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Perfect beings had no gender. They were God’s image, the embodiment of the Truth. This was a belief of the alchemists and, therefore, a belief of the people of Xerxes. The desert society was built on the values of alchemy, and their most central value was that of equivalent exchange. This is what Ling was taught in his culture lessons. Well, “taught” is a loose word— more like he learned it by reading the encyclopedia volumes that Fu gruffly tossed his way every day. As a prince of Xing, he had to know as much as he possibly could about the countries that he would be dealing with when he became emperor— presuming, of course, that the twelfth in line for the throne would (could) ever secure it. Ling could. He had a plan. Xerxes had alchemy. Alchemy had— according to those books- Philosopher’s Stones. Philosopher’s Stones gave eternal life. Ling’s ailing father, the emperor of Xing, wanted life, more desperately than anything. And Ling? He wanted the throne. Ling needed a Philosopher’s Stone. So, Ling needed Xerxes. Simple. Of course, nothing ever turns out quite so simply, does it?

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