"Shogoth!" Thor anxiously shouted into the dark alleyway behind him, unsure if he had turned into a different fork in the road or if something had happened to him.

Just as Thor was about to run over the deep gap and go back to find Shogues.

In the opposite passage came the sound of Shogues's cough, continuous and violent, heart-rending. When the cough passed, there was a difficult breathing sound from the other side, like breathing through the mouth with the nose plugged, laborious and difficult.

“... Scold...... Uh-huh......"

Even though he was out of sight, even though it was dark at the entrance of the passage opposite, Thor still imagined what Shogues would look like at this moment.

He should be sitting on the ground with his head tilted back and half leaning against the wall, his expression ...... Maybe it's despair, maybe it's relief.

"I'm sorry, brother, I might be leaving......" Finally, Shogues' soft voice floated over.

The word 'go' obviously does not refer to leaving home to go to a distant place, but leaving this world and going to the unknown. Or maybe they didn't go anywhere, they just disappeared completely, and they disappeared in this world.

In fact, even if Shogues didn't say it, Thor had already reacted at this time, and Shogues might be very sick.

With a glimmer of hope in his heart, Thor spoke with a little trembling.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I'm under a curse. ”

Curse!?Thor stared, and the moment he heard the word, he saw the rotten Claude walking around in front of his eyes again. If he had never believed that there was any curse in this world before, but now ......

"When?"

"Maybe before, maybe earlier, maybe in some tomb robbery, maybe in some adventure, who knows?...... Cough... Cough. ”

"And what did you struggle to get to this mausoleum for?" asked Thor wistfully.

Thor would love to see Shogues tell him suddenly, because there was a cure for the curse in this mausoleum. Then he still has the opportunity to accompany his brother all the way, no matter how dangerous or crazy, even if it goes all the way to hell.

"Oh, it was an accident, so let's take it as my last joke. There are probably three reasons, and the first two are not important. ”

"One is that I discovered this place a long time ago and have always wanted to pull you to take a look. It's a pity that Covill left in a hurry, and the matter was put aside for the time being, and this wait has been until now. ”

"Another reason is that it's been a long time since we've done something together, and I want to revisit it before we leave. ”

"The last one is the root cause, when I went to look for you in your cabin yesterday, I thought I was in good health. But when I got here, I realized that I was still overly optimistic, and it was clear that the stingy guy of the Grim Reaper didn't give me much time. ”

Listening to the calm narration of Shugues on the other side, Thor's whole body shook a little, like a broken clockwork pendulum. He should have known a long time ago, where there is hope, where there is later.

Reality is far more terrible than nightmares, when you wake up from a nightmare, you will find that everything is still good, but reality, will make you live in a nightmare.

After a period of silence, Thor seemed to wake up from a dream.

"Listen to me, brother. When you're younger, many things look like the end of the world, but they don't, and maybe that's just the beginning of some happy endings. There must still be a chance, you are still alive, still breathing, still thinking. ”

"Let's go now, out of this mausoleum, and go overnight, straight to Logstown, Newtown, Hound Town, to Niles Territory, to further afield, to find apothecaries, magicians, herbalists, healers, in short, anyone we can find. ”

"Even if you pass out on the road, don't worry, leave everything to me, even if you carry me, you will be carried to the place, maybe a miracle will happen. ...... Let's go, we'll go now. ”

Thor spoke quickly, and the whole person quickly retreated to run.

"It's useless, my brother, where do you think I've come from?" Hughes's words were simple and faint, but Thor felt like a precise dagger flying towards him, and there was no way to avoid it, piercing his heart in an instant.

"Miracles? It's not like you'd say it. Miracles are called miracles because they rarely or even don't happen at all, and we have understood this truth a long time ago?"

"I've been to all the places I can go all this winter. This is no longer a disease, nor is it a problem that money and medicine can solve. I struggled to come back to see you one last time, and Coveville is here. ”

"I guess you're the only guy in the world who will come to see me off, maybe Covill is one, but it's a pity that she's already ......"

Thor's heart tightened, and his whole body didn't seem to move, but he felt some cramps and pain because of the excessive tension.

Hughes was still talking in fits and starts, as if cherishing the last moments.

"I remember when we sold potions, and when we got the first big payment, I used to think that life was really easy. But then, as you once said to me, the biggest illusion in life is really naïve. ”

"We killed the people we loved, drove out the people who loved us, and now, finally, it's our turn. ”

"You know, brother, the loss of a loved one is actually a feeling like this. ”

"Not a collapse in crying, nor sadness in a whisper, but an illusion of pain all over the body, like a shadow. You're going to hurt, you're going to throb, there's no real source to it, but it's never going away. ”

"But don't beat yourself too much, my brother. I've never blamed you for even the Covier thing, really. There is always a price to pay for everything, and even if it happens all over again, even if it ends like this, I don't think my choice will change much. ”

"I just hated myself for not being able to be a little stronger, not being able to be faster, just like you were lying in the cold rain on that desperate rainy night, and I finally realized how you felt at that time. ”

"Although we are all used to burying things in our hearts or keeping little secrets, I think I know a little bit about you. ”

"You are not as indifferent as you think, after all, we have raised glasses together, lingered on women's skirts together, although the time is indeed a little shorter, but thank you for accompanying me all the way. ”

"But you can't live like this, life is too lonely and too hard, remember to hug yourself more when you have leisure. ”

"I've had a ...... time this time" seemed to be looking for a suitable word to say something, and Hughes was quiet for a moment before adding:

"Uh, it's a little hard, it's a little lost, sorry bro, I'm bothering you. It's not bad to end it like that, at least I don't have to work so hard anymore, ahem...... Cough. Shogues began to cough again.

"Damn, I took great pains to get you out of the ranger's hut, who approved you to die here, you stand up for me. Thor snarled at the other side with red eyes.

“...... Hehe, you're not the kind of person who goes over old scores. Shogues lightly defused Thor's growl.

Thor finally sat down weakly, deep tired mixed with bitter despair.

"You...... Are you finally going to leave me? You keep saying that you are my brother, but in the end you are the brother who did it, and selfishly ran away to another world?"

Shogues smiled heavally across from him.

"It's all at the end, so don't complain. And damn it, don't be so ambiguous, what does it mean to leave you, how embarrassing. You and I both like women, but it's a pity that the responsibility of harming them in the future can only be entrusted to you. ”

"Let's go, let's go back first, and at least die where you deserve to die. Thor tried to reassure.

"Forget it, brother, I can't walk, I think it's good here. At least I can still decide how and where to die. ”

"So you chose and chose and finally decided on such a place?"

"It's not bad here, it's such a big mausoleum, and it's ready-made. This means that there must be a big man buried here, maybe a beautiful lord or a beautiful king. Hughes smiled in the dark.

"Ahem...... Cough. There was another violent cough, and then the sound of Shogues vomiting blood rang out in the darkness.

"I could feel the bugs already burrowing in my bones and my guts rotting. Oh, I can't vomit this disgusting feeling, cough...... I can't take it anymore. ”

"Have you ever seen a monster that bleeds blue blood? ”

Thor clenched his fingers at the ground, listening to his old friend's pain but doing nothing.

"Time is running out, let's get down to business. My money, right behind your closet. There are not many gold coins, there are a few silver coins, and there are dozens of copper coins.

"In short, you keep half of it, whether you join someone else's adventurous team or lead the team yourself, if you are too short on money, others will look down on you. ”

"You helped me bring Judy, oh, she's a prostitute, she used to be. Later, she joins Scarlet Rose and becomes Corvier's companion, and they are called sisters. ”

"Maybe half a year after Covill left, one night I drank too much, too much, and it was dark. I can't remember the details, but the woman knew about the affair between me and Kovier, and I stayed with her all the time. ”

"I don't like it, but since I left Coveville, I knew I would never be able to fall in love with anyone else. I drove Judy away, but she took care of me silently until now. ”

"Now that things are coming, there must be an explanation and an end. ”

"Well, sometimes I feel that although the spirit of Covill is far away from me, the body is still mixed with me, hehe. ”

"Alright, that's it, I'll have to fall asleep before the bugs gnaw my brain. ”

"Remember when I told you that I've been learning the stealth technique of high-level thieves? Actually, I've learned it, but now that I'm using it for the first time, I might be able to stealth for a little longer. ”

"Thank you, then, my friend. Farewell, my brother, my dear little friend. After saying that, there was a 'plop' sound in front of Thor, like the sound of something falling to the bottom, and it was clear that Shogues had swooped into the deep ravine between the two passages.

Thor even heard a 'thud' in the chilling sound of the fall, which he could guess was the sound of steel spikes piercing his body at the bottom of the ravine.

Then, the surroundings fell completely silent.

In the end, Hughes chose to stay, stay in this place that is darker than darkness, and end up lonely.

Thor remained motionless, silent like a statue in the darkness, and the moment the voice came, his heart suddenly tore violently.

He felt that the vines in his heart, which had been growing wildly, suddenly swept wildly.

Then, there was a deep loneliness, which came like a tidal wave and completely submerged him.