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She sat upright in her bed with a gasp. She just had a terrible nightmare. Not only that, she fumbled by the bedside table, trying to find her phone in the dark, but couldn’t find it. She knew she left it there.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXMd0iWeIBR
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Someone on the other side of the bed, stirred in their sleep upon hearing the ruckus and turned to look at the person fumbling in the dark.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVGKCPYTzG
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"What the-?" a bed lamp light soon turned on as the person who had been woken switched it on. "Nicani kanshi? (What is wrong now?) What are you looking for? And in the early hours of the morning?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYu9KpQCEs
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She didn’t answer at first until she realized that her phone isn’t anywhere nearby. She turned to look at her husband beside her.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09pXtYtWSf
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"Pepani (sorry)," she apologized. "I was looking for my phone, have you seen it?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyjfto5WKN
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"Mm?" her husband can’t believe this. "Who do you want to call at this time?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5uco0GQq6
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"It's urgent," she said as she pushed the covers aside to get out of bed.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxh7NHO0oW
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"Check your dressing table," her husband muttered as he dropped his head back onto the pillow. "That’s where you left it last night."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDi5JJhqp1
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In her black nightdress, she went to the dressing table and found her phone there like her husband said. She quickly took it and turned around to get her black sleeping gown at the foot of the bed. In her bare feet, she quickly went to the door and left the room. Her husband growled as he lifted his head to see the door left wide open. He muttered and slowly sat up.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLEMREHfVt
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"Yaba (Goodness)," he groaned. "Here we go again."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcfif56We7
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She walked down the quiet, dark hallway until she made a corner, entering a room. She flipped the switch and the lights went on in the living room. Likewise, she turned to her phone to make a call.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzYyt9tLnf5
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When she put the phone to her ear, the line on the other end didn’t even ring as the automated phone system said the person she’s trying to reach had their phone switched off.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjjlO4oLku
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"I told her not to be switching off her phone," she muttered angrily as she looked at her phone to make a call to someone else.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZ8ptjj3g5
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After finding the person’s line, she called it. This time it went through. She only hoped that the person would answer.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcv8eUPcKiv
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She started to pace up and down, bypassing the glass table on the white and black zebra print carpet. Not only that, she didn’t think of sitting on the black leather seats as with each minute that passed, her anxiety increased.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6mSuuIjO4
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When the person on the other end didn’t pick up either, she sucked her teeth and tried to call again when she realized that someone is in the room. She turned to find her husband there in his blue pyjamas, looking sleepy as ever. She now felt guilty for waking him up.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1iP8mbUqO
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"Who are you trying to call?" he asked. "Don’t tell me it's Diana."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKxlKKRJkw
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"So?" Diana’s mother asked. "I just want to know how she’s doing?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHU1ciimq0r
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"At this time?" her husband approached her. "She’s asleep. And you know she switches off her phone."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCaswjxQFxJ
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"I just want to know how she’s doing."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gn1l8P8Kn
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"Didn't you talk to her a day before? If anything were to happen, your mother or Katy will let us know."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQfCGybk0f
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Diana’s mother growled in frustration. She quickly went over to one of the chairs to sit, her head buried in her hands. Her husband came to join her.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQVMDj5jjv
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"You don’t understand," she said, dropping her hands to look at him. "I had another dream about her and this time it felt different."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzz8DeM5hJc
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He put his hand on her shoulder. "What could be so different about this one?" he asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIb2YaWae44
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Before she spoke, she bit her lip. She didn’t know how to explain it. Her previous dreams over the years weren’t as vivid and intense as this one.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfQC4TIcrt
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"I can’t explain, Atake Diana (Father to Diana). Everything about this dream felt real. I feel Diana could be in huge trouble."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yuUuvxHLk
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"That’s what you always say when you have these dreams," said Diana’s father. "Aren’t they just dreams? How many have you had over the years, but they've never happened?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkf5KHhWX6
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Diana’s mother now sat upright, shaking her head. "What if they did? I believe they did. Besides, Diana doesn’t always tell us what goes on in her life. She’s so secretive."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1FBH1gkLk
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"That’s because she’s a teen. You’re forgetting that people at such an age are difficult to make them open up."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6neZJ3oN9W
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"No, I’ve always had a feeling that she's been hiding something from us. She’s a good girl, but I feel there’s a lot going on in her life that we don’t know about."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBygglgR37z
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Her husband rolled his eyes. "Please, don’t bring up those incidences that were happening in the neighbourhood. Those were explainable accidents, and you can’t point a finger at Diana. Most of the time she wasn’t even there, and they happened almost four years ago."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv2EdXqd58
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"That’s what you think, but…"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyU917FYht
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"Enough, please. That’s a long time ago and nothing has happened to her. You haven’t had terrible nightmares for years, so it's probably just nothing."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBrRmagMlHD
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Diana’s mother looked at her husband, still with a worried look. She looked away. As much as he might be right, her intuition ate at her terribly. She can’t just ignore what she dreamt. If anything, it felt more like the first vivid dream she had of Diana; that she had died. She remembered calling the school to check up on her, and they told her Diana was perfectly fine. When Diana came home for the holidays, there was something different about her.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh2zawmblDz
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"Tiyeni (come), let’s go back to sleep," her husband persisted as he held her hand on her lap. "If you want, you and I can call your mother sometime in the morning." 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFrQDq7f2nO
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She couldn’t argue with him there, but she felt she wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. Not until she hears that Diana is alright. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0i4Vdr1oVu
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"Okay, can I send a message to Katy so that she calls me when she sees it?" she asked. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJKSNeCxSq
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"Be quick," Diana’s father stood. "If you’re not in the room in two minutes, I’ll come and drag you if I have to." 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDIElOgFAP
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With quiet, steady steps, Diana’s father walked out of the room, leaving his wife still seated on the couch. She quickly sent Katy a text, but she knew it wasn’t enough.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡym3MvDlOlw
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Namatama stood up from her seat and slowly started to make her way out of the living room. She thought she saw a shadow pass through the window, outside. Likewise, she stopped to draw aside the curtain. A neighbour’s floodlight shone brightly in the next yard. For a moment, she thought maybe a cat had passed atop the wall fence, causing the shadow she saw.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPJm745XvE
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Before she was able to push the curtains, she thought she had seen something through the corner of her eye in the room. Her heart skipped a beat as she quickly turned to see if there’s anyone there. The only people awake are she and her husband, and she would've heard him if he had made his way back in the living room.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡspmjwaQlF8
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"I must be imagining things," she told herself.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodrIyMuxBY
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"And what if you aren’t?" came a voice.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyWM4nKH6F
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As soon as she heard it, she jumped in fright and almost screamed, but someone covered her mouth with their hand from behind, holding her in place. Diana’s mother is now terrified that there's a stranger in the house. She started to breathe heavily.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXy2buC44Iy
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"Don’t move, and I won’t hurt you," came the voice in a soft, yet dangerous whisper. "Calm down. I’ll uncover your mouth. Don’t scream or else I'll kill you. Nod if you understand."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEZ8vzLQRf
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She nodded, and started to slow her breathing. Her heart beat fast like a drum that she could hear it. The person’s hand over her mouth slowly fell away, and she felt relieved. She quickly looked behind her, but no one is there.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHHJpwunvD
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"Don’t freak out," came the voice again, this time in front of her. "I want you to slowly turn towards me."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDBy0W9vZb
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She swallowed and slowly turned her head back. Likewise, she found someone standing in front of her, all dressed in black and floating in midair. Namatama gasped in fright as she thought she would never come across the terrifying skull-faced mask ever again.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoYLoxStFJl
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"Hello, Namatama," came a female voice behind the mask. "Long time no see."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0pW7SjsiN
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"What are you doing here?" Namatama asked, her voice breaking with both fear and anger. "I thought I told you not to show yourself ever again."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPrfnjHm73P
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The floating figure raised her hand to remove the mask. Behind it lay a young face of a woman with light, brown skin and sharp, dark eyes like that of a cat. Her lips were coloured black, and she grinned at Namatama with her white, razor sharp teeth glowing in the dark.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQe5ulDpzn
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"I know," said the lady in front of her. "But aren’t you up thinking about your daughter, Diana?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ygXck3ceG
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Namatama froze, looking at the lady before finding her voice. "What do you know about her?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrzCBfEQvw
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The woman chuckled. "It’s sad that you don’t know what’s going on. So much has happened over the years that you’ve failed to notice."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBXISatQCO
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Namatama’s eyes widened. "What do you know about Diana?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavoR6ilqm7
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"A lot more than you, that’s for sure. Diana is a very special child. You should know that."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7uWYrynZ6
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"She’s my daughter, of course she’s special."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocPkIk3xjE
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The woman floating in the air came a little closer. "You know that she’s beyond special. It’s been that way from the day she was born." 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1EUMifS3jU
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"Get to the point. You came here after such a long time to talk to me, and it’s about Diana. Tell me, is she in trouble?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVEcF0Uz5L
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The woman smiled as she backed away a bit. "It’s not good news, I’m afraid."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnm6eTetmbe
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"Tell me."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVTzjLLEb1
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The woman stopped smiling as she sighed. "Her destiny is catching up to her. It has been for some years now."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDubWflA7O
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"What do you mean?" Namatama looks confused.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2yS06CD7r
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"Honey, why aren’t you here yet?" Diana’s father called out. Namatama almost muttered out loud, upset that her husband could call out like that when everybody else is fast asleep.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjB2uwpDQy
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"I think you already know how she started behaving when she came back from boarding school a couple of years ago. Some might think she was going through puberty, but you as a mother knew better."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcBkDl9kJG
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"Something happened to her back at school?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4fnVaPaL4
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The woman in black nodded. "Yes. She’s been trying to act as normal as she can around you, but it's been difficult to keep it under wraps with all those weird events that used to happen."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzy5WL99m9
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Namatama’s eyes widened with fear. "Tell me, what’s really going on with her?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdtzHHOrO3
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"I can’t spare you all the details, but all this is happening because of what took place the time she was born."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI028pdQhAl
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Namatama gasped as she slowly started to back away, shaking her head. "You lie. This can’t be true."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpK0AkHFnqw
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"I’m just here to tell you to expect some bad news."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJ6omZ6DNM
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Namatama continued to back away as her heart started to feel heavy with grief. She felt a sharp piercing through her heart and tears already started to fill her eyes. "What have I done?" she muttered. "What have I done?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvws0Cg8bm
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Her hand flew to her chest as she sank to her knees onto the carpeted floor. Tears quickly fell onto her cheeks as she covered her mouth. The woman in black continued to look at her as she said:361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmnJndUlC6
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"As heartbreaking as this is, you should know that Diana is a very strong girl. But I’m afraid the danger she is facing right now is too great that she has to brace herself."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCxGq9Tjy5
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Namatama looked up at the woman. "You claim Diana is strong. How strong when she’s just a young defenceless girl?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVNpRZFh5o
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The smile the woman had earlier plastered onto her face again. "A lot has happened over the years that has made your daughter the bravest girl I’ve ever seen. She’s been through a lot. And for a girl her age, I’m surprised she has matured this quickly, especially with her true nature coming into fruition. Many people wouldn’t have handled it as well as she has."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5XodOw9W9
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Namatama sniffed as she wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Her true nature? Does that mean she’s like your kind?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6pTcCIWxn
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The woman in black gave a nod. Namatama chocked, but she quickly pulled herself together.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdlUv2BjFpj
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"Please, tell me, that she’ll be okay. That she’ll come back home."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMYNocZLfDg
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"I can’t guarantee she will survive. But if she does and manages to come home, can you do me a favour?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdtOjfUfUv
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"What is that?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvafcj6AFO
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"Tell her the truth."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAjKcD0Tj6
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"What?" Namatama looked surprised.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hKuw9Hmob
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She could hear footsteps coming down the hall. Her husband is coming.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDkC3v29bx
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"She deserves it. Nothing is more painful than not knowing why you're a target to so many. That's what she has been going through for so long. You should tell her. She deserves to know."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyt3Wc5Pyu
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"Why are you telling me this now after all this time?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVkBpHljkq
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The woman put up a genuine smile. "Just like you, Diana is also very important to me. Don’t make the mistake of not telling her. It's best it comes from you and not anyone else."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpgSYxlCQK
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"Namatama, what did I tell you about…?" came her husband, and he paused upon seeing his wife on the floor. "What are you doing?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLsxwDBf4O
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Namatama quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes and stood up. She looked in front of her and the woman in black had disappeared.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuGIsJj4JmD
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"I was just praying," Namatama lied, as she turned to her husband, but with her eyes downcast.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCYa91EZTP
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"Don’t worry too much," said her husband as he came to stand beside her and held her shoulders. "Diana is fine. I know it."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBVJ4p9NQz
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"You’re probably right," Namatama gave a nod. "All we can do is pray for her."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSncutEgoE
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"That’s the spirit. Come, let us go back to sleep."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKC3hM8AAB
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Namatama couldn’t argue there as she followed her husband who made sure to switch the lights off in the living room. As they walked down the hall, Namatama couldn’t help but let a tear in her right eye drop down her cheek, praying for Diana to come back home safely.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡimMqFa2DXr
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"You can't be serious!" Mutale looked at me in disbelief. "How can you believe him?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifbYa6D3HF
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"I just know," I said as I continued to stare at Lucifer. "If he was after me, he would’ve come himself or sent his strongest legions."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVE5eaJVts
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"But he might be the one who sent that thing after you," said Stella. "You sound so convinced that it’s not him."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76BoKfJzGJ
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I turn to look at her. "If it really is him, we wouldn’t be seated here."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7skQcMgHA
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"She’s right," Lucifer joined in. "I would’ve locked you two pretty ladies up and this Elite soldier would’ve been torn to shreds by my hounds."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2AWsNzd60e
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"Isn’t that convincing enough?" Lucius asked, still standing behind Diana’s seat.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4nLVKOdOK
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Mutale and Stella stay silent. As much as this is difficult to take in, arguing with me over something I'm so sure of will be futile.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62JHfBZCRc
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"Okay, if it isn’t him," Stella started, "then who could it be? He’s the only one we know who can control shadow monsters. Worse, we’re talking about a level one."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDQFePgaR4
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"How sure are you that the shadow monster didn’t just attack you out of nowhere, Diana?" Lucifer asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIedeUZf2C2
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I look back at him, trying to relive what happened. "Well, I’ve encountered shadow monsters and also a level one." I feel Stella look at me. I must have forgotten to mention that I had faced a level one before. "And this one felt like the one I fought before. Shadow monsters might be mindless creatures that love to bring about destruction, but there’s something about a level one that has always kept me wondering whether they really do think on their own."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpgYTGLEp7v
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Lucifer leaned back in his seat. "Yes, shadow monsters are mindless and can thrive on their own without me controlling them."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3lZWB8XLi
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"Explains why some of them wander aimlessly around," said Stella.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGheAiPnUMq
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"True. But if I want them to do something, I can easily control them since I am the Prince of Darkness," said Lucifer with a smirk.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDjBsZ8WhY
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"If he’s a prince, I wonder what that makes me," Lucius muttered.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFkMm2xGbWq
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I couldn’t help but snicker. Lucius always did manage to put a smile on my face when I least expect him to. Moreover, the look on Lucifer’s face is just priceless.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1N85Pvw3K
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"As for a level one," Lucifer continued, "they are the most dangerous, making them the most difficult to control."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5boa4YSINH
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"Are you saying you also have a hard time controlling them?" Mutale asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5u2AIFQvsZ
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"No," Lucius scoffed. "It’s easy for me, but if anyone tries to, it’s frustrating and requires a lot of practice."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kgZ10msTL
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For a moment there, Mutale, Stella and I remain silent. Did he just say "if anyone?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuYPu1aYM8
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucifer asked with a quizzical look on his face.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjtNltm0s6
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"Anyone can control a shadow monster?" Stella asked. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxk5Yh7K2f
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"Yes," Lucifer answered casually. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyD7cWiSYOU
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I look at Stella. She also had the same surprised look. I turn to Mutale, and he looked like he has just seen something horrific unfold in front of him. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48ejKChoWy
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"I’m taking that you all didn’t know that anyone can control a shadow monster," said Lucifer.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSQmxMbXMS
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‘"No!" the three of us answered simultaneously.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLNJ8tZDYu
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"Wow, okay," said Lucifer, giving out a wince. "Silly me. No one is supposed to know about that. Ever."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UtVWIFWm5
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"Well, in my world, we’ve always known that you," Stella pointed at him, "are the only one who can control them."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCp2E44nMZc
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Lucifer chuckled. "While the supernatural world is a mystery to normal people, many supernaturals have also been blinded about their own world for years. Only a few go looking for the truth, and they don't like what they find. I hate to be so flippant about revealing the truth, but I'm not the only one who can control them."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjypB83QOX
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My eyes fell to the floor. This changes everything. Someone sent that thing after me. They must have also done so the first time I encountered it. But who could it be?361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgp9fwrf0j
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"This is going to be tough," said Mutale. "If the devil didn’t send that thing after you, Diana, then who did?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5iqmu2NQ05
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"Good question," said Lucius. "Controlling a shadow monster isn’t easy. I’ve been trying to do so for months now."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ764rqjs3Nn
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"Diana, what are you thinking?" Stella asked as she looked at me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZoOU1xUzp
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My eyes first flew to Lucifer as I asked, "you’ve just confirmed that anyone can control a shadow monster. What does one require for them to do so?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqPrvsXKLe
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Everyone around me is silent. I’m not so sure if I’ve asked the right question, but it’s the only thing I’ve been thinking of since the stunning revelation.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWqaXzOpV4
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Lucifer smirked. "First, you’ll have to be a supernatural."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LsSGWqc9J
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"So, I can easily control one?" I asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEBvQFZaFP
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"Yes. But…," he now stood up from his seat and went to one of the bookshelves in the room. "There are a few requirements that you’ll need."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5166NUJtsN
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"Something tells me it must be dark," said Mutale.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI5QB3Mv9e
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Lucifer ignored him by not commenting. He looked through the bookshelves at the thick books with hard black covers. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but you can tell nothing good comes from those books.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH52FXN6d0
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"Okay," he took one thick book on the shelf and brought it to the desk. It looked so thick that I’m glad I’ll never get to read it. Who knows what dark things it holds.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34BYtlpcfd
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He started to flip through the pages and I couldn’t help but take a peek. The pages are old, and I noticed that whoever wrote the book, had a pretty sharp, cursive handwriting. There were many drawings and illustrations on some pages and a few of them looked quite gruesome. Stella didn’t fringe away from looking at it. I turn to Mutale and I see him look the other side. Some Elite soldier, he is. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLdzTRj2fy
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"So," I turn to look at Lucius behind me while we wait for Lucifer to find the page, "you say controlling a shadow monster is difficult. How difficult?" 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTURUPQMZn
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"Like my father put it, it’s frustrating and depending on what level it is, it gets painful," Lucius answered.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgOrlix476
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"Painful, how?" Stella asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxLf4Ybp0i
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"The way you control it is almost similar to the way you can mind control a human being. It’s easier on humans because you can manipulate the mind. We already know shadow monsters are mindless, so you really have to dig a little deeper to take control of them, meaning it takes up a lot of your energy."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcmNzGXFMCI
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"And if you aren’t careful," Lucifer chirped in as he continued to flip through the pages, "you might end up breaking your mind."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEF9J5gILEE
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"I’m guessing whoever brought up the rumour that only the devil can control such things, must have done so to prevent us from ever thinking that we can control one," I said.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcrtEZYIf6
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Lucifer chuckled. "True. We did that because we know if many supernaturals broke their minds, we would’ve a lot of them causing havoc when that’s my job. And I am at least a little lenient." I gave him a look on that last part.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMayV8zACZ4
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"Wait, you said ‘we’ just now," I quickly said. "Who else were part of this rumour?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwgkFxCbiK3
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"The Immortals of Old," he answered as he continued looking through the pages. "Those who have lived from the beginning of time, so to say."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWJVuiZsle
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"Like you and the man upstairs?" He nodded. "Who else?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk06Tx2MZhI
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"If I can recall, the person who was in charge of the Butterfly Island before her Highness was there too," Lucifer looks up at Stella.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGzQChP3Ni
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"Her Highness’ father," Stella answered.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H1hy4zdDC
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"What happened to him?" I asked. "Did he die or something?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCftOU7dLR
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"Killing an immortal is hard, and you know that better than anyone, Diana," said Lucifer. "That old fella is probably somewhere either in this world or the other in a peaceful place chanting mantras or something."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5m64EYFO0C
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"True," said Stella. "No one has actually heard from him in ages after leaving Her Highness in charge. I actually have never met him."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvxeb5MCAA
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That’s a shock. Whatever reason he had for leaving his position and going elsewhere must have been genuine. The world of the supernatural is just as confusing and chaotic as the human one. If also given the chance, I would also disappear.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJlrmDS3mk
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"Ah, here it is," said Lucifer as his right finger landed on the desired page.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYilO84plls
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Stella and I quickly stood up from our seats to look. Mutale remained where he is. Lucius slowly came to join us at the table.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquZncENcNc
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"Okay, so," Lucifer pointed to the paragraph on the page. "Like I said, you must be a supernatural. It says here for you to control something as dark as a shadow monster, you must join the dark side."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMu9FoL71t
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"Meaning your side, right?" I asked, looking at Lucifer.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4wudegeHj
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"Yep. Selling your soul to me, that kind of thing. And…, it says here you must also sacrifice the one thing that means precious to you and there are some blood rituals you’ve to perform with all the symbols and stuff."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZkJppchme
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"Okay, but these are just the basic stuff that a lot of us could’ve already guessed," said Stella. "What we really want to know is who could it be."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWzcacZSUi
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"Stella is right," I said, looking up from the book to Lucifer. "You say anyone can control a shadow monster and these are the requirements. Isn’t there anyone who can naturally control them like you do? What if the person we seek never had to perform this ritual?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZfrKRHQJD
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Lucifer now looked at me and this time, he had a grim look. "I was afraid you were going to ask me that," he said. He looked down at the book and flipped through a couple of pages. "Apparently, you’re right. I’m not the only one who can control them naturally. There are two more beings that can."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxPOJXTI8i
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"Two more?" Lucius also can’t believe it.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKcvZ5dxf6
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"You really should be reading more," Lucifer threw his son a look. "Let me skip to the last part."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHIPdJEk6D3
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Lucifer pointed to the top left side of the book where there’s a list of names. His is the top. The second and third made my insides freeze. I should’ve known better, especially with the third.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWydSkVl7bo
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"No way," Stella said, bringing the words right out of my mouth. "This isn’t true, is it?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTtcmkSlb0a
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I see Mutale lift his head and Lucifer now threw him a smirk. "You want to see it for yourself, don’t you? Lucius, help him up."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iIXOt63jy
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"I don’t think it's necessary," I said.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiq93Gpp7a9
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"Oh, I think it is." Lucifer brought his left hand up in midair and at the same time, Mutale is lifted off his seat and brought forward. He flinched at first, trying to get away from Lucifer’s invisible grip, but he knows it's pointless. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDW7ntzZ5Ue
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"Let me go," Mutale demanded.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwAJ38zRn0U
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"Come on, dad," said Lucius. "You can’t force him to look if he doesn’t want to."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVwPDbgr5g4
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"But he has to. Today is a day of revelation."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CDNoHFF1o
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Lucifer turned the book the other way around for Mutale to look at. Mutale did his level best to look upwards, but with a simple bend of his index finger, Lucifer made Mutale’s head point downwards. The look on Mutale’s face as his eyes fell on the book said it all.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Nw49xJlR
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"No, no," Mutale muttered shaking his head. "This is a lie. This book holds nothing but lies."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGllaQTXLDw
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"I’m sorry, but this book was written centuries ago," said Lucifer. "Like I said before, so many things have been hidden from us that we only know what we think is relevant because it’s been set that way for ages. No one likes to know the truth. We all just like to hide in the sweet bliss of ignorance."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡecB33xlzOm
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"This must be a mistake. You’re lying. You’re a liar. That’s what you are."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmKxNMXTad
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"I take it that I lie, but there’s so much you don’t know about your world and ours."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFID7nwbtFu
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"Enough," I said, taking the book and turning it away from Mutale’s eyes. "There must be a reasonable explanation for this. May you please put him back down?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgi58lIaLK
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Lucifer dragged Mutale back to his seat, making him land onto the chair. This time, gently.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbjUOpuX3i
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"Well, I think I’ve taken in a lot of these revelations for one day," said Stella as she looked at me. She soon went to sit back down on her chair.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhsbnhKOLZ
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I look at Mutale, and he still looked horrified. I feel bad for him. It’s not easy receiving the truth like he did just now. Even I’m trying to take it all in.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGK3VPsJEK
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I went back to look at the list and I realized that just after the first three were a few more. But the names were written in a symbolic language that I couldn’t recognize.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzhrHKKOe2
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"What does this mean?" I asked Lucifer as I pointed at the other names. "I can’t seem to recognize the words."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkL7CtwmPw
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"Whoever has control over shadow monsters has his name automatically written in the book," he answered as he looked at the page.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qnE3vfolP
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"Okay, but can you tell me who they are?"361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVATJpve1ye
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Lucifer now looked at me and that charming smile of his came back. "It’s not necessary. If I were you I should be more worried about number 3."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ56cGMMvkuN
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"He’s right," said Lucius. "I'm not surprised if he so happens to have sent the shadow monster after you."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhA5d89N0dL
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"I’m worried about number 2," said Stella. "The thought of Him sending a shadow monster after Diana creeps me out."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyzXWMRDhPg
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"Don’t say that," Mutale spoke up. "He can never do such a thing. That book says nothing but lies."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFaH17N7Vw
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"I’m sorry," said Lucifer, raising an eyebrow at Mutale. "But isn’t He the same person who created day and night? Light and darkness?" He sighed. "Let me tell you a little something to ease your mind a little."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWovDbOmamZ
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Everyone now turned their attention to Lucifer. So did Mutale.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsmcnEfc4m3
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"As much as He can control shadow monsters, He wouldn’t do it just to get to Diana," Lucifer continued. "He has you Elite soldiers for that. If He wanted to, I bet He would’ve sent his angels to do the job, but the Golden Elite decided to take up the role."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPIJSX2Tpc
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I’m trying to take this all in, and I bet the rest are too.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbMXRMe9eM
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"How do you know all this?" I asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxufDoznlWJ
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"He can’t control a shadow monster without me knowing about it, so he’s already out of the question. It’s just the way it is. Moreover, if I try to do something similar to the light, he would know. That’s why the two of us have always stayed in our lane to not bring about confusion. But I do like to give him a challenge once in a while."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbjT7ZTodS
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My heart felt at ease. Stella looked relaxed and Mutale exhaled in relief. 361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSnnvmjcN1q
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"So, how do you know that the Golden Elite chose to take on the task of capturing me?" I asked.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSTPBohr4k
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"Nothing hides under the sun from me," said Lucifer with a smile.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCUO9YkYjo
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"That’s just to say that he has many informants," said Lucius.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1LStpgUlP
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Lucifer threw his son another look showing that he’s annoyed with him. Before he could throw a comment, a knock came at the door. For a moment, I forgot about where we were and that there are people in the house. Lucifer told whoever was at the door to come in, and the door flew open. A woman in a black dress and white apron stood there. She is short and plump with her blonde hair tied into a bun. This must be the house help.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSBgfV18Ts
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"Morning, sir," she greeted Lucifer. "I’ve brought in food for our guests."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9bFo9R0dhD
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"Yes, bring it in. I want you to tell the guards to get everyone out of the house," Lucifer ordered. "The place looks like a hellhole."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhuJDbmMe3p
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Apart from the help, we all look at Lucifer with a questioning look. This place just happens to be one of his many hellholes.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBWspEfZOjt
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The help dragged in a movable tray behind her and there are all sorts of delicious breakfast treats: chocolate chip cookies, eggs, bacon, bread and cereal for any of us craving for it. There were plenty of white teacups, plates and bowls to go around. And after all that’s happened in the last few hours, I now feel hungry.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3NiUW1fRi
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The help soon left and Lucifer said, "please, dig in. As for you," he turned to Mutale, "you also better eat up after receiving the news that your wonderful Being isn’t involved in this mess."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq0qBLGL0a
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"Are you seriously asking me to eat?" Mutale asked, sounding surprised.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHfr3DZ7uk
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"Don’t make me change my mind. I can do that very quickly."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8R7bo1F5v
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"I’ll help serve you," said Stella as she stood up and approached the tray. "Now that I think about it, I’m starving."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOYNkUWIGW
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"I’ll have some cookies and tea, please," said Mutale.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡweCRKP0opf
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"I need to eat too," said Lucifer as he also went to the tray. "I drank too much last night, I didn't have a bite to eat."361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCKrziCR8Xy
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"Want me to get you something, Diana?" Lucius asked as he looked at me.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aFQH3IkTj
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"I'll serve myself, thanks," I said with a smile.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgrl278LSwG
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He gave me a concerned look before he gave a nod and went over to join Stella and his father.361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwzeih8DZZz
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I watched the three surrounding the tray before my eyes flew back to the open book before me. My eyes are gravely fixed on the name that's third on the list and my hunger quickly dissipated. I should've known earlier that there's only one being who really wants to get rid of me with all their might:361Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9R4VDYJW0
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