MMLe~ or "'Old llOW,"

rn 'nitf. ears ill' '11iJru lIig;b t, "jlml has: raise d his dlIlJ~ll!f wcU. She 1H!:5 powu up siroDl8am dI hap~'y. ami he ~'i8S wllght her all i h~1!.be [m;lCf ~IHIEb l him, .1\ year ~fjJ);J' 1m: dea1h (If hti firsl wHe. Itt raurried hiIWI1(fIru, w,ho bOft l1lm llnlab: 'U!lotI TTJlffiQ.. 1110 Mas1m new of Earin end \l'aicr. Bill the paiOOn of die 'bmrb:s: !hal stmr:.k IrIIm iIle might offuicde'5 birth slill COUfS@S mGugh lids body. The I1JIl'U.r:e 1J11Jt1E! pol!>illJ WI:I.u1cl, ~Irike ,n j]18: hrarl ir lie ~i!l l6 and through hls I!rtSellce, IlC{hrrl.lpl ~he ~ ele-mell'l ,he holdS an'll [Iltull:m.

Ujina is ~rIIl1!l ;'l.~ no . 1aste 'liDS ooen berOH~ him. !lnd Itt hoJlfl !he polsO"Il. 11:1 dlfdc" keeping il fIoll1 destrQ 'illS his; ,']"linL Hul he does w at lh~ e:tpilltl:f: of hi!;b(~d.v, lveJ'l [lIlW, the pDw,e.r warps IIml cllimges lItl!.!, !IoU, lh.ah: IlhyNiCD.lly hll= bCOlT'S ,n(tl e resemblruilre 1111 the m;rn no wa,.., and 'WiIleli:me~ W' a man .ill all Bul U)i1l1li hGMs bad the dubess and k~~ !he' power for Ou:- d'a~ I1J:s: duushlle:r jll 11m I,e llJ lak~ il un,

S.H~I)A TIIID Enrlh: 1 Wa1e:r::'i

IlIre: 2

1:n1elligma 4 Air: 2

Rdlexl'.s4 \;Jcld.: l

51!!IUI~VRi:lllk: Shlba !Elushi

HOOI&.r:U GIQJY: iJ

lUI!i'fmtagei: AliceslGr:

Sliiba Kaiglln. 'DaredeviL iQl'elll !lesll:ny. lhIe u. .. ·e: l't.lki lID 01iil1~ ..

DlIi<!dVIIl'ltagGS~ Smell,

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FOOl!l 11- . dill'S Ilf 1m yUvllb, Tclsu .... EI;!; B qjwe1 bQ)'. ~lIdd~JdC.l" and Q,f[cirl, r'Or~.oU~ll b~ his CM!"~nloJjJm I~c ~croo:li 1:0 bal't 1:10 reel ill'leNilsls, ,am d spent moel or hIS time (o.IlCIWilil.~ bfs Ir i~lltllli Oft Ilt~ir o;\r13d Ilscapades. lim Fa(;'L he was rnnsitiener:l quite 01 SOUI' dlild. 8f}mkd lind Wll'1app¥ IUs p~r~tl" weallhl' CCUi'l:je1s., fltquJ.red, 1i11¥1I1.illg h@ 'I''!lIted"trying to assuage ,~ll'i ~o~ DtJa ~O]]ll.l 1Iite - 'Jelsu SI'l~rned Imuffemble. fllJJII~l, tus pi'lTc:nb; dcctdfii 10 send him a.way Ui be trailled ltil a ibu!!hi III the ShTha ~lQllL HI! ~1,!11~. III niD!! away inl.o the lsawa wDIlJilIl;mlil!i. llm:mu.gh they round h rrn 1'hl'l' ru!-)lll m ~11l11l'l.t" theoex[)eri~m:e diail!letl his ItF e roreLIN.

Pol! d~'5.1)1il5P'Qk~ of I:h~ 'snC)w makitIl' he bad biet I1i Lbll ""'u(Jd.I!llId~ :ami hDW she had ddl!M1doNll him from th rrn, R\icn 10 his dJI1!d'S mmrl. she WlUi ~ e~IIUruJ - long. bladl. ImJr, Bud 51lk!!11 skl.n. hi?r "'(lioe sufi and ttml She, had fiClllM him. ~1,D"I1IpIIIId c.rylng., brolCdllh iii ittmlft'ld(llil$ 0011 o..ee. <lnd!'

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pelleraiJ, d ~(ld8<1!I!S " Ka~n -w:e alloweil la ~Jld 0l'I~ yem; I~ nlH~ bill.!! I !h!!! :ts.11V;], ~ c:rkm~rl ~fJrnln mm:h 3bou~ Ipf'mS. Il'l~lt untl a.c obml

ThIs ImrriI'kd.g~ gI",e~ !he bu3hJ .1 .Rmlll~ npillu lie [01: mrnl,; speJls in b-utl[« UIllieDtaruillJl!li±lfl d~ctInIe po1~tliIl tlr mlilg~a. ~d_ bmI:~nh IhB el!:mrenilll s>pirit!i 10 SIIIppll!mfDl 1m own s!reng!h in ~'Q.IIIbal·lf II S]illlge;nj<l ""'1lhl n r (J r~1 5p1!DJJ£ ;!I Void ~inl. Lilt .. de&:df.1dant IIJ i('ilI~t!1i ml~' ~iil!l UI ll,~fiJ :!Il'ltll~l. ('\~ ... I i1e b.3.<; IlIIRaIb' ~rforoied Itiiii only aditiolJ Ill. ilte rlJiJJI..d!. 'fbI 'ilJ.ddillo(J~1 lJdllilH ma.ypOi. Ile illI ofIljaJ:k. bul may ill! IW'd '£0 plfriDrm IIn¥ Qlher ~b4I!t)' tlr nlan~lIl,lfl""

'fIii! lJl'!g1!1Il1 'hem, or ifu! ~ ranril""w.il!l imerLiK:mlll by Ibe. 6!.tddc~ di:putw.cof Jiwr hu.lib!md., ''irigq,_ rnl' SmIi]lJi!m LiliEll'!s.

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P\.-ed h(:li tile; !OOilB lichirIi !I~m b~{l;3me e'l'1lr:)lilil:ns '1Ii.e 'hlldi her 9<linnm:~ b~ - d1f.l1.tlry,. diplmna1, mDlhIi'~, 1iui1l1:; J ~ikI, f!.1!.il rQlllnb of (I[jf' ~l Il:le; mo:;~ ~vc,. rn.t~ hushl ~!JDb ill.

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bmll Q)mfm1eti lti (: lest boy, WLth bii:I '!,\Ij'{lfd!l ~f eJ:lOOlmlgemfIll, be learnoo mat beooml~a Ibushi w a ~ rmt ,~plmi$l1melill, but rathera hil)h II:uJIWT - ruil.~1 i1laismri.re to hllii clim, was I:h~ liCaJ!e.~~ duty he oon~d he gi\1'~m

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B.tlght :and CIpM. :I~ughinf.': md iwPN. Tewl'! SMIlie w.i.th I,ir@ all'liI.§;pi1riL H~ e:«:eJ~ed: ail. 1II!il II:iI.iuua.1l arts, le3IITiIililJI ~wry ~Ji~a"'ilh,pride ilUl.~ d~~lilllr:ialirul. H~:s, ~Imii!IJo!lf<l_mef!~ became 11'S\l ISOt!''. lmdi il@ Iru!IdJi!! many fIrimull. N. h~ ~w to 'b~~lle WL~ W lh~ nl]~t ~bld.e:!J'l!;m i.h!;! dodl be OCiliuinnOO to SJEludiliis summers ~n mill ,oaslle near l:t.~ 1s.u1Ma l"'ooJkm.ds, h~'ki!lg .md ~.eBl"clllng fin .Illii mYlltertou!l oo:rnpim'illlliL Alithollli!:h ,n!;'. :h3S l'Jeve~ FlIJuIId hier; he iSw~a:t'S that sJ:w waidh~8 I~im. a.ml. wUlh prlde w bU M!i rt. ~.e ~ tlWtono. ,clalt he lWIiU [Iud her apilill.

Then ~ 80rIiIC in ~lil,e Shililll sdmlJ1ll1a~ SIiIj' he :is Iheli~x.t Ch:am~jCfn. but UJjmits!ll sm:L~cs wilen he ~t:)iHS !he nU.Il'IOrs. ~tsll rs ti sOOrug bUDd." be :;;ays. hb1iJl i11sIlIOite G3 n<ll ,~t tJ,~ !head orahe Clan. I-Ie h~ 1!IlllCi'~D.er d!Eli~I'iY~' TItle fl!illl"tien" I1f toms~, dalrril I:h'll~ thls i;sw;dhJQIl b!!l Uff m ~~o;~ iQ'hj~ II!) ffiIj.QW !lit spoHlgllt (rom 'T'i$'!l

'fe:t~lI has heard. the- mmilrs_ rulnl reoog.iti!es I~I be ge!;s. liuef~relLli~.1 O,~tI11ent bl!ca.UI!IiI! ~U~ [s 'ih!ll!ugiJt ttl 'be 'UjiDtiitstl~ Stlil:1'(l,SSGr. but lUi ,does nM ,CBirc. P~wcr. 'Il1\f!~1'1,e, P'lSLtillll! -1h.ellE! .mE!:m notlilng ~o lWIiI:, Only !!fml'!g. bis c@J! ijJIld finding the ~u'W mOJiidm. dri .... 'e!'l .b:Lm ~.cI be the :ilnesl bu:shlhe can oocomc.llc has mMlerei:'! ijj~ ar!!)f ~fllfoIl~ll1.,andlt.IJ:~ l€dill:l!itl.1.OO of iiillowfmll! bi!! so;ml i!i) he red hy the m~i!;; of lIt~ 1wnJ. fI@ S-.lf;llllJ£Si1: 'Ihi;mgo wen: ~ of the w~dl;]j!i!ii15l and il'e1ih~1iJ'S hf!.6 rU8ht

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AI[ berUJ[~. Shl~! TwkUJILi2 ha;<; uow,u mctl~ what she 1i'.'aIIIJed. 80m llIe 5ttOndi ~ild to ;:[ wt~lh¥ Shlba I'aDldhWlde.r, many iOU:Bgestedi '!he ~.ng ~:d 'WOllld ltv! iIi. Lltiil s1iadti!W O'J ~r Ila:'llmising 'i:llder brothe~; N!milh,IiRIl. Nl1l:lllng 'filuJdbe nllJd'IE~j' [rom '11t~ uu dlL Six ~ilr:!J ~PO!I'!ll~ tIl,~ 'IWI), 1:i1ll'l;lS ·lkflpall;!l Kaki~ LJjilllil sltid\ "":fui\1.l are 11:i!e tmru., s!Jparatml. by blnh."

HB" f,lltl!afl', Sbiiba ~irnen. sent biis Sl)1Ii 1(1 1he SibilJiil &clloo~ bul ,IS a Ja,YO]' t.Q the d~.i][]Y'O of tb~, Slliba {:emily. JIIjl wa5ll11l~wOO te oolld hl~ da'U.gM~r 10 th~ ~ \1Iar r.a.llege.. Th~ oo,fl!!sp~ncl!!l!Ilot lOOtl\'@'eD U~ two waj amatmt ,~adl simlrlg !mlr ,d~::lCD'i'eri.e!!i .md. lessons ""th the nl;llm: l;!lukllrle's rl!i!!h~r dllllnrt nW! <my Kit';!! ~IIKtIlJDI tl;) tcH Mm 1& dlJ1Idrelli shiaIOO ill. khamIk befOO,. ,and rej cIl.cm Lilal Lhey W011~d ibri.ng iE1~ffill ghlry tIl' IIi!: buu5f.

Blu. bff :FB.11lm' re]J[!b1:fllt.eilli nit; ~. [OO'l'lHLe: CI !It(!i!' ~f.i{l s~_ On Nl1!w ~~ ~Y. 1m hl~; w~y homE' f,m:n !iHtE! ~1t!~iII:iII scllool. Ni1r;il!Oltsu'"" ~Ise i5llprpcd ill ml1e mlld. and .I:h:e j'OIliC,S. IPhoefil1i f~] fmr:n hils .saddle, lh~e3k1ID,S llJi:;i ~ck NorUl)at'll!lJ diied In:.stwtly, but hJlfi sdsiers suim'lllig was rlCl!~' bE!gill.[Ii.n.g. 1'!i!lkullll! was. pra~Hcill'lg J!I::I![IilJ~ ktiltJ wlmi! ~hv' su.ddl)J.lly~reamed. rl)Jllo her kr'lee~ Illl.dl~eg~ 'w~pm.g. ~. ,~e lhlD:iself bell bes.jdr: the d!ikl. ~ki!1g her Tr d:t.e WIJS h'IIrt. bYI shoe eeuld d"o l](ll'1li[!l,g bll t mlJ,11fir ~My ib.rolJllel'. my brlJiln.fr.. . ,..

1'wkMi[l~M.i full] II .teep: 'l'l'aitng 31~ql 500!! .ahI1lIl'Wllrd, Her f.iltoor b rroll.ghther 00 the I~e.ment<il Masters,. but oot f~en Ih~it great 'l'IIiMlml:l Ii(luj~d bea1 his d'ill.1:gh~ilT. Fi:mjd~y. II 1GLWI rami: 10 'iill\i~~t~. ,and IIbr B .IO:lIg dehb@l'3tiilrt, :ili'll 'turrnOO ~]). ilne Shiba "You r d 1!ud:i tfr hru; ,b~firl ,CYt ()fI' iHlm I1..:alF her w.!iI,,~ she, said. '1'lD<ll L5 ~I.CI WI'II .. Uld.. And ;she wi!~ OOl fff:oilve:r I!mll! it ~ .I:reatled~

A su.rnm£l' ~ ~'j~ Ts'lli[ull.e 1.!lCk.oo illl 11I:''i' m[}]!1. barely eating and d[.lilll:gliWe btl"~ w~tcl1l:n.g th~ ~ij)'l;Sl;;l 01l£ qllL Jitmm ~in~1J tmr room ;md ~ behIDd] h~r all s.hl:' ~d Ill·1h£: ~11tkEn.; Wlt. JIll aslrod 1[11; dausblef t[ £ne was ~;jtl~ Til .retlll!l 00 bel' 5,![lldl-fS aI th ~ !U;.!l!d~ ~I, bgll ::shl.'l sbook h~ h~!HII. ~ND." sJu.c sa.id. ml run :a Shiba ~ wtlllmi:r! l'i'Hb my b;wtJm:~ an~Sls.tcIS hllre.'"

lbUn sbe' ~id ~l,Itl1' wm.ng h.~:r was dJtll'01ed W' h~[ II1lJ,gels.k.i.l15.. She mOO. wlral shil realiJUla ,at

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i.b.e Akmlo rclJegeiIDd awH«J lt~· ]lfilllci!Jltl!!O II~ her Stn~b3 t2ams' liaJnlng· She ~P.II~_R opt)' 'MI1ren eJdclr,~d and 'never playe{l.gmt18S w:lruh. her chiJdb.~ Q!mI;p.1[JiQJ1'S. DQ~ ~tudi~ l~ ·b(lo,k$ ,~h~ 1m. L ba.d;, wJIlI ber fromili(i :UQ[I ~ctJoolf;. Th~ ~ oomp:mlMl!! :;:b t1!iicll wm her CflUSin:, Inwa. !JOlla!, iiU.d 3. y"OlID.g .Kitsu wJro ';.l1I!~!ldy:i!lg wi:~h Ulll"m at lhe:IlHIWIl schuur. ~lheil T.&I.likwte w:a!i Sl.lp~d lO :>pmd sumrnm: willi h~ :!hrnily, :d:te Wfilt Lo< the MlruIDO'I.o ~hQCll 10 'di~~r 'Ihcir S'f1Zf:i.'o ShE! !lpilml bee rn(ldih1l LR~[e .. rei.lim:lIl'1g ~nlt 'Nlythma;ml Ttmm:~' t111iK1e'di Oll:il'o:iliI ~ er !'Ihllllldl?:rS.

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. ~D. ~hc was ~mem, lUfr t~1LdI~'FS fllh':ided il. was ti.mt:! [ru-her pnf'~ A <LI:l:!!, b~!Oorj1' the OOte'l:llUlUY. :sbtl W!l~ in t!lrm c:d . he \'<lew\;'! 10m !be 'prt-stigiOLl-ii imle.r IIr dr/1m I. and ill! a 10;· a 1 J~jim&t:i I» Vni!,; of ~le mil!>! p~QlnIsins s.h U;ge!!ja ~n Rokllgan: lsaWil!T~d_'lb. Sh.~· Wf!!S deeply IlODllired bylh e ,~f~~r and :ilr.'tI.I:njs ~d tOI 6WI!.Bf hG:l mil' In bJm,

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ill hiS soul tIS w~IL All tl'lir(l'!JIh tIJ~ long ril.l:l'd ('hit ~yli!:S n~ve. pm~d Llud L1 seemed ali< if Li:m'c l~lf had stone. !<!il~\Vhelll TiI..d'ak~.1u"k hel ~<md iII hi!!; O\'o'fi. she ~h ·Ih~ energies nmnin.g ~hmuglIl hlrr Mmr.d ,s~l dhll; :she llilu1d imIely SIJIiIl!Q M· It!~ SJif:et1l~tt pailm wi.1:.h the mure OIlild .she' ....ru.spe:l":Bd, ~ m~ ~ ~D'll!rll~ She :!'m.w l'.adBikililli"p~ IIIl1Inll't J~ sI1g]"1~ as h~ whi5~[eJ;l tes~.me '!!lo'Q~ 1.0 1lLe.[,

1'br:~ [Ilomths ban I!;L~cli sll1l?e that day. aJiitl 'fi'!;J Io;Uil e tl!l"l !Iii!: beer! ahle ·lOMI;!JD IJtI:lYOU]!g ;s!U.!ge'lljOll from her ~mlsh~, She i!l1.an.dsbe;sjb hilill, !>\I ckI'Oll ·kibJm, ~. she CMIlJiiJ1l k~i!p' h~r mimi 110 hl!r (]L1~I. S.h~ ml:iWS Ul'fU ~(lm.elhill:lg .h8~ !lg.pipefil~ tn bel; !lOlrneij-!i!!'l] that ,r:mnn1 hi: eKpJs.IIIed. ~y ~1iI ~·s iUchemJ' IX aKil"ildkj~ :r~oo.oll. l:nd!i'Om~lhi[l,g ilhal ha:J clHmgll'd1 11\)11 life:rote\\r:r. Shf! coumCl! ~ how m whJl. I>1!!l !lhe bn:l)"~ !hat die is bO<UIld to 'l!dda. mu!b lhe samo. w~ s1l!r. Wd!1; mlU,llId to Iter b~r,

She remtmb:rHs ~he m.oJ1tru.. ~h.al paslloLnd:dt~r her IIlrulJlI::r diN. aW Me n;!mt'llJ!bE[,~; how ~,~

[a,mtelJi wtU 8 III [fl~!l youJh, ain~ m :;pl~m~ vlncJctlil'e ulliIIl~ I'o~n:: t'I:&1'kG mll:.e.r fnrl.:lL ~ ,l1wibamL &c,I!lDten Ilel/IN ~n- him, El'mJ IlI.I cd !\s;iko"f; ]'ri,g,bt ~nd ltIt!p:!flll t[l~n.~ Wlm Shi.hir~ return muld. b.Ol IolJ,y lid. ih(l. ~B!llld!i he;r: SCln~ Uns:PE!D L r~ G![J:li1ul

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'l1a.e lea4~r 01 t!u~ :Shib~: famii~' m!!l ChampIQJ:'I of the c~ali .l§ quhe ~r~'PIClI! fn~r ~. :PhoetJ lx, 0[1 Lh~ ene h,'3[!d. ha ~epT'efI~nlS ,~r.yI:hjng s Pllof::njl CbampiufI $ih01j!d be -wg, tnlJlIIl'lMfl!ll, ');'011- \I~lsQd 111 l1u {'{It! ~ u( b IlsbLoo ,UI.irl c!edk-Ylkd tQ clefl:~ndinglh~ elM at IlIl ~~I).t5. Oir.l iJae ~ilier hBlJd. he il'l [\V m~lre ll1all his appe.arano@ su;gges.1:&, ami Qt:coo9.o:nally dl~rnlllliJLJ.a;~r::& tp!1~~ ilind d!lptlJs !hat llD'1 even hl6 dines!, rj'i~lids U~ OOJIiIJ:I:IX[ahl~ with,

Th~ r~ wes IMthrnB

o~~flf r,e::nlan:;!Ibl~. allQu1. Uj trnl1l<n1 l;lihl!e he wru; grewlllg 'll~ ,1itel:Lstli!noo inHmdy L~ what be was li[JJd~ illllillli'llliCl~' $fIcl;c h~&I!: UI hi$ t.ti!er~ He performed m[l, ~Ul liIeve~~relledBt 1!!uyl1!ing, Hi:g ili:!tet~~bi ] II!/, 1Ila.miy ln ~~W!q, WhD!l;~ It!;: wmi i!~J,'~ il!iood at, and; Sjjl~i~ wlafdb 1r112"!ll!I!~Y Gcrd while alone. Ba:til]y lite b'Oldl:lIiIildi;:;; or El ooted busltlL 1m!!: gm~~ ~reI11~mr 'WiIS I:IlJevell,HIIl~ and b~ look I1p .. pllSl!. un ~ hU'lrdllll' CIt ~e Phoer.l~. ~~f.lds abfl!lll\l willh _mi of (I!Jher Stubf!J sdll)~J! gl1:uln~ Le:s.

.fko Willi, w1uh hls IUL~I d tltiJli8 ,ill [XItJ'al al'Q'.n~ me COOstl~llle CIliie f]1j,[J,rniTig when lhe. pr.eVioOus CI~anl])i"1i fl!l~lIy dieiil. Uji mil:ilJ fell lrolitl .1m hW5~ ilitlo 1.J..e :5tI:rJ as tlill'SOWs ela 1lIu.llJIslind. anecsters fil1~d his mind. "~ crlr:dl out In adu.i.atfOIl 1ifid PalifrI, IlryWg w emmn~ lh~ r.qH~Tll:"ct wtth ~ulp~]t.S&~in@rl~qua!e vmrds. 8~ 5poke f.1I iStJal'1.,gJ~ fOnglilGS IDaf !:tOilE .h1ld! IlilIIfd 1)~('OO'e: od tailed aR 'hls 1'fi(l1ber' 100 .sun 1:0'

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rnaIi:w 1I1~. It~ liM ~~n {\~wrtb mel P:a:tJ, alfltQ h~ w;I!l (4Ilit ~~:pledt!l1'1l 1h~0ffs:km A~&l mlY !lI!,\e.r ~lil!! 1!l.u\llrrhocilt'5 a~\ ICnn.¥i~ LhaL the 1l'Mcl!1I:!.!;· 11," tI:: II~ iliI: [~n Nl m ~1II~Ulinj rin' gruie.r. h~ =li:ifk~ ,M, ~ liF.l!thf.l,~· ]lJll.ll!twrn~y ~o urn:llN'~

lJierr tnl'nu.re puu_!i!.

AI lhl1 eni!I, a[ Iili l!:ilr. iJJgfn f:uull!r mlli6,~ed to tlly rAA ID'Qund\\'Dr~ (ClTn~ ~ nl1!DIill!!m ~@.Ioi of till! JI'-.cLh, ~ I djo.1 I'll; 0111 ~iCl bor~ n ~mildj ~~ ~1!IllJ¢e~~y It'~d. Ili~ ~I T!:[lidl> mre repi!Jrlediy "1 would be a:; 4 gOOf" "llOilJIl 3'.il ~ !a!er.

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iDclockn L almost kl~lcd ]]cJ:~Vib~ she thlllks or 'ThI~ab1i· !iccre~ frQlm1f,!i\5: W th~ Slrndowl:on.di Ooumey.:i he Illmii1:l her Lo 3WI}[JJpilllJ, him on,), ~b;e kmlM ~M.~ a:ne d'!lY. she wil ~ r'Cel Ihe wH~nd! ,1)1:'1 h(l~ soul :shirl fell, wliJln s~ 'WBS a J£Hle; gii1. but Ib:i.511me.sOIl! doas JlO~ lllo.wi[ sIJ:o,~~'Jinbe ;ablE! tJll iSm'fwllt

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rmliYe him [or J:;rltii:Jg her, Th~' C£li!iU!!~llie:s W bis p,<rtro1tho!A;h:t ,Ii~ WIIB mati, tudaly. 1'h!llldI. 1115 gwfOO had ltieeI1i:r!iined Inrewgni~e '!he :signs. and he .m~ wlmt '.w:J s haWffiln,g As 00(lfI m; he 'iIi'BS W~~] enough, lIJi~mlt;'L1I was dllipatdll~d tolh'D S.b~ba fa:rujlypeJare. wJiere JlUs: stahiS Wa$OOfi· ,ilIrtruil. Ul! !lOW heldnllil! !iiNl ~f thl! 'Cla.n Oamp~nn.i:lI'J.£I rmlin;:llly umk me nmm: sumn ruf~~J, Th.e llillfl1l.b!e hU51lli ~MIl,ll 0 undJ;u iiIgulshoo ~l !LOW rOOJ~d b~lmtlf leadlIJ g Ma:r.OO!1 ,~r a nllln<fired, [hll1llland,

flUOr It look IJfrin:'1iltlru ql.!He by ll'!I@Ti!l€:, H~ !'lad @kp~[ld !O bs aJ ytJjrmflo fill: stlm il! sl:rufl~t!j:a;. nlll a:h~ 1ID1J!~ndhm Df ~B I!!ntLre dan 10 additioi:ll ~mo hl.s111i!W duii~l, Juc !:tad 'I.b.t~\o:lces (IE aUras prool} ~[s w~dl~lg ~I! h!iS il'lead. DLI:I'ing th~ ~~rs1Iil!w days. Jm iftlt :!L8 WIlS losing. .hll'msG'lf .hI iJJe'lr CIl·I:f!IlI!l~~ Illlm o:rme tJ!l~l! 'iIl i~lii~wah!e mad, DeS:; ~ev\E!ml liJilIil:!i, Th'G M~iBI Q!in~ Void, lsttw-oJJ UUrw. ElIullhe o!hi~r m~menD.tal MiliStm helped hli:s r,~i[] hts '~Ilitibril]la n~1fI::l!I!I!l~I~ him ~\l\ffirai mNiI .. timlJ tut;hnlrq;uelsilind Wollys. ttl ooolh~ hili tAilJ[lult!lHIU!l m~Dd. II! wd as tnsU"UlCl!ml.g :him 'Illl h&w l:o mm:of!! li~.l)r 1m!!! powerful. Si11J.Ls wjlhiin, lIiimi. mrn.en be ~mergOO[rom tbM U1siruc:liOll, Itle:

WiU at pe.ace mOl his Il.@W st3~.us. :md ~~.adY' 10 b1k~ (he ~sili[]rnJ fa.t:e. .had ~~eerl1 bim.

$.il:ice then, hI! h-ll$pli'!r.rmul!:d~bll)\i'@ ,gXJlertalinns anti Illtluglul iii. pew Se:JilS.~ 'DJ b9IWf til hi~ elan, The Shllba ~ops haw Iltm !ih2l'FfGr smcehe mol Ol.l!e[, 111m lmloveme:oJls ~!'i!d ~jl1onliJJl\g f.IiIGU~ p~llie. UiilmLtiliill remaias thgughniul ~d .:al.!!Lel, but 11l1S lll1l1ned lhat ()'bsI!'.l'\"3t1.mn I!lDlL~ Bref~0 S!l!I[iJrtl~r{wf1l!lll!Jll~' ~llcbing sll'b:jecl~ carer!] Uy - wh~lhe( bi:ends or foes - em ij;~e their Wf>JkI1J~. es !lIl1.ot'I li:iLlnlr i:On'~cl. «r e:r;:~j L them, HI!: bas re~l'I<red rc~pCd 1'(1 Ihe PlmeDl)!mili~~TY: whril~ :Eilill £IUJ:Jt11 ,lImil, weak. it lsi ~o ~Wl.ger '!he libjlld. Qf ridirull1' il Orn£1!J W3o<;, i1mse whu, ikmw.' mill], UI:~m.ttruJ - !II'III tOil! lio:fces l:iec.tilfFlcs wLtnll1llim. - with till! clllaJ1&f.

He hIld :"! fam[]y ORoo, ~l the.¥ dillo 5i!limE:: [lomEl' :!Jglll-liill Wiil'e oomffi'illlfr:!. ~ulm fieIS .1Il.Mm <Dr Iml]lJt~ aM lie w\1i~foroed by h6ilOf 1:0 kla1~ his ~o~ dlauglnt{)r Unmcd~t~ t:b.t:r~afll;lr; illl she I;Ull'ff~~ Lb~ !iUl!ds ,tl[ (hi!' Hilitlil.i!i. b ~fore (he IEm~ Q'im Cl'tlS. TIn: incidtli1~ js cl~l.!dfA llii wcrecy, Wr it ~D:Y:!'led III Ilhe- m1u~ of Ik~ita~ fi~~lalii.OOi:!1,Wi'llh .le Lkm ClaD, No m:ee .pri!Sl!~l al lihe lime sp~nb (1[ ~ mllUer. a:nd a<',ikin 8: lJJlmikllaJirnJl. it ~ IWllarrtcnmt to ~wtfdG:,. A:s. m O)S he It'i ~(lllOI!!rned. his rOll'lllil}! n.e'ilt'r ;e.:.!i5;t(!Q.

Sb3J!lGE! !1i~@:!i i1a'l>'l ral~m'!!ul, UjillilHM.u Since be 'bev;une CPaJI1;!l!D<1iI - smlies WiJlcn e'lt.f!n Will .PI:i.(je:nix de&CTlbe e,s ab:rIcmn<ll. He nr.;pears 1.0 be ;thtew 1rtfl'~1! mlh 1:l!Ih~rd-l~ ~~tN and d.e~' th.~ lilWE mn<ll1!rfl 'Ij]~ ml!ily<l,'w~im. ]t~pCilrilll hil.\<1~ 1i<1Irfm~d ttl Ell MI:; ~P<ill)k: (lr 'il~al'jng~1! hV!!l p:liaot:!l &1 Q!l.Ct!. and he n!!!!!, been cr,eclilb.1y ~~II hl!lruil:r);!ds of .Ii (miles! apart wUllln the S<Im~ ho!U' m1I !he ~1IIe ~ilJ" llj!l'IltiNu hHQ!5~I[ pMr~sse~ig.niJ)raaee (!II tile wh.;;,le IillEIIlkr, daimiq tl:ml !:iu&' ~6- :JI'ie:s ar~ (lu11snti Lslil Jlel!lo.[I5 ~UI!I'l llothi:rJ & mUll, Thool!: dose tn him. b.<Ji'il'I!1.iru;, ~' I:i~ !i!fil!ay,s, !he mystI([ue tlll1 S'I.mies gi."oIe .Wim, and. plil!lS idncm up ,dltlllll'lJ!ll hce {li;1iI. Whethsr 'HWf@ !:S, ,3.JIY ·IDrtI~ to m¢fli1 - gd wl:J<Ji1 1:iI~y mayilirlilly about lhi! :PllOlmi~ CImmP~DIl - mo OOe MIl M,Y.

Il.Jlimllrn j!1 '" mJ:!IU. 'i!m~umlliI!! ma~ e~ Ltl ,~ver!~lIk. ~e lattb !he domil:i.Btfing pr~8eIJCfi I'lf olhet [Jaf:! ('bu~.pjlID!l Imd. s~ems rnwM by llIe pmnpaml forr11a!i~y nili posiHOOJ ,clJi:lmi!ucls.1i1J~ lal!i: .zyes 1iold the dGpuhs 00: t~l]~cnlu'rie.s, ::J.[ld h~ !;l'Ieaki; wjl!:h the IJi!I.iel :Eilil.thmil)' "r O~ a~]L11dlf .sme ~i Iiijmlidl\Nhn~ :hit argues ~~ih: 1Df[e;tllvith the lilernentil ~~bm. - I.lIIgj;nG jlQ'llcy dl~nw:~ ll:lm\lsed rM~p 'E",pendi~liI'r.Ei e!r:. - .I~ ~ ~ oIJrn,ybehiind dOljOOI dlJlOJiMlid :nCYltr 8p!:3~ HI of lhilllllL in ]}'Uh~lc. H~ (lQonljJ;m'ID.CS t(!J :sketcli whe[l, he an&! ihetllne, il nC! o1t~n: retreats lil ,dr,,~v in ~he ooIlll.iide oJ nhe bavo<a w~:!l. f!J)e- hevetlm ~ru'; see his wllik, hOQ<EliYCir. clairni[J,9 it it: Fa,; too Cl'ILliile M:! dii!ip}a&.

ll] imi~LiJ wt:a!t~ la'k~. ilajrr .Im the' UnditlOJlil~ tiaJnuraJ wplrr!IJ~ <1m:! earrias Hie :Fhoeli.l'x CIotTI ~aiftol:m.Q 1II'n~~~e[ he goes. He pmer§; wtilkrngltl ridilllij ",ll!;ll!fl;'t:Jf he UJI1 ... no be a ~ways I;'I'ear5 '~l'f' same bilttli'n:d ~Jjab ~I! I. f~~ Lalely. W r~~ bilft!l ap'F~d. :naot:ll' haOOflm'd ~han LlSuU. all'ld ser~~~ in lh~ IsiZlw~ ~~Iare ljJihislPer til.!!!l be bM not bile[! i:lJerepjngwc.lI. He 1m }'C'l ill ~e[ it iIl~lIlife:J:e w.ilh hi5 d\!lie~. hQ'O\"eVf'r..

UIimilS\1l !,mjq (I~ Jld\i'llIltage (Sl)l!Il Ilf ~f:

Ka~.m~ [~ Inl.en(lro Ill!< repr@Simllhell:tl1l1Sf1.1ld ye~!rS oJ'WIm(!'m !;Hld knf.IWl~ge he ,CIil!IiI taU LIIpUR [c\ofIl the othe~ S(l.l!Its 0:[ PhMIlli.'t Cllamp[®lls, lti~c sIlUh:t\~Brne.Mt.Y l.:mlJirnHed km)'\.,'I~g~ of I:r~ic ~k!IiIl~ lind ClDmJ'fl!l1l w~ 1m! .~<li!led rmm ~~<J:rJ~. r~HJ !]feijrnes_ The ~ki1l~ given Iii lijlm~Iliu.'s (j ~~rnlltiQIi ;'Ibf.J~~ ;'I~ I,bi)~ (>;aI'J:lf!.:!i. ~ Ujimi1:SuJ hlrm;e]J[, aHNl. Eire .available' Ilo him,¥iIhgUL dW:Uiill!! the '!kl11drri1t 01 '~he!\Jl,mB ID'nll N~ OIl.e ollIlH' 1JrnJ. the fhllcriDl Ofu.n Cha:Jill¢l'rJ ean have Il'!!is Ad.'I\'!i!!'l!age. end it is ollily ,gfiven dlll'~ng WOOll pl",y. 'Th I s Advan!ag4 ",m a_1I1~ b~ gr,;mt~ dllU1i:118

ANi:£~ Asum ltiGm fCDf#fI1lJifD ),

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1 n tfi(: A""'il!kp rgmi!Y, .mcl. ddredecli rtmll;J]b Ih'(! Il"Ir' LI~f1 III I!lf' ACacfil:rn,y dil:~~' C>ltl'l1l ~iIl Ih~ f Imll J.t*r_'" Fr.Jr i1'l!mml fJJ!lllnlllldtWJ ,:rnre; ~ dilod unlltr ht}~1 L'-~lolls ci1:I:UJml.,,[IJee:; till 1100 '~~In 719, lM:m" b~1J. if ","';J:S 1Jii~ iItlsull (lr Ili'\lwnl His ~t wor& w~c 'I ","'alilfd lit .:IS .. ,gild!"

N ~ Me Iw npoftt;d those ~rd! aDJoIIIt;!! Ihe .~k", s~~ th~ d~.

Thnse ",i'iMi ~rtgNl. 0I1l an II11ce~fm ara ·mn.:mt4!J!!cli LQ

bd. ~.' liIlmk illgnGJ ~f ..11~~~whmq f1lol(l1::i.

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4POlJRS Asm:IRII~L' di~vnoo mud (!If w!i3i IlIiW Dll~ ~11le ~~ Uhfl!!'lit!l.

Hi!; ~~c. lIlrn;.c,st~ri~ rc~anll ~mlJ'td hun !!:. di,sllrJIIWlbl~ n nd eb~Ilf,;j~l.

hc:t !:he ~Do!l WQ~k H1IIW~u p.erfmnwd '00 nlS rly,n, hlMl~ di~ged line VIl~ j]8Lurl! 00 sl!!Jidy [millt .wko.~'olSIJ:rui, 1'Ib.n!s, fuh

~ Inkl, blood. o:(]g, tmrl. ~~w~~:HEI~t~ OCIli'pMi frll() it!!l !1lii~ til olhsl'M'l~ {lJ;I(L";lU!rnI;(!I 1:1.)1 HlIirImku m [I:rclW-!!J ~n tI<lclT1JJJlI[!'edles.llli kuod! (lIf lIJDd~aill.lii wiylhll:lj!: W;U iii lbl~ fll 1I1~ rlMDi!i _ d Ute IltSl of ~m.:UII~~1'!l'

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CIi[!I Ci"lillilll.plmu whm Ilile p.revil:'lUS holder of ~~al poslrtJllr] dtes.

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~~d~ L 'to Ih~ h<licl<.. h!tlillmg [W!;!r hi III ake nn I1IcC[l.<;jmml oo.nec1[~ mark He W8B s~lghl1'y U'IIIf,t' Illan halEway Ih~~ugh wh~[l h~ 1C<Jw.ed Togarna, b14l lilt: !I'Ou!ih fEltlJ!)I iiham~ :3:'1 bdqg s@ fLlJ' nrom the tn:ml., A;I1~r alll every oIDill "U.ldl:D1l In dn~ class would be g@ing b1.!~ I,ft!nlpukim Ina. feW shorL weik.s. 'Ibl f'l"C'lli was' iUl[ 1itat~ ~t!, [0-. lh~ p;roo lflilollcs ytJ Im~ ~ll.'lJiEe:nj!l.I.{]'1re.,

His apprenlireslllip was nern'.Iy II!i 'I'lipid; Ihoueh uet ",i'll}out mcLdellL 1-& ,m.ast'eli' :8ot [jtslihi~ghl 1:11~ !l'tlLmgm~n ttl 'hill 1R'f'Jly PHlul! :md in :m ilnCliIll1lt to lum hlml:!lllt,y g,aw T:'oyJIifiIl: f;eV,Et.aJ archaic pje:~(JF!rapllL~, lo ~.rd!I;.~I~~(! liU modf!m Ho-kl:.lg1I!1~se - EII[lllJdtiolll: O'J<!-e' !Wlllmltnglll'SS one be hao. ma~G II,J! mI. Ill!! s~ 1ns~lId cd :loiBri11g bfull~ly IIl11~era~ :s,yrll~O~, Tog~rnlOl .(~uirkt!d lim; ~~"Cb[CfMi, then suddr.lulJ' .sloc;d ilOO strode [rom IJ.~ worn .. H.~~f'nurJl~ \7ile.I~ :I(te:r' d~'nner houir 'li'i-iih ;1 Iw~-hL.lnd['~d':li'C~ r·oM ~r,liIil'ml I,:g '!i!;a:!'lllelSl. ene

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mea:mJe-dl1l!! dOlv" Lhe IlWo'll from mile head

ol w]lmli.e uems was a warm ~inICE 'l"8Ji IiOOd b.jI the prilJlli:I ~'e lsawa 11he :')j'mlitul5 1J1;!lchcd ~xai:'lIr-

1b8i1tmll has always been prmx;ll)lJ£, bul lh • .d nMrI'1 slOpped! him rmm hemming IIDe uf lhe ml)St wcll·love-d people lID lit As!!tkl!l family. lAPeloorncd at C''I'I!I]' collm ii]] the l::md. To, ama's resem aDd Slndi es h.e. Yl.' made him iI fuvQril~, an d, hIS .;by \VOl h!J.\'i! gllrm bilu the all ,~r B Cilul1h~r, He b~ IrnVlflIEd Ih.Hlilgh milo),' lands, ,oi !.be Btll!!.r C'l.a~ as W Mlulh ~ K'yIliI:len. Doji. aml LQ 1m: "'icked dt'ji or RyGIro lA\ari :in!:he "Cst The Storphm. lliilctllIJl, U(J1i 1I11~ Cra.1iI~ we!.come htm. w[1l1 ,011 II ,arms. and while the- enigm1l1k Dra~n make 11."0 ,mo5!1l,'!'eS 'or friendship to· ~h~ ui1rllcling Asak.Il, 11 e Is certilli iii 1!h.at vue day he wjil.l receive aDI mviiaLi Il!I ('0 vIliilllmir glm!l Iibra,1 ~s 8\Swe.11. And llIa~ lie ~~ 'i\-"tJ,IlJd IX': kL.~ grea~~I. f.e8Jt

Illll:iiull)', To:garna. has b~oo.me rnIbwil III in :;;ome IllllililAlli l"mllble. h!rWellt.r. BecallSt III am U[1,us.u.a1 CjSOOl'~ry Qi .;md~nl dm.lJmell'l.::i b~ raearll Oto·iW! Udll!. Ta...pm'll beg;BJ] l'O r~l:arch the h15tGIJl and lineage of !lie- mrnp.I~Jlal.lj ne. ~lte w~ flnl.&IiUlIgd:Je tDXI, It bil'Cllmlil kmm:m lliat he' had lffll:lw~red 'II~ seO"e t iii IlIIrJlibWl's tnle name. H~,w·~ver. in <In Iil1do....1unaie [l1ctdi@II.~, 1'tD2~IJUI'li Origin.aJJ doruments ~ J t:rc d.cstwym b~Jl]r~ they oo:uld be 'b r(luglril [1100 CllUrt.. "rogruna IiIkes lhe de(e;;rl wHb II. ~rall] ·or salt. 'hIlWe1reJ, and althnllJgh he will DDt ,diloruss the II181lelf, he ~jmply /iJ1Iilelil eili,g:matica]ll~' and r~-;I}fJnds. "if Ill!' werk was it !Joe, wby bru, ~t been so cml{llJ1:r IUlwri'1iE!fl'i'~

'or nll'o'I', Thgm:nrli Slays ill ~.:d;G' pa~al:e. 'Inll,'t:li"ng amoo,g the Iib.mrie.!l wflh-e lsawa ,smillie SDibil. HI!' groe-I! ~rW1.u[5; v;iil:! ij! wad}" !1milt .md II q uick '01l111rnef!~ and is al,,"iy:l , IJllJJg tD spefld IJi:mE! diIDlssing hls l"avorilC! 'Work wi t~ iho.5e ,,'~hlj iil[~ wUlhl" to Ushm.

wmlOro ~Br!h;.2 WiJiIprlWer 4 WOlter: 3 P~I.ltm7 iFi:re:2

lli1lelligclll~ 5 Alr: 3

Awalie:1le8S 13 'Void: 3

Schuol, Rank: .r\.sato fleusl!in Ri:lll .5 "VaICI, Fire. Eam11, A.tr, VhOClr)

Norm:r: ~J!.

Glo1'l!': 12

AdWJlmj1ies; i Ugber P\i~ e l'·~hm]i.rJg oJ I;fenilhl.il Dqm)

Dl;gjd\utUl~4ai: .l1e.:l Repula:tkm 1{L1iIJ][jl.ie).

M.llio'lmg E.~'~ ETIlii;h.tmeiJ MII.eW.tss (Kr.!~ledge). F()r'lliddilll KmwIcd,g1l': (lb:e Greal S«r,et)

S!dU . tlB:rd t .B I) SU&i: 3,. CiIIlJlligta.phy I, 1Ilef>eIilSIl 2. Hmd-kl-&nd 3. Jbi!rbi!li~FJ] 3, .H,islO1l' 3, Inve!ilig;a1irnJ. i. K~lIll1lsu 2. [nre (The "'Gj[(1 4. Mediri.nt'! ~ ·M~it<l!.inl'l .5, :shiJrllilo 5', 'filloo'lioJrj '5

ASiku Oyt! MIS born nne hllndred ami rW'~'· I~'o l1rears ago. 1,0 a It.iT~ookef oJ the llf<1:wa [jbfafY lill Glse! Todii, 1:115 ml~ther ,died in dilldbirth, iIIlld he w~s ad-opt(!il: lrJ,oo limh small i;O:m rn.w Hity I:bfllElilifler. Ear 1~ un .he was expoliw Li;! Ihe malJ!Y ta,l~ hQ~d , 111m I be buildi.og_ !he Asakll !l'l!milng st(krie_~ III him Wfml. [1112- l'ohlmf'!i e\'ITJl lIighL

Wie ,~t:hibit~ all enraGfdloa_ry mind, .Emll oU(lE)511mtld ~.hq:Jus;mds ~-r words B dal' h",m Lh~ ~ dllBJ.1i,' tc,:dll wHhiFl 'l1le library''S C'lldkss h.dl~ BUft. dUHE! ,",as :51lli11~lhtJ'llg ooout him 1!lia1 satWefled ~he JIi.s;MI() t:;3r@~:r:!t FJe lI1ewr se~mc:d een ~l1l 11.1\ lIYs lookill!l Olllr iJre: blg)i wj'Rd'ows 1rn:1.r;iilgly, as i.f klD.OW~oo~ was. ~[ll ,mm:rgh for 111m_

'Vheu ,evm the - ,..aIm, mind gwnes a..J1d wort!

PIIJ~S began !.Q bore Mm. it 'was (]ecld~ llll!~ he !SliJtluDd h@ - eote red jpto tl:ie: rler~MII S dboo:l fit Shiro AsOlkll. Bin Ute lsawa did not p;mrnit 2 lily or (he i\!iitka. hl lI':atlfe UII~ lilir.B.ry before l'~hJ'~efll, il:ud ~,tlle Hen.shim prepared 'j) 81"1luMle him eut w,llh ~h.1! mnnb wlm dl!llwred ro d Wld s.upp]Ie. ...

Shml.ly Ilcllm he WlJIUld, !;rave fCQClvfill his g{!mpu.kliu, UJio was: bJoughl: QlIts1!k Ln~ walls o:.li ,Gfficl 'l'm.lJi ami !liVilm food <IlId II mall hI Shiil) A.'l8l:o. He amvcd there SI!\i'e.'lI'lll d~, ~aLcr <!Ud 1m=I!EIJIiI!d him elf WIth all the drnmali[ nab and ,Y.uuthfw. !.illltln]i5j~ he tIlU.1<tl iDlI!iAoer, relating b1s hent_age md !II'ighl to aucud.lIie WdlS jJwe~l.ed in-to the sooooi. ]JI!fJJaps based .mlli"il upon Illipa~on. than b.ls, 1:11000.

(h,]leI rh~ fOU.o'lililillg lIrea.rs, OJ(! (ljis,p~al"il' <1111 IIll1prerede!1lted <i\C'L1lfleU with me mystic,d 1edlliltqllel5 !.h~ H@~fin seB5e~ Q:II~n.-.d, His 1'IlJ.lld pi~ to,gelher oom;pli~aled pliyslco.!J dyJrilmLll:i mrrU wl"IuJd 'lake years ~Il gmsll- 1m fuel il orlen f<eBITl~d thii'l Ii'il W&'l beyond. Ibe C!J:m:ni I'i.c_M or $tud'y. nmtmling!he leosscm5 Ulal WlJuld 'wme lQmO.Trqw ,ur ~I wee.k 11J1~ ::\~iliSter.; whQ a~hd ",,1m. he ~ws i1is:lil';!ctI;:d b~' were often shotkeil at Ill; answerS" wflid! sJ.lI!m"i!d a dej}tlJ or kli!Oiwlet%e

lLrnilSikl.l dil.'d wI! 'k::S1l1li1! II. J1l moM-l!I1Il~ Jli'lsnD - IIn~';u:ili; Ir.QO~

as liu-Hu.!M ~ polMlli 'With ~ tiny amp "'11 his lO[]gue 1m body I;tID\-be and thin his tdtt B1IlI w.-:n! numb. hi .hi!! rernlJrd j! LDlII scribe, he!IIH id, 1l Iaii"li' U lI'k! Il.t:I rloe- mi!~: 'u.h hk ril~.dJcll ~ompitP.tl!. h~ d:nw.II. !II hii of ~ l.(",1esJi. '~ Wl.IIiIlli. Murmm !a!lo'~ tJ,~y ~&!Elndu tt!ilb Mill r~!1 U!!.be ,lIJl)Irilid.. R'e n~~W(lke.

The f<imI u~lIl wllh ~MllIIlI":iIl~'>I .I.! ~ ~\'JIh!be moqDLl11i1ifuibfe d'llSfrl! ill ~ whal e~l')'thm k Anythjng un wre.d er LIrlknIlWIl tp Lbrl ~ [;:; • ~W rrimtr~f 10 III:' leSJI:li.!. J' !/I111pi}Vi'e> Jole !lS~W[ 1111:' 'TN of :m I:lJ n' '5Sll)I' to ~t~i:gllh!l (I.'h.lf~·rA t~ ;m)1hJ:n, new, HlI~n ,

rf.ln.asa:kn"s koo ..... 1 'AI flr

t!b.eb~l.!gI1ll: t~ SItI'11Uflii an illIlm:naJl~ rrrn'lc for all rolli ill\' log Medkhl"!. Pol l'I, HC'robal mod ruJ I,;l~,e: 'mal m'l!Jl .. in~ strnn~ ~"elit.:; EiQtl ndorm,aUOh. BUying 'aIIlQ tn My skin tdill. R411J.N.! Ih~ ~1R'.IliliLl;!.lr !l'f IllN Cha:rirter P [ L

""aSTOR; kn'5U'TAIkD

117 ..... ".

"I Porms

K1't!i1il 'Th.iItll WIillIiD lrrut>.>llJlJjng blk: ~~ [It Il~rth.. h. ~~ 1lbJJd. In~ le-arllro tv walk ~ t~r bd~f' l'iis pe~.ooilid (f.~1 l'ri'hRi 1htlm ~ VllI1l' liail!~g, Iili1 lu,lJ,IIJc wa:; IIHl'Icke4 ~ biip_jl~ .rno .slb.usJnwed ills family. Th~ iJIIfl"I1l,ds plalV:i>iHi ~'" nIl3!

I h It~~hllld;); niOl'IllJi' ilfid gn!JIil~ ~~ ~ I ~I:rl! j''QU!lg boDy to.4 Jabo.re.: M all oiIpprtIlI!Oi1 .. Th~ YUI!ITlg "i:llb h.:J,d Iill:hcrid~c ,In !!In~ 'Tl:u.tsI ut 1he IItlJdt be ~ (firth the c<;pJnr:s IIr ~Dt'l~. riM!!!, !,.\'i\l!it h~ "I¥ti fuum1. Id!V"~alllk!m:

arnJW1 a blflck(!!~ !lIlIe ilJ

rubllk. Thof lillsu IlI'hQ Immi!l him Sill' !:hey Wler.~ ~!~ by lM':9f;I.i.L'it ~J Il fue.iil~ .1I1l11.m'il1Lil!d Mas~ \!,~

~gtl}i eyes ~~~Il of ~nllii1es {lr wlsclJmi. 1iId!k1l !ilk~rJ' to ~ iiafil!.l kn Hnty.IJ, imrt'!cr:lIII~I;'. iIfiIl pl;ford m ~i:r eat~.

WIllen bll W¥ ~pt~ inr~ th I:: s.mi:>DI of Il'oo 'Ioljlru, Iht WillI-on~ limr JI:iJIr.:i Dill ~ bmd ~ aJ-rirnng ~1I1~y f6[ the ~I nr

..f'u:~:, in~ :alltlliWtIi lin!! KLu::u ~loo;;'I JI,~ t~!W!!!lt; to do, murili mom[h_Wl, Mar .3!JI ~tflnill.l]J!ril; II~ soon

.1!7i,1Iol 10 JlIroomn~1ID'l as [l1I~ "r tli~m Q!J d.~~rllll' dliJJ:::w.~.

In Iihi!1 EmplJI!.

fur 'bel'~nrn that wWJeb n SLIL'lt'!(mt or lIis expeti~llC!i! shGyld m.\i¢ achie\l';d.

liNh'i1:l1I bereached the fClurt1l raak gf ITaJllblg, tim Fw;_hih~J be,g<hn 'to bike II more ronterm~ look at his p:~ogrf!§,~~'hOlllil'l!Y~'i1oi.m!ed ilt firsllo Ire' a ~mIPL\fjrn 01 his r.1ldiu~ in~L':n~rt. one [hell YI',(l[JM 'W.Qrk ~LJI. anee IT~f sUJd le~ ll>Cil!ilmC tliUlClll1 .I;!!rll)u.l!:lri ~llll:llj!llT·e hiS [I] II lIlLJeFl[jQ:n. UOW rijght~lj;d i.BJll:m.

He Will, deve!l!lping tum qu ['ekl~'. l\c fusIJgm~ had f1iO r ,U.m~ I}{ ~eJiIlrolll~ far this; They dld 1]0t kn'IJ,wwha! w;Jul'd happen LIl a ptfSffil wh:g

ll!aTkI!!d I.h!lP.dh or Man .Premal!JfC~Y.U"O"fO ..... as rJlll cO!J:lpkfely r~ a d,y. Or Ih~ umd ~[in"!l or h1s ellll.tghlenllIuml. I]q1 absl11u!dy ronlrotleciL !hut the ~~.!jC~ I t ~olll.d b~ "\\"()oflle tb a u a [I~' ,or lhll [II ~Ilecl. 1'ludr WJ,lj.Mtt WII:\i 8imJl~I::,

OJ't!1 V!'IJ§ dJaWfl 0111 1][ hk !i.!ludj~~. an'1Q d~rned aoee:ss '10 further Imi!lwl\!d!;! oJ the P,tlLfil li~!n 'h~ bad thiLe ro 1I(;t:JffirllilJi.e hUn wl1a~ b~ wall b~mifl!j, HCWDS <l!S~II00 [[I&t~.at'l llJ Ihe 11J~r#lfMw. whll:'r~ hI!: would iil!ma.ln LlT!I'!il !jj~' Yi!i!re ~BSmllil. L1imL .he W::Ill rfj~' DU thenan :lt~ll.

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Whal ~hLlY d'id Ilol Lnn ~(J er was [Jy(i'~ IlTle!mlnlluaJ ~bl1I1;J til collatll' In IOJllil.alioll ,JOd make Je\!Ipi or l~g.it.. Ol.'tt th.e Ile.:n 'IWO det'ades. as h I.TJilUlllled atlilil!l ln ,,"[IIcliar!.O! wah lh~ wlsbi d qr III 0 ftSilPI M~I;leTofi. his ~h~nsdmtli. ml'lde- ~n.-dIljJllS 'b~~wr:(!ofI learned 1iruth~ .iJn.<i perW!ved fr.ti.'4lTI el. Th[oughollt be 1;\'31 [lever caUed b !:k. ~o the HensDin, School; whellu~r b!.lca~~ line Mast!![\'; had {orgoUe:n il.htl! hi!ll!, Clr wert' !'\l'O:IdI:o.g hlm he Will nev,~ sure.

Finally, uul~' igeilu:1l ,YlUifil beDorco lll!' "!!.'o'Lllkl b~w j'Odl'l.rn lh~ ASllkn I1lllrnb I,gJ[dimg ID '~e l.ihmiilJlS he wa!l born .among, he mad.e a. ~Co'liDl d&sro .... 'ery. llN! .linal ~~ of the Pa.th '\\'3S ol.'tly au, 'i.!laboration !If whiJl h .. ,~ mme be.r(l]\~ ill! 'dlftllitaL and thus Ii'll..lmg was nbl uqi.l!lrOO ~ amtE:''C 1"1, Lle h~ m a IJOlgcd ttl g'fiI' ~nmeLhilil!ol never ber~:re kElmm - h_;e b.ad 'sllppp,d' 11110 nhl! 1IlC'.x1 'lilllllll of Irninillg with.rl1.'l1 1.I1~ ~neftl or a 06ieD5C1-

'Iew vistas or C{!IlIJl[eh8n~lOIl epeacd !.lip la' ru..m like ,[I blldd:illg f1uv;<er om th.e tim d.Ia). or :5~IJlg. He was col~lptelely ,a1J!i'u~ of lIllm~.n, hi'. b~ji. ami lUc ,a:n:o:ilJ\lS :splrn Ml.IUn. OyrJ' km\ h.Wnsclr III br. Iha! spliril, Ihal the sh~1l ihar h.o'u~d It was notidl'lg mOJe tIwl a vessel rnII)'UI g il

d'QW[J Lhll P.3'1lh - Ill .... : _

\,Vhlll 1i\l.!l;3 he :s.tri'lfili,g .fln~ 'M1ul g;reB1 s-~mt phgued b.ls sJllird, ~ t:hill, it bll!gge:d Iv. rl'!lea!it? An'!l ODes !twas [~leo!I!ifd!, wherE! WlIllld. it go1 T11l!Sf and II thousand Gtlif r quStloll5 Jonnc.d it maalslreai wilhul hlIn •• iIi! dRIve him to a poillt wIle:rc hI:! m~lD'lzcd tllill insomity vmS bui ,EI ;;:irtr,le 'Lnm.l.,gh! ~W8y_

RetJ;lfl1ll1.~ w:th:e ShiIll :;aIrlo. he b~r~ Lbe:

Cl)~]i!ir i.h-' Maslm. •• Jc wi d.n~ mlJlEf i hom :!I.l1 a n.1IIWer 10 ",1131 h~ was i>eWllliJlJ[,t. \"i,bal lIDey lUld done tn him ...

Thel' ~u:difJd him [(IT ~al.l1l hOUl:'i btroril mf'~ thctJ horrtb'l ~ mlsta.l«l. 11my !lad ~l1ib.::d him, thl!! i1.1i'!lilS to ron/I.l0Ut em b.15 DWIl willlo1l1 lhc goidallOO 'be wmlld need [£J ,remain tin ,the prO:~i: Path.. Oyo bad 5:tnyed til hI5 maturn'IJoo.. Wilmleri[J ~ Iii rr iJlIo ~h I\! CU[iIilIIIrtl:d o.n·"k11l [l;!l! My(!JJ.d. 1l1t? ba.d, ~Il.)' pr<e8ll.fi'l~d ih.n he \vookl ~~I be ablE! Lil ronLiXlUf hi;'l, willlk mllhnuL Ihen

'lbizy weN WroDg.

~ Oyo hBS bewrll.l! 11 le~un tn dUe! Mm; ler:s Ulat lbtY would spend mt nexl !hirty }UI'S oorret1i1lli,g.. ~il m;!d:bLiv~ inmceif alii! lI:Jte.iiJ.Sj\'ll splritua.l r'Cff1l.YS ~Ilto his ~ij)\~1 were only l:n~ b~ginn1rlg oilhe torment ]11: mUercd while the r

at1e.mp'~fll ~o clmw him bam (Into tile P-ath.8l;' the time his &piriL was reS(Uecl, iL had dmnl!:ul beyond Ferogniliulli. IDJu w~ no lunger th@ maa the 11mbl kl:tew.

I:le was disk.n1gb!.. allld paiJlccJ, Onoe of bJ$ eyes had §Iln~' starl w~ and lIe Sp~1Jt ~l1Ure "VoEI~S; ~I,'w&.rlog from ,hr: lemr~iing Ihillgs he biad seen beyond. MOUIJfnll:i or darily only i;~ I .... cr en his sl.a1:",. lor lhi.",)· lIIo'l.m~ 'IlI"ilrn be spo e Df 11le r LJlwc. UI! ,I:rimoo {hil!l he ho. seea illlBjle5 of .<1 th1!.e whetll Ilhc d<l!lIs W{IU k! '!\lag,: war, upoo orne a[l~th~r. wbcfI 1ll1i" Datk Oni" wootldrelurl1 t~1 il:ijJJl!~ the Empire :!Uitl wile 1:1 a darkness would S\veep lIl.e IB1Id. karilll iI great \'!lid iii] ills w:lke.

For almoSI ,IITIe b.umlred ~'~aJ¥, the fushrhar and thc~r mfr.;;! lT~ed as.sis1~nl.s gll1dE\d 0;(0 J.own 111 Pa lh, wniC[O!.:lS~~ i1rl1l~re:~~l1il! hlll Imnted natlllre, Ifill ''1'i!i35 Lbeir i~l!a~est rnliWie. but OO1.Jilcl pnwt to, 00 Ih.~lr JD.();~t vahrable 1lS.,>ei as w"II. If ihey mold guide him past the: lxI'!:lIIdar,Y. lrltlil the he.B1'e.ns, thell n wiYUId prDV1: that lhen was bo.P~ filr ~ren!he mf:l'S'l diildra,ct.E!ci !i{J 111

O~eI' !:Ill:: yNirS. ~ fElf.iilhlin.lliii gll.'I:"W more CQb.eJenl. and he ~lJlQke 1~ atllJ Tess 01 WMl b.~ '!tad. S~im_ WIlI.her he had lo:rgmHen iL or refu,'ledl '10 rda1e il!, none kllew_ His pr~Mlic. glimpses bcC<!Il1.e fewer an d less fr!:q.1J,enf, and u was rvc:!D"t~ ~l~' de{iermi:ud li.htill I.h~y wen: lXIoolll1iJrJg less dJislflnlll§ If Ili!~rt: "'ap~i.l!Ig" a pi\l'offil mf:Hnemill Drne.

1WQ year, a,go, he e51:&jled.

Now hf wUMen the ((IlIDtn'sid~e Df Ro:lwgnn, iLl!NIli:l'lifIg beWi'e£!1l die present and POIl1.lli ilWy 1]I~m.m~ a1lii::ml or lllm5lllt The II.ens'hill se:m::h. r"Orhitl], trying 1(1 bring !hw fiils.t sh~~ home. arliOliJ of ".m>lG 'I'lill h<llJjlzI:Il ,II I hI!! cattib.es. up to 1m "is:kl118.. Tb 'lullm' Df his pasil:ilm all r:,he Pau.. - I.IlaE he is dlUlgerolI.sl}, near idS end. 'Fbis i8 the Inoo"l. ~1U.il::aI p4:1ln1 Qf ~i~ dWll'eI~Jpm~lJt aM if I~ 'I1I'l!fie l.GsliIl agam tllls:,L'l'ose ~o dlmill'. who Qluld glIll?$.5i iii the rcsrn1t7

Asaib QJllJ slwnbles lbfl.lIilJt.h lhe Elnpjre. wB!lIDing to· an)'[}:Re whll ",JlI, Ilst'en.:

'Da IJQ~ ,Il'1J,s! rll.e ASM(I! H'e me fIa! .relIo!y_'"

ANa~ Kn'QJ'TAJIkO 'Cec.rIDl.llUJili Ffu IJbilit}' (111t!I lite

tiding (ru:!or in Dl.alli· I) [he: [memO$! t-. 1110 Lb

W:}', Mid II m&d~ flJill'I.CI'OUS. Ilfillu,,;Jiloos til th!l

kll~wi ~"iII!" '!!CIII:! !;~l1cni~ r;mI~

Thlko b~'ed in aJllIrrOlltmg probl['lJlll will rFJ[tt, aud 'w:~roy1IQ1 nh<;~des nlill!r lh.::w ~ ~S~'W",,![pJd Ih~ Ml' probh::m~ 1o!i1lD 1111' ~n;em)\. ~ \Wul~ ~.t1h JIlI~ til\! wsol~'oo hy kllll]lg thrm !ill, liIild [bI!ll 1I_{1d~ lite Kit:su ~Oi 1in1e1IV:l:ll!;; J r ~1s !III I(gtiku. oth!~ amrwer mtldi'5&'li;fy btm.. \!1'hLm Iw rrlltlredi rmm Lif.: &per~ 1!i',n.I[re., be ~ fil¥itcd I~l Invcl In ~b;: ~_IId", :mel 11~ !he ftex1 MMkroIFiJ;·

Thoro ;J~be-cl.. ami r,D ro1~~ from I:fu; .dutieS to.

llJ e UWI elM i\lili.Q~~ h'l: died tI l'boerti:ll, h Lt bNrI 'w.Iiil \Iol.i.h i.be ~u. IiIJPd hl dt~"tiJ&in1! rr sri] r!JUIttI ,!UR~ both d~1lS.

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