below is a helpful list of the contents of this story, written in such a way that you can skim through and figure out when exactly things take place, if you so choose, or if you would simply like to look at the contents either before or during your reading. this is mainly here for my own convenience, and as both this book and the series are quite complex and intricate, i wanted to have a place where i can have things listed. this will be updated as i go, and there may be potential (small) spoilers for the story in the names of the chapters themselves.

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book one of the balance of light and darkness trilogy

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epigraph 

table of contents

author's note

graphics and artwork 

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- - > part i : beginnings < - -

( pre- pilot episodes and onward )

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prologue : a bond unbroken by tragedy

chapter one : just us against the world

chapter two : first steps of a journey

chapter three : no turning back

chapter four : brother sharpens brother

chapter five : these little moments

chapter six : overcoming obstacles one by one

chapter seven : i can tell that we are gonna be friends

chapter eight : qualities of a ninja master

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chapter nine : where the runaways are running the night