"Evil? Evil is 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGfGzVmz8D
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHsrcZ8YGaC
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7VErWJf3o
Captain Rourke, trying 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZz6y9hyxh
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIqdInrbZC
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWAz9GMc8a
his crewmembers.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZ9eTe71Im
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Seconds, minutes, days, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBp4EERqa0
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhF1JAqEgNl
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfjn9CY0C4
thousand of tick tocks.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzU0q5bJkC
Finally David turned 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpWdDtfuYQ
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZWDMSZBtb
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsrhTbU3RT
what else could be the end, but that?579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvcCsedfte
Jester himself had 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFdxrQ8gmdt
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqxDMgS7tJ
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzo22ijPvqx
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZsmykW2qzC
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnGrufjMUGx
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGxlTzlYmNF
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdy0Hchy6vR
David didn't reply. He 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwqa4U3yN6
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtoEbOBwU8
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHQ3SamprJ
"I don't believe in 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ72D2AhtBe
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzg69AonvhO
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5ZRbO1hZy
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."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwLL0x5F73
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQeBcbBCWe
"And I'm a pawn of 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wEUS3zNvN
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhTcfadFsa
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjDNMu3Fyw
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡre3gv5dmE7
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4ttGY4700
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsGVeWaC5E
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2zhhjRzLv8
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJJGTpTJ8e
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDYmz5v46B
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvlyp4D1N4
"I've been dead for a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1p6NgKNb5
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTLR7ZfPum
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWYnjlBSrI
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5407PWY6c
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IABG2I1ZA
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSmArQisVG
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMXMAehxVa
just luck."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvFfF4iKJw
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8Ohb2KRdp
Jester laughed. "Such a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUiyhHSwUsH
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fJAAL36rh
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBlDgRQ7VM
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkiDBhtqxo
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47mj9bJ2lM
Do you understand now?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ1JcLm6jw
"All I understand is 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08oRIxepNv
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4BBrSigCH
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SvKpFARC4
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6uHTKIIyKc
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrNVT8ZdiA
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCKX5dea0M
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQsNlWkxS02
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXzD8SdFeX
will...Might also do some other things aswell."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnoiMhuldq
"Why not get it 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhrDXhybI8E
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwfZyYnDFL
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjMK1KHY30
"I've no physical body, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡei7RZf5uAk
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa0VtUQtdT0
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScVtNcPUcx
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDLNGw5X62
David shook his head, so579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2YROSqNbk
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqjejODpNi
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzGC51Iw2V
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfnLcGQvNb
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJe91Zv15x
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiIRo2paxz
Jester moved away from 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkK2zrfgNuO
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLqxrXPo9V3
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy5GTsDlskM
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5Nw4qJwYl
helped."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25CGJrBewa
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAsUFOdBvb
"I'll create a 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPPKUOn5fz
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Na3g8jAfY
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvp9AlEny3A
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa714y0734B
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODRBlEjo7L
David awoke, everything 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV3CyIz31aR
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEvAhtyaXO
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBJf6wZeGdX
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6tOfTl46t
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuRhO7pfXDU
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY9fVunZ7Yn
Looking around David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWKVIYdYSx7
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zDrAeEfrs
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSLIfHhnvR
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RVKpeixVP
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlJKtShs7P
David could hear the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyns5fH2gki
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CSELWZgPK
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiZdknhyuWb
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7q5ODkuCZ
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt8bjl7Sgm
Atleast he was alive, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEoljpsOovJ
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKg1DBbK9B
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JkPn4gGtq
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1QKfPxv8M
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGk7Z6nuLKc
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDs0vwyphgf
grunt of effort David was finally free.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1CmmkOQGP
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5B3epKCT4
David recognized Gobs 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwmTPdbb8h
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGRQNd2MU9x
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJFAQqnlVN
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36ktegjAMw
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2BWqUS7LP
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWub9xIT82
of his cell.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoixNsBdLbX
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0XIje0Tdd
"Did they tell you what 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3J5guXYoLI
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaAGFDsxnyV
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3DVWmaljt
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSpLi3smph
Gob nodded and together 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFYOA8S0o7k
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8DappmIhh
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE5lvxHfV8
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciqPRJvPLR
barely so.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPQnbG3gim
They moved a short 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TYhPBymay
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUIr9nWxZ5
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFffZMEVgf
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuBRMnfpKq
Surprisingly there were 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosM8kYqEWJ
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ISSEJMxGx
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAzWnG8iAs
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtl1U9eVjQM
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGYzt8QpvZ2
the doors.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPjV1FqgeZl
Luckily they managed to 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGfFiP4YUV
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM2YzO3qyPV
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSNf9VMdryv
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjO6Q4oXAB
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4SboycsDM
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡow5UJYIiLf
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdfgK7b4Di
The guards were as 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxkjyz2Z3k
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhd69gJyMHg
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZVyzVXu1v
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVU7zDv3PH
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEtGLamIoB
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡci2Cio1hy0
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIGtZ50mZl
causing him to stagger.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwPsXrginFk
That seemed to be the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAoH60LG7e
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksjlVZZ4le
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8lp033P3q
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGoLXSea47
All of that only lasted 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhwuNm14wlz
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9d0fgnwsN
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFRDt5zEvX
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOuRUxditc
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwKGnhgVAu
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlHSI7mxUhy
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tYevKX0aX
left, fell down and bled out slowly.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2j7qZ41Sr
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX8j9AjM15w
"Thanks." Gob said 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8IMQohh9o
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ15fNLQH1Dd
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN3JFecqqy7
piercing his neck.579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCGQh8PNye
"That's one promise 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnUkhq4OjVg
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8F0TTgcmDz
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKHo6kOtDZq
After the hulking man 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Hd87mumn7
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodzgTesiDr
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCY7a7fM2V
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3IFTeZ52F
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFmYPy2KMu
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
579Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrEwrFB2esU
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