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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMkZXQGztdO
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYK9CdOeO2E
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOpXxTpEB3
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekKp5iFWdz
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgBxtq9EoFU
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPwdbBwSmB
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDz61chrHNu
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfLzJe5fdxR
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCE6KbcAMK
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But no matter the universe A is still A.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt879cSi0d
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And fire is still fire.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEOjZ0IEFs
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ949eLa3LLb
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnxTX3PcfnQ
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KcRHjmhAX
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP3lsxnF4Xx
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dlPMehOfd
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6sMKkR4oV
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnvdwr83ugu
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXbge9MWTp7
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYXCr6f2tG
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEh47kEKCsd
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyYZvrk3CEC
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMe6jRSJXNR
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzuyP8Z3EPW
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWLeZEV4R0h
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOsF9hVRjE
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBpwoweiHp
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcigc2tdeFQ
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7fki2KSYIQ
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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?500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ49X5lgbGTL
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6MNOAEMlS
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8snoRMPUC
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbIFilBq9Gq
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2In5uT9Pz
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQvg0zgR9g
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWn6AXs4P8
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbF0YHt2T6
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxCiwcsMIdi
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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 him500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBgWhsV12RW
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH1gtDaBm2
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXklMy2w7Bl
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIvvWJnW3et
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldhcUuGpwi
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BANG.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1C4rIeiQj
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSnftwgfb2
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBAmdNnwYUu
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVw6hAUPc5
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQXoIxf2uoY
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB4YQI3AnbU
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLhhKcUvlw
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A man can dream can't he?500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtd0zOuB4Qw
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCxAUwnl5W
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysXQGk2VGS
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOvIRloNtnO
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4Bm0i9FY9
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSFeVdyBh2J
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXwQ4LOaHo9
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mLrxsRUMS
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLjk0V166Y
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQQT2UblGey
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGH7uiOVaE
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04SCrh3XqK
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklKGHxPJWL
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFPNGfxtIB
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ak3zmVIjr
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP2jtWiXowr
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjPN4RcUYO
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvF6ty0SsQ
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And with that the clock struck 3.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡktqeIVhK2T
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5ojn5XqVV
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.