Table of Contents FRONT MATTER OTHER BOOKS BY JACINTA JADE QUOTE KASLON TIME & ANIMALS THE PROPHECY PART ONE 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 CHAPTER FIFTEEN CHAPTER SIXTEEN CHAPTER SEVENTEEN CHAPTER EIGHTEEN CHAPTER NINETEEN CHAPTER TWENTY PART TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE CHAPTER THIRTY CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE CHAPTERTHIRTY-TWO CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE CHAPTER FORTY CHAPTER FORTY-ONE CHAPTER FORTY-TWO CHAPTER FORTY-THREE CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE CHAPTER FORTY-SIX CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT CHAPTER FORTY-NINE CHAPTER FIFTY END OF BOOK 3 - CHANGE OF DARKNESS LETTER TO THE READER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BOOK 4 EXCERPT JACINTA JADE ONLINE CHANGE OF DARKNESS By Jacinta Jade Copyright 2019 © Jacinta Jade All rights reserved Cover design by Ravenborn_20876 through SelfPubBookCovers.com Licence Notes This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. 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The author, their agents and publishers cannot be held responsible for any claim otherwise and take no responsibility for any such coincidence. OTHER BOOKS BY JACINTA JADE The Change Series: Book 1: Change of Chaos Book 2: Change of Edict Book 3: Change of Darkness Book 4: Change of Fate (2020) For all those like me, whose parents got them the Harry Potter books … I hope you weren’t given The Goblet of Fire first like I was. Jacinta Jade KASLON TIME Cycle - is one Kaslonian year or 742 days. Seasons - there are seven seasons on Kaslon that make up the 742 days. Turn - 10 Kaslon days. Day - 28 Spans. Span - One hand shift of the sun (comparable to an Earth hour). KASLON ANIMALS Asret: Small, plump winged creatures, can’t fly, but camouflage to escape predators, normally have green and blue flecks. Bullide: Large grazer, but with a serious temper if threatened. Cripwof: Four limbs, long snout, both predator and scavenger, fast. Blirrus: Ferocious, small, can drive off larger predators through its tenacious and vicious attacks, skin thick & lose. Eudagona: A strong, reptilian beast, digs and climbs trees for insects, pebble-like skin, club-like tail. Fiorify: Four-legs, a large golden/orange winged creature with feather, large wingspan that ignites if angry, immune to flame. Gedoni: Thickly furred creature that likes to do everything in its own time and which can hold a dangerous grudge against perceived threats, massive claws that match its large size. Glow bug: small beetle with the ability to emit light to attract other beetles. Hiclum: Creature that sleeps lightly and can have mixed reactions to being awakened, depending on the season. Hopul: Six limbs, red and furry, bony armor on legs, arms, and torso, strong, intelligent, a natural climber, lives in small intimate communities of its kind. Kahurana: Large water dwelling creature that can live to be many hundreds of cycles old and is a nomad once it reaches maturity, except for when the species mate once a year. Kilften: Scaly, barbed tail, low to ground, claws, multiple eyes and a cunning mind. Kitespray: winged creature that soars at high altitudes using its magnificent eyesight to spot its prey before dropping down to snatch it up. Krynton: A lot remains unknown about this creature. Limret: small creature, considered cute by Kaslon standards. Munder beast: Moderate size, compact beast, bulky with muscle, not intelligent, perfect for domestication, loves company of its own and other species. Nowri: Loves water, builds sphere-shaped habitations by lakes, is loyal to its family, shy, will hide from most other animals. Oreto: Four-legged, skeletal thinness, strong neck, two long sharp horns, predator, deceptive looking. Oxy: Thin and whip-like creature, highly intelligent, fleet footed, with two tails. Pondif: Odd, smallish, six-footed grazing beasts that love high places, but there is something unique about them… Quison: Small, scavenging animal, like to eat glow bugs. Rilander: Big, passive grazer; six legs, tips over trees, grey-green colour, sleeps on feet, dangerous if it gets angry. Sandiota: Body like one thick muscle, hard chitinous plates, pointed teeth, two large claws on end of main limbs. Saluni: Winged creature known for its graceful flight. Seagliders: Winged creature that uses breezes to travel long distances with minimal effort, long, sharp talons, and a purple body. Sand vepton: Desert creature, leathery and long, glides through sand, predator. Sevonix: Large, feline type animal, highly revered on Kaslon, black & silver predator. Udun: Intelligent, generally foul-tempered and intimidating, purple underside to wings. Vicousery: Fierce, proud, clever, long claw on feet, fast, lean, pebbled skin. Wefron: Gentle, dumb, long necked, furry, four-legged creature with a stunted snout, comes in a myriad of colours. Wynceen: Enormous animal, four legs, segmented and armoured body, largest animal on Kaslon. Yeibon: A horned steed with a ridged back. Red Yeibons have straight, splayed horns and are fiery in nature to match their dusky red coats. Black Yeibons are milder, with curled horns and darker coats. THE PROPHECY Two will fall, And two will rise. One who wears two faces. One who wears many. Through trial and hardship, They will meet. A new path forged, The white fire will burn. She will defeat those who oppose. PART ONE CHAPTER ONE FOR SIRAY, the rest of that terrible day following Jorgi’s execution by Captain Raque seemed to drag by in a blur of fatigue, fitful sleep, and a depressing silence between her and her friends, although now that her shock had subsided a little, she had also finally noticed the smell of the sea. Unbelievably, the black-uniformed Faction soldiers that Captain Raque commanded provided the remaining captives with food and water twice more over the course of the day, and after a torturous debate with Baindan and a
