Scepter of Thorns

If there's one thing Edward isn't too fond of, critters are definitely at the top of the list.He hates being weak and naive, just like he hates himself.

...especially the long-haired ones, because they are not only weak, but also shed.

So he leaned on Lyle's back expressionlessly, grabbed the other's shoulders, and poked his head out.At this time, they were hiding behind the branches of the giant tree, and a bird's nest was exposed directly above. An egg covered with runes dangled drunkenly, as if it was about to break its shell.

Finally, with the unremitting efforts of the young bird, the egg shell cracked a gap, and it pecked vigorously along the crack, finally exposing its immature beak.The eggshell shattered, and a tiny owl rolled into a ball, its fluffy feathers brushing against the edge of the nest.

Its pupils are surprisingly bright, with weird purple spots.Edward narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, and found that there were imperceptible gray lines on its feathers, and the broken eggshell had disappeared.He picked up a lock of Lyle's hair and reminded: "The spotted shadow owl inherits the magic beast, is strong in speed and attack, and uses the eggshell as a medium to inherit power. It is a unique species in the monster forest. So we are in the devil world now?"

In just a few minutes, Lyle seemed to have regained his composure, and he praised: "Smart kid."

The spotted shadow owl seemed to be aware of his gaze. Its purple pupils looked straight at Edward, and it neighed in its throat: "Hoo! Coo!!" [Note 1] Edward retracted his head just now : "It looks a little agitated."

"That was the joy and excitement of finding a friend."

...and then Lyall was hammered by Edward.

The little friend said with disgust: "It's so hairy, it's not gray, it's ugly."

The spotted shadow owl seemed to understand what he said, the cat's face darkened, and it flapped its wings that had not yet grown and rushed towards Edward.As a result, it forgot that it was still a cub, and suddenly fell from the nest and hit Edward on the top of the head.For a while, the hairs were flying, and the scuffle began.

The spotted shadow owl preemptively bit off the opponent's hairband.The long dark golden hair fell down his shoulders. Edward snorted coldly and reached out to grab it, but was pecked instead.

A gray cat face stretched out from Edward's head, and two tufts of cat ear-shaped feathers trembled, almost sticking to his face.The four eyes meet, and sparks are everywhere.

#That gloomy little eyes#

Edward quickly grabbed it before it retracted its head, held it in front of it in a fallen posture, and taunted: "Overestimate one's strength."

The spotted owl was silent for a while, and just as Edward was about to let go, it suddenly flipped back with his fingers, and its beak grabbed his hair suddenly.Edward let go of the pain, purple light flashed in the spotted owl's pupils, and all the curled feathers unfolded, and the body swelled a lot more than when the shell was broken.With that lock of long hair, it climbed onto Edward's shoulder with its claws that had just grown nails, and flew back to the top of his head with a flap of its wings.

After the trick was successful, it was obviously very proud, and even moved a little slower, but its claws firmly grasped the lock of long hair, not letting go for a moment.This made it very difficult for Edward to get his hands on it, and he would only hurt himself if he pulled it down so hard.He glanced at Lyle quietly, but found that the other party had an expression of watching the show, and even his eyes were stained with a little smile.

Unwilling to admit his incompetence to the other party, Edward had to think for himself.But the bird's behavior became more and more presumptuous, and even took a few strands of his long hair to try to make a nest!

Edward was really angry from it. As soon as he grasped the fleshy body, he kept pinching it with both hands, so as to force it to loosen its claws - I have to say that this feeling is really good...

The angry bird let out a scream, then bit his finger, and let go of his claws at the same time.Edward took the opportunity to shake his head and shake him off, and a fat spotted owl rolled into his arms.This thing seems to have evolved, its appearance hasn't changed much, it's just more fleshy than before... and heavier.

Lyle, who was watching the show, suddenly stretched out his hand to comfort the spotted owl. A bubble condensed in his hand, wrapped the bird and slowly rose, sending it back to the nest.He held Edward's bitten finger in his hands as gently as if he were treating a bouquet of precious flowers that had been carefully picked.His fingers slid repeatedly over the wound, and the cold touch made Edward feel comfortable.

The scars gradually faded, and Edward felt warm in his heart. He raised his head and looked at Lyle seriously: "Thank you."

The corners of Lyle's slender eyes were slightly curved, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.Edward suddenly felt that this man was really good-looking, not the gorgeousness that shocked at first sight, but the gentleness and elegance of a long stream of water, like the slightly moist air after a few strands of rain, with a fresh and subtle fragrance of flowers.

"My pleasure."

He stroked Edward's blond hair, and the remaining light from the sky turned into a reddish comb in his hands.After combing deftly, he tied it with a red hair tie.

The setting sun sank into the horizon at the last moment, and the light of the demon world disappeared so quickly forever. In this piece of land that was turned away from the light, the darkness thickly but evenly smeared it.In an instant, light and shadow intersected, and Edward couldn't see the expression of the other party clearly, he could only feel Lyle's hand tightening around him.

"You're going back."

The surroundings became dark, and Edward didn't know how to communicate, so he just replied in a daze, "Ah, yes."

He suddenly felt sad—this kind of feeling he had never experienced in anyone other than his parents, "Then will you come back to me?"

"You will forget me." Lyle said softly, "Sleep, you will be home when you wake up."

Edward knew that he was deliberately avoiding this question, he didn't say anything, just closed his eyes, the warmth and comfort of the other party's arms made the child sleepy after a long day of exhaustion.A crow hoarsely chirped in the distance, and a pair of scarlet eyes lit up in the darkness.

"Are you willing to hypnotize him?" The flying crow uttered words, and stopped on the branch of the tree, and the spotted owl in the nest had already fallen asleep.

Lyle looked down at the person in his arms, his oval pupils turned into scarlet vertical pupils, "He will forget me."

The crow suddenly laughed sharply, mixed with a hoarse voice, which made people feel horrified.However, this originally noisy forest seemed to be hypnotized, there was no insects or beasts roaring, or even howling wind.Only the more wild laughter was especially piercing in the silence.

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When Edward woke up, the sky had just dawned, and he was lying on the sycamore tree in the courtyard shrouded in halo.The rain has stopped, but it may be because of the rain all night, there is an indescribable pain in the head.Trembling, he jumped down from the tree, his feet softened when he landed, and he almost knelt down.

Edward was unconscious. He remembered staying in the tree and sleeping for a while.But he didn't feel the cold, just a headache, as if someone cut open with a knife, took something away and then stitched it perfectly without leaving a trace.

He manipulated the light to open the door and staggered in.The airtight living room gave off a musty smell due to the infiltration of water vapor, and the yellow-brown rust was attached to the flower stand, but ambiguous gasps of men and women came from the basement.

Edward walked into the warm basement, his body froze suddenly.His parents were having sex, and they were doing it so intensely that they didn't notice him at all.He just watched, watching them finish.His mother lit a cigarette and glanced at him.Father put on his clothes and left here, completely ignoring him, and mother left after smoking.

He just stood there, helpless.

----Chapter31. Lost & finished----

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Note 1: The calls of owls vary, here is the Western scops owl.

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