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-When I was young I never understood why we hid from them, from mortals. Even the weakest warlock or witch had enough power to summon a storm that could destroy a whole city, we could defy death, our lifespan was of centuries if not more, we were all powerful, beautiful and to the mortal eternal.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtuvoSBdoI
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Myself and many others back then though that we were at the very least better if not wholly superior to the mortals. A not to small number of our generation openly considered them to be an inferior race that we should rule over, as a master rules a slave.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRr8NDbBkOn
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVZxBiToAB
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0dGFo5Bijx
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYccbndY1oA
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50kpyW5EUA
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsvMVObywh
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He heard it, smelled it, felt the rotten feeling that warned of its danger before he actually saw the wall of Blue flames.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m8oJZMVlP
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Ross did not have a deep knowledge of physics or chemistry but he knew that the more blue-ish a flame was the hotter it burned, this seemed to be Hellfire itself, this was fire so powerful that it felt like it could burn Ross's very soul.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqWsBLnQJG
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But no matter the universe A is still A.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlyLvNljlG9
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And fire is still fire.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsR6CB1lSeK
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And the blue flames was still fire and any fire needs oxygen, so when Ross pulled out a canister filled with Co2 the flames diminished enough for Ross to jump pass the wall of Hellfire.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAIK8Af9EP
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Then came the beasts of the forest, more savage versions of wolves and bears, built to hunt across realms and nightmares, built to track their prey to the worlds on the other side of the mirror.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7w9tiGwXh
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe8cUXngQuS
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But they are still beasts, so Ross pulls out a bag of dog treats throws at them and the dire wolves and fell bats all swarm around it, this is not the first time Ross had brought food with him in the forest.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZl8BAEvP01
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After the demonic hound affair he always came prepared and had to use his treats a few times to escape the demonic animals in the forest, and these ones where laced with sedatives.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAW4j0myNUb
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ73VryZYqlE
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Then came the fell bats, their screeches on the wind and shapes that flew in an out of the little light that Ross had on his person to see through the darkens surrounded him, forming a twister of fang and claw, wing and teeth.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8JqiK7IZCW
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These where the locust of the Demon Realm, a wave of devouring mouth that could swallow all flesh that they swept over.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpO4voYiDv
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJZUj4dgjS
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So Ross took out a canister that was filled with a substance that had one of the most foulest stenches known to man.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUl3ciBWT5v
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsdbamDE0f
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Then came the subsonic flute that was connected to a small hand cranked pump, with that it was too much for the ears and noses of the fell bats as they flew away.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsgQhv9Akr
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Ross fell to his knees there and then as the terror momentarily overwhelmed him to such a degree that he had to stop and recover, this temporary pause in the horrors ahead gave him the necessary time to recover.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVN8GRG6i3U
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcgNtArkukj
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Ross looked back to the path he had walked upon and he knew that all that was behind him was darkness and beasts, in front of him lie the unknown that send shivers down his spine.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZytw2LPtDV
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So he continued on, despite every muscle in his body, every brain cell in his head, every fragment of his soul shouted for him to go back as the whispers continued to say the same.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQ5pl59bsN
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"I'm not stupid enough to listen to the reasoning of a crazy man, especially my own." Ross said to himself as he treated forward.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapKT6HnblD
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His feet like they weighted a ton, his lungs like concrete, his vision blurry as his body reacted trying to protect him.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJk9bH0G8J
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Yet still Ross trudged on, this was the crazy things about mortals. They would march forward in the darkness, and why? Why did they marched into what seemed to be the Belly of the Beast?283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUGhnpMku2
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnseAk6tKi
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEic84P8o6
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And as long as that small threat of hope remained. That single weak ember of a better tomorrow burned, then that ember could light a fire and even the weakest fire could banish the dark.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cQGbft0Iq
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23F387Km3g
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFV0Pk74Dyy
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eQrW92xO3
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqdsTqVMRR4
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Ross walked past the beasts and now before him stood a golem made of earth and rock, with a skin so thick that no blade or bullet could pierce it.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqv5MA4o6rK
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Yet unlike the curse of before, or looking at the deep dark woods, or the hellfire and beast that he faced, it's not fear that grips him283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdNWQCofJ5
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"Turn back now or suffer my wr-" The Golems words where cut of as Ross, used not a blade or bullet, but threw a small bag of salt into the Golem's opened mouth.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5fWIFNlEgJ
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The Golem collapsed to its feet as Ros moved to run past the now coughing construction of rock, soil and magic, but a great caught his leg and hoisted Ross upside down.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFKqgqKMrq
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The Golem growled at him, but like before when it wasted time with words or deeds it was struck by Ross's quick counter.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVe6OzruDM1
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1vPGlNseF
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BANG.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhje4xy0EUH
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The golem let go of Ross as it cradle it's head both from the force of the blow but also from the bell's holy sound.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nocjMMiRK
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Ross fell to the ground and quickly grabbed the bell and attached to it a rope that he had for climbing and then swung the bell around and over his head once to gain momentum before striking the Golem once more with the bell.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqqaiJ3mGo
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The Golem now shielded it's face and crouched down against Ross who was half the Golem's size, yet was now Ross was the one on the offensive.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4sc5sauDr
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Another blow from the whip like weapon as this time Ross aimed at the Golem's right leg, making the creatures topple down, then Ross struck again.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKng6jhHLyR
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The Golem disintegrated into a flash of energy as Ross took a breather to regain his strength and vigor. His leg ached like it had been a slightly stronger squeeze away from being broken, Ross was certain it would swell like crazy and be as purple as an eggplant tomorrow.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgxElGwGdOl
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Only the painkillers he took in advance before entering the woods helped. For not he managed to avoid using the stronger ones like opioids and he hoped that the worse was behind.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX2PwzbVRT
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A man can dream can't he?283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK588e6rs4b
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"Needs something sturdier, perhaps a chain and something on the handle if they get into close range." Ross said out loud as he studied the whip like bell tipped weapon and it's surprising effectiveness.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfPiGx7XUQ
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When the flash dissipated in the Golem's place was a great red orb, one that Ross looked at in disbelief.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3btLuYcSYr
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"Well now, here's hoping that brute strength is the answer here." Ross said as he instinctly whipped the red orb, smashing it.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUbGI4KmzI
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Immediately in front of him a curtain of energy flashed and reformed itself like the image of waves crashing into white foam on a beach.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1lPqicvkX
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ418Yzno1MT
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And in front of him was Hexen surrounded by other witches and warlocks and standing over a bound and gagged woman, with a knife at her throat.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsqHHRtyCNB
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There, Ross's closest friend, a flawed yet kind and caring person who had come to his aide many times before despite danger, stood over another ready to kill her in cold blood.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8reNkKfPs
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6ttbTCfTE
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Ross froze at that, he was tired, scared, lost in the woods, exhausted and from the brief touch of the Golem his leg was close to making him limp, only the shock of the sight before him was what made his brain ignore all of that and focus on the image of Hexen.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsScqzcEx6
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Kind Hexen, sweet Hexen, always there for him Hexen, who called him so many wonderful things and made him laugh so often, brave and noble Hexen who always rushed to protect him when this mortal was in mortal danger.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p6fuzdNrE
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZyioig1ZN
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"Ross, there's something I have to tell you. I'm a witch." Hexen said awkwardly and gave a smile belonged on the cat that caught the canary. Which in Hexen's case was the poor struggling girl at her feet that was the same age as Hexen.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF9Ft2HCi9L
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Ross still speechless then and there realized why the Myr had affected Hexen for that Hexen was not just a witch, but a dark witch.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtORa3zXjI
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A very, very dark witch. Dark enough to be affected by the Myr like full blown demons and Ross had just interrupted a human sacrifice.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgj47dlEM3k
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB3dUSXwvT
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"I always thought you to be an elf." Was his reply as a confused Hexen and the other witches and warlocks presented looked at him in surprise.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7JPDJUbrO
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbCVCinYcN
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And with that the clock struck 3.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQXGveAcDr
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.283Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftcYEgPkaH
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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