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Chapter 7 Arrival "Name and rank, I can tell that's military gear so don't try and deny it." The large black man in a hodgepodge of military and local clothes holding the gun pointing at Sean's head said. Sean tried to make no...
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Chapter 6 Awakening With a groan Sean once again awakened to a burning pain, this time on his forearm for some nice variety, and a pounding headache as usual. Sitting upright Sean glanced around and saw Arutha lying on the ground a few...
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Chapter 4 Mission The first thing that Sean Turner felt upon regaining consciousness was a sharp pain in his shoulder. The second thing he felt was a dull throbbing pain in his skull. Finally he felt a rising nausea and turned his...
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Chapter 5 Voyage The sun shone down on a small clearing in the middle of an otherwise dark jungle. Seated in this clearing were three creatures. Ranging from seven to eight feet tall the tall bipedal golden furred creatures were...
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An Ex-soldier in a strange new land... Chapter 12 Morning After Sean woke with a start when he heard the pounding on the door. Rolling over, he slipped off the...
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Chapter 3 Council As Sean neared the clearing he caught glimpse of the village Arutha was taking him to. After almost an hour of walking in silence and watching each other warily they had now gotten to where they were now....
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Chapter 1 Intro With wind streaming through his hair, Sean Turner piloted his 39 foot Sea Ray yacht out of port Ensenada Mexico. Clearing the harbor, he slowly increased speed until he was cruising at twenty knots. heading...
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Chapter 11 Potential Ramifications A flapping of wings alerted Jonesy to the fact that the target was arriving, just as the sun was moving past its zenith. Jonesy was in the Territory of Karthra, and he was here to kill the Dragon Lord...
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Chapter 10 Revelations "Hold him down, quickly, you get the legs and I'll get the arms. Jonesy, hold his head, make sure he doesn't hurt his neck!", Fiona shouted as she held down Sean's arms. Arutha was holding down his legs and Jonesy...
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Chapter 9 Friendship 3 days later... "How is he?" Jonesy asked quietly standing at the foot of the bed which held the unconscious figure of Sean, stripped to the waist and with a chest tube to prevent the lung collapsing. ...
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Chapter 8 Darkness Time seemed to slow down as the tip of the javelin penetrated Sean's side. He felt a tug and sharp pain as it sliced through flesh and muscle, smashing through bone. As the imparted momentum swung him around , he felt...
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An Ex-soldier in a strange and distant land Across the Rift Chapter 13 Ghosts of Past The Dragon Lord Kathragon, ruler of the territory of Karthra, and eighth most magically powerful dragon lord slowly limped down the dimly lit...