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In the ancient times, the descendants of Ver dala Ven Thranlam'Sum's lineage were plentiful. Their kind lived peacefully and in voluntary servitude to the Ordinary Ones as healers, teachers and advisors. Though all Ver dala Ven possessed special gifts, only one among them in each generation possessed their singing spirit guide, the Masing Star. Legend told of how the Masing Star descended from the heavens, a bright gold orb, and enveloped Thranlam'Sum and his sister, Itza, altering them, creating a new race of magical beings for the very purpose of relieving the suffering of the Ordinary Ones. The mellow song of the Star, sounding like harmonious bells, spoke to and soothed all receptive beings. Those who listened were guided on the path of peace. Ver dala Ven Betnoni was the fiery advisor to daka Redd, and the chosen possessor of the Star. Urged by compassion and the Spirit of the Star, Betnoni took her own life on the shores of an underdeveloped nation in order to gain enough power to protect millions of innocents from daka Redd's relentless invasion. To punish the Ordinary Ones for their part in compelling Betnoni's actions, the Masing Star fell silent and disappeared. Ver dala Ven dwindled in number, and instead of producing children like themselves, they produced Ordinary Ones. Their time, it seemed, was done. In a prophecy Betnoni left for her son, she described events that would lead up to the return of the Masing Star, and the renewal of their kind. She instructed her son to pass the prophecy along to his children, and children's children, while keeping it a secret from all others. Two thousand years passed, and her Ver dala Ven descendants kept her secret, though over time few believed her words were more than the ravings of a mad woman. Betnoni's name became the favorite curse of aristocrats and modern peoples, and school children were taught that she bore the responsibility of the death of her own lineage, causing the disappearance of an entire race.
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The Last Gate
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1st Books Library, Michigan, 2000
ISBN 10: 1587219085
ISBN 13: 9781587219085
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Paper Wraps. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paper wraps, has a crease down the rightside of the front cover, oher than this the book is very good. Signed by the author on the title page To Alicia Best Wishes Always Elizabeth A. Merze 12-05-2000. Content: The Last Gate begins a story spanning four generations of Ver Dala Ven, a cursed race of magical beings that once flourished among ordinary ones as voluntary servants, healers, seers and advisors. Urged by compassion and the singing spirit guide of Ver dala Ven, Betnoni took her own life on the shores of an underdeveloped nation in order to gain enough power to protect millions of innocents from a relentless invader. To punish the ordinary ones for their part in compelling Betnoni's actions, Ver dala Ven's spirit guide, called the masing star, fell lsilent and disappeared, Ver dala began to disappear as well. ; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002890