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// Chapter 8 
// Story: The Darkest of The Light 
// by Moonghost 
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Blue was frozen in terror. He knew he had to take the deal, and, the unknownness of its price made it horribly tempting, but, also made it horrifying in its scope as well as the scantness of its details made it feel immensely monolithic. So he began to try to stall for time and maybe get a bit more information from *Golden Blade*.

"H-how old are you?" Blue said trying to sound casual, partly succeeding as he only stuttered on the first word.

They turned to Blue Blood, "You really are curious, aren't you?" The Court Jester said, the deathly calm of the voice burning through his head, before turning away , gesturing for him to follow them as they shambled away. “You know Blue, I do truthfully feel bad about dragging you into my little W̷a̴r̶ with Olde Celly, Truly I am, but, now you’re a part of it, so, you might as well get the full story.” They said pausing to make sure Blue as listening. Seeing that he was still following them, they continued. “I’m old, Blue Blood, even to someone like Celestia, I am ancient, you understand?” 

Blue Blood nodded and asked “Where are we?”

“A place that is older than myself, I do not dare to say its TRUE NAME.” The Court Jester said solemnly, before stopping in front of a blackened archway. “WELCOME TO MY FAMILY’S FORGE!!!” Golden Blade’s Voice bellowed fourth from The Court Jester’s gnarled toothed maw, as a gigantic furnace screeched to life, it was the shrillest, sharpest, clearest, and most soulless sound on Equis.