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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0f6QlRudtn
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDL9KpvoakV
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdrcCuOXTD
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1seOzXZIzm
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOj0xVEpE3D
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgYXNMz9Fd
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoaiOHVT6fI
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuwA0wy4PSq
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But no matter the universe A is still A.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxnrPy7scg
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And fire is still fire.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6HHMC5Lvk
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9p7WKhOpj
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEgdVNgLzQ
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFFLtcOBqpx
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7XwZH8DVe
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiHe6Zjqda
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowg4lyjXzF
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYkwSPcKtt
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesRxFvA3tY
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTrLi12KcL
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhzUSb7O7L
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtV9SC4b0n
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcNP9RvHKP
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4m95wBv92h
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLaJ3CsQH3i
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxg06ED4aWV
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwWZtNegxA
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ambsRJ2bk
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaDJzSJigD
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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?499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVYOfbsmwF
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpsNcWlIsDF
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEO29mVWUVo
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5kmzXf4Ba
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFiTuGKmbpa
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aiSGcz7xz
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm5WbTvWXq0
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcr3y3gnxlm
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxiwihhJMq
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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 him499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbXdrYMWVQ
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmH7YuU9gQh
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTam1T77zY9
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQT9EvClj9
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjehTQsqUd
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BANG.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvhSJuVgHh
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzl4ld7zih
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtYPDvh5K5D
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiZUcVUEAV
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoWnzEhirS
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmE3Z84Tqx
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ybgL2xNlr
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1n00i6WBQ
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLkIkqMRL4
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnE3RSyguJY
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLxUZGz0u2
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrz0cpGine
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAiuEV85Ig
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrYuqnnXrq
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzUGGV2bXSS
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ12Kf8rAI7l
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvAv7ep9qW
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyGd5Lpix7
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5P1NNqWquC
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaifzx9ygjf
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbrYIMh2ua
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex3BwWZYMS
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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.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuU1KLcZAJF
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ69snKWFcTO
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And with that the clock struck 3.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5ecUpDb9w
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.499Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnuRp8Et29
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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