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			<title>Ela Meda</title>
			<description>The road into the capital was wider than Reinhardt remembered. Stone walls stood twice as tall as they should have, flanked by guard towers with cannons mounted on swiveling rails. The cannons were new&amp;#2013266048;&quot;strange cylindrical things made of brass and blacksteel, with glowing blue cores. Ele..</description>
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			<title>Fires in the Night</title>
			<description>The moon hung low, veiled by wisps of cloud that drifted lazily over the pale night sky. The caravan wagons had long since circled for the evening, forming a protective barrier against the wilderness. Crackling fires lit the center of the camp in soft gold, casting long shadows across tents and cart..</description>
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			<title>Icilee</title>
			<description>The world swayed, and Reinhardt stirred.He blinked groggily as golden morning light filtered through a swaying curtain of rough canvas. The low creak of wood beneath him mixed with the rhythmic clatter of hooves on stone. Straw poked at his back. For a moment, he couldn&amp;rsquo;t remember how he had..</description>
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			<title>Revival</title>
			<description>Darkness.That was the first thing Reinhardt remembered. A black so deep it didn&amp;rsquo;t just blind&amp;#2013266048;&quot;it swallowed. Soundless. Timeless. Thoughtless.And then, fire.A sharp heat surged through his veins like lightning cracking through frozen earth. His fingers twitched, barely percept..</description>
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			<title>Leaving Paradise V2</title>
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			<title>Darkness Before Dawn</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Days came and went as the group ofriders and Reinhardt traveled towards Ela Meda. Overall the trip wascomfortable, slowly growing warmer as they crawled further south. Isolde hasassured him that they only had a few days of travel left, and..</description>
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			<title>The Winds</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ithad been a long and silent ride from the Valley of Peace. Emperor Astraeus returnedto Nivged shortly after leaving the collapsed prison that they discovered thethief at. Since that time he hadn&amp;rsquo;t spoke..</description>
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			<title>Dominate</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Begthwas a massive city. Treasa had been there on a handful of diplomatic missions,but it still amazed her every time. This visit was very different from theothers. Since arriving she&amp;rsquo;d managed to smuggl..</description>
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			<title>Agony</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ciarabrushed some dirt of Gabrielle as she helped him up off the ground. Havingfinished their lunch each thought it was a good idea to get some training inbefore their shift that evening. The training yard had..</description>
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			<title>Ambush</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Herhorse shook it&amp;rsquo;s head as it rode, brushing away flies that refused to leave himalone. Antana glanced over her shoulder once again to make sure Cylon hadn&amp;rsquo;t managed to wiggle his way out of hisro..</description>
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			<title>Unbalanced</title>
			<description>Pain tore through Tyror as hefell to the floor screaming. His guards ran toward him in a hurry, surroundinghim from any possible attack. The room was spinning wildly as he tried toregain his focus. A lone soldier burst through the door, his personal guardparting before her. Her white overcoa..</description>
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			<title>The Guardian</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It was another boring day. Gabriellewalked casually down the gaudy palace hallway, almost lost in thought. Monthshad passed since his return from Fatir and his last assignment as a Dionadiarof the Ard Ri. His job was simple, pr..</description>
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			<title>The Ice Maiden</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; It smelled of vomit and beer in the old town bar. Everynight most of the peasants came and drank their worries away. There was nobetter place to find cheap drink and w****s. At least it wasn&amp;rsquo;t watched byauthorities. Nobod..</description>
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			<title>Murder</title>
			<description>Story about a killer on the loose working against a husband and wife. Ones a soldier, and the others...something. After many deaths a few failed attempts the killer goes after the main characters while they are having sex. While hiding in the closet he's spotted by the soldier and is gunned down bef..</description>
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			<title>Darkness Before Dawn</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Dayscame and went as the group of riders and Reinhardt traveled towards Ela Meda.Overall the trip was comfortable, slowly growing warmer as they crawled furthersouth. Isolde has assured him that they only had a few days of travel lef..</description>
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			<title>Fires in the Night</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Thescent of smoke filled the air as fires burnt through the canopies of many ofthe caravan&amp;rsquo;s wagons. People were still screaming as riders on horseback rodethem down, silver blades flashing against the darkness of night. It&amp;nbsp;didn't&amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<title>Council</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;After leavingthe site of their momentary confrontation the soldiers appeared less concernedwith Reinhardt being near his host. It surprised him how little these soldierscared now that they had been soothed. He would have assumed that a few of them..</description>
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			<title>Brigand</title>
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			<title>Battle of Fatir</title>
			<description>The Blood Reapers of the Netherhold rain death down onto the Fare Tilwin Reath. In the final moments of battle an unforeseen ally arrives, but is it enough?</description>
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			<title>Thoughts of the Forgotten</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Ithas been an eternity since I have seen the light. The watchers trapped me here,between the worlds I ruled. Time doesn&amp;rsquo;t exists in this place, an eternity ofnothing. My hunger grows with each passing moment, my need to devour ..</description>
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			<title>Icilee</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Sudden warmth snappedReinhardt out of a cold sleep. Every muscle in his stomach contracted andlifted him from his comfortable resting place. Eyes still blurry from sleeping,he couldn't make out anything any details around him.&amp;nbsp;&amp;..</description>
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			<title>Unleashed</title>
			<description>Another night had arrived as Treasa and her&amp;nbsp;assessor&amp;nbsp;made camp to rest till the sun came up. In the two weeks since they began traveling together she had yet to learn the pudgy mans name.&amp;nbsp;Despite&amp;nbsp;asking several times, he made it clear that steps must be taken to remain profession..</description>
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			<title>Escape</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The pain was excruciating. Lemine&amp;rsquo;slegs felt like they were on fire. His legs collapsed and he fell into thenearby hallway wall. He had been fighting his way back into the chamber Farohad been trapped in. Deep within his mind he knew it was hopel..</description>
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			<title>Massacre</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; A cold breeze forced the fire to dim as it battled against the night air. Two of the roaming guards who had been patrolling the outskirts of the temple had completed another circuit and neared the warmth of the camp. This would be the last night of their rotation out at t..</description>
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			<title>Briefing</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;When the nock on her doorfinally came, Treasa was already dressed and ready to leave. Sade had stoppedby to inform her that Master Tyrour had changed his mind and accepted herrequest to alter her uniform. Knowing what she wanted to c..</description>
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			<title>Dilemma</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Slowly crossing the room towards them, Master Tyrour removed the delicately decorated robes he had been wearing. To Treasa&amp;rsquo;s surprise the man wore only a simple brown tunic and an even plainer pair of trousers. With all of his money and power she had the impression that his..</description>
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			<title>Deja Vu</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Days turned into years, and before long Treasa had celebrated her fourth anniversary at the temple. A few months away from being a teenager, the still young girl was nearing the time of her assessment. During her training she had come to enjoy her lessons, and her time with her D..</description>
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			<title>Anniversary </title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Waking up from a deep sleep Treasa shook off some pain in her back. It had been almost a years since she had first arrived at the temple. Even though she was only nine years old now there was a vast difference between the two ages. Having grown a few inches taller, Treasa fit her..</description>
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			<title>Diatorn</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;A gentle breeze rolled through the courtyard as the Diatorn took control of the recruits. One by one they walked into the large group and took two of the awaiting men. By the time Treasa there as nobody left for her to be partnered with. Feeling like an outcast, she followed the ..</description>
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			<title>The Great War</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;An hour had passed before Siped returned to the courtyard. Panting hard from the exertion of fighting, Treasa hadn't been able to break through the defense of the well trained man. All of her strikes had been deflected with almost no damage done to his wooden replica sword. Only ..</description>
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			<title>Recruits</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;A hard knock at the door startled her from her sleep. The abrupt movement forced her jaw to crack, sending waves of pain up her face. Taking a moment to overcome the nausea of moving so fast, she steadied herself on a nearby chair. Touching something soft she looked over and saw ..</description>
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			<title>Fare Tilwin Reath</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Treasa woke laying in a bed covered with a thin sheet. The thick air was hot and humid. Her body was covered with a shiny layer of sweat. The windows were covered by bars and the door was made of a solid metal. Even though she had never seen anything like it in her life it was cl..</description>
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			<title>Daydream</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The sun was shinning brightly over a small field outside a simple country man's house. Wind gently swayed the nearby trees and the nearby stream trickled happily as it rolled by the estate. In the field a young girl sat under a lone tree, playing with a fallen fruit.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<title>Revival</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The sun had set on the upon the Valley of Peace by the time Lemine and Faro arrived. Not sure what the exact time was they hurried along the edge of a stone path through the moonlight. Twigs snapped under their feet softly as they ran. A cold breeze sent a chill through t..</description>
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			<title>Leaving Paradise</title>
			<description>Life and Death battle endlessly for the lives of every living creature on the planet. This story follows the accounts a dark warrior and his struggle to end the wars plaguing the planet.</description>
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			<title>Rise of the Reaper</title>
			<description>The young Treasa leads her life trapped by the very people who took everyone she loved from her. Moving through the ranks of the Fare Tilwin Reath, she fights to gain respect and a desire to live.</description>
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			<title>Epilogue</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Silence rested inside the darkness as a lifeless body lay trapped within a tomb of ice. Within his final resting place the soul of a lonely warrior clung to the hope that someday something would release him. It had been over one hundred years since the elementalist allianc..</description>
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			<title>Legacy</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Dirtcrunched underneath Reinhardt's feet as he impacted the ground. Bloodwas freely running from every spot touched by the strange tattoo'snow covering his body. It was a clear sign that he was dying, and itwouldn't take long before the overuse of his powers would kill hi..</description>
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			<title>Pursuit</title>
			<description>	Firesstill burned throughout the city of Nivged as Reinhardt searched forRoas. The battle that raged outside the walls had ended. An eeriesilence befell the night as people mourned the death of so manyinnocent people. A once beautiful Nivged was now charred and toppled.It would have been ..</description>
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			<title>Awakening</title>
			<description>	Gravel began crushing under the monumental weight of the dragon as it began to shift its weight. Steam puffed from the beast's nose and mouth, echoing it's deep breaths. Reinhardt could see scales beginning to flex across the beast as it's lungs filled with air. He couldn't think of a greater way t..</description>
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			<title>Reign of Fire</title>
			<description>	The heat from the fires were outstanding. Buildings all around Reinhardt had already begun crumbling under the intense heat. Reaching out with his power he tried to take control of the dragon's fire but soon realized that, he couldn't turn this beasts attack back on itself. Knowing that he didn't h..</description>
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			<title>Death From Above</title>
			<description>	Calmly and confidently Master Astreaus made his way past what was left of the four winds. One by one his observed each of his apprentices. His disgust shown on his face without hindrance. Notus had only managed to kill himself, and Boreas. As his silver eyes locked in on Reinhardt he gave a pleasan..</description>
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			<title>The Four Winds</title>
			<description>	&amp;ldquo;It's been a while.&amp;rdquo; Notus eyed Reinhardt suspiciously as they began to circle each other. Zephyrus and his other two brothers watched from where they stood, staying out of the fight. Notus wanted Reinhardt to himself.	&amp;ldquo;I have to say that I feel honored. You managed to track me do..</description>
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			<title>Into the Frey</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Pulling back on the reigns of his horse, Reinhardt came to a stop at the top of a steep hill. Roas brought her horse to a stop beside him and the rest of their force arrived behind them. With a mixture of almost four hundred thieves, thugs, and other criminals, he was surprised ..</description>
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			<title>March</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; With a collective effort all of the earth elementalists in army reached out and removed the heavy rock roof that had concealed them. Sunlight cascaded down onto the camp as Reinhardt and Roas left his temporary room. Covering her eyes, Roas pushed Reinhardt's shoulder pla..</description>
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			<title>Control</title>
			<description>	A strong hit of sweat filled the air as Reinhardt made his way slowly back to his living quarters. The war council had finally finished and the plan for the attack was set. Though he had done he had done very little in the actual planning of the assault, he had been given a decisive role in how it ..</description>
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			<title>War Council</title>
			<description>	Reinhardt covered his eyes as the ground parted in front of him. The long walk from the cavern inside the whirlpool took, what seemed to him, some considerable time. Finally back above ground he looked around to get his bearings. Nothing around him was familiar. Wherever the strange events inside t..</description>
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			<title>Silence of the Void</title>
			<description>	Waking in a daze, Reinhardt tried opening his eyes. Still fuzzy from almost drowning he had to fight to see much of anything, instead he relied on his sense of touch. The dirt under his hands left long streaks as he moved to get up. Everything around him was strangely dry, even his clothes didn't h..</description>
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			<title>Into the Vortex</title>
			<description>	Reinhardtstruggled to push his way through a small animaltrail hidden within the forest.Momentssuch as these made Reinhardt dislike his size, small spaces didn'tlike him. Ashe traveled further easttowards the coastline the elevation declined. Increased temperatureand humidity preven..</description>
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			<title>Allies</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Reinhardtwalked in silence, following the assorted group of elementalists through aforest. The small leader directed them into the trees only a short time afterleaving their improvised sparing ground. She seemed worried about being trackedso the..</description>
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