Izai
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Last published Mon, May 11, 2020
In the land of Meshir, which is full of kingdoms and magic, there's a legend about a wizard that was so powerful, he had control of the entire world, his name is rumored to be Sermis, although no one truly knows. No king could defeat him, even with their huge armies. No one knows how he got so powerful, we just know that he was, but his death remains a mystery.
When the body was supposedly found, he had a face of fear, no one knows the cause of death, we just know that he died in fear. What did he face that would have left him like that? Where is the body now?
Izai, a young man from a small village, goes to the center of Meshir to find a better future for himself, but he runs into Sima, a sorcerer that is trying to kill a bear, but fails. Izai decides to help Sima, but this interaction changes the course of both of their lives, especially when Sima claims to be the old wizard's offspring.
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