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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabicAQow3S
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7vEcFLRO1
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Then came that terrifying night in the Forests of Calliope.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMkdFfqYdM
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There and then I knew why we feared mortals.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2rM0Hlz5OE
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- Arch Bishop Philippe 'The Wise' of the Church of Hecate.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8CXVpAjwoc
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Taken from the Documentary 'The Anarchy and the Peace.'180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8HKWJVUKJ6
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Book 1-Ch 3-Nevermore beyond my pane180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTf1xd0C0rC
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kEjOqnMvw
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwwNKufwUtf
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But no matter the universe A is still A.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHDaBAOeNZ
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And fire is still fire.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh118T4zUUV
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiw08RsZIso
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4V4mFmcCc
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Creatures that even those with magic, light or dark, would fear.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TTUdsSckd
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan73ZrIfhp
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡni0gMFWtF2
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Ross was not innocent, but he drew the line at killing animal needlessly.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQnCi6qkJG
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9PvXHPPhD9
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhig98MxEwu
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But they were still bats, still animals, and they had sensitive noses and ears.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsgAgNz82ga
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHp5dbZnUEb
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The twister of flying dark creatures immediately increased the distance between itself and the scarred mortal.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxh3cEECySk
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8Q14gY9nW
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHSYiU0uVm
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Temptation whispered in his ear there and then. Temptation to give up, go back.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnZtmBRbyxr
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaT6p0rDdd7
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WoY0CjZ6N
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4n7pu3NNz
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpHxo1UPX1K
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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?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhb1lfDB4lF
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They did it because it was the unknown, where untold horrors lay, but also wonders.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcIxwZi8sGY
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It could be the biggest mistake of his life, but also the best decision he ever made.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6Hx6uJFyz
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ261raSVjHp
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Some say you'd have to be mad to live like that. Fortunately Ross was.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzv9IwoQpj
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So he took his heart in his teeth and marched forward.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1knwHQrpD
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So he marched forward, with each step his feet became lighter, his lungs softer, his vision cleared.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvzvXLEO7b
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He conquered his fear and used it to fuel his resolve.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeYJmXgXju
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdeVtDlnIN
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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 him180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRYZGtPWT7
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF5yo3gf51T
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOsf1LwtCu0
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1QMBqRvfIy
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This time Ross threw the bell from his belt right at the Golem's face.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxE3ujQ8AHJ
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BANG.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhKsGbgpM6
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC7sQnTUtUq
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtyc66HLVE
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMMvVdtPlt
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTT19TBbF4
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrCR3tuGcg
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOs22I661t
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A man can dream can't he?180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnJ4unM4jE
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aI2r6VKU6
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lWrcrniet
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzls7rVAQ9z
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71fsL2QeCJ
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It seemed like the forest, reality itself, was distorted in front of him as an illusion was broken.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM0hOIz7It
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhtWMvnwmUX
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhFqHRtuzw
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Yes, truly an illusion had been broken tonight.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1ILv9vZCa
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DLaRXeobK
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLJ91ZgH3I0
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That Hexen was a step away from committing a murder most foul.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmoNJfabFq8
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp8mXvnDUH
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkbnH1mfSv
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoygGACMHrC
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Yes, an illusion was broken tonight indeed180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiTTlpUFp47
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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.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRvzbznW0H
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"What?" She said, the knife still at her sacrifice's throat who also looked surprise by the events.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlvmYczand
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And with that the clock struck 3.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdELdGKqMNs
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The witching hour, a bell whip, two illusions shattered and confusion reigned supreme now.180Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI9DDJyVpJ
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Just another night in the town of Calliope.
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