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#[[The Wings of a Dragon]]: “It is said that the best and fastest way to deal with someone who is suicidal is to start actively trying to kill them. Self-preservation is a tough habit to kick, and like any addiction the withdrawal symptoms can be deadly if not treated properly. It is one thing to take a cowardly jump off a cliff and end it all. In that situation you have total control of where and, more or less, when you are going to die. But in a situation where you are being attacked or chased, that basic fight-or-flight survival instinct kicks in, and forces the would-be statistic to re-think their decision and, more often than not, realize they really do want to live.”
  
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#[[Through the Night]]: “We live, we die, we fight. Life is a journey, the destination is what you make of yours.”
  
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#[[Disarming]]: “No, cut the red wire!”
  
#[[Wildfire Emerges]]:
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#[[Wildfire Emerges]]: “Like a storm of swords, fire shall rain down upon my enemies.”
  
#[[Ulysses Last Stand]]:
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#[[Ulysses Last Stand]]: “Stand like a stone wall; never give up, never surrender. Show your enemies what it means to be Gung Ho.”
  
#[[The Sun Also Rises]]:
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#[[The Sun Also Rises]]: “As the sun sets, it also rises.”
  
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#[[Virus]]: “There’s lots of time like the present.”
  
 
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Revision as of 06:18, 25 December 2010

Each short story in the Course Books begins with a quote. This is that:

The Path to Ascension

  1. The Wings of a Dragon: “It is said that the best and fastest way to deal with someone who is suicidal is to start actively trying to kill them. Self-preservation is a tough habit to kick, and like any addiction the withdrawal symptoms can be deadly if not treated properly. It is one thing to take a cowardly jump off a cliff and end it all. In that situation you have total control of where and, more or less, when you are going to die. But in a situation where you are being attacked or chased, that basic fight-or-flight survival instinct kicks in, and forces the would-be statistic to re-think their decision and, more often than not, realize they really do want to live.”
  1. Through the Night: “We live, we die, we fight. Life is a journey, the destination is what you make of yours.”
  1. Disarming: “No, cut the red wire!”
  1. Wildfire Emerges: “Like a storm of swords, fire shall rain down upon my enemies.”
  1. Ulysses Last Stand: “Stand like a stone wall; never give up, never surrender. Show your enemies what it means to be Gung Ho.”
  1. The Sun Also Rises: “As the sun sets, it also rises.”
  1. Virus: “There’s lots of time like the present.”
  1. The Truth Finally Revealed:
  1. Clouds Last Run:
  1. Last Stand, Tora, Tora, Tora:
  1. The Slayer Dragons:
  1. Return of the Dragon:
  1. The Dark Lord Nimi:
  1. The Reunion of the Eighth Power:
  1. Revival:
  1. The Red Tiger:
  1. The New Recruit:
  1. The Path to Ascension(Story):

The Road to War

  1. The Eye of a Dragon:
  1. Tale of a Gun:
  1. First Stand:
  1. Counter Strike:
  1. Flight of the Takahe:
  1. Against the Wind:
  1. Dragoon Lancers: Wrath of the Lancer's Light:
  1. CTRL+Z:
  1. Flash Point:
  1. Retrospectus:
  1. Line in the Sand:
  1. Point of the Spear:
  1. Marigold:
  1. Falling Dragon:
  1. The Road to War(Story):