The Proving of Champions, Chapter 1
In which figuratively everyone tells Fleta she's not ready for the Proving of Champions, and she refuses to listen.
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Fleta is fast—inhumanly fast. In a world that worships gifted champions, her speed earns her a place in the Proving: a sacred hunt where heroes are forged, broken, or devoured.
In which figuratively everyone tells Fleta she's not ready for the Proving of Champions, and she refuses to listen.
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In which Fleta fights sorcerers, argues with a sword, and decides who she is going to be.
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Portal fantasy Godzilla / Predator mashup. Fleta the super-fast monk girl, Alexei the 100-soul warrior, telepathic mushrooms, and others are stranded in a jungle with a giant monster that digests and absorbs powers.
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In which Fleta and the tarasque fight to the death.
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In which the Sum of all Sins hunts the warriors of the Marble Halls, Fleta wields the weeping falchion, and the weeping falchion begins to wield her.
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In which Alexei and Welkris have a rematch, of sorts. The camp prepares for the worst, and underestimates it.
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In which the camp discusses how to defeat the tarasque with a mushroom, and Alexei finally delivers a sword.
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In which Alexei begins to realize exactly what he has lost along with 87 souls, and fights to preserve his remaining souls while he rescues Fleta's delegation.
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In which the disciples from the Marble Halls attempt to negotiate with the humanoid fungi known as The Colonies, and Fleta has flashbacks to her first harrowing days in the Jungle.
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In which Daralis insults Fleta, and Alexei decides that sparring will not break his promise to avoid dueling.
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In which Alexei & Fleta attempt to open the Gate, an ancient mushroom confuses Alexei, and our heroes encounter true sorcery.
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In which we uncover the origins of the tarasque and Fleta begins to think that hiding is not the solution.
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In which two psychically gifted individuals fight over a tent, and everyone but Alexei tries to forget the tarasque and hope for the best.
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In which we discover the extent of Alexei's dying, the tarasque is more than it appears, and Fleta has a pretty good day.
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In which most people do not die, but Alexei begins to die a lot.
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