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the Great Demon will be kil

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thereby sentenced to deat

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as he stepped forward and his bod

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ruck the ground between Jane and the g

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demon shouted in anger.

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pain shot throu

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eyes

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apsed int

her pale face, then at the sword buried i

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crackled and The gro

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world began

mbled. The sk

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t him, her vision

rsed painting that trapped them was burning also . If the

s energy was nearly gone.

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round. It was

are

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him out?" Jane

you can save him, I warned him it'd be dangerous but he chose not to listen. We might have powers which

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he rem

act," she

r allow her to die as long

o the top of a tall building. The wind was

eyes and took

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she j

her ears. The ground

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as fl

t familiar, Jane turned her head and Kael

l into

nt, there

grip on he

ng like that?" he asked,

im, her eyes soft.

a good person. You saw me try to kill people twice. I want to

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nly stare at her, at the woma

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