I reached into the fish tank and went to catch the blue fish, and "Shan" bit me so hard that he broke my fingers, and my blood dripped into the fish tank, and I saw the black fish open its mouth and drink my blood.

I grabbed the blue fish and cut off its head with a dagger, it was still shaking, and the bones suddenly broke away from my body and pierced my eyes, and I screamed in pain, and my vision was blurred, but I mixed its flesh with the blood and sent it into Dali's mouth.

Dali started coughing, and I heard her heartbeat again.

The fish worked!

I patted her on the cheek and shouted, "Dali! Darli! ”

Dali's lips darkened, and she whispered, "Why.... Why save me? ”

There was another commotion from the people outside the house, and I don't know what they were celebrating.

Ochid said, "Longi, Langi, I know who you are, I grew up watching you. You have your ambitions, you have your means, I know it, I know it, I see everything. You are not a rigid and stubborn person. Come out of the house, try to accept us, and you will find that your ambition has been fulfilled, and you can become the Sun King by being with us. ”

You're not Ochid, and you're not the Sun King.

"We have been sinning all along, because we dwell underground, committed to darkness, hiding from the great sun, and now I have corrected our wrongs. You are the most sun-loving among us, stop worrying about it, take the first step and try to join us, so that the affection, love and power you crave are all at your fingertips. ”

Ole said softly, "Longinus, my poor child, you are inferior to anyone else, you are better than anyone else. We can all see that you have always hated Misser because he is better than you in every way. I remember vividly the time when you stole a toy belonging to Mirse, and hid it in your room, and you quickly got tired of playing with it, but you treasured it. Because you see it as your victory over Misser, don't you? Your vile and cunning character is evident from this. ”

They began to torture my head, one of them telling me good things, and the other of them telling me no. The bones of the blue fish were like centipedes, turning over the river and the sea in my body, tearing every bone of mine, and their words were like sharp knives, stirring every nerve in me. Under this double pain, I couldn't see clearly with my other eye.

I stood up, groped my way and walked a few steps, but my feet slipped and I fell into the fish tank.

I had the sound of the water rattling in my ears, the smell of dead fish in the tank, the water was colder than I had imagined, and yet, the fear of fish overcame all discomfort.

The blackfish is coming, and it will eat me.

No, it's just a fish, and if it dares to touch me, I'll cramp and peel it too.

My palms tingled, as if I had touched the sand and sharp stones on the ground, and I immediately realized that I was no longer in the water, but on the ground. I smelled sweet and sour, like rotten sweet mushrooms. I only heard the sound of the wind, and in the midst of the wind, a slight word brushed my ears.

I listened carefully, and there was no doubt that someone was talking, but it was not the "Sun Kings", and the people who were talking were very far away.

There was blood in my eyes, but it didn't taste like it, it smelled fishy. The blue fish no longer brings pain, but fear remains.

I still couldn't open my eyes, but I could see my surroundings clearly, and it seemed that the impact had penetrated directly into my mind and reflected in my soul.

The shadows of the fish swam towards me, and I tried to dodge, but they were like ghosts, passing through my body, and there was no pain in my body.

But on the soul, it left an imprint.

I saw a fish in the form of a human figure, with wings and a spear in his hand, and he shouted, "Let me charge, don't be soft!" There are many enemies, but we are both fearless and ruthless! Guard our glory! ”

I saw another winged man kneeling on the ground and crying, "Ah, ah, my poor brother, the symbiosis of my soul, come quickly, come and save him!" They killed him! ”

I saw a large group of winged men, headed, shackled, and wounded, walking along the path of thorns and bloodstones, and they said: "Even if we are defeated, we will not fear any punishment, for our light guides us, and for we were the most glorious beings in the world!" Morning light walks with us! ”

I saw the wingers in a cage, and they asked, "Where did he go?" He's not between us? Did he betray us? Did he make a pact with them in secret? No! No way! He must have been imprisoned somewhere else! ”

The winged people kept crying, kept arguing, they disappeared and were replaced by fish, black fish.

I regained consciousness and looked up from the sand, and I saw many things stacked here, like statues of people. But I immediately realized that it was not the statue, but the human body, the corpse, which had lost all its moisture and dried like firewood.

It's the winged people, they're all dead.

I was on a cliff underground, and below the cliff was a huge city, or labyrinth. The earth was chiseled open and long passages were excavated. The once eerie towers and buildings have collapsed and are in ruins. The labyrinth is surrounded by towering stone walls of darkness, and the wind blows out of the ruins like the whispers of the dead, telling ancient and desperate stories.

Was it built by those winged people?

I jumped off a cliff only to find myself swimming in the air like a fish. I swam through the labyrinth from above and realized that the Winged People didn't need to build it, because they were swimming fish and could fly directly to the depths of the labyrinth.

When I saw the majestic obelisk, with the inscription engraved on the obelisk, I immediately understood the meaning, this text is very ancient, it is the ancient Sumerian language, one of the first human civilizations.

It records rituals in which people deprive themselves of their five senses in order to gain the wisdom to communicate with the deceased. They believed that in this way, they could be reborn as patron saints after death. This giant dungeon was left behind by the ancients, and they tried to live with the dead here?

Do I want to stay here and avoid the Sun Kings, or am I dead and this is the afterlife?

Daria is still on top and I remember I saved her! The Sun King's song may still be tempting her to open the door and merge with them.

I have to leave, leave as soon as possible, and bring Daria here.

Even if I am dying, I will save Daria, and I must save Daria.

I followed the obelisk to the center of the labyrinth, and I saw a kneeling statue of a giant, whose face was like that of a fish, and its godless eyes were covered with scales.

Suddenly, the darkness around me spread, I felt an unfathomable fear, a cold and bone-chilling darkness, and the bones of "goodness" drilled deeper and deeper into my body, tearing my internal organs, and I was about to go crazy in pain.

A low, ghostly voice asked, "You.... What you want. ”

I asked, "Who are you?" ”

He said:

"I am the initial light.

I am the source of sin.

I am the morning star at dusk.

I am the master of darkness.

You called me, I answered your call, and you came here.

Now, tell me what you want. ”

I said, "Help.... Save Daria, get her to safety, I have nothing else to ask for..."

It was silent.

There are ghostly black fish around, more and more fish, more and more dense, the darkness can get darker, the abyss can get deeper, and the cold can get colder.

I realized that the statue had fulfilled its pact with me, that it was leaving here, that a dark storm had descended from above the labyrinth, and that I had been swept up into the air by it, and that I had drifted around involuntarily.

.....

I'm still in my room, but Daria is gone. The "Sun Kings", my former relatives and friends, had broken in, still singing, still surrounding the dark room, watching me.

Gazing at the fish tank.

The Sun King turned into a crowd, and Ochid walked up to me, and he sighed, "I don't understand you, where is Daria?" ”

Was I having a nightmare before? But even the nightmare is much better than it is now.

I shouted, "You swallowed Dali!" "The thought is tearing at my heart, tormenting my soul, or the bones of a blue fish.

Ochid shook his head: "We don't, she's not here." ”

I suddenly stabbed the dagger at Ochid, who grabbed my wrist, frowned, and threw me aside, and I smashed the fish tank, and the water from the fish tank flowed all over the ground with the sound of glass breaking. I looked wide-eyed, lest I see Dally's bones, but she wasn't there.

Ochid said, "Where did you hide Dali?" ”

He was teasing me, he had already merged with Dali, but he pretended to be innocent to taunt me, which made me hopeful, but even more terrified.

"I tell you frankly," said Ochid, "that the blood of the serpent in your body is troublesome, and some of us are reluctant to let you join us, they think you are disgusting. ”

I watched each of them, their flesh and blood flowing between liquid and solid, like leftovers mixed together.

"You are not worthy to be the living Sun King," said Auchide. "He picked up my dagger and stabbed me in the head, and the desire to survive made me dodge sideways, but Ochid's sword had his mind on it, and it turned into an iron cage and trapped me.

The dagger stabbed me in the eye, but suddenly, the black fish bit Ochid's hand, and I saw Ochid's finger break and disappear into the black fish's mouth.

Ochid screamed in pain, the Sun Kings looked in terror, the mist rose from the water of the fish tank and filled the room, the black fog obscured us, in the black fog, we seemed to be at the bottom of the sea, dark fish shuttling, like the ferocious fish of the Amazon jungle in ancient books.

The fish sped up and began to bite the "Sun King", and their singing was cut off, turning into bitter pleadings and miserable screams. Retribution, retribution, these self-proclaimed glorious beings, only darkness can sanction them.

I had no mercy and listened to the fish kill Ochid, Ole, Sarah, every one of my countrymen, every one of my relatives, and I had nothing but pleasure in my heart.

Maybe I'll be bitten to death by a fish too, but I don't care, death isn't terrible, I'd rather die than be one of those "sun kings".

Only death can fight life, and only darkness can fight light.

Just let me fade away in the dark.

I remembered that I had never told Dali that I loved her.

Maybe I really don't love.

Never mind.

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End of this volume