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Vitio squeezed his eyes shut to restrain tears. He was going to send his daughter into war. “Deploy south.”
Lilu, or her commanding the travolters?(old)
The latter.(new)
A pod of massive whales neared the ship, the upper halves of their bodies exposed above water. Atop the head whale stood an indestructible woman, her grand staff Marigium in hand. It seemed not even the sea could claim Gray Whale.
I’m sorry?
WHAT THE F&*K?!?!(old)
Whales, and the run of the mill Gray Whale badassery.(new)
The Heir to the Sky-Skimmers
Yama?(old)
Yuh. Or maybe nuh.(new)
I will say the war’s climax is quickly approaching.
Illipsia has achieved what she needs to do the job. Now she will do it. Then the cimax will hit.
Yama had spent the past weeks speculating on the identity of the Adren Assassin who had infiltrated Phesaw years ago according to her mother.
Wait. It must have been an Adren assassin that attacked in the Dev kingdom.
As the traveler neared the village, his qualities became more distinctive. Her jaw dropped. She only knew him by association, for she had never talked to him. She couldn’t even remember his name, though it was on the tip of her tongue. He was young … sixteen, perhaps. His long hair was tied in a red bun atop his head, like a flame atop a torch. He wore ragged, holey clothes, his tunic a dirty tan but stained so badly it had yellowed. And he wore no shoes. A scabbard clung to his hip while a marvelous bow and quiver of arrows were crisscrossed on his back. As he neared, she could even
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Simon? DA ARELIGIOUS HELL?
Most had dismissed him as nothing more than a young fan, as he was typically seen drooling over the skills of one of her fellow Jestivan, Bryson LeAnce.
Simon?(old)
Yup.(new)
The boy stopped on the other side of the road. Now that she knew what he was, she no longer saw a weak child with delusions of splendor to become a Jestivan … She saw a strong young man hidden beneath the frayed clothes. His arms and legs were toned, his jaw well defined for his age. His freckles seemed like an erroneous mistake of his genetics when plastered against such angled cheekbones. He had also sprouted several inches since she’d last seen him. His gaze fell on her, and there was nothing pleasant about it. No longer did he possess that naïve disposition of an innocuous child. He didn’t
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Simon.(old)
The heir is not Yama.(new)
Ulna Malen in Crisis
YAY!(old)
HAHAHA yeah.(new)
She closed her umbrella and pointed it down at the giant as he reached up with another hand to grab the rest of her body. His current grip was tightening, and she felt her leg muscles starting to give out. If she didn’t finish this within the next five seconds, he’d break every bone in her leg. She did a bit of complex multi-weaving, creating two colliding gravitational forces at once. Both forces hit the giant on opposing sides of his body, essentially sandwiching him between two invisible boulders. He roared, relinquishing the strength of his grip. This mammoth of a man, an edifice of muscle
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This is the insane amazingness called Rhyparia.
Nobody told him Rhyparia was a god.
That aint her.(old)
Well, she's as much of a god as the originators but yeah.(new)
There was no sky―only a falling moon.
Okay, I lied. She is just as much of agod as gale thrasher, tide drifter, and such.
If that’s what one Jestivan is like, I don’t want to meet the rest of them.”
You’ll laugh at Agnos for half a second then when you hear his achievements you’ll think Rhyparia is just as human as him.(old)
Well said.(new)
As he watched the descending moon, he muttered a prayer.
I take it back. RHYPARIA IS A GOD.(old)
A bit late, young me.(new)
This was beyond any fairy tales, legends, or myths. The Of Five couldn’t compete with this, and he couldn’t help but think the Originators would have been equally hopeless. The closest comparison, in terms of raw skill, he could think of was the tale of Gatal Accus, First of Five. He’d apparently summoned an unknown rank of Bozani by the name of Magnifica, who proceeded to redirect an incoming meteorite.
Yup. Rhyparia is more than those.
“I don’t think she was going to ever honor that part. She’ll die with them.”
I hope not. She is amazing.(old)
but she does.(new)
“Agnos would die if he knew we were in a place this important,” Vuilni said.
He has been further than you ever will be.
“Kadlest was our general a long time ago.
Okay, not royal.
“So, he’s a priest of Primmish descent?” Vuilni said. “That doesn’t make sense,” Olivia said. “Agnos was friends with Toono at a young age. They lived in an orphanage in the Archaic Kingdom when Kadlest entered the picture.” “It’s likely Kadlest took him under her wing and converted him,” Fane said. “One thing is certain. She lied about where she had met him.”
No. He is her-
“Whatever. It doesn’t concern us,” he said, sprinting across the roof toward another building.
It kind of does because it is a good part of your winning the war.(old)
And the destruction of Rhyparia.(new)
The locks clicked. She fell back on her bum and nearly whimpered in relief. But there was no time. A small latch swung open, revealing a lever. She pulled it, and the platform below her sunk.
Illipsia will retrieve the body of the real one he will raise.
She ended up in a crude, small cavern much different than the rest of the catacombs. It had been dug up by Tazama and Mendac long ago.
Wait- is Tazama Toono's mother? i don't think so.
It slowed, and the sharp bangs became dull thuds, Toono and Tazama appearing frazzled. It was a tiny teleplatform only big enough to support two people, but made with the purpose of only holding one: Mendac.
Oh. That’s how they’d get through with trickery. TOONO IS A GENIUS.(old)
They will get into the light realm without ayone noticing.(new)
Like always, bandage wrapped Toono’s temple. When anyone spoke of the Rogue Demon, the first descriptor used was always this. There were several theories, a wound being the most common. But others had started to speculate about a tattoo or some kind of insignia.
2 symbols.
Illipsia’s eyes widened as she regarded what he carried over his shoulder. “Is that him?”
The corpse of who he will raise. I forgot exactly how this went down.
She regarded the body slung over his shoulder, wrapped in bandages from head to toe. Despite the sheer size of the cadaver, he carried it with ease.
And that is weird.(old)
It's bandaged to hide its true nature.(new)
“Well, we don’t even know if three of them are dead or alive,”
No, we know, just you don’t. Two are alive.(old)
YUP.(new)
“Not really,” Gala said, making her way to the next door. “Still have to bring my king back to life.”
Nope.
“It’s what they call the people of a specific tribe from my town. We are experts in archery, and many archers of the Intelian military are sent to our village to refine their craft—only the most promising, though. My elders don’t accept average talents.” Bryson’s eyes widened. “That must have been where Simon had gone. He told me he went to the rainforest.”
Nope, Simon is speed.
“Evacuate the entire eastern half of Dunami.”
This is where this book goes from inhumanly amazing to perfect.
The only way anyone should have been able to teleport into the Intel Kingdom should have been from Phesaw, the Passion, Archaic, or Spirit Kingdoms.
Remember Illipsia?
“I may not be a Jestivan, but I am a royal head,” Vitio said. “Since Shelly was born, I’ve lived my life fearful of death. There are no excuses now. My girls have blossomed into two successful young women, and one has made me a grandfather. I’ve done my job.” He looked down at Bryson with somber yet peaceful eyes. “Now you do yours.”
Will...will Vitio be the sacrifice?(old)
No, dumbarse. Also a great character arc conclusion. Also no.(new)
He lifted the candle, exposing a pale face and sleek black hair. “Name’s Flen. Welcome to Dunami Palace.”
Oh. Fucking. Fuck.(old)
Yeah, I agree.(new)
“I don’t know how we’re supposed to stop them,” Agnos said. “We’d need a hundred seashockers just to hurt one of those Powish ships.”
TRA-INFIX-VOLTER!
He stepped forward, dropping his sword in awe. The two rotating leviathans were now smoldering in flame, their entire framework split in half as both sides tilted into the mostly frozen river. “What the hell did that?!” Agnos bellowed, his crew roaring in approval. There had been no warning.
LILU AND THE TRAVOLTERSSSSS!!! (clapping)
How many Stillians were on Agnos’s crew? Surely, one person was not responsible for all of this ice—even the spires seemed too rapid and numerous.
WRONG.
As Himitsu read Toono’s dream, his face drained of color. He feared it and knew the entire world should, too.
I wonder exactly. Raise his father?
“You care about innocents?” Bryson asked. “Of course.” Vitio scoffed, but Toono and the two ladies turned, heading back in the direction they came.
He's doing things for his own reasons. He does not want anyone who isn't in his way dead.
He closed his mouth and recovered his wits. “If you know you’re going to die, then why even do this? It’s over.” Bryson’s breaths came easier as Toono’s grip weakened. Then, the demon … smiled? “You don’t understand, Bryson. There was really only one of two options for the tenth sacrifice all along. It was either you …” He paused, tears now spilling out of him as he reached up toward his head. “Or me.” A cluster of sparks emitted from his fingers—the fingers of an Archain man—and burned the bandage.
He is Intelian and Primmish. T1. what a perfect reveal.
A scar on his forehead that read: T1.
Ohh!!!
But also WHAT THE FUCK? TEST 1? I am....bewildered.(old)
Toono is the smartest character. He wins. How often does that happen?(new)
Shelly. Lilu. Delilah. I love all three of you. I suppose this coward couldn’t run forever.
I love how, though thi moment is very sad, there is running theme among the deaths of the protagonists. They don't get words. Vitio says this in his head. He was interrupted mid sentence.
Another woman stepped into view … Kadlest. Only now, she didn’t hold the Oracle’s body. As the casket began to glow, Bryson panicked, tears spilling from his eyes.
Oh, it's much worse than the oracle.
Mendac LeAnce was alive again.
…(old)
The world viewed her as a sidekick when, in reality, she’d been the catalyst to the entire operation. Without her, none of this would have happened. Kadlest
Yup.
I don’t know why, but Kadlest loved that man and she wants him back.
And she has gotten what she wished for.(old)
Though her son is dead.(new)
Ophala could do nothing but sit at her desk and stare at a bottle of brandy, an empty glass in her hand as she pretended there was liquor in it. She dared not actually drink anything in case Phelos came under attack.
That is the sign of tragedy.
This sorrow came from within, rooted in betrayal. Years of hard work and life-threatening missions had just amounted to nothing. This hadn’t been the plan. After Mendac’s rebirth, Toono and Kadlest were supposed to capture, torture, and expose him.
Kadlest lied to Toono. He would avenge her, but she didn't wabt that. She is the genius behind the genius.
The boy grabbed a napkin and wiped the cheese from his eyes, ignoring the rest of his face. He then reached out, flipped a page in his book, picked up his fork, and continued to read.
I love young Agnos.
Apparently, there are other reasons for my physical abilities, but she never says much.”
Menfuc Leance.(old)
Duh.(new)
“First of all, I think you can,” Neeko said. “Secondly, this language is nothing like those you saw in my personal collection, which are written in dialects not just before our timeline, but long before that, too.” Toono’s eyebrows climbed his forehead at that revelation. How long ago was he talking about? A twinkle burst from Neeko’s eyes. “Languages older than the Thunder Queen herself—a woman you’ll come to learn a little bit about by reading this.” He pushed the book across the desk. “But, just in case you can’t actually read it, I present to you your first gift.” He removed his circular
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Wow. Earth?
