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Bright, hot, pulsing red blood was shooting out of the wound like a fountain. It sprayed into the air with every single beat of his heart. Spurt. Spurt. Spurt."Oh gods," Brin gasped, dropping her pipe."The femoral artery," Rick choked out. His face instantly turned paper-white. His eyes widened in pure, helpless terror.He was bleeding to death."I have to stop it!" Luna panicked. She pressed her single hand down on the wound, trying to block the hole. But the blood pressure was too strong. It pushed her hand away. The blood sprayed over her fingers. "I only have one hand! I can't hold it and tie a bandage!"Rick looked up at the ceiling. The blue light seemed to be fading. He felt incredibly cold. "I am dying," Rick whispered softly.He had faced giant robots. He had faced falling roofs. He had faced magical plagues. And he had survived. But now, he was dying from a simple, physical animal bite. He had no magic left to save himself."Brin!" Luna screamed, tears flying from her eyes
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The tough woman, the teenage boy, and the blind machinist knelt in the dirt in front of him."The city is hunting us," Rick said softly. "There are monsters in the dark. There is toxic gas above us. My magic is gone. If I fall asleep, and I do not wake up... you will be alone.""Do not say that," Brin said. Her rough voice cracked. "You are our leader.""I am not a leader," Rick said firmly. "I am a teacher. And it is time for the final lesson."Rick reached out his cold, shaking hands."I have spent my whole life trying to heal the wound of the world," Rick said. "But the world is too big for one pair of hands. Magic is a beautiful thing. But magic runs out. Flesh breaks. Bones snap. The only thing that survives is knowledge."Rick looked deeply into Brin's eyes. Then he looked at Jace. Then he looked at Forge."I am going to teach you," Rick declared. "I am going to teach you the true secrets of the human body. I am going to teach you how to save a life with nothing but your bare ha
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The giant monster roared. It was the loudest sound Rick had ever heard. It sounded like thick metal tearing in half. The sound bounced off the dark stone walls of the underground cavern.Rick stood on the edge of the black river. He held his wooden staff. The small green light at the tip of his staff shined across the water. It lit up the monster’s terrible face.The monster was as tall as a building. It had thick, pale, rotting skin. Heavy, rusted iron chains hung from its massive neck. Its two giant eyes glowed with a sick, toxic purple light.The monster looked at the green light on Rick’s staff. It raised a giant, clawed hand. It prepared to smash the bridge and crush the fifty people standing behind Rick."Rick!" Luna screamed. "Your magic! It sees the light!"Rick realized his mistake. The monster lived in the absolute dark. It hunted by following magical energy. Rick’s green light was like a bright signal fire shouting, We are here!Rick instantly shut his eyes. He pulled his g
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Rick turned and ran. He sprinted toward the back of the station, dodging falling rocks and bending metal. He reached the heavy, rusted metal door that Forge had opened.Rick dove through the doorway just as the entire ceiling of the subway station caved in.A tidal wave of dirt, broken concrete, and rusted iron crashed down behind him. The door slammed shut, sealing the old clinic forever.Rick was plunged into absolute, pitch-black darkness. He lay on the cold, wet ground for a moment. He coughed up dust. His whole body ached. But he smiled. He had beaten Isaac's perfect trap.He slowly stood up. He summoned a tiny, soft green light to the tip of his wooden staff. It acted like a weak flashlight in the dark.He began to walk down the steep, sloping tunnel. The air here was incredibly cold. It smelled like ancient, forgotten stone. This was the Deep Rust.High above the burning junkyard, in the spotless white tower, Auditor Isaac stood in front of his giant digital screen.The screen
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Rick turned and ran. He sprinted toward the back of the station, dodging falling rocks and bending metal. He reached the heavy, rusted metal door that Forge had opened.Rick dove through the doorway just as the entire ceiling of the subway station caved in.A tidal wave of dirt, broken concrete, and rusted iron crashed down behind him. The door slammed shut, sealing the old clinic forever.Rick was plunged into absolute, pitch-black darkness. He lay on the cold, wet ground for a moment. He coughed up dust. His whole body ached. But he smiled. He had beaten Isaac's perfect trap.He slowly stood up. He summoned a tiny, soft green light to the tip of his wooden staff. It acted like a weak flashlight in the dark.He began to walk down the steep, sloping tunnel. The air here was incredibly cold. It smelled like ancient, forgotten stone. This was the Deep Rust.High above the burning junkyard, in the spotless white tower, Auditor Isaac stood in front of his giant digital screen.The screen
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The people quickly stripped off their heavy, dirty coats. They dropped them into a large pile on the concrete floor. They shivered in the cold air.Rick raised his glowing green hands. "Water Qi," Rick whispered softly. "Cleansing Mist."A gentle, warm, beautiful blue-green mist poured out of Rick's hands. It floated over the thirty refugees. The mist touched their skin. It washed away the dirt. But more importantly, the magical water washed away the invisible tracking spores that Isaac's guards had placed on their arms and necks.The invisible spores fell to the floor, mixing with the pile of dirty clothes."You are clean," Rick told the crowd. "But the clothes are still broadcasting our location. We cannot leave them here like this. The lattice will find them."Rick turned to Forge. "Forge," Rick said. "You know the deep tunnels. You know the pipes. Is there a way deeper underground? A place where the city scanners cannot reach?"Forge nodded slowly. "Yes. Behind the old water pump
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