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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BYcCiNZi7
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4IMK5R941U
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVKtJH8txZ
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH82vtFTCyo
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduspx2jFM4
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3FnmGWVja
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcnvRzOoOF
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aJd4EYDpJ
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoxGTUByzw
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But no matter the universe A is still A.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nA3tJQGoo
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And fire is still fire.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKvc5qeV2b
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNuuxDaeNly
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJFdkgHKOKk
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKvTEb7Evq
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NvoQnm9Xe
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNXmjitftJb
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLeCIz9oN5
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0B0c5NCyU
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fRSOTVNy5
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTJluB2yHZ
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg10G0p7Haa
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMilKvpZr4R
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcET0j3LgpU
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeaejlPOIm
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlbZUut0Ty
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIktPTMtYS
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLjCu0KhjFl
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF8N4l7ts3
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gd0fd589s
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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?495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oVx82oKnH
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXJWmUynkc
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeluQhc0rbb
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LfGWJxpTk
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5eQFZhC06Z
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5R94Ez1Qw3
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLK3f0qNXf
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLe37arvNn
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5u4F8tkNM
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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 him495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnhu5vOTeQ
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvsSnaIv1Iz
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCZ8CKy0WMC
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdr5tG9lpz
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5wSlB7HJ9
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCGRVmL3yy
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzlicZ4raf
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3PsU58hZpV
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdSd1sDpRib
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY8OkVTooCr
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAIHPgsMpXL
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A man can dream can't he?495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTLrqrFqFM
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCc81zgXzUD
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtVxkZwyS2
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZubWdnbLk
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRWjd85eOAh
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVFgq27cpvD
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2Ct9iT15R
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MmA4UlrOP
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmm5LncZE2q
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuG0hpVsLQ3
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9b7UfptwK
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD461pmbRQG
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Carv3nBFf
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3wswgEYzX
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xKNcmGoAx
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCEr5KoSOqz
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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.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKPs8G7hjX
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRm0s79rdL5
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And with that the clock struck 3.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlF46coii6z
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.495Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Te3fkl3iH
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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