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Welcome back everybody, to the 
Minecraft Short Stories podcast.

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This is episode 85 and it's the 
first episode of 2026 because 

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I'm recording this on January 
1st. 

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And in this episode, I will be 
telling a listener story by 

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Srebekwian. 
Thank you for submitting it. 

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Very good. 
I'm happy I get to read it on 

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Anyways, without further ado, 
let's get right into the story. 

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The Purple Totem Part 1 by Sir 
Requien. 

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Brahimir scratched his beard as 
rain pattered on the roof of his

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bedroom in the castle. 
Of all the Knights that 

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arraigned across the Kingdom of 
Vastia, this was the most 

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fitting of Knights. 
For this Knights was when King 

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Brahilir's brother Riginif 
Vastia was assassinated. 

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He was the King's only sibling 
and head peacemaker of the 

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states of Vastia. 
Without him, tensions would 

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arise across the Kingdom and 
across the other nations in 

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league with Vastia. 
Not to mention he was Brahimir's

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uncle. 
Rahimir stood up and paced the 

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floor. 
It was troublesome news that 

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Reginif was killed not only 
because of new problems Vastia 

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would face, but also because it 
might mean someone wanted to end

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the royal line of Trafastia, the
kingdom's first king. 

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The situation often happened in 
previous attempts to destroy 

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Vastia's first line of kings, 
illen unsuspecting victim of the

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line, then focus everyone on his
murder and pick off the rest of 

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the line quietly, making people 
assume that the victims were 

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simply missing, only to find out
the truth before it was too 

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late. 
This tactic never worked, 

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however. 
There was always one person in 

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the family who had enough wits 
to see through the plan every 

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time. 
I guess this time it's me. 

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Rahimir's family was rather 
strange. 

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His father, Rahilir, was a 
fickle king and chose to do 

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things on a whim, which included
his marriage. 

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One day, as Rahilir was passing 
through the streets of the City 

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of Tree Winds, he saw a simple 
lady and asked her to be his 

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bride. 
He said yes, and the two were 

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wed in a matter of months. 
From the first meeting, Brahmir 

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was born and he was the youngest
of two brothers, one of which 

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loved to fight and the other who
loved to Bruce. 

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Strange potion. 
Brahmir was someone who 

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preferred to delve in knowledge,
often visiting the libraries of 

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Astia. 
Being courteous to the villagers

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who tended the surplus of books 
doesn't mean Brahmir was a 

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weakling. 
However, of all the weapons, 

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Brahmir was best with the sword,
which was also the weapon he 

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most enjoyed. 
Skilled in the bow, crossbow, 

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axe and spear. 
Not too good with the Mace. 

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His brother's obsessions often 
LED them to doing incredibly 

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stupid things. 
Nothing big, but mainly rudeness

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to the elders and a dislike of 
studies. 

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As strong as the bitterness of 
another wart, with some of the 

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most notable stupid things 
they've done being challenging 

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an enderman with no armor and 
accidentally turning the village

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cartographer into a pig. 
This last one was fixed quickly,

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but from then on the 
cartographer had a new 

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appreciation for carrots. 
Knock on the door drew Brahimir 

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out of his thoughts. 
He crossed the royally lavished 

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bedroom, for he was royalty, and
opened the spruce door. 

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Grammy. 
A booming voice said as Brahimir

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was enveloped in a hug. 
Or Hamir laughed. 

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You old Rascal, what are you 
doing here? 

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He looked into the eyes of his 
best friend Hatch, who had a 

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more rustic name because he 
wasn't royalty. 

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Be a good friend, of course. 
He set down a basket of 

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delectable treats in front of 
Brahimir. 

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It contained everything, cake, 
cookies, pumpkin pie, and 

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Brahimir pulled up some of the 
tissue paper and treats to see 

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the bottom of the basket filled 
with. 

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Or a fruit. 
Brahimir said. 

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But I know what the law says. 
But you're going through a rough

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time now. 
These are just a few, not enough

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to start messing with your head 
and making you walk like an 

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enderman. 
Besides, I know they're your 

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favourites and I just want to 
make you more comfortable with 

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your uncle. 
Passing away, Brahimir gazed 

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upon the contraband. 
Finally, he smiled. 

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You're a dirty man, Tach, but I 
welcome you anyway. 

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Rahimir swept his arms in a 
royal gesture and bowed deeply 

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to Tach, who did the same in 
turn. 

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Why don't we find you a safe 
place to eat these? 

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Hatch said. 
Rahimir hesitated. 

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The murderer was still on the 
loose, and the royal family was 

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in lockdown, which went that 
Brahimir wasn't allowed to 

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leave. 
And even if he was allowed to 

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leave, Rahimir wouldn't have 
done it anyway. 

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Better safe than sorry. 
In full honesty, it's surprising

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that Tetch even got in here. 
The treats were attempting 

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though, and Brahimir hadn't had 
one in years, since the old 

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farmer's addiction, which slowly
corrupted his mind and made him 

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into a village in German hybrid,
had caused frothy Leer to outlaw

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horse fruit. 
Brahimir thought it was a good 

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decision to outlaw it though, 
something that anything with 

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coarse fruit was banned, like 
course pies and end cookies, 

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which were his favorite. 
For the most part, Brahimir was 

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only going to make food out of 
the fruits, but he still wanted 

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a pure bite of 1, even if it 
teleported him aware to go. 

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If I can't leave the castle, 
where could we go without being 

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caught? 
The courser only teleported them

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so far, which meant if Brahmir 
could find a place for them to 

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eat the fruits, it was 
relatively far away from 

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everyone, they wouldn't get 
caught. 

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The place entered his mind 
instantly. 

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The dungeon. 
The dungeon? 

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Feeling dangerous today, are we?
Hutch said, smirking. 

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Oh, you and I both know that 
there's nobody down there, which

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means for him you're leaned 
closer. 

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There's no need for anyone else 
to go down there. 

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The perfect place. 
Arch said. 

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Indeed. 
Shall we go good Sir? 

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But of course my soon to be 
king. 

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Thatch bowed, for Humir paused. 
He was to be a king soon, which 

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meant this assassination was all
the more frightening for him. 

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Never mind that today I'm going 
to spend time with Thatch. 

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I can still be a good king and 
enjoy life. 

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Besides, it's not like I'll do 
this every night. 

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They walked down the flight of 
steps and passed through the 

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courtyard, which was very wet, 
until they were almost to the 

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dungeon, only two rooms away. 
But they would have to pass 

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through the dining hall, which 
was probably where Brahimir's 

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father was drinking different 
wines, potions that made people 

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act rather silly and make fools 
of themselves if they were drunk

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too much. 
This was his favorite hobby. 

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Brahimir and Tach tried to enter
quietly, but the king spotted 

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them seconds later and gestured 
for them to come over. 

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They reluctantly made their way 
over as Tach tried to hide the 

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coarse fruit as best it could 
while trying to stay out of the 

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conversation as much as 
possible. 

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Rahimir. 
Rahilir said, his face wasn't 

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stern but actually quite 
pleasant. 

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I've wanted to tell the guests 
why I chose you for my air, and 

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I thought you should be here for
me to tell them. 

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Oh, great. 
Rahimir simply nodded his head. 

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Rahilir called the attention of 
the guests who sat at the table 

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enjoying new wines with him. 
He was clearly a bit affected by

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the wine because he wasn't 
usually this happy or proud of 

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his children. 
That doesn't mean he would be 

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less observant, which might work
in Brahimir's favor. 

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Dear guests, Rahilier said. 
Here's a man of fine quality and

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a son who has proved constantly 
how fitting he is to be the new 

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king of Astia, a son who has 
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Rahimir glanced at Hatch, who 
stood quietly by, not wanting to

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draw attention. 
Hatch made a silly, noble face 

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of Rahimir. 
He shrugged it off with a smile.

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Rahilier continued his impromptu
speech. 

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I chose him to be my heir 
because he has proved his might 

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in both arms and mind. 
True leader and a wondrously 

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kind and respectful boy was 
outshined his three brothers and

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will continue to shine today in 
all days as the True High King 

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of Vastia. 
Multiple cheers went up as 

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Brahimir smirked. 
The speech was clearly induced 

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by his father's favorite hobby. 
There were multiple errors in 

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the speech, like his father 
suddenly loving his mind when 

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that was the last thing his 
father wanted him to study, and 

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he said he had three instead of 
two brothers. 

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Brahimir straightened. 
Tach was at the room beckoning 

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for him to hurry over. 
Brahimir could escape. 

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He bowed politely and hurried 
over to Tetch as nonchalantly as

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possible. 
Lovely speech, don't you think? 

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Touch said. 
Wonderful, Now let's get it over

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with, Brahmere said. 
You must sound like you don't 

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want to do it. 
The two walked out of the dining

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hall and passed through a stone 
corridor back outside, into the 

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rain and into the dungeon. 
It wasn't as scary as Brahmere 

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thought it would be. 
There were a few cells with 

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bars, but they had windows and 
torches that lit the place up 

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relatively well, meaning no 
monsters would spawn. 

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Almost instantly Upon entering 
the room, Tatch popped out two 

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chorus fruits and handed 1 to 
Brahmir. 

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Let's see at the same time. 
Hatch said. 

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Sounds good to me. 
Brahmir said, eyeing the fruit 

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first. 
A toast. 

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Your almost kingship. 
Hatch raised the fruit into the 

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air. 
All right. 

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Brahmir said, raising his fruit.
There was silence. 

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Are you going to say something? 
Brahmir finally asked. 

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No, just reverent silence for 
the fall of Vastia under your 

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rein. 
Hutch said. 

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Really. 
Come on, I just want to eat my 

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fruits. 
Hey OK. 3 Rahmir and Hetch 

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started 21. 
Rahmir took a bite of the course

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roots and upon swallowing 
instantly felt the tugging 

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sensation on his stomach. 
As the surroundings changed when

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he teleported it always blurred 
before revealing where he had 

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teleported to. 
Rahmir wondered where he would 

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end up, but it didn't take long 
to find out. 

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Brahimir wished it did take 
long. 

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Instead of the surroundings 
changing, everything went dark. 

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Panic hit Brahimir, but he 
stopped it as soon as it 

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started. 
He probably landed in a cave a 

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few feet below the castle, which
would be easy to get out of. 

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Besides, monsters were easy for 
him to kill. 

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Wasn't like he left a sword in 
the bedroom or anything. 

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Brahimir fumble for a torch and 
in his inventory he only found 

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one. 
Looks like he can't monster 

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proof anything. 
He held up his torch and gas we 

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formed lay a massive doorway 
which led into a dark castle 

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like passage and at the end of 
it was a small purple and black 

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dragon. 
It stared into his eyes. 

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End of Part 1 
and that's Part 1. 

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Thank you again Serekhwin for 
subming this story. 

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