Chapter 42: What Have I Done?
The next countless years were called the Dark Age by the Evil Ghost Knights, a force sprung up, a large number of vampires were given the power of immunity to hellfire by the mysterious organization, and their physical abilities were greatly enhanced, this group of evil spirits has only one duty, that is, hunting evil spirit knights, they are organized and premeditated, in order to ensure the success rate, never act alone, and every time a knight is locked, more than two vampires must be dispatched.
When the knights heard what happened to their companions, they began to live in seclusion in the mountains or away from the chaos, but sadly, vampires are creatures that naturally need blood, and there will be deaths and injuries wherever they pass, although for some reason the losses caused by these vampires are far less than in the past, but the evil is still there, and this evil is like a drug to the ghost riders, and the desire for revenge is deeply attracted to them, and it is too late to find out.
The location at this time was Crete, which is home to magnificent stone pillar buildings with brightly colored frescoes depicting the cult of Ouranos and Chongnik.
Today, the street market is no longer noisy as before, but there is a wail and firelight, the stalls are scattered, the fruit that is not abundant is scattered all over the ground, the merchants of the street are all hiding in the corners, and the bold run to the guard of the royal city, and the timid can only huddle in the corner and pray that bad luck will not fall on their heads.
"Mom, are we going to die?" the little girl leaned on her mother's arms, she was only 9 years old this year, death was a distant and strange thing to her, the mother wiped the girl's dirty little face, and barely squeezed out a smile, "Don't worry, the guards will come, they will come to save us." β
"Really, but how can I not see them, the uncle who has been coming to our house, didn't he tell you that he was going to take care of us for Daddy?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
The mother angrily scolded the girl, surrounded by evasive crowds and ill-intentioned men, and she hugged the girl tightly, just like before.
"He's not coming, is he, maybe that man died in the monster battle too," the fat old man smiled disgustingly, as if the disaster had passed and his dirty plan was about to come true.
on the market
The two sides stood silently facing each other, a squad of five ghost knights on one side and an overwhelming number of vampires on the other, this is a war that does not seek fairness from the beginning, hunter and prey, the end horn can only be death or sleep.
"Simon, you run first, I'll break off here. "The old knight stood in front of everyone, and as the eldest senior, he had an obligation to let these little ones ask for this fate.
"No way, we're definitely not going to leave your Ian!"
"Fools, they are not as simple as demons, these vampires have been hunting our Ghost Riders for hundreds of years, and the old knights who are countless times stronger than you have been planted in their hands, you little ones have already borne this curse, it would be a pity to die. β
"What are you talking about, Ian, we are obviously on the side of justice, didn't Hayman say that we are blessed to punish atrocities!" Simon suddenly ran in front of Ian, this action really made Ian break out in a cold sweat, "I will prove it...... Ahh
Before Simon finished speaking, old Ian went up and punched Simon, blood splashed all over his hands, "Idiot, justice has been dead for a long time, you just honestly fuck me!"
He took Simon by the neck and threw it to his companion behind him, "Go quickly, or you won't be too late to ......"
A terrible chill passed through the tip of his nose, and old Ian's heart skipped a beat for a moment, "What is it that has passed?!"
"Ah!!! no!!!"
The voice came from his teammates behind him, this helpless wail Ian was too familiar, he jerked back, the last thing he wanted to see was still staged, the black substance spread, crawling from the soles of his feet to his whole body, the knight standing at the end twisted his neck to avoid these black substances, but any struggle was in vain, as the magic was completed, the knight turned into a black cross.
"This is your fate, knight, and even if the truth is cruel, you will have to face him, because fate has come before you. "Aaron stepped out from behind the black cross, and now he has a superior demeanor than he did hundreds of years ago.
Aaron's fingers lightly crossed the outline, occasionally tapping twice as if admiring a statue of his own making. "400 years ago, the vampire was called upon by a higher being to empower us, and our only duty," Aaron looked at Simon, who was furious, "and that was to lock up the heads of you skulls who love bad things." β
"Bastard!" Simon instantly transformed into a ghost rider, and the chains in his hands were thrown towards Aaron, but by the time the chains arrived, Aaron was no longer there.
The stealth ship opened the hatch, and Aaron stood in the doorway and said to the vampires below, "Deal with them quickly," and the cold order was given, announcing the end of the knights.
As soon as the words fell, the vampires turned into afterimages, their bodies like knives piercing through the air, years of experience in hunting evil ghost riders, so that they already had a set of their own methods, several vampires kicked out hard, and the huge force knocked Simon away at the moment of contact, breaking through two walls and landing in the center of the panicked crowd.
"Blood ......" The walls collapsed and splashed dust, the stones fell on his head and melted into magma, Simon lay on the ground, clearly saw the blood covered under him, but the knight had no blood, it was obvious that this did not belong to him, "What happened, where is this, how can anyone be here?"
Simon's question was quickly answered, and he was surrounded by a group of grizzled humans, some panicked, some resentful, some overwhelmed, but all pointing to the same place, himself.
"Mom..... Mom ....." Simon's side came the little girl's immature voice, the voice seemed very sluggish, not at all what should have been made on this occasion, "Shouldn't it be crying when you see a burning skull?" Simon looked in the direction of the sound, but saw a scene like a cold sword piercing his throat.
For the first time, his hands trembled, and the flames on the knight's body slowly subsided, replaced by a panicked, confused, and even frightened young man.
"I ...... What did I do......"
Under the stone wall was the corpse of a woman, her eyes widened and she could not see it, her body was only half left, her intestines were flowing all over the ground, and one arm was missing, "You.... You killed my mother...."
The girl's eyes were full of bravery, but this bravery looked extremely terrifying in Simon's eyes, "No, it's not me, it's those monsters, they threw me over, don't kill me, it's not me." β
Simon hurriedly waved his hand and shook his head, he kept telling himself, "This is the truth, this is the truth." β
"Monsters, you're monsters too!you're all the same!" the girl approached, and Simon stepped back, "Monsters, no, I'm here to punish evil, I'm a spirit of vengeance!"
In the second half of the sentence, Simon's expression became uncontrollable, he grinned fiercely, and his body turned into flames again, "I am the spirit of revenge! No, I am Simon!"
He covered his head, his body constantly switching between fire and flesh, and the horrific scene of the girl seeing her mother's death echoed in Simon's mind, "No, no, no, I didn't kill anyone, I just, I just came to punish evil deeds." β
In the midst of the collapse, a lock of memory was opened, and there was the battlefield in Syria five years ago.
...........
It had been an unclean land, it was full of blasphemy against God, it was full of betrayal, and the king gathered an army of 100,000 in an attempt to defy the gods, but Simon knew that judgment was coming.
The sky was clear, a thunderous horn sounded above the clouds, the sky suddenly became fiery red, and hundreds of black-winged angels descended on the human world with sulfur heavenly fire, they are the terminators of the rebellion, the Fallen Angel Army, the leader of which is an archangel named Randekill, according to legend, this archangel had many names in the past: the angel of freedom, the angel of mercy, the angel of forgiveness, the guardian angel of Jupiter, but now he has become the angel who watches over the world, he is the executioner of God, because he has fallen, and the black wings behind him are the best proofγ
Standing in the air, Randekir drew his sword and pointed at the Syrian army below, "I am the wrath of God, and I am the embodiment of judgment, the rebel, who will be reduced to ashes in the flames." β
Simon knew that Landegir was not warning them, he was just announcing a fact that everyone knew was that Syria would be a thing of the past.
And what about the outcome of this battle?
It has to be said that the angel is indeed worthy of the name of God's wrath, and Simon still remembers that scene in his memory, just one morning, 100,000 people were completely annihilated, the city was burned down, and hell seemed to be moved to the earth.
With the archangel gone, and with him the light of heaven, Simon suddenly realized that this was not his own memory, but that it belonged to the vengeful spirit that kept howling in his body, and this was the first time he thought about his existence, how long he had lived as a vengeful spirit, or what things he had been controlled to do in these strange memories?