"Evil? Evil is 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡetbhnKcIeQ
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqNskEZrv6
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUXnQ1TXXV
Captain Rourke, trying 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5i5y0jfydt
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbwsrl4yMz
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgyGgOKdFx
his crewmembers.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavPVdpOP7z
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Seconds, minutes, days, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWT87OA7Oo
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q2FVspWiZ
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgQWsRId6w
thousand of tick tocks.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqVog7OfTP
Finally David turned 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvm6yJYHUW1
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDD1jCoGT5
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDm4Xo6iSb8
what else could be the end, but that?651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeaBysYvi2A
Jester himself had 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZC6j7DlHk
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjav9jTm3Y7
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPQ2uhryUf
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6t5xp31qu
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgvAvgaw8f
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR4mx7FGVfa
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRDadWuMkQ
David didn't reply. He 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzZ3CKDDXa
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AoAGcpQ8b
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCC17Pq8zCW
"I don't believe in 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjHz5stZAB
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXLOyYbJBa
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyTaLRbs36S
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."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTAzf0oi1x
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmNioxll5s
"And I'm a pawn of 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHQeOXmz25
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKImRRhwyPo
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg14utUYREZ
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo78UXSVLRi
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGbjeTfHlJ
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGRzXFZKWl
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsRI8xD2VSK
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcl0OQ2WRRB
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFdzI1ERMv
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmrT8QHkF6
"I've been dead for a 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaiSshoqaR
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB1BIKDwKdJ
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2f49sWCiX
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUjnuHXQEFF
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zTBWXfXrJ
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4EcJGwUp8
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYpNYR93tx
just luck."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gEeBTzxnj
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡstOdM3xf6G
Jester laughed. "Such a 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCX9OWYc77
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPAcdSzsU3c
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsPtXAMSjU
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunO1vSe4qY
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAi9JyCmGw
Do you understand now?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kSJPResr1
"All I understand is 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9DgPxq7AmW
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXjJVL9CWM
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ts4VreuEH
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxnh8NOpLF
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9L85WkID6
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfMx0FnkXe
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnLYjH5WSw
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRScBJlPJc
will...Might also do some other things aswell."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRAhxK1ETj
"Why not get it 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBmPukbfV3
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtedm10ZPcc
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrnveiIv2d
"I've no physical body, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5a2L8DGpTm
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAR7XQzpKin
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuH0BtCgzWD
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtn80IYMhA4
David shook his head, so651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVr4lf52tA1
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0EwQ43dkG
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTQcdV3YjY
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFDOtoiTO5
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyE41IhIIv
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYdrKb3TAm
Jester moved away from 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmoToADaHX
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfP9C7rGWdu
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkBvdS38XO
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWLTQHVbQv
helped."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rYvt6qss0
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9pKPBRCKuy
"I'll create a 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqGvfshkUt
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoEWGvJKF9
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGGTqjfp8x
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv1HPXZakC9
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDIyFj2Gjd
David awoke, everything 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDFuyUtmAN
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRkuv53Fo6
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TAuAlEiVp
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt2EEizxQ7
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoTB0ZXu7gM
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZZIEZThnQ
Looking around David 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkc9S4UqTkG
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfhFvmZDSs
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38jLljXosG
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0CwmsOhVS
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1QWYkipg8
David could hear the 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Yr1mkqaWn
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7GrLXHPqR8
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXSHEIVxQr
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVIwCTIAD2
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqI0XzDMygH
Atleast he was alive, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuHyTBPnL9
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tDwjo759z
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVGQwlMU2N
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtT5iMHKtm
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6Jv8z2G6W
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZEEAkviXOO
grunt of effort David was finally free.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTcZ2EWDKJA
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0CwoadqI2
David recognized Gobs 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DLu7kimR2
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzNKDS3BwT
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOr3UAwFE9
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDZOxiXHwR
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5OrtwGEtX
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKcBcFdfib
of his cell.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ596QzuzXH
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvEap3LBYma
"Did they tell you what 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUZNhCggCD
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYZ9D4g4Wy
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNtE5MerTR
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx2iyJUDYgW
Gob nodded and together 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMOqPkcjsQ
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0yiawvOtxg
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZm7360uVS
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVCTNYRPFU
barely so.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrY6OFjatsf
They moved a short 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyqCYtbN40f
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMD9AXVz4DF
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8Qh2MzcCD
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOywSaOlMhH
Surprisingly there were 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCE0fm3P1fv
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WvGx7V8eZ
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6Uutq9nL8
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvbuK3osuE8
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoDNw08Ay3F
the doors.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2uadfRAY1x
Luckily they managed to 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCoMPFRD8dQ
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb51Hqfwm1m
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUPGg2jQUR
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5y412nTUD
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSL17n6VINQ
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfFuGELtAGG
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZhJjWeTWl
The guards were as 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡInno1rx8Yi
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5T20rIjPZ
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVRoWuITRaJ
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcyTeFeQzrq
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKwarUIMISF
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1DcHgulz1
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmIJgWhTH1
causing him to stagger.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPme3cio2rN
That seemed to be the 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfva0Bzq2RU
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0GDFBVsuhr
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuwl1eowL8
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd1r7ROUIkk
All of that only lasted 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4H7Tz7QtQe
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGGoZC1ApxV
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI0CQR4X6it
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVd6EULXTt
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQekpyjIFb
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWp7tpjwc1
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmv24UpkvL
left, fell down and bled out slowly.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajStvqLJL0
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGYmggnbMI
"Thanks." Gob said 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnK8YEbcccG
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmDBplrsycE
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBc5FiylLzg
piercing his neck.651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLb8TSbiBI
"That's one promise 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjWqq3wpj2
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3QqaAPHyQp
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAwPBihGKn
After the hulking man 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡox9UE8glPT
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ4f73YFAyp
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiv63lvFNb3
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOpLMzEpaV
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RD7PCTCTT
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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651Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhD2wLYqZL0
