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"The Shadowbane" I sticked the dagger deep inside the monstrous abomination, the thing shrieked with fear and soon…it was lifeless. “Panting” I was tired, not from the fight, but the loss of my magical abilities from the resurrection rune. I used all my power from the rune to kill the thing. I collapsed on the floor, and suddenly a bright light came from the abomination. “UGH!!” Soon the light faded away and all I saw was a strange ancient tome on the floor. “Huh what’s this…?” I picked up the book, it depicted a strange unknown skull on the cover. I opened the book to find strange writings inside it. “The hell! This doesn’t make sense at all!” Strange, this wasn’t normal writing, not even sindarin writing, I don’t even think that the great Lebrante would be able to decipher this tome. Nonetheless I decided to head for South Window, this book was ancient, and I couldn’t let it fall into the wrong hands. “Hmm…it’s getting dark, I should make camp for now.” I prepared some firewood and my tent, I just hope the herbs I’ve bought from Ryube village will keep the monsters away. I took a good look at the ancient book, I still couldn’t make sense of it. Although I found something else, a note hidden in the back of the tome. “Hm? What’s this a note?” I opened the crumbled piece of paper, I found a shocking discovery that my stepfather’s writing is on this note! “HUH!? This is my father’s writing!” The note reads: Dear son, if you are reading this, then it means that I have met an ultimately death, you must have destroyed the abomination if your reading this, and that is why that I have put you through all that training back in Harmonia. I am proud of you my son, and this note should help you destroy Neclord, I’m sure you know how to cast the sealing spell I’ve taught you. But there is one more thing you need. In the cave of the wind, the star dragon sword is there, although you should know that it is not meant for you to use, but there is another thing that is there for you to use. Long ago before you were born, your real father is Kain Marley, your mother died in childbirth, and I’m sad to say that Kain also died too from Neclord. But he gave me this note and the ancient book you have in your hand. The book reads about the ancient dagger of the Marley family, “The Shadowbane”. The Shadowbane has a portion of the Star Dragon Swords’ power, and it should be enough to destroy Neclord, but without the real Star dragon Sword, you still don’t have enough power to kill Neclord. The Shadowbane is found in the cave of the wind, and you probably have to fight the sword first before you’ll be able to get the Shadowbane. Good luck my son, and my the gods protect you. Your father,
“…” I was speechless, but I have a job to do. My next assignment is to find the Shadowbane. Although it won’t be an easy task, I should head for South Window to prepare my equipment, I hope I have enough potch… I looked through my moneybag… “5000 potch should do…let’s hit the hay…” I laid my head on the sleeping bag pillows, I wish I could sleep in a real bed… Tonight I dream of my old hometown…I didn’t know its name, nor it’s place. But in this dream I was a 13-year-old kid, I was walking with my stepfather Gorion to the Great Library, Gorion was running fast for an old man and I always have to catch up with him with the small legs of mine. He always has these meetings with the library master Tethtoril, and I always have to wait by the fountain. Suddenly a black crow flew toward me, sitting on the pedestal, staring at me with those black eyes of his. “Shoo, Shoo” I said, it still stand there, staring at me with those black, evil eyes. Suddenly Tethtoril the library master ran out of the Great Library shouting “Your son will be the death of you!” Then ran off into the Harmonium fields. “Lets go son” Gorion said, then the black crow stared at me, and surprisingly said. “You…WILL…LEARN!” “AAAHHHHHHHH!!!” I awake with sweat covering my face, a strange dream, very strange, it was morning and my destination is now South Window. I put on my bonnet and the dark trenchcoat on, and hid my dagger inside the coat. I was still pondering about the dream. And if it was only I, I would only tell the others it was just a crazy dream…
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