The Light of Beauty

About 200 years ago.

During the Texas War of Independence, there was a battle with few participants and a failure, but it was remembered by many people in the end, and it is still famous and well-known in Texas today.

200 Texas militiamen, facing the Mexican army of more than 3000 people, fought to the last moment, the last person.

This Thermopylae-style battle is known as the Battle of the Alamo.

As you can imagine, this is a battle full of tragic atmosphere.

Those two hundred unyielding, unyielding, and fearless soldiers became two hundred unyielding souls.

The breath released after their birth attracted a hell lord who was very keen on walking the earth and collecting souls.

And not far from the Alamo Fortress, there is also a person who is somewhat partial or curious about souls, but he is not interested in unyielding souls at all. Instead, because of the people around him, he is more inclined to rescue those who are wronged. And a soul full of anger and unwillingness after death in misfortune but still unable to enter heaven.

The latter built a "soul town".

When the Lord of Hell collected all the souls on the battlefield, he found this town without any surprise.

Perhaps because of the particularity of the latter, some unknown changes have taken place in the souls he rescued.

For the Lord of Hell, it was the best quality human soul he had ever seen, bar none.

As a result, the two sides naturally clashed.

finally.

The hell lord knelt before the latter and swore never to set foot on this land again.

There were two witnesses to the scene, a pair of brother and sister twins with blood red hair.

After more than 100 years, about 50 years ago.

The Hauke ​​family took the photos of their youngest daughter who unfortunately died of illness at home, and embarked on a journey to fulfill her last wish.

As they pass through San Antonio (near the Alamo area), they come across a vampire who has betrayed the town of New Friendship.

The blood of the seven members of the Hawke family was almost sucked dry. Those who were simply sucked would only die and would not become vampires.

At the last moment, Red saved them with his own blood.

More than ten years later, that man took his wife and left.

Almost immediately, John Hawke began to dream frequently.

In the dream, he returned to the time when he and his sister played carefree all day long.

A few days later, he met an old gentleman.

Whether John is a vampire or not, he is willing to believe that his sister can come back.

After signing the contract, he really got his wish.

However, only seven days later, his sister was taken away by the old gentleman, and at the same time, the future soul ownership of a family of seven vampires was taken away.

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Let's not talk about the previous story.

John's story, from the beginning, let Ryan smell a strong sense of routine.

In his previous life, and in this life, he had lost his relatives.But neither he in the past nor Ryan in the past would believe in this routine.

In the past, he was a very firm materialist fighter, and in the past, Ryan also had a heart that believed in the modern science of the earth under the subtle education of his parents.

Maybe it was because John became a legendary vampire that he believed in such a thing?

Or is it that the religious beliefs and ideas in these lands are so deeply rooted that when God is indifferent, it is easier for people to accept the demons who come together?

At present, there is no evidence to show whether the Hawke family has stepped into Mephisto's trap from the very beginning.

However, Ryan has serious doubts: even the illness of John's sister was promoted by Mephisto.

For a long-established hell lord, 200 years is nothing at all, and the layout 50 years in advance is also very reasonable.

Maybe he didn't know that Ryan's father would leave, but that didn't prevent him from dropping a pawn here, and then silently waiting for an opportunity that would appear in an unknown number of years.

Mephisto is lucky.

In other words, his continuous efforts have yielded the same result as luck after accumulating time and time again.

Ryan thought for a while, and said to John: "Your sister's soul should be fine now."

John didn't respond.

Ryan frowned suddenly.

"I think this result is completely acceptable."

John looked up, his expression obviously surprised by Ryan's words, followed by disappointment with his friend gradually floating in his eyes.

"Since she is fine for the time being, the only thing you have to do is to improve yourself until one day you accumulate enough strength to take her back from Mephisto's hands. Is there a problem?" Ryan pointed looked him in the eye.

Red nodded beside him: "Ryan is right. John, Sophia's soul must still be in Mephisto's hands, you still have a chance!"

John stared blankly at the two of them, and the undulating eyebrows showed his unsteady mood.

The golden ring around Ryan's pupils shone brightly: "Mephisto is indeed very strong. The strength he showed just now may not be one-ten-thousandth of his strength in the dimension of hell."

John opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and Reid looked at Ryan in astonishment.

"However, John, you have to remember that a long time ago, his strength was already at the level he is now. This means that he has almost reached his upper limit. And you, you can't even see where your upper limit is. .”

"But...but I'm just a vampire, the upper limit of a vampire..."

"Currently the visible upper limit of vampires is Dracula, in fact Varner, he is almost the peak strength under the ancient gods, no worse than Mephisto."

As soon as John grabbed Ryan's hand, his breathing became rapid, so that his voice trembled slightly: "Ryan, what should I do?"

Ryan gave the answer without hesitation.

"Follow me!" After saying that, he turned to look at Red.

Reid was taken aback: "I want it too?"

"Yes, uncle."

"But I've been used to it for a long time..."

"Habits can be formed, and they can also be changed." Ryan paused for a moment, and then said: "You know the world is changing soon."

It's a statement, not a question.

Reid met Ryan's serious gaze, his eyes trembling slightly.

After a while, he sighed: "Yes, I found out. SHIELD's intelligence is doing pretty well. The more I see, the more I feel that the world seems to be very similar to when it was about to change drastically. .”

"Whenever there is a big change, there must be a big chaos. New Friendship Town is not exempt, and neither are we."

Ryan was calm, but maybe that was why Red felt the weirdness

"To be honest, Ryan, your tone now reminds me of your grandfather."

"Ok?"

"Whenever he was ready to do the 'big things,' he would say that to his men."

Reid squinted at him, raised his brows high: "Could it be your dream of ruling the world? Let me tell you, this kind of thinking is extremely ridiculous, from ancient times to the present..."

"Okay." Ryan interrupted, sighing softly: "I never thought about it that way."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"Growth, and self-preservation."

Reid was taken aback, "Really?"

"Yes." Ryan nodded without hesitation: "Uncle, you may not understand that the enemies that may appear in the future will be stronger than Mephisto in the dimension of hell, and his strength will not weaken in the slightest , or even more than one. At that time, we will be affected in all directions, just like all the souls here have encountered, maybe, we will die silently... "

Red and John froze at the same time.

"Guys, one is my only remaining relative in this world, and the other is my best friend. I don't need to cheat. What I want to do is to do my best to take care of everything that may happen in the future. The initiative is all in your own hands.”

For a moment, Red shook his head gently.

"It's hard."

Ryan chuckled: "Then face up to the difficulties."

"I can!" John's words were sonorous, and he looked at Ryan firmly: "I will do what you say."

Ren patted him on the head and said with emotion: "I persuaded you before, why didn't you look like you are now?"

"I just think Ryan is better than us."

Red gave him a blank look: "Do you know how powerful I am?"

As Varner's son, a second-generation vampire, Reid couldn't possibly be weak, so he didn't make a move just because he saw that Ryan had already made a move in advance.

Of course, there is still a gap between him and Mephisto.

However, John still said confidently: "I don't know, because you have been doing nothing except going to work, but you know what Ryan has done this month, so I trust Ryan even more!"

Red couldn't refute it, because he was really a homebody with very low desires.

"Well, children, I know that you are all very aggressive and willing to work tirelessly for your ideals. As an old guy, I am of course willing to help you achieve your goals, but..." He looked at Ryan and said : "I don't ask you why you were so decisive in predicting the future just now, but what you think is, just relying on us?"

Lane smiled.

"John was right just now. In the past month, I have indeed done a lot of things. Go to Russia with me tomorrow?"

"Okay, but before that, I think it's time to give you what your father left behind."

Ryan heard the words with a slightly serious expression.

I saw that Red suddenly spread his arms, and a pair of huge bat wings suddenly spread out behind his back.

With a wingspan of up to five meters, the dark red bones support the black wing membrane, and the red lines all over the bat wings are filled with pure blood.

Suddenly, he disappeared in place as if teleporting, and appeared directly above the center of the circular square.

A huge full moon set off a black silhouette full of legend.

The next moment, Reid stretched out his arm aiming at the bottom, and a blood-red beam of light fell instantly.

The square trembled, cracks spread, and the stone slabs shattered and mixed with the soil and fell downwards.

Not long after, a bottomless vertical pit like a black hole appeared in front of Ryan.

Reid's figure turned around, his bat wings folded, and he rushed into it.

After a while, he flew out, holding a hollow silver ball in his hand.

Inside the ball, the golden light is dazzling and bright, and continues to bloom.

Red solemnly handed it to Ryan.

"It's his blood, and the future of all the souls in this town."

At this moment, Ryan seemed to hear the whole town whispering expectantly in his ears.