Ba...dta " IRETI spoke with all keen eyes on her.
"She spoke her first words" Emi said and threw her in the sky, as his wife giggled, softly not to disturb sleeping Eri.
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The Human God Not a choice
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The Human God Fall of Emi
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The Human God Everyone is a Warrior
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The Human God Rise of A Grand God
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