"Evil? Evil is 326Please respect copyright.PENANAwAGVANVwhO
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to326Please respect copyright.PENANAjqFQeYOyCC
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAnXSux8ZYmJ
Captain Rourke, trying 326Please respect copyright.PENANAN7WQZgDJD7
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who326Please respect copyright.PENANAFYdKFtoaFI
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 326Please respect copyright.PENANA6U0x0LJD2B
his crewmembers.326Please respect copyright.PENANAaifqgHEGe9
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Seconds, minutes, days, 326Please respect copyright.PENANA1Da0oTCO4i
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAr8Rk2t1hg5
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a326Please respect copyright.PENANACiFjpNB5pB
thousand of tick tocks.326Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5zUjG0lHq
Finally David turned 326Please respect copyright.PENANAKfPNxPxe4i
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester326Please respect copyright.PENANAoH0VbzQSmM
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for326Please respect copyright.PENANAudmYwAqpTc
what else could be the end, but that?326Please respect copyright.PENANAQNxCkFfWl0
Jester himself had 326Please respect copyright.PENANArFponUq71d
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 326Please respect copyright.PENANATn4QoefwrK
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 326Please respect copyright.PENANAFJztTWSNa1
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of326Please respect copyright.PENANA2hrn9LVEL5
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.326Please respect copyright.PENANAiNyA0IG4U5
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.326Please respect copyright.PENANA8EQcY93Row
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.326Please respect copyright.PENANAt6A19btLug
David didn't reply. He 326Please respect copyright.PENANAE3wlYeIAX1
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth326Please respect copyright.PENANAzpx7PMxHoF
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."326Please respect copyright.PENANA7I9BQDc9zj
"I don't believe in 326Please respect copyright.PENANAxFdlAgY7xS
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 326Please respect copyright.PENANAKZwXlannYC
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.326Please respect copyright.PENANAlLUFaEZemP
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."326Please respect copyright.PENANAEXxvnkQyjD
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.326Please respect copyright.PENANAayEXySdQpO
"And I'm a pawn of 326Please respect copyright.PENANAUdrJhyYZPE
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and326Please respect copyright.PENANAJLHUM9Xu1x
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAcdDKEuAKZS
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 326Please respect copyright.PENANAoT7sXFEUDh
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 326Please respect copyright.PENANArSr6AiTQKA
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 326Please respect copyright.PENANAk2xYCMUHHG
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAotgdmcx4gi
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"326Please respect copyright.PENANA9Y5q2OKZ7u
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 326Please respect copyright.PENANAfQVi3gldBh
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 326Please respect copyright.PENANACzcnXPv6Am
"I've been dead for a 326Please respect copyright.PENANAv4kdCRJWvk
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 326Please respect copyright.PENANAiFHduflr7J
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 326Please respect copyright.PENANAMp7qVybNnR
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,326Please respect copyright.PENANAljIWxlb0IZ
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 326Please respect copyright.PENANAkpvaJgcD33
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 326Please respect copyright.PENANAXy3CMaKtdc
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was326Please respect copyright.PENANAJiET5fnqLA
just luck."326Please respect copyright.PENANA4UvYh91Pir
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAaDtbPYOs02
Jester laughed. "Such a 326Please respect copyright.PENANAd8cAnkxLpM
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 326Please respect copyright.PENANAxMHSA81FVb
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 326Please respect copyright.PENANAlnEHcN0CLG
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 326Please respect copyright.PENANAYrQqQpS514
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 326Please respect copyright.PENANABaXZGHflhY
Do you understand now?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAvUVHnJEWGt
"All I understand is 326Please respect copyright.PENANASJoIUGdA2P
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about326Please respect copyright.PENANAx7uAy8yqN1
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 326Please respect copyright.PENANAL3OBFUthbY
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.326Please respect copyright.PENANA8WuvrTtodU
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAjE7kPQt8vo
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 326Please respect copyright.PENANAGkFjIn2LIG
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries326Please respect copyright.PENANAzsFud1P25p
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 326Please respect copyright.PENANARHfOTi3n7s
will...Might also do some other things aswell."326Please respect copyright.PENANAbuk71p2VK5
"Why not get it 326Please respect copyright.PENANAkQUXFoWjFa
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and326Please respect copyright.PENANAIc5HbQrBeH
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"326Please respect copyright.PENANA0eFSpFES5G
"I've no physical body, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAEm8rkbZgaN
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 326Please respect copyright.PENANAHLUIyHmdCC
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 326Please respect copyright.PENANA5DTBOppzwa
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."326Please respect copyright.PENANAF3OZ528IW3
David shook his head, so326Please respect copyright.PENANAGpwp6qH5md
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 326Please respect copyright.PENANA6x8l5W0n3Q
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 326Please respect copyright.PENANAfdequVRl8o
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 326Please respect copyright.PENANAPZYndoWXAP
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.326Please respect copyright.PENANADLuWnjQqxQ
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAOztXBctyZu
Jester moved away from 326Please respect copyright.PENANAnuccNSiR6l
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision326Please respect copyright.PENANAviO1ABUFuI
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 326Please respect copyright.PENANA35j2A94PEh
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 326Please respect copyright.PENANApoDF0Falrm
helped."326Please respect copyright.PENANA0tbXKgSG4Y
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.326Please respect copyright.PENANApnUN42edLA
"I'll create a 326Please respect copyright.PENANArpnqo7NlT3
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 326Please respect copyright.PENANAmqxobAZfSp
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 326Please respect copyright.PENANAIl6Mq7pU0J
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time326Please respect copyright.PENANAO821F4oFn5
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."326Please respect copyright.PENANArsL2E7Mvot
David awoke, everything 326Please respect copyright.PENANAxePGiSuzXS
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 326Please respect copyright.PENANAomETTkcVeB
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue326Please respect copyright.PENANA3LKKpi92kj
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 326Please respect copyright.PENANAMO8zFVHvBp
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 326Please respect copyright.PENANALyBEkF22SK
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.326Please respect copyright.PENANAh0dohkhUv0
Looking around David 326Please respect copyright.PENANAX5bbOKR4DL
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 326Please respect copyright.PENANAba6RkHSTLU
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 326Please respect copyright.PENANALe0VUClZvh
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 326Please respect copyright.PENANAT3snowtDOi
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.326Please respect copyright.PENANAGUCR3UFvJ1
David could hear the 326Please respect copyright.PENANAeIEpgzfvn9
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 326Please respect copyright.PENANAZF0Wvqbm9B
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the326Please respect copyright.PENANAXNYCPK7e22
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell326Please respect copyright.PENANAZlFx0yw8eN
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 326Please respect copyright.PENANAKifxgsTluF
Atleast he was alive, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAQWYlfGeclX
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 326Please respect copyright.PENANA0Gt2dWr2Mw
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so326Please respect copyright.PENANAF065DZiXrs
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 326Please respect copyright.PENANA2iweUZogiO
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 326Please respect copyright.PENANAprRQFw4DO0
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a326Please respect copyright.PENANAYs4X67E4QM
grunt of effort David was finally free.326Please respect copyright.PENANAf86WOxvsm7
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"326Please respect copyright.PENANAWUIX4H5ICv
David recognized Gobs 326Please respect copyright.PENANAzgzw1ZHMUs
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the326Please respect copyright.PENANAWzvdR8PFg7
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 326Please respect copyright.PENANAZErLcnA7lu
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping326Please respect copyright.PENANA1WxzGt2wIB
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 326Please respect copyright.PENANAlRmSvcqFx4
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out326Please respect copyright.PENANAxO7nVQb7WD
of his cell.326Please respect copyright.PENANAlxbiBke2Pw
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.326Please respect copyright.PENANArMACOdvYAo
"Did they tell you what 326Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ7VntexFK
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 326Please respect copyright.PENANAnPXgug8DjN
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.326Please respect copyright.PENANAIgbT6Zud4J
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.326Please respect copyright.PENANATLwvvvRYe0
Gob nodded and together 326Please respect copyright.PENANAQ3GOeVvCfs
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 326Please respect copyright.PENANAEPXEW8TBIL
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 326Please respect copyright.PENANACMiQbFPrKe
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or326Please respect copyright.PENANAF1v8nhC7I3
barely so.326Please respect copyright.PENANA4Jh590qMHm
They moved a short 326Please respect copyright.PENANAWQUWh74pBj
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 326Please respect copyright.PENANAy5bWeua4n3
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAAEKgv2uFKP
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.326Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5bRpLvs3J
Surprisingly there were 326Please respect copyright.PENANACRrdPtZJzj
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 326Please respect copyright.PENANA9zxUMWaYRw
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 326Please respect copyright.PENANAZSszFLDM0o
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 326Please respect copyright.PENANABIvGl6znMH
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for326Please respect copyright.PENANAqHRTuv7Nmf
the doors.326Please respect copyright.PENANAkgJUrA4lmn
Luckily they managed to 326Please respect copyright.PENANAE1loSBQp11
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 326Please respect copyright.PENANAgYnurzZN01
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire326Please respect copyright.PENANAwn70eiwaIk
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 326Please respect copyright.PENANAHzMHd2xymu
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.326Please respect copyright.PENANAVfkhggQHU3
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.326Please respect copyright.PENANAiZJcAZq4rE
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.326Please respect copyright.PENANAg7g0F6EOTf
The guards were as 326Please respect copyright.PENANAST3KTQT8fv
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword326Please respect copyright.PENANAj2plg2PAOV
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 326Please respect copyright.PENANAP7xi89HQOO
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 326Please respect copyright.PENANAN9M5h1nOjc
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 326Please respect copyright.PENANAocBr1OC1U5
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 326Please respect copyright.PENANAOKXSWagFW5
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 326Please respect copyright.PENANA9oXFJt8eAp
causing him to stagger.326Please respect copyright.PENANAUsnXeFfLkh
That seemed to be the 326Please respect copyright.PENANADiOusGTbEh
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 326Please respect copyright.PENANASFsebUsF3b
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 326Please respect copyright.PENANAupIuDmGcGc
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.326Please respect copyright.PENANA6LZl4nnesI
All of that only lasted 326Please respect copyright.PENANAHMDFRW0IDB
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 326Please respect copyright.PENANA616IsV6Vei
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 326Please respect copyright.PENANA4O293omOtN
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 326Please respect copyright.PENANAegZg7gNuOk
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon326Please respect copyright.PENANAyfcb4ihs1Z
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 326Please respect copyright.PENANAKC7Ervlzhd
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 326Please respect copyright.PENANACCpPgSnYu8
left, fell down and bled out slowly.326Please respect copyright.PENANAu0ChB4LYcI
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.326Please respect copyright.PENANAqB835zW7nj
"Thanks." Gob said 326Please respect copyright.PENANARgCLo6lW5m
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 326Please respect copyright.PENANAfNcv9yaag6
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 326Please respect copyright.PENANAj6BaYwA3Sj
piercing his neck.326Please respect copyright.PENANAEsD1QeQY2h
"That's one promise 326Please respect copyright.PENANAlgGV3X6q1z
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 326Please respect copyright.PENANA17OtnNr25k
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 326Please respect copyright.PENANA21RFS6H87v
After the hulking man 326Please respect copyright.PENANA7N5UfHBPYH
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 326Please respect copyright.PENANAlSnUSD74yt
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 326Please respect copyright.PENANAr0bOBGPRVW
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 326Please respect copyright.PENANACkzdAg8eyT
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 326Please respect copyright.PENANAx3ZlcTt2Lq
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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