Chapter 1: The Night Sky (Rorschach)
(Perspective Shift Warning.) www.biquge.info The world is decaying.
In order to maintain the appearance of civilization, evil grows in the dark.
Humans chase money in confusion, killing for it, robbing for it, selling drugs for it, and acting as prostitutes and women for it. When they hold the numbers tightly, they feel safe and free.
This is a paradise lost by desire, a world that cannot be saved by gods, and the air of light is full of plunder and murder.
They thought it was a legitimate deal, and they thought that money would save their lost souls and make amends for their misdeeds.
But they will eventually die, painfully in the Paradise Lost they created.
At the age of fifteen, young Rorschach stood at the top of the Sunset City Clock Tower, overlooking the city in the night.
The all-encompassing night is punctured by colorful lights, and can no longer accommodate the soul who seeks peace, and this is the last time he sees the world with his eyes.
"How does it feel?" asked a man in a red leotard and a black mask beside him. The man's voice was very low, but it always gave the impression that he was mocking the world.
"Thank you......" Rorschach stopped talking, at this time he had not yet become a night watchman, he was just an ordinary and confused teenager, and even the top of this clock tower was only able to come up with the help of the night watchman [enthusiasm] around him.
"I didn't ask you to thank you. [Enthusiasm] pouted and said.
"......" Rorschach pursed his lips and was silent, his personality was withdrawn and irritable, sometimes he was withdrawn like a mute, and sometimes he was irascible like a madman.
Facing Rorschach's silent answer, [Enthusiasm] sighed: "What I want to ask is what do you see when you stand on such a high place?"
"I saw the city, the devastated city. Rorschach's voice was low and serious.
"Poofha, sure enough, you're just a little ghost!" Listening to Rorschach's words, [Enthusiasm] suddenly burst out laughing.
Rorschach looked at Passion, his brow furrowed, not understanding why the Night's Watch was laughing.
After laughing for a while, [Enthusiasm] asked, "Hey, little ghost, are your eyes okay?"
"......" Rorschach didn't reply, his vision blurring more and more since he was rescued from the gangsters by [Passion].
"Sure enough...... But this is also something that can't be helped, little ghost, your eyes have stuck to so many [Red Fantasy], it can't be cured, and you will be blind soon. β
"I'm already enlightened. β
"......" was silent for a while, and then [Enthusiasm] laughed again, "Poofhahahaha! Enlightenment? Do you hurt your own consciousness? Is this the courage to support you to challenge those gangsters? You can't change anything, you can only send a pair of eyes!"
"That's just because I'm not strong enough. β
"!" [Enthusiasm] glared angrily, grabbed Rorschach's head with a wave of his big hand, and forcibly turned his gaze to the sky, "The reason why you can't change anything is not because you're too weak, but because you can't see the sky! β
"Uh-ah......" Rorschach was very stubborn, he tried to stiffen his neck, trying to get out of the grip of [Passion], but how could his strength be comparable to [Passion]? He just struggled tirelessly in vain, and at the same time roared in a violent voice: "[Passion]! You are just running away, if you don't look at this city, you can't see his true face, you can't see his overflowing sewage, that's a laissez-faire for sin!
"You stubborn little ghost!" [Enthusiasm] also became angry, and he shouted, "You who have been looking directly at the wrong you, and what is right? You who have never even paid attention to justice will only burrow into the swamp like a blind man, struggling desperately, constantly going downward, suffocating and confused in pursuit of justice that has never been seen before." Don't be naΓ―ve, little ghost! Messenger of Justice is not a fighting game!"
"......" Rorschach was silent, he no longer struggled, but took a good look at the starry sky that [Passion] loved.
The deep blue world is serene and eternal, the stars are as pure as diamonds, and the crescent moon hangs high in the sky, shining with a pure and cold light.
It's beautiful......
Growing up, Rorschach had never seen such a beautiful starry sky.
But, that's because this is the last time, right? Because this is the last time to see this starry sky and see the world, that's why he looks so beautiful, right?
"I'm going to be blind. Rorschach's voice trembled a little, he was only a fifteen-year-old boy after all, and he was as afraid of eternal darkness as everyone else.
"I know. [Enthusiasm]'s voice also muffled.
"But I also saw ......"
"I know. β
The two fell silent.
"Let's have some fun. After a moment, [Enthusiasm] sighed and broke the silence.
"Good. Rorschach was still a little melancholy.
"Some time ago, when I heard about a kid fighting criminals in the streets, I was scared!"
"Hmm. β
"Ah, where did you have the guts to do this, and why don't you put on your mask if you want to be a night watchman?"
"Is wearing a mask mandatory?"
"Of course, there is no such rule, but everyone wears it. β
"I just don't want cowardly hiding. β
"Cowardice, I don't think you've ever worn a mask!" [Enthusiasm] affirmed, "that's not some cowardly hide, it's the protection of yourself, the protection of your relatives and friends." What's more......"
"But I have no family, and I have no friends!" Rorschach said firmly.
"Are you? Are you an orphan?"
"No, my father was a gambler, and my mother was a prostitute, thanks to them, I watched the darkness of the world from a very young age, in my childhood, there was violence and bullying everywhere, I saw many tragedies that happened to other people, and many tragedies happened to me, and later, I thought, I can't go on like this, and this world can't go on like this......"
"So, you want to be a night watchman?" [Passion] was so sure that he interrupted Rorschach without waiting for an answer, "Well...... I accidentally talked about sad things again, please forgive me for my curiosity, then, forget it, let's not talk about the past, now, imp, do you want to put on a mask and try it? Trust me, you're going to love it. β
"But I'm blind, and now, I can't see anything. β
"Who said that, don't you still see the stars?"
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Under the guidance of [passion], fifteen-year-old Rorschach put on his mask.
As the white cloth cover was placed on his head, Rorschach suddenly felt a pang of relief.
It's my face.
When I put it on, I took off my disguise.
I am no longer weak, hesitant, full of desire.
I became who I really am.
On that day, Rorschach vanished, leaving only the Faceless One left in this world.
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