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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuARIP770sY
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6eyELoxaXp
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpop0VAIrQ
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvInk7IFK2
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEov8gvpFt
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVudAny3rp
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS29zKQ1sT6
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pLXSzj9Ws
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But no matter the universe A is still A.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJpDwWhPOTk
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And fire is still fire.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSxX04ChdYi
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15F3w3kwbq
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdp1WhROFP
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl3PrGVU98H
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5MOd4iUcE
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrcxHYS0yh
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zfeGuNNYn
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHrBpdGWfJa
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ejhPExh05
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwq1bsTb51i
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvD0wbHbsb
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQNSK4JfQt
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNBHW0yfDE
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkBzNCL4ED
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0CjLT2BGvI
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5VqiPpcXCC
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL8ljIGggA9
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfBpa7zx2z
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JgPVNRXvh
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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?166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGPmlNBwxf
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOAoR1dVAu
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYzTwSMhuQ
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYRNlVk0ap
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQjDoRYCXVR
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymcNEk9WEl
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rIEI3PrQw
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXMQslg9ny
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmymOmDIjKe
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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 him166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwh0opSYxN
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGhWP7nHba
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpolDMZnlX
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DuZ4lKbq6
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUM1uXOGQ6c
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWbUmGCP0m
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN607YN8uOf
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwaOTTVIsJ
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaLhRhyUDU7
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI9bu2ufNU
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZGG6hdV0a
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A man can dream can't he?166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1pIXcqHz1
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPszhygX1ns
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAwkzo4w6IC
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Kx10U6wG1
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkr9teWUfIq
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43IaKAHxBT
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67bNYnSIzn
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSOXWSDxijr
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrs2PEBZrYO
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNaaj4F8yo
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FoS4je3lf
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0oux4BTSY
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKmrecCgkf
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSeopu0wm3
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWRDLLJ0dD
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsw8PPUWt8l
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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.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdt0A1ColXm
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrs6yjMZDb
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And with that the clock struck 3.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2xNsjFKUm
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.166Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqa8W2j8SO
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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