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    Golden Guardian
    Golden Guardian
    Golden Guardian
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    Golden Guardian

    By R. A. Meenan

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    Izzy Gildspine is a member of the Defender Army, hoping to someday earn the title of Golden Guardian. But before she can do that, she must earn her Gem’s specialty magic... and time is running out. So when the Master Guardian himself approaches Izzy and fellow Defender Roscoe Wendigo with a means to activate her Gem, Izzy immediately takes him up on it. But Izzy quickly discovers that forcing a Gem’s activation is no walk in the park - and now her life is at stake,
    as well as Roscoe’s. Izzy must find the courage and strength to pass this trial and earn her place as a Golden Guardian... before the trial takes her life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR. A. Meenan
    Release dateMar 1, 2018
    ISBN9781370579396
    Golden Guardian
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    R. A. Meenan

    R. A. Meenan was born in London during the golden age of science fiction, but somehow time traveled to the Modern Era (some say a mad man with a blue box was involved). She was dropped on the doorstep of a house owned by anthropomorphic cats and though they were disappointed she didn’t have furry ears and a tail, they took her in to teach her the ways of elemental magic. After setting fire to her furry cat friends’ tails one too many times (final score – fire: 2612, cat’s tails: 0) they called an exterminator and sent her out on her way.Now an adult (physically, not mentally), she ride-hops intergalactic military spacecraft, combing the outer reaches of space and time, writing science fiction and urban fantasy stories based on her experiences. She’s also hoping to find the perfect cup of coffee and a better way to grow dinosaurs. Humans kind of look at her funny, but she’s managed to make herself an honorary ambassador for furry and anthropomorphic aliens and space dragons.She carefully feeds and brushes her wonderful husband Joe and the pair have four furry children (which are really cats, but don’t tell them that) and one small child named after a video game. She also spends her spare time teaching essay-writing haters, molding them into people resembling Actual Students and Lovers of English.She may not win the hearts of stiff military men or students who want good grades for no effort, but she certainly captures the spirit and imagination of time travelers, magic users, nerds, Students-In-Training, and fantasy lovers. Welcome to her nonsensical world. We hope you like it here.

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      Contents

      Copyright

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      Content Warning

      Dedication

      1.Chapter 1

      2.Chapter 2

      3.Chapter 3

      4.Chapter 4

      5.Chapter 5

      6.Chapter 6

      7.Chapter 7

      About the Author

      Glossary

      Copyright © 2018 by R. A. Meenan

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication maybe reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed Attention: Permissions Coordinator at the email address below.

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      Cover art by Elizabeth Best. See her art on Instagram

      @artoferbest

      Logo and Chapter Headings by Omni Jacala. See his art on Twitter

      @artsyomni

      This book was lovingly created by a human, not generated by A.I.

      The scanning, uploading, copying, or distribution of this book without permission, as well as the processing of this contents to train A.I., is strictly prohibited and considered theft of the author’s intellectual property. Thank you for the support of the author’s rights.

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      Content Warning

      This book contains: Physical and mental abuse, violent deaths, mild swearing, mentions of genocide, and violent injuries. Please take care of your mental health if you find yourself struggling with the contents of this book.

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      Dedication

      To my as-of-this-moment unborn son, John. May you always know that I will always support you in your ambitions and goals. I love you, son.

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      Chapter 1

      No one truly knows how difficult the life of a soldier is until they choose to become one. The training, the knowledge, the battles, even the social structure. No form of media ever successfully paints that life. It’s impossible to understand until you’re in it.

      Many soldiers simply can’t handle it. I can’t say I blame them. I chose this life, and there are still times I want to leave it. The pressure to succeed consistently wages war with the feeling of inadequacy. And it’s very easy to feel inadequate in this job. Especially when expectations are high, and you aren’t meeting them.

      Problem was, I wasn’t meeting expectations.

      And I had to. I was training to be a Golden Guardian. Third highest ranked soldier in the Defender military. I had to meet expectations. There was no other option. Only I didn’t know how.

      The Master Guardian did, however. And he was determined to ensure I met expectations.

      Nothing could have prepared me for his plan to make that a reality.

      The day he took action started out fairly normal. I had taken up residence at a long gray table in the Defender Academy’s main cafeteria, trying to force down a plate of pasta and fruit. The sun glared at me, burning through the golden-brown quills on my head and heating my fur, reflecting its hateful rays at my white Defender uniform.

      White. The color for someone who hasn’t yet gotten their Gem specialty. Someone who hasn’t activated their magic yet.

      Someone who isn’t meeting expectations.

      As I poked at my lunch, the room filled with other Defender students and soldiers. Many still wore the plain black uniforms of a Defender in training, though most of the rookies were still in boot this time of year. Most others wore colors fitting their Gem’s specialty. Teal accents for the elemental users. Navy blue for shielders. White accents for healers.

      I glanced over

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