"Stories of the Blue Phoenix"

{Note from the Author: I wanted to take a small, comprehensive look at each of the three main stories and talk briefly about the main characters and their motivations, which will give some background on what to expect from the small excerpts in the future. I'll post this under all three of the categories, so anyone who is interested in any one particular story can find them. The three shorts sort of follow the snowflake method that I have been using. Check out the link to learn about this powerful writing technique. I hope everyone enjoys!}

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Born from both demonic and noble blood, Dameon is a young warrior with a troubled and violent past. Taught the ways of swordsmanship and self-control by his mother, Dameon's world exploded when his homeworld, Neilith, was invaded a second time by the forces of the Nine Hells. As the Blood War spilled over into the already-ravished continent, The Lord of the First slew his mother and what remained of his family. Saved from the violence and bloodshed, our young hero now seeks revenge upon those that destroyed his way of life. Ever a loner, Dameon reluctantly makes unusual allies to aid in the quest, but the true test of will must come from inside of him.

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"The universe is a cold and unforgiving wasteland," Evane, a cigarette smoking mercenary once said to his only friend and co-captain, Tel. Born at a time during a civil war between colonized planets, Evane works for the highest bidder. As a Scalper, he travels in his ship from planet to planet, looking for rare and undiscovered metals and sells them to his clients. Some clients are corrupted Earth Federation officials while others are from the half-cyborg Technation Magistrate. Cyberbio technology, as it was termed by Technation, fuels the fires of discovery as well as the eternal greed of humans. Using modified machinery combined with biological advances has led to the rise and ultimate defeat of nations and even entire planets. But Evane uncovers a plan, long in the making, that threatens every living being in the galaxy.

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Three nations battle for control of the Eastern Lands. The magocracy Bedune, the republic Sehi-Sarah, and the dictatorship of Delim-Tarlith each vie for control of the resource-filled lands at the Four Rivers near each of their borders. But in the Frozen Lands far to the North, a fair-skinned and blue haired child is born. Branded as a heretic and bad omen, his family is killed and the child abandoned. Picked up by a caravan of monks from the Blue Phoenix monastery in Bedune, the child is brought back from the brink of death. Soon, the tides of war envelope the young Monk Ieh'son, and the corruption of an ancient evil is revealed to be much deeper than anyone could have imagined. Now, the fight to save the world is on, and every race has a stake in their own salvation.