Chapter 10 Lu: Equal Transactions
It's the town of wishes, Tim's night.
The evening breeze flows slowly under the moonlight of late spring, adding a touch of warmth to this happy and contented town.
Singing and dancing, in a tavern, the sound of clinking glasses is constant, drawing wine, guessing boxing, and playing rune cards......
Gold, silver, and copper coins are like tornadoes that frantically flow into people's pockets.
The residents here are happy because their wishes have been fulfilled.
Money, Power, Women, Love...... Everything.
This is Sisg, the Land of Desire, a place of greed and cunning, which seems to be a safe haven that encapsulates and responds to all people's hopes.
Marshall was already asleep, lying beside Chun's furry side like a curled kitten.
It's sweet.
Haru had his eyes open, waiting for something.
He affectionately rubbed Marshall's long, soft blonde hair, gently brushed away the bangs on her forehead, and blew.
Marshall didn't move, she was already sleeping deeply.
Haru carefully and carefully turned over, lifted the thin quilt, carefully pulled out his tail, and got out of bed softly.
He put on his shoes, put on the leather coat that Marshall had made a wish for himself, silently unscrewed the wooden door of the guest room, and quietly left.
Haru is going to make a wish, he wants his two younger brothers to return to his side, from the distant other side of fate.
He had a complicated look and a grim countenance, walking through the deserted, breezy streets.
Worried, guilty, hateful, afraid......
Haru's mood is very apprehensive, which is also reflected in his hesitant feet.
The center of the town is this huge stone statue, so it's not far from the hostel. Haru heard Marshall say that as long as he has a wish, then he can go to the stone statue at any time to make a wish.
"Hmm......" Haru looked back at him.
He began to worry if Marshall would wake up in the middle of the night.
He began to worry if William would take him back.
He began to worry about whether he could afford to resurrect the two of them.
The feelings of the orcs had always been simple, Haruichi had always thought so, and now, he hesitated like a crumpled parchment, stained with muddy water on the corner of the street, and the fibers on it faintly fainted.
Haru's legs had unconsciously dragged him to the outer edge of the square.
Not surprisingly, there is no one in the Wishing Plaza, which fulfills the wishes of almost everyone during the day.
The night wind rolled by, blowing up the confetti on the ground and slamming it on the mud-dappled streets.
Haru looked up and saw that there was always a magic lamp shining in the center of the square, providing the most basic light for those who came to make wishes.
Haru saw the sign standing in front of the stone statue.
[Infinite gaze, boundless desire]
[Some people struggle, some people run]
[Just for solicitation, just for a light kiss]
[There is a price to pay for achieving any miracle]
[We hereby respond]
Haru stares at the opportunity at his fingertips; Spring struggles for the miracle of resurrection; Haru only wants to ask for those two light kisses.
He swallowed, flicked his tail nervously, took three steps and made two steps, and finally even trotted all the way to the statue.
Chun tightened the leather coat on his body, and his brows trembled in anticipation.
He placed his paw on the top of the statue.
"I hope to be able to bring my two younger brothers back to life and come back to me."
You're finally here. γ
Whoopββ!!
The endless darkness suddenly formed a series of cramped phantoms, and before this wolf orc could react, his body had been completely devoured by this mysterious power!
On the periphery of the square, a figure casually leaned against the edge of the wall, the corners of its mouth slightly curled.
"Sure enough......" William's eyes, the golden light was flickering, "I said before, don't make any wishes beyond your ability......"
Chun's figure had been swallowed up by this mysterious stone statue, and the space around him was constantly distorted, and faintly, grains of gray-white fine sand could be seen leaking out from between the gaps in space.
This condensed runic magic into an entity......
"Rubis." William muttered softly, spitting out these three mixed words.
This is another continent bordering the Runeteres Continent and Kajaya, that is, the birthplace of the orcs and the growth place of the [Tree of Destiny], Rubis.
This stone statue does not belong here, it only belongs to time, eternal time.
It's just a replacement, just a thief of fate! It is not the incarnation of Didama!
In the enclosed space, Haru's mind went blank.
The beautiful and beautiful, layered, like a complex pale gray magic pattern in the sky, was rapidly arranged and combined in front of him, flipped and built like a building block, and finally formed an illusory long table.
[What you are hoping for is a real miracle]
[Resurrection from the dead is a real miracle]
A bang exploded violently in Chun's mind, and for some reason, Chun's mind, which should have been blown up, turned out to be more sober and more exciting!
"Can you grant my wish?"
γHeh......γ
The endless chaotic silk threads condensed into an illusory face, and a chuckle made Chun's heart sink to the bottom.
[The price you need to pay, is what you can't pay]
"What do you want? My life? My soul? Money? Flesh, prey? I'll do what I canβ"
[-Your fate.] γ
"Fate?" Haru shook his ears and his lips were dry.
[The total amount of the fate of each creature is predetermined]
[And you, what you ask for is to reverse cause and effect and pull back two lives]
[You will bear the debt of two fates]
[Obviously, you can't afford to pay your debts]
"I ...... I can ...... anything" Haru took two steps forward, his claws beginning to scrape the surface of the stone statue non-stop.
[This is the Tree of Destiny - Estino's Law]
As if enchanted, Haru's pupils constricted, and he took two steps back weakly.
As soon as he heard these four words, Chun's legs seemed to have been drained of all blood, muscles, and bone marrow, and began to tremble weakly!
"Sacred Tree ......," Haru murmured softly, his Adam's apple agitating up and down, "the law he has set ......"
[It's a very equal deal]
[Each creature's chips are limited]
[It's just that the miracle you need, you can't pay his reward]
"I....... I beg you, please......" Haru's voice was choked, the corners of his eyes were red, and wisps of despair slipped quickly from head to toe, "I beg you...... I can ...... anything."
[Everything has room to maneuver]
While! While! While!
Misty and treacherous stars suddenly appeared under the illusory long table, and they formed a slight crack, which pasted on the inner surface of the long table one after another!
In the next second, the stars flew, the cracks were broken, and the silver sand was arranged and combined, finally forming a thin and thin contract.
[Reshape the body and gather new souls in it]
[You won't see that they will be different from the previous ones]
[Two very perfect substitutes, I believe you will be able to accept this result]
[Their souls have completely dissipated, and if they want to find them, they must defy cause and effect and transcend time]
"Miracle....... Miracles that can be achieved......"
Spring, crying, crying very sadly, very sad.
[The chips on your body can't pay for your previous wishes]
[And the price you should pay for paying for the substitute is what you can pay at the moment]
"I ...... As long as summer and winter .......," spring murmured in complexity, "how could they be replaced!" How can it be! β
[As long as you give half of the fate of your life, you can reunite with your brother and meet]
"But...... That's just a replacement! Chun pounded the stone statue heavily, making a muffled sound.
[As long as you believe, they are still your younger brothers, your forever lovely younger brothers]
[You can use the rest of your fate in the second half of your life to get along with them]
"I ......" Haru's face looked up, his face glazed, and his eyes seemed to flash a little hopeful.
Is this an outcome acceptable to him......
At this time, a contract slowly floated in front of the tearful wolf orc, and the stars on it gradually flickered excitedly and circulated.
[Print your handprint, the contract will be formed, and you will meet your brother]
"I ...... Woo......"
Substitute...... Exactly the same alternative......
Really, can you?
He seemed to have seen the two small figures jumping behind the contract, jumping and waving happily at him.
The ghost sent the gods to the ground, and Haru actually stretched out his arm and slowly moved forward...... Forward......
To-
Uproarββ!
The cramped space was suddenly torn apart by the sharp golden magic, and the extreme flash instantly broke through the invisible shackles, and it was actually the space created by the stone statue that was torn apart!
The evening breeze poured in, and Chun suddenly raised his head, his eyes were shining, and two strings of tears hung down.
In front of him was a knight in civilian clothes, a real, glorious knight of magic.
In front of the spring bloomed William in the midst of the petals of the golden rose, and behind him, there was a deep, endless, obsidian-like mystery.
"That's the real room for manoeuvre, and I'm not going to do it a second time." William slowly tucked the sword into his scabbard and said slowly, "Think about that sentence on the sign. β
[There will be a price to pay for achieving any miracle]
However, this miracle is false.
The truth is that Haru still poses with a begging gesture of pity for this false miracle.
It's infuriating.
"Huh." William whistled and raised his eyebrows, "Its name is the Miracle Statue, and it will try to squeeze your destiny, that is, your fortune, your life, everything you have. Your friends, your loved ones, all the ...... you have"
"No...... It's not ...... It's not ......" Haru wanted to take a few steps forward, but his legs were pinned down by an invisible force, and he couldn't move forward for half a minute.
The tail of life is the beginning of destiny, and the two are closely connected.
That's fate.
[Print your handprint to sign the contract]
The black barrier was devoid of the golden magic and was quickly and cunningly replaced.
The voice of the [Miracle Stone Statue] did not make the slightest wave, and Chun turned his head and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, but more tears filled up.
The illusory table was gone, and only a silver-white contract floated in the air, and the stars scattered a faint light.
Those illusory lines, perhaps because of the accident just now, rippled a little bit, but quickly subsided.
The pupilless face seemed even more distant and vicissitudes.
"I ......" Haru's chest rose and fell violently, "The wish I want to make is ......"
Click, click.
His tears slammed down on the ground beside his paws, bringing up dirty dust.
Haru stretched out his arm, his muscles bulging, and he slapped the contract apart fiercely!
What a bullshit alternative!
"I hope to see my two younger brothers one last time, nothing else, no ...... Without. β
[It's your decision]
[The price of the wish is, one of your tail hairs]
[I will extract a part of the past to form a historical pores]
"Hmm......" Haruu sniffled, the corners of his mouth grinning slightly, trying to make a smile.
He flicked his tail, and then he nodded heavily.
Huh-
The boundless tide of chaos swelled and covered Haru's entire body.
Everything is gone.
He was the only one left.
Boom!
The curtain was raised.
Chun found himself on a lawn, and not far away, two small figures, one gray and one white, were running towards him.
"Summer! Winter! Haru looked up and howled violently.
The corners of his grinning mouth could no longer maintain the original pompousness, not even upturned.
Chun Mai took his own steps and picked up the two little wolves that were rushing towards him, one black and one white.
"Hmm......" Xia struggled to get his head out of Chun's arms, muttering a little uncomfortably, "Brother, why are you holding ...... so tightly"
"I miss you so much......"
Haru cried, but in fact his tears never stopped.
He could feel the warmth and familiarity of the touch, one at a time.
It's so familiar, so familiar that it's so intoxicating that it's hard to get out.
"I really...... I miss you ......."
Chun really wiped a handful of snot and tears on his two younger brothers.
"Brother, what are you crying about, you're so weird today...... Xia muttered dissatisfiedly, stretched out his little arm, and skimmed away the big tears that flowed from the side of Chun's eyes.
"You're already an adult wolf, crying is not a good habit!" Winter learned the method of summer, and constantly wiped tears for spring, "It's ugly!" I can't find a spouse in the future! β
"Uh......h It's okay...... Take care...... Be happy, eat well...... To ......"
Haru squeezed out syllables after syllables from between his teeth, as if squeezing out all the strength of his body together.
"Brother...... Elder brother! β
......
"Hmmm......! Summer, winter! β
The soft touch in his arms suddenly loosened at this time, and Chun suddenly raised his head, and his tears were no longer supported at this time.
The return of the senses.
He fell to his knees.
It was pitch black.
[Your wish has been fulfilled]
[And, your request is beyond our comprehension]
The black box-like space was silently lifted.
Haru staggered to his feet and walked back.
He slammed open the wooden door of the guest room, patted the dust off his body, and vaguely saw Marshall, curled up in a ball, still asleep.
Maybe asleep.
He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and the sadness in his heart was still there.
Haru lay back on the bed and carefully and carefully embraced the girl into her arms.
It's like hugging my two younger brothers just now.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're an adult. Crying is not a good habit, it will become an ugly wolf, how to find a partner in the future. β
A small hand delicately brushed away the tears from the corners of Chun's eyes, and pinched his face by the way.
Marshall gently rubbed the wet soft hair on Chun's face, and her eyes had already opened lazily under Haru's surprised gaze.
"Hmm......"
Kiss!
Marshall's delicate and soft lips touched his oily and damp nose, and his right hand brushed away the tears from the corners of Chun's eyes again.
"Sleep." Marshall smiled, hugged Haru's warm and helpless body, and rubbed it affectionately.
"Hmmm......"
Haru took the initiative to hug Marshall's body.
He sobbed softly.
He hugged him tightly.
"You stupid wolf, light, hug it lightly......"
"Oh...... Oh......"
"Huh...... You're cute...... too."
Marshall chuckled and returned to a sweet sleep, with the sad wolf.
The night was quiet.