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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpKMBOaH1o
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkLBRQZGdFm
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoS9nJpdpI
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡArH6BvPbpR
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWoTSVXsUIc
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpj89usrNk7
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokVmpDQjcu
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmxkj3pMpg
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIP45Aolqtw
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But no matter the universe A is still A.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjwGCn29Wl
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And fire is still fire.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxtwl3P6LJk
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRweo6aGUi
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOMSf8yHrH
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd5uiONfPp
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUfw7JFQ8Q
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwqa5yIueh
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL3UD8KcTCF
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgoAY68Gx7
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5D1xVxGbA
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQhjZLJX0t
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLErPwM5Kv
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLn0Le3TFGn
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5e309pjXLW
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH5256lRchD
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZJmYEslvh
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDCM77OZQC
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9sLHVSIIuU
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YdPIvDoUh
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEStjibnEZ
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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?486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XYv3VN0JK
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡslpO33XRd9
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlYlQwCUQa
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKFhrorcld
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAjca5H4TZ
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaaBU7tBaPe
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8tsjDthTSX
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXktFEj5O92
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dhvVzZ2LH
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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 him486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9fyJfASBL
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAK8ITK0VH
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiysRjYf4v
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthvKl0Biff
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVBb2NNrXe
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BANG.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDjqivuTV7
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw6GhuBI4ik
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlbMq6s20r
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGf7hRbZVk
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyMdlFS4Kf
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCQ1m1TfMd
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBXgEkHoZd
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A man can dream can't he?486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMBoIA7S6v
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEFQHzCyN5M
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2UYsF4TgL
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTb37mFJAj
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YX9c1L88P
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0l7SXrtIg
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJnRu87XQek
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyM8sYsaR5
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ugTwTy2dd
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmKwJKdul3
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hdiFRzoul
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVo0Rf1swRF
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV84qkdriwl
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmVYijqer4
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAiLk40edQk
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIxpz4GAkd
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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.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCrTIxNCI0
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3ehCmnDkO
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And with that the clock struck 3.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl2sIiRmNdK
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.486Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq5COinAIW
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.