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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhrQrQWDB2
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbFNoajUoEe
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTLcBJ0G3SH
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkd67GrNeyZ
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WNy3Fp8mT
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbj8cVJLvQ
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIx8pSU1hw
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpT6oxuWOT
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCczxjy69BJ
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But no matter the universe A is still A.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPn4HZ2AF51
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And fire is still fire.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdUAmGrlu2
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPo6QBmnL18
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ263nTHSC0d
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaju93k1h3L
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2gIk85qHgf
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RSYo6io9Y
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQYb83uSD9
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXo2ZPK4FHn
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwbo6q5ddI
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXhOoMXOt5
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡworTo2GS6u
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjLP2S7d5M
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxa3qpuGLK
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUstGy6ejID
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gY0iLl8Qg
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHv8qCJ20FF
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHU4y4nnzz
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUfO6hVjMw
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2TdHGRcCe
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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?500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcMnl34Ls4
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlJTeEKEk6
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLRi5ASqlx
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fSRMpnuV6
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYHOa36gux
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTArC3EFR7
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQrbsg9COF
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6aJGQ499XO
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVrQlQpG2e
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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 him500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIyutolO44
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42tQHBygdM
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjAH5s1Vjm
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaB2rpjYQ7z
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KVAgsNuev
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BANG.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0StqvmXOO8
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWFfuFzDc6H
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vdKCFoqd5
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDSJbj8IGo
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrusRW32K5
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrB4Ti81w8l
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrCbF45DIm
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A man can dream can't he?500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdwbQvDKyG
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8BD0TkvsZ
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixsV6l9ce6
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLfaauaR2d
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzarUB7hsbz
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFukeZ0r8C
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHoYXZrjefk
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86x0WpgsuY
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6k6L4TFtt
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHxY56anUr
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xCVeZeAq4
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCugVDw7mu
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcY47ccPA3N
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrhZ5he9JUu
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8y0XsC12g9
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyEG08u4ijS
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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.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe9rsHAVziR
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMfVYwHgRT
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And with that the clock struck 3.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4OwY7OoE7
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.500Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9LoTsoGL0
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.