The long slumber seems to be never-ending.

But in the gap between drowsiness and drowsiness, Huai Shi was awakened by the voice that came from beside her, opened her eyes, and saw the broken ceiling.

It's in an abandoned temple.

Through the collapsed roof, you can see the shining stars, as if you are in the far reaches of space, as if you are still somewhere in the present world.

Beside him, the campfire was burning vigorously and warmly.

Huai Shi tried to move her body, but then, she felt sharp pain deep into her bone marrow, and it was difficult to move, and she didn't even feel half of her body......

It's numb.

Because there was a husky bigger than a motorcycle, half of his butt was pressed against his chest, it was roasting on the fire, and it was dark when he slept, and the snoring was shocking.

The snot bubbles were blowing hugely, and a large pool of saliva had accumulated on the ground.

In his sleep, the tail was sweeping his face for a while, and Huaishi couldn't help but sneeze twice, and pushed the dog's tail and half of the ass to the side.

I was finally able to breathe easily.

I'm afraid I'm going to have my leg amputated if I wake up a little later.

Huai Shi gasped, supported her body in pain, leaned against the wall, and looked around.

The empty temple had not yet been tidied up, and the statues of the gods were gone.

Only the sound of conversation could be heard in the direction of the doorway.

It's Izzy and another person.

Instead of smoking a cigar, the noble blood of the Americas stood at the foot of the steps, his head bowed, as if listening to admonition and teaching.

“...... Please tell Mamakiriya for me. ”

The figure with his back to Huai Shi stretched out his hand and took the small box from his hand: "Thank you for her foresight and care, but it's a pity that I can't reciprocate." ”

"I will. ”

Izzy bowed solemnly, sensing Huai Shi's gaze, so he smiled slightly, and saluted to the god in front of him: "Then, I won't bother anymore." ”

"Huh, are you leaving, don't sit down a little longer, wait a minute......"

Badr magically pulled out a huge jar from the air and put it into Izzy's arms: "It's a rare trip, bring some mead back, I just made it fresh a few days ago, and put it in your ...... In the refrigerator, it should be able to last for a long time.

But don't drink it after it expires, pour it, you'll have diarrhea. ”

"Uh......"

Izzy hugged the wine jar, his expression twitched, and he bowed his head: "Please, allow me to retire." ”

"Okay. Badr bowed.

But Izzy still stood where he was, as if waiting for something, and when he saw that Badr did not react, he was stunned for a moment, and stopped talking.

"By the way, I almost forgot the process of your audience. ”

Badr raised his hand, patted the door of his head, and finally remembered, and after reaching out and dipping it in the jar, he sprinkled two drops on the door of Izzy's head.

"I bless you, O traveler from afar, and wish you ...... Good luck with ......."

He thought for a long time and said seriously: "I wish you too much good wine to drink." ”

It looks completely casual, but in fact, it is a very sincere blessing.

Izzy's expression was indescribably complex, he had never seen such a sincere blessing, and ...... He doesn't need to be blessed, it's too simple for the noble clan who inherited the noble blood to get drunk to death, where will there be a time when he can't drink?

But after all, it is the blessing and blessing of the gods, the proof of the audience, as a messenger, where is the room for him to pick and choose.

I just wish Mamaquiria could drink this jar of honey bar.

In this way, Izzy from the Americas, holding the souvenir from Badr, took a few steps back, turned around and left with a wry smile.

And in front of the temple, the figure reflected in the glow finally looked back.

Smiling.

Sacred and solemn, it is a pity that the range does not include the golden mohican hair on the top of his head...... It looks like it's out of the show.

Huai Shi couldn't help but want to drag him down.

"Can't you change your hairstyle?" Huai Shi collapsed on the wall, helplessly complaining.

"I was born like this, I can't help it, I'm used to it. ”

Badr shrugged his shoulders, returned to him, sat down cross-legged, opened the lid of the water tank next to him, poured himself a large glass of mead, and stuffed a glass for Huai Shi.

Raising his head, after drinking it all, it was like a fat house drinking happy water, and he breathed a sigh of satisfaction: "It's so good, I didn't expect to be able to drink mead again, long live the world now! Long live the Astronomical Society!"

Huai Shi's expression suddenly twitched, is this the god of light or a dead house from somewhere.

"Hey, why don't you come up with a little bit of a god's pie?"

"But I'm the least god-like one. ”

Badr scratched his head in embarrassment, "Not only not like a god, not even like a Viking." In the past, my father said that if this continues, it will be difficult for mortals to fear me or something.

However, if you want me to say, it doesn't matter if you are in awe or not, it is best if everyone can drink and eat meat together. ”

"Makes sense. Huai Shi nodded.

Drinking wine and eating meat is the most important thing.

"Right?" Badr laughed happily, "Cheers!"

Snap.

A crisp voice sounded.

Not from the place where the glasses are clinked, but from the increasingly illusory shell of Badr.

Huai Shi's movements paused.

Something is wrong......

Badr gradually became embarrassed, and looked away a little embarrassed: "Oh, is it coming so soon? It's a lot faster than expected......"

Snap.

Another crisp sound.

He lowered his head and saw the crack in his chest.

In his body, the broken sun wheel slowly rotated, emitting an increasingly blazing glow. It seems to be ...... Grow?

Compared with what Huai Shi saw, 'half' has recovered to the extent of 'two-thirds', and the speed of recovery seems to be accelerating!

Obviously, it should be a good thing, but Huai Shi saw the slightest trace of uneasiness and resistance from Badr's face.

Suddenly, he experienced a subtle weightless shaking.

It's like...... It's like being on a train that starts to accelerate.

"What's going on?" Huai Shi frowned.

"It seems that only Ah Dong can't lock that part of 'me'. ”

Badr shook his head helplessly.

Beside Huai Shi, the sleeping broken dog slowly turned over, and there were wisps of bright light in the hair, floating towards Badr.

It was the power that belonged to the King of Light.

It should have been back to His power long ago.

"This, as you can see...... It looks like we're about to fall back to the present world. ”

Badr smiled awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I'm a little out of control." ”

Irresistible, this one comes from the attraction of the present world!

As Badr gradually recovered, the gravitational pull of the Pillar of Divine Essence began to gradually increase, pulling at his presence and drawing him back.

This is the binding of Destiny, whether it is Badr or Publius.

Even though Publius was dead, his mystic instrument had succeeded.

The departed gods are resurrected.

If it is not controlled early, under the pull of gravity, Helios will once again resume from stagnation, and begin to accelerate endlessly, with its own mass and the seat of the gods, causing a huge impact on the current situation and the three blockades.

Because of this, Badr would have Fenrir, who was blessed with a divine spirit, devour the scorching sun, instead of killing it and returning it to himself.

It's a pity that Fenrir's miracle seal can't be delayed for long.

"I didn't expect that one day I would die because of a fall...... It is also in keeping with the appearance of the gods on the high. ”

Badr sighed self-deprecatingly: "I was going to get away with it, and I wanted to go home and see it." Unfortunately, home is too far away. ”

"It's too late," he said. ”

"Wait, Badr!"

Huai Shi subconsciously reached out and grabbed his shoulder, for fear that he would disappear like this: "Wait a minute, there may not be no solution......"

"No, I just figured it out of the blue. ”

Badr laughed calmly and told his friend in front of him: "My home is no longer in that place, Huaishi, my home is gone." ”

In this world, there is no home for him.

Since hundreds of years ago......

Huai Shi fell silent, speechless.

I couldn't find anything to comfort him.

"Haha, don't be so depressed. “

Badr patted him on the shoulder, "It doesn't matter if you don't go home anyway...... Actually, I saw a small film in the screening room of Helios some time ago. ”

He recalled the afterimages of those memories and said in a trance: "It means that on the sea, there is a lonely old man who lives in a very high house with many floors, and his life is peaceful and peaceful.

But the sea rises every year, so he has to build his house to the upper floors...... Over time, all the houses are piled up like building blocks.

When the sea rose, the former residence was submerged, along with the furniture of the past, memories and photos.

When he suddenly looked back one day, there was a huge city under the water that had been submerged and forgotten...... He understood that everything that had been in the past would disappear into the sea. ”

"So, I think it's good to be on a boat this time. ”

Badr shrugged in relief, "At least you don't have to think about the old house in the sea anymore, right?"

"......" Huai Shi did not speak.

But in the silence, the shaking feeling of weightlessness intensified again.

Helios began to accelerate.

"Looks like I've got to go, Huaishi. ”

Badr reached out and took out a chirping guinea pig from his pocket and put it in Huaishi's arms, "Do me a favor one last and take care of it for me."

Yuwan likes you very much, and you must be able to get along. ”

Huai Shi opened his mouth to speak, but the feeling of drowsiness became stronger and stronger, and the power from the divine wine soaked his soul, making up for his damage, but making his consciousness begin to sink again.

The glass fell from his hand.

He pressed his eyes to see the outline in front of him: "Wait a minute, I'm ......"

"I always have to say goodbye, Huaishi. Badr looked back at him and waved his hand, "Just when I'm out of a long way, I don't have to send each other, where you should go." ”

He paused in his footsteps, but didn't look back, just softly said goodbye.

"You want to go back to the world, Huaishi. He said, "Go to your loved ones." Don't call them dead. that they may all live. ”

Then, darkness struck.

In this way, Badr carefully cut off the connection with Huaishi, maintained the integrity of his soul, and walked out of the gate.

Finally, look at the flickering stars.

When he opened the small box in his pocket and picked up the mistletoe in it, his expression fell into struggle and hesitation.

Several times, I gritted my teeth, but I didn't have the courage to make up my mind.

It's a shame......

He was afraid of pain.

Until an unfamiliar voice came from beside him.

"If you can't do it, do you want me to help?"

The one who spoke was Kirithime, who was leaning on the pillars of the temple.

Badr sighed as if he had been pardoned: "Thank you so much." ”

"It's okay, I'm an empathetic and kind big sister. Tong Ji took the mistletoe and winked at him: "Besides, my family's contractor has you to take care of it." ”

"You don't have to swear sovereignty at this time, do you?"

Badr shook his head, a little embarrassed: "I really didn't expect you to send me on my last ride...... Is this what fate is called?"

Tong Ji lowered her head and played with the mistletoe in her hand, but she was not in a hurry to do it, but suddenly asked, "Hey, Badr, do you know what the nature of such a thing as fate is?"

"Huh?"

Puzzled, Badr thought for a moment and asked, "The future?" or what is destined to happen?"

"Who knows?" Tong Ji said casually: "Ordinary people fear fate because it is unknowable, while gods fear fate because it is uncontrollable...... No matter how hard you try to make arrangements, there will always be unexpected problems, and your father will suffer a lot because of it. ”

"It sounds a little embarrassing for me as a son. ”

"Everyone has suffered the same loss, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. ”

Tong Ji paused and said solemnly: "However, as far as I know, there are times when ...... In some important times, fate itself will also be interfered with. ”

"Interference?" Badr shook his head: "Is the fate after the interference still fate?"

"Maybe it's destined to be interfered with, isn't it? Anyway, an ambiguous thing can be explained no matter how you explain it, but in essence, it will feel like it's actually a bitch of a bitch, and there is no principle at all. ”

"Because it's going to be on the winner's side, or more precisely, on the heavier side – it's like a strange scale, a black box in flux......

Ah, in modern terms, it's supposed to be in a superposition of events, right? Sounds like science fiction, and it has nothing to do with us gods. But once the two destinies collide together, one is destined to be crushed. When the superposition begins to collapse, the stronger observer wins.

Therefore, there will be a very small probability of things happening in the details, resulting in a steady stream of variables, one side seems to be dead, but there is a possibility of success, but in fact, it is already doomed. ”

"That's just a hypothesis, right?"

Badr shook his head: "There is no definite proof, it is still a marginal speculation." ”

"Sometimes, a little ambiguity and ambiguity will make it more romantic - I don't think you understand this truth, right?"

Instead of insisting on how correct her statement was, she was as if she were talking about an interesting rumor: "Even if there are flaws and shadows, at least it can explain everything that happened, doesn't it?"

The influence of the Mystic Instrument, and the possible consequences, are too large for the present situation, causing fate to spontaneously shift and want to correct everything back on track.

That's why all of this happens. ”

There will be many coincidences.

Because of the attraction of a superior person like the sun god, Huai Shi, who inherited the path of Tianwen, came to Helios.

Because the rebirth of the gods outside the present world is a great disaster for the present world. Therefore, the gods who will not hurt others for their own sake and are also the easiest to kill will come.

In other words, your arrival is also a choice of fate...... This is probably providential, right?" Tong Ji said indifferently, "Perhaps, it is pure coincidence." ”

"It depends on which one you prefer," she said. ”

"Are you comforting me?"

Badr was stunned for a moment, and smiled gratefully: "Sounds like the world has chosen me now...... That's not a bad statement. ”

"Don't you feel resentful?" asked Kirihime, "you're doomed to death." ”

"Nope. Badr shook his head.

"Don't feel sorry either?"

“...... A little bit. ”

Badr sighed: "If you want to say anything...... I really want to see the world today. But the world that Huai Shi said is so beautiful, if I disappear, it would be a pity.

"Did you choose the world between yourself and the world?" she bowed, "you really have your style, Badr." ”

"Am I that noble?"

"Yes, after all, you're the kind of person who doesn't want to make others sad. ”

Badr shook his head: "This is not a compliment to the Norse gods. ”

"It's enough to make sense to you. ”

Tong Ji paused, looked solemn, and expressed gratitude to the god in front of him: "Thank you for everything you have done for Huaishi, Badr. ”

She said, "Thank you. ”

Badr scratched his face a little embarrassed: "Then will you mourn for me, Your Excellency Taiyi." ”

"No, it won't. ”

Tong Ji's expression turned disgusted, "The guy who talks about the black history of well-wishers will not be sympathized with - besides, isn't there an agreement waiting for you?"

She reminded: "That, it's yours alone, the agreement." ”

Badr froze in place.

"You remember her, right?

For so many years, she has kept her promises, remaining the last obsessions, sleeping alone in hell, in a place without light, waiting for your arrival, day after day, year after year. ”

"Now, it's time to go to the appointment, Badr.

Will you keep your promise this time?"

“...... Of course. ”

Badr bowed his head and replied calmly, "How could you leave her alone?"

"Good, Badr. ”

Kirihime said approvingly, "You really are the kindest god—"

At that moment, mistletoe stabbed him in the chest.

I don't feel pain, I don't feel scared.

The gods are crumbling silently.

When the moment came, Badr raised his head, stared at the person in front of him, and waited.

Wait for her to say that.

The mantra that really brought it all to an end.

So, it was like many years ago, like at the end of every story about Badr.

Tong Ji held her head high, as if announcing to fate.

Again, he said the words:

"—let Hela, get what you want!"

At that moment, the invisible bridge was connected again.

In front of Badr, a black gate silently emerged, and a hole opened.

In the deepest depths of darkness, a distant figure emerged, gradually becoming clear.

Through this door of existence and nothingness, she stared at the figure that had come to her in a daze, as if she didn't dare to believe it, and she didn't dare to reach out and touch his face.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. ”

Badr smiled, reached out, and squeezed her palm, "I'm here to fulfill the promise, Hela." ”

Then, with arms outstretched, embraced the lonely phantom.

This time, you won't be left alone again......

In this way, without hesitation, the light and death held hands and went with her into the distant darkness, only to take one last look at everything behind him before leaving.

Say goodbye with a smile.

For this brief encounter, I would like to express my gratitude.

Farewell, my friend.

Please mourn for me......

"Eh, is that really the way it go?"

Tong Ji stood in place, staring at the place where they disappeared, couldn't help but sigh, and shook her head: "I really left a lot of messes for me to clean up...... And you, Zeus, you should get out of here, right? ”

"I'm not like Odin's son, as long as I can breathe for a while, I'll continue to rub my face down. ”

The mutilated phantage of Zeus appeared, looking around at all this: "Besides, isn't it not over yet? The most important ending has not yet begun." ”

Where the gods vanished, an even more brilliant flame of light rose and spread—making the ring of the sun ring around Helios even more dazzling.

That's the fountain of light that is about to erupt!

Although Badr's spirit has passed away, it is not in the present realm, and this power cannot pass through the axis of the world and successfully return.

If it goes on like this, if it is absorbed by Helios or used by someone, it will be more troublesome, right?

Zeus wanted to see how she would solve the final end.

"It's simple, Zeus. ”

Kirhime calmly stared at the mistletoe in her hand and said, "Just perform another ritual like that and consume those remaining powers." ”

Zeus frowned suspiciously.

Incomprehensible.

Yes, this is a solution, but the question is: how can you kill Badr again when he is dead?

“...... Isn't there another ready-made one?"

Kirhime looked back at the temple.

There, indeed, there is a ready-made alternative.

A descent that once carried Badr, an existence that could almost be regarded as the human incarnation of the King of Light...... As a candidate to replace Badr, there is indeed no one.

But the question is......

"You can imagine that?"

Zeus fell into a stupor, dumbfounded: "You are still not human?"

Didn't you say that the contractor is very important and should be cherished?

Even if he is as shameless as him, he never thought of it...... There is such a lack of morality in the world!

Rock Olympus all year long!

"Don't worry, ordinary people's words can't work, but his words, it must be okay, before the god of Badr descended, it was my contractor. ”

Kirihime turned her head and smiled, "Have faith in the person I chose...... Besides, I don't want to see my contractor sad. ”

Even if you can't undo it, at least you have to leave him something to remember.

I was reluctant to break the chapter, so I simply presented it with a 6,000-word chapter.

I'm ashamed to say that Night City is so fun...... What's that...... Since it is changed today, tomorrow, I will not come back...... (Distant eyes.)

(End of chapter)