Shadow of Secrets

The first super edition added to the book series was Shadow of Secrets, a 600 page book based on the point of view of Princess Melainie. This novel is within the same timeframe as The Deity Jewels. ~ Evaleana, Torrick, and Cythia are featured in crossover scenes with Part Two, Omen of Demise. 
Shadow of Secrets also is based on the point of view of Kaynen, a character from The Deity Jewels.
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== Featured Characters: ==
-- Melainie (SoS) -- Kaynen (TDJ & SoS)
=== Deities: ===
* Demise (TDJ & SoS) --
* Blaze (TDJ & SoS) --
* Flare (TDJ & SoS) --
=== Razis: ===
* Angelian (TDJ) -- 
*Cythia (TDJ) -- 
* Dayne (SoS & D&D) --
*Evaleana (TDJ) -- 
*Torrick (TDJ) -- 
=== Humans: ===
* Jone (SoS) --
* Mari (TDJ, SoS & D&D) --
===Pets:===
*Xri (SoS) ~ a housecat of Josin and Melainie's --
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== History / Key Events: ==
=== Prologue: Blessed ===
~ Queen Savia, King Arrin, and midwives and servants 
~ Location: Flare’s Tower 
~ Queen Savia is about to give birth and so she has ordered her midwives and servants to carry her to Flare’s Tower so that the child may be Blessed directly with Flare’s power during a raging thunderstorm. 
~ King Arrin has a bad feeling about this idea, but his wife insists they stay as she sends away all of her servants. 
~ Right as Savia is having her final contractions, lightning strikes the metal rod on top of the tower and brings intense surges of electrical energy into the room. 
~ Arrin awakes with a few burns, and sees Savia nearby with her dress ripped and burned in a few places. As she wakes up, she tells him that everything is okay and Flare told her that it worked. 
~ Arrin shakes his head, telling Savia that the baby is gone. 
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=== Chapter One: The Fallen ===
~ Melainie, Katina, Josin, Queen Savia, Amia, King Arrin, Draysin, Draysin’s father 
~ page 29 - Queen Savia welcomes the many guests to the crowning ceremony - 
- Queen Savia Adara Flarein, daughter of Sodin Draco Flarein and Atila Rosia Flarein, wife of King Arrin Vin Flarein, proud mother of Katina La Flarein, Josin Telliza Flarein, and Melainie Lavina Flarein - 
~ Savia declares her youngest, Melainie, to be crowned as the successor. (Due to her vision she had many years ago, Savia has been planning on making sure Melainie becomes Queen for a long time. The vision was sent to her from Flare, displaying a new Era of peace that was led by a young, powerful, “pure-hearted” Melainie.)
~ After Melainie is crowned, Josin suggests to her that she go take a nap. A woman calls for Josin for help, so Melainie is alone and growing worried about Katina. As she tries to open one of the doors to Katina’s room, Draysin starts talking to Melainie. 
~ Draysin uses magic to help Melainie open the door - he also has The Azure Sapphire for his magic symbol, the same as the whole Flarein Royal Family. Draysin flirts with Melainie until his father interrupts (page 35) 
~ page 36 - Melainie (8 years old) discovers Katina’s (12 years old) lifeless body - 
~ King Arrin soon comes in and also begins mourning in shock with Melainie. Soon Josin and Queen 
~ Melainie accuses Savia of poisoning Katina. 
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=== Chapter Two: Rising Tension ===
~ Melainie, 
~ Melainie, Queen Savia 
~ page 43 - a messenger arrives during their breakfast to alert Queen Savia that last night there was a foray on The Sotan Kingdom. He tells them that it was Domorda, they assassinated the King and Queen and tracked down and killed the two daughters. 
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=== Chapter Three: A Secret Life ===
~ Melainie - now 14 years old 
~ Melainie digs out her old collection of Katina’s things, including an outfit similar to a sithmora’s getup that she would wear when she snuck out. 
(page 53) - “Only Flare and Vitality can judge me now. Not you, mother.” 
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=== Chapter Four: Abandoning the Past ===
Pages 64-75 
~ Kaynen 
~ Buri Village 
65 - 73 
~ Kaynen meets an old man who helps him start his new life in the desert. 
~ The man says (page 67) that he knows of Tavar Village and has been over there a few times. 
~ Kaynen is told a lot of history by this old man, who still hasn’t revealed his name to the 17-year-old, including some events passed around Invi Tribes and a Flarein King. 
~ The man says he is an only child (page 69) and that he never married. He says he never had children (page 70). The man suggests the name “Zalos” for Kaynen to use. 
~ Page 71 - The old man introduces himself as Dayne to Kaynen. 
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=== Chapter Five: Discovering Uvin ===
Pages 76-87 
~ Melainie, Lorin, Draysin, Dracin, Bone Crusher, The Headmaster 
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=== Chapter Six: The Lone Bandit ===
Pages 88-102
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=== Chapter Seven: The Death Duels ===
Pages 103-131 
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=== Chapter Eight: New Destinies ===
Pages 132-147 
~ Kaynen, Olan
~ Olan tells Kaynen some of his past. Olan explains that his dad was a miner and he didn’t get to see him often. There was a day when he had to leave, Olan was upset as a young boy and so the loving father apologized and offered to take him hunting later when he returned. 
* However a few days passed and no word came from his father. When his mother went to town and asked around about him, she later came back with tears in her eyes trying to explain to young Olan that his dad wasn’t ever coming back. (Page 143) 
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=== Chapter Nine: First Sight ===
Pages 148-171 
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=== Chapter Ten: Enchanted ===
Pages 172-186
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=== Chapter Eleven: Questioning Dedication ===
Pages 187-212
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=== Chapter Twelve: A Final Farewell ===
Pages 213-238
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=== Chapter Thirteen: Survival ===
Pages 239-266
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=== Chapter Fourteen: Masked ===
Pages 267-280
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=== Chapter Fifteen: Freedom ===
Pages 281-301
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=== Chapter Sixteen: A Troublesome Misunderstanding ===
Pages 302-313
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=== Chapter Seventeen: A Worthy Assassin ===
Pages 314-325
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=== Chapter Eighteen: Hunting Their Treasures ===
Pages 326-342
~ 327 - Queen Savia snaps at a man who doesn’t have what she had ordered him to keep safe. 
- the man tells her he was attacked by two thugs, one pinned him down with a knife while the other looked, found it, and took it with them when they left. 
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=== Chapter Nineteen: A Guidein Stone ===
Pages 343-372
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=== Chapter Twenty: Trust Issues ===
Pages 373-394
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=== Chapter Twenty-One: Vision of a Crimson Ocean ===
Pages 395-399
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=== Chapter Twenty-Two: Into the Storm ===
Pages 400-406
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=== Chapter Twenty-Three: BeLIEve ===
Pages 407-425
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=== Chapter Twenty-Four: Hunting for Answers ===
Pages 426-436
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=== Chapter Twenty-Five: Moments to Memories ===
Pages 437-440 
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=== Chapter Twenty-Six: Games ===
Pages 441-452
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=== Chapter Twenty-Seven: Prideful Independence ===
Pages 453-459
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=== Chapter Twenty-Eight: Risks ===
Pages 460-463
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=== Chapter Twenty-Nine: Every Man for Himself ===
Pages 464-467
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=== Chapter Thirty: Answers ===
Pages 468-484
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=== Chapter Thirty-One: Monsters within the Shadows ===
Pages 485-509
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=== Chapter Thirty-Two: Loving Thoughts and Sinister Plots ===
Pages 510-519
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=== Chapter Thirty-Three: No Love in Marriage ===
Pages 520-525
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=== Chapter Thirty-Four: Harming Healing Hope ===
Pages 526-541
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=== Chapter Thirty-Five: Proposal ===
Pages 542-554
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=== Chapter Thirty-Six: Change ===
Pages 555-564
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=== Chapter Thirty-Seven: What Sickness Revealed ===
Pages 565-570
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=== Chapter Thirty-Eight: Schemes among Shadows ===
Pages 571-585
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=== Chapter Thirty-Nine: Bad Blood ===
Pages 586-613
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=== Chapter Forty: Sacrifice ===
Pages 614-620
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=== Chapter Forty-One: Comatose ===
=== Pages 621-627 ===
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=== Chapter Forty-Two: Untimely Endings ===
Pages 628-632
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=== Chapter Forty-Three: New Beginnings ===
Pages 633-660
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=== Epilogue ===
Pages 661-667
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