▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁he aling ▁powers ▁it ▁would ▁best ow , ▁as ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁cent a urs ▁was ▁cri pp led ▁by ▁Ad par ' s ▁magic . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁quest ▁to ▁ste al ▁all ▁the ▁" st ars " ▁and ▁e va de ▁capture ▁by ▁all ▁sides , ▁takes ▁them ▁across ▁the ▁land ▁of ▁Mar as ▁D ant ia , ▁with ▁Jenn esta ' s ▁forces ▁in ▁hot ▁purs uit . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁after ▁much ▁hard ship , ▁and ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁killed , ▁the ▁or cs ▁ac quire ▁all ▁the ▁arte fact s , ▁and ▁learn ▁that ▁they ▁will ▁open ▁a ▁portal ▁to ▁many ▁alternate ▁versions ▁of ▁Mar as ▁D ant ia , ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁which , ▁the ▁dominant ▁species ▁is ▁different ▁( d war fs , ▁humans , ▁or cs ), ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁all ▁species ▁occup ying ▁a ▁single ▁plane ▁of ▁existence ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁mag ical ▁accident , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁which , ▁the ▁land ▁itself ▁is ▁" dy ing " ▁and ▁magic ▁is ▁dra ining ▁away . ▁ ▁" The ▁T aking " ▁" The ▁T aking " ▁is ▁a ▁short ▁story ▁which ▁follows ▁an ▁advent ure ▁of ▁the ▁or cs . ▁It ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁choosing ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁corpor al . ▁The ▁or cs ▁choose ▁Co illa . ▁Bra et agg ' s ▁Day ▁take ▁place , ▁and ▁the ▁m umm ified ▁cor pse ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁or c