"Evil? Evil is 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2m3ZanX8Fk
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xBuzr0Txz
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbIvbmL3r2
Captain Rourke, trying 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAV0a0FW8LQ
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbmO9jOMnHN
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtMoOzgWbIX
his crewmembers.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJc3Nj5LjGL
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Seconds, minutes, days, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRg2sNku6MX
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIZOWCYVo4
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8AxfiNrCy
thousand of tick tocks.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8A6Ds3RZqD
Finally David turned 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuIhgHT5Gey
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL4H2ZkNzaE
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0tm3gHpJO
what else could be the end, but that?576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8nTvQxmFS
Jester himself had 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVaAhDFShm
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVszLKSwi33
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrul6jDtXK
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdwkOMnbOkB
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv46ubBL8n
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5rM1N0Zya
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOnE4h13PIX
David didn't reply. He 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS70htgfbd8
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtajnCzwci2
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc4dbOoUsyz
"I don't believe in 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHF6lhKgwsv
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhB9QHo4HR
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKDtgCwktZ
Jester chuckled. "Just because you don't believe it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. We're all just pawns in a bigger game."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbJzH0711S
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCx4ZomewVr
"And I'm a pawn of 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDBUeShJRYV
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzV6zx8m2bM
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9ujtsJ9oq
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZWgkj5dqZ
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAE5oJvGhjP
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KbOCs2WEp
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrytTyqIO4
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡociUJutHsf
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqPbqpFruv
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3N5mXhc63y
"I've been dead for a 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVKgIEdmpP0
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuz5aI5ntev
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYBaVOlKpi
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡESMzSXEcev
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpg2W9cx3PJ
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizOGiiHLUr
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRVtj9852n
just luck."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3Qo4jcUgL
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36t3OTYGE3
Jester laughed. "Such a 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhKuXSIqLSf
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CJPO1ljsW
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ23XYgyDiRF
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8GZF369OIY
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3SuVHwbDf
Do you understand now?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GJjalukVt
"All I understand is 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSKp02sJDP
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblbdWHZI4m
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1WFXI57La
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiX4Y6LmNeK
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUk7N9Q9Y8J
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCMpMeFGFD8
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbc27LQ21Rn
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoj0x4mFJ6y
will...Might also do some other things aswell."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡce7jYhrGNx
"Why not get it 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXa9KTc6d9T
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhmtkMCXCEa
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxsiULZ3d2
"I've no physical body, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc83rr4iF5q
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIST5XAlZ6M
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0wgDG6Jg6T
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiGwFVVkRd
David shook his head, so576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbaG9wFE8o
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqkOL4iuQY
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFCaQLg7Od
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3BHiaO8vr
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmA6LksqVy
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14R2GWKPb6
Jester moved away from 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03aALYyhtD
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqNx2FHG6h
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8NOgT22r9
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOK1DSTgmWF
helped."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXKY72R1yfG
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWn3Lm9p5a
"I'll create a 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4e8I6fD9Z
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqeTlTdN8H
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG5y41sE1z
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZlCOaF1XC
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKL7IayABW
David awoke, everything 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwHWlWAVmBr
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzcBhqUepzg
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrghFmfE4gu
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDchgzgM72R
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMDGgEHVIPl
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS961wvnruv
Looking around David 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifQcGxGzsK
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxa3l2uvXmm
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbV2rD2Gi2t
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JhJz1mF3c
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfamtQ6x9ed
David could hear the 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1nBGSsBOIE
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVmS04C0UV
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpNgx4eH1v
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0rpkuZT16g
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6KnViU7xv6
Atleast he was alive, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOFguWWn2Y4
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzB9clJKTw4
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVuTK4sCbA
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNJX3NI2EI
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMp8D8b4Yb
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcmWjeWhKU
grunt of effort David was finally free.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRu9oQMvHW5
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbF2KUAVR1q
David recognized Gobs 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4jUiH1TqfA
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnriDqr7pTg
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgPNoJTAye
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDlkpvRV7r
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsBbW4SII7
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡub36heRNPh
of his cell.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcgTHCOiCL
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5CT4VnVVeG
"Did they tell you what 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdHD26CWECV
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5mLakorrh7
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wvIr83ixe
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡML4CyszeEL
Gob nodded and together 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIZtoYv5CP
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKp1ZiURVan
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1dXREmNzS
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvNbzOGX1JL
barely so.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWjrVnS2wo
They moved a short 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhROEooqsnz
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREFkoM9uEs
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oNhvoZclO
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWeB87Jl1F
Surprisingly there were 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAuudCVOTy
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOKl7ireVbg
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAy7Du1L7v
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsQveijZsK
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvRRBlRyR0
the doors.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOErXWFSz5
Luckily they managed to 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKggys8nih
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwQjUgGt68
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xp0ownj98
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJJE0PHtUE
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pwRb3hXdn
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDeQsznrrYu
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqvuygOfYe
The guards were as 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd2v607M8FJ
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu8tc9dhujY
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuAyflXVwzB
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡskbKr5AMcf
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeiUjsgx6F
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwuXE3vUszF
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2DpaBx5RBn
causing him to stagger.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNihQAQrOV
That seemed to be the 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn8XQuDP2Cw
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32NRKAN9nH
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTvI5q2Twd
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSiL78GN6P6
All of that only lasted 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54YygrIC7v
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhRsjdIdwy
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAD4SD12fmC
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85H71S9S9L
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbwoRljQYn
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgiZ6FSXDvQ
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsay87VkASp
left, fell down and bled out slowly.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEYCalWaiQ
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOOSKtZ8Ze
"Thanks." Gob said 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLC99wkyJX
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuNInVGlgYo
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vTUe2f80d
piercing his neck.576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZhCzEVj8R
"That's one promise 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8dSFGlQvg
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkmQXhjKZ7h
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiMR0RAOB2f
After the hulking man 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns0Wtd4Mpl
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszQn2gdmTR
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zRB2Ol4ld
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv6KBsDE9Ca
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 576Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgi5EAG1zi
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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