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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikpcn3qQCQ
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5bM0h5tdf
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwtS5nzXGB
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW2ufWWsv2h
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfsMF3cSj8
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxRs0WGMdj
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLed4GXuUw
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIqYDpIZ6E
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bsNZKUCyk
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But no matter the universe A is still A.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUJUhfO42h
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And fire is still fire.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes8e0aEEaj
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2841WNXYb
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡURieuCQT0D
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28T4zqEpqR
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFI0kwURShW
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2IQHj2yrL
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmJgg3aAzC
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcCAexfGje
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGI67N7VSBd
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xG46RUaWW
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnDtOcwfvM6
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeclqVbfuYq
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOI85J2CON
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWQDf5dIy3
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEfSIXZlb2p
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuJivZh5eiS
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPoVUEaC2M
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsWjPZysCR
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42GOCqzWti
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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?199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8LEFni2h4
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCPbWmvqTf
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdtGmIeSBvO
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNe3dlUpkw
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjeRThBJdm
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxaaRMYFBY7
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0MZItyKyc
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR8Qt1h0cv
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeEofzno7C0
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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 him199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbxzVYO9Jat
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyNPeCNJqJ6
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fMVXpG8zU
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMLa93xtX4
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdihhYwZibx
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BANG.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqiAdZ0h89
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7y2EJeDT54
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡirodxNlpyg
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3woMjSOqMb
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeijTYJKQBv
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nDCL6hPq7
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTYbeVctHs
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A man can dream can't he?199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5btW0YBSA
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBXHxqZP0C
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0V18rFRyN
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYpvzALYz4
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjIjt6QiKl
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0QUnV3kiY
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UpwxyWCWc
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HcCrFUB0Y
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKOkWXhIb1
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4lZMdU7gV
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrisKBLTPVc
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ5MWLcXwt
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeeobYc57cy
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAi2Glciv8
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRM1MxLUCyy
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YzLZ0tyBo
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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.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1jsDn9g09s
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhXjsRm9yR
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And with that the clock struck 3.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0RFCwywCH
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.199Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hV5lY99o7
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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