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	=Chapter 7: Unsolved Mysteries=		=Chapter 7: Unsolved Mysteries=

	The unknown meaning of these experiences lingered in our minds and nagged at our curiosities for many days and weeks after that day. As young children stumbling through the entangled affairs of giants we felt, attempting to tease out the meaning of all we had seen.		The unknown meaning of these experiences lingered in our minds and nagged at our curiosities for many days and weeks after that day. As young children stumbling through the entangled affairs of giants we felt, attempting to tease out the meaning of all we had seen. The narrative would could piece together remained vague, but, so far as we could assemble it I tell it now here in full.

	In the reshaping of the realms far and wide, those lower depths of the world below had been altered, bursting forth new caverns from below Mount Olmypus into the ethereal rift of Sesuad'ra. Hades, Master of the Underworld, sent forth his triplicate daughters the Erinyes, or Furies, to seek where demonspawn swelled in hidden caverns of the underworld yet not under his dominion.		In the reshaping of the realms far and wide, those lower depths of the world below had been altered, bursting forth new caverns from below Mount Olmypus into the ethereal rift of Sesuad'ra. Hades, Master of the Underworld, sent forth his triplicate daughters the Erinyes, or Furies, to seek where demonspawn swelled in hidden caverns of the underworld yet not under his dominion.

	The Erinyes succeeded in finding this heretofore unknown underworld lair, distinct from the rule of the master of the dark Hades, and likewise succeeded in meeting its inevitable ruler, the Mistress Satan. How it occurred we cannot say, but beneath her dark dias they were banished and soundly sealed in penitentiaries locked by blood magic and unknown forces.		The Erinyes succeeded in finding this heretofore unknown underworld lair, distinct from the rule of the master of the dark Hades, and likewise succeeded in meeting its inevitable ruler, the Mistress Satan. How it occurred we cannot say, but only that black mistress contained the power to restrain the will of the three-fold images of Eumenides, and beneath her dark dias they were banished and soundly sealed in penitentiaries locked by blood magic and unknown forces.

	By our achievements in unlocking those realms and jails and releasing the binds of the blood magic at the alters we were able to free their influence sufficiently enough at least to assist in reaching the unknown location of Pandora's box and its staves of the Erinyes' making. The magic of the staves and the navigation of the portals remains unclear, perhaps it is simply too arcane for our minds to comprehend, but ultimately the gift of the goddesses was able to provide the party means to reach their prison and finally open the doors of the cells which they had for so long been caged within.		By our achievements in unlocking those realms and jails and releasing the binds of the blood magic at the alters we were able to free their influence sufficiently enough at least to assist in reaching the unknown location of Pandora's box and its staves of the Erinyes' making. The magic of the staves and the navigation of the portals remains unclear, perhaps it is simply too arcane for our minds to comprehend, but ultimately the gift of the goddesses was able to provide the party means to reach their prison and finally open the doors of the cells which they had for so long been caged within.
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	At long last, and entirely by accident a thing occurred we did not even realize had, in fact, occurred.		At long last, and entirely by accident a thing occurred we did not even realize had, in fact, occurred.

	=Chapter 8: ~~Vengeance and Retribution~~=		=Chapter 8: A Giant Hint=

	~~Entering~~ the ~~chamber~~ of ~~Eumenides far below Mount Olympus once more~~, her ~~countenance was altered, and she spat at us in disgust and cursed our names and all~~ the ~~names~~ of ~~those that had wronged~~ her~~, vowing~~ to ~~destroy us nonetheless~~ of ~~course~~. ~~Her strength was lesser than it had been previously~~ and we ~~found ourselves exchanging blows with the ethereal image~~.		The wrath of Eumenides sits contained in her cell by the magic of the dark mistress, for seemingly only her magic has the strength to counter that wrath. Exploring once again every inch of every cavern under her dominion we found ourselves assuming a completionists approach to mastery of that realm. When challenged we rose to the occasion, when questioned we answered all inquiries, when besought for aid we aided and when begged for death we dealt it swiftly.

	~~Massive bolts~~ of ~~energy flowed from her fingers~~, ~~and at her command the room tumbled about throwing us onto our heads and all sense~~ of ~~direction and dimensions were warped and seemingly under her control. Her arcane knowledge was vast~~, but ~~our swords were steady, and though at times a retreat~~ was ~~made~~ to ~~reconnoiter our attack we persisted our aggression towards this confusing and unkind spirit~~.		In the doing of all things, on a particular instance we found ourselves bestowed a small gift of power that we knew not yet how to harness, but which was ultimately the counter to Eumenides thrice illustrious wrath.

	At long ~~last~~, ~~after much peril~~, ~~Eumenides~~ the ~~evil one was dead~~.		=Chapter 8: Vengeance and Retribution=

			We set out once more to journey the long road beneath the world, through its mazes and mysteries, over the bodies of its inhabitants, through its prisons of mind and body and likely soul, and through the final prisons of the Furies to the utmost cavern where the Erinyes's final form strode in her singular and greatest form.

	~~From around~~ her ~~neck~~ we ~~unclasped her ancient pendant of vengeance~~ and ~~retribution, surely~~ the ~~product~~ of her ~~years~~ of ~~focused bitterness,~~ and the ~~uncanny mask of that infernal goddess~~.		Entering the chamber of Eumenides far below Mount Olympus once more, we found her countenance was altered by the power we now possessed, and she spat at us in disgust and cursed our names and all the names of those that had wronged her, vowing to destroy us nonetheless of course. Her strength was lesser than it had been previously and we found ourselves exchanging physical blows with the ethereal image.

	~~And when~~, ~~many moons later~~, ~~we heard rumor of~~ a ~~returning rumbling in the depths,~~ we ~~returned to put things aright once more with all too much confidence~~ and ~~ran headlong into~~ our ~~own hubris~~.		Massive bolts of energy flowed from her fingers, and at her command the room tumbled about throwing us onto our heads and all sense of direction and dimensions were warped and seemingly under her control. Her arcane knowledge was vast, but our swords were steady, and though at times a retreat was made to refocus our attack we persisted our aggression towards this confusing and unkind spirit. Around her neck our eyes glimpsed an ancient pendant of her vengeance and retribution for sin, her true face remained hidden beneath a horrible mask.

	~~The ethereal goddess once again heeded not our entrance~~, and slayed us in cold blood once more. We buried our heads in our hands and were forced to reconsider everything we knew more closely to discern how we had achieved her equal in the previous encounter. What had quelled the wrath of the goddess? What had given us the ~~power to compete with her? In our efforts we had lost sight of what, where, or how that had occurred~~.		At long last, after much peril, Eumenides the evil one was dead.

	~~It was a bit~~ of ~~final confusion, fitting really within~~ that ~~world seemingly dominated~~ by ~~confusion~~, ~~that perplexed~~ us ~~for some time~~. ~~An ironic reversal~~ of ~~mystery from without to within~~. ~~Suffice to say~~, ~~with great annoyance we eventually worked it out~~, ~~a most obvious thing~~ in ~~hindsight~~. ~~The~~ evil ~~one has power unsurpassed~~, ~~and I cannot say more about how we came to equal that power, but once accomplished she received our mortal shells into her lair and our blades struck her ethereal being~~.		A lucky stroke it must have been which felled her, and as she fell she withdrew an object which became tangled with her pendant, destroying the mystical pendant but creating something imbued with the unsurpassed power of that realm ruled by Hades, Khthonios in his tongue, the Underworld to us. We pulled off the mask of that infernal goddess, and her true face wavered as a spirit image of three beautiful women phasing and and out of existence. Her metal leggings, as light as mithril, remained in tact. Surely another lucky gift from the gods. They shined like a blessed armor and yet were corrupted by ill will and torment and evil, the hallmarks of fallen grace.

	Again we silenced the goddess, and as she fell she withdrew an object which became tangled with her pendant, destroying the mystical pendant but creating something imbued with the unsurpassed power of the underworld. The party rejoiced and camped in that cave ~~bathing~~ in its waters and dwelling in the abode of the witch purely out of spite for quite some time.		The party rejoiced and camped in that cave, cleansing themselves in its waters and dwelling in the abode of the witch purely out of spite for quite some time.

	=Chapter 9: Postscript=		=Chapter 9: Postscript=
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	A great deal of confusion still surrounds our minds regarding the underworld and the mysteries of sin, and retribution.		A great deal of confusion still surrounds our minds regarding the underworld and the mysteries of sin, and retribution.

	By stilling the hand of Satan, we had accomplished a worthy and noble task in our own minds. However, in a realm of many gods, slaying one only begat us the wrath of others, those Erinyes, the Furies, whose task it is to remind mortal men of the evil of their ways. To slay the devil may be well intentioned, but killing is killing, and so in the doing of the task we placed ourselves as victors over the evil and murderous ways of Satan, and yet simultaneously defenders of our own murderous ways in the eyes of those enforcers of peace.		By stilling the hand of Satan, we had accomplished a worthy and noble task in our own minds. However, in a realm of many gods, slaying one only begat us the wrath of others, those Erinyes, the Furies, tri-form of the singular Eumenides, whose task it is to remind mortal men of the evil of their ways. To slay the devil may be well intentioned, but killing is killing, and so in the doing of the task we placed ourselves as victors over the evil and murderous ways of Satan, and yet simultaneously defenders of our own murderous ways in the eyes of those enforcers of peace.

	Satan had sealed away the Furies to prevent them from countering man's nature to sin. Had we found ourselves fighting them toward the very same end, taking up the defense the sinful, fighting for our right to murder at our whim? The turn of the table was striking. Were we but blind pawns in Satan's great scheme? Perhaps the evil mistress has her merits after all. She must be laughing now, wherever she is.		Satan had sealed away the Furies to prevent them from countering man's nature to sin. Had we found ourselves fighting them toward the very same end, taking up the defense the sinful, fighting for our right to murder at our whim? The turn of the table was striking. Were we but blind pawns in Satan's great scheme, manipulated to fight for her against the enforcers of innocence? Perhaps the evil mistress has her merits after all. She must be laughing now, wherever she is.

	We find ourselves caught between gods, lost between our sins and our virtues, in a realm of only blurred lines, and grey shades, and despair.		We find ourselves caught between gods, lost between our sins and our virtues, in a realm of only blurred lines, and grey shades, and despair.

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	Gazing upwards we found a crack in the ceiling of the prison of the furies, and climbing upwards found ourselves facing the realization that our descent through hell had lead us through the forsaken realm all the way to a cavern deep within the depths of Mount Olympus and the gods themselves. We sat in a small chamber, roughly hewn and ancient in appearance, with an unsullied puddle of the clean mountain drips upon the floor. Exhausted, we took stock of ourselves and cleansed the ~~grim~~ and blood from ourselves with what little water had collected there. We cautiously gazed westward and saw what we knew to be the final dead end of our journey.		Gazing upwards we found a crack in the ceiling of the prison of the furies, and climbing upwards found ourselves facing the realization that our descent through hell had lead us through the forsaken realm all the way to a cavern deep within the depths of Mount Olympus and the gods themselves. We sat in a small chamber, roughly hewn and ancient in appearance, with an unsullied puddle of the clean mountain drips upon the floor. Exhausted, we took stock of ourselves and cleansed the grime and blood from ourselves with what little water had collected there. We cautiously gazed westward and saw what we knew to be the final dead end of our journey.

	Globes of fire lit the ceiling, and a stone dais filled the room; at its center, a pit of fire. The image of a beautiful woman strode around the dias, phasing in and out of material existence and between three forms. She appeared as one but with a shifting nature of three faces and personalities. Our thoughts returned to the Erinyes we so recently became familiar with. Completely beyond our comprehension we questioned the nature of this being, and its relation to those furies so recently defeated.		Globes of fire lit the ceiling, and a stone dais filled the room; at its center, a pit of fire. The image of a beautiful woman strode around the dias, phasing in and out of material existence and between three forms. She appeared as one but with a shifting nature of three faces and personalities. Our thoughts returned to the Erinyes we so recently became familiar with. Completely beyond our comprehension we questioned the nature of this being, and its relation to those furies so recently defeated.

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	Alecto spoke, 'My sisters and I have been imprisoned into this hell for far too long... I am glad, despite her evil machinations, that you were able to find the gift we left... I see you come to me with no malice in your hearts, I shall spare your lives, despite the numerous acts of unspeakable violence you have imparted on others.'		Alecto spoke, 'My sisters and I have been imprisoned into this hell for far too long... I am glad, despite her evil machinations, that you were able to find the gift we left... I see you come to me with no malice in your hearts, I shall spare your lives, despite the numerous acts of unspeakable violence you have imparted on others.'

	And yet suddenly despite her words her mouth uttered unknown syllables and a blast of lightning beset our party. We returned blows and drove her down via all means until her will was broken by our hands and brilliant white light beamed out from Alecto's eyes, burning holes through the fabric of the prison itself. From her remains we extracted the source of her distemper, and her defiled cloak.		And yet suddenly despite her words her mouth uttered unknown syllables and a blast of lightning beset our party. We found ourselves in such a storm as seldom seen before, and thankfully the gateway from her chamber remained ajar. Oft it was necessary to reconnoiter in the atrium before re-engaging her anger. We returned blows and drove her down via all means until her will was broken by our hands and brilliant white light beamed out from Alecto's eyes, burning holes through the fabric of the prison itself. From her remains we extracted the source of her distemper, and her defiled cloak.

	The explosion of her demise had opened the next gate, and within that cell her sister sat surrounded by dozens of broken mirrors, each of them reflecting a distortion of the images it was meant to show. Megaera The Jealous glared at us,		The explosion of her demise had opened the next gate, and within that cell her sister sat surrounded by dozens of broken mirrors, each of them reflecting a distortion of the images it was meant to show. Megaera The Jealous glared at us,
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	'You must think yourself very special to have defeated the Mistress of Sin and Corruption... Your mistake was to flaunt your freedom in front of one who has none!'		'You must think yourself very special to have defeated the Mistress of Sin and Corruption... Your mistake was to flaunt your freedom in front of one who has none!'

	Needless to say at this point we were prepared for attack and we mounted a strong counteroffensive, again the ancient spirit fought valiantly but was simply too burdened by her years in servitude to gain the advantage. She fell swiftly, and what remained of her flesh began to dissolve, falling to the floor until there was nothing left but powdered elements of her antagonism and her disgusting cloak.		Needless to say at this point we were prepared for attack and we mounted a strong counteroffensive, again the ancient spirit fought valiantly but was simply too burdened by her years in servitude to gain the advantage. Once again we rained blowed upon her, and escaped to the atrium to salve our wounds. She fell swiftly, and what remained of her flesh began to dissolve, falling to the floor until there was nothing left but powdered elements of her antagonism and her disgusting cloak.

	Tisiphone, the avenger of murder, of course resided within the final cell, its door now magically ajar,		Tisiphone, the avenger of murder, of course resided within the final cell, its door now magically ajar,

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	I cannot tell you exactly how we found the path to the outer reaches of the underworld. Wandering the bowels of the hell and refusing to take the same actions as we had previously, we sought some application of our newly gifted rewards from the Erinyes. At ~~an alter~~ of the three-fold we did eventually find a method to again get some reaction from those gods who willed us forward, yet only reaped wildly unpredictable results. Just as we had vocalized our banishment of their virtues in our previous exposition, this time we literally banished that gift which they had bestowed upon us. After many attempts and many wild and unpredictable transportations upon a time we found ourselves within a new portal the likes of which we had not seen before, and gazing upwards from its void we spied an endless grey horizon of fog, an expanse of nothingness, and three blackened gates.		I cannot tell you exactly how we found the path to the outer reaches of the underworld. Wandering the bowels of the hell and refusing to take the same actions as we had previously, we sought some application of our newly gifted rewards from the Erinyes. At one of the altars of the three-fold we did eventually find a method to again get some reaction from those gods who willed us forward, yet only reaped wildly unpredictable results. Just as we had vocalized our banishment of their virtues in our previous exposition, this time we literally banished that gift which they had bestowed upon us. After many attempts and many wild and unpredictable transportations upon a time we found ourselves within a new portal the likes of which we had not seen before, and gazing upwards from its void we spied an endless grey horizon of fog, an expanse of nothingness, and three blackened gates.

	In the center of the room was erected a statue of three women, holding each other upon a large rock. All		In the center of the room was erected a statue of three women, holding each other upon a large rock. All

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	I cannot tell you exactly how we found the path to the outer reaches of the underworld. Wandering the bowels of the hell and refusing to take the same actions as we had previously, we sought some application of our newly gifted rewards from the Erinyes. We did eventually find a method to again get some reaction from ~~the~~ gods who willed us forward, yet only reaped wildly unpredictable results. After many attempts and many ~~failures~~ upon a time we found ourselves within a new portal the likes of which we had not seen before, and gazing upwards from its void we spied an endless grey horizon of fog, an expanse of nothingness, and three blackened gates.		I cannot tell you exactly how we found the path to the outer reaches of the underworld. Wandering the bowels of the hell and refusing to take the same actions as we had previously, we sought some application of our newly gifted rewards from the Erinyes. At an alter of the three-fold we did eventually find a method to again get some reaction from those gods who willed us forward, yet only reaped wildly unpredictable results. Just as we had vocalized our banishment of their virtues in our previous exposition, this time we literally banished that gift which they had bestowed upon us. After many attempts and many wild and unpredictable transportations upon a time we found ourselves within a new portal the likes of which we had not seen before, and gazing upwards from its void we spied an endless grey horizon of fog, an expanse of nothingness, and three blackened gates.

	In the center of the room was erected a statue of three women, holding each other upon a large rock. All		In the center of the room was erected a statue of three women, holding each other upon a large rock. All

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	We had delved deeply, and even found reward, and while a path homeward was indeed welcomed we struggled to see it as a true end of our quest. It had seemed the only path, and we saw not any other route to the hidden realms we knew still lay within that dark place. What of the Erinyes, and the great evil one they had mentioned? After long preparation we sought to begin a second exposition to further explore those depths and seek yet another path. We returned to the very start of our memory and collected all that we could pack within our bags, and then once more descended into the pit of the lower gate to hell.		We had delved deeply, and even found reward, and while a path homeward was indeed welcomed we struggled to see it as a true end of our quest. It had seemed the only path, and we saw not any other route to the hidden realms we knew still lay within that dark place. What of the Erinyes, and the great evil one they had mentioned? After long preparation we sought to begin a second exposition to further explore those depths and seek yet another path. We returned to the very start of our memory and collected all that we could pack within our bags, and then once more descended into the pit of the lower gate to hell.

	Defeating Delphium the guardian, navigating the maze of heat and passing through the gateway toward the beast Satan we forged forward with great eagerness. Toward what, we did not know. We ~~bested~~ the great deceiver once more, and again diving that chasm below her into the literal serpentine bowels of hell we once more explored those paths guarded by Hurag for yet another route.		Defeating Delphium the guardian, navigating the maze of heat and passing through the gateway toward the beast Satan we forged forward with great eagerness. Toward what, we did not know. We found the throne of the great deceiver reconstructed once more, and her wicked soul reconstituted upon its dias. Besting her yet again and and yet again diving that chasm below her into the literal serpentine bowels of hell we once more explored those paths guarded by Hurag for yet another route.

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	At long last we found and gained entrance to three penitentiaries, each devoted to the same quality which described the cavern itself, its key, and of course, the associated Fury. Within, after a brief exploratory endeavor, we discovered an alter, but what to do at such a forsaken pedestal? This my friends I can tell you is no easy riddle to solve, and for the sake of others safety I will keep that secret of opening the way forward. It was only by embracing this sheer madness and going against our instincts, that we found a path. Forget the easy and the pleasant ways of the world, banish the wisdom and harmony, and mercy, of the bright world of sun and joy from your mind. No my friends, no such hope can be found in this wretched place.		At long last we found and gained entrance to three penitentiaries, each devoted to the same quality which described the cavern itself, its key, and of course, the associated Fury. Within, after a brief exploratory endeavor, we discovered an alter, but what to do at such a forsaken pedestal? This my friends I can tell you is no easy riddle to solve, and for the sake of others safety I will keep that secret of opening the way forward. It was only by embracing this sheer madness and going against our instincts, that we found a path. Forget the easy and the pleasant ways of the world, banish the wisdom and harmony, and mercy, of the bright world of sun and joy from your mind. No my friends, no such hope can be found in this wretched place.

	Suddenly in response to our desperate pleas we found our surroundings suddenly dissolving and when they reappeared we found ourselves faced with a plain, black dias in the center of a circle of light, upon which was a singular, impressively bejeweled chest. We knew it to be Pandora's Box, and from our memories the words of the mysterious Entity we had encountered at the onset of our journey rang in our ears.		Suddenly in response to our desperate pleas we found our surroundings suddenly dissolving and when they reappeared we found ourselves faced with a plain, black dias in the center of a circle of light, upon which was a singular, impressively bejeweled chest. We knew it to be Pandora's Box, and from our memories the words of the injured Elf and the mysterious Entity we had encountered at the onset of our journey rang in our ears.

	The whispers of spirits echoed through the chamber, the spirits of the Erinyes themselves, Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto, came forth from the fog of our surroundings, offering us words of encouragement and puzzling advice. They spoke of being entrapped for eternity by a great evil. We understood very little, but roughly guessing at their instructions the box sprang open before us.		The whispers of spirits echoed through the chamber, the spirits of the Erinyes themselves, Tisiphone, Megaera and Alecto, came forth from the fog of our surroundings, offering us words of encouragement and puzzling advice. They spoke of being entrapped for eternity by a great evil. We understood very little, but roughly guessing at their instructions the box sprang open before us.

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	'Poisonous glamour, that pecks the eyes out of the living.... I unmake what is not... I banish the Victory... Anathema!		'Poisonous glamour, that pecks the eyes out of the living.... I unmake what is not... I banish the Victory... Anathema!

	Her corpse slumped and fell away down and down into the depth below. Instantly her minions swarmed about us ~~and saboteurs waylaid us at every move~~. ~~Cruel beasts~~ of varying nature dwell in that dank abode, and our finest combat specialists addressed each in turn, some ~~finding~~ useful artifacts ~~upon~~ their ~~prey~~. Finally diving downwards and ~~reaching~~ the basin of the cavern we found Satan's ~~armors~~ and ~~weaponry cast~~ upon the ~~ground~~ and ~~claimed it~~ for ~~our own~~.		Her corpse slumped and with one final throw the pile of death exploded and the ceiling burst, falling through the floor, and her lifeless corpse fell away down and down into the depth below. Instantly her minions swarmed about us, the same cruel beasts we had rushed past en route to this center of evil. Beasts of varying nature dwell in that dank abode, and our finest combat specialists addressed each in turn, for each seems to favor death by a different method and granting them their escape from this torment exactly as they desired we found some useful artifacts within their remnants.

			Finally diving downwards our efforts were immediately sabotaged once again by more of the mistress of hell's devoted minions. We maintained, and eventually once again encountered the mysterious Entity we had seen above, he again was glad to assist us as he was able. Reaching the basin of the cavern we found Satan's corpse had fallen long and exploded upon the barren pit floor, her personal affects strewn about haphazardly. One of our own also suffered this fate, and we noted several of our weapons, or more properly the remnants of our weapons, also littering the floor. More care would be taken in future endeavors, for the pit is long, and the floor is hard.

	There also sat the sniveling black shape of a once proud demon, Hurag, cast out of his Mistresses inner circle for sheer ineptitude but still on a personal quest to seek out and destroy all who oppose her, that he might win her favor back once more. Looking him over long and hard, we found that to begin with he had found his Mistresses pitchfork and hoped to gain her adoration for its return. Additionally, much to our surprise it seemed this creature had recently discovered the whereabouts of the mystical Erinyes, the Furies, and himself sought to bring about their end.		There also sat the sniveling black shape of a once proud demon, Hurag, cast out of his Mistresses inner circle for sheer ineptitude but still on a personal quest to seek out and destroy all who oppose her, that he might win her favor back once more. Looking him over long and hard, we found that to begin with he had found his Mistresses pitchfork and hoped to gain her adoration for its return. Additionally, much to our surprise it seemed this creature had recently discovered the whereabouts of the mystical Erinyes, the Furies, and himself sought to bring about their end.

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	We glared at him somewhat dumbfounded, almost not believing the tale of the little elf was corroborated and seemingly true magic after all. This mysterious Entity offered to repair our weapons and armor which was at least of some assurance he was sincere in his desire to aid our journey.		We glared at him somewhat dumbfounded, almost not believing the tale of the little elf was corroborated and seemingly true magic after all. This mysterious Entity offered to repair our weapons and armor which was at least of some assurance he was sincere in his desire to aid our journey.

	~~Suddenly~~ an ambush overtook us in the narrow chamber, and caught somewhat unawares we rushed forward into the lucky happenstance of an unforeseen escape. Yet in the escape from the frying pan we indeed found the fire, and before us rose the grand lord of the dark: Satan, ruler of Hell.		Before us lay a straight path, who's name mirrored the gateway path and key we had chosen to follow. We stepped forward and suddenly an ambush overtook us in the narrow chamber, and caught somewhat unawares we rushed forward into the lucky happenstance of an unforeseen escape. Yet in the escape from the frying pan we indeed found the fire, and before us rose the grand lord of the dark: Satan, ruler of Hell.

	She spied us calmly from atop an immense pile of bones, weapons, and carnage as if waiting for us to submit before her, oh the ego of evil, but of course having no intentions toward anything of the sort we instead hastily prepared ourselves and beset her in an onslaught of fist and sword, whip and ax. Her hellstorm rained upon us, and the crafty devil resisted our weapons this way and that, and yet we maintained, and eventually overcame her wrath. With a strangled cry, the battered Satan shoved her javelin into the mound of bones and carnage, croaking out a strange utterance,		She spied us calmly from atop an immense pile of bones, weapons, and carnage as if waiting for us to submit before her, oh the ego of evil, but of course having no intentions toward anything of the sort we instead hastily prepared ourselves and beset her in an onslaught of fist and sword, whip and ax. Her hellstorm rained upon us, and the crafty devil resisted our weapons this way and that, and yet we maintained, and eventually overcame her wrath. With a strangled cry, the battered Satan shoved her javelin into the mound of bones and carnage, croaking out a strange utterance,

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	'She tricked me. I was working on the creation of Pandora's box and when it was almost completed, I made the terrible mistake of looking inside. Now my soul is forever trapped in the Underworld.'		'She tricked me. I was working on the creation of Pandora's box and when it was almost completed, I made the terrible mistake of looking inside. Now my soul is forever trapped in the Underworld.'

	~~Without much of any clue to what he referred, we~~ glared at him somewhat dumbfounded, ~~but in~~ the ~~least he~~ offered to repair our weapons and armor which was at least of some assurance he was sincere in his desire to aid our journey.		We glared at him somewhat dumbfounded, almost not believing the tale of the little elf was corroborated and seemingly true magic after all. This mysterious Entity offered to repair our weapons and armor which was at least of some assurance he was sincere in his desire to aid our journey.

	Suddenly an ambush overtook us in the narrow chamber, and caught somewhat unawares we rushed forward into the lucky happenstance of an unforeseen escape. Yet in the escape from the frying pan we indeed found the fire, and before us rose the grand lord of the dark: Satan, ruler of Hell.		Suddenly an ambush overtook us in the narrow chamber, and caught somewhat unawares we rushed forward into the lucky happenstance of an unforeseen escape. Yet in the escape from the frying pan we indeed found the fire, and before us rose the grand lord of the dark: Satan, ruler of Hell.