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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡssW5XV2XD9
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3yXLR8unKV
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlzTM4amSBv
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvrpyh4mshW
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg4A6ted4Rq
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63f0lUYjZL
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcds77O8jeW
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP7ce9iYf3
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGT5pUZPcF9
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But no matter the universe A is still A.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdN7Vvzzo3C
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And fire is still fire.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR8dSYZXhD7
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8E5Rx2AjRa
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDEEjb7tZ9
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUP0Li6OZrI
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjQPiyrsRM
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCX5he5FRA
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjH23zhRH5
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDk2BvWvfl8
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwBdUqCF3Hi
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVwOBv0WSV
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoE4uog4C4i
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGdai3pyoj2
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6dLXqaVg8
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0OTscWU92
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhvHhJwNwFV
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7etT64zxJ
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsMx0yMbgvN
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJRDZOtln0
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLaFO3Y2EO
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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?493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYqQPBtd0c
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiy1EETSFCy
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pRBtNFfO7
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGnYsJH72K
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwxPZxAbuy
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOH8aJMaQP
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKLAUIKrBm
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7HOsJambg
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4CbK5U1Ms
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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 him493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLPXTql3XD
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5T5rxqdIvo
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCwUkeZMbM
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXq7gd7F39a
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHs5CsJvS3
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0L4CFWq85s
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGhRn50E7Y
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaF3DVPjLQ
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAKjTdcbQMS
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1gZFN9mkb
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34Yi2dQtTY
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A man can dream can't he?493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkpv0EnyqN
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJBxHrhGzqP
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡautz01hQeP
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfUDdGU14Z
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvpIINVOSq
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQrpY1eWO6
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDtnkhFa0gp
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22mvxjmh9l
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHfujlt4VC
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNW9JbxdcVU
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKJnSYojkx
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiUIBDhrvu
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcLZPBJCeo
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkin38vxXF3
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8AXJ1B3q3
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnLnOw1gWk
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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.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FvA00TiF3
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrYbAef1BB
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And with that the clock struck 3.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4al1FNzOB
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.493Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡloyMe0Er5z
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.