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The moment their backs were turned, Caster ran. He moved with incredible, silent speed. He reached the heavy metal door. It was locked with a glowing red magical keypad. Caster did not have time to pick it. He closed his eyes. He reached into his chest. He let a microscopic, tiny drop of his golden magic flow into his fingertip. He touched the glowing red keypad. The pure, golden truth of his magic completely overrode the chaotic blood magic of the lock. The red lights turned green. The heavy door clicked open. Caster slipped inside and shut the door silently behind him. He was in the brain of the Crimson Engine. The room was large and dimly lit. The walls were covered in maps of the continent. Large, glowing red crystals sat on a long black metal desk. These were memory crystals. They held all the secret files, battle plans, and communications of the Crimson Alliance. Caster walked quickly to the desk. He placed his hands on the largest red crystal. He closed his eyes and push
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Caster pressed his ear against the cold metal. He listened carefully. Over the loud, rhythmic sounds of the walking machine, he heard the faint sound of the guards marching away down the hall. He was alone. Caster knelt by the keyhole. He did not use the tiny golden seed of magic sleeping in his chest. He did not want to trigger any magical alarms. He used simple, human skill. He pushed the thin metal wire into the keyhole. He twisted it gently. He felt the heavy iron tumblers inside the lock. He closed his eyes, visualizing the mechanical shape of the lock in his mind. He pushed the first tumbler up. He pushed the second tumbler. He turned his wrist sharply. The heavy iron lock popped open. Caster smiled a cold, thin smile. "Magic is a crutch for people who forget how to use their hands," he whispered. He slowly, carefully pushed the heavy iron door open. It creaked slightly, but the loud noise of the engine covered the sound. He slipped out of the cell and into the narrow, r
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The giant metal hatch slammed shut with a terrible, heavy sound. Caster Spellbound was thrown roughly onto the hard iron floor. His broken ribs screamed in pure agony. He gasped for air, tasting thick, hot smoke. The air inside the giant machine smelled like burning oil, rusted metal, and old, dried blood. He was inside the Crimson Engine. The walking mountain of death. "Get up, old fool," a Crimson shock trooper growled. The soldier kicked Caster in the side with a heavy steel boot. Caster did not fight. He played the part of a weak, helpless old man. He slowly pushed himself up to his hands and knees, groaning softly. His hands were covered in the cold, wet mud of the city courtyard. "Move," the soldier ordered, pointing a heavy brass rifle at Caster’s head. The glass tank on the rifle bubbled with sick, screaming red energy. Two soldiers grabbed Caster by the arms of his dirty gray coat. They dragged him down a long, narrow metal hallway. The entire hallway shook violently.
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The courtyard was completely destroyed. The high brick walls had collapsed. The beautiful stone fountain was smashed. The sky above rained heavy, gray water. But in the very center of the ruined courtyard, trapped under a large, fallen piece of a wooden roof, Caster saw a miracle. It was a single, living flower. It was a Gilded Rose. The flower that gave the shop its name. It had petals the color of bright, shiny gold. It was a very rare, magical plant that Caster had grown himself over a hundred years ago. The heavy piece of wood had fallen directly over the rose, acting like a tiny shield. The red magic had not touched it. The fire had missed it. The beautiful golden rose was blooming perfectly in the cold rain. Caster walked over to the flower. He dropped to his knees in the mud. He set his wooden walking stick aside. He began to dig. He dug with his bare, bleeding, scarred hands. He dug into the wet, cold earth right next to the roots of the golden rose. He dug until his f
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The creature began to melt. Thick, black smoke poured from its body. It thrashed wildly on the floor, tearing at its own flesh. Caster did not wait. He picked up his heavy, broken wooden walking stick. He walked right up to the melting, screaming creature. He raised the stick high above his head. He brought it down with all his remaining strength, smashing it directly into the center of the monster’s chest, pinning it to the stone floor. The silver-salt burned deeper. The red glow inside the monster flickered, died, and vanished. The creature stopped thrashing. It collapsed into a wet, steaming puddle of harmless gray mud. Caster leaned heavily on his stick, gasping for air. His arms shook. His broken ribs burned. He had killed the mutation. But he knew more red magic was seeping through the walls. He turned away from the dead monster. He walked to the dark corner of the basement. Lying perfectly still on the cold stone floor was Dorrin. The old butler looked incredibly small.
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But Caster touched the simple silver ring on his right index finger. The master kill-switch. If he used the golden magic to activate the ring, every single one of those blue shields would instantly turn off. The armor would freeze into solid iron. Those cheering boys would become helpless statues. And the next red beam would burn them all alive. "I gave them a shield," Caster whispered sadly to himself. "And now I hold the knife to cut it away."He could not think about the war right now. He had a promise to keep. Caster left the Market Square. He ran down the long, winding Avenue of Mages. He finally reached the Street of Alchemists. The street was completely devastated. The beautiful, neat brick houses were smashed. Deep, jagged craters ripped the cobblestone road apart. Thick, twisted pillars of red bone stuck out of the ground like the ribs of a giant, dead beast. The air was incredibly hot. The buildings burned with unnatural red fire that did not produce smoke, only a sick,
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