Chapter XXIII
"You've had enough! Cecil! ”
Ziang's shouts came from above the clearing.
The blades of light that were in Amelia's hot pursuit dissipated at the same time. The floating candlestick emitted a faint wave in all directions, and then fell straight down, falling to the ground.
The whole wasteland fell silent at once, and only the rain was still dripping.
Kurt stepped out of the van and stood beneath Emilia's reopened barrier. Dylan poked his head out of the car door and looked at the situation in front of the lonely house.
This kind of instant cold situation was something Ziang didn't expect, which also made him extremely embarrassed when he was standing alone on a high place. The rain hit him in the face, making it difficult for him to open his eyes. He looked left and right, hoping to find an opportunity to turn away on his own, but nothing fulfilled his wish.
"Do you want to come down first?" Kurt said lightly.
Ziang nodded vigorously as if he had grasped a life-saving straw. He grabbed the bottom edge of the hole and hung himself down against the outer wall of the lonely house, then kicked off the wall and jumped reflexively to the ground.
A faint yellow light emerged, cushioning Ziang who had jumped, but he still couldn't stand on his feet. His foot slumped, causing him to fall sideways. In order not to fall too ugly, he rolled on the ground, turned his back to Emilia, and stood outside the main entrance of the lonely house.
Out of Amilia's sight, a weed stuck to Ziang's forehead.
Only the frame of the door left a ray of light came from the main door. Immediately after, a young woman walked out. She was dressed in a wide range of fluffy clothes and held a red toolbox in both hands.
"Cecil," said Ziang, "of course Kelly is at fault, but you are still alive, and her husband is not. You've tormented her for so long, it's time to stop. ”
"How do you know," said the glowing woman, "that the boy is not the Donald of childhood. ”
"At first, I didn't know." Ziang responded, "But I understand why you made that room. He glanced at the large hole on the second floor of the lonely house, "Negative consciousness seems to be able to be exploited by you. You make those silver-gray things and make me express them negatively in a panic. In order to absorb more consciousness, you let me see some relatively beautiful things one after another, waiting for my consciousness to regenerate. This process was repeated several times, and it made me realize that the boy was not Donald's, in fact, the last scene. The two of them are really similar, they both belong to the kind of people who are willing to give, but the purpose of their giving is completely different. ”
The woman shuddered. Several rays of light jumped out of her body and diffused into the air. "No, it's different." She said heavily, "What do you know! ”
"I really haven't had an experience like yours." Ziang said, "Or any other experience." He shrugged his shoulders and added, "What I know is an example I've heard before." Now, I'm going to tell you about it. You have a cold, and he next to you notices it and then keeps a tissue with him in case he needs it. Finally, you sneeze next to him, and he quickly hands over the tissue, but you say that you have it with you and you don't need to use him. I think many people in his position will feel a trace of loss and dissatisfaction. Good intentions are not appreciated by people, and it is indeed an uncomfortable thing. But this also shows that the so-called liking and love are just a way of self-satisfaction for most people - I am good to you because it makes me feel good - and when this reason is lost, his kindness to you quietly ends. ”
"That's why I said that people change." The woman responded, a "creak" sound coming from the toolbox she was holding, "It's the same for everyone." ”
"That's not what you really think." "At the beginning, you did think that Donald was like that boy, and there would always be times when you got bored with Kelly. You keep stalking him for even the slightest bit of evidence, but his attitude towards Kelly is always direct and simple, which makes you jealous of her. Eventually, you understand one thing, Donald loves Kylie differently, and his reason is - I'm good to you just because it makes you feel good. If the tissue he handed out was rejected, he would probably think, 'It's okay, she's prepared herself, then I'm relieved.'" ’”
"Jealous of Kelly?!" The woman raised her tone, "What nonsense?" ”
"Cecil, why are you a candlestick?" Ziang said, "Your real carrier is the toolbox, but for a long time, including when you met with us, you have been manipulating the candlestick. I think you've found a piece of evidence. It's a pity that it's not the one you want, but the exact opposite. The scene in the classroom, I didn't understand why you wanted to recreate that scene at the time. Donald scratched Kelly's leg, which is clearly not a good memory. It wasn't until I connected it to the oddities of this house that Donald's words took on an extraordinary meaning. 'In our home, this will never happen again'. You must have searched every corner of the house and found that you couldn't find anything sharp at all. The knives were all discarded, which also caused the kitchen to not be used for a long time. Many angular objects have also been polished, and even the doors of the cabinets have been polished into an arc. In the end, you only find one candlestick, because it has two needle tips on it that hold the candle in place. This kind of seemingly ridiculous thing, Donald has done one more. In order to allow Kelly to drive herself, he created the secret passage, even though that would greatly reduce his chances of meeting Kelly. On the contrary, that boy is always by your side. When he grows up, he fulfills his promise and takes you out of that house. For a long time, he was inseparable from you, until one day, he suddenly disappeared from your life. After all, such a big thing happened today, and he didn't show up. ”
The small lock hanging from the toolbox was disengaged, and the toolbox opened up and down. A large sheet of blood-stained plastic sheeting floated out of the box, forming a transparent sphere that wrapped Ziang in the middle along with the toolbox.
"I regret that." Ziang said, "It seems that your bubbles are still formed." ”
The light that made up the woman dimmed, but the open toolbox continued to float in the air.
"It's boring." A hoarse voice came out of the toolbox, "Leave it alone, you're all right." As for the rest, you can watch them die for me. ”
A large number of tentacles emerged from the wasteland and waved wildly.
The barrier that had been holding out the rain shrunk into a sphere, carrying Emilia and Kurt into the air.
All the tentacles stretched out in unison. Some of them stabbed into the purple balls of light in the air, while others swooped towards the van at the edge of the clearing.
Lannie, who was running from the back of the lonely house, stretched out her hand to the van, and Steven, who was still unconscious, flew out from behind her with a "whoosh". A huge ball of orange light enveloped Steven's body, smashing through the tentacles that stabbed the van.
The tentacles swung up, scattering the balls of light and struck Steven as he collapsed to the ground.
A beam of green light shone from the rear of the van, instantly extinguishing the tentacles around Steven.
"Who did it?" Colonel Taka roared, "Didn't you hear the order?!" Until all the guild members are dead, don't let anyone move me! He removed his hand that had been on the spherical metal.
Kelly stepped out from the back of the lonely house. She looked at the scene on the wasteland, and stumbled to the front door of the lonely house. "Donald, stop this." "Leave the others alone," she shouted. We can continue to live here. ”
"She's right, it's time to stop, Cecil." In the sphere surrounded by plastic sheeting, Ziang whispered, "If you still want to see that boy, I will help you find him." The guild will allow you to meet. I hope you will be able to make it clear. He bent down and picked up the small lock that had been detached from the toolbox, "For now, please experience a brief but wonderful feeling." Seriously, that soft touch, I'm afraid I'll never forget it for the rest of my life. ”
Ziang suddenly took the toolbox into his arms, let it close again, and then hung the little lock on it.
A yellow ball of light enveloped the toolbox, carrying it out of the plastic sheeting and flying into the air directly above.
The toolbox attempted to open again, and the ball of light enveloping it turned purple, preventing it from moving further.
The purple ball of light that replaced the former burst into the clouds, then exploded violently, creating a huge purple ring in the air.
The ring expands outward, creating a strong air current, blowing away the rain clouds over the lonely house.
The rain stopped.
The moonlight shone down and spread over the wasteland.
The toolbox fell from the air, and was caught by a purple ball of light, which slowly landed among the weeds.