……

Cassius sat up from the bed and looked around, his heart tense.

The same nightmare has been repeated over and over again, wondering if it will actually become a reality in the end......

No, it won't! Blake would never do anything to his best friend! …… Probably so......

I can't sleep anymore. He jumped out of bed, lightly walked out of the house.

There was no more of that familiar golden aperture on his left arm. Jingyuan or the heart, anyway, it is empty, and the fear of having nothing to rely on quietly spreads.

Aimless, always walking alone in the vast darkness. (踽, 音举)

Grace's night, starless and lightless. The eerie cold wind blew people's hairs on end.

Walk, walk, pause, stop, look around, bow your head, flick your blue tail, and move forward slowly.

"You're easy to sneak up on."

He jerked his head up, "...... Who? ”

"Can't I hear my voice......

Cassius folded his arms and shuddered, "You...... Where is it? ”

"I'm behind you......"

He jerked to meet his dark blue eyes, which shimmered with an extremely strange light in the night, and he took a few steps back, slipped and sat on the ground, looked up at his grim face, and raised his arms in front of him.

"When did your vigilance get so low...... I don't even know when I'm close? ”

"Don't come here!" He moved back, his shoulders shaking uneasily.

He crouched down and looked at him, "Even you don't believe me anymore?" ”

Cassius put down his hand, looked directly into his terrifying gaze, and shook his head slightly, "Trust you......"

He was slightly stunned.

"What you do, what you say and do, how can I believe you!" Cassius cried out, his eyes filled with tears.

"......" two Daredevil balls spin leisurely.

"It's not! No! It's not the Byrne I know who smiles in the face of the sun! He was a little hysterical and trembling all over.

A cold light slid through Blake's eyes, "I don't want to hurt you." He stood up, turned his back to Cassius, and walked away.

Cassius also quickly stood up, "Stop! ”

"Before I can do anything to you, get out of here."

"The War League is now scattered...... It's all because of you! You...... Why are you?! What's in it for you?! Why!? Cassius clenched his fists, tears streaming down his cheeks.

“…… I really don't want to hurt you, Cassius. Get away from me. Blake frowned slightly, clenching his teeth.

Cassius stepped forward and grabbed his cloak tightly, "Follow me back to the War-League!" There's something we can't do together! ”

A hint of blood slid through Blake's eyes, "I told you to stay away from me!" ”

Cassius' heart tightened, "What...... What the? ”

He suddenly turned, shook off Cassius' hand, raised his arm and slammed Kasius's shoulder, knocking him to the ground. He knelt on one knee against Cassius' leg and elbowed over his shoulder, pressed his forearm against his chest, and grabbed his neck with one hand.

Cassius struggled, his hands gripped Blake's wrists and tried to break them open, shaking all over. Grace's purple cheeks could not be seen in the dim night.

"Cloth ...... Lake ...... "He struggled to breathe, and his eyes dimmed little by little. His hands that were holding Blake's wrists loosened little by little.

Blake was slightly startled, and suddenly let go of his hand, and released his entire elf on one side of his body, and sat crooked on the side, "Stuck ...... Cassius?! ”

He didn't suddenly return to his normal reaction after a lack of oxygen—a rapid and violent gasp, but his breathing weakened a little bit, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Blake was stunned, a little overwhelmed, "Cassius?!" …… I ......"

……

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

"You're awake." I don't know who came and sat next to him.

"You...... Who? ”

"Me? I'm Gaia. Are you okay. He stroked his forehead, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Cassius breathed a sigh of relief, "I...... I'm ...... now Weak...... Gas...... Don't want to...... Say...... Words ......"

Gaia was slightly startled, "Your state?!" He jumped out of bed, turned to face Cassius, leaned over his forehead and felt it.

"I ...... Am I okay? ”

He breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, rest well." ”

"I ...... Where is this? ”

"Where we live, the Rand's house. Why did you pass out in the doorway? Gaia frowned and pinched his wrist.

"Me? I met Blake, and he ......" Cassius frowned slightly and closed his eyes.

"What's wrong with him?" Gaia looked at him a little nervously.

He ...... Knock me to the ground and ...... I don't remember anything. Cassius spoke a little staccatoly, unable to do so.

Gaia sat back next to him, "Then why did he send you back?" ”

Cassius shook his head. "By the way, what about the others......"

"They all slept. I woke up in the middle of the night from a nightmare and went out and saw you. There was a rare look of distress in his red eyes, "Is this Blake beating you like this?" You clearly have a breathing problem, which is equivalent to a lack of oxygen in humans. ”

"Lack of oxygen?" Cassius was dazed.

"Who did the artificial respiration for you? Otherwise, you would have died. He brushed the reddish mark on Cassius' neck, then patted him on the chest.

"I don't know. What time. Cassius raised his hand to grasp Gaia's wrist with some weakness.

"It's almost dawn. Grace's day and night should not be much different. Gaia turned her head to look out the window.

……

Cassius eased up a little and had some breakfast with everyone.

Something fell out of him.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him and it suspiciously, Cassius bent down and picked up the small note.

It was rolled up, bound by a hint of black-gray something.

Cassius opened it in front of everyone, glancing at the blood-stained strip of cloth, "...... Fragments of Blake's cloak. ”

"What's on it, Cassius?"

He frowned slightly, and slowly closed his eyes.

Silent waiting under the struggle between light and dark

Waiting for you to save in a vain dream