"Evil? Evil is 620Please respect copyright.PENANAcxkZql2jKz
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to620Please respect copyright.PENANA230RPyxaMz
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAfBIEcca81g
Captain Rourke, trying 620Please respect copyright.PENANAp9h4r9rGqB
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who620Please respect copyright.PENANAID0EBZRtsX
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 620Please respect copyright.PENANATv5rFGhTt8
his crewmembers.620Please respect copyright.PENANA3112VJQblK
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Seconds, minutes, days, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAQyuCjRPRcO
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAtbITmbF5F7
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a620Please respect copyright.PENANA4xSM7GERpN
thousand of tick tocks.620Please respect copyright.PENANAD6oQYrR934
Finally David turned 620Please respect copyright.PENANAxZMDxrmh5q
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester620Please respect copyright.PENANACWxiFu1xu7
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for620Please respect copyright.PENANAENcOtHpphg
what else could be the end, but that?620Please respect copyright.PENANAIt0oPmWp4k
Jester himself had 620Please respect copyright.PENANAvbvM5l7AnJ
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXtIeSGQQYy
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 620Please respect copyright.PENANAEjgz3rvkbQ
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of620Please respect copyright.PENANAL0Wv81HOtV
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.620Please respect copyright.PENANAFaNiV8eCDD
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.620Please respect copyright.PENANAffU6v4sJp4
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.620Please respect copyright.PENANAMZBYu9mPKF
David didn't reply. He 620Please respect copyright.PENANAmYzFW7MrHY
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth620Please respect copyright.PENANAj2Jc1dslIr
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."620Please respect copyright.PENANA5o612tGuYG
"I don't believe in 620Please respect copyright.PENANAmh6xKLbHR3
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAs88yKfBb4q
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.620Please respect copyright.PENANA3AnzZfsQ7h
Jester chuckled. "Just because you don't believe it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We're all just pawns in a bigger game."620Please respect copyright.PENANAD4tCUZCHsw
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.620Please respect copyright.PENANANoqlW17T6n
"And I'm a pawn of 620Please respect copyright.PENANAAZdN41f2mo
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and620Please respect copyright.PENANAP8Vc1wBYd0
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXwMFnaHzNg
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 620Please respect copyright.PENANA2YZD32i50W
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 620Please respect copyright.PENANAByJfzwiLsm
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjtd7ymLtj4
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAsejGTdC5Gw
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"620Please respect copyright.PENANAWpGF6XO6te
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAgwLNNjbJOM
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 620Please respect copyright.PENANADKpd2PW22V
"I've been dead for a 620Please respect copyright.PENANAaxj4dmRSX7
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 620Please respect copyright.PENANAmiGLjlg85w
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 620Please respect copyright.PENANASZujOWxXFI
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,620Please respect copyright.PENANA071DWXt95F
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 620Please respect copyright.PENANASIsuiFQVVo
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 620Please respect copyright.PENANAufXlR1hwY6
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was620Please respect copyright.PENANAF1oGiPPb9f
just luck."620Please respect copyright.PENANAefGIitUkNS
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAWn4nP8wRzt
Jester laughed. "Such a 620Please respect copyright.PENANAkRiniyIw89
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXTnyW0xpaF
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 620Please respect copyright.PENANA6JYstNuU4y
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 620Please respect copyright.PENANAN4xAL4bji6
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfzptJWzF9I
Do you understand now?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAxOJyc4z28f
"All I understand is 620Please respect copyright.PENANAGFplQfB2d3
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about620Please respect copyright.PENANALCA1GUeqqz
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAL3UIFST9WK
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.620Please respect copyright.PENANAqdrwhb6prY
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAU2xqqRCVgx
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 620Please respect copyright.PENANAFLIbf0U7jr
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries620Please respect copyright.PENANAOHplggFdXs
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 620Please respect copyright.PENANANl9ITiRhp0
will...Might also do some other things aswell."620Please respect copyright.PENANAWdDGYlZQyy
"Why not get it 620Please respect copyright.PENANAKz1ZgjOmXi
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and620Please respect copyright.PENANA2eDkUYZoRr
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"620Please respect copyright.PENANA3pwOd5B0qx
"I've no physical body, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAJf5PdDWmab
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 620Please respect copyright.PENANAF7GEJ72l55
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 620Please respect copyright.PENANA2WVqy7HM6F
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."620Please respect copyright.PENANA2SMS4sbmOF
David shook his head, so620Please respect copyright.PENANALJT71yaXPu
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXUqSK3YVII
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAunYHxbj82I
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 620Please respect copyright.PENANAGSwuutL0FF
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.620Please respect copyright.PENANA0pGw0eVx3x
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"620Please respect copyright.PENANAzuGaAyKwrX
Jester moved away from 620Please respect copyright.PENANANLT9RIhFxV
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision620Please respect copyright.PENANAIqadu2H2lF
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAT97Zt4Vt9n
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 620Please respect copyright.PENANANUDAleHRWj
helped."620Please respect copyright.PENANADLJEVhF4mJ
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.620Please respect copyright.PENANAFsklbw48pL
"I'll create a 620Please respect copyright.PENANAj7BuWqwQYd
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 620Please respect copyright.PENANADTYXdEzXz6
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 620Please respect copyright.PENANAo4v8izCiIj
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time620Please respect copyright.PENANAiV2SvS9T0b
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."620Please respect copyright.PENANAVuI37rhJ1s
David awoke, everything 620Please respect copyright.PENANAVyfKaXVcnX
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAbe2WIjTwBe
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue620Please respect copyright.PENANA9Wg1R6Bhm1
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 620Please respect copyright.PENANACLSwm5EQN8
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 620Please respect copyright.PENANASUiCRMR7Sv
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.620Please respect copyright.PENANA5TVL9fPpNw
Looking around David 620Please respect copyright.PENANAbXbvR5gxY7
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 620Please respect copyright.PENANA5urKHJaCkL
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3NP2iAvsqh
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 620Please respect copyright.PENANAhFqqDSaVXc
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.620Please respect copyright.PENANA2v4oVhltKq
David could hear the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAZlZakz9GhC
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 620Please respect copyright.PENANASZA32Pu2Xe
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the620Please respect copyright.PENANAGcWzYvL9hD
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell620Please respect copyright.PENANA0cfwa2ZBst
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3JHI2lTvYP
Atleast he was alive, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAkvfkqqD7tZ
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 620Please respect copyright.PENANABy7ZHbEjzT
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so620Please respect copyright.PENANAO1CtgcT7BO
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 620Please respect copyright.PENANAQrNAvJap4R
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 620Please respect copyright.PENANAyxy2Ko9D99
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a620Please respect copyright.PENANAgdSOPOtD5N
grunt of effort David was finally free.620Please respect copyright.PENANA8p8oVCFUeP
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"620Please respect copyright.PENANATx7GMTDMVe
David recognized Gobs 620Please respect copyright.PENANAR1vNtumncJ
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the620Please respect copyright.PENANA5Uv7eHBm1M
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 620Please respect copyright.PENANAp4Fwh7QWBV
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping620Please respect copyright.PENANAD5d2yoKLyL
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfK9qK5P1DW
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out620Please respect copyright.PENANAhVyu25AqlI
of his cell.620Please respect copyright.PENANAmdoI4Y1mO4
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.620Please respect copyright.PENANAygrGcrd9xk
"Did they tell you what 620Please respect copyright.PENANAtqor02VhsR
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 620Please respect copyright.PENANAOGC7VliM4o
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.620Please respect copyright.PENANAK9hppeoIPu
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.620Please respect copyright.PENANAEfNwbhs9p5
Gob nodded and together 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfjO0UeG5N8
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 620Please respect copyright.PENANA7GAXAzTKgA
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 620Please respect copyright.PENANAvZ9GkCbQti
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or620Please respect copyright.PENANAL3mp6dW0KZ
barely so.620Please respect copyright.PENANAaTiAyHsmFc
They moved a short 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjO4aHpCtwK
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 620Please respect copyright.PENANAkLj9nPp9m3
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 620Please respect copyright.PENANA0q5UETiPdA
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.620Please respect copyright.PENANAl4YL2Qk9G9
Surprisingly there were 620Please respect copyright.PENANAk4woyDliAO
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 620Please respect copyright.PENANAU47kKQ4Z3g
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 620Please respect copyright.PENANAHqO9Pg47ph
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3uzJNbnipo
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for620Please respect copyright.PENANAhN9shl01Ke
the doors.620Please respect copyright.PENANAYb4RF5FY1Y
Luckily they managed to 620Please respect copyright.PENANAJ0QjZzOa2b
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 620Please respect copyright.PENANAKBdyGEbJrH
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire620Please respect copyright.PENANACfVK5WZA6H
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 620Please respect copyright.PENANA2nkK2FQrT8
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.620Please respect copyright.PENANAUyNDRQdeRz
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.620Please respect copyright.PENANAWgODRsqRVz
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.620Please respect copyright.PENANApCRaAWNKei
The guards were as 620Please respect copyright.PENANAX3TWx6kiTj
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword620Please respect copyright.PENANAw5kXW3EBKo
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 620Please respect copyright.PENANAvgmE2875vu
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 620Please respect copyright.PENANA3DMdwZPVZC
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 620Please respect copyright.PENANAzG4G8Wc0Zl
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 620Please respect copyright.PENANA4zgF8gv2vC
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAhbZUjqW50m
causing him to stagger.620Please respect copyright.PENANAHpyZ8L9dBC
That seemed to be the 620Please respect copyright.PENANA9JtUadCiOB
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 620Please respect copyright.PENANA9NVukJHJY1
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 620Please respect copyright.PENANAxIsa7ZsaDZ
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.620Please respect copyright.PENANAtMqdHgudTz
All of that only lasted 620Please respect copyright.PENANAKjyGr57aUU
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 620Please respect copyright.PENANAXXtXnc1cFu
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 620Please respect copyright.PENANAmTiZNZ2wAl
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 620Please respect copyright.PENANAmjdICkxeW4
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon620Please respect copyright.PENANANqSBowXYKR
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 620Please respect copyright.PENANAP8Qebot3bu
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 620Please respect copyright.PENANAcmDFUlRfaN
left, fell down and bled out slowly.620Please respect copyright.PENANA7r64UPGJ3w
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.620Please respect copyright.PENANANxHfviweQb
"Thanks." Gob said 620Please respect copyright.PENANAonEqrncSj2
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 620Please respect copyright.PENANAhSZmOA5CN2
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjg5JDrMNnj
piercing his neck.620Please respect copyright.PENANAIHuH1wWhNP
"That's one promise 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjBxMXsmPCR
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 620Please respect copyright.PENANAgSce818lQQ
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 620Please respect copyright.PENANAjyH6xi7q1J
After the hulking man 620Please respect copyright.PENANAe4ekbVbgar
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 620Please respect copyright.PENANAay50hkdRDz
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfoazbls86U
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 620Please respect copyright.PENANAfDPXTjunEo
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 620Please respect copyright.PENANArCla4gcqNp
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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