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Half-blinded by dust and darkness, you drag yourself out from beneath a tangled mass of bodies and broken timbers, and stagger drunkenly towards an opening in the wall of the ship's hold. Beyond it a narrow corridor leads to a stair, where one of the crew lies dead, sprawled face-upwards, his hands locked around the blade of the Drakkar dagger that claimed his life. Still dazed by the fall, your senses fail to alert you to an enemy who is lurking in the shadows. You are about to set foot on the stairs when he attacks, seizing you from behind and holding you in a powerful neck lock.

If you possess the Magnakai Discipline of Invisibility, and have reached the Kai rank of Scion-kai or more, turn to 32.

If you do not possess this skill, or have yet to reach this level of Kai training, turn to 198.

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