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"Mummy, look!" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjo1ktob25M
Tap, tap. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iYrbC6TVG
"Mummy I will make you proud!" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3not8C0iGL
Tap, tap.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhm8ytECzU6
"Mummy, save me."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxOVnzqq5N
Tap, tap.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaFnSADazB
"Alright you better shut644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPB6JuTmMaC
it with the falling tapping!" David shouted as he opened his eyes and 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGoxHXWxME
got up. Waking from his dream, for what else could it have been? 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgOxuxehmPt
David was about to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPe44cmOS0
complain more but then he remembered what happened, how he fell from the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrKskW8TUT
ship, to his apparent death. But right now he was in the middle a city 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ua4VGpM6c
or at least a shallow imitation of one. With the buildings and the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpTnviWdlJ
people just being shadowy reflections of the real world, but still 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTRvcncJ3p
eerily lifelike.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpCTwQA27U
Then it clicked, the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmHnaGKaNJ
ramshackle buildings, the crooked streets, dark alleyways guarded only 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFECfkJwXyK
by footpads and thieves. Shadowy humans begging and fighting. Stumbling 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHb6tONgjwh
around drunk. David was back in the Havenport slums, his home. A home he644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSZKeqGvJU
left around 20 years ago when he boarded his first ship. Why was he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMwOO6wuwz
back? Was he dead after all? 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvUsPcCLuC
All of those thoughts, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzWRQbyQcbN
and more, were racing through Davids mind. As he was trying to gather 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aTvh3eMJI
his wits, he heard laughter from...not behind exactly but everywhere.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKmQy6PqkN
"Ah! Perfect you finally awoke!" David tried turning towards the voice but couldn't quite pinpoint where it was coming from.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz26uAovbbV
"Ah, apologies. The ether world makes everything quite fuzzy." 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1kHTePQtA
David fell backwards out of fear as a figure appeared out of thin air in front of him. "Spirit! G..ghost! Demon!"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWWjwTirJp
"There, there. Get it 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMQUzzyQ68
all out." The being said in an amused voice. Was it even amused? David, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfPLkpFtJ6
again, could not pinpoint the exact tone of voice. It sounded as if it 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAmd6XAHES
was echoing both in his mind and in this city. Hitting the walls making 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mfGD16zgU
the voice both louder and yet quieter. The voice had both male and 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHRwDjVS7Re
female aspects to it as some parts sounded quite high pitched while 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPj5z4RiKof
others sounded low pitched. Both happy and sad, amused and disappointed.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAJFNvjVLe
It was quite disconcerting. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TRB6CmYQ0
"All done now?" The 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iEBEpheqy
apparition asked, smiling. Or was it smiling? As David got back up he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZMS8SVKXw
got a better look at his new friend. Or at least at the parts that he 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS5Kdaholsm
could see. Its face was covered in... something that looked like mist. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhRQwtTBii
David was unable to properly distinguish the features. Whether it was 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7r3vJltYSM
smiling or crying David would never be able to tell.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeGrs2x4H00
Its clothes were quite 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMSmhNnnOYn
weird as well. Wearing a top hat which seemed both as tall as the person644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtf9TpHnEOM
wearing it and as short as Davids own pinky. Its body was covered in a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcjM4S61DC4
dark shroud going from the shoulders to feet and every time it moved it 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZnO9xetKZf
changed both color and shape.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCURB2Q6P5w
The figure tilted its 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQrM6Fz0KgC
head and moved his hands as the tapping noise continued. Concentrating 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaUCGol1G1g
on the lower part of the body David could see a thin shape of an object 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoF2iFHwR1
that looked like a stick. A cane? A walking stick? Who knew?644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhSCWONT17E
"The tapping, was that you?" David said as the tapping noise surrounded them again echoing as if they were in a cave.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCwdbmVZfoN
"Indeed" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcJO0WF5Ao
Tap, tap, tap.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQeg2bzqaB
David flinched at the 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUDfXkWRyY
sound. He wanted to shout at the ghost to stop the tapping. To answer 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNduNXfTTAV
where he was and what was happening. But there was a power dynamic here,644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZz2NeRHL7T
as in everything else in life. During the years he learned that there 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHpz0jRKPu
are three types of people: Leaders, followers and parasites (a handy 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiY2Glmkwua
word he learned from a scholar, turned pirate, in his earlier forays 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWrbAUp6rjc
into piracy)644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE7DWDtp1nf
Leaders and followers 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRP55Yg02N
were self-explanatory. David, meanwhile, considered himself a parasite. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtAAN5AA0rG
Parasites attached themselves to either a leader or a follower. Making 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2WSwhyGmFp
them believe you were on their side, that you were one of them. And then644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9nYkkt6Nc
when that person gives you everything you need you leave and attach 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwMA5MjT7X
yourself to someone else.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5uy7CEKkVA
This was not so 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGLpro5MTYL
different, David was the parasite and the person in front of him was the644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnV8XCsTFAh
leader. He was in charge of the situation so David had to attach 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCpqTEdCQLR
himself to him or her. Had to make them believe he was on their side or 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKlrHgp9fLI
harmless or whatever the situation called for. After all no one is 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPynsEP2TX
immune to flattery, be it gods or ghosts.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl25NY0EGCm
"I'm sure I'd have the pleasure of your acquaintance, if I knew your name?" He ventured slightly bobbing his head.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwrqRM1ZYZ
The figure gave a 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglhNqMwg1t
chuckle, which sounded as if glass shattering. "Ah yes, you will suck up644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi71wDgXPHA
to me trying to win me over and then hopefully gain an advantage. I've 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlWCrygevkb
been watching you, David Oxtorne, lying and never revealing your true 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQRgNyHazk
self. Being a friend to some, an arrogant bastard to others whatever 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAvc53xPnaV
would get them to like or accept you." A pause and the figure looked to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn357gLrTV5
the side. "I've no time for your games; otherwise I would've loved for 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4iHqhSKdG
you to grovel and try to win favor. For now call me...Jester." Jester 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3SJGTSNhkr
laughed, as if saying a grand joke that David wasn't part of.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwaJVTdCPWm
David looked at him 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWhnBHiSn7
puzzled adding his own awkward laugh to Jesters. This...Jester certainly644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWmHfvKFAb
liked to laugh a lot, although David was failing to find any funny 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSC1lekdDhM
jokes. "Nice to meet you Jester." David was about to say more but he was644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCuqXfqUd4
interrupted by a raised hand.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrWXzqIN6P
"Yes, yes you're a slow 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv83WfLUFdm
learner aren't you? We will need to change that. You want to ask where 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1zZLWVa2E
you are and whatnot. So let me answer that for you. You're in the ether 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNUtmAib3Z
world. You're not dead because I saved you. Your body is laying asleep 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjI3iRaLoGd
so you're here only in your consciousness. Not a lot of giftless can do 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolD6LEk33t
that, you should feel dead honored"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaIbtf39DW
David was having trouble644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5ixJ8txEe
following jester. But one thing he understood was that you didn't save 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpXWTW7r2zL
someone's life unless you got something out of it."wha..."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ43Xz1ul8bf
But David didn't get to 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlZej8zHQd
finish as jester continued." Not done yet was I? Your next question is, 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrv958dqAr
probably: 'what do you want in return for saving my life?' Which 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8U2EzCQjVU
honestly David hurts, just hurts. Don't you think I'm a generous soul?"644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9i6uXu0Swj
A pause, David was 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk7JFzPFKf
unsure what to do and begun to answer but the figure kept on talking." 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlVg6AxzLg
Of course I'm not. Suffice to say I will need you to find something. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFB0OGJeIvc
Can't tell you what yet but others will be hunting for it too" 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvYwCc0Qzz
Jester made a clock 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh1ab25wMv
appear in front and nodded...probably." Well that's all from me. We'll 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCPGZ0kj33
meet again once you've met the other chosen ones. I'll explain more 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5B4zPSq2Xj
then, hopefully you'll be better company by then. Or else I've chosen 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWr5Zk7AlRI
quite wrong, quite wrong indeed."644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtFv7ihdUO
David was about to ask 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGHYN5K2DPn
more questions but then he heard a whisper. He looked at jester first 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWxbGRCenWt
but as far as David could tell it wasn't his doing, which didn't 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFJ0AUmSMkS
convince David at all.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8DjHm9M5S
"Hey I...body..." a voice echoed. Sounding human. 644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgE2StDCggK
And then his world shook, all the shadows dissipating, as if swept away by the wind.644Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5mJUtuUF4
"I am watching, my chosen. Make it interesting for me." Jesters voice resounded within Davids head as darkness fell again.
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