Borders
Ends
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In Death Masks, Harry ends up in a duel with Red Duke Julio Ortega where the two participants attempt to will a mote of mordite (instant kill-anything stuff from beyond the borders of reality) towards one another.
Source: Wizard Duel - MacNeill ends up going on a tour of his men's various families and friends when he's on leave in Scotland and the Borders.
Source: Literature / McAuslan -
Per the trope's "playing with" examples, Yuri toes the line between subversion and double-subversion of this trope (and narrowly avoids Slowly Slipping Into Evil), while Flynn borders Deconstruction and ends up in Reconstruction territory by the end.
Source: For Great Justice
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