"Evil? Evil is 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEgz7BB7ZCo
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkHcJxkLbq
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkL5ewzCpdP
Captain Rourke, trying 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrlamCa90jq
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt0WyZ11xA
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH87arjObb7
his crewmembers.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9X6Ko2o9G
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Seconds, minutes, days, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECDqdF5oiV
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAu33PSZpWB
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cW4hH0gZK
thousand of tick tocks.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdvNtMFJKn
Finally David turned 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSBDoCHWHvv
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzG2F3vLecX
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqKMrbx7En
what else could be the end, but that?677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrKZa9hhXGZ
Jester himself had 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS1ebcL2GlZ
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm4fZFmvQQR
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBOV4kcC6P
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDjiWVw9Jy
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIL475P61S
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡriceV3uG5T
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYS0Oh3pdyq
David didn't reply. He 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnnqWusyP4
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUCP8R0J2N
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7HFEqS68hZ
"I don't believe in 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbYMWrBf4V
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaoLy8Kgha
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXVwizNmNb
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."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CN5BHlTiL
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv2mUqITPQz
"And I'm a pawn of 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1bRKm79gp
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2JKjpBYqu
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTTRBGIiLaT
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH9sjYyhMpM
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECQpsB9Z2E
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgputmU82BZ
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEypmvXRpOY
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8P7ITTbXT
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZYWxcs8x6
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMg2xjjQkfZ
"I've been dead for a 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPocLaHpJU1
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp3Nb9pjPCe
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqUCTUVWAK
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUr1pjXftqs
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRD23BXekU
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPzRfjg45p3
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWgjBiXnH0V
just luck."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG8kGDBG57Z
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynTChii2Fv
Jester laughed. "Such a 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡID3RbElxJY
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzthdFlvZi0
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE8YYlszEW
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qIMgEmpUW
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7jmvJV20zw
Do you understand now?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1F7x18i5L
"All I understand is 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI7Y0EsL7C
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygZOEOWrSW
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpuempq6YhQ
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxH9oBnmw6
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxr9WVwlr7
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrouZOB63tY
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7OS4CyQehi
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNh338NTpeb
will...Might also do some other things aswell."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeXNXMTol8T
"Why not get it 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡObwqxfAgJa
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ1tX0mkBgG
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcHBgiMsno
"I've no physical body, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuqBJpUthX
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TYdb2DU0H
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGLneZBWfU
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWlpWLxGCzJ
David shook his head, so677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnF70C4ImFK
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNo4nTM1Se
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L3hLGUjy3
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnKR4bwlqUC
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk2W49q1R4v
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C2ZXkgrFF
Jester moved away from 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwxz1aetnnM
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYdAtycTk88
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF41GQenP06
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCqg8BpJ1C0
helped."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseCT2YPmPO
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE6v00aBIG
"I'll create a 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJZpHu1KGA
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDqcjHNr1br
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡllKjK7wjkh
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodKbRWoRlY
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkR0twnoG2e
David awoke, everything 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ63bXmYoXHr
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6NzoryHy9q
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNFkCln4io
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR7PyIkZHz6
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvS1tFlyHp2
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KMvkCoLmo
Looking around David 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3429TnnkSl
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡepgskwSCOn
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDHbUy45Bqd
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7RfTIObK6
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOl9ZaWcRw
David could hear the 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡewE6VvhVtS
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbhjuFiX8K
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MChP9Toja
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIIKbKD4c6Q
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0dJAdBzCt
Atleast he was alive, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvZdo7KKDQ
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFllOVjb8gV
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqg68GwfSKd
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSkJp3PvzU
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsidyfY2mLE
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2pUNOCcBS
grunt of effort David was finally free.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDSSvrvAD4T
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqxdVdksMTv
David recognized Gobs 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGOOgBsNpyq
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrIxygywa2O
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvjsc2KA57
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnH0gQLj38g
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡry5XAP9Z63
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfkhnTlSXBS
of his cell.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUZwa9A7MYh
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡajnSl0rzEw
"Did they tell you what 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU7sEJv1p7
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz2P3zJoBz
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukRGZ9xLdI
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhbapMe7bNJ
Gob nodded and together 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXt3rrFQA9J
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5NHk21XS4h
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7MgbWsdkI
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71EYqKF3im
barely so.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vl3up2BbU
They moved a short 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVWlF4UvIjC
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQubaysHEcH
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0BWeTEk4m7
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ieoUJPM30
Surprisingly there were 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz31p2swKqV
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLuSaHHxRIS
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVVtDXmY58
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKGfsbNFJbU
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgTZ742bAfc
the doors.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZjshVdX0M
Luckily they managed to 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7les0LBih0
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbttlxdMazo
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCCdgGCbQ9
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNs7ZEEDawl
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3RuPRZwLLa
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxesqIJZfp6
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA5VsgTM3P7
The guards were as 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUYx4IvOhM
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqWtpQWZtCS
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcxEDZEDsg
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ57livr75b3
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ77vi9OYeB4
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMGanxe31ld
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyHlr8T6e6D
causing him to stagger.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡke4mFbJG4Z
That seemed to be the 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHe49HX7tJ
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB3yNQeIBik
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RpEpjvfre
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPqkb3djica
All of that only lasted 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEefNWXVbqv
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6a99KqZU9t
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C0D0gfXiS
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfpbaMOmfm
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGnP9jSrAF
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANGOhICy7C
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvARkNHyQd6
left, fell down and bled out slowly.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW5QKJWSnsg
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Mwd97sHok
"Thanks." Gob said 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhkyG0GzZJp
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0AfYDDTsQ
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hU9pyD11T
piercing his neck.677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbKrurvgY4
"That's one promise 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWC8FopIeVw
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0o9bhrCdHD
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLCUOPmJZP
After the hulking man 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5jqPb5GjfK
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡehNKdAybHf
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSliuvrw2E
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz9HRLTY29H
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 677Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVXRBMyeoi
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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