The Dragon's Champion by Sam Ferguson

Author:Sam Ferguson [Ferguson, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Sword & Sorcery, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult, Epic, Literature & Fiction
ISBN: 1484826663
Amazon: B00CHYK4C6
Goodreads: 18245519
Published: 2013-04-22T23:00:00+00:00

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“Read page four hundred and ninety-seven, third paragraph down,” Al instructed.

Erik wearily flipped through the pages. He had been reading for hours already and his vision was beginning to blur. When he found the page, he traced the words with his finger until he found the third paragraph. He began reading to himself.

“Read it aloud,” Al said.

Erik sighed. “Page four hundred and ninety-seven, third paragraph: In the days of Nagar the Black and Tu’luh the Red a great and powerful magic was discovered. The words of this magic are written in a magical book entitled Nagar’s Secret, and can not be repeated in any other book. Know only that the magic contained in Nagar’s Secret has the power to transform all life into dark and sinister servants of the underworld. Tu’luh and Nagar the Black used this power in an attempt to control the Middle Kingdom. Many lives were lost, and many dragons turned from the ways of the Ancients and became vile demons and beasts, devouring the land and every living thing.”

“Skip to the first paragraph of the following page,” Al Interrupted.

“The great Battle of Hamath Valley was the final chapter in Tu’luh and Nagar’s reign of darkness. The Ancients, with the help of the armies and wizards of men, were able to turn back the tides of darkness using the magic of Allun’rha. Nagar and Tu’luh were slain at Hamath, and during the winter following that battle, the Ancients hunted the rest of the dark army that had swept across the land like a plague.” Erik looked up to Al, who was pacing back and forth in front of him with his hands clasped behind his back and his head aimed at the red rug on the floor.

“Go on, I didn’t tell you to stop,” Al insisted.

Erik looked back to the book and continued. “After the dark army was destroyed, the Ancients took Nagar’s Secret back to a secret temple in the mountains. They tried to destroy it, but the magic that had created it prevented its destruction. Worse than this, over time the Ancients realized that the magic within Nagar’s Secret called out to them, and wormed into their minds with its dark powers. Several more of the Ancients were twisted by the book and had to be slain in order to keep the magic from being loosed again.

“After many years living under the fear of the book’s dark magic, Hiasyntar’Kulai, the Father of the Ancients, understood what had to be done. He had come to understand that the book’s magic did not reach out to the minds of men the same as it called to the minds of dragons. He knew that men would have to guard the book, as it could not be destroyed and dragons could fall victim to its charms. He selected from among the human kind a man of great integrity, a man of strength, character, and an unyielding sense of duty and honor, to become the Keeper of Secrets.”

“You can stop there for a second,” Al said.

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