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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1q9hCSRqKW
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RIvun20vA
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfax3Y47qO9
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxIGyKtnUU
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1t1beJLB9
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtIsREWmjBr
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nzz77HK3o
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWlsOivHDj
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEalUl4u27
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But no matter the universe A is still A.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU3StvgR4uO
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And fire is still fire.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtet7GjGYo
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuwDUuoZy9
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2T2d0B621
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgnSAkgB8H
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcYtAOHSC7
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsMdrW9H0V
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLziYwUcCT
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8LBdULTTO4
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwuQrXwzVF
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIN40hlBmMf
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4kr2ah6e7J
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsxyH1EB8S
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdDOGzqmvJ
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSOgjU5MD7
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgM8pMOZvV
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxoGscH4A3
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtWaXmCJ5sw
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6LClnJKHb
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAz6sS1FVFm
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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?288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTEEOKNbYo
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkmaBjfsLT
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpHelUj18E
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡercqoTkkAD
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjdJbYbzmJC
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEXvjVb7xK
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5J1RDEPWZ
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMshmFNzfX2
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz23uVRbC3E
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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 him288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVyhB8KTGa
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15MeeGW5tz
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLTOnbVORqX
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKauBlS1Wu
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3i8v1UiTt
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BANG.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJM7BPP0Rd5
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7m8Ima6i8R
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxWEY9M1rC
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM64OouEQo5
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHx6Vbn1Mub
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztBjv4pRSJ
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0titw7aqMt
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A man can dream can't he?288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFpA9NKSqZ
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMBNM3y8Koz
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4fULD4sYx
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS83PN7Sjlj
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQUJdVtXrU
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrGlHKIAr7
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdDpFr9jop
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaWU6RBUI9o
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICBZ4h4Msp
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmb4u1ci0w1
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL4mg4K5ex
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zRCTo5nF3
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIND8Jp47h
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63FioS07Ie
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79KftPLaWu
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSmeeFM7tGm
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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.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WOiNFZgLG
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcqITML7T4
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And with that the clock struck 3.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOj7DNqlce
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.288Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXA5PZBxZvm
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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