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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGFmOvxbfs
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWDZlsS7IDW
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKMzpUjxg6p
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaaVvTLkQg
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFRZluWZwF
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzXO8kx21S
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohQCKOJVu7
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4KdTvBLa2
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But no matter the universe A is still A.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7LcNeM3AD
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And fire is still fire.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWo4Jl3VKp
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuj0rkWzpdw
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxJApP0Pev
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzVPA3mZmjx
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgK3gmaU9SH
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzZ4A7GKgh
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRbE9nWhNC
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9eZtxFtvx
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxAIyE8ryj
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3TmPdWPxob
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJyVZIZ3W9
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxZeYIKahU
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCFgWiIcMn
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01AE6o2X9r
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTeiZT6ljC
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA95zrCN2Pr
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KEg0zTJtx
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpjuSQmst9
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnUv9FsyPA
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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?200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh175s9hza
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxVjnePHVq
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIAsZlPQ5G
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvTtdthaiI2
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmBvstU8Zju
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FTonoPDAz
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ205ZfCSCmU
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxJhSj0lF3
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpx8IHtQ8Iy
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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 him200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGL8TK4975
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaSj5rn72m
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysGTrs6hSI
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ138PijE0uI
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxUPoMguLcP
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMRtwBsvMf
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv8rFlyVEK7
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYI1lE46hV
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVVWP9bqkM3
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡood3tb64C7
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk4hzV202V5
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr9VYbEPul
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKbaAU8OdG
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiNMgyX2lc
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpAJLbnHO8j
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplc0mZFfuO
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmUMKKKV8Y
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOUE1FiVHa
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0954c1Rlm7
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LXHMBZY5x
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ13rchOoHqS
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2fQxXqHWL
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡASy94O9I3X
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWzHQP3P0c
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rhrxW3J0Y
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmOBDdt896
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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.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6hg68EKwD
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4YusOSzTs
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And with that the clock struck 3.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC3fHvRlO7H
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.200Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kqIMXWVc6
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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