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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27xVpLbsLO
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcMJfx4gYo
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZujiVFF1H
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QSFJkAZWv
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFT6PT5LXJM
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSHTPE0fSj
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeTy9MVolnS
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAlLEzurJS
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But no matter the universe A is still A.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmqlAEKmJd
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And fire is still fire.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPmWTuuHzr
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZG0PqsLLH
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KXMa6Nk9M
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yUZTLPslS
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0objQFvwY
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMYgXbNIjh
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolNXRQMi9D
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOI1I30Yi8k
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNoH0MmOdON
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3e3m7S7zv9
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEBtquNltT
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPcklAM9sH
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQrlINEqNN
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVAfDewASn7
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18ZNJbMBqy
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzPpQ6yHQcw
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHFW3meOe9p
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGCunFR25av
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWuYZtruhr
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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?145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0beRvImC4d
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiGataKeFp6
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGk46EfNrx
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt72LF7T4fF
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVGDDE1H79
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4F3GIPU9Yq
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUMGNrNOyD
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVx6udxW77
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2rb4O7ANT
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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 him145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvLFgoTw8q
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtluqFE89p
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSJUaSuCq1x
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTXODA14Du
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mkcDcuNj4
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BANG.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIgOHNs47Y
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuL95uafBNn
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5BOW65ljc
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHSH74Pl40
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBhUJk5BYdn
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyRB5Nvi3A
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij3grHLVin
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A man can dream can't he?145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvz5cMjaXam
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPkkJFDvrn
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlb4cgCTNmz
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIeUCI3Ppo
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuptCT10PnN
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYIPMJ5K8R
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIbJYgxHBrM
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfZagKGrD1
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iWWLZ2YOx
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3jPPMQY1a
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPBST0MAIP
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWY4jTtenE
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFzju84U29
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PFA91IRmC
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoxzjFDwS4v
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxB9qUjFOI
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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.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2di4BgfDf8
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVOJUMBrEXz
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And with that the clock struck 3.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6MTbTLwCO
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.145Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHHOvB5G6d
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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