Chapter 1: The beginning

(All parts of The Unfading are inter-related. If you haven't read the previous parts, you won't be able to understand the story in this one. The sequence is:
The Unfading:Origins
The Unfading:First battle of the codex
The Unfading:Second battle of the codex
So please read the previous parts for a better reading experience)

Year 478 B.C. The time for Amarantha to make her 3rd sacrifice had arrived. The target was a girl named Maryam. But as she was about the do the deed, she met some unexpected foes. A group of bounty hunters working for an underground organization. As Amarantha tries to get her hands on Maryam, the others oppose her. Will she be able to kill Maryam, or will she be killed before that?