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The book opens with a scene of [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/120.html Nicol Bolas] in his lair on [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/grixis.html Grixis], [[Bad Boss|getting snappy]] with some of his minions (including the demon-dragon [[Hybrid Monster]] [http://magiccards.info/cmd/en/208.html Malfegor]) while brooding over his plan to collide the five shards and harvest the mana from the resulting kaboom to restore his power, which had been drained by the events of ''[[Magic the Gathering (Tabletop Game)/Future Sight|Future Sight]]''.
The book opens with a scene of [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/120.html Nicol Bolas] in his lair on [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/grixis.html Grixis], [[Bad Boss|getting snappy]] with some of his minions (including the demon-dragon [[Hybrid Monster]] [http://magiccards.info/cmd/en/208.html Malfegor]) while brooding over his plan to collide the five shards and harvest the mana from the resulting kaboom to restore his power, which had been drained by the events of ''[[Magic the Gathering (Tabletop Game)/Future Sight|Future Sight]]''.


Then we have [[Four Lines All Waiting|a lot of things happening all at once.]]
Then we have [[Four Lines, All Waiting|a lot of things happening all at once.]]


Cut to [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/154.html Ajani Goldmane] in [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/naya.html Naya], just after the events of Part 1 of "[[Magic The Gathering/Flight Of The White Cat|Flight Of The White Cat]]". He's out hunting a massive gargantuan. Some brief exposition reveals that he's been rejected by his peers because of his rare albino fur, but his brother Jazal (the pride's leader, or ''kha'') has always protected him. Anyway, he's fighting the giant monster. He manages to kill it, but unfortunately, he's found by his [[Jerk Jock]] pridemate Tenoch and his gang of hangers-on. Tenoch beats up Ajani and takes the credit for the kill. Ajani gets back to camp and is comforted by his childhood friend Zaliki before the pride's big feast, where a storyteller recounts the legend of Marisi, the nacatl hero. Ajani notices that Zaliki looks worried, but she rebuffs him. That night, the camp is attacked by mysterious hooded nacatls, and Jazal is murdered. Ajani discovers Zaliki with the body and, in his grief, his planeswalker spark ignites and he wakes up on Jund.
Cut to [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/154.html Ajani Goldmane] in [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/naya.html Naya], just after the events of Part 1 of "[[Magic The Gathering/Flight Of The White Cat|Flight Of The White Cat]]". He's out hunting a massive gargantuan. Some brief exposition reveals that he's been rejected by his peers because of his rare albino fur, but his brother Jazal (the pride's leader, or ''kha'') has always protected him. Anyway, he's fighting the giant monster. He manages to kill it, but unfortunately, he's found by his [[Jerk Jock]] pridemate Tenoch and his gang of hangers-on. Tenoch beats up Ajani and takes the credit for the kill. Ajani gets back to camp and is comforted by his childhood friend Zaliki before the pride's big feast, where a storyteller recounts the legend of Marisi, the nacatl hero. Ajani notices that Zaliki looks worried, but she rebuffs him. That night, the camp is attacked by mysterious hooded nacatls, and Jazal is murdered. Ajani discovers Zaliki with the body and, in his grief, his planeswalker spark ignites and he wakes up on Jund.


Meanwhile on [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/bant.html Bant], we meet [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/110.html Gwafa Hazid], smuggling some illicit goods in his caravan. As some knights approach to inspect the wagons, he gives one of his men a dagger and suggests in a whisper to do something ''useful'' with it. Said henchman starts sneaking up on one of the knights, and the cunning Gwafa Hazid shouts a warning; the knight kills the knife guy. But this isn't enough to distract the knight, so Gwafa stabs him himself and moves along. His caravan approaches Giltspire Castle. He sends his mages out to perform a ritual while he meets with some customs agents. His fast talk doesn't convince them, and they try to stop the caravan, so Gwafa has his wagons make a break for it. They make a circle around the castle and the mages finish a ritual that causes the castle to crumble; only [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/212.html a bright white obelisk] remains. Gwafa is astonished and chagrined--he didn't expect that to happen, and thinks, [[My God What Have I Done]]
Meanwhile on [http://magiccards.info/extra/plane/planechase/bant.html Bant], we meet [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/110.html Gwafa Hazid], smuggling some illicit goods in his caravan. As some knights approach to inspect the wagons, he gives one of his men a dagger and suggests in a whisper to do something ''useful'' with it. Said henchman starts sneaking up on one of the knights, and the cunning Gwafa Hazid shouts a warning; the knight kills the knife guy. But this isn't enough to distract the knight, so Gwafa stabs him himself and moves along. His caravan approaches Giltspire Castle. He sends his mages out to perform a ritual while he meets with some customs agents. His fast talk doesn't convince them, and they try to stop the caravan, so Gwafa has his wagons make a break for it. They make a circle around the castle and the mages finish a ritual that causes the castle to crumble; only [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/212.html a bright white obelisk] remains. Gwafa is astonished and chagrined--he didn't expect that to happen, and thinks, [[My God, What Have I Done?]]


On Jund, we meet [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/71.html Rakka Mar], another of Bolas's minions. She's out preaching to a warrior tribe (led by [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/178.html Kresh the Bloodbraided]), riling them up to go hunt a local dragon named Malactoth. After she's done, Kresh follows up with a [[Dare to Be Badass]] speech, egging them on further. Then they lead an expedition to the dragon's lair, but they're ambushed by some viashino. There's a skirmish. Rakka Mar insists that they continue onward despite losing eight of their men. As they approach Malactoth's volcano, they encounter [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/191.html Sarkhan Vol] going to meet the dragon as well; he joins their party, expecting the dragon to eat them all anyway. They charge at the dragon (and Sarkhan uses his +1 ability to give them +1/+1 and haste until end of turn), but the battle goes poorly, and Sarkhan is forced to cast [http://magiccards.info/fvd/en/7.html Form of the Dragon]. As the [[Scaled Up]] Sarkhan battles the hellkite, Rakka reveals that the whole thing was a diversion so that she could raise [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/215.html another obelisk]. Kresh and Sarkhan finish off the hellkite as the cave collapses, and Sarkhan leaves to investigate the purpose of the obelisk. Instead, he finds Ajani, who's just dropped out of the sky and onto the plane of Jund.
On Jund, we meet [http://magiccards.info/cfx/en/71.html Rakka Mar], another of Bolas's minions. She's out preaching to a warrior tribe (led by [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/178.html Kresh the Bloodbraided]), riling them up to go hunt a local dragon named Malactoth. After she's done, Kresh follows up with a [[Dare to Be Badass]] speech, egging them on further. Then they lead an expedition to the dragon's lair, but they're ambushed by some viashino. There's a skirmish. Rakka Mar insists that they continue onward despite losing eight of their men. As they approach Malactoth's volcano, they encounter [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/191.html Sarkhan Vol] going to meet the dragon as well; he joins their party, expecting the dragon to eat them all anyway. They charge at the dragon (and Sarkhan uses his +1 ability to give them +1/+1 and haste until end of turn), but the battle goes poorly, and Sarkhan is forced to cast [http://magiccards.info/fvd/en/7.html Form of the Dragon]. As the [[Scaled Up]] Sarkhan battles the hellkite, Rakka reveals that the whole thing was a diversion so that she could raise [http://magiccards.info/ala/en/215.html another obelisk]. Kresh and Sarkhan finish off the hellkite as the cave collapses, and Sarkhan leaves to investigate the purpose of the obelisk. Instead, he finds Ajani, who's just dropped out of the sky and onto the plane of Jund.
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* [[The Ace]]: Rafiq. The ruggedly handsome, beloved and respected by all, most decorated knight that has ever lived on Alara with a [[Awesome McCoolname|way cool name.]]
* [[The Ace]]: Rafiq. The ruggedly handsome, beloved and respected by all, most decorated knight that has ever lived on Alara with a [[Awesome McCoolname|way cool name.]]
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: This novel expands upon the occurrences of the comics "Flight of the White Cat" and "Honor Bound"
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: This novel expands upon the occurrences of the comics "Flight of the White Cat" and "Honor Bound"
* [[Anti Magic]]: Ajani uses this to stop the collective armies of Naya from further fueling the Maelstrom.
* [[Anti-Magic]]: Ajani uses this to stop the collective armies of Naya from further fueling the Maelstrom.
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Scope: planar. Severity: societal disruption. The five shards re-collide after millennia, and the inhabitants of each go to war after being spoon-fed propaganda that the other four shards were inhabited by omnicidal sociopaths bent on eating their children.
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Scope: planar. Severity: societal disruption. The five shards re-collide after millennia, and the inhabitants of each go to war after being spoon-fed propaganda that the other four shards were inhabited by omnicidal sociopaths bent on eating their children.
* [[Badass Boast]]: "I've survived more apocalypses than you've had ''chest colds.''"
* [[Badass Boast]]: "I've survived more apocalypses than you've had ''chest colds.''"
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* [[Death Seeker]]: {{spoiler|Marisi}}
* [[Death Seeker]]: {{spoiler|Marisi}}
* {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]: Bolas recovers his full power, Ajani never gets his revenge, Mubin's etherium surgery fails and he dies on the operating table; leaving Rafiq a husk of his [[The Ace|former glory]], and Elspeth is left in despair over the corruption of Bant following the Conflux.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Downer Ending]]: Bolas recovers his full power, Ajani never gets his revenge, Mubin's etherium surgery fails and he dies on the operating table; leaving Rafiq a husk of his [[The Ace|former glory]], and Elspeth is left in despair over the corruption of Bant following the Conflux.}}
* [[Dude Where's My Respect]]: Ajani slays a behemoth, ''by himself'', to try to win over his pride's respect. It fails.
* [[Dude, Where's My Respect?]]: Ajani slays a behemoth, ''by himself'', to try to win over his pride's respect. It fails.
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Bolas. Duh.
* [[Evil Gloating]]: Bolas. Duh.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Bolas calls humans (and most everything else) rodents or [[It Is Dehumanizing|"It"s]]. He also finds his (literal) [[The Dragon]] Malfegor repulsive because he's part demon and the demonic aspects of him make the dragon aspects look shameful.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Bolas calls humans (and most everything else) rodents or [[It Is Dehumanizing|"It"s]]. He also finds his (literal) [[The Dragon]] Malfegor repulsive because he's part demon and the demonic aspects of him make the dragon aspects look shameful.
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* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: An annoyed Bolas casually threatens to kill Malfegor and sell his body and soul to a necromancer to use as a zombie slave.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]: An annoyed Bolas casually threatens to kill Malfegor and sell his body and soul to a necromancer to use as a zombie slave.
* [[Finger Poke of Doom]]: Bolas does this to Ajani. ''Without making physical contact.''
* [[Finger Poke of Doom]]: Bolas does this to Ajani. ''Without making physical contact.''
* [[Four Lines All Waiting]]
* [[Four Lines, All Waiting]]
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Ajani (a catman) is vexed by Bant's leotau (a species of riding mounts that are lions with horse legs).
* [[Furry Confusion]]: Ajani (a catman) is vexed by Bant's leotau (a species of riding mounts that are lions with horse legs).
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Bolas mind wipes one of his mooks for learning about the Conflux.
* [[He Knows Too Much]]: Bolas mind wipes one of his mooks for learning about the Conflux.
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* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Esper's "telemin" magic.
* [[More Than Mind Control]]: Esper's "telemin" magic.
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: Gwafa Hazid starts to panic about "being arrested by the most decorated knight on the entire plane. And some Rhox."
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: Gwafa Hazid starts to panic about "being arrested by the most decorated knight on the entire plane. And some Rhox."
* [[My God What Have I Done]]: Gwafa Hazid's pangs of regret after he brings down Giltspire Castle.
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Gwafa Hazid's pangs of regret after he brings down Giltspire Castle.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: After mind controlling a flight of dragons, Bolas wonders aloud if Serra ever taught her disciples to do similar to angels.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: After mind controlling a flight of dragons, Bolas wonders aloud if Serra ever taught her disciples to do similar to angels.
* [[Neck Lift]]: See [[High Altitude Interrogation]].
* [[Neck Lift]]: See [[High Altitude Interrogation]].
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* [[Teach Him Anger]]: Sarkhan helps Ajani to channel his rage and use red mana.
* [[Teach Him Anger]]: Sarkhan helps Ajani to channel his rage and use red mana.
* [[Technically a Smile]]: When Bolas smiles upon learning of the impending Conflux, some of his human mooks draw back in fear and confusion, unable to discern what emotion he is expressing.
* [[Technically a Smile]]: When Bolas smiles upon learning of the impending Conflux, some of his human mooks draw back in fear and confusion, unable to discern what emotion he is expressing.
* [[These Hands Have Killed]]. Gwafa. See [[My God What Have I Done]].
* [[These Hands Have Killed]]. Gwafa. See [[My God, What Have I Done?]].
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: See [[Broken Ace]]
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: See [[Broken Ace]]
* [[The Watson]]: An unfortunate minion of Nicol Bolas ends up providing the audience with some exposition before...well, see [[Bad Boss]].
* [[The Watson]]: An unfortunate minion of Nicol Bolas ends up providing the audience with some exposition before...well, see [[Bad Boss]].
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