[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Biography
[Book] - Purple


[Title] - West of Trinsic Vol.II
[Author] - Salvius

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Book I

The
Seven
Questions

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"Son," said the
monk, "I sense that
there is great evil
about you, and yet
great good at the same
time. Tell me, how

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can I trust you?"

I handed him my
sword.

"Good," he said. "No
true villian would give
a perfect stranger his

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only means of
defense. Here. Have
it back. Now, why
have you come here?"

I told him my story
from the beginning,
concluding with this

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question: "What
weapon is capable of
such a task? What
weapon can destroy
pure evil?"

"How do you destroy
something evil?" he

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asked.

"With something good,"
I answered.

"What is the greatest
good?"

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"Love."

"Where is love to be
found?"

"In the deepest pits,
the most horrible
dungeons, the highest

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mountains, and the
most beautiful plains."
"What does the
highest form of love
come from?"

"The most trying
situations, and the

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toughest barriers."

"Where are the most
trying situations, the
toughest barriers, the
greatest good, and the
worst evil?"

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"My heart."

"How can your heart
be opened?"

"Complete rest of
mind."

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"Where is the most
peaceful and
undisturbed place in
Sosaria?"

"Sondolix, the Ice
Beyond the Sea."

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"Go in peace, my son."

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Book II
The
Road
to
Victory

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I stepped off the
ship onto the icy
tundra. I paid the
captain his fee, and he
sailed off. Looking out
over the icy plain, I
wondered what could

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possibly be there that
would benefit my
quest. I made my
camp on a hill by the
sea, and sat down to
achieve total
relaxation.
For five days, I

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neither slept nor ate,
and then finally I
realized something.
The only total peace of
mind is acheived
through death, and
next to that, sleep. So,
with that in mind, I

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ate my supper and
went to bed. That
night, I dreamed of an
ice cave somewhere on
the island where I
would find the tools I
needed to kill the
daemon.

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It took me a week to
search the island, but
on the northern tip, I
found an ice cave, and
inside were two
things. One was a
sword, literally
glowing with magic,

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and the other a shield,
made of solid gold. It
woo was sparkling.
I found a hermit
who agreed to take me
back to the mainland
for 'a small fee.' That
'small fee' was the

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equivalent of a round
trip to Nujel'm, all
expenses paid. But
Filia was worth it.
It took me a week
to reach the abandoned
manor. Once inside, I
yelled.

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I have returned to
strike thee dead, pond
scum!"

I have never seen
anything attack
that fast. He sprang
up from below,

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casting a huge pillar of
fire at me. I thought
for sure I was dead,
and then, my shield
moved itself to block
the spell. He
screamed with rage,
and, drawing his

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sword, rushed
straight for me. It
was then that I
realized what my
sword and shield
were made of. They
were made of pure
love and good!

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My shield blocked
his first blow, and I
struck him on the
head with my sword.
It cleaved his evil
helmet in two. He
screamed and lunged
at me. I stepped aside,

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and as he passed, I
drove my sword into
his side. I was not
even hindered by his
armour. He yelled,
keeled over, and died.
I pulled my sword out
and put it in my

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sheath. I was ready to
return.

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Book III
Doom
and
Hope

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I arrived at my
house two weeks
later. I noticed a tomb
stone out front with
my father's name on
it. My brother was
sitting on the front

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porch. The minute he
saw me, he ran down
the stairs to me.

"Is it really you?"

"Aye, Jacob, 'tis me"

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"Thou hast changed,
Elden. Did you kill
it?"

"Aye. Where is she?"
I asked eagerly.

"Well, she came back,

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telling us what had
happened. After a
month, we gave you up
for lost. She went
off to Bucaneer's Den
to mourn. Father died
three weeks later..."

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Before he could
finish, I was off to
Bucaneer's Den.
I leaped on to the
dock and ran to the
address she had left
me. I knocked on the
door.

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"No! It can't be!
Elden?"

She jumped into
my arms, but didn't
kiss me. Suddenly, I
jumped back. Her
beautiful hair had been

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dyed purple. She had
on full bone armour,
and was carrying a
bloody axe.

"Elden, ye must meet
my fiance', Lord
Mors."

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Dread Lord Mors
stepped out from the
shadows. He reeked
of blood, and had a
sneer on his face.

"So you're the fake
who says he killed the

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Lord of All Evil. HA!
If you did, where's
his head?"

"He was made of fire.
He didn't have one."

"Sure..."

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"Mors, honey, don't,"
Filia begged.

Too late. He drew
his heavy crossbow,
but before he could
fire, he was lying on
the floor bleeding, my

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sword in his heart. I
left her there crying
over his body.

Today I live in a
house on a tiny island
in Yew bay,
surrounded by the one

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thing that never hurt
me - the sea. I gave my
sword and shield to
the monk. I see Filia
every now and then,
everytime, she is
dressed and looks
better. Last time, she

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was wearing her old
outfit. My life is
doomed to be lived out
in sorrow on this
island. For Filia
Fluminis, however,
there is still Hope.

Another addition to my library! Thank you for posting these!!

I think thren will fancy this one!

I went to your 'finish the story' link... am saddened that my namesake did not live up to the Standard proscribed by the SSSs. (Secret Society of Snowys) I will send a message to the Grand Snowy, and have the miscreant renamed to something more suitable.. like Tarpit.....