Ethan was half asleep and half awake, struggling between the lingering cold and the ambiguous pain in his body. His consciousness is sometimes awake and sometimes blurred, and the images are tangled in chaos, making him unable to distinguish which are hallucinations and which are memories.
A boundless loneliness and helplessness made him want to curl up, but his hands and feet were imprisoned by cold chains. The uproar made his drowsy mind startled, and he woke up. There was a dead silence in the dimly lit crypt, but Ethan's perception seemed to be many times stronger than before, and his mild myopia was cured, and he could even see the strange and complex objects on the ceiling. A symbol composed of angles and curves that approximates two overlapping pentagrams.
The symbol, with a deep darkness and evil, looked down at Ethan coldly from above. He felt that the symbol seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
He smelled the familiar faint bitter sandalwood smell in the air, and could hear the barely audible heartbeat. He and Tanisel were the only ones left here.
He turned his head slightly and saw the pale priest leaning on the armchair next to him with his eyes closed. His heart was filled with grief and... disappointment.
The reason why the priest approached him, he finally knew.
I keep telling myself that I don't care, and I always think that even if it is used, it is nothing, and it is better to have hope than nothing. But when he knew that Taniser was just a beautiful trap in his life, and that the priest had been helping him to protect him, it was probably to finally bring him to Eve and help him complete his adulthood. His heart, which had already turned black, still ached sharply when he performed some of their seances.
Whether he was born to live for only one purpose, whether his efforts to live for the better or for the worse are meaningless. The people around him are arranged by an irresistible force, leading him to a unique ending.
Receive the core of the universe…
Ethan didn't understand what the black man wanted him to accept all the time, but he could vaguely feel that once he accepted it, he would probably lose the last thing he had - the last bit of sanity as a human being.
No one would care if Ethan would disappear, no one would even know he existed.
Really... a meaningless life.
Ethan tried to open his mouth. There were some things he knew he shouldn't ask because the answer would not be good, but he still wanted to ask clearly.
"Why... choose me?" Ethan's voice was weak and dry, as if every word he said would drain his strength.
Tanisel slowly opened his eyes, and the dim candlelight jumped in those silver-gray eyes, looking a little tired, "Because this is my mission... Find the person chosen by God, and then protect him ."
"Then it's also your job to sleep with me?" Ethan laughed, obviously mocking, but sounded a little dejected.
Tanissell felt a dull and dry pain slowly spreading in his heart, as if someone was wrapping his heart with rusted thin iron wire, and then slowly tightening. He couldn't tell if it was his own feeling or the one Ethan had conveyed to him. The memory of meeting the man in front of him for the first time came to his mind. In the icy light of the human spaceship, there were a group of black inhumans in front of them. He actually noticed Samuel first, and then he saw Ethan who was talking to Samuel. At that time, he didn't know that he would have a relationship with the man who seemed to be a little obedient and unremarkable in the days to come. what relationship.
Before waiting for the priest's answer, Ethan stared at him reluctantly and continued to ask, "Don't you think you owe me an explanation? Did you come to earth from the beginning to find me?"
"No... I didn't know who I was looking for at first." Tanisel closed his eyes gently, his consciousness drifting into distant memories.
"My father has that kind of strange disease, and no one can save him. If you want to save him, the only hope is the egg of the god. But the egg of the god can only be touched by priests, and it cannot be used for any purpose. The behavior of destroying the order and reversing life and death, because the Xueshen believes that such behavior will weaken the power of Xue and lead to the wrath of Xue. And then took the opportunity to bring it out to save my father.
But you know, I didn't succeed. It was too late, he was too close to death, and there was no way for the egg of the Sequence God to bring the completely chaotic system in his body back into order. He was as shriveled as a skeleton at the time, all the hair on his body fell out, his skin shrunken like soaked in water, his eyes were cloudy and yellow, and his third eye was completely invisible. He breathed so hard, like every breath was painful, but as precious as the last. He was scared, and although he was speechless, I could sense how strong his fear was.
Can you imagine? A being who has always been so powerful in his life, was so helpless at that time. No one, no god can help him.
So I thought, if the Sequence God doesn't help me, then what about the Entropy God
At that time I knew very little about the entropy god, which was, after all, a symbol of death and chaos, and I avoided it. But when people are desperate, they can really do anything.
Among all the ancient manuscripts in the temple's collection, I found a manuscript describing the method of conscious communication with Nyarlathotep, the prowling Chaos. Some rotting animal carcasses, some filthy corpses, poisonous insects and the like, and of course my own blood. I mashed everything up and painted the Sigil of Gateway in my father's room, the kind you see now carved on the roof.
When I opened my third eye, I saw it.
Outside the window, among the mountains, in a silent forest of death, the ugly and terrifying giant stood in the valley. There was only one blood-red tentacle on its face, chaotically stirring the clouds in the sky. It's so huge, I'm afraid the whole city of Xiluoan can see it clearly, but... it seems that only I can see it. Because, I didn't hear any screams of fear.
It obviously has no face, but I know that he is watching me through the transparent window across several mountains.
Then it came, and where it passed, the trees smashed and withered, and all the animals had escaped, and a horrible whimper echoed in the wind. I watched it walk effortlessly across the mountains to my castle. I could only see part of his face, the disgusting red filling the window. I was so terrified that I fell to the ground, unable to move.
It knows my name and why I call it. It said it could help me, save my father's body and last bit of life for a while, so that he wouldn't continue to rot, but at a price. "
Ethan's dry lips parted slightly, trembling a few times, "The price... is to find a sacrifice?"
Taniser nodded, "He said, he wants me to find the person chosen by God. Because only the person chosen by God can regenerate Azathoth, the core of the universe, in this universe, so that I, my father, and even my father can be truly reborn. My dead father who gave birth to me is reunited. He said that when the line between life and death blurs, all those who have lost can be reunited. He didn't tell me who the chosen one was, he just said let me Go to the dirtiest and most chaotic place on earth in thirteen years to find that special person, protect him, and make sure that he can smoothly accept all the arrangements that are to come.
I initially thought that man was Samuel. Because I initially thought that the person would give birth to Azathoth in the form of a mother, it must be a strong person with a strong will. That's why on the ship I'll be on the cargo floor to help you. Until... until I noticed your unusual green eyes, until that was a symbol of the bloodline of the celestial star. "
Inexplicably, Ethan felt the heartache intensified, and something seemed to be stuck in his throat.
Eyes, just because of his eyes.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't even look at himself.
Ethan suddenly felt that he was stupid, and even thought that Tanissell came to Earth for him.
"In the past thirteen years, I have been collecting ancient books and manuscripts about the God of Entropy, and I already know that the people of Tianqi were originally descendants of Azathoth, so they have green eyes similar to him. Therefore, it seems more likely that the people chosen by God are the descendants of Azathoth. It is a celestial being. As for the rebirth of another god, it does not necessarily require the birth method that our universe thinks, so it is possible that it is not an Omega. Also, when you face the reproductive goddess, you are beyond ordinary people's perception, and in the end your amazing The leap made me more convinced that you might be the person I need to find."
Tanisel seemed exhausted after talking too much at once. But he still managed to stand up and came to Ethan, looking at him with a complex and pitying expression. The eyes are facing each other, but the warmth is no longer diffused.
Ethan suddenly felt that the surroundings were even colder. On this strange planet, he was left alone.
"So, this is not your father's tomb, but mine?"
Tanisel shook his head, put his hand on his forehead gently, and slowly opened the eyes on his forehead.
Ethan saw that, on the ceiling, behind the gate sign, the rock seemed to turn to glass. Through the blurred afterimage, a face-down Eve can be seen. His eyes were tightly closed, his skin was dry, his hands were slender, and at first glance he looked like a mummified corpse. But if you look closely, you will find that his hair is very long, forming a messy black shadow around him, and his fingernails are also very long, and their claws are curled up, as if they are still growing after death.
Ethan suddenly closed his eyes, not wanting to see such a terrifying sight again. Tanisel slowly removed his hand, "See?"
"He's still alive?"
"Not alive, not dead. More like... go to sleep."
"Being like this... it's better to die!"
"But he doesn't want to die. I promised him that no matter what the cost, I would save him." There was a numb void in Tanisel's voice. After all, he was too young when he promised to walk in chaos. In front of the terrifying demon god, and in the face of the pressure of his father's imminent death, he promised everything so quickly. In fact, after so many years, he has also doubted countless times whether his choice was the right one, whether it would be better to let go and let his father die.
But he had already made a deal with the devil, breaking the contract at this time, and waiting for him is an ending more terrifying than death.
No one dares to fool the deceitful god, and since he has embarked on this path, he cannot turn back.
"sorry… "
"Hehehe..." Ethan didn't know how ugly he was laughing, it was worse than crying. He opened his empty eyes and tried to say in a calm voice, "Think about it, you have nothing to blame me. Whether it's infected on the red earth, or trapped in the second universe, or on the Muscle star. Mutation, in fact, you are not leading, you are just protecting me... Make sure that I can finally come to Eve. Also, you made it clear from the beginning that we are just using the relationship between us. It's me. …”
It was me who knew that you were fire, or wanted to chase the only ray of light and threw in it.
Tanisel's heart ached again.
Ethan didn't finish his sentence, which made him even more uncomfortable. He remembered that on the Muscle star, in order to protect him, this idiot took the initiative to throw himself into the net and rushed to the earth army; he remembered the way he peeked at himself on the red earth but didn't want to be discovered; he remembered the other party when he kissed him. The look of blushing and panic; thinking of him in the dark cave, reaching out to him in those dirty and evil tentacles and looking at him with eyes of incomparable trust and longing; attractive look...
Unknowingly, the priest seemed to care more than he thought about this seemingly insignificant man who made an amazing move at a critical moment. He gradually fell in love with his gentle, careful smile.
But he kept ignoring his inner hesitation, and still brought the other party to Eve Star, forcing him to face his greatest fear.
Ethan struggled to lift his bound hand and grabbed the priest's cuff, "What's going to happen to me...?"
"The priests will open the spiritual passage between you and Azathoth according to the methods recorded in several manuscripts we have collected. At that time, the huge consciousness of the core of the universe will enter your mind, and you will become his A puppet, becoming the incarnation of Azathoth who can move freely in the universe of the Prologue."
"So... what about me?" Ethan asked imprecisely, but Tanithel knew what he meant.
The priest's expression finally showed a trace of panic and pain, "I don't know either..."
The will of the core of the universe, I am afraid that no spirit can bear it? It's also possible to be wiped out.
But Ethan is the son of Nyarlathotep, maybe he can survive, maybe he will share the same body with Azathoth, maybe their spirits will merge together and become a new Ethan .
Anything was possible, but Tanisel felt inexplicably frightened.
He thought that he had finally waited for this day, but looking at the pair of despairing blue pupils in front of him, he suddenly regretted it.
The author has something to say:
I have been in a bad mood for the past two days. Weibo has been banned for no reason. I looked on my phone and saw that someone reported me one by one for promoting my own text and introducing the prototypes of Ethan and Tanisel, and even a few of mine. All selfies have been reported (I still don’t know what I can report for selfies? Are they all covered up?). The comrades who have followed my Weibo should all know how low-key I usually am, even if I don't say anything about the sensitive information, I will close it, and Sina has not said anything. I searched the Internet, and it seems that a lot of people like me have been inexplicably titled, and they can't come back.
The classmate said that it may be because of the same-sex subject matter. I don’t know if it is because of this. And it's 2017, do you still want to engage in sexual orientation discrimination? To be honest, I feel a little scary now, I just don’t know what I’ve done and I feel like I’m being targeted for no apparent reason.
I just hate that I'm not a famous author. When something like this happens, I can only swallow my anger. If you don't want to return your account, you may consider switching to Lehu or some other website. There is a QQ group, but I don't know if it can be posted in Jinjiang. In short, I want to apologize to everyone who followed me and couldn't find me.