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Once again, an angel of God came to the leaders of the supernatural races He asked that we keep a close eye on the evil gathering in the world The veil to the underworld was no longer a secret to allit out under the direction of the dely however it was not a human that became the tool used to make it possible to open the Veil

One ht out any interaction fros Over tihts led to actions that they theh him, and one day he found himself at the Veil The demons continued their assault on his mind and he became so attuned to their wickedness that he clearly heard, the directions on how to open the Veil He followed their instructions to write the ritual in a book, so that when the appointed time came, the book would be read, and the ritual perfor to read a language that he didn’t even know, though he had written it I took the book and tried to destroy it, but nothing I tried was successful, so I hid it in our vast library It has been here, untouched ever since"

The rooer filled the space The group continued to look for the book and it hile before so

"That does not explain how the Kings of my people have kno to open the Veil," Cypher pointed out

Thalion did not respond, but paused in his searching

"Thalion," Cypher pro

"The male that found the Veil, the one rote the book, he was the Warlock King"

Cypher’s eyes widened and he froze where he stood He felt like he couldn’t get enough air in his lungs and what air he did get in was thick and difficult to exhale

"That still doesn’t explain how the others have known," Lilly said, as she walked over to Cypher’s side She took his hand and rubbed it gently, a silent reassurance that she ith him

"Cypher understands how they all have known," Thalion said, as he continued to stare at hiiven his memories, all of them"

"How?" Lilly asked, as she tilted her head back so she could fully see his face

"Blood," Cypher told her "All things co, and even evil"

"I hate to break up this moment of painful revelation," Cyn quipped as she walked over to Thalion, "but I found it" She handed hi for

Thalion felt a chill run through him as he held it Cypher’s eyes landed on the book and he felt an unexplainable need to take it, to protect it

"Cypher?" He heard his na fro?"

"He’s drawn to the book because of the knowledge that it holds" Thalion’s words snapped Cypher out of the trance he had been in

"Evil is drawn to evil," he repeated what the elf had said while telling the story "Is that why? Is the darkness into connect with the evil in that book?" Cypher’s voice was thick with contehtened painfully in his chest as he was once again reminded that he had made poor choices so many times, and some very recently

"No," Lilly said firmly as she planted herself directly in front of him He looked down at her and he was able to breathe a little easier as he saw the determination in her eyes

"You are not evil Have you made bad choices? Most definitely, but we all have We have all, at one tis that were, for lack of a better term, sinful It’s hoe handle the aftermath that determines e really are and what path we are on"