Chapter 53: The Devil: The Caged Bird
Russell's pupils burned with gray-white fire.
- It wasn't his mother Alice's psychic powers, but his own.
Countless memory fragments swirled in front of him, like mirrors.
They hovered in front of Russell's eyes, and the sound of their chirping made Russell feel like he was in a dream.
Among the ultramarine fragments, there is beauty:
Children bathed in the morning sunshine and going to school side by side;
Sitting side by side on the swing after school, talking about future teenagers and girls;
When he sang on stage, the girls in the audience looked at him brightly, their eyes as bright as stars;
And in the crimson fragments, there are some painful memories.
When being transformed beyond recognition, a thin figure trembling in the mirror;
With a fake smile that makes you want to vomit, telling vile lies in front of the camera;
looked at the haggard face of his girlfriend who he hadn't seen for a long time, but he couldn't recognize him;
Slip off your shirt in front of a man and open your prosthetic eye for stealing......
A fist struck, shattering all memories.
Russell subconsciously wanted to use the "saint's decapitation" to cut it off - but the moment he started, he hesitated.
With his illusory left hand, he blocked the slow and murderous punch.
The two eyes met again.
But the demon's expression was very different from before.
She stared at Russell indifferently and coldly, with a mocking smile.
The voice with an unreal accent sounded dangerous and eerie:
"That's who I am.
"What, hero? Are you angry? Or are you taking pity on me?
Or ...... Do you want to give me liberation? β
The demon's arms were even broken in three, with a rising fire in the middle.
With her arms raised, she looked like she was feeling a sense of terror at the moment.
However, it was not what she expected.
Russell's eyes were clear and calm.
Neither anger nor pity.
He just looked at the demon with a tattered body seriously and equally.
Said something that surprised her: "Are you ...... Want to die? β
It sounds like a bit of a sarcastic remark.
But the demon was silenced.
The flames rising from her body famed.
ββ¦β¦ Maybe. β
Her voice faded from that accent and changed back to Xiao Liuli's voice.
In an instant, she lost her dangerous demonic nature and turned into a tired and mediocre mortal.
She was silent for a moment, then added, "Maybe I don't want to die that much. I just don't want to live anymore. β
"You don't want to live like this anymore, do you?"
Russell said softly, "I understand. β
Abandoned identity. Freedom was sacrificed. Abandon dreams.
Throw everything that was once upon the ground and trample on it...... Things that I couldn't get even if I tried my best were overflowing like garbage.
"yes, I'm tired."
If you say it to the delphinium and the inferior, it will definitely gain a stunned gaze.
A demon who lives on cannibalism and is full of hatred and despair for the world...... But he was in a peaceful room with Russell, saying things like "I'm tired".
"Being threatened and taken advantage of. What nonsense reports are hidden, what nonsense topics are induced. Push the big guy off the hillside and use it as bait to trick people into taking the bait. Use this ridiculous body to lure others, and then jump out to extort money, and kill them when they are hollowed out. I'm not even a toy, toys are cherished by children...... I'm just a tool.
"At first it was said only once, but once and then again. After the initial compromise, there was no possibility of exiting.
"Look at the present. The [Hero] had approached me, and the Special Operations Department had found my name, and the feared 'Inferior' was upstairs. I can't escape. What else can I do? β
The demon analyzed and reasoned about his fate lightly: "I have only one way to die, but I am not afraid.
"The story of the 'Blue Song Robin' has long since ended. Then, it's better to let 'Little Liuli' also come to an end. β
ββ¦β¦ So what are you going to do now? β
Russell asked rhetorically, "You lured me here." β
"At first, I wanted to give you some information in exchange for 'death'."
The demon's overlapping voice sounded: "But I didn't expect that after you discovered me who was so abnormal...... I didn't close the door at the first time.
"If you don't close the door, I won't be able to pull you in. I can't help it. β
Little Liuli's psionic ...... Does the induced person need to close the door in person to trigger?
Russell pondered for a moment and asked, "What information?" β
"It's no longer needed."
"And who is the leader of your organization?"
"I can't tell. Whenever I tried to say something, I suddenly forgot about it. β
This is...... Memories sealed by spells, or words?
Russell suddenly.
But he had vaguely guessed something.
So he put it another way: "So, what do you want to exchange now?" β
"Die."
She replied crisply and without hesitation.
ββ¦β¦ Are you sure? I don't want to kill you. β
"Of course, all I want is for you to kill me. Here it is - kill me. β
The demon knew everything, and calmly replied, "I must not be taken away by you. That's why I chose to communicate with you, not the inferior.
"That's a man who has no feelings, only knows the 'right'."
"Why do I have to kill you?"
"Do you have to get to the bottom of it?"
"Of course."
Russell nodded seriously: "I don't like to pursue other people's privacy, but the situation is different now.
"I am an agent, and you are a demon. It's not that I can do what you want me to do. I need to know if this is your conspiracy or a trap.
"I can roughly tell if you're lying...... So, you say yes. β
"I'm really tired of hearing general theories."
The demon sneered.
But she was silent for a while, and replied seriously: "Because I don't want the news of 'Little Liuli' as a criminal to be published."
"The company will not disclose information about the 'demon'. Then as an excuse for the disappearance of a well-known person like Xiao Liuli, I will be linked to an unsolved case...... Come and 'be the murderer'. I've personally dealt with this kind of news many times. β
Hear here.
Russell suddenly realized the truth of the matter.
"Is it possible, that fiancΓ©e of yours, ...... now Chasing 'Little Glass'? β
It's no wonder that Little Glass will appear in the hive.
No wonder she is still using the identity of "Blue Song Robin".
She was expecting ...... His fiancΓ©e will one day come to the door and surprise the other party.
And that means......
"She doesn't know you're the Blue Song Robin?"
"No need to ask. I'll never tell you who she is. If you ask again, I'll eat you. β
The demon thirsting for liberation rejected Russell's inquiry with an unusually resolute attitude.
But not answering is admitting.
She doesn't want her identity to be revealed as a criminal, and she wants her fiancΓ©e's memory to remain with her former boyfriend and her current idol...... Rather than a double ruin.
The demon calmly replied, "I don't trust you.
"I don't trust agents, and I don't trust heroes. I don't trust a frizzy young man like you, and it's impossible to trust the company or the underground gangs. β
But what left Russell speechless was that she really had the power to distrust.
Because she really experienced a life of being controlled.
"Just let me be an innocent person killed by the Veil of Ignorance...... In exchange, I will not rebel against you.
"I will not resist your questioning, nor will I resist your attack."
The demon's deep words were full of exhaustion: "I just wish I could die here."
"Is such a wish not allowed? Can't I even choose to die quietly and cleanly? β
Her desperate cry at the moment was also answering a question Russell had before.
- Are all demons aggressive?
If the nature of the devil is laziness and passivity, will he still go out and do evil every day?
Today's small glass is the best answer to this question.
The demon's personality is clearly not the same as the host it once was...... But demons are not all intensely aggressive, just extreme negative emotions.
ββ¦β¦ So, who the hell are you? The demon of 'Little Liuli', or was it born from 'Blue Song Robin'? β
"βneither. I am the demon of the 'caged bird'. β
The Caged Bird replied, "Kill me quickly, before I can hold back my desires and start 'eating' others." I couldn't take it anymore.
"I don't want her to know later that I've eaten humans like her."
This should be the name of the spiritual energy that Xiao Liuli awakened.
I see.
This is the essence of the "demonic phenomenon".
It's not so much "another stranger who has taken away his identity", a devil from another world.
Rather, it is after the "red shift" that symbolizes the runaway has exceeded its limits......
- Got the "psionic energy" of the spirit and officially replaced himself.
and instead of the "indecisive self" to carry out the final task.
She couldn't live cleanly.
But she still had the last courage to choose a clean death.