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The leading minions reach the end of the alley and turn to the south, following your footprints in the slime. One of them, a Liganim armed with a steel bow, draws an odd-shaped arrow from his quiver and takes aim at your back as you disappear rapidly along the smoky street. You hear the unmistakable hiss of an arrow in flight and instinctively you throw yourself to the ground. As you slide face-first along the filthy street, you feel an agonizing chill as the arrow penetrates your shoulder.

You have been struck by a Zejar-dulaga, a magical arrow impregnated with a deadly poison. You try to stand but your legs feel incapable of supporting your weight and your vision swims in and out of focus.

If you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Curing, and have reached the Kai rank of Mentora or more, turn to 13.

If you do not possess this skill, or have yet to reach this level of Kai training, turn to 38.

Text copyright © 1988 Joe Dever.
Illustrations copyright © 1988 Brian Williams.