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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAvbTsE2sf
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvYRFlLPlwS
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKT3l5U7uTe
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtasXbTfZk1
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwluXXB7jx
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuhBroy3F9
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6giWkNm5cj
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnv1FxmKsZt
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLPLEAoUQz
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But no matter the universe A is still A.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQ9NOeyPJ7
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And fire is still fire.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ37PkPAZKrD
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtetTkieIR6
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QqDX2buL4
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3BimuHdve
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlw8wnwRukc
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzpqbPuQKp
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqQW4FZYRl
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYfZRdlVTr
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsaiL3xoEzK
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDB0auWV7Wi
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gVeSdZOe5
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡboqos1q2rb
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLtjwBuiHtT
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFLPOIZUtP
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNiUuvGd69S
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSFHgKyxY6
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2d38eO528
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8YFq6359U4
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QqUsPgsp5
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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?498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0OSjRbPGLy
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OAtdyV95k
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErTBwSkTZA
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCYr4sx4Z1
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCthUBhuhbK
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡomUha9sZzf
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKJnA326jz
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEyi9wNz74H
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMCiemXuznh
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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 him498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV95LPqye6t
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1XuLMTB5N
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbZPyWsRNk
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLIFTXwF9q
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6r7RphhfkT
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BANG.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4ef3zVgx1
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnYAPyoBqo
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfwi49hfwJ
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTJAZXHGJS
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfZSnUvNqi
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7y1xXIWTQ
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHdqZX9Egi
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A man can dream can't he?498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgu9Of6WlGT
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwizq0UnRGi
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKGDETyjwu
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMd4twmdb2K
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRU23xwyDC
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9DVblg5v9
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21nLFtLL6v
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjf6haurNNm
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoroVshqlj
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cZ9Ek58pT
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcLJeSSdzLD
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MvJ6Y0OuC
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9i9TLgmbq
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bMrAi7GmX
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wGhJLAsJY
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8VLeis31n
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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.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUif7znEPk7
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUf6gLJ4C1f
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And with that the clock struck 3.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSw6d7FHjp6
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8YHpmwRyJ
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.