Chapter 353: The True Red Shadow (4)
There is no one in the moonlit night world who does not know the moonsong birds, their biggest habit is to flock out of the nest every 12 hours, ringing in the air, in the early days when there were no clocks, people used this to judge the time, when you are tired of a day of resting in a chair, and hear a unique cry outside the window, you know that it is time to end the day's rest. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe bird's call actually has two different timbres, and the cry at night is quiet and elegant, and even makes people feel lonely.
In this cold weather, when the rain finally stopped, Fina and Dracula couldn't escape, Dracula said that he never stopped exercising, but Fina's physical strength is no different from that of an ordinary girl, where can she withstand a long escape around the city under the pursuit, in fact, with Dracula's physical strength, it is not impossible to continue running with Fina on her back, but in this way, the efficiency of their movement will be reduced, and it will be easier to find, and Dracula is injured.
They mingled with their pursuers, sometimes hiding in small, imperceptible alleys, sometimes hiding in large trees with enough foliage to cover their bodies, or lying on the roof of someone's house to avoid sight.
The room was pitch black, Fina didn't dare to turn on the light, the door was locked three times by her, and the curtains were tightly closed, she secretly found a small shard of dazzling crystal, dark red, indicating that the purity rate of the elements inside was very low, she put the fragment in the tray, frowned and squeezed the uncontrolled magic in her body, the extremely rare magic power was fortunately released, Yaojing emitted a faint firelight, and the small reserves of fire elements in it burned weakly with the support of thin magic power.
Such a light can only illuminate a small circle with a diameter of one meter at most, but it is enough, and what is needed now is precisely this kind of light, which can not only meet the needs of illumination, but also not be easily detected.
Years of bodily memory quickly brought Fina to the bedside, and she placed the tray at the head of the bed, illuminating Dracula as she lay on the bed.
The two of them kept running for their lives, and finally they were tired and sleepy, but they returned to their home, a hut that was so weak that it couldn't stop any magic bombardment.
The man who led the team was right, they really couldn't escape, it was the whole country that wanted to hunt them down, and the world was so big, and there were countries everywhere, where could they run?
She thought that the other party would not think of the arrest target, and would run back to her house in the end, obviously this place is the most dangerous, but the most dangerous place is also the safest, a simple truth that children can say casually, Fina tried to bet on the flaws in the human mind.
Until now, no one had rushed into this room, but the city was already full of knights outside, and this fragile room was actually their last line of defense.
"I've hurt you again," Fina's face was mixed with exhaustion and sadness, she took advantage of the firelight, and removed the bandages on Dracula's abdomen, the long white bands had been dyed red, and he was wounded all over his body, and this place was the deepest, Fina could see that there was a bloody knife wound on Dracula's stomach, which had not yet completely scabbed, and some blackened flesh even rolled out, which was a terrifying scene, and Fina felt that her heart was dripping blood, "Obviously with my ability, I should protect you." ”
Her hand subconsciously touched the handcuffs on her other wrist, the heavy iron ring was still working endlessly, suppressing the flow of her magic to the greatest extent, without this thing, she would not have watched Dracula's body accumulate so many injuries.
"I'll go find you medicine, your wound is a little deep, and it doesn't heal very quickly, hold on. She said to Dracula with a forced smile, then got up and groped around the dark space with her memory.
Dracula didn't answer her, usually at this time, this boy would always respond to her as quickly as possible, and would comfort her with his still lame way of communication, but today was an exception, Dracula fell asleep, he fainted on the way to escape, Fina had nowhere to go, so she had to take him back to the house, and from the moment she stepped into the house, she realized more deeply that she really only had this place to go back.
Dracula's stomach was cut open by the leading knight, and in the moment before they successfully escaped, the knight, relying on his instincts, forced his sword into Dracula's abdomen, although he could not keep him. And as he ran, his wound cracked, and the pain hastened his loss of consciousness.
Fina found medicine, carefully rubbed the wounds on Dracula's body little by little, then bandaged him with new bandages, changed into clean clothes, and fled in the heavy rain, the two of them had already become water men.
After that, Fina sat on the edge of the bed, and kept looking at the sleeping boy on the bed, doing nothing, just watching, her eyes were changing with different brilliance every moment, she was reminiscing, or recalling that she came to the door, looking at Dracula's face, the bits and pieces of the past couldn't help but emerge, from the night they first met, to the rainy night when they became a family, along the way, through ups and downs, accompanied each other, experienced so many things, and so many years.
The boy is asleep, and the girl is like a lonely watchman, with a thin back.
"Life is wonderful," as if unable to bear the loneliness, Fina spoke to Dracula, even though she knew that this man would not answer herself, "when I was not with me, I could only spend too much time by reading books, and I don't know why God gave me this talent to study magic so thoroughly, and I thought to myself that this is the so-called price? What is given to you that will definitely take you away, but it is the price, and which is the price?"
"As if to make amends to me, Heaven has given you to me again," Fina reached out and stroked Dracula's face, "but in the end, what my power gave me became what hindered us...... Why is this happening, I just want to have an ordinary family, an ordinary life, and an ordinary person with the person I love the most, and grow old. If I could, I'd rather trade my magical talents for the price, I'd rather be an ordinary person who doesn't know anything. ”
"That's me, you definitely won't dislike it," Fina leaned closer, looking at Dracula's sleeping and quiet face, then Dracula's expression suddenly changed, as if he was having a nightmare, he wrung his brows and shook his head, dreaming out "Don't go with them, they must be bad people, don't go ....." and other words, Fina was stunned, and then sneered, "It's really like a little fool, a thread in his brain, and he screams out when he thinks of something, for fear that others won't understand what he means...... If you dare to dislike me, I'll be angry with you. ”
She squatted on the chair, hugging her knees, with a pitiful smile on her face, like an ordinary girl who was disturbed by a relationship. Even if she has special talents, at this age, she is still like all girls, she will laugh or cry because of a small thing, and she will feel very happy because of one, or her sad heart hurts.
"Those people said that without me, the ceremony would have failed halfway, but if it didn't succeed, what could it be, how could it be so easy to seal that thing, and I wasn't born specifically to seal that monster," Fina complained like a child at the moment, she looked at Dracula, talking to herself, crying and laughing, as if she was acting in a one-man show, "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, and then I'll never see you again." ”
She curled up, like a frozen kitten, trying to hug herself, and then hugged her tighter, as if she was about to shrink into a ball, "If it weren't for you, if I hadn't met you, I would have died just to seal the monster and save everyone, it's actually not bad, anyway, life is going to come to an end sooner or later, for me, it's just a little faster......"
Dracula was still asleep, and Fina didn't know if he heard him, but it was dark and cold in the room, and the only light source was only over Dracula's body, so Fina wanted to get closer, into the light, closer to the man.
She burst into tears.
"But with you, I have my own selfishness, everyone wants to be able to stay with their families all the time, I also think, who doesn't want to, if you don't want to, there will be ghosts," Fina said, "If you can, let that monster wake up casually, let's run away together, flee to the ends of the earth, anyway, as long as you are there, you can go home anywhere, and home is not a room," She carefully left the seat, climbed onto the edge of the bed, and lay down against Dracula's body, her body shrunk into a ball, and she could see Dracula's face up close when she turned sideways, "Then one day we encounter that monster, and we will die hand in hand, regardless of whether he goes to heaven or hell, we hold hands when we die, and we still hold hands after death, and we will be reincarnated in the next life, but if you don't want to die so quickly, we can also try to escape a little faster......."
"Can you hear what I said?" Fina leaned closer, hugged Dracula's upper body, pressed her forehead against it, and snuggled up to Dracula, "It's the first time I'm so scared of death, I'll never see you again, please, don't leave me, okay." ”
On this night, Fina revealed the most vulnerable in history, and even Dracula couldn't see it.
She cried silently, leaning on Dracula's body, and fell asleep unconsciously.
He was afraid of losing her, and neither was she.
"No, leave you......" The room was quiet, and Dracula suddenly whispered, his eyes still closed, his expression peaceful, as if he was talking in a dream.
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When Fina woke up, the room was still dark, and the shards of Flare Crystal at the head of the bed had exhausted all the energy, or it could be that the magic of the attack was not enough, and even a faint light was no longer released.
She didn't know when she fell asleep, it was terrible, they were already in a state of being hunted, and Dracula was still injured and unconscious, so she couldn't sleep, so no one took care of Dracula, and no one paid attention to the situation around her.
During this time, she still remembered that she had a very long dream, this dream is like the epitome of her short life of more than ten years, she experienced it in her dream, and went through it again, in fact, it is not a legendary life with twists and turns, a simple childhood, no parents to raise, no friends to play, a person read countless books one after another, even when he didn't notice it, he knew magic, and studied a lot of magic, and girls of the same age, at this time, probably stayed at home to accept the love of his family, or chatted and frolicked with his friends outside, or plucked up the courage to confess to the boy he liked, but these are the most normal and common things, she didn't, everyone admired her talent and achievements, she was also in a place where everyone couldn't notice, casting a yearning gaze on other people's lives, and gradually, she was numb to some things.
Then that night, the boy suddenly stood in front of her, obviously his tongue was knotted, he couldn't speak well, and he pretended to be a robbery, she thought it was funny, so she simply wanted to tease him, but who knew that he broke into his originally empty world.
The days with him are probably the happiest and most satisfying time in his short life.
But at the end of that dream, the world collapsed, and she was sent to the scale like a torture table, the knights stood in cold armor and swords, and on one side of her was the burning valley, and the huge figure wriggled in the flames, as if to break through the shackles, and let out a scream that terrified the world, while on the other side, Dracula was pinned to the ground by countless blades, unable to move, and covered in wounds.
Choose, there is a voice without warmth and emotion to him, you can choose to save the world, you can also choose to save the people you love, you save the world, the people you love will also be saved, only you need your life, if you turn your back on your country for the people you love, and thousands of people, then you have to carry all this pain to go on, and the people you love will eventually be killed by the awakened monster in front of your eyes......
Immediately after that, someone walked by her body and said in her ear, give up, you can't escape, this is not a choice, this is the execution ground, you have to make a choice, but no matter what, you may not be able to be with the person you love the most, you are in great pain, but you still have to make a decision, you can't escape......
Then there is a helpless sigh, even if I don't take you away, there will be more people to take you away, the people above need you, they won't let you go, you must be taken to the ritual, there are always things in human beings that you can never escape, even if you cry for mercy, or roar angrily, and then only fall to the ground helplessly.
Yes, this Libra was not a balanced balance from the beginning, it was indeed not a Libra, it was the real Xingtai, which made people miserable, like falling into hell after death, and having to accept double the payment for all the sins committed in this world.
Fina got up from the bed and felt the light outside, she didn't know how long she had been asleep, what time it was?
Dracula was still asleep, showing no signs of waking up, and Fina didn't want to wake him, but she had a lot to say to him.
She got out of bed, tiptoed to the window, opened the curtains a little, and saw a figure with a torch flash in front of a house in the distance, flashing into the shadows behind the house.
Fina let go of the curtain, and couldn't help but think of what the leading knight had said, that human beings rely on their own strength, and there are always things that cannot be escaped......
"It's probably fate. She repeated softly.
The knight was not at all false, they were going to escape from the surveillance of the whole country, and they could not escape anywhere. Their location has been relocked, this place will eventually be refound, you can escape for a while, but you can't escape for a lifetime, presumably at this moment, the outside of this hut, there are already knights in every corner, they are already turtles in the urn, there is no way to escape.
It's time to come, but it's still coming to her after all.
Fate is the hardest thing to deal with, you can rebel against it, or obey it, but you can never get rid of it.
Fina walked back to the bed, leaned down, and observed the outline of Dracula's face in the dark, imagining the boy's sleeping face at this time and every moment afterward, imagining whether he would talk in his sleep again, and this imagination made Fina feel slightly relieved, making her feel that he was still by her side at the moment.
"It's great to meet you," Fina leaned into Dracula's ear and said in the gentlest voice, "I feel blessed every second you accompany me." ”
You have been with me for so many years, spring, summer, autumn and winter, the process may not be vigorous, flowers bloom and fall, ups and downs along the way. ①
She was no longer afraid of anything, turned on the light openly, thinking that there might be a commotion outside, she took out the ingredients from the cabinet, skillfully set the pot, cut the vegetables, handled the ingredients perfectly, put them in the pot, and waited for the fragrance to fill the room. She said that she wanted to make soup for Dracula and make medicinal food, and when Dracula came back, she had actually brought the ingredients back, but because she saw the group of knights visiting, she put the things under the eaves, and Dracula's reputation has gradually spread among the masses in recent years, and the aunt of the shop naturally agreed that he would go home on credit first to get the money.
When Fina came back with Dracula, she found the ingredients that had been wet, and thought to herself that he had really rushed all the way to buy something, so the speed was so fast, so fast that he just went out a second ago, and came back in the blink of an eye, and even caught up with the scene where the knights wanted to break into the house. She knew that he really wanted to try to accomplish anything for himself.
She quickly finished the cooking and kept the food warm so that Dracula would wake up the next day without going hungry, even if she wasn't at home then.
"I really don't want to leave you, but I can't watch you hurt anymore," Fina stroked Dracula again, "I'll go back as soon as I go, you take care of your home, good." ”
She thought, at least, that she would once again tell her mind completely, and that she also had the right to live a life in harmony with her family.
Fina turned off the lights, pushed the door open and left the house, it had just finished raining, and it was damp and cold outside.
She was wrapped in a shawl that was not very thick, and walked all the way without fast or slow, walking in the cold night, the streets were empty, quiet as if they were going to be haunted, only the whirring wind that blew from time to time, at this time everyone returned home, and spent the last time of the day happily with their families, and the houses on both sides were still shining with orange light.
A little farther behind her, it was probably the knights who were following her, but in fact, there was no need for that, she wouldn't run away this time, how could she not be with Dracula if she wanted to escape?
Fina couldn't help but think about what people were doing in every house, and how they enjoyed their share of happiness with their families? She was silent and listened carefully, the night breeze seemed to bring messages from people, mixed with all kinds of subtle sounds, some singing, some dancing, some falling in love.
She also thought about every time she spent with Dracula, and couldn't help but sing, the only song she knew.
If your heart is blue, you are willing to give it to you
Full of joy, I met you tossing and turning
The laughter is endless, just to hide the sorrow
The common people will eventually turn into smoke and dust and gradually disappear
What kind of color does I look like in your eyes?
......
The singing swept through the streets, lingering in the night breeze, silent and cool.
The familiar cry sounded in the night sky, the shadows of a flock of birds crossed the sky under the stars, the quiet chirp spread, as if catering to Fina's song, the day was also over, it was an ordinary day for everyone, the lights went out one by one, and in a short time, the whole street instantly darkened, as if the whole world was left with Fina, and only the song was lonely rippling in the air.
(Note (1): The original sentence is from the lyrics of Jacky Cheung's "Fixing the Storm")