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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTfPWEABEMe
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkoDB5r5Yci
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfz3TK4jfEP
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6P8Vh8lo20
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"Pepani (sorry)," she apologized. "I was looking for my phone, have you seen it?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk3jd2oM4DA
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"Mm?" her husband can’t believe this. "Who do you want to call at this time?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVbMlgFxH53
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"It's urgent," she said as she pushed the covers aside to get out of bed.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqARN7JLDY6
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZyiYWjWUp
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXCCBTwrgg
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"Yaba (Goodness)," he groaned. "Here we go again."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3594HvRiu
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZchQCh7s6o
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nXciw59RU
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxh7ZQfQ3LR
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnM2Z9Yer07
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiwMo1XrjQN
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPpAQ5vWBX
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"Who are you trying to call?" he asked. "Don’t tell me it's Diana."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztjbhSQhpe
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"So?" Diana’s mother asked. "I just want to know how she’s doing?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlivdmXX5uU
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"At this time?" her husband approached her. "She’s asleep. And you know she switches off her phone."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYbTPS8PLb
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"I just want to know how she’s doing."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtPNkuavjck
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvnWi2RL46o
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK90HQtl5zm
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzpU6aj7XNU
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He put his hand on her shoulder. "What could be so different about this one?" he asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADPCon8M1t
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcALztIF1Qf
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJxFIgPERtD
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkYUP887492
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELWZpBYOZ2
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLsHPLGFzQp
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuVFhb4rw01
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVZZWdwaq5
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"That’s what you think, but…"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bNX9CilHm
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiMYtH9bCv
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAO8A03zN4i
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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." 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BlrTPnPIf
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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. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm85bLOJ4vv
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"Okay, can I send a message to Katy so that she calls me when she sees it?" she asked. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7tffWLa8z
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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." 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJESWRYW53O
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT3EM5FnemN
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDM2zL6qovN
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnHkSI1CV0
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"I must be imagining things," she told herself.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckeqrEyEOr
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"And what if you aren’t?" came a voice.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nGL1ZrJJW
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHD4zXnZtUe
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrnHVCzb2BQ
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡycLdUSpW8u
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1tdMMq13M
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PO6HKCL90
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"Hello, Namatama," came a female voice behind the mask. "Long time no see."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsOJanIyVS5
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxFsJtLo4AT
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvMw1AlVbVA
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"I know," said the lady in front of her. "But aren’t you up thinking about your daughter, Diana?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxJIf8mJ6a6
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Namatama froze, looking at the lady before finding her voice. "What do you know about her?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9gt5h5ZrOg
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlnjZvfnz30
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Namatama’s eyes widened. "What do you know about Diana?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0s7b2YcLW
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"A lot more than you, that’s for sure. Diana is a very special child. You should know that."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH92mn43Ws1
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"She’s my daughter, of course she’s special."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiG4CdncYHP
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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." 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oLRLXhwp6
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ71nchJtNdw
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The woman smiled as she backed away a bit. "It’s not good news, I’m afraid."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnnxPQFlwcK
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAtw7iRFNn5
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"What do you mean?" Namatama looks confused.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz7Ke340H4o
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAALerswzIL
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDffyIxGvR
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"Something happened to her back at school?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavE8Do9UBa
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTUm90c6h8
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Namatama’s eyes widened with fear. "Tell me, what’s really going on with her?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUwKKbGOI0
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOKpml44zz
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Namatama gasped as she slowly started to back away, shaking her head. "You lie. This can’t be true."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHu1orHUVn1
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"I’m just here to tell you to expect some bad news."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEsuHwnbnf
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85Jry6PxxN
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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:227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dVwQdXwHt
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZkITSaZM1
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbk3ArgoHFN
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUhcOW1nhjT
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVnRzxb2kZT
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The woman in black gave a nod. Namatama chocked, but she quickly pulled herself together.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr66IEGPHg5
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"Please, tell me, that she’ll be okay. That she’ll come back home."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQlRPmSMKG
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqn7kY0VrmF
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"What is that?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXVx5p9CsZ
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"Tell her the truth."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAP7xv86Ot6
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"What?" Namatama looked surprised.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOlT35TjEK
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She could hear footsteps coming down the hall. Her husband is coming.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLOZvShIuUg
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP0mr9iAwDE
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"Why are you telling me this now after all this time?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ6snd2JLF
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfxoXiMYZ9F
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcaCzaYMNr
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Byz1txufb
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"I was just praying," Namatama lied, as she turned to her husband, but with her eyes downcast.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWML5BCt75
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9g5czg3zgv
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"You’re probably right," Namatama gave a nod. "All we can do is pray for her."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4QKwJPGCs6
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"That’s the spirit. Come, let us go back to sleep."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkY2Peacjfv
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyB4NU8wUHz
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"You can't be serious!" Mutale looked at me in disbelief. "How can you believe him?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRE2ek3G00S
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3fxjsAO4U8
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVGBvI1PZgG
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I turn to look at her. "If it really is him, we wouldn’t be seated here."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrsZf1JepmU
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGokqDZG8u
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"Isn’t that convincing enough?" Lucius asked, still standing behind Diana’s seat.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4iX98rtQY
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxo9bCVkEMO
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV2aNTtNwbt
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"How sure are you that the shadow monster didn’t just attack you out of nowhere, Diana?" Lucifer asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPr3HbLrgA
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEei1mYWxU
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRXG4T0EuIt
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"Explains why some of them wander aimlessly around," said Stella.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNyP0iWbc63
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj66bkbrR2d
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"If he’s a prince, I wonder what that makes me," Lucius muttered.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGgf3nYEzXH
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCRuSePJVg
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"As for a level one," Lucifer continued, "they are the most dangerous, making them the most difficult to control."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFoTOf73Xo
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"Are you saying you also have a hard time controlling them?" Mutale asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYFMcT9P9y
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxVBUYY0v57
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For a moment there, Mutale, Stella and I remain silent. Did he just say "if anyone?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6PkQgKOpIb
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"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lucifer asked with a quizzical look on his face.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWJ5MhhzLz
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"Anyone can control a shadow monster?" Stella asked. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ42NzLjkwx
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"Yes," Lucifer answered casually. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2Tm4UiAm0
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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. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcmTO6TK2i
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"I’m taking that you all didn’t know that anyone can control a shadow monster," said Lucifer.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRyoc13Iyqd
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‘"No!" the three of us answered simultaneously.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZOUioT6kJI
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"Wow, okay," said Lucifer, giving out a wince. "Silly me. No one is supposed to know about that. Ever."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUbSILSM5g
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhjUveXxcm1
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkfE8VA6Zm
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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?227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8lsLurUOee
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSzAvwZjD4
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnXFWTZFY9y
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"Diana, what are you thinking?" Stella asked as she looked at me.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0J3KAqHs1
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQGtE4TS4A
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsuvDEWhYX
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Lucifer smirked. "First, you’ll have to be a supernatural."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwLUsNGudD1
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"So, I can easily control one?" I asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGMhuiUCCeN
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gt0w44It0
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"Something tells me it must be dark," said Mutale.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTWBkc6SLOr
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0IFFul7Ep
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0ELsgnBr2
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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. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2jSIpcqM0
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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?" 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCSIThgCBei
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"Like my father put it, it’s frustrating and depending on what level it is, it gets painful," Lucius answered.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRGepYTlUX
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"Painful, how?" Stella asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Jvfj8Oflj
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1MPX1F4unW
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yj7v54r8c
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4oar218cu
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb3FyBkmzfi
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"Wait, you said ‘we’ just now," I quickly said. "Who else were part of this rumour?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL36zngf9ek
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aCNDMS0oP
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"Like you and the man upstairs?" He nodded. "Who else?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7gE4bFkVW
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOuOov86ZzC
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"Her Highness’ father," Stella answered.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb1iEH05upv
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"What happened to him?" I asked. "Did he die or something?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu9Tgd7prMk
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMolW4Von49
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWnZ6NU3lZj
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA4cmv2cYW
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"Ah, here it is," said Lucifer as his right finger landed on the desired page.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRukbgcc3Iz
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNBG4uFZFgP
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3VO4P1dkcP
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"Meaning your side, right?" I asked, looking at Lucifer.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGjc3cttipV
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡucoZ19aVFd
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDFoAQ6S8Ki
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi3Ra3oirGc
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpLp5JWl0PH
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"Two more?" Lucius also can’t believe it.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmFn3dJ6Gi
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"You really should be reading more," Lucifer threw his son a look. "Let me skip to the last part."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwQdLGoweX
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7LqmalTIx
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"No way," Stella said, bringing the words right out of my mouth. "This isn’t true, is it?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXOBeCzj0x
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuhJ5igRwSv
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"I don’t think it's necessary," I said.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgJm53tL6XP
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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. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLybVTMZN7
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"Let me go," Mutale demanded.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUQqXPSlmX
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"Come on, dad," said Lucius. "You can’t force him to look if he doesn’t want to."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfE9HElGlWz
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"But he has to. Today is a day of revelation."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphrhk9gaQ8
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy6uhmKH76
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"No, no," Mutale muttered shaking his head. "This is a lie. This book holds nothing but lies."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjcBO0rUcj8
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylOXiAPbkA
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"This must be a mistake. You’re lying. You’re a liar. That’s what you are."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnsSwLALeQr
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"I take it that I lie, but there’s so much you don’t know about your world and ours."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCWdnkw3Hw
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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?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo7oj6l9CD0
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Lucifer dragged Mutale back to his seat, making him land onto the chair. This time, gently.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGQNPM6hBWm
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHtUJGPLP9c
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWMYtNCfysV
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e9Jme05bB
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡREtiUBOEOU
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPojPPR1nxF
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"Okay, but can you tell me who they are?"227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHio4qLSsL4
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnRZlMctfzf
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPvk8JUGvQg
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8cBdkVWcRD
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"Don’t say that," Mutale spoke up. "He can never do such a thing. That book says nothing but lies."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡClyPIVZmVr
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsNX2kwZ7iU
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Everyone now turned their attention to Lucifer. So did Mutale.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ghG43TqAj
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhoCv8Yc0MO
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I’m trying to take this all in, and I bet the rest are too.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7rUaf3qnW
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"How do you know all this?" I asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRLEehpnqn
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVrxIyKCE3S
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My heart felt at ease. Stella looked relaxed and Mutale exhaled in relief. 227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsHyaCYvKvs
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"So, how do you know that the Golden Elite chose to take on the task of capturing me?" I asked.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUDESN2NOA9
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"Nothing hides under the sun from me," said Lucifer with a smile.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkUYtV3fhkN
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"That’s just to say that he has many informants," said Lucius.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2OWqwDxsw
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUgf9ZCS3KF
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"Morning, sir," she greeted Lucifer. "I’ve brought in food for our guests."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVtBI6OGStO
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOuht9rg0U
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡij9jKv6Hcf
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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.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXcVGi9Ou66
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwNj6xcX7l
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"Are you seriously asking me to eat?" Mutale asked, sounding surprised.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQPmKpOYBn
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"Don’t make me change my mind. I can do that very quickly."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5xpYTbeEN
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRuDLFlTCS
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"I’ll have some cookies and tea, please," said Mutale.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkHSUSiYb7X
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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."227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ027cfQT2KH
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"Want me to get you something, Diana?" Lucius asked as he looked at me.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbjeWw1TgDj
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"I'll serve myself, thanks," I said with a smile.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXJCeglyKnz
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He gave me a concerned look before he gave a nod and went over to join Stella and his father.227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh5vwBtyVXN
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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:227Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2bhGCGG3my
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