"Evil? Evil is 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3GQmF6cyc
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCO0AODKh5
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlzUmbXLpg
Captain Rourke, trying 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYwosh6mBc
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplP3HasUj0
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfhf2Fi2kLf
his crewmembers.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FZ3fW1Hm0
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Seconds, minutes, days, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnXIyH6BuJ
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEKbYTtG74
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ84VMlbuh6A
thousand of tick tocks.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ATkZwmp2i
Finally David turned 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpxkRhXA4R
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPht59o9p0d
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYeo0ebY1LI
what else could be the end, but that?645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58cssAM894
Jester himself had 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB0F4k843W0
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuk3N1Llxr
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGEiP6j0vfr
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5biIRqYVSw
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqLLF1FTSM
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm7tlv3KvzO
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5UrtI6s9p
David didn't reply. He 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEogdXIbO0d
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnncdsQBjle
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSwKgeKr71
"I don't believe in 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSTUkgtHGx
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXMpqS0f5z
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAGUTGvsoTU
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."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzCblCT7u3
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk6xITMcAw5
"And I'm a pawn of 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKmWfwf7M5
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW9Rv73itP
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAy59m8CWrH
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3XGF2KjCPZ
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOhb9dwpCsR
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17iB3KgRIb
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk0Vani9tj
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJZSeHxFhV
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONc3x4E6gB
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrq7gztOui
"I've been dead for a 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNPFx6mY40
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwMywqbpQc
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdPTRhPjjj4
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe2h8L0nmX
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvug8usMSTF
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZTH5ojBip
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnVI0KOIzA
just luck."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPKxUQTQ1FD
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5J3zHZ7RB
Jester laughed. "Such a 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jWqpxaQQN
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbTvIcCM78
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlRHLnCHKd
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1Cu1HMqQO
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5BmTclZ58
Do you understand now?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOA2wcqGjAn
"All I understand is 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsD8RjIs0C
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpZ3S4KF8xP
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzu0AMOGeh3
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCxOyl2d8l
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ4PM9XXog
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tAEklf7ZJ
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy17QnaLRnA
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjg6Aemaxy2
will...Might also do some other things aswell."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRlKqukA5O
"Why not get it 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUMkPWu6v7
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3r8Sz8i6Yq
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0punZeHkV
"I've no physical body, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDnYAKzWUZ
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0jJQkv5H1E
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcb6EBGVfm
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB8FD1CBcW
David shook his head, so645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoqdPoWm2L
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xp4KoASod
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxciCHwGmZ
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QWRh4aKZp
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiANBwRp0dr
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNX350f4C9T
Jester moved away from 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0u3QcyFTfA
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBshf8uM7Y1
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpos38kaDn
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFtFNgliuy
helped."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzUVOK1WeK
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡocbLoFujpc
"I'll create a 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb5N5eMwkEB
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJh2aXZfYbQ
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJVmx3NDsdc
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeUMqoCXPl
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNesqhEMLG
David awoke, everything 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaowElo18s
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFh0USW5Qn
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI2x3FRmblT
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwvR7xsLdB1
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4na5VDfIr5
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZZVvy30DL3
Looking around David 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡenWu56g9Ox
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkE5wDfgmuX
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGH0VqWKK34
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77718yYpDw
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1iXvae6Kb
David could hear the 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDePQyWSVb
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzbqQ21pmf
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeoePrqmnJ
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYGo5oFg6y
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp5rfjF8XPw
Atleast he was alive, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqn3y6qQQX
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOrri1k3esr
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Z5290Y8IQ
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrvnKk9Hs5
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetkBOzbCF3
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7lV0xYVLI
grunt of effort David was finally free.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv40RFXLWAu
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDpoCeYEpty
David recognized Gobs 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFjO8oHPk2M
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qtQlfu8zx
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4GBZWM5HG
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAO8RcFDZR
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmQi6c8LLT
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSeEaYpHiY
of his cell.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbbaqe3ikm
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVGcq5TWGi
"Did they tell you what 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeqUVIoX4S
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd5H7pfz4pi
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiFv9yM7oIE
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DabtofJqz
Gob nodded and together 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkciiV0JyxC
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlV9UTLQRE
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU0CtjWobHL
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZbRd9zD6A
barely so.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdfsiwoFXs
They moved a short 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIzj96DOLV
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz5XFBakwYo
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxzLB7p6eFC
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8zMTHaJrwa
Surprisingly there were 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxF6w5li3U
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3p2I3lBL2G
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlMRhCD8rS
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rSBgbZUOZ
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cWSxgSojN
the doors.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgXTptl641
Luckily they managed to 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0hGExDB7Qz
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KSlFf54Hn
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCRjlNNuT0T
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEezZpWQJRQ
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlyIdzE99w
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8mDItsshad
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡarLH5JcbvV
The guards were as 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyCkXFHBkza
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0wine2gnI
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQHelO0TIO
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCz6rrP66B
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTHG4Rmj7B
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTy58P3bWb2
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXBcWNCQ2w
causing him to stagger.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCbFHBdf9t
That seemed to be the 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnugcsDEBVj
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ70GYAxz2MG
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCdQE2m0PNQ
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEeDgIT870
All of that only lasted 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmoJwJgg4S
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwVy23yObm
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHiyM0UOP2F
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPXBbwfbNn8
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUcKw8DZr9Q
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVuh65ck36
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakSVYigG60
left, fell down and bled out slowly.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4093Cmnn6Y
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsMGOw3Sdf
"Thanks." Gob said 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOAbZMhlXre
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBfoK8cGUMp
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT92iR9aSzT
piercing his neck.645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡft0pppfaUb
"That's one promise 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxniyUfuh1
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdZTnThmDN
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsTh5dzbk4
After the hulking man 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKll0DK0DpB
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjLFTEQe0S
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa99DCaXUtt
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPESES0PIO
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 645Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ669R3p3pjR
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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