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She sat upright in her bed with a gasp. She just had a terrible nightmare. Not only that, she fumbled by the bedside table, trying to find her phone in the dark, but couldn’t find it. She knew she left it there.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUdbw7kPiku
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Someone on the other side of the bed, stirred in their sleep upon hearing the ruckus and turned to look at the person fumbling in the dark.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fz05yU9fr
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"What the-?" a bed lamp light soon turned on as the person who had been woken switched it on. "Nicani kanshi? (What is wrong now?) What are you looking for? And in the early hours of the morning?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaFqox1LQlT
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She didn’t answer at first until she realized that her phone isn’t anywhere nearby. She turned to look at her husband beside her.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnbAEh3vEZ
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"Pepani (sorry)," she apologized. "I was looking for my phone, have you seen it?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLx5jpL0SR5
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"Mm?" her husband can’t believe this. "Who do you want to call at this time?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMUdv63GZWt
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"It's urgent," she said as she pushed the covers aside to get out of bed.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0NUytoamQ
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"Check your dressing table," her husband muttered as he dropped his head back onto the pillow. "That’s where you left it last night."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOYSXUI5cv
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In her black nightdress, she went to the dressing table and found her phone there like her husband said. She quickly took it and turned around to get her black sleeping gown at the foot of the bed. In her bare feet, she quickly went to the door and left the room. Her husband growled as he lifted his head to see the door left wide open. He muttered and slowly sat up.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡANuit52FxN
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"Yaba (Goodness)," he groaned. "Here we go again."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOwGBrBIWN
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She walked down the quiet, dark hallway until she made a corner, entering a room. She flipped the switch and the lights went on in the living room. Likewise, she turned to her phone to make a call.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMFSYHikO5P
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When she put the phone to her ear, the line on the other end didn’t even ring as the automated phone system said the person she’s trying to reach had their phone switched off.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC88f9m1TNU
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"I told her not to be switching off her phone," she muttered angrily as she looked at her phone to make a call to someone else.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzLNLnYqbI9
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After finding the person’s line, she called it. This time it went through. She only hoped that the person would answer.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVEm9p0QQLW
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She started to pace up and down, bypassing the glass table on the white and black zebra print carpet. Not only that, she didn’t think of sitting on the black leather seats as with each minute that passed, her anxiety increased.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWjgQquW9b
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When the person on the other end didn’t pick up either, she sucked her teeth and tried to call again when she realized that someone is in the room. She turned to find her husband there in his blue pyjamas, looking sleepy as ever. She now felt guilty for waking him up.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6xe1Uu0YRP
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"Who are you trying to call?" he asked. "Don’t tell me it's Diana."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7wrt9mJyzp
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"So?" Diana’s mother asked. "I just want to know how she’s doing?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8UHZExdaKV
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"At this time?" her husband approached her. "She’s asleep. And you know she switches off her phone."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94OPEHANHO
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"I just want to know how she’s doing."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsBI8DDRXpr
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"Didn't you talk to her a day before? If anything were to happen, your mother or Katy will let us know."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZweFuKOYX
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Diana’s mother growled in frustration. She quickly went over to one of the chairs to sit, her head buried in her hands. Her husband came to join her.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi11zFq9CKR
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"You don’t understand," she said, dropping her hands to look at him. "I had another dream about her and this time it felt different."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIAEQiXTmO6
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He put his hand on her shoulder. "What could be so different about this one?" he asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HmT3OrREy
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Before she spoke, she bit her lip. She didn’t know how to explain it. Her previous dreams over the years weren’t as vivid and intense as this one.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfZO5lnCzQU
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"I can’t explain, Atake Diana (Father to Diana). Everything about this dream felt real. I feel Diana could be in huge trouble."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwdXawv39Kl
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"That’s what you always say when you have these dreams," said Diana’s father. "Aren’t they just dreams? How many have you had over the years, but they've never happened?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpaOY1UROs
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Diana’s mother now sat upright, shaking her head. "What if they did? I believe they did. Besides, Diana doesn’t always tell us what goes on in her life. She’s so secretive."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRVVaqZY7F0
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"That’s because she’s a teen. You’re forgetting that people at such an age are difficult to make them open up."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrMZvwLYKc
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"No, I’ve always had a feeling that she's been hiding something from us. She’s a good girl, but I feel there’s a lot going on in her life that we don’t know about."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnk8wdV07lj
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Her husband rolled his eyes. "Please, don’t bring up those incidences that were happening in the neighbourhood. Those were explainable accidents, and you can’t point a finger at Diana. Most of the time she wasn’t even there, and they happened almost four years ago."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpauvnMu4I5
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"That’s what you think, but…"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfBXWAQoRc
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"Enough, please. That’s a long time ago and nothing has happened to her. You haven’t had terrible nightmares for years, so it's probably just nothing."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIAX5fgdsf
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Diana’s mother looked at her husband, still with a worried look. She looked away. As much as he might be right, her intuition ate at her terribly. She can’t just ignore what she dreamt. If anything, it felt more like the first vivid dream she had of Diana; that she had died. She remembered calling the school to check up on her, and they told her Diana was perfectly fine. When Diana came home for the holidays, there was something different about her.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPSL4lrUz6
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"Tiyeni (come), let’s go back to sleep," her husband persisted as he held her hand on her lap. "If you want, you and I can call your mother sometime in the morning." 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ28s1HyucqX
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She couldn’t argue with him there, but she felt she wouldn’t be able to go back to sleep. Not until she hears that Diana is alright. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyN1kSjft5
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"Okay, can I send a message to Katy so that she calls me when she sees it?" she asked. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotu2aYGEcZ
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"Be quick," Diana’s father stood. "If you’re not in the room in two minutes, I’ll come and drag you if I have to." 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdeJRlUFDk1
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With quiet, steady steps, Diana’s father walked out of the room, leaving his wife still seated on the couch. She quickly sent Katy a text, but she knew it wasn’t enough.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIOszEXDQGV
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Namatama stood up from her seat and slowly started to make her way out of the living room. She thought she saw a shadow pass through the window, outside. Likewise, she stopped to draw aside the curtain. A neighbour’s floodlight shone brightly in the next yard. For a moment, she thought maybe a cat had passed atop the wall fence, causing the shadow she saw.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTPanNGcQmd
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Before she was able to push the curtains, she thought she had seen something through the corner of her eye in the room. Her heart skipped a beat as she quickly turned to see if there’s anyone there. The only people awake are she and her husband, and she would've heard him if he had made his way back in the living room.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9TpYrESHZJ
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"I must be imagining things," she told herself.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdam5maGDdH
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"And what if you aren’t?" came a voice.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6K5HEskePQ
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As soon as she heard it, she jumped in fright and almost screamed, but someone covered her mouth with their hand from behind, holding her in place. Diana’s mother is now terrified that there's a stranger in the house. She started to breathe heavily.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡorLurLaeJ3
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"Don’t move, and I won’t hurt you," came the voice in a soft, yet dangerous whisper. "Calm down. I’ll uncover your mouth. Don’t scream or else I'll kill you. Nod if you understand."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2V7DzK9YY
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She nodded, and started to slow her breathing. Her heart beat fast like a drum that she could hear it. The person’s hand over her mouth slowly fell away, and she felt relieved. She quickly looked behind her, but no one is there.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ZDNg1QSt6
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"Don’t freak out," came the voice again, this time in front of her. "I want you to slowly turn towards me."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IX20RVvXN
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She swallowed and slowly turned her head back. Likewise, she found someone standing in front of her, all dressed in black and floating in midair. Namatama gasped in fright as she thought she would never come across the terrifying skull-faced mask ever again.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdJ7yyWVhZ3
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"Hello, Namatama," came a female voice behind the mask. "Long time no see."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡePJCoabTyB
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"What are you doing here?" Namatama asked, her voice breaking with both fear and anger. "I thought I told you not to show yourself ever again."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpYbg5k3fK
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The floating figure raised her hand to remove the mask. Behind it lay a young face of a woman with light, brown skin and sharp, dark eyes like that of a cat. Her lips were coloured black, and she grinned at Namatama with her white, razor sharp teeth glowing in the dark.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP4BopXIhxt
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"I know," said the lady in front of her. "But aren’t you up thinking about your daughter, Diana?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS6iZe6FmE
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Namatama froze, looking at the lady before finding her voice. "What do you know about her?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZksvok0Xc0
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The woman chuckled. "It’s sad that you don’t know what’s going on. So much has happened over the years that you’ve failed to notice."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAtMRH1CBX
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Namatama’s eyes widened. "What do you know about Diana?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyiG7B6QO2M
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"A lot more than you, that’s for sure. Diana is a very special child. You should know that."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdnll5uZAt
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"She’s my daughter, of course she’s special."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsqCL4dYTl
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The woman floating in the air came a little closer. "You know that she’s beyond special. It’s been that way from the day she was born." 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKxgQ0Ui1nF
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"Get to the point. You came here after such a long time to talk to me, and it’s about Diana. Tell me, is she in trouble?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfj43PVj7En
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The woman smiled as she backed away a bit. "It’s not good news, I’m afraid."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIpyufYBlk6
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"Tell me."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVymSolTdbE
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The woman stopped smiling as she sighed. "Her destiny is catching up to her. It has been for some years now."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClK1VSlrEL
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"What do you mean?" Namatama looks confused.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXI70amXxFj
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"Honey, why aren’t you here yet?" Diana’s father called out. Namatama almost muttered out loud, upset that her husband could call out like that when everybody else is fast asleep.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8pS6pJbRqR
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"I think you already know how she started behaving when she came back from boarding school a couple of years ago. Some might think she was going through puberty, but you as a mother knew better."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDo9x2tAaf
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"Something happened to her back at school?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqVoU9mG14
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The woman in black nodded. "Yes. She’s been trying to act as normal as she can around you, but it's been difficult to keep it under wraps with all those weird events that used to happen."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiqhMyKjD4k
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Namatama’s eyes widened with fear. "Tell me, what’s really going on with her?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMDSU096Ut
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"I can’t spare you all the details, but all this is happening because of what took place the time she was born."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgru6rR6pdk
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Namatama gasped as she slowly started to back away, shaking her head. "You lie. This can’t be true."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn1ySYifEe9
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"I’m just here to tell you to expect some bad news."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpgwvLrXKo
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Namatama continued to back away as her heart started to feel heavy with grief. She felt a sharp piercing through her heart and tears already started to fill her eyes. "What have I done?" she muttered. "What have I done?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbO25nNQsQU
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Her hand flew to her chest as she sank to her knees onto the carpeted floor. Tears quickly fell onto her cheeks as she covered her mouth. The woman in black continued to look at her as she said:421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSa7vguNpm5
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"As heartbreaking as this is, you should know that Diana is a very strong girl. But I’m afraid the danger she is facing right now is too great that she has to brace herself."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxMsQpts1z
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Namatama looked up at the woman. "You claim Diana is strong. How strong when she’s just a young defenceless girl?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4p97mmACWA
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The smile the woman had earlier plastered onto her face again. "A lot has happened over the years that has made your daughter the bravest girl I’ve ever seen. She’s been through a lot. And for a girl her age, I’m surprised she has matured this quickly, especially with her true nature coming into fruition. Many people wouldn’t have handled it as well as she has."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡizjLtYoab5
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Namatama sniffed as she wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Her true nature? Does that mean she’s like your kind?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfy1x7PRQ7
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The woman in black gave a nod. Namatama chocked, but she quickly pulled herself together.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI8TiCr5Jcg
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"Please, tell me, that she’ll be okay. That she’ll come back home."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBnnS72Ona
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"I can’t guarantee she will survive. But if she does and manages to come home, can you do me a favour?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt0r8xm6My
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"What is that?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYRKvJxIeiE
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"Tell her the truth."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4B7s4vP0qd
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"What?" Namatama looked surprised.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJjr02QnIg
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She could hear footsteps coming down the hall. Her husband is coming.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ463Im9S88b
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"She deserves it. Nothing is more painful than not knowing why you're a target to so many. That's what she has been going through for so long. You should tell her. She deserves to know."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡakcLQ3CC3L
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"Why are you telling me this now after all this time?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIlPWLV50f1
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The woman put up a genuine smile. "Just like you, Diana is also very important to me. Don’t make the mistake of not telling her. It's best it comes from you and not anyone else."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9zHFQxK31s
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"Namatama, what did I tell you about…?" came her husband, and he paused upon seeing his wife on the floor. "What are you doing?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaohuWF4Wn
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Namatama quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes and stood up. She looked in front of her and the woman in black had disappeared.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhgpkRWuVhb
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"I was just praying," Namatama lied, as she turned to her husband, but with her eyes downcast.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0pjKrAnG6b
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"Don’t worry too much," said her husband as he came to stand beside her and held her shoulders. "Diana is fine. I know it."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpOWutuIGK
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"You’re probably right," Namatama gave a nod. "All we can do is pray for her."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc9jRYHErhi
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"That’s the spirit. Come, let us go back to sleep."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbgTGTnVh4
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Namatama couldn’t argue there as she followed her husband who made sure to switch the lights off in the living room. As they walked down the hall, Namatama couldn’t help but let a tear in her right eye drop down her cheek, praying for Diana to come back home safely.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoNn2x960hr
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"You can't be serious!" Mutale looked at me in disbelief. "How can you believe him?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdgwoUgS5ti
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"I just know," I said as I continued to stare at Lucifer. "If he was after me, he would’ve come himself or sent his strongest legions."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AeaSpZe1h
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"But he might be the one who sent that thing after you," said Stella. "You sound so convinced that it’s not him."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqeWivTJ8sr
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I turn to look at her. "If it really is him, we wouldn’t be seated here."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMX0IXc2Ho
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"She’s right," Lucifer joined in. "I would’ve locked you two pretty ladies up and this Elite soldier would’ve been torn to shreds by my hounds."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZxYs9Ju0BK
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"Isn’t that convincing enough?" Lucius asked, still standing behind Diana’s seat.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyXuhZhJxr
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Mutale and Stella stay silent. As much as this is difficult to take in, arguing with me over something I'm so sure of will be futile.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg8LFEzZVFP
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"Okay, if it isn’t him," Stella started, "then who could it be? He’s the only one we know who can control shadow monsters. Worse, we’re talking about a level one."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtOuj3OD5KB
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"How sure are you that the shadow monster didn’t just attack you out of nowhere, Diana?" Lucifer asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkR0gwfgwm
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I look back at him, trying to relive what happened. "Well, I’ve encountered shadow monsters and also a level one." I feel Stella look at me. I must have forgotten to mention that I had faced a level one before. "And this one felt like the one I fought before. Shadow monsters might be mindless creatures that love to bring about destruction, but there’s something about a level one that has always kept me wondering whether they really do think on their own."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79ZYNBpN5J
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Lucifer leaned back in his seat. "Yes, shadow monsters are mindless and can thrive on their own without me controlling them."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ec8E0CMla
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"Explains why some of them wander aimlessly around," said Stella.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfA6eXWUg6d
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"True. But if I want them to do something, I can easily control them since I am the Prince of Darkness," said Lucifer with a smirk.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNGqVXIHrzX
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"If he’s a prince, I wonder what that makes me," Lucius muttered.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbqbY29yBkx
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I couldn’t help but snicker. Lucius always did manage to put a smile on my face when I least expect him to. Moreover, the look on Lucifer’s face is just priceless.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6W2kVglldu
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"As for a level one," Lucifer continued, "they are the most dangerous, making them the most difficult to control."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0DXQTqdfH
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"Are you saying you also have a hard time controlling them?" Mutale asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS6L5eEQKqR
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"No," Lucius scoffed. "It’s easy for me, but if anyone tries to, it’s frustrating and requires a lot of practice."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8o6QkmcRpH
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For a moment there, Mutale, Stella and I remain silent. Did he just say "if anyone?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqfuuwOIg9f
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucifer asked with a quizzical look on his face.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P4M9Zt6d0
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"Anyone can control a shadow monster?" Stella asked. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzDjv3EUCf
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"Yes," Lucifer answered casually. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGbYQqEvnQ
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I look at Stella. She also had the same surprised look. I turn to Mutale, and he looked like he has just seen something horrific unfold in front of him. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw3MSnTdq1f
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"I’m taking that you all didn’t know that anyone can control a shadow monster," said Lucifer.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhpWtWQoc0
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‘"No!" the three of us answered simultaneously.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHwy0JUSpzI
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"Wow, okay," said Lucifer, giving out a wince. "Silly me. No one is supposed to know about that. Ever."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7pX98kkENT
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"Well, in my world, we’ve always known that you," Stella pointed at him, "are the only one who can control them."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ZZJaDSLTL
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Lucifer chuckled. "While the supernatural world is a mystery to normal people, many supernaturals have also been blinded about their own world for years. Only a few go looking for the truth, and they don't like what they find. I hate to be so flippant about revealing the truth, but I'm not the only one who can control them."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPG986jo4xy
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My eyes fell to the floor. This changes everything. Someone sent that thing after me. They must have also done so the first time I encountered it. But who could it be?421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfaD0Iz7aPD
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"This is going to be tough," said Mutale. "If the devil didn’t send that thing after you, Diana, then who did?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAQPT9V7aG
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"Good question," said Lucius. "Controlling a shadow monster isn’t easy. I’ve been trying to do so for months now."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlB82oD21Pq
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"Diana, what are you thinking?" Stella asked as she looked at me.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NKBsMoq3y
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My eyes first flew to Lucifer as I asked, "you’ve just confirmed that anyone can control a shadow monster. What does one require for them to do so?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaAIntO0Q5
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Everyone around me is silent. I’m not so sure if I’ve asked the right question, but it’s the only thing I’ve been thinking of since the stunning revelation.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWVqMeFThYH
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Lucifer smirked. "First, you’ll have to be a supernatural."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQiT3cBCUhz
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"So, I can easily control one?" I asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLQXMh5Gt1Z
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"Yes. But…," he now stood up from his seat and went to one of the bookshelves in the room. "There are a few requirements that you’ll need."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8EpWEJyL1Q
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"Something tells me it must be dark," said Mutale.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfC3R59Lam
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Lucifer ignored him by not commenting. He looked through the bookshelves at the thick books with hard black covers. I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but you can tell nothing good comes from those books.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZMTdnnf8Ey
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"Okay," he took one thick book on the shelf and brought it to the desk. It looked so thick that I’m glad I’ll never get to read it. Who knows what dark things it holds.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡES9PsADe2P
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He started to flip through the pages and I couldn’t help but take a peek. The pages are old, and I noticed that whoever wrote the book, had a pretty sharp, cursive handwriting. There were many drawings and illustrations on some pages and a few of them looked quite gruesome. Stella didn’t fringe away from looking at it. I turn to Mutale and I see him look the other side. Some Elite soldier, he is. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhanpPHbVsf
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"So," I turn to look at Lucius behind me while we wait for Lucifer to find the page, "you say controlling a shadow monster is difficult. How difficult?" 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmnHImu3xRN
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"Like my father put it, it’s frustrating and depending on what level it is, it gets painful," Lucius answered.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHgOhkmILl
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"Painful, how?" Stella asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p8rThZxC3
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"The way you control it is almost similar to the way you can mind control a human being. It’s easier on humans because you can manipulate the mind. We already know shadow monsters are mindless, so you really have to dig a little deeper to take control of them, meaning it takes up a lot of your energy."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDIjTjb9peq
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"And if you aren’t careful," Lucifer chirped in as he continued to flip through the pages, "you might end up breaking your mind."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Eq2iW26Yf
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"I’m guessing whoever brought up the rumour that only the devil can control such things, must have done so to prevent us from ever thinking that we can control one," I said.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6WD1OkIhlT
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Lucifer chuckled. "True. We did that because we know if many supernaturals broke their minds, we would’ve a lot of them causing havoc when that’s my job. And I am at least a little lenient." I gave him a look on that last part.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡralq1VEye9
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"Wait, you said ‘we’ just now," I quickly said. "Who else were part of this rumour?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2KDSVY3847
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"The Immortals of Old," he answered as he continued looking through the pages. "Those who have lived from the beginning of time, so to say."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrteaWMFmPS
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"Like you and the man upstairs?" He nodded. "Who else?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcDhw0ORvhz
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"If I can recall, the person who was in charge of the Butterfly Island before her Highness was there too," Lucifer looks up at Stella.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCW0wrgUl7k
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"Her Highness’ father," Stella answered.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO6tDy5myPp
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"What happened to him?" I asked. "Did he die or something?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JHRZgRNKT
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"Killing an immortal is hard, and you know that better than anyone, Diana," said Lucifer. "That old fella is probably somewhere either in this world or the other in a peaceful place chanting mantras or something."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKIHDQLfW9
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"True," said Stella. "No one has actually heard from him in ages after leaving Her Highness in charge. I actually have never met him."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kIek1NXQ5
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That’s a shock. Whatever reason he had for leaving his position and going elsewhere must have been genuine. The world of the supernatural is just as confusing and chaotic as the human one. If also given the chance, I would also disappear.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kqBcYSg17
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"Ah, here it is," said Lucifer as his right finger landed on the desired page.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXX7wAKzNQS
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Stella and I quickly stood up from our seats to look. Mutale remained where he is. Lucius slowly came to join us at the table.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlAEYnAantb
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"Okay, so," Lucifer pointed to the paragraph on the page. "Like I said, you must be a supernatural. It says here for you to control something as dark as a shadow monster, you must join the dark side."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtdubhAAim
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"Meaning your side, right?" I asked, looking at Lucifer.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPZRwnKY5gN
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"Yep. Selling your soul to me, that kind of thing. And…, it says here you must also sacrifice the one thing that means precious to you and there are some blood rituals you’ve to perform with all the symbols and stuff."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtboIcHaro0
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"Okay, but these are just the basic stuff that a lot of us could’ve already guessed," said Stella. "What we really want to know is who could it be."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidB2sMW78r
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"Stella is right," I said, looking up from the book to Lucifer. "You say anyone can control a shadow monster and these are the requirements. Isn’t there anyone who can naturally control them like you do? What if the person we seek never had to perform this ritual?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIOMMLVTYW
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Lucifer now looked at me and this time, he had a grim look. "I was afraid you were going to ask me that," he said. He looked down at the book and flipped through a couple of pages. "Apparently, you’re right. I’m not the only one who can control them naturally. There are two more beings that can."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkN5DbO97KS
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"Two more?" Lucius also can’t believe it.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYFvroIczM
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"You really should be reading more," Lucifer threw his son a look. "Let me skip to the last part."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC9cimLTCiX
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Lucifer pointed to the top left side of the book where there’s a list of names. His is the top. The second and third made my insides freeze. I should’ve known better, especially with the third.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTgctAOSZL1
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"No way," Stella said, bringing the words right out of my mouth. "This isn’t true, is it?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsA0R0kPBY
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I see Mutale lift his head and Lucifer now threw him a smirk. "You want to see it for yourself, don’t you? Lucius, help him up."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMgw4jE7qkj
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"I don’t think it's necessary," I said.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2pFKZhwOJ
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"Oh, I think it is." Lucifer brought his left hand up in midair and at the same time, Mutale is lifted off his seat and brought forward. He flinched at first, trying to get away from Lucifer’s invisible grip, but he knows it's pointless. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ29Aigeuyyy
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"Let me go," Mutale demanded.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpu2TUfBDH8
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"Come on, dad," said Lucius. "You can’t force him to look if he doesn’t want to."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4iItaJGIko
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"But he has to. Today is a day of revelation."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXMgQmeWQP
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Lucifer turned the book the other way around for Mutale to look at. Mutale did his level best to look upwards, but with a simple bend of his index finger, Lucifer made Mutale’s head point downwards. The look on Mutale’s face as his eyes fell on the book said it all.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4uvGrSDcI
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"No, no," Mutale muttered shaking his head. "This is a lie. This book holds nothing but lies."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDU6Z0L48z5
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"I’m sorry, but this book was written centuries ago," said Lucifer. "Like I said before, so many things have been hidden from us that we only know what we think is relevant because it’s been set that way for ages. No one likes to know the truth. We all just like to hide in the sweet bliss of ignorance."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99aKLPlQew
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"This must be a mistake. You’re lying. You’re a liar. That’s what you are."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0K7jaE5XU7
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"I take it that I lie, but there’s so much you don’t know about your world and ours."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEHmV6E5F7
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"Enough," I said, taking the book and turning it away from Mutale’s eyes. "There must be a reasonable explanation for this. May you please put him back down?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFnDwAiJvdF
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Lucifer dragged Mutale back to his seat, making him land onto the chair. This time, gently.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PJzJZEAcU
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"Well, I think I’ve taken in a lot of these revelations for one day," said Stella as she looked at me. She soon went to sit back down on her chair.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1kowATrLs
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I look at Mutale, and he still looked horrified. I feel bad for him. It’s not easy receiving the truth like he did just now. Even I’m trying to take it all in.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL38cyuAMom
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I went back to look at the list and I realized that just after the first three were a few more. But the names were written in a symbolic language that I couldn’t recognize.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLfYlOTZYs2
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"What does this mean?" I asked Lucifer as I pointed at the other names. "I can’t seem to recognize the words."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjWD5auSQ90
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"Whoever has control over shadow monsters has his name automatically written in the book," he answered as he looked at the page.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVfCiFwIPWA
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"Okay, but can you tell me who they are?"421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt3url6IS3P
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Lucifer now looked at me and that charming smile of his came back. "It’s not necessary. If I were you I should be more worried about number 3."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtEDlxhLGfQ
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"He’s right," said Lucius. "I'm not surprised if he so happens to have sent the shadow monster after you."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHz6fiBPQi
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"I’m worried about number 2," said Stella. "The thought of Him sending a shadow monster after Diana creeps me out."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNcwbpu0QP
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"Don’t say that," Mutale spoke up. "He can never do such a thing. That book says nothing but lies."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfluLy1KBsO
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"I’m sorry," said Lucifer, raising an eyebrow at Mutale. "But isn’t He the same person who created day and night? Light and darkness?" He sighed. "Let me tell you a little something to ease your mind a little."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmZw0Zo4Ci
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Everyone now turned their attention to Lucifer. So did Mutale.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm1fRoa5UN
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"As much as He can control shadow monsters, He wouldn’t do it just to get to Diana," Lucifer continued. "He has you Elite soldiers for that. If He wanted to, I bet He would’ve sent his angels to do the job, but the Golden Elite decided to take up the role."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0L9cgdqMMY
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I’m trying to take this all in, and I bet the rest are too.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNV7NG53vX9
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"How do you know all this?" I asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVT12F0Rau
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"He can’t control a shadow monster without me knowing about it, so he’s already out of the question. It’s just the way it is. Moreover, if I try to do something similar to the light, he would know. That’s why the two of us have always stayed in our lane to not bring about confusion. But I do like to give him a challenge once in a while."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAPaeyCnphy
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My heart felt at ease. Stella looked relaxed and Mutale exhaled in relief. 421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUID9SZBz8L
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"So, how do you know that the Golden Elite chose to take on the task of capturing me?" I asked.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwvywmlvlW
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"Nothing hides under the sun from me," said Lucifer with a smile.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nnSHNwoat
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"That’s just to say that he has many informants," said Lucius.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdDUxEYEJ5
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Lucifer threw his son another look showing that he’s annoyed with him. Before he could throw a comment, a knock came at the door. For a moment, I forgot about where we were and that there are people in the house. Lucifer told whoever was at the door to come in, and the door flew open. A woman in a black dress and white apron stood there. She is short and plump with her blonde hair tied into a bun. This must be the house help.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4LL2MEp8z
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"Morning, sir," she greeted Lucifer. "I’ve brought in food for our guests."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYqYVefd7hX
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"Yes, bring it in. I want you to tell the guards to get everyone out of the house," Lucifer ordered. "The place looks like a hellhole."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnByvbM7KJf
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Apart from the help, we all look at Lucifer with a questioning look. This place just happens to be one of his many hellholes.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcszj5zh3NS
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The help dragged in a movable tray behind her and there are all sorts of delicious breakfast treats: chocolate chip cookies, eggs, bacon, bread and cereal for any of us craving for it. There were plenty of white teacups, plates and bowls to go around. And after all that’s happened in the last few hours, I now feel hungry.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEdjxKFbeGF
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The help soon left and Lucifer said, "please, dig in. As for you," he turned to Mutale, "you also better eat up after receiving the news that your wonderful Being isn’t involved in this mess."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhroAMC1WPb
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"Are you seriously asking me to eat?" Mutale asked, sounding surprised.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRYyakvliEn
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"Don’t make me change my mind. I can do that very quickly."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWxJoowzXg
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"I’ll help serve you," said Stella as she stood up and approached the tray. "Now that I think about it, I’m starving."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEguwEvs8kz
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"I’ll have some cookies and tea, please," said Mutale.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdU7RZWDOLN
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"I need to eat too," said Lucifer as he also went to the tray. "I drank too much last night, I didn't have a bite to eat."421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsbkRKzJsHG
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"Want me to get you something, Diana?" Lucius asked as he looked at me.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ610MeEyO96
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"I'll serve myself, thanks," I said with a smile.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzUmBq3WuI
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He gave me a concerned look before he gave a nod and went over to join Stella and his father.421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJDSfsFg21
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I watched the three surrounding the tray before my eyes flew back to the open book before me. My eyes are gravely fixed on the name that's third on the list and my hunger quickly dissipated. I should've known earlier that there's only one being who really wants to get rid of me with all their might:421Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡccDu1hvHb0
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