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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 Marvin inherits a ramshackle cabin, toxic potatoes, awful neighbors, and a hidden room.
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In which my youngest son spins a yarn about mysterious creatures coming out of magical gates.
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Deep Thoughts from R'lyeh, with thanks to Jack Handy and Cthulhu.
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In which the drowning sailor hears a parable about the consequences of oath breaking before he decides whether to swear an oath to unknown forces.
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In which a girl runs into a man with a red cloak and has a riddle contest without understanding the stakes.
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In which a drowning sailor gets a temporary reprieve and an other-worldly story.
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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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