Chapter 207: By the River
I was already in pain as I lay on the floor of the hall, can you imagine what it would be like for something to invade your heart little by little? At that time, my mind kept flashing all kinds of pictures like a marquee, some from my memories, and some were inexplicable, whenever I thought of something good, my pain could be somewhat reduced, and whenever something evil happened, the pain would be aggravated again, I was tortured and tormented repeatedly like I was in a pot of oil, and my intuition told me that I must not give in to the shareholder, but the reality was that I couldn't do anything about it, and finally when the shareholder was completely in my heart, I was completely unconscious.
When I came to my senses again, the whole person was lying in a field of flowers, looking up at the purple sky hanging a golden moon, I never thought that the moon could look so big, as if the sky on that side had been occupied by it, I didn't understand how I came here, what kind of place is this, I wanted to stand up from the ground, but only slightly moved and found that the body was surprisingly light, as if like a feather, I stood up and looked around, surrounded by towering mountains, There is a blue river in the distance, and the whole scene is beautiful like a painting, but the color scheme is too bold. Another thing that surprised me was that there was no living thing around, and this was the first time I had encountered this situation in my life, to know that everything in the world, even the grass and trees that could not speak, should have breath in itself, but ordinary people could not perceive it, but it seemed that there was no living creature in the world in front of me except me.
"Am I already dead?" I can't help but think like this, but this place is completely different from the hell I saw in the memory of the Demon King. But then again, there is no such thing as "death" for the Demon King, so it doesn't seem strange if this is really the realm of the dead. Although I have wanted to kill myself several times, I still regret it in my heart when "death" really comes, and I don't know what happened to the princesses, and what was the outcome of that battle, but since even I am no longer there, they must not be able to win, what will be the end of everyone? Maybe... They must all be dead, but if so, why didn't they see them? Oh, they're all good people, and they've probably gone to heaven after they died, right? But that's not right, no one else cares, just what Antonla has done all his life, no matter what he thinks, heaven can't accept it, right? And where is it now?
Thinking of this, I decided to look around, even if it was a talking person who could ask where it was, so I walked down the hillside towards the distant valley, and you could not hear anything other than the wind, and for the first time I realized that "quiet" can sometimes be such a terrible thing. Suddenly I found a figure on the bank of the river not far away, I was happy and sad in my heart, worried that although I saw each other, but I didn't feel the slightest anger, so it seems that this may really be the country of the dead, and I am undoubtedly dead, and fortunately at least I am not the only one here, thinking of this I can't help but step forward quickly, want to ask the other party what is going on, but when I gradually see the other party's back, I can't help but be stunned.
"Division... "I couldn't believe my eyes.
The other party seemed to hear my voice and was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be puzzled that there would be someone else here, only to see him look around for a while, and finally turned his head to look at me, and when I saw that face clearly, two tears couldn't help but burst out of my eyes.
"Kane, how are you?" It was still that familiar voice, it was still that familiar face, and even the red rosacea was the same as in my memory, and this man I thought I would never see again in my life appeared so clearly in front of my eyes at this moment.
"Master, I miss you so much..."Well, I know that a young man said such a thing somewhat uselessly, but at that time I couldn't suppress the emotions in my heart at all, I stepped forward and hugged this man whom I had somewhat disgusted, and cried like a wanderer who had returned home after a long absence.
"Okay, okay, such an adult is not afraid of being laughed at if he still cries his nose..."The master said with a little complaint, but I didn't choose to let go, I still held this body that was not very warm, and the pain, confusion, sadness, and grievances that had been suppressed in my heart for a long time... All kinds of emotions seem to be vented at this moment.
After I don't know how long, my mood gradually calmed down a little, and then I remembered that there were still many things I hadn't figured out, so I hurriedly let go of the master, wiped my tears, and asked, "Master, aren't you dead?" How did it get here? Where the hell is this?"
"Hehe, even you, the incarnation of the Demon King, don't know where this place is, how can I, an old drunkard, know?" The master wiped my wet shoulder, and smiled a little disdainfully, I used to dislike his ruffian way of talking, but now I feel extremely kind.
"And how exactly did you get here?"
"It doesn't matter, but how did you kid end up here?" The master asked rhetorically.
"Oh, I'm probably dead—" I bothered, a little embarrassed.
"What!?" The master said with a stunned expression.
"Actually, here's the thing..."After that, I briefly introduced to the master what he had experienced after his death, from the suicide attempt to the vicious battle in the Wizard's Tower, at first the master was still interested as if listening to a story, but in the later stage, he couldn't help frowning, with a sad face, you must know that such an expression is rare in him, and finally when I finished narrating the whole story, the master was sitting in place, speechless for a long time...
"Actually, I was a little confused at first, and I didn't know what to do next, but I was relieved to see that you were here, master, we..."
"Kane, how long are you going to be coquettish like this?" Before I could finish speaking, the master suddenly said with a stern face, such a situation is really rare in him, and I couldn't help but be stunned for a while.
"Master, I..."
"What am I? Why can't you grow up like a child? How did I teach you before? A knight must be faithful to his creed no matter what situation he faces, as long as he thinks it is right, he must do it, no matter what other people around him say or think of you, it doesn't matter, the key is what you really think in your own heart. But what about you? Obviously you look taller than me, but when you encounter something, you still want to escape, and you want to rely on others, when will you not let the master worry about you?"
"I..."In the face of the master's questioning, I couldn't help but be speechless for a while, yes, for a long time, whether as a demon king or a brave man, I have been too weak, too vacillating, I don't know what path I should take, almost all choices are forced, helping Ellie is like this, escaping the pursuit of the Holy See is like this, and even preventing the end of the world is like this, although I rarely complain, but I have not felt that fate has played tricks on me. I always like to find answers from others, but I never seem to ask myself, ask my own heart...
"Master, I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
"It's not me you're really sorry for, it's your own heart."
"But I really don't know what to do, I don't belong to a human race, I don't want to be a demon, and the heavenly realm doesn't allow me, I don't know where I should go, and I don't know what is right and what is wrong..."