{"id":259272,"date":"2026-07-13T16:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/empires-bane-d-l-harrison-1\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:52:50","slug":"empires-bane-d-l-harrison-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/empires-bane-d-l-harrison-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Empires Bane &#8211; D L Harrison (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 auto 1.5em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/1kitap1.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/67babca174a7608e.jpg\" alt=\" - Unknown book cover\" style=\"max-width:300px;width:100%;height:auto;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.25);border-radius:4px;\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>To take them down in maximum effectiveness they\u2019d have to hit them in fast succession. Not long, a quarter second differential would be more than enough. When the OAV left the forest and came in view of the city, we were stuck on the road. The field to the left and right were littered with traps that could slow us down or outright get us stuck.<\/p>\n<p>Like the last city, they opened fire quickly even with us out of range, and most of their attacks hit since we couldn\u2019t dodge. The first two attacks were weak, probing, and likely to make sure they could hit us. The third attack however all fifty-five mages attacked with their full power. The strength of the magic streaking across the field and into our shields was devastating. But they\u2019d all attacked at the same time, so instead of taking down over half our shields, only twenty of them were cycled through.<\/p>\n<p>As far as I could figure, the battle was already over. They\u2019d have about thirty seconds to regain a tenth of their magic for one more desperate attack before we killed them. At that point we were also close enough to feel the ground right before we were in range, and there was no magic at all in it. No magical traps, which made Michael frown with worry and focus as he looked around. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d Jace said, \u201cNo ground traps.<\/p>\n<p>The enemy isn\u2019t doing what we expected, which is never a good sign. We have to assume this isn\u2019t their whole plan, and we have no idea what\u2019s coming.\u201d Michael hissed in alarm, \u201cTwelve portals just opened. Six left and behind, six right and behind. Wait for the mages to clear them, then fire the one-use weapons. Firebombs take out the left group, Mika, take out the group on the right. We\u2019ll use the turrets to clear the wall as planned.\u201d That was a good plan.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, we had little choice, and the one-use weapons were called for exactly to their purpose, overwhelming the enemy before they could overwhelm us if they got us in such a position. I launched them right away, since it\u2019d take a little time for them to cross the distance, opposed to the fire grenades which the earth mages could toss across the distance in a split second. Still, insects flew quickly enough, at least relative to magical range.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Copyright 2026. This is a work of fiction. Names, Characters, Places and incidents are either products of the author\u2019s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission. OceanofPDF.com TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Afterword: About the Author: Other books by D.<\/p>\n<p>L. Harrison: Book Description OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE Four years later. Casey looked at me in horror, \u201cYou want to what?\u201d I handed her a thick sheaf of parchment, placed it on the desk in front of her really. I wouldn\u2019t call us friends, but we did trust each other. The whole council had been won over long ago, even the water councilor grudgingly accepted me these days, as I kept my promises even as I\u2019d reached master mage.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d also become a master mage last year, it\u2019d only taken me three years to manage it, and mostly due to the double focus meditation, it truly was a bear. The city was more secure than ever, despite the enemy coming up with a new strategy twice a year, save this year where they\u2019d only attacked once over ten months ago. \u201cIt\u2019s all in there, but I think it\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>We should act while we still have the upper hand. The enemy has lost over four hundred mages to us these last few years, and they\u2019ve obviously shifted to a growth phase while they try to figure out how to duplicate all the magic we\u2019ve been doing. No doubt sending in spies and putting their smartest mages on reverse engineering the effects. \u201cMagical steamships that dominate the ocean, zeppelins, automated defenses, and so on. They\u2019re stretched thin. I really think we can kick them off the peninsula, reclaim the other three cities.<\/p>\n<p>If the council works with the alliance and they make noise down south, I think we can stretch them even thinner. Perhaps to the breaking point.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>This is a short excerpt from the opening of &ldquo;&rdquo; by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. 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