Looking at the three beings in front of him, Actos did not say his choice, but laughed and asked rhetorically:

"Isn't it too sad to be a king, to be the existence that stands at the pinnacle of all people, without friends, partners, comrades-in-arms, only yourself and your subordinates?"

"The king is to bear loneliness, and the strong are destined to be rebellious!" Dark Star said disdainfully.

"It's lonely to be like that, but if you become strong, then you can protect mortals and don't let tragedy happen again." Elune moved slightly: "What you want to save, what you want to help, may not come to fruition immediately after you choose to become strong, but in the continuous journey of life, you will shelter all of them." ”

The holy light on Naru's body flashed, and he didn't speak, just made a crisp bell.

Actos looked at Naru and laughed, "You understand my choice, don't you?" ”

"It's really a brilliant soul, and there are not many souls like this." Naru's voice rang out: "Maybe we are all wrong, in fact you have found your own path, when you choose your career. ”

"That's right!" Actos smiled happily: "I want to be a mortal, to be a weak mortal, whether it is an elf or a human, draenei, gnomes, goblins, dwarves, orcs, we all have a common name in front of you: weak mortals!" ”

"Perhaps we do not have eternal life, invincible strength, and the courage to reign over the world. But because we are mortal, because we are weak, we learn to unite and rely on each other. Precisely because we are mortal, we can understand failure, we can endure failure, and we can be stronger after failure! ”

"The strong get stronger, and the weak get weaker? Are you kidding?! The weak have infinite possibilities, face their cowardice, face their failures, change their shortcomings, overcome their weaknesses, and then become stronger. Countless weak mortals will unite to make the so-called strong see the strength of the weak! It's too stupid to be lonely or something, and I don't want that kind of strength that is lonely and self-appreciative. What I want to protect, if one person can't protect it, call a companion, and if a few people can't do it, look for more partners, and one day I can succeed! Because you are weak, you can understand the true meaning of protection, how much you want salvation in despair, and how much you need that to hold your hand. ”

"You're always talking about what to protect, but what are you protecting? You are only standing on a high throne and giving a gift to those who are lowly below, and you cannot step down from the throne and descend yourself to mortals. You who are mortals have lost the qualification to protect mortals or dominate mortals, only mortals can rule mortals, and only mortals can protect mortals! Those self-righteous and arrogant have long been forgotten and abandoned by mortals, and we don't need anything to protect them, because the future of the world has long been firmly in the hands of our mortals! ”

Aktos stretched out his hand and clenched his fist to his chest: "I don't need anything, because I already hold the most important thing!" An ordinary heart, a life that mortals can grasp, belongs to themselves! ”

The powerful light burst out from Actos's body, unlike Naru and Elune's, and even the Dark Star, which is a shadow, did not feel any discomfort from the light: "This light is my strength as a mortal, tolerance, mercy, mercy, peace, unity!" It's not on high, it's not terrifying, it's not a prayer, it's a mundane power, it's all-encompassing, it's loving the world, it's loving everything in this world! Protect my companions, protect the righteousness of the world, there is no so-called justice, there is no so-called light, just as a shield to protect my comrades, as a long sword to kill the enemies who come to attack! This is the Light of being a mortal! There is no need to pray, there is no need to be in control, as long as my heart still does not admit defeat, does not give up, and there is hope, it will never be extinguished! ”

Elune and the Dark Star did not speak, only Naru sighed, "What a beautiful light, pure and unselfish, born from the most glorious place of human nature, it is not the same as our Holy Light, this is the true radiance of human nature. ”

Reaching out and holding down the huge stone door that appeared behind him at some point, Actos slowly pushed the door open, and walked in without looking back, leaving his last words in the void space: "I am only a mortal, I was, I am, and I will be in the future!" It is precisely as this weak and humble mortal that he holds the brightest brilliance of the future! ”

The massive door closed tightly, and Actos's figure vanished in a soft and brilliant light, leaving only a void and three vanishing ornaments.

"Really, defeated by mortals......" In the darkness, a voice quietly sounded......

When he opened his eyes, there were still shadowy flames burning around him, and Arctos looked at his hands, there was no great power, no mysterious changes, ordinary and weak.

His comrades were standing in front of him, the dying Mage of Twilight's Hammer lying at his feet.

"Yo, I'm back." The bright smile seemed to completely let go of the burden in their hearts, and the four of them clearly felt the difference in Actos, as if they were more cordial, closer to the world, and to them.

Martha, who was leaning against the stone, sighed: "You guy, it's always so uncomfortable. ”

Sorena smiled at him, Ron and Scott suddenly walked to his side, put their arms around his neck, pressed the weight of their bodies on his shoulders, and their free hands ravaged Arctos's hair fiercely: "You guy, next time you dare to mess around like this, I will definitely beat you up!" Hahahaha......"

After Brother Arthur let go of him, Actos took a deep breath, bent down towards the four, bowed, then straightened up, and smiled brightly: "I'm very sorry to worry everyone!" ”

Martha suddenly nununed her mouth and looked at the mage who was not far from death: "What to do with that guy?" ”

"Leave it to me, okay?" Actos looked at Thru, the mage's chest had been smashed and he was foaming blood from his mouth, his body twitching and making a miserable sound.

The clothes on Arctos had been changed back into forgiveness, and he was half-crouching beside the dying mage with the Divine Infusion Staff in his hand.

A serene and gentle light emanated from Aktos's hand and gently pressed on the mage's forehead: "Confused soul, may you rest in peace. ”

Seru's eyes suddenly lit up, and he grabbed Aktos's hand tightly: "Can I rest in peace?" Please, forgive me! I was blinded by the darkness, and I was clearly ...... Obviously, when I became a mage, my wish was to protect everyone, but in the end, I lost myself and forgot my will! ”

He gasped, blood gushing wildly from his mouth, "What the hell did I do?" I killed so many people, I thought I was righteous, I thought I ...... I thought...... Ahem......"

Tears flowed from his gradually gray eyes, mixed with blood dripping to the ground, his face was full of remorse, and the hand holding Arctos was covered with green tendons: "How can an evil ghost like me be forgiven!" How to be worthy of forgiveness! Woo......"

Silent, the staff in Actos' other hand paused lightly on the ground, and a holy glow appeared in the graveyard.

Transparent souls emerged one by one, and the tormented souls gradually calmed down in the holy light, resentment and reluctance to be purified, and these pure souls formed a huge ring around Arctos and the dying mage.

Two young figures walked out of the crowd of souls, looked at Actos, and then at Seru, and the souls of Lili and Santo stared at the crying Seru tightly, and only sighed after a long time, and Lili's ethereal voice sounded: "What a poor man, who tortures others but gives himself more pain." Mom said that if you sincerely repent, then you can be forgiven, and if you forgive, you will be relieved of the pain we are carrying. Let's not leave with pain and resentment. ”

"Although I was very angry, and it was also painful, but the priest's brother said, this is not your intention, you are just blinded by the darkness, as the great paladin Santo, I forgive you." The souls began to slowly revolve around the two of them.

Actos took his hand and placed it on his forehead: "Sad soul, once lost in darkness, in the last stage of your life, I heard your confession, the soul hurt by you forgave you, and I, forgive you. Therru's hideous face gradually calmed down, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Thank you, Lord Reverend, for being redeemed at the last moment of my life, I have nothing more to grieve." ”

He looked at the sky and muttered, "It's beautiful, how long has it been since I've seen such a beautiful sky?" When you lower your head, you can only see the ugly sludge, and you still have to hold your head high......" The last breath came out of the mage's mouth, and he closed his eyes and left the world quietly.

A huge light lit up from the cemetery, and the souls of Lili and Santo flew down, holding Thero's hands, and flying into the air with his soul, Thero's originally gloomy and terrifying face had calmed down, like an ordinary 40-year-old uncle, with a smile and these souls disappeared into the sky.

"It's good that you guys would forgive and pardon that mage." Martha walked up to Arctos and patted him on the waist: "I thought you would torture him and then let his soul die without peace." ”

Actos looked at the dark sky and sighed: "I thought so at first, but after going through a lot, I realized that what people have to learn is not hatred, but forgiveness. If your heart is full of resentment, it will only make you as ugly as the other person. ”

Looking at Actos' holy expression, Martha pursed her lips disdainfully: "What if the other party doesn't repent?" ”

"Then it's not too late to do justice." Winked at the cute thief, and both of them burst out laughing.

PS: No, I'm going to replenish my shame, it's too middle two, my hands are completely out of my control, believe me, I'm a mature adult!

As for why the mage was pardoned, I still don't think there is any joy in revenge or venting resentment without scruples, revenge is already very sad, since the other party has truly repented and been forgiven, then I don't want to vent my hatred for a dead person.

The act of pulling out the corpse and whipping it even after death is really unacceptable, maybe I don't experience it myself, so I can't feel the pain.

I don't want my characters to become the same abused as the Avengers, and it is natural to have to retaliate in the face of unrepentant guys, but for a person who repents before dying, it really doesn't fit my psychology.

Remember the saying: whether it's revenge or some other grudge, the moment you shoot, your hands are already covered with blood, and your soul has already fallen into hell.

Since he is already dying, and he sincerely repents, then let's not let him die blindly, otherwise what is the difference between Aktos and those villains?

As a blank soul with memories of the good side of human nature from all kinds of wowers on Earth, Actos's heart should be good, even if for various reasons his heart is like steel, but you can't say that the heart wrapped in steel must be a cold mass of metal. Rather, under the cold metal, gentleness is more suitable for us humans, right?