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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXYDlxr8Rwy
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaMFgKvU9r8
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSUT2k1RnD5
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbxVO3yE2A
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwROM8NWXn
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7Sd1xsxWR
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZLO12cGvLj
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAluoNqlte
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvwlF97jrNy
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But no matter the universe A is still A.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT8xybhaZB
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And fire is still fire.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQajCzNdqB1
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdfxBe8Zvl
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTcLfhQdyr
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKjb56Z1uq
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVyA1rcerJV
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Oi7EgeWKp
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9l6WYFl44
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXlW4fk7z6
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK4t8mefkeN
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xsFFaMMMO
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGFPtcnyOH
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtrOxnwAMh
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcggSUXzey
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY4OhFBvkzm
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2cWmywNmxN
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡStN89HlIuF
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfvMMaXJLa
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNtqAuGZrj
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYWkgjj49XQ
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JQn2HMKei
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkJCnjzWt8V
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8Pzk0Rk1I
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtDWZ3SHsv
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtHcXrAB9Ie
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11FCvdlRRZ
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhpDPuhWVE
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM6Q9C8zal
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMnvycAWkny
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0fzt3mT7v
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrD3Z2qc4E
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvru6KgRSF
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7OSOjuXdp
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfldqncoOk2
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BANG.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSI4MwYCZf
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKkSs6KU10
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUvTn0loeP
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BANG498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguVFWjKRMA
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MosOUuqlv
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEIHWx4ytm
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQg7FcKUBA
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPSCV1zUZo
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A man can dream can't he?498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3bn475tDt
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbK9owYWpSt
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0TC2MiMUlX
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfVJDcICrYs
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDzj6mxPxy
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfqQlhnDAr
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnYURsQQgUH
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBABGvgAllW
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVt3NqgVw61
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUTeybncwp
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkcaeaaTOK
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRSWxfr1lOg
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZmliqbstbe
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZA7EvTjFxe
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0RKPyWXXAa
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1RbGVQ0UH
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQkDfCLlZHR
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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.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQoeEy1RXL
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And with that the clock struck 3.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwg893jaNeB
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.498Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdqLgrc9lq
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
and then Add to home screen.