"Evil? Evil is 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWBk7i4C5LD
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhdS3lYtVI3
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtTCvMjiE0e
Captain Rourke, trying 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYkgRoUpa9
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3T4zzdljfB
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVBfozRbRXN
his crewmembers.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2HPOlQmaQ
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Seconds, minutes, days, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVyYTiU8Ya
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHKrFtlLbw4
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuzMDDABkMf
thousand of tick tocks.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS2mGrhFk4m
Finally David turned 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDi0Ljs7e9C
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpitqVoMJf
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA1eHz9QMjN
what else could be the end, but that?650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC14zfKX3rX
Jester himself had 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqt4mL1wPd5
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfKUtI0jdf
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxug6uDfTG8
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbkcOO0pS32
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnSwQaI33P
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOfjwwFATK
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3EZWx8jOq
David didn't reply. He 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY1wvK5gN1J
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwt8S2yg5nw
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFYc7QbxgH
"I don't believe in 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ9Jb8nIJGM
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPGwd2mzcC8
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIYvnmv17Oc
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."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVaDKvZH5a
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8utfIBhIi
"And I'm a pawn of 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3ZKfqljWZ
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡliDTV8wAEw
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc8HfhXnXHi
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQXyKp44rJ
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoPenmQAwRq
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1rPFQu2o3q
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9gbBl98nT
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKWsViP4NDp
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIQrSDUKxB
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaR8esxVrB
"I've been dead for a 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqUVNzETK2
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUZkKhC4mw
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUg49XWGaT5
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvdfsXLsRo
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCI7RZERGJq
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhk1rIF5br6
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYhnIVF6Ub
just luck."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0DcIAGcY91
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHSn3k4u4l
Jester laughed. "Such a 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGqcxUoh7Vo
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcgz2swpe2
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiEvxE8N7D8
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyFYWdYQnQ
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuGgAplyRW
Do you understand now?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGdhonWpWZ
"All I understand is 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgLQ3Num91G
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFBnwHqTpJ
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT25xZi7cgn
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmZJN9fSbw
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs9I88kyxm
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcqVcwx0Hl
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRFExnWn5y
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9xbSpPVCR
will...Might also do some other things aswell."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dH4o5LOVV
"Why not get it 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz8zM3IIQkl
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsZR6bUHg2
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcphxGz8hWT
"I've no physical body, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIB4MCDGNP5
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDmbP5LvCba
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1OBcNLvfjT
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXNGkE3CTy
David shook his head, so650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SS4Kvq6rX
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9DiHKJAtq
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXypdrx4wN
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcywTuajhI
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkCnpo56eh7
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBXswFY5B0
Jester moved away from 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDLNxAjRkRs
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXWv5pLpgBY
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVlHNDfZ1Q
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjnc88Ak2YG
helped."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6XK0dGkW7D
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2UwuJCJbM4
"I'll create a 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdCBz3P1IYJ
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ILa6QB5b5
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn03n7Pxh7M
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHKaGb130g
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKnq1XEcBMx
David awoke, everything 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ08oEl05pz
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡifitqmjUWi
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjBQ9YvYB7
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZqBeWOe6kM
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ948ZD9ZO7P
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M0BAT0YQ5
Looking around David 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezSOoIgo8l
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmh2y7yL3Gf
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7WRYWxpI51
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1gAwYxQdyP
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXIyOJYIpcg
David could hear the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQ1qdnzMO9
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2H8XqKN0RO
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Av0ZQADXb
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxqkUMDhdPX
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8wWwOiT4iR
Atleast he was alive, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAoCA9Ilaf
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCG5PM2sxDC
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7RM9icCNHb
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddzJNrgfu3
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqHO22peCM
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDK5HBcXUTo
grunt of effort David was finally free.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5W5k4ThoNc
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZNcJPFQGzn
David recognized Gobs 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz07ZfCzrSW
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVnxSsYNyK
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgSeNu0SVF
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnT4QOYKyd2
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcHiYda5rx
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAh1VsySzgF
of his cell.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGLLepgv19
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9tdH1qDYjf
"Did they tell you what 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOVgHgLTGXJ
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt90bJDC44y
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHOrsMeDx9r
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjTwhupuRv
Gob nodded and together 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuAdN2RmV4
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeO1U9vov5C
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYFnZ4Ou3db
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVv3GKYthZ9
barely so.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ68LBOFkBeY
They moved a short 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaetIvZlATJ
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYx1HuMfEa
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5DfWB8YoS
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgsXSyY7wo6
Surprisingly there were 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGiFQbmWtR
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAlD1k54HZ
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8KXx6EpMB5
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYREtlapqB
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVrS0ODWsM
the doors.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEB69Ocs8zj
Luckily they managed to 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLuRtvDqMR
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdp5cIhdwuc
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNnuzWlvx7
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBF8CaTdvEY
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡse1z4VGsWU
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgcD3LNCfb
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjHqWEiYIS
The guards were as 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi732NpV0D
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXvpRC4CAj
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj2sbovz9OJ
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMW2uEanqje
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEgtbZOEIx
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BBIgxJxhD
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYOmVZJ9Ub4
causing him to stagger.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0siz3U2KG
That seemed to be the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NatHVCFAR
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXgFmCU5YT
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADxnUfeFQ7
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVYgqNmo8h4
All of that only lasted 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcfiKEnuCo
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZ16WEj6LP
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRZEcy3L9y4
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXmEmXnRYLZ
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnDAqpD253
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6D8Zokg8Lz
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLfhZfg9Hr
left, fell down and bled out slowly.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVS1ZNzfyd
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LQF4TPLvV
"Thanks." Gob said 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4l7WvcVdh6
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83pcI4QGb5
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhxlHxFramX
piercing his neck.650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8B3FOO4zq
"That's one promise 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡthW5JEZ5MG
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmKXNcDdH01
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6Nu0qFHni
After the hulking man 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡToz1Kfe9FT
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa8UuxhSkJt
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3maZ1qvlB
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNggqVlrEmG
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 650Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3oBqL9RYO
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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