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Animus
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Ongoing, First published Sep 05, 2012
History tends to repeat itself when people forget the errors of the past. 

Life is simple for Nolan Gardner, he is a descendant of the Chiron: powerful creatures of combat and warfare and the Nathak: cunning and highly intelligent beings. 

When an Overlord operative defends him from the Ing - shadow creatures from the realm of Xen - his life changes when he selected to join the organization...an organization with a grim history.
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