while, and so decides to make a sport of it. In "Tenth's Game," the Elf is given a fighting chance: Make it across 50 meters through an arch. If he does he will survive. His only weapon is a temporary power of shape-changing into animals given to him by Tenth. The wizard promises to only use his shape-changing powers in return. The two play a cat-and-mouse game, Lusiphur at one point turning into panther-like creature to fend off Tenth who had become a hawk. Tenth turns to a fly, so Lusiphur turns to a rattle snake, but he cannot figure out how to move a rattlesnake. This was when Tenth turns to a Unicorn, causing Lusiphur to panic and he chose a Nightmare (A black batwinged unicorn that bleeds acid and breathes fire.) Tenth becomes a Drake, where as Lusiphur turns to a black Dragon, knocking Tenth into a mountain. After recovering Tenth becomes a gold dragon, the two fight. Lusiphur gets his teeth on Tenth's throat. Up to this point in his existence Tenth has thoroughly beaten any competitor. Lusiphur has made the wizard fear for his life for the first time in many years. The dragon battle drags on, until Lusiphur disappears. Tenth assumes he is dead and scans the ground for his body. As Tenth searches for Lusiphur's body, he tries to go through the gate as a dragon, but he finds he can't fit. So Tenth becomes a Hell hound and goes through the gate, the moment he crosses it, Lusiphur appears out of nowhere and nearly carves Tenth's heart out. Lusiphur had become a flea and let Tenth carry him through the gate. Books Collections Volume 1: Requiem for an Elf (published June 1, 1996; contains I, Lusiphur 1–6) Volume 2: Traumatic Dogs (published June 1, 1996; contains I, Lusiphur 7, Poison Elves vol. 1, 8–12) Volume 3: Desert of the Third Sin (published March 1, 1997; contains Poison Elves vol. 1, 13–18) Volume 4: Patrons (published January 1, 1998; contains Poison Elves vol. 1, 19–20) The Mulehide Years (September 26, 2001; contains I, Lusiphur 1–7, Poison Elves vol. 1, 8–20). This volume is a collection of the first four trade paperbacks. "The Mulehide Years" contains full reprints of issues 1 and 2, whereas Volume 1 had only a text recap of those issues. Volume 5: Sanctuary (published November 1, 1998; contains Poison Elves vol.