The Proving of Champions, Chapter 19
In which Alexei and Welkris have a rematch, of sorts. The camp prepares for the worst, and underestimates it.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 18
In which the camp discusses how to defeat the tarasque with a mushroom, and Alexei finally delivers a sword.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 17
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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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 16
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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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 15
In which Daralis insults Fleta, and Alexei decides that sparring will not break his promise to avoid dueling.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 14
In which Alexei & Fleta attempt to open the Gate, an ancient mushroom confuses Alexei, and our heroes encounter true sorcery.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 13
In which we uncover the origins of the tarasque and Fleta begins to think that hiding is not the solution.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 12
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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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 11
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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The Proving of Champions: Chapter 10
In which most people do not die, but Alexei begins to die a lot.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 9
In which Fleta decides to run blindly into multiple traps.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 8
In which Fleta loses the last of her companions, and Alexei has a new voice in his head.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 7
In which Fleta faces the tarasque in a storm, and Alexei burns through a few souls trying to catch up to her.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 6
In which Fleta takes lessons from Shaw and Alexei is not overly worried about having died.
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The Proving of Champions, Chapter 5
In which Fleta, Alexei, and the camp face an arboreal stampede of enormous chimera.
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