"Evil? Evil is 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs1xhY3DLth
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSKBmuscOK
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK3jW8J2wxT
Captain Rourke, trying 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoF7Qmm27qL
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFM3NVmExgM
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7O8s92BmbF
his crewmembers.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Zjf9FgeU7
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Seconds, minutes, days, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmWNWX4d3R
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RDxOxdqTN
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt8lc4KEkht
thousand of tick tocks.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVBuEEjCTV
Finally David turned 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4gxBEDbRbL
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7JmDOsgVQ
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eg37MBi0g
what else could be the end, but that?612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFWW8smP342
Jester himself had 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFL4O4RJhG
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSgz9uFenvG
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu1la08K2Tq
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLXl86m7TT
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcA1Zd9vB9
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhYTuBSHrP
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3FyGqPumes
David didn't reply. He 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4dvBq70jV
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxtF4KqzIu
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1G3DLDUAD
"I don't believe in 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZiN64nnh9
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4mMMsHv4i9
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡneMsZJlyf1
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."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseL2D27Xh1
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqXMiygJVN
"And I'm a pawn of 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOGqOuXqbR4
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TENbQLmyx
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjWvwKNLxF
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRswBFYCg31
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hW5IF4V7F
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD28hajPHWr
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwhV1vvnHe
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDlrwjETu4
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDDNf3dIjGE
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNx1jvEkp7c
"I've been dead for a 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSoxQSXWdOU
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbPizRvKvls
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqDUjNhvZ5S
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5xSiYucG1
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqUVHNWuxK
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckI8ixFTwN
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEStt9WmUX
just luck."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjxnUe2PXAd
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokDCXvxHih
Jester laughed. "Such a 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPcUGbdJSq
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZotYjveE3C
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSQ4O4Wny1
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQYTze0aRC
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsugiu1Hn58
Do you understand now?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ61fGhsQpx8
"All I understand is 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvSOAjjzkKB
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtUlfdybWdy
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxKV8ZUkdU
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGAsfjjNe8q
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf3jB7se8Wz
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXrYPlP9P9Y
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzojoDUSOFO
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzs5SyZZINS
will...Might also do some other things aswell."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdrq9pQkXpN
"Why not get it 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXtrPR29wx
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERejV756Bq
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtBuxQD9EUZ
"I've no physical body, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYrMcW1lbnq
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lDYbKd3zW
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPQqd9SaTB
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij1EeGC9cv
David shook his head, so612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgN46d0MAw
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41os7mXXo1
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SoqlMPKJw
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4DiB9sgni
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EqPM3k2Vu
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ80UU0wTY43
Jester moved away from 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡar8Zmde7qD
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrx0NzojvVd
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1V8cvdru5U
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyaohEixRD
helped."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWtuXXfC79
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiAlA0azVTc
"I'll create a 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwe8eaaXHX
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9amK6DbtaD
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQkyN5Tk9Q
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1eOnpXBhY
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVHuZmQDmx
David awoke, everything 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3X7hzxtEw3
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB6xEYA3lFr
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtT2GhFBArK
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucgvtPnAtt
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnb41bEXTHS
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXoTZ73Jqx
Looking around David 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpWBZCThA59
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvV26FCrNh
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjv3LQUMVf
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrd6JcRjlS
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUdXlNLRWT
David could hear the 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iCwtsoVXi
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzJT7oJ9B7
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBDXrtwx95g
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50UJNTy3A9
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAUgwrBnwk
Atleast he was alive, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIorKXZezuT
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡksnUAn3jDF
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUOqRPRKcaP
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21xAedUUeK
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0IvtBZsMwr
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6igQcxRAE
grunt of effort David was finally free.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcvVAqz7qAY
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0P0dzeGfr
David recognized Gobs 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPmJvLr1f2Z
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQJDQzVLhSS
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3MrbV7bVCj
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T5ymOV3gh
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3lliM0o79T
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyZPeMzSOHO
of his cell.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVy7lBNlF6
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCkhVUs1CIE
"Did they tell you what 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsYiWFXY7ok
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDH67RVdos6
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmOrUOBmaxJ
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdwFPVOow7
Gob nodded and together 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiebIirw1ZM
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡns5qcTio0R
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuul55Z9sq
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7gUHI2UBqp
barely so.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcss7KW1TmH
They moved a short 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9T147OYcC8
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjc4KNyEhS
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0AKXTYuyI
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIKrCleGt1g
Surprisingly there were 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAucM1ABT6k
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfnZGDAexe
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7NJoJEr4m
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FVe9afPCN
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1hw4dfMnsy
the doors.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk54TBGsYXh
Luckily they managed to 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdLnhWfNkFm
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvhXOLRvg0
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwqBOo0VYmN
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ytep8PXXp
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDAeTILwoQA
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSwyQC1l5k8
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUb1W9wSrc4
The guards were as 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5AvrtnX7Q
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U2jg1wjRw
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzughGX4Ev
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIJThCc6nwc
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnoHztYZFf
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyoK1B3J9J
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGi0cFIWcY
causing him to stagger.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRG8PWkKQF
That seemed to be the 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMbeZoKQw3
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGxCQwVEkA
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1FLBeEtGn
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF87KMRbQJi
All of that only lasted 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK97wSb4RBG
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmcIr2kLNnE
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJxmyPh2Os
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxTvnI8iqu
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡog7PbGq9vv
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxw4pcgykHV
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5KsHfWbJc
left, fell down and bled out slowly.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9YZLI6tFv
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHYAbrAQpkl
"Thanks." Gob said 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJi5xSIKtxJ
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpyGtNLBW9H
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC8refifIAf
piercing his neck.612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0YudLJM5T
"That's one promise 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJmz1R2tfQE
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXZ1Bj2QZLM
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnjBriygNHJ
After the hulking man 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX3C4TsalMG
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFqaZBNvEAz
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlSuaQOmYHL
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11IwCETbg7
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 612Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUaPDblZRY
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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