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The Phoinix: Age of Demigods

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by S. L. Mancuso


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  A year after Eversor and The Power disappeared, 1152 B.C., the Celtic goddess of dark magic, The Morrigan, found Eversor. Out of spite for being denied access to the War Council, The Morrigan taught Eversor her dark magic. She brought him to her island, Ériu, and hid him from the other gods so he could remove his cloak.

  Soon enough, he mastered her lessons and began teaching others. His group of followers formed an order known as the Druids. One man stood out in particular to Eversor, a man named Brian o’Conaill. Brian quickly became his favorite student and Eversor taught him everything he knew, including powers of foreseeing the future.

  The Morrigan never gave up the search for The Power. After centuries of searching, in the year 832 B.C., she located The Power hiding in the pre-Roman kingdom of Alba Longa, hovering over a ten-foot stone slab.

  The Morrigan landed next to the rock, carefully observing the ball of white light. Several minutes passed before either The Morrigan or the ball moved, both at a standoff. Without warning, the light crashed into the rock emerging on the opposite side. Instead of one large ball of white light, there were two smaller balls of red light. Before The Morrigan could catch one, they flew off into the sky in separate directions.

  The rock then erupted into a fire of green flames. The flames were so intense that The Morrigan shielded her eyes with her hands. The heat burned her palms. Once the fire subsided, what used to be a smooth stone was now a stone with writing etched into its face.

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