"Evil? Evil is 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnqGmZhYEW
subjective, my good man. What is evil to us might be perfectly normal to592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4KcztXlkjo
them. Who are we to judge what is evil or what is good?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSYZForM8Yj
Captain Rourke, trying 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO1HzrFmLbO
to prevent a massacre on Rourke isle. His crew stumbled upon natives who592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnOC8GI7O0q
were sacrificing their own young. The quote was written down by one of 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpaVpIGkT7m
his crewmembers.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNLU0aaJ3kV
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Seconds, minutes, days, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkVHdeFn2dh
months. Time passed. David could hear the sound of a lock, tick..tock, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbdVtggk14
silently going inside his own head. A 100 ticks, 500 tocks, more than a592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7cDeDjLxm
thousand of tick tocks.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzDUqk8dwUC
Finally David turned 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjt4UjDvCRZ
away from his own reflection and the Darkness shattered revealing Jester592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ44j3Z0xYWS
and the grey sky, littered with various paths leading to damnation, for592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQJubuMnDk
what else could be the end, but that?592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡezUCe7AX0A
Jester himself had 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClCsuXoeao
changed as well, at first David couldn't place him but then he knew. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn31pvQ7FW6
Jester looked like David. With eyes full of life and hope, no scars 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOu9Rq1mdV
riddling that body, to David it seemed like a parody of him, but also of592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG4EphnqMpU
what he could've been if his life didn't turn the way it had.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxTO9BiOXq
"That last vision. What was it?" David finally asked, looking away from Jester.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmfVu3DA4bN
"A vision of what could've been and a test." Jester walked to stand beside David, who still refused to look at him.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqPA4QmOfms
David didn't reply. He 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG0UeXmWIyZ
waited for Jester to continue by himself. "All you've seen was the truth592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxG6yiBa5M
and at the end I wanted to show you what destiny took away from you."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJXfxLICfyc
"I don't believe in 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjz4qSZ9Uk
destiny." Davids attention wandered as he saw two shadows, one big and 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9rFyDUmBJL
one small flickering in the sky until fully disappearing.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPmxwfMQJq
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."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRB3464iFx2
"The only pawn was me, letting you manipulate me." Surprisingly David didn't feel any anger towards the fact.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLu6W7Keyn
"And I'm a pawn of 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg0L8MjGAC
someone else, and that...someone is yet another pawn. And so it goes and592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxgaIovwis
goes." Jester appeared in front of David and grabbed his shoulders, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIeqFaVICfp
holding him in refusal to turn away from the truth. "I manipulated you 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJgdnbDn9P
so you can rise above being a pawn, above being a king or a player. I 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeILaqCmtSx
want you to rise above the game and destroy it, together with everyone 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTOM0Mg7ik
on the board. You want that aswell don't you?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr4xlJPvsDh
Broken bottles, tears, a happy family flashed in Davids mind for a second and then it passed. "..Yes"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwdPSDc2Io
Jester gave a sigh of relief. "Perfect, then..." Before Jester could proceed David interrupted him. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWvuXDFipkG
"No, first tell me why. Why do you want to die? Why were you there when I was born? Why...me?" 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPaOwcupPw9
"I've been dead for a 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8rUCk3hGcd
while now, this is just an echo of me. A fade ghost, whatever you want 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZBQonlfJ9
to call me, my life is not my own..." Before Jester could continue his 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRL9IEl8NU
form faded but then flickered back to life. "No...that's enough for now,592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKd11hN42DX
can't reveal everything. To answer your second question it was just 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOpaaOWbyh
luck, I was close by in the fade when you died and I attached myself to 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0aYtW6UKRk
you. I guess that answers your last question as well, doesn't it? It was592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5k2XdYcudl
just luck."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq7PuuKLUqd
"If destiny exists, then it wasn't luck was it?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIqrEge3hCy
Jester laughed. "Such a 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡolA003su21
narrow view, it'll change in time." He paused. "Destiny is not a narrow 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM6jOj1XCrk
path. Destiny is a wide road, a road that leads us to where it wants to 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLbX8xIvSN
go, yet on that road we can move. We can take a side path, we can 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDX4FCP1qTX
stumble or stop and on that wide road there's definitely room for luck. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLq9bOLW4lv
Do you understand now?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhN3TYFFf8
"All I understand is 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ19x4RUkrWG
that you've no idea what you're talking about." First Jester talks about592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkbB56JU2Q
destiny as a player in a board game and now he defines it as a road. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEvzpnsmP8a
Can't he keep it to one metaphor.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVDD5lb2ct
David sighted, this is pointless to get stuck on. "I'm guessing the artifact somehow helps with that?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF3TLm5i78y
Jester nodded. "Yes, it 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWbEquxF31
will unite your material and ether body. Most of your scars and injuries592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlz7dqnXcjB
will heal and you'll be able to travel between the realms at 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtt69ui3Jr
will...Might also do some other things aswell."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOMThZWYcAd
"Why not get it 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhaMrvjMTR
yourself? If it lets you travel between" David waved his arms. "This and592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxvCoFoYO3f
the real world, I'm sure it'd be useful to you too?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpHGLJB8o2
"I've no physical body, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xy4bngs8q
the artifact might have effect on me but it might not. My interactions 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQyhpkTFITh
with the physical realm is limited anyway, even if it does resonate in 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm4GD9Ybwy
the ether I'm not sure I'd be able to pick it up."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUlaxlmXka
David shook his head, so592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YTd2L6xqk
many things he didn't understand, so many questions he still wanted to 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNVWemjT8C
ask. He took a good look at his own image standing in front of him and 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw1wbQy1Ue4
knew he couldn't trust Jester, after all, turns out, he never could 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmodLdAAAeb
trust himself. But he knew his path and knew where it would lead him.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ElZ9jD45U
"How do I find it then? What even is it?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLVrApbmUn
Jester moved away from 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGUAN0KcJzq
David and snapped his fingers. David was plunged to his knee as a vision592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCcVCgnpqq
swam in his head. An isle, a cavern, a glowing dagger on an altar. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKXdeY1jfal
"You know where it is now. But so do the other chosen. Couldn't be 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFyKrOkB02M
helped."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4OUBODtSyx
David shrugged getting up from the ground, it would make it harder but he'd find a way, he always did.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfw6mNgvVZn
"I'll create a 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDLfh6jGoR
distraction, use it to escape. I should be able to get the keys close 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e1eOIecNA
enough for you to take them." Jester paused and looked at a distance 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCBxq2iiwd
where there were different lights flashing. "It's probably the last time592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbhAlPnxxwJ
we'll speak like this. Good luck, David. Kill us all."592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm21XOCdlFK
David awoke, everything 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYqYZqjIcG
hitting him at once. All the pain moving across his body, scars and 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0LHqcHpMYU
wounds burning as if they were just made. David barely managed to subdue592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgHZ7e4JTb
his scream. A scream of pain, but also of happiness, he finally had an 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQfljyVuH37
objective, a purpose and he would accomplish it. That purpose gave him 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9e66hnjZxv
the power and will to overcome the pain as he stood up.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡislt2lXE1n
Looking around David 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXOpiUWmtyZ
could see new, still wet, blood stains on the floor, in and right 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhRdc33uBjw
outside of the cell. He imagined those were his. David tried grabbing 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7VZuMMj97
the cell door with both of his hands, to steady himself, but only 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0ho5qWTWd
managed with one as his left stump just brushed off the bars.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXDlOoQkxY
David could hear the 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJ9vjudCj8
jailer walking across and stopped in front of David's cell. He began 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCgza81XfXL
saying something but his voice was drowned out as an explosion shook the592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK7Iz8hD0x
whole hallway. David stumbled, his grip slipping from the bars and fell592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufSBzx3JfN
on the floor, barely staying conscious as the pain renewed. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTRpTiNyYOR
Atleast he was alive, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqLCPnrHOU2
which was more than he could say for the jailer, a puddle of blood 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFwNBV07X6
forming around his head. David grabbed the jailers body and pulled it so592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihHTPHu46N
he could reach the keychain around the waist. It took some effort with 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bt05pKekc
one hand but David managed to finally reach it. Finding the correct key 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuB4nSGLGNF
and opening the door with body infront of it was even harder, but with a592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHiLvCXaEJ
grunt of effort David was finally free.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ40eGJekIXC
David heard a cough from the neighbor cell and could see a body covered in bruises and blood stirring. "Still alive, huh?"592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKMCtB6Qg4
David recognized Gobs 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoepcGSN3Og
voice if not the man himself. David thought about leaving him inside the592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmvuYVRpXA
cell, but after barely making a step he knew he'd need all the help he 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk1didmA4Wb
could get. He limped to Gobs cell and opened the door. David was hoping592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQtFYdVwpx
Gob would limp aswell, or atleast have trouble getting up, but the 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyXxqafmFR
infuriating man stood up as if nothing happened to him and swaggered out592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAm1SzY7pZ
of his cell.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaXTnOeOJT7
"Well let's get to it." Gob said as he started searching the jailer, finding a pistol and a short sword.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9LRR75Wol
"Did they tell you what 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsrpSeyKSe
happened to Angela?" Gob asked, carefully heading down the hallway and 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfIAKdl1ap
leaning out of the only door leading into the ship proper.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfpXYpDFBt
"She's dead. At least that's what they implied." David answered, slowly following Gob.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLVqy4Aieg
Gob nodded and together 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBmqJDcEuU7
with David left the brig. The ship itself reminded David of the flying 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeb0ED9ReTJ
fish, as fire and steam was raging all over the ship and some 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdnv2rgftz
crewmembers caught unaware were lying on the floor either unconscious or592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ48rJeZY4pe
barely so.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K4xjibPW0
They moved a short 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs4eHg0sqYd
distance ignoring the crew who didn't get in their way but still being 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNdFNMV6pq
careful slipping from shadow to shadow. Or at least David try to slip, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYJKT6bnoTX
with the wounds he was much less graceful than he wanted to be.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvobduW5PSo
Surprisingly there were 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkS1KFKEcd
only a few soldiers who were out and about, and most were too busy 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ836qT4a8if
trying to control the damage, so Gob and David managed to successfully 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94QEyY1DBz
avoid any fights while looking for a way out and by that they meant any 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOBB8ZYoG2
hole big enough to lead them outside as they couldn't leisurely look for592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5gsGD7xPX
the doors.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bjvEM7AHs
Luckily they managed to 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv3hATYG1U8
find an opening, most likely created by an explosion as it was 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh58XA6oLn4
surrounded by fire, that didn't dissuade Gob who jumped through the fire592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXiFYJzs7jv
into the outside. David, taking a deep breathe, followed him. Luckily 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgibEQMN3oP
he only got a bit singed as the sunlight hit his skin.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatNnLpnbJG
"Hey! Who're you!" A shout came from David's side.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrdy8fVLjUY
"Demon Spawn." Gob muttered and rushed the three soldiers with his pistol and shortsword.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgkpda1O7v6
The guards were as 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWhBLMtSff6
surprised as David and didn't manage to react until Gob rammed his sword592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxG5nGMsUG
into the middle one's chest. Before the body even hit the floor Gob 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQ5oifYh3N
span around and shot the guard on the left with his pistol, as the man 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3UbrclEke
was just taking out his own weapon. However Gob didn't manage to stop 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqSCWLlXiS
the last guard from stabbing him in the back. As the sword was taken 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AbwFp6xKo
out, though, Gob quickly moved his waist and backhanded the soldier, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbi0DYI4y73
causing him to stagger.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKoDKfzrgs
That seemed to be the 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlv4eluQxCZ
last of his energy reserves as Gob finally fell on the ground. His 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eR9kz2kVK
opponent, while still reeling from the blow took advantage and kicked 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLxtDHHNJDO
Gob in the face, and kept kicking.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAVUAy6ErOa
All of that only lasted 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHFqEptNxI
seconds. David finally noticed his moment to act, as the soldier was 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkySAzsCYF3
paying attention to only Gob. Thus he sneaked behind the soldier, while 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmGS6lJNzmr
picking up one of the discarded swords, and stabbed him in the neck, 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHEVOmf12Fp
just like he stabbed his mother, at first the kicking continued but soon592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQevVqUxREl
enough the man noticed blood coming out of his mouth and neck. David 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsiEGTkgjD
pulled out the sword and pushed the guard back, who, having no strength 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5hiDvmBQci
left, fell down and bled out slowly.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt6Qc9C2HWx
David looked down at Gob and offered him his hand. Gob refused it, instead deciding to pull himself up.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdxLjTmYJy
"Thanks." Gob said 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3506p4iOKV
gruffly, obviously unaccustomed to the word. "Now that we're outghg..." 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD0q8SDYqS1
But his last words were drowned out by blood as he found a sword 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0WDwD36iD1
piercing his neck.592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJNz4cTphs
"That's one promise 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLHnA6EAlh
kept." David said as he pulled out his sword, watching Gob falling, his 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0WFmOR411
eyes slowly draining of all radiance. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvBXojVRUoB
After the hulking man 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9su4nalSI
fell David quickly collected more weapons and bullets. While the 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzY6dgHD57w
fighting didn't make too much noise, he didn't see a point in staying 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡODtZouj14w
near an enemy ship. Thus everything, he could carry, collected, he 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4pzJCsKQn
quickly proceeded to walk away from the ship, into the nearby forest. 592Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYLP4OtHjR0
His objective clear in his head and his will stronger than ever.
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