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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvs8RogyO9r
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVeOnkc41zK
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXUBRh1SDF
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBWk4ESMlT
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDread3Q9t
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hsvOAZWGW
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLcx2UVZ7DW
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdKe5coPKV
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But no matter the universe A is still A.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmWyvlYwol
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And fire is still fire.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrbbM0uDrNO
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Pi8r0iXL6
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0am8gfi4B5
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKBJnvlqbGD
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFkwo2Hx9O
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOg4Ke9Hpmj
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyH7iEEbZR
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU4OmiJXRO
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWSfhYAkxv
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KR3uEwWxT
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROmJiM5Phg
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCFgGpyYca
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTYOAI07ooI
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK5enW0Z5s
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoxWmK31Tl
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANcVyZF6lT
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbrjR18qod0
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTmxckHqHP
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6SakbZk5b
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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?223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4bwEyAQrK
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEc8yE81MCh
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1OYhRpHsG
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuDWRLGX5E
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWSlNl1Tcz
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAkyYxheiD
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl7z6oDQaIg
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPTJ2SDyCjF
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFGN1yWgxd
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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 him223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHbgRZMXVx
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTzTs6nnT5
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0eDnZ9TjEn
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbF49L7gEab
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsdQXOXMDx
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BANG.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3kExCQqER
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOttmlYuXcx
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFohpn76KTL
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNaYKR0P0L
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHg5GKrKpe
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpFhRt266w
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EtgsAo9ei
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1GmXBXkKjH
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEGkRhLUbn
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuODhyOgNpW
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdKpEaD2mc
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMiMA1fSbn
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3qYLtMvZ1
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhTcH27f8t
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDxYqzTtiM
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2EYS6RcWa
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcuDQDlGp7
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5ZmpkJNQK
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcKTQU2oU6L
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXPvswXBwT
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTdlZpjGPV
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ouA2wPefS
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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.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfa6QK1pu0l
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrO1A9EoMkb
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And with that the clock struck 3.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uhkp46kW6
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.223Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFsymVGQfU
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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