Dark Iron Incident

When Zalien woke up, his whole body was in pain.It was as if he was bound by white jack wood back then, something covered his soul and forced him into a specific body.

The first thing to recover is hearing. I should be in a very lively place, surrounded by noisy noises.

With the bumps under him, he heard the sound of the wheels of the carriage.

Zalien first opened his eyes a little to avoid the sun, but he found that it was unnecessary: ​​he was lying in the middle of the wooden carriage prison, the cage was covered with thick cloth, and only dim light diffused in.

I wanted to get up, only to find that my hands and feet were wearing iron shackles...

...hands...feet...?

I touched my face, and it was indeed human.Polishing an ice mirror, Zallion saw what he looked like: this was completely different from the youth he had been transforming into. It looked so beautiful that it reminded him of the feeling when he saw the Sphinx.

"It's nice, Charlie."

He jumped up in shock, but the iron chain extending from the wrist shackle was pulled vigorously, and he lay on the wooden board again.

"It took me a long time to choose this body for you. This guy is dead. I have a pile of his flesh and blood here, which can make medicine for a long time. I will apply it to you every day, give you food, you Don’t worry about having to change it often... Just get used to it.” The man in the green robe smiled invariably, his hair was silver like his own, “But the owner of this body died a bit tragically, I still won’t tell you who he is. How did you die?"

"...that's what you can do?" Zaarion tried to mock. "Trapping me in a human body? You know I can use ice."

"Of course I know... I was there when you looked in the mirror just now."

"Kometis, don't be too complacent."

"I know you're on good terms with Lord Scylla... You're so prominent on the battlefield, you could be on good terms with anyone. But do you know where they can't find—or try to find?"

Komitis flicked the cloth so that he could see the dark crowd outside, "The world of humans. In a year or two, there will always be nosy guys who find you missing. You are a little hero in the jihad It is true that taking you to Mount Olympus is impossible, as you said, but we don't want to get in trouble, do we?"

"...The day I leave this cage will be your death, Cometis..."

"Well said, don't forget that I can't kill you, and you can't kill me...Of course, the premise is that you can really kill me."

"I'm not afraid of you at all!"

"You are 'now' not afraid at all... Heh, do you mind if I ask where you are hiding? I thought it would be successful soon, but I didn't expect that you didn't even show your face, and you didn't return your territory. The shattered wounds of the wild ice kiln could not be exposed, which made me panic for a while. I was still thinking about threatening a monster casually and letting him find your exact location...but...fortunately, I didn't get there That step is too troublesome, and there are a lot of funeral affairs to deal with."

The carriage stopped in a secluded place, and Komitis waited quietly for his men to tear off the coarse cloth, and then opened the wooden prison door.

"Go on, Charlie. Do you know how to walk on human feet?"

Zalyon didn't move.The man in the green robe was not in a hurry, he stepped onto the ground first, and then pulled the iron chain with all his strength. The boy who couldn't stand still fell to the muddy ground and was dragged all the way.He gritted his teeth and hit the ice blade, but was easily swung away. Comitis grabbed his hair and punched him, making him roll into the muddy water.

"...How on earth did they educate such a cute you like this..." Komitis waved his palms unhappy, "I have to teach you some things again, my brother."

After a while of dragging, Zalian scrambled and fell into the cell.The room was very spacious, but he didn't even look at it, just curled up in a corner.When Komitis washed away the dirt on his body with water, he also gathered the water droplets and sneaked up on the tall long-haired man again, and then the corners of his mouth turned red again.

"Don't think about it, how are you going to beat me like this?... We still have to go to many, many places, don't you plan to take a good rest? You know, no matter where we go, I will live next to you, so that you Don't be so lonely... I will also send someone to decorate your small room with the flame soil of Tartarus, you should already feel that you can't control your ice at all."

"...If you send a demigod to kill me...you will be blamed for this!"

"So did I ask someone to kill you? No...don't be so naive anymore, the Covenant of Bronze is staring at me now, how could I take your life?"

Cometis leaned closer to him and sniffed something he hadn't smelled in six centuries.

"Not every guy on our holy mountain has been your brother. It's a pity. It seems that I am the only one who can enjoy you alone, isn't it? ... It's not a day or two for everyone to want you to die, but now , Hey, all of a sudden, you have a little... small value... I am very relieved to see you so upbeat..."

"—You are the one who deserves to go to hell, Komitis! I shouldn't have pleaded with Clegane for a guy like you... When Zeus uses you up, you're just a rag! If you want to live forever in the taste of God, roll to Tartarus and live forever!"

Cometis suppressed a laugh and looked at him for a long time.

"It seems that you are still well educated, you can't even swear. Have you never learned the most ugly words in ancient Chinese? But since you can not take your life, it will be much easier. I am especially happy It's... that big nanny of yours is finally gone..."

He stuck out his tongue and licked the boy's eyes, and the latter jumped up and grabbed him by the neck.The icicles protruded from the pads of the fingers and pierced into the skin.But it was stopped after only a small stab, and Komitis threw the prisoner against the wall, covered his bleeding part, and squinted his eyes.

The strong airflow threw Zallion over again, hitting the long table in the center of the room.He clutched his stomach and snorted.

"It seems that you are very comfortable with the appearance of human beings. Why, so this is my little brother's preference?"

Zalian didn't speak, but his left hand was pulled out and spread flat on the table.The unbelievable weight was on him, making him unable to move, and he could only stare at the man who was getting closer and closer.

"My hint just now may have been a bit cryptic, sorry...Brother, let me tell you again..."

Komitis rubbed the back of his hand, and then rubbed his little finger, "The walls of this room are covered with the flame soil of Tartarus, it is difficult for you to control your ice... I still remember when I was a child ...Even if you fall asleep, the wounds on your body will heal slowly, slowly..."

Bending down, leaning against the boy's ear, "Sometimes it might be better if you don't control it and let it go. Have you ever thought about this...?"

The strength of rubbing the little finger became stronger and stronger, and Zallien's heart beat faster and faster.He stared at his hands, wanting to scream, but found that he couldn't make a sound, and could only let the blood drip onto his face.

Cometis stood up and picked up his broken little finger.

The silver-haired boy pulled himself out of the painful memories, silently opened his bloodshot eyes, and looked at the humans outside the cage who were about to rush over.He couldn't see clearly now, part of his vision had been taken away by his tears for Clegane, and he hadn't had time to recover it yet.

When he was walking in the grand kingdom, he also admired the slave exhibition. This kind of activity has been popular since the last few years of the Silver Age. As long as the kingdom is strong enough, there will be this activity, and it has been enduring until now. Even Athens, which claims to be human-oriented, is no exception.

It's just that he never imagined that one day he would be inside the cage instead of outside.

He was too lazy to listen to the banter of these humans, and looked down at his left hand.

The house where he was held would keep changing, but Komitis kept his word. In every house, he couldn’t flexibly control his abilities. Even if he could control it, he couldn’t summon a voice strong enough to record. , location, and the kind of ancient ice that can spontaneously shuttle around the world.

No matter how badly he is injured, his body will recover by itself. He used to be proud of this, but now he wishes he didn’t have this ability: a slender piece of ice has grown on the place of his little finger, and under the transparent solid ice is a bone that is slowly regenerating , and the turbid demon spirit, after a while, the ice will shatter and the fingers will be reborn.

...in a while...

He gave a wry smile.He's been through 'in a while' many times.Every time he was close to recovery and began to grow the most sensitive nerve cord, Komitis would cut off his fingers from the original position without deviation.

The excruciating pain kept him awake at night, trembling all over, and he felt the pain of the giant Prometheus on the Caucasus cliff.

Now whenever he hears the footsteps of Cometis, he will be afraid, no matter what the other party does, he will not resist as he did at the beginning, and close his eyes, hoping that he will be gentler.There was a time when he refused to eat, and Cometis pressed the wind blade to his throat, and told him very gently that if he said such words again, a hole would be cut here to stuff food.

Zalyon felt like he was going to be consumed by the fear.

...Clegane...

At night when he couldn't fall asleep, he would curl up into a small ball and say the name over and over again... Clegane...Clegane...Brother...

"...What on earth do you want to do..."

Zalyon tried not to sound like a pleading in his voice.

"Does it hurt...?" Komitis flicked his bangs and was avoided by him, "I am also very distressed, Charlie... so you have to be good, and when you succeed, I will reward you ..."

"——What the hell are you trying to do!!!"

Zalyon struggled to free his hand.But no matter how he yelled, Cometis still pressed his hand to the table and cut off the tortured fingers.Then he hugged him who was screaming in pain, kissed his hair lightly, and showed a charming smile.

The child who couldn't cry cried out heart-piercingly, afraid that he might accidentally call Clegane's name.

His spirit was getting weaker and weaker, and sometimes he lost track of time and leaned weakly against the wooden edge of his cage.

The man not only fed him the human flesh medicine, but also the root of Mandrake.Now any slight movement will cause his heart palpitations, and the water vapor can eliminate hallucinations for him, but it cannot eliminate his trance.Komitis seemed convinced that the worse he was, the better the experiment would go.

Sometimes they stay in the same place for a day or two, sometimes they stay for three or four days, it all depends on Komitis' mood.

With him constantly moving, it was extremely difficult to track traces, and... and would anyone really track him?Who will find out he's gone?

...How could everyone find out that he was missing...

Don't say it's only a month now... It's a year, 100 years... No one will notice that he's gone.Just like he sealed off the forest, they will only think that he...began to lose his temper again and doesn't intend to associate with anyone...

Where's Zon...?Is he still alive...

Has he seen Clegane?Clegane is he... awake?

When he was awake, Zallion would think about the sleeping Black Fire Dragon, but he didn't dare to think about it when he was weakest... With his current mental state, what if he really slipped his mouth? In that case...Ke Mitis will be more vigilant, and I really won't be able to find me...

...can't find...I...

Will he come to me...?

...What if he doesn't come to me...What if he doesn't want me anymore...I said that to him, I cut the line between the two...

The boy kept taking deep breaths, suppressing the pain that spread throughout his chest and abdomen.

Sometimes he felt that he was going to die. He couldn't remember how many years he hadn't eaten well, and he couldn't remember how many years he had cried, but now he was locked up here and fell into such a situation.The fear that could only be eliminated by waiting for the fire dragon to wake up finally came to life, no longer quietly waiting in the corner, but took root and began to spread to his whole body.