Dark Iron Incident

When Clegane woke up, he would still launch an indiscriminate attack. The fire detectors outside the cave just lined up to guard and did not go in to help the ice dragon.Once they broke in spontaneously, and the Fire Dragon, who was about to be coaxed successfully, ran away. From then on, as long as Zallion didn't give an order, these little warriors would not make trouble.

Zallion patiently licked the wound on the fire monster's face. The wound had healed up long ago, but he didn't know what else to do.

No matter how you speak, the other party has no response, and the number of waking ups is getting less and less, and the time is getting shorter and shorter, as if this life borrowed from nowhere is about to return.

Ice Dragon personally declined Scylla's invitation. The once tragic war has reached the final stage. Ares is no longer a threat, and the demigods are defeated. Let alone humans, this war is too long for them , are unwilling to fight again, and there are even rebels in the Athens Council Hall, claiming that such sacrifices are becoming more and more unbelievable and incomprehensible.

The gods also held the corpses of their demigod descendants in mourning, accusing Zeus of not bringing them the glory they deserved.

But at the bottom of his heart, there was a little bit that Zallion didn't want the war to end, and he always had a feeling that the day the war ended was when he lost Clegane forever.

Once upon a time, the pain permeated the whole body like it does now. At that time, he wished to find someone he could hate. He hated this fire dragon who came in and out of his life, the most selfish and shameless person in the world. Only then can we settle—and for a while, when I think about this guy, my heart really won’t hurt. That should be the end, and his life should just go on like this, with no cares and no worries, let Kerry Gang died in battle.

This is what was supposed to happen...it was Aris...it was Aris' fault...why couldn't he learn how to lie?Is it difficult to tell a lie that is the best of both worlds?

The ice child sat cross-legged beside the fire dragon's neck, crying quietly against his ear.

...the road is chosen by oneself after all...

Not Aris' fault.

No matter how Aris obstructs me, I want to take Cenelie away...

Because Clegane cares so much about this child... This is the child he cares about the most, as long as I can keep Cenelie by my side, he will definitely come back and ask me for this child back... I probably have one last reason , say goodbye to him in a brand new life...

It was never Aris' fault, it was me who couldn't let go.

No matter how much Zaarion cried, Huolong didn't wake up since that day, even Kanna filled his mouth with herbs, it didn't work, and Kenelie hid behind Laven and didn't dare to look.

Maybe no matter how many times Clegane was given a choice, he would have chosen not to gamble that day in the cave.As Inspector Fire had said, the not-so-bad consequences he had to consider... were the worst.

Then slowly, Zalyon stopped crying.

He just sat on the high platform where the fire dragon slept, resting his head on the warm neck, looking at something quietly.

When Scylla summoned him again, he tried to persuade him that he still had a territory that needed to be taken care of, and he should run there as long as he had time.

But Zallion had already left Lumpy Shadow Forest behind.The only thing he can do is to hand over the vast land to the spiky goblins who are more loving than him. They always handle everything in an orderly manner, and they know better than him what is in the forest and how to take care of it.

The so-called "as long as there is time" does not hold for him. He does have plenty of time, but he doesn't want to leave the unconscious fire dragon for a moment.

In the fourth year after Abyss broke prison, the holy war rang the end bell, and Ares fled. Both the human world and the world of monsters were in a mess. The surviving monsters all remembered their lost companions.One of the Seven Kings also died in the dungeon, and his name was sewn into the hair of Gaia, the mother of the earth.

Hydera, who was seriously injured, once visited Kelin Volcano in person to express his gratitude to the World Destroyer who raised the black fire for him, but Zalien did not let him visit the current appearance of the fire dragon, but stood in the main hall of the Vulcan Grotto, holding it Politely return to the Plague Swamp.The Ice Monster has become the lone king of the Dead Volcano, taking care of what was once taken care of by another king.

He is mine now.Zalien told the fire detectives, it's only mine, no one is allowed in.

"...Are you willing to let him live like this?"

I don't know how many times he came to apply the medicine, but Kanna, who walked outside the Vulcan Cave, looked at the man in blue who was colder than ever.

"What would you like me to do, ma'am. Cut off his head?"

"You have to take him to another place first, don't let him die on your own territory."

"...It's very simple," the ice child said softly, "even if he wakes up halfway, he will follow me... When he is awake, no matter where I go, he wants to follow."

"Take him far away, if possible...Bring him back to your hometown."

The Ice Child laughed at himself, looking at the clouds that had been stained with twilight, Clegane had promised him that he would take him home.Now he was going to bury Clegane in that cemetery.

"His life is mine," he said, "I bought it back. If I don't let him go, he won't let him go."

After a few minutes of silence, the old man spoke.

"You know very well that he's gone. Look at me, Zallion, look at me!" Kanna grabbed the child who was about to turn around, "Krigan the Worldbreaker—your brother, he's gone! "

"I'll let Aris take you back."

"Zalien!"

"—You needn't come again, ma'am!"

"he died!!"

"—Aris!!"

"Why do you torture him like this, child..."

"He's not dead." Zaarion tried to break free from the old man's hand, "How many times have I told you—he's not dead!"

"Zarion, listen to me..."

Kanna knelt down, grabbed the child who turned his head and closed his eyes, and shook vigorously.

"His internal organs are already beginning to rot. The heart is the second step. Next comes his sinews, and finally his outer armor. His teeth and claws will fall off, and the daemon will become a pool of stagnant water attached to his body. On the remaining bones. Tell me, Zalyon, my boy... tell me, what do you want to see in him before you stop?"

The ice child still closed his eyes tightly and didn't say a word.He has cried too much, and he can't see things clearly, so he simply doesn't look at anything anymore.

"He is dead, let him rest in his final glory. He has fulfilled you, can't you fulfill him?"

After the unbearable silence, a faint sob finally came.

"...Complete?"

"Let him go."

"But when I touch him, he becomes very quiet. Sometimes he turns over and rests his head on my neck, just like when he was a child. Can't you see that he is alive? Why do you have to Said he was dead..."

"...let him go, Zalyon."

Zalyon covered his eyes with his hands.

It wasn't until the bloody liquid fell onto the black soil that Kanna realized that he was crying silently, and there were broken ice chips in the blood and tears, which were his demon spirit.

"Enough is enough, boy. There's no point in putting it off any longer."

"...I think every day...every day, what was the last thing I said to him...I said he made me...disgusted..."

The old man shook his head slightly.

"I just want him to listen to me one more sentence...just one sentence..."

"Zalien. We live in a world where we can't want everything."

The ice child also knelt on the ground, weeping uncontrollably.

"Let him go."

The ice child nodded, nodding fiercely.

"Listen to me, Zalien... If you want, I can bring you Telmiran's box, but in a few minutes, you can forget everything you want to forget... You understand me Do you mean? Do you wish so?"

Zallion looked up at the elderly teacher for a long time, then nodded weakly.

"... well..." he said, "thank you, ma'am, for everything you have done for me, I can never repay you..."

"I'll give you one month to bid farewell to the Destroyer. After one month, I'll hand over Telmiran to you."

The centaur said, giving him a goodbye kiss.

"If you can't do it, I have a way to make him go without pain... You have to be strong, child, no matter how unwilling you are to face it, you are still alive."

...I live...

Zallion woke up crying every day, thinking about the old man's words.

...I am alive after all...

The consequences he avoided at all costs weighed heavily upon him.He could deal with his mother's death as if every death was the same for everyone close to him, leaving only a scar and taking nothing with him.

But Clegane took everything from him.

When the rotten breath came out of the fire dragon, Zallion felt that he was also rotting.When the breathing of the fire dragon weakened, he also covered his nose and refused to breathe.Too bad he still can't talk to Clegane.

I don't know how many days it was since Kanna left, but the ice child, as always, lay on his red neck, which was barely breathing up and down, and patted the dragon's scales again and again.

He can no longer remember what it was like running around on this long neck. Before he could fly, he learned to enjoy the wind on these black armors, and dared to go down when he was the most daring. Jump, and watch as the sullen dragon rushes to catch him.He will laugh on the dragon's back.

Now, the king was so fragile that a single touch could cut off his head.

Zallion has never quite understood what is on the shoulders of the fire dragon, and it has never been for him. He is only responsible for enjoying, and Clegane needs to be responsible for being exquisite.But now, little by little, he was beginning to understand.

On the bloody battlefield, in the fleeting decision-making, after dealing with the pillars of every family...he began to understand this kind of fatigue, and also began to understand how peaceful and beautiful the small circle he lived in was, Although he was shy of life, Wuyou Wushou didn't know what sorrow was, so he dared to yell out the words related to death so presumptuously.

Being able to bet your life is not necessarily brave, it may also be frivolous.Choose one of these two paths, you can walk on both paths, you can die, you can also leave... Not betting on the thing you love the most is not necessarily cowardly, but it may also be seeking perfection.Of these two choices, Clegane has no choice at all. He can die, but he cannot leave.

...is this, bro...?When I wished you to kill me back then, was your pain the same as I am now...?Aren't you the person who knows me best in this world?I didn't know I couldn't lose you...don't you know?

……you do not know……

After sleeping beside the fire dragon for seven days, the ice child opened his eyes and gave the monster a kiss.

Zaarion pushed down the stone wall sealed by the black flame, shuttled between the empty stone caves, then stopped in front of the longest divine spear, and knelt down.

"Mother."

The shriveled head of Shemeflana once hung from the spear, but now there are only black blood clots.

"I have begged you for many things... food, play, not to drink bad medicine, not to be punished by my father, not to have access control... But now I beg your forgiveness... From childhood to adulthood, no matter what happens As long as you forgive me, my father will not pursue it anymore, you are much more powerful than my father..."

The ice child stretched out his hands, breathing in the dull and floating fine dust, "...After half a month, when Mrs. Kanna returns, the last blood of my father may only be Cenelie...She is a very good and sensible girl. You must love it, boy. I haven't told you yet, but Kanna, whom you rescued, became my teacher? She often jokes that she can live a long time... It's good to live a long time, I think, put If Cenelie leaves it to her, you should be as relieved as I am...

"I'm sorry, among the children you gave birth to, I always thought that I was the most obedient and the one who would not make you sad, but now, I'm afraid I will make you sad too... What I'm going to do next, my father must be very happy." Angry, so I dare not call his name, dare not say to him... If he can really, really find you at the end of time... Please tell him that brother has done too much for him, and never Did not disobey his orders... If you want to blame, just blame me..."

The two hands touched, and lightly tapped on the blood left on the tip of the stone.

Zallion spoke an ancient language, got up and left the underground palace, and then rebuilt the stone wall, doing it carefully.This is the last time I will speak to you, he thought, the last time.