"Evil? Evil is 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOsgDNN4Xg
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJwdeF3UpM
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBOlADeEYuX
Captain Rourke, trying 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6gmSY5g74
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmHSRksXYC
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgpapWcu18
his crewmembers.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW0m9btZb1G
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Seconds, minutes, days, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM4qtfgMyc
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJBKMHFWVn
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd8xgOSjam
thousand of tick tocks.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1iIi8ZK7ko
Finally David turned 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZUxNM0qbg
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwc0P5jUPDE
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNRvaDYSA3
what else could be the end, but that?655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhyqGGavj7W
Jester himself had 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicwSfQEIUd
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtMrwABwZy
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDzBc7DSzpE
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnlsxI9iL7o
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTDD1ulw7d
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5pzKmMcUcQ
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGbAK3POSJm
David didn't reply. He 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwZcNlpbidq
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzlDBBNI6gG
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbP1rL41Ygi
"I don't believe in 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqA1PGTtssQ
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf19vpCliJX
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMmaEKsFOwD
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."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD6REacNfx
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7W71ph3TAK
"And I'm a pawn of 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoNhdWMWm9
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkdkw74Nlkh
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0NIlDnwgo
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSQ45pTuD8r
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdIv6Y3VPn
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRBgSti9Vo
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdD497nZCW
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6XxIiZiEf
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3BvjvpaXI
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhS9FRQD4m
"I've been dead for a 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS75LWccn6V
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ51NByx1sa5
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYkSX5lB2V
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuuMyTdqRO
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4svsgperOu
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCX7YmwZaOS
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4rb4wZOdz
just luck."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3q9pGdlmTT
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYcNwBmK4FF
Jester laughed. "Such a 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsPw1PUp06
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLgLT0FeWu
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkhhF7rexO
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnAxu6ac6Wk
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqweYznt5j
Do you understand now?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfThwdrM9GL
"All I understand is 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02BHR0BRGE
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFKEQWlqKog
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQm9osUQFSK
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYqTl6cfcm
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbp6kAPFIQc
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIuuPqhYqEv
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJJWpCHuCo
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRQRe2YLMX
will...Might also do some other things aswell."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡszg4Ew4Qrp
"Why not get it 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpoI7T0eCm
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsKXrpgSfNl
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsuPlgXYXHG
"I've no physical body, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFR3nMvNhzF
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooen0I5WgK
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9abReiisjJ
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGEaDhJJPJ
David shook his head, so655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIQoX4R5dj3
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq2l8pFFfl
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwV3pm1Rb4h
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyv6amqDDB
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkNWALqDmHc
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ5E7Pv5WM8
Jester moved away from 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrrUXrvAAF
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeT7v4nbk3
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sdhglKLCK
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7MOZc4tAUP
helped."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1EgeKVMVF
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcpNTobtMd
"I'll create a 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ydFCFa8nL
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATKjYFkuZn
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHB20HDk1M
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafgmDVy8y4
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp8tBYyzZv0
David awoke, everything 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ34335fNz2Z
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZPtMaB6IGU
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnVfkultirv
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKx1KEhBEI
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJW9qRrTuy
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rwBeCbpaX
Looking around David 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhjguJoJvS
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxu5KOWsvux
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTjn1T8PRi
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmAH7o0scNt
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwOputotcDE
David could hear the 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPudJcef7c
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn0C13z4yfp
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgPDDE3qaCa
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRlIgXsR6x4
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzcIZXGBKp
Atleast he was alive, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡItRBw0MizK
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOUidAYQIt
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAliuC6xPb6
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡljwi8jMY3G
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBGBTV1OdM
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu7nSQZQt8c
grunt of effort David was finally free.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYzVSD2KYz
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdcVUUMaiaI
David recognized Gobs 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0FTfkPc2S
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsyKwZLBAIy
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhG1dp0Vxk5
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtkDXSJwcj0
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT5pTQL4vPj
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5RXtvIEv0
of his cell.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYKvIimGUT
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP1y64HlzIt
"Did they tell you what 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZT1Cd9adQw
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWay0q4ca5B
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCrgiNbQMo5
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndzrrFGXRr
Gob nodded and together 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoDeXVgbLo
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc8C1DfnBY
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCQLWcx9X0Q
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNJxRtCbS1
barely so.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmBBPT77sU
They moved a short 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODHAanqRUv
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlKVnOwBc3
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5leR6ifd5
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoStpqwddVh
Surprisingly there were 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg500D1P8hZ
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyXY12yGgVc
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjwtZuLAyR
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKACtzh9oe0
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu2dtcBRalB
the doors.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLSoPHAYrH0
Luckily they managed to 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxT4Hh11rDx
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PJQjsqTCr
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBd1W34Xpj
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZnKephHS4
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0bRVVg26nK
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDOVwPOmAl
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLMybogo2Ai
The guards were as 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgU9UKbPgJ
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVngEAn3Mt
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Q5L2Z7Vf7
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYza1mdFU7
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86mIwRM4TJ
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHz6w5i625
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWnvv63KuL
causing him to stagger.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwk4NQUmwRA
That seemed to be the 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUourVdJNrd
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaM3nEZbMU8
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgESp6AGord
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqh6oSAqlmO
All of that only lasted 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfDY9wo7wbz
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzhO3kssQ6
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVaLTH4y8w
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xXfdBwfOa
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJDrXzncyX
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEE2vL4B7Ma
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3E4Vlk1ycM
left, fell down and bled out slowly.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡheI05lVzz4
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFDWGcZkxj
"Thanks." Gob said 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FO8rovQX0
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9ti5rj7Vi
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQg0VbUHiN
piercing his neck.655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7X85EIHPW
"That's one promise 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUnl76IAFE
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUq5tgQfYt
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxhzwl6f65x
After the hulking man 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHbUuWbSxXx
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqbnzghY1CU
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rtmlp7gjG
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmtueIhgT7
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzjRuE3DjrY
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm1lbfkhTMk
655Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa95p94YZKH
