What else do you see in the dark desolation and bottomless pit of time?

- Shakespeare, The Tempest

The frenzied wind besieged the house like a gloomy beast, constantly pounding against the windows, bringing a dense rain that crackled and bombarded the windows like stones.

"Harden, good, go to sleep. The mother's gentle words made the child's mouth flatten.

"Why do we have to endure this damn weather?" he cried out in disbelief in the thunder, "we live for many things, and we were supposed to go out to sea tomorrow, and even if we don't go to sea, we can stay in the woods...... As a result, we have to endure a boring stormy day, which is a waste of life!"

"We can learn magic at home, and we won't waste it anyway. Zhengyin smiled wryly and comforted the grumpy child.

"My plans for tomorrow are ruined! I want good weather! I want a spell strong enough to make those thunderclouds disappear!"

"You have to grow your body to protect your sister, go to sleep!" Maryse sensibly advised, but that only made Harden more awkward.

"If you continue like this, your seniors won't like you. Li Zhengyin said distressedly, and looked apologetically at He Yanfang, who was watching quietly.

Looking at Harden's puffing appearance, He Yanfang smiled at Zhengyin: "You go to rest first, I'll accompany them." ”

"Tell us a story, shall you?" willfully sat up, Harden demanded.

He Yanfang smiled in embarrassment: "The story I know is not a fairy tale. ”

"That's the best!" Harden said hurriedly, "I don't want to hear those perfect stories made up! tell the story of the Heavenly Punisher, I want to know the story of the warrior!"

He Yanfang pondered for a moment, revealing a look of nostalgia: "Then I'll tell you a story that I remember quite memorably, about a mother and son - one of them lives for the future, the other lives for the past, they miss each other, but their love transcends time and space." ”

“...... How is this done?" asked Maise, confused.

"It's not a bedtime story...... Come on, cover the quilt, I'm going to get started. He Yanfang sat down on the edge of the bed and tucked the quilt for Harden.

"Let me tell you, my friend Oreo Milton is a half-accomplished emperor, and perhaps the most brutal thing he has ever done is the suppression of the remnants of the Protoss. He killed many gods who opposed his rule, and among them was a goddess named Dietrice. He began to tell stories in a soft voice.

"At that time, I tried to oppose Operation God Butcher, but unfortunately, I was not able to stop it, so I chose to escape and return to the white world. Just before I left, I met Dietrice, who was no longer a goddess. ”

"Is she pretty?" asked Marise during his pause.

"She was beautiful, with her long platinum-blond hair and silver eyes, and her face was as delicate as a petal, and she looked like a delicate statue made of porcelain. ”

Harden frowned slightly, and also spoke: "Is she strong?"

In response to his question, He Yanfang smiled bitterly: "What do you mean? If you mean force, of course she is very weak." She is in charge of the future, which is what we call the ability to foresee. But in fact, I haven't seen her alive, and I only heard from her after I left Arcane City, and I know about her. ”

"She told me in her letter that she was an assassin sent by a neighboring country, and that she was going to assassinate my friend Oreo," he recalled. She says she hates Oreo, but she believes that the Punisher will become a very important force, and she wants to believe in us. ”

Probably didn't expect that there would be an unjust part to what he personally experienced, and Maryse hesitated and asked, "So, she really ......"

"Yes, she made it very clear, she was going to bind Oreo with a curse from God, she just wanted to do it. She told her own story, saying that when Oreo took over from the Broken Star Lord to clean up the remnants of the Protoss, she was so frightened that she abandoned her godhead and fled to the Nether, eventually marrying a farmer and having children as an ordinary peasant woman. During this period of fugitive and hiding, she was ashamed and blamed for her cowardice and incompetence, and the abandonment of God's dignity made her wake up crying in her dreams. And what made her desperate the most was that she was weak and was violated by robbers one day and gave birth to a 'evil seed' with demigod blood. ”

"As a goddess, she must be in great pain......" Maryse whispered sadly.

"Yes, so she wanted to strangle that child countless times, but she never got the killer. The child grew up in her hatred and tears, and he hated his mother, who only missed his old days in agony, and then he ran away from home and became a bad person who did all kinds of evil. ”

"Did you create a new misfortune with your own hands in misfortune......" Harden was more mature than his peers, "and then what? Is it related to the mother's fight?"

He Yanfang stroked his hair: "Dietrice is desperate for the future of herself and this child, she said that the word future sounds like hope and beauty, but she can only feel the deep suffering that is coming, and what an ugly tomorrow will be born from the darkness one by one...... So she agreed to be the assassin of the neighboring country, and took advantage of the opportunity for the neighboring princess to marry Oreo to carry out the assassination. She told me that she finally felt liberated. ”

"It shouldn't be ......like this," Harden's voice was muffled, "I know I'm not in a position to laugh at her for being weak and incompetent, but I shouldn't...... Even so, you should cheer up!"

He Yanfang smiled at him gently: "Yes, I also think it's a little strange to see her write like this." Then she went on to write, because she felt that there was nothing to lose, so she finally activated the foreknowledge that was abandoned with the Godhead, and she saw that not only her own and her husband's child, but also the child whom she thought was going to hell step by step, would also become a punisher, my student, and finally a warrior who fought for freedom and justice. ”

"Unexpected future...... "Maris's expression relaxed.

He Yanfang's smile was a little sad: "It is simply a beautiful dawn of new life after a long dark night, so she wrote that such a brave child must hope to have a brave mother, even if she knows that death is inevitable, she will fight for this child...... That's why she took the initiative to stand up. ”

"This is what you call a person who lives for the future, a mother......" Maryse's eyes sparkled.

"Yes, Dietrice regained the pride of the goddess for the sake of the 'child of the future', and went to the battlefield of death despite dissuasion. He Yanfang sighed softly and was silent in the thunder, as if remembering the woman who was going to a tragic end with sad love.

She ...... Just died like that?" There was still some reluctance in his tone, and Harden asked slowly.

"Yes, there are no miracles in front of Oreo...... I went back to the city immediately, and all I could see was her broken body. Her unwavering love had not yet reached the child who was still walking in the dark, and she would never be able to speak to the child who hated her, her fears, and the courage to be born for him. ”

What a tragic and desperate figure, the weak figure trembled slightly towards the end, the white jade-like delicate skin was brutally cut in an instant, and the blood-stained battle suit was also reduced to pieces...... The tearful silver pupils smiled and slowly lost their brilliance, and the pride was shattered in the killing intent so that it was impossible to make out the form, and it could no longer convey words......

"Did you hate the head of the headquarters from that point?" Harden's question made him smile wryly.

"Is this ...... Maybe. ”

"And have you found him?" asked Maris, eagerly, "...... the kid?"

"Found it," He Yanfang's expression was full of sad tenderness, "He entered the Heavenly Punisher for a purpose, and I know his name, so I can finally tell him how his mother fought proudly after his future heroism, and how I was encouraged by her to change the mission of the Heavenly Punisher...... He wept like every child who has lost his mother, beating me and asking me why I didn't save my mother...... After weeping, he became a valiant warrior as his mother had hoped. He said that he could not see his mother's appearance before she died, but his mother could see his fighting posture because his present was the future that his mother saw at that time...... Fighting for his former mother, and trying to do what is right even though he has no way to take revenge on Oreo, he is a qualified Heavenly Punisher. ”

"Is he fighting now?" Harden asked him with wide eyes.

Gently stroking Harden's soft hair again, He Yanfang smiled and nodded: "He has always fought to let his mother see the best version of himself, and he will also be in the farther future." ”

"Will we have a chance to fight alongside him?" said Maise's eyes.

"Yes, you know, Dietrice told me that her children have good friends who fight side by side, and that mentioned you. ”

"We?" Harden opened his bright eyes wider, "in the ...... of such a long time ago."

He Yanfang laughed: "It's amazing, isn't it?

Harden thought seriously for a moment and shook his head: "There will always be a strange feeling when you know it, as if being friends is arranged...... Let me naturally go into the Heavenly Punisher and get to know them. ”

"That's right," He Yanfang helped him tuck the quilt again, "Then that's the end of the story, let's sleep." ”

"I'll look forward to it, Miss Dietrice's child......" Harden said slowly, looking sideways at him with a slightly awkward expression, "...... Also, what do you want me to be - maybe I can be like that kid and try to be what you want me to be......"

He Yanfang looked at him in surprise, then smiled and pinched his face: "Is it......? He is probably a brave and happy warrior who has the strength to protect himself and help others, and never despairs even in the face of difficulties. ”

"Don't despair, just like Miss Dietrice, she will fight even if she knows the future is not good," Harden closed his eyes, "It's bad, but the thought of someone who loves him and someone who is looking forward to him makes a dark tomorrow bearable......"

Looking at him lovingly, He Yanfang stood up softly and turned off the light, "Good night, Maryse, Harden." ”

"Wait, I'm still concerned!" Harden asked, "what if it's a stab at a wedding, if it's a neighboring country, what about her? and—what about your friend......?"

He Yanfang paused for a moment, and then smiled lightly: "One day you will know, good night." ”

Walking through the dark corridor in the sound of rain, He Yanfang opened the curtains slightly and looked at the boundless darkness.

What is it like to be alive in the world, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, no matter how deep the pain and the most difficult future will become bearable...... Everyone is working hard for the distant future you foresee, and you must have seen it at that time, with that proud smile, forgiving you for the day of death...... Dietrice, the future is still a beautiful word, isn't it?

The delicate figure like a girl appeared in front of her, the blood-stained platinum blonde curls fluttered messily in the wind, the delicate face that was scratched by the waves of air with countless deep blood marks still had a reluctant smile to endure the severe pain, and the tearful silver eyes were always looking at the distant side......

"I remember standing in the Divine Court holding hands with my sisters, wearing roses and singing songs of blessing when everyone fought, and then putting on the holy garments when the front side lost...... But I let go of my clenched hand, and cast out my faith and will, but I hear the bell of anticipation all the time, and it is the funeral of my brothers and sisters, and I will return there......"

"I am a coward, and I have guided the heroic spirits of warriors to heaven countless times, but I have not the consciousness to fight bloodily...... I shouldn't just run away, my destination is also the battlefield!" her fair and tender skin was stained with blood, and the hand holding the sword trembled in the furious waves, and she still walked towards the scarlet front.

"It's not just that I just stand behind the fighters with garlands, I'm no longer confused...... I can see the end of the shattered future, and there will be a hopeful future...... So please forgive the unsatisfactory tomorrow, everything will be arranged in the best, but if you don't fight hard, there will be no reward, your words will definitely lead those young girls, there is no God's chosen luck, but I believe that every warrior is a creation of God, I bless you at the far end. ”

Disappearing into the dazzling light, she must have seen it in her beautiful silver eyes, those warriors full of high will, and even the scarlet contains hope ahead......

And now, the child and the child have indeed met - Harden understands who his future friend is for many years, and he has also met the monarch who the goddess desperately failed to kill. Even though it wasn't what he imagined, even though the new companion wasn't pleasing to him...... Everything is no longer the same, for the best of themselves, their tomorrow, the tomorrow of the Heavenly Punishers, should reach the dawn of the long darkness.