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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHzrpGfhN6
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlvDNOg8o9
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcqs82KsSE
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICHxAI8FMe
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHitgETaK8i
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ53VvSq1HsJ
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk70eNq7gxJ
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTViDSg6vHk
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But no matter the universe A is still A.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCSVRaAisG
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And fire is still fire.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbSMkuU3v1
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL9CD7D0vAe
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw4nVJ8OnIM
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkBeaeGjH4
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHoOYxF4Px
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmdXOGSrIs
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjmfdVRFs8w
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMS4VbeBrR8
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapBx2dd5Ty
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpVeQkZCya6
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwink4kF0Ao
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAjtIy6pJ6
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4w6LxSgT8
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtG8EMzZ1nX
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mZDB0jwjQ
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ795PNG2Ux
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK6KEPCs7nD
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIkhjRPjrE
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVkCxlczlQ
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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?523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoriNWvzyHb
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeaiE2Mu23
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKOb0aXIh4
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiNNZ0h7oM
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxXqXU1BJC
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGhdcDRdMmv
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDQX0fwTUX
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwcMU1YaVH
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hMWh8OrWS
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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 him523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxud8AKQrPd
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdtC2cjJ1D
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvXHGF9ix1Y
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCOtL2SSgs
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYk3oKv1VD
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIqldxovLv
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkG6fEniCHz
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NP1OfHIg1
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjRO0lMSug
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4E8HzNb8BP
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUcpiBZz99
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFKd0hMtaZ
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZvNhzu4sy
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2vATrCtmU
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReSG3kwwRE
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA36fbGpj52
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWyDyPi777U
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ctkOa6Oup
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKNZ8XPdBo
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCkUm02dPf
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYBDRfMFgg4
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk0c4CFLRQ
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu2gDYriL5
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEM3L9fZq1
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLf7PplpQv
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsa4zUIRLa
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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.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAO3qqlpOpq
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LJVsKSa2M
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And with that the clock struck 3.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4YYsGHR1pv
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.523Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmexA6gy85
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.