"Kyle, my brother. Christo leaned back on the hospital bed, his voice a little weak: "Do you know, for more than 100 years, we who have witnessed it have always had a question in our hearts, and this question has been bothering us for a long, long time. ”

Pannis lowered his eyelids and a faint smile on his face, but he didn't say a word, responding to Christo's question with silence. However, Christo didn't want him to answer, but continued directly: "At the last moment of the year, no one saw what happened, and those who survived only saw the final ending. However, the more we don't know, the more curious it becomes, when we first met in private, everyone wanted to know, what happened? Everyone knows that that is the biggest taboo in your heart, so everyone can't bear to ask you, but we have guessed that at the last moment you were shaken in your heart, so you didn't get ahead of Nelly, but Vral said that it wouldn't be so simple, there must be something else going on. You see, I'm now in a hospital bed, maybe I'm going to die in the next moment, can you bear to see me leave this world with my troubles? Can you fulfill my request and tell me secretly what happened?"

Pannis pursed her lips, smiled bitterly, bent over Christo's pointed ear, and whispered a few words. Christo didn't seem to react after hearing this, blinked his eyes and was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly burst into a burst of almost crazy laughter, barely seeing his weakness: "Kyle, Kyle, so that's it, hahahaha, it's actually such an answer, no wonder, no wonder, no wonder you are so remorseful, hehe, it's really ugly, but today, I think I understand your feelings at the time, in the face of the fear of death, there is nothing to be surprised about." ”

"So, I'm sorry for her. Pannis sighed, "She must hate me very much." ”

"I don't think Nelly left with hatred. Christo shook his head weakly, but said in a firm voice: "You are Kyle, the eternal leader of our hearts, Kyle, you only fell into the panic of facing death for the first time, and you did wrong things in the madness." Once you've woken up from your panic, you'll be back to your original self, the perfect Kyle again, and you'll never be afraid of death again. ”

But, in the midst of the panic, the mistake happened. Pannis smiled bitterly and said, "The mistake is irreparable, and no amount of explanation is pale." ”

"But, Nellie will understand you. Christo affirmed, "I don't think that Nelly, who loves you so much, will hate you because of this, maybe she will be happy because of it." What's more, even if she hates you and is angry with you for a while, if she still has time, she will eventually forgive you. ”

"Like you did in the Jungle of Death?" Pennis said noncommittally, just smiling, "I remember that time you scared Maya and Tia so badly, and you were scared to tears." ”

"Hahaha, that's what it means. The old goblin's laughter became weaker and weaker, but his words were still full of happiness: "At that time, I suddenly said loudly, those spiders are behind you, hahaha, look at the two of them, they have been flying a long distance, I have never seen them fly so fast, that speed is almost as fast as teleportation, hahaha." However, this is also a good cooperation of you, if it wasn't for the fact that a few of you agreed to put out the campfire at night and tell a story, I wouldn't have had a chance to scare them this time, and I couldn't stop laughing at the thought of them crying and flying around. ”

"But you're miserable in the end. Pannis held the old goblin's thin and withered hand, leaned forward slightly, allowing himself to get closer to him, and his voice could be transmitted more clearly: "I remember that time, the two of them chased you for more than an hour, and I still remember your miserable situation when you came back, not to mention how tragic it was." ”

"I think it's worth it. Christo screamed: "I can scare those two little girls well, even if they are beaten, it is not a big deal, haha, if there is a chance, I want to scare them again." ”

"Then you're going to get better. Pannis patted Christo's hand lightly and said softly, "When you get better, I'll accompany you to the Feather People Mountains." I just went there a few days ago, it is still so beautiful, the sky is still so close, as if you can touch it with your hand, the white clouds are around you, the breath of people exhaled, will turn into mist, become a part of the white clouds, where the field of vision is still open, standing on the top of the mountain, what you see is the forest sea that can not be seen at a glance, shouting, the sound will continue to echo in the mountains. Try to get better, my brother, and when the time comes, let's go back to the path we have walked, through the Lost Forest, across the White Feather Canyon, up the Migratory Bird's Nest Trail, and finally over the Dark Mountains, to the Peak of Light and Darkness, the sacred land of the Winged Humans, where Maya and Tya will prepare your favorite mountain lotus tea for you, and we can relive the joy of huddled together to watch the sunrise again. ”

"That's good, old days. Lying on his back on the bed, Christo's blurred eyes seemed to see the blue sky and white clouds, the endless mountains, and the two pairs of wide wings that were pure black and pure white: "I really want to go together once, I really want to see the two of them again, but unfortunately, I'm afraid there will be no chance again." ”

"How come?" Pannis's voice was softer, as if he was afraid to wake up from a dream: "As long as you get better, even if you can't walk, I will carry you to the Winged Man Mountains, when did I lie to you?"

"You're lying to me now, aren't you? You wouldn't have lied to your friends before. Christo sighed weakly and said in a low voice: "I know my situation very well, I am about to die, and I can already hear the footsteps of death approaching." ”

Pannis was silent, maybe there were a thousand or ten thousand words of comfort suitable for such a time, but he couldn't say a word, he could only silently hold Christo's hand, feeling the cool body temperature of this pair of hands that were once young and powerful, and could turn countless undead into ashes with bent fingers, but now they have become old and withered, and they are very difficult to close together.

"I've known this day for a long time. "Christo's breathing is getting more and more rapid:" It's been a few years, I've been waiting for this day to come, I'm afraid, I'm looking forward to it, sometimes I think, it's not bad to die early, I don't have to endure the torture of watching my body age day by day, but today, I feel that I've come this far, only to find out that I'm so afraid of death, hahaha, the person who rushed into the door of death with you back then, actually didn't know that he was so afraid of death, not afraid of death itself, but I have too much nostalgia for this world, and I really don't want to die like this。 ”

Listening to Christo's violent gasps, Pannis felt that his chest was as heavy as a boulder, and he couldn't help but take a few deep breaths to soothe the depression in his heart: "Don't be afraid, don't worry, Nelly is already waiting for you over there, one day, I will also go to look for you, and then we will meet together again in the afterlife." ”

"But I still want to live. Christo suddenly stretched out his other hand to hold his neck, panting violently, as if his breathing was about to be cut off in the next moment, even if the gasping was so violent, he still hissed with all his might: "I can feel the ** decay little by little, I can feel the strength being withdrawn little by little, breathing is becoming more and more difficult, my mind is getting more and more blurred, I know that I am going to die soon, but I don't want to die at all." Help me, Kyle, help me, you can do anything, you will never let your friends down, save me, use your power to help me drive away death, I believe you can do it, I have never begged you for anything, only this time, save me, I don't want to die, I still want to see them again, help me, like you did before, help me. ”

"Whew. Pannis half-tilted his head, his eyes rolled upwards as best he could, his teeth clenched tightly, and he took a long breath to suppress the sadness that was almost pouring out, lowered his head again, stared into Christo's eyes, and said in a calm voice: "It's ugly, little Carat, I can't do this, you should know very well that if I can do it, I will do it without you saying it." It's not like you used to be, you were able to laugh at death, are you going to be defeated in the face of death now, and it's still in such an ugly posture, just like I used to be?"

"yes, it's ugly. Christo let out a sigh that seemed to come from the depths of his soul, the frenzied look in his eyes gradually faded, he regained his former indifference, and his body collapsed on the bed as if he had lost his strength, muttering: "For three years, I often simulate the scene of death coming, and I think that I can leave this world freely and decently, but death is really terrible." ”

"So, don't be afraid. Pannis patted Christo's hand and said softly: "Since you can't escape it, let's face it with a smile and reassure the friends who love you." Think about it, maybe in the distant future, we can meet again in the world after death, do you want to see the Winged Sisters laugh at you with your ugly appearance now?"

"yes, I can't give them an excuse to laugh at me. Lying on the bed, Christo looked at the ceiling above him and muttered, "Are they okay now?" (To be continued.) )