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She sat upright in her bed with a gasp. She just had a terrible nightmare. Not only that, she fumbled by the bedside table, trying to find her phone in the dark, but couldn’t find it. She knew she left it there.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDx4deT6nCT
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Someone on the other side of the bed, stirred in their sleep upon hearing the ruckus and turned to look at the person fumbling in the dark.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNCToPmqMMk
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"What the-?" a bed lamp light soon turned on as the person who had been woken switched it on. "Nicani kanshi? (What is wrong now?) What are you looking for? And in the early hours of the morning?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6RWZZN009V
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She didn’t answer at first until she realized that her phone isn’t anywhere nearby. She turned to look at her husband beside her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfw0Yqywm1
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"Pepani (sorry)," she apologized. "I was looking for my phone, have you seen it?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvOhDvy5Sg
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"Mm?" her husband can’t believe this. "Who do you want to call at this time?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPXp6s9lVt
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"It's urgent," she said as she pushed the covers aside to get out of bed.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDwVw78Dit
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"Check your dressing table," her husband muttered as he dropped his head back onto the pillow. "That’s where you left it last night."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUNQxZHFJUg
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In her black nightdress, she went to the dressing table and found her phone there like her husband said. She quickly took it and turned around to get her black sleeping gown at the foot of the bed. In her bare feet, she quickly went to the door and left the room. Her husband growled as he lifted his head to see the door left wide open. He muttered and slowly sat up.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCljSkuVMmn
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"Yaba (Goodness)," he groaned. "Here we go again."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJojuExlw1
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She walked down the quiet, dark hallway until she made a corner, entering a room. She flipped the switch and the lights went on in the living room. Likewise, she turned to her phone to make a call.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYIO0JXMGMv
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When she put the phone to her ear, the line on the other end didn’t even ring as the automated phone system said the person she’s trying to reach had their phone switched off.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0MOuicF89
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"I told her not to be switching off her phone," she muttered angrily as she looked at her phone to make a call to someone else.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXeIwT7XzY8
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After finding the person’s line, she called it. This time it went through. She only hoped that the person would answer.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLelQoszYY
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She started to pace up and down, bypassing the glass table on the white and black zebra print carpet. Not only that, she didn’t think of sitting on the black leather seats as with each minute that passed, her anxiety increased.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXAXlPiT2Sl
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When the person on the other end didn’t pick up either, she sucked her teeth and tried to call again when she realized that someone is in the room. She turned to find her husband there in his blue pyjamas, looking sleepy as ever. She now felt guilty for waking him up.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQbUOCF090t
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"Who are you trying to call?" he asked. "Don’t tell me it's Diana."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzy4GJsAHCU
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"So?" Diana’s mother asked. "I just want to know how she’s doing?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7cDvxFbbR
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"At this time?" her husband approached her. "She’s asleep. And you know she switches off her phone."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19bVFx4Qhb
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"I just want to know how she’s doing."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwQgRwUBE5
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"Didn't you talk to her a day before? If anything were to happen, your mother or Katy will let us know."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEOTQ3zGNk
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Diana’s mother growled in frustration. She quickly went over to one of the chairs to sit, her head buried in her hands. Her husband came to join her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNjQuMoMKHO
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"You don’t understand," she said, dropping her hands to look at him. "I had another dream about her and this time it felt different."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BMkdQN4ni
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He put his hand on her shoulder. "What could be so different about this one?" he asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvk5qeYyZDu
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Before she spoke, she bit her lip. She didn’t know how to explain it. Her previous dreams over the years weren’t as vivid and intense as this one.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhEn8GFmlP
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"I can’t explain, Atake Diana (Father to Diana). Everything about this dream felt real. I feel Diana could be in huge trouble."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcoWeXq9WC
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"That’s what you always say when you have these dreams," said Diana’s father. "Aren’t they just dreams? How many have you had over the years, but they've never happened?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjQx9myBovx
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Diana’s mother now sat upright, shaking her head. "What if they did? I believe they did. Besides, Diana doesn’t always tell us what goes on in her life. She’s so secretive."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqINHLJV3gR
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"That’s because she’s a teen. You’re forgetting that people at such an age are difficult to make them open up."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYKpaaFs1vl
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"No, I’ve always had a feeling that she's been hiding something from us. She’s a good girl, but I feel there’s a lot going on in her life that we don’t know about."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu77g1a4QF8
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Her husband rolled his eyes. "Please, don’t bring up those incidences that were happening in the neighbourhood. Those were explainable accidents, and you can’t point a finger at Diana. Most of the time she wasn’t even there, and they happened almost four years ago."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa4XgA6MFW4
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"That’s what you think, but…"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpkep4dz29R
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"Enough, please. That’s a long time ago and nothing has happened to her. You haven’t had terrible nightmares for years, so it's probably just nothing."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYHXF4f1JB
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Diana’s mother looked at her husband, still with a worried look. She looked away. As much as he might be right, her intuition ate at her terribly. She can’t just ignore what she dreamt. If anything, it felt more like the first vivid dream she had of Diana; that she had died. She remembered calling the school to check up on her, and they told her Diana was perfectly fine. When Diana came home for the holidays, there was something different about her.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeKhC5xzxni
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"Tiyeni (come), let’s go back to sleep," her husband persisted as he held her hand on her lap. "If you want, you and I can call your mother sometime in the morning." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTxl4M1C7yn
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She couldn’t argue with him there, but she felt she wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. Not until she hears that Diana is alright. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb6mX1N6od5
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"Okay, can I send a message to Katy so that she calls me when she sees it?" she asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8H4v1GOWlG
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"Be quick," Diana’s father stood. "If you’re not in the room in two minutes, I’ll come and drag you if I have to." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbUBHQAw04P
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With quiet, steady steps, Diana’s father walked out of the room, leaving his wife still seated on the couch. She quickly sent Katy a text, but she knew it wasn’t enough.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2GyOjhFWT
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Namatama stood up from her seat and slowly started to make her way out of the living room. She thought she saw a shadow pass through the window, outside. Likewise, she stopped to draw aside the curtain. A neighbour’s floodlight shone brightly in the next yard. For a moment, she thought maybe a cat had passed atop the wall fence, causing the shadow she saw.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1vYFUoSdX
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Before she was able to push the curtains, she thought she had seen something through the corner of her eye in the room. Her heart skipped a beat as she quickly turned to see if there’s anyone there. The only people awake are she and her husband, and she would've heard him if he had made his way back in the living room.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn9owQeG8V
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"I must be imagining things," she told herself.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfPycbOqlj
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"And what if you aren’t?" came a voice.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikUZHfIplj
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As soon as she heard it, she jumped in fright and almost screamed, but someone covered her mouth with their hand from behind, holding her in place. Diana’s mother is now terrified that there's a stranger in the house. She started to breathe heavily.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡumLO7IpNr9
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"Don’t move, and I won’t hurt you," came the voice in a soft, yet dangerous whisper. "Calm down. I’ll uncover your mouth. Don’t scream or else I'll kill you. Nod if you understand."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr14zI2cxUx
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She nodded, and started to slow her breathing. Her heart beat fast like a drum that she could hear it. The person’s hand over her mouth slowly fell away, and she felt relieved. She quickly looked behind her, but no one is there.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡviWlDi9PPF
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"Don’t freak out," came the voice again, this time in front of her. "I want you to slowly turn towards me."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bLSFRFkYy
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She swallowed and slowly turned her head back. Likewise, she found someone standing in front of her, all dressed in black and floating in midair. Namatama gasped in fright as she thought she would never come across the terrifying skull-faced mask ever again.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJTWcx58Bk
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"Hello, Namatama," came a female voice behind the mask. "Long time no see."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrUhGv1RHW
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"What are you doing here?" Namatama asked, her voice breaking with both fear and anger. "I thought I told you not to show yourself ever again."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xmIl3ZTaF
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The floating figure raised her hand to remove the mask. Behind it lay a young face of a woman with light, brown skin and sharp, dark eyes like that of a cat. Her lips were coloured black, and she grinned at Namatama with her white, razor sharp teeth glowing in the dark.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnVyy8o3Lj
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"I know," said the lady in front of her. "But aren’t you up thinking about your daughter, Diana?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5KmOExDUt2
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Namatama froze, looking at the lady before finding her voice. "What do you know about her?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1d5pMrUSd
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The woman chuckled. "It’s sad that you don’t know what’s going on. So much has happened over the years that you’ve failed to notice."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZXyjDTmaf
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Namatama’s eyes widened. "What do you know about Diana?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pmq9HGWJA
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"A lot more than you, that’s for sure. Diana is a very special child. You should know that."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTr2r07Psd
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"She’s my daughter, of course she’s special."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8tAHoow1w
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The woman floating in the air came a little closer. "You know that she’s beyond special. It’s been that way from the day she was born." 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyGqlx0dbc5
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"Get to the point. You came here after such a long time to talk to me, and it’s about Diana. Tell me, is she in trouble?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrS5RNnYbkJ
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The woman smiled as she backed away a bit. "It’s not good news, I’m afraid."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6EDOwmetmu
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"Tell me."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGWX2h8q4o6
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The woman stopped smiling as she sighed. "Her destiny is catching up to her. It has been for some years now."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeiRzb4y2Bb
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"What do you mean?" Namatama looks confused.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGHIAk5TVM
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"Honey, why aren’t you here yet?" Diana’s father called out. Namatama almost muttered out loud, upset that her husband could call out like that when everybody else is fast asleep.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3ohmPiTi3
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"I think you already know how she started behaving when she came back from boarding school a couple of years ago. Some might think she was going through puberty, but you as a mother knew better."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62bXALzhQl
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"Something happened to her back at school?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1inPIvueq
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The woman in black nodded. "Yes. She’s been trying to act as normal as she can around you, but it's been difficult to keep it under wraps with all those weird events that used to happen."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWRmcG78sL
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Namatama’s eyes widened with fear. "Tell me, what’s really going on with her?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpIKpMyR8IL
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"I can’t spare you all the details, but all this is happening because of what took place the time she was born."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMm1KHU2Lb
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Namatama gasped as she slowly started to back away, shaking her head. "You lie. This can’t be true."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRkSgpXGpb
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"I’m just here to tell you to expect some bad news."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDyziUBKvD
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Namatama continued to back away as her heart started to feel heavy with grief. She felt a sharp piercing through her heart and tears already started to fill her eyes. "What have I done?" she muttered. "What have I done?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bIzh2GrMS
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Her hand flew to her chest as she sank to her knees onto the carpeted floor. Tears quickly fell onto her cheeks as she covered her mouth. The woman in black continued to look at her as she said:375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsW7uVUrTG
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"As heartbreaking as this is, you should know that Diana is a very strong girl. But I’m afraid the danger she is facing right now is too great that she has to brace herself."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9NAT7P21gx
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Namatama looked up at the woman. "You claim Diana is strong. How strong when she’s just a young defenceless girl?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03xEGiTzvy
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The smile the woman had earlier plastered onto her face again. "A lot has happened over the years that has made your daughter the bravest girl I’ve ever seen. She’s been through a lot. And for a girl her age, I’m surprised she has matured this quickly, especially with her true nature coming into fruition. Many people wouldn’t have handled it as well as she has."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATxztyBzML
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Namatama sniffed as she wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Her true nature? Does that mean she’s like your kind?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn7PIJi9n4M
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The woman in black gave a nod. Namatama chocked, but she quickly pulled herself together.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJvrFu1080
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"Please, tell me, that she’ll be okay. That she’ll come back home."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqg9lWFgBF
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"I can’t guarantee she will survive. But if she does and manages to come home, can you do me a favour?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS2ZYAeqog
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"What is that?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7kAihVaNM
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"Tell her the truth."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9WgY6cXjRi
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"What?" Namatama looked surprised.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZrQU3fVch
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She could hear footsteps coming down the hall. Her husband is coming.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOdiBSdUej
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"She deserves it. Nothing is more painful than not knowing why you're a target to so many. That's what she has been going through for so long. You should tell her. She deserves to know."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6A7Mf0zuh
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"Why are you telling me this now after all this time?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpgGc6LKsN
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The woman put up a genuine smile. "Just like you, Diana is also very important to me. Don’t make the mistake of not telling her. It's best it comes from you and not anyone else."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1mnmNxGlA
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"Namatama, what did I tell you about…?" came her husband, and he paused upon seeing his wife on the floor. "What are you doing?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ004f4tKwsj
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Namatama quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes and stood up. She looked in front of her and the woman in black had disappeared.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5bUFVlKkwC
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"I was just praying," Namatama lied, as she turned to her husband, but with her eyes downcast.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD79o3FxnZG
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"Don’t worry too much," said her husband as he came to stand beside her and held her shoulders. "Diana is fine. I know it."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhcWjn3t5CJ
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"You’re probably right," Namatama gave a nod. "All we can do is pray for her."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06Ohz1sIyp
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"That’s the spirit. Come, let us go back to sleep."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAsRU5VkDn
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Namatama couldn’t argue there as she followed her husband who made sure to switch the lights off in the living room. As they walked down the hall, Namatama couldn’t help but let a tear in her right eye drop down her cheek, praying for Diana to come back home safely.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8wXlpRubS
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"You can't be serious!" Mutale looked at me in disbelief. "How can you believe him?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcJODLaoyX
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"I just know," I said as I continued to stare at Lucifer. "If he was after me, he would’ve come himself or sent his strongest legions."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCkmsdnDsM
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"But he might be the one who sent that thing after you," said Stella. "You sound so convinced that it’s not him."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaOcCwySvY
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I turn to look at her. "If it really is him, we wouldn’t be seated here."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZDq2vqu2gx
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"She’s right," Lucifer joined in. "I would’ve locked you two pretty ladies up and this Elite soldier would’ve been torn to shreds by my hounds."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpYf8jul10
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"Isn’t that convincing enough?" Lucius asked, still standing behind Diana’s seat.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFEZGBGWQsb
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Mutale and Stella stay silent. As much as this is difficult to take in, arguing with me over something I'm so sure of will be futile.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRPGK4Sh9g
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"Okay, if it isn’t him," Stella started, "then who could it be? He’s the only one we know who can control shadow monsters. Worse, we’re talking about a level one."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQLiXkZ7gi
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"How sure are you that the shadow monster didn’t just attack you out of nowhere, Diana?" Lucifer asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiCeNUteUud
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I look back at him, trying to relive what happened. "Well, I’ve encountered shadow monsters and also a level one." I feel Stella look at me. I must have forgotten to mention that I had faced a level one before. "And this one felt like the one I fought before. Shadow monsters might be mindless creatures that love to bring about destruction, but there’s something about a level one that has always kept me wondering whether they really do think on their own."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGxxrifS3h
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Lucifer leaned back in his seat. "Yes, shadow monsters are mindless and can thrive on their own without me controlling them."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX9fDzdu7z
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"Explains why some of them wander aimlessly around," said Stella.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5afunytAVX
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"True. But if I want them to do something, I can easily control them since I am the Prince of Darkness," said Lucifer with a smirk.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBwvC2r7r6r
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"If he’s a prince, I wonder what that makes me," Lucius muttered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxwxeZAgzC
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I couldn’t help but snicker. Lucius always did manage to put a smile on my face when I least expect him to. Moreover, the look on Lucifer’s face is just priceless.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVpDljFi2Wg
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"As for a level one," Lucifer continued, "they are the most dangerous, making them the most difficult to control."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJmEhloKEp
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"Are you saying you also have a hard time controlling them?" Mutale asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTuow5ayvQL
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"No," Lucius scoffed. "It’s easy for me, but if anyone tries to, it’s frustrating and requires a lot of practice."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEhB09MrKy3
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For a moment there, Mutale, Stella and I remain silent. Did he just say "if anyone?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡql7MkTNBMJ
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucifer asked with a quizzical look on his face.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3x3dLDCwpP
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"Anyone can control a shadow monster?" Stella asked. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKpzQPwcPcv
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"Yes," Lucifer answered casually. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAj2xkKA2vy
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I look at Stella. She also had the same surprised look. I turn to Mutale, and he looked like he has just seen something horrific unfold in front of him. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39QaN5GnCv
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"I’m taking that you all didn’t know that anyone can control a shadow monster," said Lucifer.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnFLKXCtSp
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‘"No!" the three of us answered simultaneously.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNIatCAIHqs
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"Wow, okay," said Lucifer, giving out a wince. "Silly me. No one is supposed to know about that. Ever."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Eq79PcfU
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"Well, in my world, we’ve always known that you," Stella pointed at him, "are the only one who can control them."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGGj1pAdtE
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Lucifer chuckled. "While the supernatural world is a mystery to normal people, many supernaturals have also been blinded about their own world for years. Only a few go looking for the truth, and they don't like what they find. I hate to be so flippant about revealing the truth, but I'm not the only one who can control them."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHxfRnciPq
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My eyes fell to the floor. This changes everything. Someone sent that thing after me. They must have also done so the first time I encountered it. But who could it be?375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50kcF9f1Pm
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"This is going to be tough," said Mutale. "If the devil didn’t send that thing after you, Diana, then who did?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFZB0jwefo
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"Good question," said Lucius. "Controlling a shadow monster isn’t easy. I’ve been trying to do so for months now."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXhmKdwl8d
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"Diana, what are you thinking?" Stella asked as she looked at me.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSEnVX0iZP
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My eyes first flew to Lucifer as I asked, "you’ve just confirmed that anyone can control a shadow monster. What does one require for them to do so?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP6wpxQjl5M
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Everyone around me is silent. I’m not so sure if I’ve asked the right question, but it’s the only thing I’ve been thinking of since the stunning revelation.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF1nVPMopUh
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Lucifer smirked. "First, you’ll have to be a supernatural."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDzSmeyNzV
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"So, I can easily control one?" I asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ27CeDk04Bo
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"Yes. But…," he now stood up from his seat and went to one of the bookshelves in the room. "There are a few requirements that you’ll need."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SkNeV61IV
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"Something tells me it must be dark," said Mutale.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLPVbfmxM8
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Lucifer ignored him by not commenting. He looked through the bookshelves at the thick books with hard black covers. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but you can tell nothing good comes from those books.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTPL8Q8LUR
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"Okay," he took one thick book on the shelf and brought it to the desk. It looked so thick that I’m glad I’ll never get to read it. Who knows what dark things it holds.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfS7z4hvj8N
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He started to flip through the pages and I couldn’t help but take a peek. The pages are old, and I noticed that whoever wrote the book, had a pretty sharp, cursive handwriting. There were many drawings and illustrations on some pages and a few of them looked quite gruesome. Stella didn’t fringe away from looking at it. I turn to Mutale and I see him look the other side. Some Elite soldier, he is. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y63yY0E4a
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"So," I turn to look at Lucius behind me while we wait for Lucifer to find the page, "you say controlling a shadow monster is difficult. How difficult?" 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohoH67RxP0
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"Like my father put it, it’s frustrating and depending on what level it is, it gets painful," Lucius answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmXH7mIlCGZ
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"Painful, how?" Stella asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCgf9V9JbL
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"The way you control it is almost similar to the way you can mind control a human being. It’s easier on humans because you can manipulate the mind. We already know shadow monsters are mindless, so you really have to dig a little deeper to take control of them, meaning it takes up a lot of your energy."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIT31HR6UGi
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"And if you aren’t careful," Lucifer chirped in as he continued to flip through the pages, "you might end up breaking your mind."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPwWPKY7JoK
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"I’m guessing whoever brought up the rumour that only the devil can control such things, must have done so to prevent us from ever thinking that we can control one," I said.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsvYuvyfCU
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Lucifer chuckled. "True. We did that because we know if many supernaturals broke their minds, we would’ve a lot of them causing havoc when that’s my job. And I am at least a little lenient." I gave him a look on that last part.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlOV1ZdcnU2
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"Wait, you said ‘we’ just now," I quickly said. "Who else were part of this rumour?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHayI5QPeE
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"The Immortals of Old," he answered as he continued looking through the pages. "Those who have lived from the beginning of time, so to say."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3qbifpXmS
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"Like you and the man upstairs?" He nodded. "Who else?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqFYnAVi0s
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"If I can recall, the person who was in charge of the Butterfly Island before her Highness was there too," Lucifer looks up at Stella.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5TCdxsj1bc
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"Her Highness’ father," Stella answered.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ArYOYEfhG
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"What happened to him?" I asked. "Did he die or something?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVY44WUuEsH
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"Killing an immortal is hard, and you know that better than anyone, Diana," said Lucifer. "That old fella is probably somewhere either in this world or the other in a peaceful place chanting mantras or something."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLj70V5aaH
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"True," said Stella. "No one has actually heard from him in ages after leaving Her Highness in charge. I actually have never met him."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbI3dpXCmEI
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That’s a shock. Whatever reason he had for leaving his position and going elsewhere must have been genuine. The world of the supernatural is just as confusing and chaotic as the human one. If also given the chance, I would also disappear.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT2m9dKlV7a
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"Ah, here it is," said Lucifer as his right finger landed on the desired page.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcsRgHtHnHu
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Stella and I quickly stood up from our seats to look. Mutale remained where he is. Lucius slowly came to join us at the table.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSZmK96vwu
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"Okay, so," Lucifer pointed to the paragraph on the page. "Like I said, you must be a supernatural. It says here for you to control something as dark as a shadow monster, you must join the dark side."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpz9E7I5ytA
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"Meaning your side, right?" I asked, looking at Lucifer.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLY4wBGsm56
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"Yep. Selling your soul to me, that kind of thing. And…, it says here you must also sacrifice the one thing that means precious to you and there are some blood rituals you’ve to perform with all the symbols and stuff."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0e8AahQiv
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"Okay, but these are just the basic stuff that a lot of us could’ve already guessed," said Stella. "What we really want to know is who could it be."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ6qwaQLbjb
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"Stella is right," I said, looking up from the book to Lucifer. "You say anyone can control a shadow monster and these are the requirements. Isn’t there anyone who can naturally control them like you do? What if the person we seek never had to perform this ritual?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZIvhOJgw35
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Lucifer now looked at me and this time, he had a grim look. "I was afraid you were going to ask me that," he said. He looked down at the book and flipped through a couple of pages. "Apparently, you’re right. I’m not the only one who can control them naturally. There are two more beings that can."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLYYXvOVee
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"Two more?" Lucius also can’t believe it.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatW5g9cVj1
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"You really should be reading more," Lucifer threw his son a look. "Let me skip to the last part."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJO7cVwGAXY
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Lucifer pointed to the top left side of the book where there’s a list of names. His is the top. The second and third made my insides freeze. I should’ve known better, especially with the third.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS49oIlRdX
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"No way," Stella said, bringing the words right out of my mouth. "This isn’t true, is it?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhF3MjVMuu
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I see Mutale lift his head and Lucifer now threw him a smirk. "You want to see it for yourself, don’t you? Lucius, help him up."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQqkhHyuOX
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"I don’t think it's necessary," I said.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6yHWqH9Xux
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"Oh, I think it is." Lucifer brought his left hand up in midair and at the same time, Mutale is lifted off his seat and brought forward. He flinched at first, trying to get away from Lucifer’s invisible grip, but he knows it's pointless. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgM803O2H3
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"Let me go," Mutale demanded.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19AbGK4WgF
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"Come on, dad," said Lucius. "You can’t force him to look if he doesn’t want to."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzkPZcUWlra
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"But he has to. Today is a day of revelation."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmT4yYVq3T
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Lucifer turned the book the other way around for Mutale to look at. Mutale did his level best to look upwards, but with a simple bend of his index finger, Lucifer made Mutale’s head point downwards. The look on Mutale’s face as his eyes fell on the book said it all.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR74uFS8QGb
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"No, no," Mutale muttered shaking his head. "This is a lie. This book holds nothing but lies."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCBxuC9cdPR
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"I’m sorry, but this book was written centuries ago," said Lucifer. "Like I said before, so many things have been hidden from us that we only know what we think is relevant because it’s been set that way for ages. No one likes to know the truth. We all just like to hide in the sweet bliss of ignorance."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7Qr6HMgUH
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"This must be a mistake. You’re lying. You’re a liar. That’s what you are."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrK3bhI8t5u
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"I take it that I lie, but there’s so much you don’t know about your world and ours."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBQSI51BALG
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"Enough," I said, taking the book and turning it away from Mutale’s eyes. "There must be a reasonable explanation for this. May you please put him back down?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraX0roNEaR
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Lucifer dragged Mutale back to his seat, making him land onto the chair. This time, gently.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcx05UoNY0
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"Well, I think I’ve taken in a lot of these revelations for one day," said Stella as she looked at me. She soon went to sit back down on her chair.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhc6Fu5IdmB
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I look at Mutale, and he still looked horrified. I feel bad for him. It’s not easy receiving the truth like he did just now. Even I’m trying to take it all in.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0rpdDTkzk
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I went back to look at the list and I realized that just after the first three were a few more. But the names were written in a symbolic language that I couldn’t recognize.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznM9aiyDZA
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"What does this mean?" I asked Lucifer as I pointed at the other names. "I can’t seem to recognize the words."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkaVRlbdLn8
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"Whoever has control over shadow monsters has his name automatically written in the book," he answered as he looked at the page.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLsfVQU5Pb
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"Okay, but can you tell me who they are?"375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡftmJZhgmBc
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Lucifer now looked at me and that charming smile of his came back. "It’s not necessary. If I were you I should be more worried about number 3."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs9KY9VoWex
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"He’s right," said Lucius. "I'm not surprised if he so happens to have sent the shadow monster after you."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiwNT07aDH
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"I’m worried about number 2," said Stella. "The thought of Him sending a shadow monster after Diana creeps me out."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBNCi8gGo6u
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"Don’t say that," Mutale spoke up. "He can never do such a thing. That book says nothing but lies."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9m7IxtQpy
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"I’m sorry," said Lucifer, raising an eyebrow at Mutale. "But isn’t He the same person who created day and night? Light and darkness?" He sighed. "Let me tell you a little something to ease your mind a little."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb0vDffI3v
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Everyone now turned their attention to Lucifer. So did Mutale.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqba51HwFC
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"As much as He can control shadow monsters, He wouldn’t do it just to get to Diana," Lucifer continued. "He has you Elite soldiers for that. If He wanted to, I bet He would’ve sent his angels to do the job, but the Golden Elite decided to take up the role."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDT2b9IfaH
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I’m trying to take this all in, and I bet the rest are too.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbQQ24KIac
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"How do you know all this?" I asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBXPfA4DX58
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"He can’t control a shadow monster without me knowing about it, so he’s already out of the question. It’s just the way it is. Moreover, if I try to do something similar to the light, he would know. That’s why the two of us have always stayed in our lane to not bring about confusion. But I do like to give him a challenge once in a while."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9arGfYjV6
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My heart felt at ease. Stella looked relaxed and Mutale exhaled in relief. 375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5zunP2saq
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"So, how do you know that the Golden Elite chose to take on the task of capturing me?" I asked.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9l97B5CY0
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"Nothing hides under the sun from me," said Lucifer with a smile.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVO6pYuqXo
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"That’s just to say that he has many informants," said Lucius.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVdfh9NgIj
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Lucifer threw his son another look showing that he’s annoyed with him. Before he could throw a comment, a knock came at the door. For a moment, I forgot about where we were and that there are people in the house. Lucifer told whoever was at the door to come in, and the door flew open. A woman in a black dress and white apron stood there. She is short and plump with her blonde hair tied into a bun. This must be the house help.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAapO6PygEd
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"Morning, sir," she greeted Lucifer. "I’ve brought in food for our guests."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY5KVNokEO
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"Yes, bring it in. I want you to tell the guards to get everyone out of the house," Lucifer ordered. "The place looks like a hellhole."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnFB4rhnh2M
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Apart from the help, we all look at Lucifer with a questioning look. This place just happens to be one of his many hellholes.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvyfgcdgQV
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The help dragged in a movable tray behind her and there are all sorts of delicious breakfast treats: chocolate chip cookies, eggs, bacon, bread and cereal for any of us craving for it. There were plenty of white teacups, plates and bowls to go around. And after all that’s happened in the last few hours, I now feel hungry.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEnvcvL97U
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The help soon left and Lucifer said, "please, dig in. As for you," he turned to Mutale, "you also better eat up after receiving the news that your wonderful Being isn’t involved in this mess."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKFM1cUpUA
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"Are you seriously asking me to eat?" Mutale asked, sounding surprised.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ2UmEDoPUK
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"Don’t make me change my mind. I can do that very quickly."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5zpjkeFr7
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"I’ll help serve you," said Stella as she stood up and approached the tray. "Now that I think about it, I’m starving."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTbUc8kt9V3
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"I’ll have some cookies and tea, please," said Mutale.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipCUkvite7
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"I need to eat too," said Lucifer as he also went to the tray. "I drank too much last night, I didn't have a bite to eat."375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MeC7xiKVY
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"Want me to get you something, Diana?" Lucius asked as he looked at me.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxp4a8WOP8
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"I'll serve myself, thanks," I said with a smile.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDe19lYrH1l
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He gave me a concerned look before he gave a nod and went over to join Stella and his father.375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKZ6y6MyX7
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I watched the three surrounding the tray before my eyes flew back to the open book before me. My eyes are gravely fixed on the name that's third on the list and my hunger quickly dissipated. I should've known earlier that there's only one being who really wants to get rid of me with all their might:375Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5OPdm5rte4
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