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proved less than worthy of my name and their line was ended, until one appeared which showed potential. This offspring showed initiative. This offspring showed faith and humility. I soon realised that this offspring could also offer an opportunity, a partnership.

  My part was to unlock the properties of the blood. Not an easy feat by any means, in fact for an age it would have been impossible, but fortune shone. Mankind’s understanding of the world began to develop and increase at a rate which I had never seen before, a rate matched only by society’s decline. I devoted my immense fortune to locating and recruiting the greatest minds in genetic and blood research, an act which eventually yielded a breakthrough.

  A symbiotic parasite was discovered, the agent which gave the blood cells their vivid blue colour. The agent I prayed gave them their abilities. It was something which modern science had never seen, a living particle which possessed none of the properties of life, a functioning contradiction. The unique “paradox” as it became known was separated from samples of the creature’s blood and grafted to my own.

  So here I am, halfway there, preparing for my end, and it seems that the relic has life in it still. It has escaped back into the world, but so far has lain low and hidden. No doubt it harbours a grudge against the world which scorned it long ago. If it stays down, maybe I should let it be. It really has no concept of just how insignificant it is. The grafting process has worked. I no longer have to feed on it and that damned amulet affects me as if I were one of them anyway. Best leave it and what ever it holds within to the torture of an eternal outcast life.

  I need only the language to truly unleash my fear and finally end this feeble excuse for life. Once it happens things will change hard and fast, so fast that there will be no time for explanation. That is why I leave this. I don’t know what will happen to my mind, but my paladins will end me when the time comes. Until then it seems I must endure the disgrace of corrupted blue filth being pumped around my body.

  I do what I do for the world. My life for the people. Let it be my legacy.

  I am Kyran.

  Thank you for taking the time to read Part I of Blue Words. I hope that you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I encourage you to follow on with Part II of Gudrik’s journey by purchasing the full version of Blue Words, which is available from all good e-book suppliers. Thank you!

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