There is such a place in the Demon Canyon between hell and the world: there is no soul crying, no evil thoughts, everything is so quiet, only a pool of blood-red water with a few bubbles gently popping from time to time.

The pool of blood, as it is given to the souls who go to hell, is a pool of water that will devour all souls, so that no soul dares to approach it. It's been a long time since it's been a long time, but it's rare to see a person these days.

Lucifer's black wings were folded behind his back, his black hair was also wet and knotted with sweat, and his eyes no longer had the brilliance of the past, only endless pain in his pupils that could not be dispersed for a long time.

"No! it's not like that!" Lucifer roared, "why do you come to mess with my heart again and again, why, is it true that everything I've done before has been in vain? What are you kidding!?"

The originally calm pool of blood was also trembling by her voice, and now Lucifer was like an angry beast, and if anyone appeared in front of him, he would definitely break his neck.

"Come back, brother. The image of Gabriel suddenly appeared in front of him.

"No, that's not true, how could I have such an idea?" Lucifer desperately tried to dispel the image of Gabriel in front of him, but no matter how many times he tried, he failed.

"You're my brother anyway, Lucifer. The image of Michael also appeared, still with the faint smile on his face that day at Lucifer.

"I'm not, I'm not your brother anymore. Lucifer hugged his head and screamed, "Leave me alone, this pain is worse than imprisoning me for thousands of years, don't, don't go on!"

"Blood pool, yes, blood pool!" Lucifer ran to the side of the blood pool as if he had suddenly thought of something, and without the slightest hesitation, he directly took the water of the blood pool with both hands and drank it all.

This is a legend that has been passed down for a long time, as long as the soul of the pool of blood is drunk, it will be torn apart and reorganized, and people will only be able to see their true selves at that time. Lucifer just wanted to get rid of this pain as soon as possible, and he didn't care about the consequences at all.

After the last drop of the pool water was drunk by him, a violent feeling of dizziness appeared. Lucifer felt the entire ground collapse, and his own body was limp and weak, and he could only watch himself fall into the abyss.

What was in the depths of the abyss? Lucifer felt himself fall into something soft, and he himself was unscathed, and he raised his hand to find that his fingers were so wet that he realized that he had fallen into some pool.

"Iniquity, why did you come here?" a muffled inquiry came from the space.

"Who are you?" Lucifer asked rhetorically, without answering.

"Thou shalt ask me who I am, I am the embodiment of hell, judging all the evils of the world, I have neither justice nor evil, but the word justice is my guideline. ”

"Then I'm the one to be judged now, right?" Lucifer sneered, "And what is your judgment like?"

"Those who are guilty of sin must see clearly the sins they have committed, and since you have drunk the water of the pool of blood, you must have expected it. The land you are in now is all a true gesture of belonging to the pool of blood, from which you can know who you really are and what sin you have committed. ”

"It's a mystery. Lucifer said with some disdain, "Since you say that I can see myself clearly through this pool, then I'll give it a try." ”

Lucifer looked down at his own reflection in the blood-red pool, and it was strange to say that the original blurred image of himself became clearer and clearer in the pool, and finally it was as if he was looking in the mirror, and Lucifer's image appeared in the pool as it was.

"Contradictions, remorse, anger, this is who you are now. The voice suddenly appeared, but it was different from what Lucifer had just heard, but it was so familiar to him that it was difficult for him to calm down for a moment.

"Bow your noble head, and I will be right before you. The voice spoke again, and Lucifer subconsciously looked down, but to his consternation, the reflection in his pool was now speaking.

No wonder it seemed so familiar to him, for it was his own! But, but how could the reflection speak? Was everything that the guy who called himself Hell itself true just now?

"Hey, why don't you speak?" Reflection continued, "Didn't you come here just to find your true self, and now your ego is here, or maybe I'm here." ”

"Are you my ego?"

"It's true, I am the truth of your heart. The reflection actually smiled at him, "Correspondingly, I also know what kind of existence you are now, and I know you better than yourself." ”

"Then you can tell me about it. Lucifer was interested, "Tell me what kind of person I am, and why I can't see myself clearly." ”

"A ghost living in contradictions. Reflection replied, "This is who you are now." ”

"Nonsense. Lucifer yelled, "I am Lucifer, and how can I be a ghost living in contradiction as you speak? It seems that you are nothing but a lie, and all this is just a lie!"

"Aside from your former identity as an archangel, what are you?" the reflection reprimanded sharply, "What I said is true, without this identity, you are completely no different from those mortals who are forever wandering in contradictions, or even more pathetic than them, what is the difference between you and the soul?"

"I-" Lucie froze, and when he really thought about his former identity as an archangel of justice, he realized that everything Reflection had just said made perfect sense.

"You say that I live in contradictions, and I don't agree with that. Lucifer continued, "I've made a distance from what I used to be, because I know that there is no turning back, and that I can only keep moving forward according to my own ideas." ”

"When you say to draw the line, you're already lying. Reflection retorted mercilessly, "Then why do you feel heartache when Michael is gone, why do you often think of your time in heaven, why do you waver in the face of Gabriel's persuasion?"

Lucifer was just silent.

"Your sin is due to excessive conceit and pride, and this is where your inner conflict originates. Because you feel that you are right, you have to achieve your goals no matter what, and when you realize that you may have made mistakes, but you don't want to admit it, this is who you are now, and you are your truest appearance. ”

"Then you mean that I can't be what I want to be anyway, do you?" Lucifer laughed, "I should have fallen into endless hell and suffered all the pain to atone for my sins, did I?"

"You still don't get it. Reflection sighed, "What's really the problem?" I think I've said enough, and it's up to you whether you can recognize yourself or not." ”

"I don't need that, I'm ready to end my life when I finish my plan. Lucifer smiled and said, "Actually, I have long been a walking corpse, what originally supported me was hatred, but now I can't even feel hatred, is it still important for me to be destroyed for a long time ago?"

This time it was the Reflection's turn to be silent.

"The time has come, Lucifer. The first voice Lucifer heard came again, "You already know enough, I already know all the sins you have committed, and although you are still alive and I cannot judge you at once, but you will come here again in a while, and I can prophesy again." ”

"Then I'll reluctantly believe your prophecy. Lucifer snorted, and when he asked me to bow my head and speak to the reflection again, he found that his own reflection in the pool had become blurry again.

"Go back, Lucifer. The voice said, "You have chosen a path of doomed destruction, and those who are unwilling to accept that there is no future for those who are truly themselves." But as you said yourself, since you don't care anymore, what more can I say? ”

Lucifer tried to argue about something more, but a huge attraction quickly dragged his entire body out of the abyss, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was still next to the pool of blood without even the slightest movement.

"I see. Lucifer felt that his mood had calmed down, "Even if I know who I am, I can't change it at all, I am who I am, and the path I choose will not change." ”

"Yo, don't you feel bored after you've been here for so long?" Mephistopheles' voice came from behind him.

"What are you doing with me?" said Lucifer without looking back.

"It's not a big deal, just to see what happened to your injuries. Mephistopheles said in a relaxed tone, "I heard the soldiers of the Legion say that they don't even dare to come in to see how you are doing, because they hear your roars and roars all night long, and they don't know if it's true or not." ”

"Maybe slaughtering them all is what I'm supposed to do. The corners of Lucifer's mouth twitched twice, "It's true, I'm a little mentally distracted because of the pain, I don't know if you think this explanation makes sense." ”

"Of course it makes sense. Mephistopheles smiled, "Looks like you're getting better, I think you're in a much better mood now than when you first came here." ”

"I'm almost healed. Lucifer just replied lightly, "Don't worry, I will definitely act if I need to, since I choose to fight side by side with you, I will never regret it." ”

"Of course, everyone believes that you are our loyal ally. Mephistopheles suddenly noticed the red stain on Lucifer's mouth, but he didn't break it.

"Then leave me alone. Lucifer was impatient, "Unless you come here and look for me when you need me." ”

"Got it. Mephistopheles was still smiling, "There are some things I think I need to show you, since you don't welcome me, then I'll stay and show you, and I wish you a speedy recovery." ”

Mephistopheles took a dark wooden box from his bosom and placed it beside Lucifer, and he smiled and turned away.

"It's annoying. Lucifer grumbled as he picked up the wooden box and opened it, and after only a few seconds, the expression on Lucifer's face suddenly became solemn, and it continued for a long time.

"No, it won't. Lucifer put down the wooden box with a look of disbelief on his face, "Is there really such a thing? Interesting, Mephistopheles, you are really amazing!"