1-002, 'Creating An Illusion'

The speeder eased to a stop outside the opened entrance of an ancient blue marble wall.  This pearl-white auto-car sat motionless, hovering just above the pavement, a subdued humming noise coming from its motor, opaque windows keeping secret any mysteries hidden within.

From a cloudless sky, the heat of the morning sun pressed upon the day.  Steam from a late-night shower rose from pavement bricks and surrounding stones, vanishing as a mist in the summer air.  Shrubs and trees in surrounding gardens dripped with a welcome deluge of the night, while little harvester ants scurried about, busy at their duties, as sunlight reflected off glistening water droplets, creating an illusion of a world filled with sparkling diamonds.

A loud click! followed by the low whir of servos disturbed the silence.  As if rudely awakened from a pleasant slumber, a covey of mourning doves rose from secluded perches.  As they noisily flew overhead, a door opened in the side of the auto-car, slowly sliding back along an inner rail, revealing a shadowy figure hiding in the cool darkness of the idling machine.

Slowly, a hand reached out, grabbing the roof rail, followed by a foot coming to rest on the pavement.  Laboriously, like someone ancient, weighed down with burdens beyond their years, a woman emerged from the shadowy depths.  With a grunt, she stood.  How strange it would have been for an observer, for this woman did not look ancient.  She was young and stunningly beautiful. . .

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Destiny's Road 1-001, 1-002, 1-003, 1-004, 1-005, 1-006, 1-007, 1-008, 1-009,

1-010, 1-011, 1-012, 1-013, 1-014, 1-015, 1-016, 1-017, 1-018, 1-019, 1-020,

1-021, 1-022, 1-023, 1-024 & 1-025

Of Councils Great and Small 2-026, 2-027, 2-028, 2-029, 2-030, 2-031, 

2-032, 2-033, 2-034, 2-035, 2-036, 2-037, 2-038, 2-039, 2-040, 2-041, 2-042, 
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Legend's Heroes 3-051, 3-052, 3-053, 3-054, 3-055, 3-056, 3-057, 3-058,

3-059, 3-060, 3-061, 3-062, 3-063, 3-064, 3-065, 3-066, 3-067, 3-068, 3-069,

3-070, 3-071, 3-072, 3-073, 3-074 & 3-075

Forges of Hell 4-076, 4-077, 4-078, 4-079, 4-080, 4-081, 4-082, 4-083, 4-084,
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4-096, 4-097, 4-098, 4-099 & 4-100

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