"Evil? Evil is 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpr3WaIlwsL
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtkFknJ46k
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0KH2XE74Q
Captain Rourke, trying 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkckmO6U29B
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIH9kJnxeq4
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ38fTBoFxY0
his crewmembers.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2pSCs58Xhs
_________________________________________________________________________656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8rRWFEuX6
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Seconds, minutes, days, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJYopI42Jf
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdMk9U5Qxdm
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDkuFeol5Vg
thousand of tick tocks.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0s5TGj3aAZ
Finally David turned 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqq2w31HX9
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o4PzgrLgA
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsrrZiNkBg5
what else could be the end, but that?656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwSmype9TlR
Jester himself had 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElmzOkuXDj
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdDZgXW6hJ
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7pyrAKxsO
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡio1KyaD6JG
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmwpAxY8WL
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGP11yWirRe
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNtWOtaTZTV
David didn't reply. He 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVsz29QICw
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M7FbsSYBF
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0kzcnysaFM
"I don't believe in 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJftJCKqj1j
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdbf5LVTRt
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6vMRnihguK
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."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVjKKM0zvs
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHDepsMnhY5
"And I'm a pawn of 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD3fbh3Sau
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6CznR4aHGX
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn3H6Fsof22
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcoqQy05BK
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLbBvF5trBq
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKAmaRPk7F
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmA2xJcPhRy
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCnHrOwwvT
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlE6xB1TXhd
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwoyC1vgGe
"I've been dead for a 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtSFLDZk10q
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayc7XUWWVl
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡze5dtkW5pg
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOUuTZEjDV
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRh6OdG13d
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0FbTIUp2J
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqsYhE710b
just luck."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLXeDM5QpbV
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiVEJPBagXU
Jester laughed. "Such a 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXADvKfZ3h
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZYFKYcHtt
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKH7P5xZPqq
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH4QN80D8c3
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAEAcyNLRq
Do you understand now?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLnHCIKEmg
"All I understand is 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlQARKRaDC
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ04IOqrmzOS
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglbwdBPsbB
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡveFz1xy726
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdnhqPioXV
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2OWJrj2io
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZfTxs4hkd
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0fDkeuZXJ
will...Might also do some other things aswell."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT1XvekOON4
"Why not get it 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUIV8tvHIJ
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEceZntPDX
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrAoUzmZWhB
"I've no physical body, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QMlilbmt5
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tE6IV19Ms
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGyVKVaVBL
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNcbGLxrpLL
David shook his head, so656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf0xTop8mQ9
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTrBjZz3cG
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡibrItqytly
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp740Js6KaT
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJg8tnxep2
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8eEPpKS6vb
Jester moved away from 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqIOEeTlfFe
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWkyvYEjZj
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxIHqFRBzsT
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UMLXEFRED
helped."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM32Fopm9PT
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiboxIbiZ7j
"I'll create a 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBl09MYrYHJ
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgv4MxkztM6
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqhQN5k1hq1
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgYK8kKBRZ
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtytANx7Oc
David awoke, everything 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvkWOqZGev
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrDYhE1Rkl
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1kH58dkRHl
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfwFtgOtGgZ
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNcLRtcQAl
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8auI4zOvh
Looking around David 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZTNUjkYbA
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHb5xNKQp3
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVJ68gdYoe
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0qJKKR3NG
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyYuFEdAZI
David could hear the 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeZn1HpzON
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL1ZtgNIN4y
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzrquuimZ3
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Vbtn38GK2
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nGatexi6i
Atleast he was alive, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0NRKCvRDRe
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuyXBaI1mCY
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oxP5g1Las
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfSHeHg5QPk
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCrjecPVcs
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvuAUps5fn
grunt of effort David was finally free.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdv6S652znl
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUgSA9ii6W
David recognized Gobs 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZiN5HDPd9m
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xw5Ayxz8y
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEl0BVXMJmf
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjmuwUgU47
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzdKyDZHn2
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmukcLd8wK
of his cell.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XLR4MuGCk
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz91fIWrq0C
"Did they tell you what 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7ll9KQ3DO
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGoFm235ppk
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Qm1Lp5L8e
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVn1ZNwtYS
Gob nodded and together 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF5Z65Y3DP
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEI5j1QimK9
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMOusOSAcR
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8emPYPzq5e
barely so.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡosoMkalW47
They moved a short 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE4GL6jVTtp
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkyJ9FU4ld
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtLHEjFhFDy
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZW6f88XQT
Surprisingly there were 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtD6ACn8YeR
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7o8fMiWMf
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlvHoKXF7my
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFfsYD8hgO
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBs8zIC6xw
the doors.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIjdRIgwvOS
Luckily they managed to 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKgyUAcW3F3
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aQfnebnFZ
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlq56QJ9rpm
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKoJ9gy8Zt
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡexFaym9tAu
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcbRhjhTB52
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAMovIFvGG
The guards were as 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizZfIFQ4qV
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCwzpvb8OC
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiWgTAj3ZA
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOwiRbgCFW
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyFBdXZApXU
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrUjTMd9t9r
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnzMoF9InAb
causing him to stagger.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdy7DNw94y
That seemed to be the 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1PuYelZ2Si
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q2ymhvmeX
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5MzWKZgsb
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWW000iGREc
All of that only lasted 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRGctsgbwE
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17M8iAyxiS
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWl0sIaioF
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSal3BCBtk0
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgbOYUZHfy
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR50CemBIfA
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZPHFrbCwJ
left, fell down and bled out slowly.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3RJjoOoqm
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnWtrWjsNo0
"Thanks." Gob said 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtfHpmdL6Jk
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡody9dq1BLw
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAEOlAlhzGN
piercing his neck.656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡErVsAQopv0
"That's one promise 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tUytDAWmE
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwywPRLqVj8
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsu2XfqRg9
After the hulking man 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq4CBj8rclp
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWwR5nEvpz
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Lg4Uxx2MU
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9kWmLeXZu
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIu1MpL2lkY
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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656Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbMNZs8xDzy
