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anon with joy receives it;
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All she had to go on was her own experience with Anon, and she was far less impressive than him
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She wondered how much of this Anon had foreseen
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Of course Anon had known the elf was worthy, that had never actually been her quest
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Anon had known this would be so, and wisely, he had sent Alana, because she was the purest of all the gods
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She worried that Anon erred in choosing her, and that she couldn’t possibly live up to the purity of these elves
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Anon had known
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How could Anon have been so wrong? How could I have been so wrong?
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Since her banishment, Alana’s only contact with the Elders had been through Anon, and even he had said little
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She would forever trust Anon, and would accept the mission on that alone
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But for Anon, it was nothing more than a twisted walking staff
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Once again, Anon found himself on a mission to correct the errors of one of his Children
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Anon became a pillar of flames, a faceless giant of white fire
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“Yes, Anon, it’s true
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Anon wished nothing more than to watch the Dead God burn, but his power was gone
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Anon was stunned, helpless
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If he tested Anon now, he would be the first to succeed
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Anon wanted to say that he was immune to the Plague, and that he could not be infected
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Anon had always lived with the certainty that he was in the right, but now with the Maker absent, the only certainty was that he would no longer be fighting his way to the Dead Tree
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Anon wondered how the creature would look if he could show emotion
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‘EVEN THAT FOOL ANON CANNOT SAVE YOU NOW
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He needed a miracle, and if ever there was a man who could provide one, it was Anon
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Until he had been infected by the Plague, Anon had never truly known the meaning of the word
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Nor would Anon care, only the craving would matter at that point
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To avoid such a fate, Anon had to succeed, and quickly
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For Anon, he should have been relatively weak, but Imorbis had infected him with the pure strain
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Anon was all but ignored as he made his way to the trunk
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The Maker had decided to abandon Anon for reasons he yet failed to comprehend, leaving him with no choice but to partake of the Dead God’s plan
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Should he somehow safely complete this mission, Anon would do his utmost to honor his promise to heal the Dead God
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Besides which, now that Anon was infected as well, who was going to save him? The truth was that he may survive this battle only to find himself enlisting in the Dark Army
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For this reason, Anon had decided to alter Imorbis’ plan – just slightly
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His mind often wandering to thoughts of bloodied flesh on his tongue, Anon drew nearer to the towering trunk of the Dead Tree
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Anon knew what he had to do
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He towered over Anon, his appendages writhing in excitement
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His white eyes shone down on Anon, bathing him in a white glow
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‘IT APPEARS THE MAKER HAS LEFT YOU? OR PERHAPS, ANON, HE WAS NEVER REALLY WITH YOU AT ALL
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Anon longed to prove him wrong
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‘WHY DID YOU COME HERE, ANON? EVEN WITH THE MAKER, WHAT COULD YOU HOPE TO ACHIEVE?’
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Anon had a plan of his own
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He hadn’t expected Anon to come out on top
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Anon fell to his knees
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This entire time, it believed Imorbis had been doing its will; helping to see the Elf Prince removed from his hole and separated from his staff, and infecting and leading Anon into a trap
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That’s where Anon came in; the Elder’s hate of the man would blind him to anything Imorbis would do
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This time Anon came to him
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Anon drifted in the Abyss
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Anon reached out to touch that smooth, golden face
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Anon no longer had need of it; the faceless one was his true form now
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Anon doubted that staff would leave his side again for a very long time
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“Now, are you ready to leave this place, One Elf?” Anon asked, not sure what more he could do to convince him
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“What’s out there, Anon?” Adros asked, shifting his gaze to the Rift
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Anon approached him, reaching up to lay his hand on his shoulder
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This is true, Anon
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Besides, now he fought with Anon and the power of the Maker at his side, with that, Imorbis had learned anything was possible
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Would Anon allow such power to be recreated?
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Both men were silent – Imorbis already plotting the creation of his ‘Destroyer’, while Anon pondered a way to stop it; to keep it from becoming a greater evil than even the Dead Tree
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Dona’Cora should have been gladdened by the knowledge; Brontes was an ally of Anon
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What are you up to, Anon?
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Anon had been many things in his life, but never a fool
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Ome trusted Anon since the first day he met him, as he trusts him still
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He believed Anon, when he told him help was coming
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Anon claimed to have stood against this evil force
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Hopefully, Anon understood that in the current situation that penalty no longer applied
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Hopefully Anon returned to the Sanctuary
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Were the pods to be their pathway to freedom? Anon never revealed what would happen next
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At full capacity, it would be possible to load the entire inhabitants of the Sanctuary, but what then? Even with the Maker at his side, would Anon risk delivering them to deep space? Or was he planning on bringing them to the Rift-world below? It seemed certain that the planet was likely swarming with the dead, but if by some chance it wasn’t, even if the Elders and Chosen made it to the Gate, no matter where they went, the Dark Army could easily follow
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Anon said to wait, so that’s what they would do
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The same question was on everyone’s mind, but only Atomin lacked sufficient faith in Anon to ask it
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Faith in Anon and the Maker
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You better get your ass out here, Anon
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He had never personally met Anon, but the rumors of his greatness could be heard to the farthest ends of the universe
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If Anon wanted Ollius to believe in him, then he would have to prove himself worthy of it
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Anon has not come
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“That fiend was slain by Anon
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Anon wasn’t the only one who waited, far below him, the inhabitants of the Seventh World had changed themselves from workers to warriors, and now stood in formation around the Rift
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But Anon knew that if he did so, he would likely be sending them all to their deaths
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An evil even Anon had been unable to fully destroy
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Anon still hoped the elves and Magi would be coming through, turning the gathering into a celebration – but they were long overdue
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He had heard that in his last battle with the being, Adros had severed one of his arms (Anon had removed the other)
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Anon walked among the apprehensive soldiers, invisible to them, but as eager to uncover the contents of the pod as any
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‘Dona’Cora,’ Anon thought, a grin spreading across his face as he sensed her familiar presence
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It was evident to Anon, that despite her sudden aging, the power of the Maker kept her alive, for a halo of glowing white light now surrounded the woman
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Though he was far removed from the conversation, Anon used his power to eavesdrop
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” Dona’Cora whispered, before turning her shadow covered eyes toward Anon
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“I owe you an apology, Anon,” she said as she drew near
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Looking at Brontes and the other wretched looking survivors, it was hard for Anon to believe it was so
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Anon was afraid to go to him, Brontes had always maintained his faith in him, and for the second time in his life, that faith has led to his physical ruin
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“When the time is right, I will go to him,” Anon said, his wide eyes misting over as he watched him depart
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not all is lost to us,” Anon said, looking directly at the misshapen Elder Jakkar, and then the scrawny, little scrapper Kendal
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Anon turned from Brontes, his anger was concealed – for now
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Anon left the Keep and the lovers behind to begin their new life
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Anon had expected more lies, half-truths and schemes from the mouth of the Dead God, certainly not truth
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If he was only to achieve locomotion by crawling on his belly, after having persuaded Eve to partake of the apple, pray tell just what detriment did he endure in becoming the recipient of such crawling, since that had been his process of locomotion, anon
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I quietly watched the proceedings, undiscovered for some time, while the priest ever and anon approached the body and appeared to question it closely
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The Leftist sees it 1/2 empty Anon
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anon A Conservative in Profile First, keep in mind the terms Conservative and Leftist describe how one reacts to stimulus about Government
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the bed, and pulled down the canopy from the pillars; and anon after she went out, and gave Holofernes his head to her maid; 10 And
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But they saw none of the host which anon were by them
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9 And tumbled his body down from the bed and pulled down the canopy from the pillars; and anon after she went out and gave Holofernes his head to her maid; 10 And she put it in her bag of meat: so the two of them went together accordingly for their custom of prayer and when they passed the camp they went around the valley and went up the mountain of Bethulia and came to the gates of it
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Then closed his eyes and disappeared releasing me to breathe anon