Purgatory.
It is not a 'maze' filled with colors that confuse the human eye, but a 'rabbit hole' with infinite planes.
Leo looked at the two people in front of him with confusion.
Sissy and Madison.
The two men were chatting. Gee, there's not much to do here except chat.
Originally, as long as the 'thought' could be activated and there were other living creatures in this purgatory besides him, Leo, Leo wouldn't complain. However, the thoughts of the two people in front of them were moving, but they were moving too...
"You never said I would be attacked by Mokawi!!" Sissi grabbed Madison's collar. The afterimage completely preserved Sissi's movement trajectory. Visually, Sissi's movements should have been very slow. But hey~ this is purgatory, there is no time, and without time there is no speed, right~ The denominator of the speed unit is time~ So~
Madison, an adult man, did not escape Sissi's hand. He dragged the afterimage and swayed it twice, "I told you that you would come to purgatory. How did you think you would come? Open the door and walk in." ?" Madison asked back. He was an adult after all. He grabbed his collar and pushed twice, pushing Sissi away.
"I at least thought I would take the 'easy route' and piss off Zach, only to have him shoot me down with a 'Colt'!"
"Haha." Madison was adjusting his collar, "Don't you know how bad Zach's marksmanship is, one shot? You praise him too much." As he said this, he put on a sarcastic smile, "And it's so bad. There is no 'Colt' in Gram's hands at all."
"Don't say these useless things!" Sissi stared at Madison, "What should we do now?!"
"We'll wait."
"Waiting for Gangaro?"
"Yes, wait for Gangluo."
Let’s talk about how things turned out like this:
Leo sent Madison down his own 'rabbit hole', back to purgatory, stomach-ache in a space where other creatures looked like miniatures of color.
Because Leo knew that this was the end of purgatory.
Infinite maze? No, the space of this labyrinth is no longer expanding, and the walls of this labyrinth are no longer extending. unlimited? It can only be deceived by those who cannot see the true appearance of purgatory.
Madison told him that this was because the 'Colt' in this world had lost its effect. Why? Of course Leo asked, and Madison answered, probably just to avoid being annoyed by Leo anymore, "Because the Fanzhuo collective has been downgraded, 'Colt' is the weaponized Fanzhuo blood, and Fanzhuo is no longer completely body, 'Colt' will have no effect. There is no longer a way to send creatures to purgatory in this world. Do you understand? If you understand, then don't bother me. We don't need to establish a relationship. Haha, I told you, I want to Get out of here~"
So Leo couldn't help but feel sad. Loneliness seemed to be his life again. He and his romantic world (purgatory) would be eternal...
A new rabbit hole emerged.
With all the joy that Madison was wrong, Leo jumped down the new rabbit hole to meet the new denizens of Purgatory.
Leo meets Sissi.
"Why are there a thousand of me!!!" Sissi ran and jumped on the endless plane... being 'pursued' by the infinitely stretched and overlapping afterimages behind her...
"Wait, wait a minute... don't run away, I can help you..." Just like what he did to Madison, Leo started from the afterimages, pushed them forward and overlapped, until he pushed them in front of Sissi and pushed them The afterimage pushed into Sissi's body, "Well, you are the soul of the Holy Lord's faith. The afterimage will not completely disappear, but at least it will not affect your actions. Just get used to it..."
"Habit? Why should I get used to it! This is purgatory?! You are... Leo!! Where is Madison?! Take me to see Madison!!"
A maze filled with colors.
"Are you wasting my time? Leo! How long have we been walking?! Why haven't we gotten out of this fancy fog yet?!"
"Well, there's no time here, and this isn't the fog... here we are."
"Are there? Where? Ah!!!"
Sissy falls down Madison's 'rabbit hole'.
When Madison used the afterimage to write a story about *Arthur accepting the food supplies sent by Nuo*, Sissy stood in front of Madison.
Then these two creatures who believed in the Holy Lord began to chat.
While Madison and Sissy were chatting, Leo couldn't interrupt. There were too many time-related things that made Leo mentally and physically unable to access their conversation. Now, in this so-called 'Waiting for Gangro' chat, Leo finally had the chance... to express what confused him.
"Are you... done talking?" Make sure first.
Madison and Sissy looked at Leo together.
Leo felt like he was being targeted and shook his head, "Well, let me confirm first. When you say you deliberately isolate Zach, what do you mean??"
After a silence that was uncertain whether it was long or short, Sissi turned into golden light and went to explore this endless plane.
Madison didn't have this ability, so he stayed where he was and looked at Leo, "Why, do you sympathize with that vampire?"
"Well, anyway, I can return to the world I should be in, and it was because of his help. I should thank him." He curled his lips, "But I will never have the chance. At least, I can hope that he lives well..."
"Ha." Madison laughed, "I don't know where the current world is going, but I guess it should be the time when he needs this blessing~"
"Really?" Leo blinked, and then his face turned worried, because this was a very simple logic, vampire Zachary Toledo was not the kind of person who needed blessings from others. But if someone who wrote a book with Zach as the protagonist now says that Zach needs such a blessing, then... "Is Zach's life so bad in this world?"
Madison chuckled, "He deserves it." He raised his hand and continued to write the manuscript with the afterimage. But my hand stayed there for a while, "Where did I just write?" After talking to Sissi for a long time, the afterimage had long since disappeared.
"You wrote about Arthur collecting food supplies in Nuo's safe house." Leo actually remembered it.
"Oh." Madison shook his head and continued to write with the afterimage.
* "Who is downstairs!" Arthur grabbed Nuo who was about to leave. "I saw someone else in your car!"
"That's Toledo. Zachary Toledo." Nuo pushed Arthur away easily.
"Vampire?! How could you bring a vampire here! You broke the contract!"
"I didn't bring him here, he came to me on his own. Haha, what should I do? Is it so secretive that it will make people suspicious? Haha, don't worry, this safe house is where I used to go (under the influence of Charming Eyes). Made to hide from vampires." Pointing to the wall, "It's all silver. You're safe here unless you go out and commit suicide yourself~"
"you… "*
It's not that the story has ended, but that Leo can't stand it any longer, "No... Isn't No that human friend who has a, uh, complicated relationship with Zach? What is he doing? Has he even betrayed Zach?"
"Betrayal?" Madison glanced at Leo, "Hahaha. If only it were that simple~~" Madison's tone was very mocking. But no, Madison was ready to keep writing.
"Stop writing! Stop writing!" Leo interrupted Madison, "What's going on?! Why did you and Sissy just say so many things about Zach? What on earth are you doing?!"
"Didn't you hear everything?"
"Yes! I heard it! Sissi began to spread the secrets of vampires everywhere, and Zachary Toledo's mysterious properties in the Sabbat were constantly destroyed! But why?! Why can Zach be isolated in this way?"
Madison's hand was caught by Leo, so he couldn't continue writing, so he had no choice but to... answer, "Because Zach has done many things, and the motives are very vague in the eyes of others." Madison looked at Zach, "It's like he sent you back to purgatory. Tell me Leo, why did Zach send you back to purgatory? Don't forget, when you first found him, you wanted to just leave this world like the Holy Lord. It was Zach who took the initiative Return to purgatory, return to your home, and put this option before you. Tell me, why does Zach treat you so well?"
Leo was stunned for a moment, and the first thing he sighed was naturally that Madison, as the person who wrote about Zach, really did not miss anything about Zach. Even if I am just a sidekick...
"Uh, I, I don't know, because Zach is good? He sympathizes with me, the messed-up immortal living in this world?"
"Oh, yes, then the question is, why should a vampire be nice to you, a creature from purgatory?" Madison looked at Leo.
"Because he is a good man!" This seems to be an okay answer.
But for Madison, the person who writes about Zach, the problem is bigger, "'He's a good guy.' Huh, who can be persuaded by this?" The people in the story, or the people reading the story
Leo opened his mouth, this question was too big.
How do we understand the reason why a person does something? We attribute this understanding process to the tracing of motivation. So tell me, how often, when we think about a person's motivations for doing something, do we conclude with 'He's a good person' and end it
There is no such moment.
No one thinks others are good people.
This is not a so-called pessimistic idea about human nature, but a fact. We are all adults, no one will do anything just because it's 'for my own good'! The world does not allow us to be so simple! Not to mention that the guy Madison wrote is a vampire!
He is a vampire who is always at the center of the world. Zach is a good guy, huh, who can be convinced!
This is what Madison is expressing now. He looked at Leo, "He is a vampire, and he is good to you, a creature with outdated beliefs. You can think so, but no one will think so! So no one can figure out Zach Motive!"
Leo shook his head with some force, "But this is the fact! There is no conspiracy here at all. I came back to Purgatory and connected to the secrets of Purgatory with the blood of a complete vampire. Helping me will not cause any loss to Zach. , he did it for me! It’s such a simple thing! It’s useless no matter what other people think!”
"Oh, your defense should be heard by Zach, he will be happy." Then, Madison raised her chin towards Chat, "Go and defend Zach, and convince others."
"Okay! I'll go!" Leo let go of Madison, turned around, and took two steps. The sullen expression returned, "I can't defend Zach! I'm here!!"
"What a shame~" Madison shrugged, his meaning clearly expressed.
People who think others are good people and stick to this beautiful idea, haha, are those who have left that troubled, complicated world that does not allow people to be simple...
Leo watched Madison raise her hand again and continue the story of Arthur and No. But Leo doesn't care about Arthur and Nuo, because no matter what, they are two human beings, weak humans. Even if it causes trouble for vampires, it won't be a big deal... What Leo cares about is, "So Sissi is spreading vampire secrets, Zach's secrets everywhere! What does that mean?"
"Let the Sabbat know Zach, or let the Sabbat think they know Zach's motives." Madison answered.
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that Zach has recently done a series of things to prevent vampires from conflicting with the creatures that believe in the Holy Lord. The vampires in the Sabbat are cooperating with Zach at the moment. It is considered to be organized after the Toledo clan settled in the Sabbat. The first operation to gather all the forces of the Sabbat."
"This is a good thing, isn't it?! Zach has a reputation in the Sabbat and has shown his ability, right!"
"Yes, Toledo used to be so popular and capable in the Secret Alliance, but what happened next?" Madison shrugged.
"That's because the people of the Sabbat are too cautious! They either trust Zach or they don't trust Zach! Get rid of those vacillating guys!" Leo is naturally aware that what he says here has no meaning to the world, so , was silent for a while, "Don't Zach also have true friends in the Sabbat? They will help Zach."
Madison shook his head, "They won't. They are also questioning Zach's motives. Toledo has been proven by history to be capable, but it is a clan that cannot be completely relied on. I don't know when Toledo will Crazy to repeat the process of history." Madison looked at Leo, "The division of the thirteen clans caused by the failure of the colonial war and the decline of the Secret Alliance were all caused by Toledo. No one can understand what Toledo is thinking. , that’s why Lutresembula is so obsessed with understanding Toledo’s style of doing things.”
"Okay! Even if the Sabbat questions the reason why Zach does these things, Zach does these things for the vampire race after all, and the beneficiary is obviously the current Sabbat! What else do they have to complain about?"
"As long as they don't understand Zach's true motives, they will always have something to complain about. This is the life Zachary Torredo has to face." Madison, the author, gave the attributive, and then, "Sissi Spreading vampire secrets, secrets that were originally only in Zac's hands, was the motivation for the Sabbat to think they had Zac. Zac did it for himself, for the reward of his faith in the Holy Lord, and for the sake of his complete body There are ways to avoid the evil intentions of the creatures that believe in the Holy Lord. Everything is for himself, he is selfish."
Leo looked at Madison for a long time, "It's not fair! Zach did these things for the vampire race, otherwise he would have more freedom as a funeral owner. Now? But he is thought of as such a selfish guy !”
"Hmph." Madison smiled, "You should really go up and comfort Zach~~"