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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBu6pjSkI1e
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCSTkjOhrp
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM2wXXsFyV
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85t25SJlqT
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"Pepani (sorry)," she apologized. "I was looking for my phone, have you seen it?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFW9lycX3DP
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"Mm?" her husband can’t believe this. "Who do you want to call at this time?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YWjlCimmT
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"It's urgent," she said as she pushed the covers aside to get out of bed.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsjiGxsP62
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76p0ziXEwl
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKhfZk6HrX
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"Yaba (Goodness)," he groaned. "Here we go again."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1zxszfz6Qz
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6bEs8OYfr
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIL9SxrNqE
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnicpa71qwE
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsEDbMA0R7u
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfJsEEbWztc
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv852bxff2X
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"Who are you trying to call?" he asked. "Don’t tell me it's Diana."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpskPMecEfy
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"So?" Diana’s mother asked. "I just want to know how she’s doing?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkDqlhwy8R
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"At this time?" her husband approached her. "She’s asleep. And you know she switches off her phone."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ50L3PZr3
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"I just want to know how she’s doing."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmOTHBvzi5
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGADLGZxYz
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XQlrIP4Xr
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZTs6nUqMKz
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He put his hand on her shoulder. "What could be so different about this one?" he asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5K36p384e6
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JI3mJ3UNL
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZ9DCzjWqM
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwtryVQFvDs
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8abAFWDeO
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOhWqdhW9N
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiRv8iG42K
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrRkd5NSQn
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"That’s what you think, but…"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZn16wQ8h85
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyWkFnAGY3G
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ54KqH2l5B2
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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." 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKpC2msfz9
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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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjehRpT8y0m
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"Okay, can I send a message to Katy so that she calls me when she sees it?" she asked. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIoCSbUabzC
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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." 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0JPCXUYL8v
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpe8vTcoRA1
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3LxahVElIt
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz4hFX03ZeU
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"I must be imagining things," she told herself.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4B9BugDrhG
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"And what if you aren’t?" came a voice.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5veorKNXr
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhchS9fhzFY
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOdPgSkhBCO
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7u7ziX7bB3
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBezf6IfGkg
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFr10kWhgNz
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"Hello, Namatama," came a female voice behind the mask. "Long time no see."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZvXuKGtME
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx6stVpkLtm
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3ujtrZHDH
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"I know," said the lady in front of her. "But aren’t you up thinking about your daughter, Diana?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZgQySBHR9
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Namatama froze, looking at the lady before finding her voice. "What do you know about her?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNHYgkD0oy
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWRxw16XyL
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Namatama’s eyes widened. "What do you know about Diana?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREo222vkPl
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"A lot more than you, that’s for sure. Diana is a very special child. You should know that."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcFrTp9ahAr
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"She’s my daughter, of course she’s special."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKD8EeiHitv
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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." 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡERRsWJZO6u
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9DtB4Lfhg
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The woman smiled as she backed away a bit. "It’s not good news, I’m afraid."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs6D27imXcg
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"Tell me."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4uOLlWwLo
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7N6j5FmH2j
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"What do you mean?" Namatama looks confused.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0VsUT1tQIm
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJG5wnlKpe
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGK4NIqqjk
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"Something happened to her back at school?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MwX0MJxYM
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8NnEZBda1
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Namatama’s eyes widened with fear. "Tell me, what’s really going on with her?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnga7l2nNne
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMa6HGNT2tA
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Namatama gasped as she slowly started to back away, shaking her head. "You lie. This can’t be true."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxSuQRitfoZ
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"I’m just here to tell you to expect some bad news."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFvh76t7OR
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtRMVVn9HB9
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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:358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bB3u9iQrQ
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8kCdwS5HhH
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkkvypWX0j
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5dxMvmfTB
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoyriWPZ0bM
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The woman in black gave a nod. Namatama chocked, but she quickly pulled herself together.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFPtius6itF
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"Please, tell me, that she’ll be okay. That she’ll come back home."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMAl7uxRFvl
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xHgnPyMtS
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"What is that?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKq5CNxzDLm
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"Tell her the truth."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqicfGWG5PY
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"What?" Namatama looked surprised.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqZRIHGEtVu
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She could hear footsteps coming down the hall. Her husband is coming.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzS9mf12HG
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡME7pWuCAsd
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"Why are you telling me this now after all this time?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGct99cGDmY
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf6iurhGkZI
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJK31WDhW8w
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvSTjKFJGn
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"I was just praying," Namatama lied, as she turned to her husband, but with her eyes downcast.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXlPqPJ1Qq1
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV8cbMz1fgT
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"You’re probably right," Namatama gave a nod. "All we can do is pray for her."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxDZFvgUtP
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"That’s the spirit. Come, let us go back to sleep."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E1JctBYew
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgLUnGFbOC
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"You can't be serious!" Mutale looked at me in disbelief. "How can you believe him?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOYnwQzjxZ
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTA6SQEmqnd
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡurJOOsUjlG
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I turn to look at her. "If it really is him, we wouldn’t be seated here."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtiiYw38Eu
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8IFUeChGHf
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"Isn’t that convincing enough?" Lucius asked, still standing behind Diana’s seat.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7mphPl7Owo
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mRzQ09Umk
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhnOwenfum
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"How sure are you that the shadow monster didn’t just attack you out of nowhere, Diana?" Lucifer asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6v3FZzWzH
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82Fin7K8Ys
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqAAwPySqe
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"Explains why some of them wander aimlessly around," said Stella.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MMoH9oUSX
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqAQjo0MJ64
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"If he’s a prince, I wonder what that makes me," Lucius muttered.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW9HE1EDFwb
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI16K7Kbu39
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"As for a level one," Lucifer continued, "they are the most dangerous, making them the most difficult to control."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVAGbLBzBq
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"Are you saying you also have a hard time controlling them?" Mutale asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡau2mAcQGv2
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDaHEOqTzDn
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For a moment there, Mutale, Stella and I remain silent. Did he just say "if anyone?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCuoa4ikwh
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucifer asked with a quizzical look on his face.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hkbDdgZzT
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"Anyone can control a shadow monster?" Stella asked. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpHWMYFtHg
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"Yes," Lucifer answered casually. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3oE01VULoJ
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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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3xzq1kFYGr
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"I’m taking that you all didn’t know that anyone can control a shadow monster," said Lucifer.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHXzhA7sxgJ
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‘"No!" the three of us answered simultaneously.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1nn7XygZT
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"Wow, okay," said Lucifer, giving out a wince. "Silly me. No one is supposed to know about that. Ever."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡba6scmQ3RR
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV5wPEl6a4G
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrkwh5ml2Ug
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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?358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5pvfyM10E
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOmNYkR0rp
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm7NxFrzb2
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"Diana, what are you thinking?" Stella asked as she looked at me.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqY1Ld2m3k
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡivM8uei1T1
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMG8Ch5dVsv
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Lucifer smirked. "First, you’ll have to be a supernatural."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN0qp2mSkh
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"So, I can easily control one?" I asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgp4l6nAP2E
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkbh90qP538
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"Something tells me it must be dark," said Mutale.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTApsmQnpMO
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlfULtO4JE7
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGl1Q7wodLB
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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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG6i7mv0QC9
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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?" 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTKHyNT1gYE
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"Like my father put it, it’s frustrating and depending on what level it is, it gets painful," Lucius answered.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgjLVBvI8e
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"Painful, how?" Stella asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2nJ6DgziP
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3pOljNvKYd
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡblaUmB5EuG
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxBYhrIFC1t
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGkG48sOkpy
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"Wait, you said ‘we’ just now," I quickly said. "Who else were part of this rumour?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGfe0RiBv7v
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡit8VYEGJc7
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"Like you and the man upstairs?" He nodded. "Who else?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3cKxhSxHs
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4e1dxsXbad
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"Her Highness’ father," Stella answered.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9dfiyGQZJT
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"What happened to him?" I asked. "Did he die or something?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHjJzykVu2
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8J8ZCdVIY
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS29ben7nkS
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJDdcATcnn6
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"Ah, here it is," said Lucifer as his right finger landed on the desired page.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmPiVRpx6R
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Kd5KwRGnW
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPyvp0J2E9
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"Meaning your side, right?" I asked, looking at Lucifer.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6Koi2z5kS
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTVGK8wKom
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwJSukT9usY
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMK8RF0rhO
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCizL5F2jvP
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"Two more?" Lucius also can’t believe it.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUAmm7PidC
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"You really should be reading more," Lucifer threw his son a look. "Let me skip to the last part."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMrVZY3QFl
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEuT5p0Li8L
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"No way," Stella said, bringing the words right out of my mouth. "This isn’t true, is it?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ58wmdcy1Wf
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXTAEOLOqZy
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"I don’t think it's necessary," I said.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E5Cb9JNdn
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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. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjKSeXFLGcp
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"Let me go," Mutale demanded.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7omhXcqbmW
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"Come on, dad," said Lucius. "You can’t force him to look if he doesn’t want to."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIEMrVMiGAr
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"But he has to. Today is a day of revelation."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBudteK5tG
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3EhLIyB6G5
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"No, no," Mutale muttered shaking his head. "This is a lie. This book holds nothing but lies."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA4mkJBdXrS
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8SvJU0vvdo
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"This must be a mistake. You’re lying. You’re a liar. That’s what you are."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yvcSdVdfB
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"I take it that I lie, but there’s so much you don’t know about your world and ours."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyyHCsuszQ
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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?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXROLYvxJU
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Lucifer dragged Mutale back to his seat, making him land onto the chair. This time, gently.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0QKlNxdvdw
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP09zxuuw2A
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpdGrrSUnO
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJPhWIgXif
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1K1xz8U6Qt
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjXKwrErZg
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"Okay, but can you tell me who they are?"358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHSf6M8EHX
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7oT011VtT
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6ubvWM3R2
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c2smpJ6UV
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"Don’t say that," Mutale spoke up. "He can never do such a thing. That book says nothing but lies."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpc4xsbKUF
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT74QKFTyBa
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Everyone now turned their attention to Lucifer. So did Mutale.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9H2cQGn7Tr
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9v6z8CiY8u
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I’m trying to take this all in, and I bet the rest are too.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSMBrqVB0R9
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"How do you know all this?" I asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLIHqOwXhHB
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSxhmBD2rF
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My heart felt at ease. Stella looked relaxed and Mutale exhaled in relief. 358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Loa3ey4Q7
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"So, how do you know that the Golden Elite chose to take on the task of capturing me?" I asked.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZOJXOCFdG
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"Nothing hides under the sun from me," said Lucifer with a smile.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQgKKWlJOt
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"That’s just to say that he has many informants," said Lucius.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBxNPlLqA5d
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQNdjNGmLf
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"Morning, sir," she greeted Lucifer. "I’ve brought in food for our guests."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ35xGeMeMWI
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIRCeZ5YU7S
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXkMoKrzHB
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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.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYyvcppmBzy
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpwKJHwwQdh
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"Are you seriously asking me to eat?" Mutale asked, sounding surprised.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJye2yPsoHn
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"Don’t make me change my mind. I can do that very quickly."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcJTVuqLKDv
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENkmRGeOTG
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"I’ll have some cookies and tea, please," said Mutale.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfgiHspiCDt
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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."358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oN1zwgokr
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"Want me to get you something, Diana?" Lucius asked as he looked at me.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡldNV9EZJgo
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"I'll serve myself, thanks," I said with a smile.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4CGXPQGGji
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He gave me a concerned look before he gave a nod and went over to join Stella and his father.358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafBWXIjKHM
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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:358Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPrC2SeHVT
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