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Morgoran and Ianthill joined in behind Dorenn.

“As do we,” Morgoran said. “Can’t you see you cannot win this fight, Toborne?”

For a brief moment, Dorenn felt like Morgoran and Ianthill were working with Toborne, but when Rennon and Deylia stepped forward, the feeling was gone.

“There will be no illusions this time, Toborne,” Dorenn said. “I will give you a chance to surrender and turn yourself into us. Together we can defeat the Oracle. There is no need to go any further.”

Hatred burned in Toborne’s eyes. “It is you who should surrender to me. When the Oracle regains his strength, there will be nowhere for you to hide.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Dorenn saw Deylia make some sort of gesture. Tatrice, in a flash of blades, cut down Bannon. Free from his illusion, she ran toward Dorenn and his party. Dorenn watched in horror as Toborne put her down with a spell. Bren, who had been ready to pounce, took the opportunity to attack. He made his way to Toborne and thrust his dragon claw and dragon fang at Toborne, but the wizard repelled him backward before his sword blow fell.

“Pathetic!” he said. “You are all pathetic.” He laid into Bren with a plume of blackfire. Morgoran leaped into action, followed by Ianthill and Lady Shey. Gondrial also began to draw essence. Vesperin and Fayne went to help Tatrice and Bren.

The battle had not been joined long before hoards of skeletons poured into the streets, attracted by the blatant use of essence. Dorenn unsheathed
Dranmalin
and began cutting down the skeletons, aware that it was only a matter of time before another titan or worse appeared.

It was Veric who gained the upper hand. He stepped into the shadows and appeared behind Toborne in one fluid move. His daggers cut through Toborne in a devastating backstab. The evil man fell to his knees, where Veric rounded his daggers at his throat and pulled back with incredible force. Toborne’s head rolled forward onto the ground. He was dead. Dorenn could see Toborne’s essence leave the body it occupied. A moment later, it was moving toward him. His first instinct was to run. Toborne was trying to enter his body like he did with Drakkius. Dorenn didn’t get far when he felt Toborne’s whole essence, not just an essence shard, enter him.

“Eveyone get to me!” Morgoran cried. “Hold hands or touch one another so I can get us all out of here.” Dorenn regained his composure and stubbled toward Morgoran. Three titan skeletons appeared in the streets, heading straight for them. Dorenn was the last to get to the group. Tatrice, Bren, Deylia, and Kimala were all on the ground wounded. Seandara fired arrows up to the point where Dorenn joined the group. As soon as he touched Morgoran, they were at the docks where the ships were waiting. They carried the wounded aboard one of the ships with Vesperin and Fayne, and the rest, including Dorenn boarded the other ship.

Sanmir conjured a stiff wind in the sails of each ship, and the vessels sped across the water and, after a time, through the Pillars of Sanguineous.

Dorenn was shaking his head. The pain of having Toborne’s essence within him went to his head. Toborne was trying to take over his body.

“I saw what you did, Toborne,” Morgoran said. “I know you took Dorenn’s body. When we get to Draegodor, I will have you.”

Dorenn’s mind was cloudy, but he knew he was still himself. “No, Morgoran, I’m not letting Toborne take me.”

“Dorenn? How can that be?”

“Drakkius consented to be Toborne. I have not.”

“That doesn’t matter. Toborne’s essence is strong enough to take you by force.”

“No,” Dorenn said, “it isn’t.”

“That a boy!” Ianthill said. “Fight him.”

Dorenn strengthened his mind. “I absorbed all the essence in the Hall of Ancients. I can absorb you!” He concentrated on the essence within him, and he heard a scream in his mind as Toborne’s essence joined with his own. Dorenn grabbed ahold of the ship’s railing. His eyes glowed with power and his body felt like it would explode. Then the resistance was gone. All that was left of Toborne was now part of Dorenn Adair.

Deep below the Sacred Land, Golvashala stirred with unrest. He felt the demise of Toborne. He also felt the power of Dorenn. His seer mind looked to the future, a future that was evolving, changing. He needed to find a weakness so he might defeat this new threat to his plans. He found the task difficult. He had thought the woman, Tatrice, was the key. When Toborne had brought her before him, he saw her as the weakness. He had instructed Toborne to kill her in front of Dorenn, a task his minion had failed to do, but no matter. The Oracle knew the woman, Tatrice, was no longer the weakness he once considered her to be. Dorenn seemed to no longer care about her as the love of his life. Then the Oracle’s mind focused on Seandara. There! Feelings stirred within Dorenn for her. He had yet to fall for her competely, but there was still time. Golvashala continued his healing ritual. Aye, there was still time!

The End of Book 3

Redemption of the Sacred Land

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Glossary

Adracoria
- Southernmost Trigothian kingdom. Ruled by the Adrac family.

Ageanna
- God, creator of drakes and dragonkind.

Amadace
-
Red dragon in which Bren serves as First Knight.

Amalease Stone
- Stone used to gain entry into the gates of Draegodor. It is located on Mount Urieus.

Amar
- Race of high men from Lux Amarou. First creation of Fawlsbane Vex.

Anisport
-
Largest port city of Denogia, across the Great Sea.

Arasyth/Sythia
- Trigothian kingdom between Adracoria and Ardenia, Host to the Great Sythian Forest. Ruled by the Arasyth family.

Ardenia
- Northernmost Trigothian kingdom. Ruled by the Arden family.

Arillian Elves
- High elves from the Isle of Arill. They migrated to the isle of Arillia at the end of the first age after their forests became grasslands and the area now known as Ishrak had become cursed. They are the fairest of elves and most elegant.

Are’dune
- Race of men who can trace their origins to Lux Amarou and the Amar but are not considered truly high men.

Ascendic Root
- A potent root made into a tea and drank. It relieves pain depending on the dose. Higher dose causes euphoria. Weak tea relieves the minor pain of headaches, etc., while strong tea relieves severe pain.

Bannon, Ezra-
A powerful mindwielder and ally to Toborne. Also the reeve of Briarwick, Adracoria.

Basillian
- One of the
great port cities in the kingdom of Symboria. Basillain is located in Northern Symboria, south of Seabrey. Due to disputes and treaties, Basillain is the port city in the north for trade with Adracoria. Seabrey is the northern port city for trade with both Ardenia and Sythia.

Bittering Tea
- A strong brew made from the grinding of the bittering bean. It has a distinct aroma and is usually consumed in the morning as a stimulant.

Bren
- Dragon knight from Draegodor. First Knight of Amadace.

Brendlewyre
- See Theosus Fiderea.

Broodlord
- Common name given to a dragon knight with high ranking. (A brood is a family of something. A broodlord would be a high member of a family or lord of the brood.)

Brynna
-
An Arillian, elf maiden, healer. She is the eldest daughter of Erinthill, and Ianthill’s niece. She resides on the Isle of Doom (Rugania).

By’temog
-
The largest city of Ishrak, it was once the kingdom’s capital city. It fell into ruins after the curse of General Sythril. The general is rumored to currently be trapped as a ghost there, lurking among the ruins.

Chamber of Ancients
-
An ancient room in the citadel of Rugania (the Isle of Doom) where youthful wielders take part in magical trials. It is also a place to cure essence sickness if necessary.

Darovan
- Island continent southwest of the tip of Adracoria where some of the elves of old migrated. Home to the Siladil and Noradil elves.

Delanora/Delanorasylva
- Dragon-speak name for Shadesilver.

Dellah
- Inn mistress of the Tiger’s Head Inn in Brookhaven, Symboria. Mother to Dorenn Adair.

Denosia
- Mysterious kingdom on the continent across the Great Ocean.

Deylia
-
A young Trigothian woman who befriends Rennon in the capital of city of Trigoth.

Dorenn Adair
- Innkeeper’s son from the village of Brookhaven in Southeastern Symboria. Son of Lourn and Dellah Adair.

Draegodor
(
Dray-go-door
)
- The city of red. Home of the dragons not in exile nestled deep in the Jagged Mountains.

Dragon Claw
- Parrying sword (dagger) of a dragon knight. Not actually a dragon claw but made of metal.

Dragon Fang
- Sword of a dragon knight. Not actually a dragon fang but made of metal.

Dragon Knight
- Men, elves, dwarves, and scarovs who have chosen, or have been chosen by the dragons, to serve as knight protectors of the dragon realm.

Drakkius
- Symbolic leader of Abaddonia.

Dramyd
(
Draw-mid
)
- Winged creature created from drake eggs. Designed to kill, they do the bidding of Drasmyd Duil and Toborne.

Dranmalin
- An ancient sword forged by dragons. Its name literally means dragon hammer in ancient dragon-speak. It magically binds to its owner. It is currently Dorenn Adair’s sword after leaving Signal Hill.

Drasmyd Duil
(
Draws-mid Do-ill
)
- Shapeshifters. They are cunning and deadly. They usually lead packs of Dramyds. They are also known as Shadow Lurkers. They answer to Toborne.