"Evil? Evil is 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3FCqVDxCi
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEiAume1kzU
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0oCqVQvro
Captain Rourke, trying 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWQxcrrzVB
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNkd0QcJ7T
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS4SjE8T2Oc
his crewmembers.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvZcxsvZsC6
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Seconds, minutes, days, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBjbe5XF9u9
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvC1F4DydQi
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXkJcxXqN1
thousand of tick tocks.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvYJ8wuiNJ
Finally David turned 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡczeLCon84u
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxyQJBeVtv
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndYH7reuvk
what else could be the end, but that?539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE2D1cnPWen
Jester himself had 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpJuQtEDjx
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDIxcxLF9F
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPdyGpHp50G
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEauk9A9DKl
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAQGNWNu0s
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUaGMn513Q
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLNB0wi93f
David didn't reply. He 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXm7QXERTm
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiTJAQO1H3
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmep9V50YZ
"I don't believe in 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiF9Ipl2PA5
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjfHbFZAbc
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0rC5n24Dp
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."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYqD3cF1sd
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPZ05wFLuw
"And I'm a pawn of 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtavBkxcpNg
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAnXomwPWfF
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVqypGOUBj
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkdWL1iPfu
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡppTm9f1Wzf
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRpBusy52r
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT6FM6sGjlX
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡchNFqwwhTy
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7DfynLa5X
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciiVPCxNnK
"I've been dead for a 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogbTNX2t4H
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9eG4ohDxpX
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0KQD3Wslj
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECX1UJR6KI
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNP1SVSNXo
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0xm1b2cqaE
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhvboqYWes
just luck."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuv82CNjQM
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf2S1xEnGhr
Jester laughed. "Such a 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqXzl2eQAU
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOCOMeoUAM
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNOyy9ukYqy
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9WN50hKhj
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjrTy8jVkkk
Do you understand now?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7axxarJKa9
"All I understand is 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zscPTVMb1
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOMVcHdQwj
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdzhXYR6Gg
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJe2KvYKPg
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3ZCj6vqY3
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrO4GFlkm9
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbYVuZYx1M
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYvScZ4eYB
will...Might also do some other things aswell."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGO1po5oB2
"Why not get it 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmdY1mpc0j
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7HNQzGAFz
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRbosZUCLbb
"I've no physical body, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFJlFeomvD
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8z5R2clvV
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9ynoqkUEb
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUbUaJFcqA
David shook his head, so539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHYo547Omo
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSrNIdQ4ueC
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbt4QbDi8W7
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhYfjhfHvt
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jDPTvL0RY
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJfcAn3p3RT
Jester moved away from 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHM4u5kXLFi
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGmKz6mc8nd
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBReIkx27Mh
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOKJFSWOwD
helped."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS200dMAcwq
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vpeqoa8Ym
"I'll create a 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ98ZVUh1znL
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZHtjM20OU
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7d2sOiOvk
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3rrKL3HP8Z
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddrN8wMqmg
David awoke, everything 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzLFC6ssOX
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZDt31Oi0s
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ643xO5xgNf
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcZXySwpsJ
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKFB9pSBRD8
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Ml3zQmjqE
Looking around David 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjW0oLnJOn
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHA1erWlWRX
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpBJ0h8ceFD
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTNykxj37TS
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3iTFYOA0DL
David could hear the 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6sRl53U9W
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM8RGeuhTqt
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGyoT2vXFUp
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpnxLzAyPFX
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6B9EHUTsWn
Atleast he was alive, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYAzfqaczz7
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5JrYFUYS9
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxwmIJfgvL
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZ6YH644GQ
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPpGRhQu0h
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQ9ABUyHnX
grunt of effort David was finally free.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3VoJgWWmn
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZttJBgnpA
David recognized Gobs 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbGNQR3R3F
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzg3yfM7ER
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwr3eVfKHsG
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMrrP4eaVoJ
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6Cdb4f2AV
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWpr1PAMzxe
of his cell.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ0sPAbrLQP
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewGOO61kSb
"Did they tell you what 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLlHt9TqMnh
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCWCNHxdLp
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcFMqhPsy5
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvgpVuXq7M
Gob nodded and together 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtJqtv1lmMK
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6rnT4ZcZ7w
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLM9NNAvJO
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ08NJ19aI8E
barely so.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2pMALZQHW
They moved a short 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQb4wrygoNZ
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QTivbxboC
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxAYy9t0hfj
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0SerPG1VTa
Surprisingly there were 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5lhITAVEW
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPIqjvpGJi0
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2qfYYlboc
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdR0qquZBDP
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7cvKAnMSE
the doors.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSBzojAWzo
Luckily they managed to 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmzQr6Ywthz
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuEy0P7bMpC
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyQbYwMRuGq
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXub7zU9pBE
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuITpGbemO
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPMAmb3xHMM
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2QhKMATAbS
The guards were as 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡemOIO8TFXt
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaeLbZnNav
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡff44zWQQAl
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyI8GaiXX0
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIh74KlrtFh
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZWBZUwlI0k
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYToh1IrALh
causing him to stagger.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNArfHT6Jxi
That seemed to be the 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLbR3bLYDd
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh14ca5bUhb
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHC4Q5LtWb
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKNuen0rNf
All of that only lasted 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMmO0bEyUY
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFBdfDLuCPH
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbpUcPBt6Tz
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDTtkA7TMo
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNCWYY9mRu
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVMzTjvKpXX
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8fkdnYXBp
left, fell down and bled out slowly.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq8aqEHHWHv
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRivY4xR5P
"Thanks." Gob said 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJnVCsF538
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ7NJGPHsuz
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrvmbodhKBT
piercing his neck.539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡili9SB0Spx
"That's one promise 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwh5T3Jcs0q
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzJEIE8TFB
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezFH7Ar4zr
After the hulking man 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsPZ9RSfNKc
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpozBtBlWO
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfWyQL6LgW3
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8a4xOA5oeh
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 539Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNautLt4VrG
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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