3. Time Eater

As Tianyun bit her lips in resentment, a dark shadow gradually enveloped the entire London Bridge. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe cold wind blew the worn-out newspaper on Tianyun's ankles. Tianyun watched indifferently as the newspaper was weakly swept into the air, floating up and down...... Finally disappeared into the icy river.

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Watching the newspaper being swallowed up by the river, Tianyun seemed to see his future.

Hopeless, dead - the future.

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"Meow-"

A slight cry came from the river, and Tianyun looked over.

The street lights are dim. Tianyun didn't see the dark shadow wriggling in the river at first. Until the little black shadow jumped ashore and approached Tianyun in a low voice. Only then did Tianyun see that it was a black cat the size of a palm.

The little black cat was wet with the river water, and in this cold night, she couldn't help but shiver. It raised its big dark red eyes and looked pitifully at Tianyun, meowing and meowing.

"Poor little one." Tianyun stepped forward and hugged the little black cat and hugged it tightly in his arms, trying in vain to use his insignificant body temperature to warm this equally cold body.

"Meow~" The little black cat rubbed in Tianyun's arms, although it was still trembling, it licked Tianyun's jaw very affectionately.

Looking at the little black cat's longing eyes, Tianyun could only sigh secretly in his heart: "Little guy." I'm sorry. I didn't have anything to eat either. Alas......"

"Meow ......" seemed to understand Tianyun's words, and the little black cat hung its head in disappointment. Looking at the same bright red pupils, as well as the weakness and helplessness of the petite body, Tianyun couldn't help but think of herself again.

"Little one, have you been abandoned too?"

Tianyun said as if talking to herself.

"Do they call you a demon too? Devil? Monster? ”

A strange smile bloomed from the corners of his chapped mouth.

"If we are really demons, we must not let them go!"

"Meow?" The little black cat's meow seemed to be questioning. The cold five fingers gently stroked the cold body of the little black cat, which was still wet, and Tianyun's eyes narrowed tightly.

"Because they are the real damned devils......"

The little black cat looked at Tianyun's cold face fixedly, and her strange bright red pupils flashed a strange light, and then she fell into Tianyun's arms again.

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In the distance, the whistle of the ship was heard, and the freighter passing by in the middle of the night brought up white waves in the icy river, and in the black night, crossed the white marks.

Tianyun hugged the little black cat tightly, and the drowsy sleepiness invaded the brain. However, the sudden burst of crisp children's voices instantly melted away the heavy sleepiness.

The poignant and strange voice of the child, like a weeping baby, mixed with the strange laughter of silver bells, came from the thick night fog in the distance.

Tianyun raised her head, slightly surprised, and looked at the source of the voice.

Far away. Mixed with that weird sound. Tianyun heard a familiar nursery rhyme.

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“London.Bridge.is.falling.down,

.. Falling.down,.falling.down,

.. London.Bridge.is.falling.down,

.. My.fair.Lady……

.. ……

.. Build.it.up.with.wood.and.clay,

.. Wood.and.clay,.wood.and.clay,

.. Build.it.up.with.wood.and.clay,

.. My.fair.Lady……

.. ……

.. Wood.and.clay.will.wash.away,

.. Wash.away,.wash.away,

.. Wood.and.clay.will.wash.away,

.. My.fair.Lady.……

..

.. ……

.. Build.it.up.with.silver.and.gold,

.. Silver.and.gold,.silver.and.gold,

.. Build.it.up.with.silver.and.gold,

.. My.fair.Lady……

.. ……

.. Silver.and.gold.will.be.stolen.away,

.. Stolen.away,.stolen.away,

.. Silver.and.gold.will.be.stolen.away,

.. My.fair.Lady.……

.. ……”

As the song approached, a slender black figure was wrapped in the light mist, step by step, in front of Tianyun.

Through the mist, Tianyun saw a young man wearing a long black trench coat. He holds a pitch-black metal cane in one hand, and a beautiful puppet doll in the other.

The puppet doll has black curly hair, red eyes inlaid with rubies, and its small mouth opens and closes mechanically, singing the familiar nursery rhyme.

Tianyun looked at it in confusion and listened in confusion.

That familiar nursery rhyme. Final lyrics. But it has changed.

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“London.Bridge.is.falling.down,

.. Falling.down,.falling.down,

.. London.Bridge.is.falling.down,

.. My.fair.Lady……

.. ……

.. Pain.and.suffer.will.get.away,

.. Get.away,.get.away,

.. Pain.and.suffer.will.get.away,

.. My.fair.Lady.……

.. ……”

Raising her eyes to look at the man in black who appeared in front of her, Tianyun's whole person no longer shivered from the cold, and the little black cat in her arms also curiously poked out of its head.

"Hello." The man smiled and half-squatted down, a cold and handsome face directly crashed into Tianyun's sight, and the pair of bright red eyes made Tianyun slightly stunned.

"I'm the Demon God, Vashag."

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Tianyun looked at the man in front of her in a daze, and she couldn't help but think of the night she saw him under the London Bridge.

It was that night that changed everything completely.

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"Uncle? …… Is that you?! Tianyun looked at it with a happy face.

"Uncle?" Vashag laughed a little at the title of Tianyun. Lowering his eyes to look at the childish face, those beautiful big eyes exuded undisguised joy.

Vashag couldn't help but think of the moment he first saw Tianyun three days ago. On that cold night, what he saw was the same pair of beautiful big eyes. However, in those bright red pupils, Vashag saw that buried deep in the girl's soul was endless pain, despair, and devouring cold aura! It was a breath of despair, grief, and coldness that should not have been seen in the eyes of a girl who was only twelve years old.

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"Uncle, where is this? Is it your home? Tianyun looked curiously at everything around her.

"Home? You can say the same thing. To be exact, this is my marquis's palace on earth. ”

Vashag's gaze fell on the silver cross on the black book, his slender and pale fingers covered with the bright red gems, and he smiled slightly, his eyes flashing with a strange light.

That light was deeply attracted to Tianyun. She looked at those eyes almost obsessively. It was also a pair of blood-red eyes. It's just that the blood red is even deeper and colder, like coagulated blood, demonic. And fascinating.

"Uncle, are you a demon?" Tianyun looked at Vashag and asked curiously.

Vashag shook his head and said lightly: "Demons are just low-level demons, I am a demon god." ”

"Demon God?"

"Yes, Daedric. The one who dwells under the Demon King, the Demon God. Vashag's gaze turned to Tianyun and smiled slightly: "Aren't you afraid of me?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" Tianyun shook his head, looked at Vashag with a smile and said, "Uncle is not terrible at all. ”

"It was I who deliberately released the Death Black Cat and deliberately destroyed your body with a virus. To put it simply, I killed your body. And now, I can destroy your soul anytime, anywhere, or let your soul fall into the demon realm and become fodder for the demons. Even so, aren't you afraid of me? ”

"Don't be afraid!" Tianyun said firmly. She really wasn't afraid of Vashag. For Tianyun, Vashag is more like an angel descending from heaven.

He ended her painful life and gave her a new lease of life.

In the last moments of his life, the man, who called himself a demon god, spoke to her so gently. Those strong and powerful arms tightly hugged her gradually cold body, soothing her restless soul.

Outside of this world, apart from her deceased parents, Vashag was the only one who treated her so gently. How could she be afraid of him?

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Vashag looked at Tianyun's clear and determined eyes with interest.

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Life in the Demon Realm is long and dark, and the fighting within the Demon Realm is constant, and most of the creatures in the Demon Realm spend their lives in killing and blood. Evil, vicious, insidious, cruel! It is the world's evaluation of the creatures of the demon world. Even in the Demon Realm, low-level demons and demons will not easily trust each other, and they are full of fear of high-ranking demon gods and demon kings.

However, the human girl in front of her had no fear of him. In the depths of her soul, Vashag felt absolute trust, absolute trust without the slightest doubt or fear. On this point, Vashag did not understand.

Humans are not the same as demon gods. Human life is extremely short, so they are afraid of death, and even more afraid of those demonic beings who can easily deprive them of their vitality. In the past, Vashag came to the earth in search of dark spirits, and before they made a pact with them, they would prostrate themselves in fear, respectful and fearful of him. But this time, under the guidance of an extremely strong desire to kill, the little girl he found was not afraid of him at all.

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"Do you know why I found you?" Vashag asked with a smile.

Tianyun shook her head.

"I found you because your soul is full of dark powers. And this dark force is the basis for becoming a Time Devourer. ”

"Time Eater?"

"The Time Eater is the demon who replenishes the life force of the demon god." "Your body is dead, and now the shell you are boarding with is just my puppet doll," Vashag explained. As an angel, your shell is too weak. Before giving you the power of the Time Devourer, you can choose which body you wish to lodge in. ”

Tianyun tried to digest what Vashag had said, but still couldn't fully understand what he meant.

"Uncle, you mean. My body is dead, but my soul is alive? But why didn't my soul go to hell? ”

"Because, your soul belongs to me forever." Vashag gave Tianyun a deep look. Any soul demon he chooses will never be able to enter hell or heaven again, and the ultimate fate of these souls ......

"Is it you......" Tianyun's words interrupted Vashag's thoughts. I saw that she was silent for a moment, but her eyes swelled with fierce joy! As if happy to hear the news, Tianyun nodded and smiled, "Great! Tianyun is finally no longer alone! ”