Kodai, part 1

Awakening, part 1

Awakening, part 2

Awakening, part 3

Kodai, part 2

Mana guide

Hunt, part 1

Hunt, part 2

Duel before the stove, part 1

Duel before the stove, part 2

&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Shiva P.O.V&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;The wind blew around me as I stood at the edge of the cliff, overlooking the ancient runes that stood high above the sea of clouds.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Who knew such dangerous ruins could hold such a beautiful sight.&#x201D; I stared at the ruins from above.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Didn&#x2019;t the elder tell you that this area was prohibited, Shiva?&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;Drat, I can&#x2019;t even look at the ruins without someone stopping me from even leaving the village.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;This is the first time I actually managed to step near this place.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;At least let me enjoy the view.&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;So you are the one who is going to drag me back home huh, &#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;Se&#xE1;n?&#x201D; My friend stayed silent as he stood beside me.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Who said anything about dragging you back home? I&#x2019;m here to help you explore.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Wait what?&#x201D; I turned to look at my friend as he jumped off the cliff and into the clouds below.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Last one down has to do the dishes for a month!&#x201D; I could hear him from all the way here as he swung towards the ruins.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Hey, that&#x2019;s cheating!&#x201D; I immediately jumped after him, diving after him and catching another pair of rope he had attached for me.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;The wind blew around me as I ascended toward the ruins. I had finally managed to make it without anyone stopping me for once.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Heh, looks like you have to do the dishes for a month.&#x201D; Se&#xE1;n was smirking as we walked up several stairs and onto a main platform.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Shouldn&#x2019;t you be the one to clean the dishes? It&#x2019;s only fair since you cheated!&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp; He laughed before stating that he never said it would be a fair race.&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;I rolled my eyes, but couldn&#x2019;t help but smile at his witty response. &#x201C;I&#x2019;ll get you back for this later. For now, let&#x27;s finally explore this place.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;We searched several rooms, finding the occasional fallen pillar and strange engravings&#x26;nbsp; on the walls. After a while, we came across a room with overgrown plants. Their petals glowing brightly.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;T-That&#x2019;s impossible.&#x201D; Se&#xE1;n stood near one of the walls, observing a flower as it changed back and forth from a dark purple to a midnight blue.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Wait, what do you mean by impossible? The fact that the plants are glowing, changing color for a split second, or that nothing here makes sense. Plants should not be doing&#x2026; This!&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Have you ever heard of the plant named Kodai?&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;em style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;...You really dodged my question huh, but Kodai? Where have I heard that name before? I remember seeing it in one of Gramp&#x27;s books. That&#x2019;s it!&#x3C;/em&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;The Kodai represented the ancients while flourishing over a decillion years ago.&#x201D;&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Now look around you and tell me what you see.&#x201D; I listened to what Se&#xE1;n said and took a closer look at the plants around me.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;How can this be? These were Kodai. A plant that went extinct during the million year war!&#x26;nbsp;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Shiva, I have a terrible feeling something is about to happen&#x2014;&#x201D; The room dimmed as the Kodai&#x2019;s light vanished.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;You just had to jinx it, huh?&#x201D; Several roots started to grow a neon green, illuminating the hallway ahead of us.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;Although the roots started to glow, I couldn&#x2019;t care less. The most bizarre thing was that the Kodai had vanished completely, leaving no trace of them ever being there in the first place.&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;span style=&#x22;color: rgb(32, 33, 36);&#x22;&#x3E;&#x201C;Shiva, stay close to me at all times.&#x201D;&#x3C;/span&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

&#x3C;p&#x3E;Reawakening in an unknown location left only with the knowledge of his name, Lloyd must embark on an adventure to figure out his past and discover the new world. However this is not his only challenge. Underneath the peace and prosperity of this world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything in its path. Questioning his role and reason for awakening Lloyd must face this threat while protecting his newfound friends and loved ones.&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;&#x3C;br&#x3E;&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;Author&#x27;s note:&#x3C;/p&#x3E;&#x3C;p&#x3E;School is pain....&#x3C;/p&#x3E;

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