55. Ashes don't understand people's hearts
"Take the fire?"
Hearing this unfamiliar term, the ash on the side frowned in confusion. It was the first time he'd heard the term, but it didn't seem difficult to understand in a literal sense...... Take away the first fire. But even if it is said that it is to take away the first fire, what is the use of the first fire? Ash only knew that the First Fire was a continuation of the Age of Fire, but Ash did not know about the First Fire itself.
Nodding calmly, looking at the ashes in front of her, the firefighter touched the crown of her head that covered her wax-soaked eyes like an eyepatch. Then he said:
"Lord Ash, do you remember what you gave me when you came out of the Unclaimed Graveyard?"
Hearing this, there was a moment of silence, and Ash nodded.
The unclaimed cemetery, that's a place where Ash is very impressive. The sight of the unowned cemetery is simple, it is the age of fire after the flames have been extinguished. It was a world without the slightest light, and even the sky was already covered in black. It was full of black knights who had been corrupted by the abyss, and the hero Guda, who didn't awaken until the flames were extinguished...... There is also the fireproof woman of Guda...... Every person who carries the fire will have his own fire-fighting girl.
According to Ash's guess, the ownerless cemetery is what the flames look like when the flames are extinguished. Everything fell into dead silence and time stopped flowing. Only the remnants of the Fire Age are still alive and dying. In that world, the Ashes had been invaded by the Dark Spirits.
The so-called dark spirit, simply put, is the projection of a certain being in another world in this world. And the person who went to assassinate the ashes was the daughter of the crystallized old man. According to Ash's guess, the reason why she would assassinate and herself was because she killed his father. Or...... Stop the Ashes from affecting the Gudat of this world. It's just that in the end, she still failed.
As for what the ashes gave to the firefighter after they were obtained in the ownerless cemetery...... Those were the eyes of a fireproof woman from another world......
Thinking about it, Ash's eyes widened in surprise. Looking at the ashes full of surprise in front of her, the fireproof woman on the side nodded calmly.
"That's right...... After you gave me those eyes, I couldn't help but put them in my sockets...... And what I saw was also seen by the fireproof women of that world. Her eyes drooped, and the fire prevention girl's mood was a little low, and the whole person was immersed in a faint sadness and said slowly:
"The so-called fireproof woman is the one who wants to fall in love with the dark. But as firefighters, we serve those who spread fire, those who prevent darkness from descending. When we have eyes, we see our own world...... Lord Ash, we are born of darkness, but we are after fire. Obviously, darkness is the destination that the firefighters deserve, but this destination is contrary to our mission...... I have never resented you for extinguishing the flames. Because that was just a return to my own world for me. ”
"The abominable Sage Eldridge is not wrong with the vision of the future. The burning of the Salary Kings continues only in the era of the gods......"
"Yes...... The gods of Arnorrond, who use the humanity of the undead to suppress the dark souls of the undead themselves, and perpetuate the sad and abominable age of fire that belongs to the gods. ”
"This responsibility imposed by the gods, this pain of being deceived by the gods. The heart full of contradictions is full of the desire for betrayal...... This is the reason why the priesthood (Eldridge) devoured the gods...... The so-called sediment of the human heart is itself part of the dark souls. Dark Souls, on the other hand, form the abyss. So, the gods chose to hide the abyss. When the priesthood discovered the truth about the Abyss, he was proclaimed the Salary King, and then thrown into the pit of the First Fire. Every time the fire is extinguished, it is put into the ...... again When these eyes were in my sockets, I saw the truth. I saw the truth that the gods had deceived......"
"The flames have been extinguished, but there are still embers in the fire. And that ember is you...... Lord Ash is the only proof that the Age of Fire ever existed, and the only one that could light the first fire again. And what you have to do is simple – ignite it, and then make your choice. ”
"Inherit the flame and restart the glory of the Age of Fire. Take away the flames and become the last embers of the Age of Fire......"
Silent, looking at the ashes in front of him, feeling the ashes staring into his eyes. The body of the fire prevention girl, which was originally a little excited, gradually relaxed. Clutching her chest, she decided to say what she expected.
The hand holding the ash was placed on his face, and the delicate silver crown was slightly cold, but he couldn't feel the ash to understand what it was like.
"If you choose to refuse, take away your eyes and don't let it see betrayal."
As she spoke, a relieved smile appeared on the fire girl's face.
"Don't be miserable about this, Lord Ash. Whatever you choose, I will always be by your side...... It's the same as the last 100,000 years. Lord Ash, please touch the darkness within me. ”
Hearing this, there was silence for a moment. Looking at the fireproof woman in front of him, a touch of helplessness rose on the ash face.
"Having said all that, you actually like this era that belongs to you very much, right?"
“…… Hmmm......"
Although there was some hesitation, the fire girl finally chose to confess. She had been a sharp-witted and skillful girl, otherwise she would not have been chosen to be the handmaiden of the Protoss. Xiang Ash is a kind of person who is a very controllable existence for her. It is even said that when the ashes were still spreading the fire, the fireproof girl who got the eyes behind her eyes saw the world that really belonged to her, after the flame was extinguished. I can't help but think about how to bewitch the ashes and extinguish the flames...... But whenever I really see the ashes, I can't help but leave those things behind me......
"Then it would be better if you said that earlier, I thought you had always wanted me to spread the fire."
Hearing Ash's words, a touch of joy rose on the face of the Fire Girl, but looking at the look of complaint on Ash's face and the words that she was talking about next time, don't hide this kind of thing from him.
The fire prevention girl's eyes were full of admiration in helplessness.
"Lord Ash, you still don't understand people's hearts so much."
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It feels like everyone is in the wrong place...... I didn't deliberately compare the strength of Marvel and Black Souls. Although in this book, the timeline of Black Souls is in front of the Marvel Universe, but I didn't say anything like ancient is stronger than modern or Black Souls is stronger than Marvel...... I'm just giving Ash a better entry point and a more convincing thread to make Ash fit into the world. And these two worldviews, in my eyes, only have their own merits. The heaviness of the black soul, and the intoxicating aftertaste. Marvel's splendor and all sorts of characters. To put it simply, it's all about storytelling...... I didn't step on one or the other, because I'm a fan of both.
If I insist that I am stepping on a handful, I will be a two-way licking dog, okay?
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