The Light of Beauty

In the center of New Friendship Town is a circular square.

When the two walked here, Red stopped again.

He stomped the slate under his feet and said, "Except for John's family, everyone in the town is below."

Ryan looked around.

Some of the houses were already dark, but most of them were still lit, with figures flashing past the curtains from time to time.

"They're watching me."

"They're always watching you."

"why?"

Red said softly: "Because their future is in your hands..."

Before the words fell, Ryan turned his head back.

I saw, at the edge of the circular square, under the yellow streetlights, a figure suddenly appeared at some point.

Gray striped suit, black tie, black bowler hat, with a cane in both hands.

The face under the brim of the hat was hidden in the dark shadows, but Ryan could still clearly feel his evil gaze, so that the Heart of Light on his chest began to actively warn Ryan.

When Red saw Ryan's movements, he also looked back. With just one glance, the smile on his face quickly faded.

"Know?" Ryan asked.

"Well, old acquaintance." Reid nodded.

Under the street lamp, the figure stepped forward leaning on a cane.

The shadow behind him gradually elongated, and a pair of twisted and sharp horns instantly appeared on the top of his head.

He jumped step by step, and stood in front of the two of them within a few breaths.

Looking at the old gentleman's face, Ryan said softly: "Mephisto."

Red looked at him in amazement.

Same goes for the old gentleman.

"I didn't expect that you would know me."

Red took a step forward, protecting Ryan behind him.

He frowned, red light shining in his pupils: "If I remember correctly, you don't seem to be able to appear here."

"Varna, I'm afraid you really remembered wrongly."

"Oh, but how can I remember that I saw you kneeling in front of him with my own eyes, and said with my own mouth that I would never come again."

Mephisto didn't respond, as if he didn't hear any sound at all, he just looked at the houses on the street and said calmly: "My soul, you have become stronger."

Red's eyes twitched: "There is no soul here that belongs to you."

Mephisto's lips curled up slightly: "They missed the opportunity to go to heaven, and the future only belongs to hell."

Red wanted to say more, but Ryan pressed his shoulder lightly.

"Don't you think hell belongs to you alone?" Ryan looked past Red and turned to Mephisto.

The next moment, the surrounding street lights suddenly turned off at the same time.

In an instant, low and angry roars sounded from all around.

Suddenly, a black shadow flew quickly from a distance, and hit Mephisto's back.

Mephisto, however, did not respond.

The black shadow approached, and it turned out to be a black bat.

When he was about to get close to Mephisto, a face suddenly appeared on the back of the old gentleman's head.

It has red skin, wild long hair, yellow pupils, and a flamboyant and evil smile.

It stretched out an arm, also red, to grab the bat, and the bat flapped its wings to dodge, but it was too late.

Seeing the moment before the bat is about to be caught.

A pure white strong light suddenly erupted, and the sharply lit light instantly illuminated most of the town like daytime.

Immediately afterwards, the beam of light that was about to condense into substance brought the light that rose and fell on the surface and went back and forth, piercing through the red palm in an instant.

The junction of the sword body and the palm made a continuous burning sound, and thick black smoke like ink curled up.

After the bat took the opportunity to escape, it fell to the ground and turned into a human form. It was Ryan's good friend, the vampire "John Hawke" in the town.

The red face turned to Ryan, who opened his mouth with fangs and let out a hellish roar.

A ferocious look suddenly surged in Ryan's eyes, and his pupils were blazing with golden light. Facing the red devil's face that was almost oppressed in front of him, the zombie's body was also exposed, and he responded instantly.

Roar! ! !

The two sounds collided with each other.

The town seemed to tremble and shake at the same time.

One side is red and the other side is white.

The smoke and dust rising in the middle is the result of the power of light and the power of hell annihilating each other after they meet head-on.

Ryan drew his sword, and immediately made a move of the immortal to guide the way, and the tip of the sword pointed at Mephisto's open mouth and quickly inserted it.

The light energy surged again, and the white lightsaber suddenly burst into brilliant colors, which was the performance of the energy stimulated to the extreme.

The red face behind Mephisto was quickly wiped out under the impact of light energy.

The old gentleman looked back.

He looked at Ryan with shock, doubt, puzzlement and curiosity.

"Give me back my sister's soul!" John, who was lying on the ground, roared at Mephisto, his expression was very excited, and even appeared hideous that Ryan had never seen before.

Mephisto glanced at him: "We said we wanted an exchange of equal value, and that was a contract you signed yourself."

"you cheated me!"

"I will always be loyal to the contract."

"You!"

Red stepped forward to help John up, raised his head and said to Mephisto: "Your ability is only to coax and bully children."

Mephisto still ignored him, and turned to Ryan.

"You are just as… annoying as your father."

Ryan's face was as flat as a lake, and his eyes were calm and said: "I guess when you knelt in front of him, you might not even dare to lift your head."

Mephisto's eyes became sharper.

Immediately, he looked at the lightsaber in Ryan's hand, and then at Ryan's fangs.

"It's a strange combination, isn't it? Opposite forces are gathered in one body, and you can control them freely. You said, if the son of Odin knew your identity, he would be willing to give it to you ?"

"Sounds like you're threatening me?"

"No, just a little curiosity."

Boom!

Clouds gathered in the night sky, and the lightning inside danced like a dragon and snake.

Except for Ryan, they all looked up at the sky.

Ryan's gaze never left Mephisto's body, so he clearly noticed the solemnity flashing across the other's eyes.

For a moment, there was still no movement in the sky, and Mephisto bowed his head.

"I just wanted to say hello to you guys tonight, and next time, I'll take everything that's mine. Of course, before that... I might have a few extras. See you soon, Ryan .”

In the last sentence, he said looking directly at Ryan.

After the voice fell, his figure quickly disappeared in front of several people like a projection.

Ryan stood there thinking for a while, then walked towards Red and John.

The strong light from the sword made John turn his head away, and even raised his hand to cover it.

Ryan put away the lightsaber with a flick of his wrist.

"What's the matter with your sister? Also, what do you mean their future is in my hands?"