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“The First of Firsts.”

When Mordal had walked far enough, stopping a few yards in
front of Xonox, his aides and personal guards, as well as his sons, fell to one
knee. Mordal looked at Xonox with a cold stare. The former king of the House of
Vancrew knew what was expected. As he knelt to one knee with his hand over his
chest, he thought of all he had lost and how he would regain it. The men behind
Xonox mimicked their master.

“Hail Mordal, The First of Firsts.”

    - End-

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kenan Hillard grew up on X-Men comic books,
Mad Max movies and Final Fantasy video games. It’s no wonder his love of a good
story led him to try his hand at writing. In his roaming 20’s his creative mind
led him to pursue design degrees in Architecture from Washington University and
The Georgia Institute of Technology. In between designing he continued to read
X-Men comic books, watch Mad Max movies, play Fallout games (had to replace
Final Fantasy) and most importantly write. Follow him on twitter @collectivekh.