Two dozen elves set out from Leklorall, the capital of East Reach. After an ambush at sea only a handful survived, of those only two reached the far shores of the great sea. Their names were Seth and Galan and they sided with Great Kingdom during the Battle of Quashan', helping to defend the valley city with skills and speeds no living man had ever seen before. But success on the battlefield could not undo the past. Elves and men are mortal enemies, as it has been since the Great War when the elves of Under-Earth sought to enslave all the peoples of Ruin Mist. Now even as Seth attempts to sway Great Kingdom's leaders to stop the coming darkness, there are few who will truly listen--and even fewer who can look beyond the treachery of days past.

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Elves once ruled the world of Anon. But Elves have vanished without leaving a trace of where they went or what happened to them. Now is the time of man. In the rubble of the elves, he finds the magic they left behind. An arms race between the kingdoms of man developed. The first to understand and control the Elven magic will rule the world. It has been 10 years since the Great War with the Kingdom of Emos. Now Emos is back on the attack, using and wielding more magic than ever before. Queen Bellfourth's spies have informed her that Emos has discovered an ancient Elven Citadel; the source of their magic. She launches a daring plan to destroy the citadel. Her plan calls for an elite force to travel to Emos, locate the citadel and destroy it. She decided to lead the mission herself for personal reasons, But the mission will not stand a chance if the three kingdoms don't unite and attack Emos. Given the bad history between the kingdoms, she wonders if a alliance is possible.

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