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?Blood.

First of all, the eyes are full of blood.

Not only the surroundings, but even the palms of his hands were filled with bright red and warm blood, flowing under his feet, and there was also a salty smell splashing to the corners of his lips.

The young orc, who was gradually falling down, clutched his empty chest, watching his heart being crushed.

──One day you will be punished!

He was clearly dying, but he was still cursing unwillingly.

Hatred flowed out from those dead pupils, while the warm blood slowly flowed down from his fingers and landed on the ground.

One drop, one drop.

The sound is crisp and audible.

There was a raging fire in front of my eyes, and there was someone crying beside my ears, I really heard it, such a shrill and heart-piercing cry, but I couldn't hear what he was talking about, I only felt that there was blood all around, But inexplicably, he didn't panic at all, but watched everything silently, with those red eyes that looked like hell.

Just, watching in cold blood.

Opening his eyes suddenly, Cole sat up, took a deep breath, and looked out the window in a daze. It was still night, but his forehead was already covered with cold sweat.

I couldn't help covering my head, my head hurt badly.

The scene just now was like a dream, but it didn't seem to be the reality of the dream.

nightmare?

So comforting myself, I realized that my back was also wet with sweat.

To be honest, having such a dream made Cole feel very uncomfortable, because it was too real, too real to be like a dream, so he couldn't help raising his hand, looking down, and somehow, his right index finger was crushed. A hole was cut on the edge of the bed, and dark red liquid flowed out.

Under the dim moonlight, the blood-stained fingers intertwine with the blood-stained hands in the dream, and there is an indescribable sense of fear.

Does it hurt?

It's not very painful, just very disturbing.

However... I couldn't tell where this anxiety came from, but anyway, Cole couldn't sleep anymore.

So I wanted to go out for a walk, but I didn't want to disturb Ley next door, so I tiptoed out, trying not to make any noise.

The night was deep and cold.

The surrounding sounds are very soft, and the unique breath of night pervades the surroundings. The mountains in the distance transform into the appearance of giant beasts in the night, the sky is a faint deep purple, and the starry sky is neither near nor far. Create a sense of loneliness.

The wind outside the house rustled the fine grass, and Cole just stood there blankly, closing his eyes in a daze.

This feeling is very familiar.

There is no self, but it deeply feels its own existence.

Where does the self who has no memory come from?

After a long time, the wind-blown hair slowly brushed across the cheeks, and suddenly felt another person's breath, opened his eyes again unconsciously, turned around, and said apologetically, "Did I wake you up?"

Ley shook his head and smiled silently, walked up slowly, pressed against Cole's back lightly, grabbed his shoulders, and said in a low voice: "Hey, Cole." Then he lowered his head and quietly looked at Cole's bleeding Index finger, frowning slightly: "Blood is flowing."

Noticing the bleeding finger from a distance, Ley was very sensitive to the smell of blood.

"Ah, this, it's okay." Cole smiled, shook his head, and was about to put his fingers away, but Ley just caught him.

"Go back." With a whisper, Ley gently grabbed Cole's wrist and brought it back.

In fact, Cole didn't understand why he came here, so when Ley took him away, he didn't refuse.

Suddenly, he smelled the faint smell of herbs on Ley's body.

"I'm sorry," Cole said on the way back.

"Huh?" Ley tilted his head and glanced at Cole, "Why did you suddenly apologize?"

"Because I made noise to you." Keer said honestly, looking at the white figure in front of him.

The beautiful lips immediately drew an arc, and Ley turned his face and said with a smile: "I didn't fall asleep either, so it can't be regarded as being woken up."

"Huh?" Cole was surprised, "Isn't Ley asleep yet?"

Turning back slowly, Ley said softly, "Because the nights are always restless, I'm used to being awake."

"Always awake?" Cole was puzzled.

Doesn't Ley rest at night?

Faced with Cole's doubts, Ley didn't intend to answer, just smiled and turned around, he held Cole's hand slightly, and the slender and pale hand was unexpectedly strong.

As a result, the two quickly returned to the hut. Ley found a moonlight leaf and put it in the clear water. As long as this leaf is placed in the water, it will emit a fluorescent color.

Faint fluorescent light filled the room.

Ley found the medicine, sat next to Cole, raised his injured index finger, looked at it quietly for a while, then put it into his mouth under Cole's surprised gaze, and licked it gently, Cole could feel his The warm and nimble tongue, and the ambiguous sound of wet water reached his ears, making Cole blush.

"Ley..." He wanted to withdraw his hand for a moment, but Ley held it tightly.

His tongue was still licking the injured place, accompanied by the warm and slightly painful reality, the anxiety and fear originally caused by the nightmare gradually disappeared, and what he noticed instead was the hallucinatory fluorescent Ley's handsome face is like a dream.

So, he asked blankly, "Why?"

This time, Ley raised his head, his tongue gradually left Cole's index finger, raised his eyes, his hand was still holding Cole's wrist, and then suddenly moved his face closer, exhaling warm breath on Cole's face, staring at him. Looking at the red pupil in front of him, he said, "You are very disturbed by blood."

"...Is that so?" He raised his head and met those eyes that seemed to see through everything.

"I understand very well, so I will clean it up for you, and there will be no smell left." There is a touch of tenderness and sadness in the depths of the golden eyes, "I will not let the things you hate appear in the world." In front of you, I will not let it take you away, because I finally saw you again..." With soft and slender moon-white hair sticking to his arm, Ley gently stroked Cole's cheek, his The body temperature is very high, and Cole can feel the temperature of his palm.

His voice was also trembling.

He was still puzzled by Ley, but somehow Cole didn't refuse his approach.

Quietly, Cole looked directly at the opposite pupil, and said, "Just now, I had a dream."

"Dream?" Ley looked up.

Nodding, Cole slowly closed his eyes and confided: "Yes, there are red dreams everywhere, dead people, fire, howling, and blood on hands." Recalling that dream, Cole couldn't help frowning, and then opened his eyes. Opening his eyes, he looked at Ley on the opposite side, and continued, "It's a very real dream, just like a memory..."

Silently looking at himself, Ley slid his finger across the corner of Cole's mouth, then stuck it all over, licked it with the tip of his tongue, narrowed his winking eyes, shrugged and said, "It's just a nightmare, don't worry about it."

Very determined tone, but he couldn't see Ley's eyes.

"..."

Feeling that the other party seemed to be hiding something from him, but unable to ask, he finally turned his gaze to the table behind Ley, and Cole quietly asked, "Ley, how long have you known me."

Stopped by Cole's sudden question, Ley paused, then walked away a little, and replied: "If you count the time I knew you, 26 years."

"Counting time knowing me?" Cole was a little surprised.

"We grew up in the same village, so of course we know each other." Covering his mouth a little funny, Ley raised his head slightly, squinted at Cole and said, "But it will be several years later when I really talk to you. Things, but Cole, you...probably don’t remember.”

Eyes smile, but hide a touch of sadness.

Cole looked into those golden eyes, and after a while, lowered his eyelids silently, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I can't remember anything."

"It doesn't matter." Ley shook his head, and lightly brushed the hair on Cole's forehead with his fingers, his eyes flickered with the fluorescent lights in the room, and then he said with a sigh, "If you can't remember it, don't think about it. For you, Can't think of it...is the best."

"What kind of person am I?"

"You." After a pause, Ley smiled and fell into deep thought, "When I saw you when I was a child, I thought you were a useless and cowardly follower with low self-esteem, but you are very strong, and you have always endured hardships by yourself. If you don’t tell, it will be the same until you grow up, and it’s not good to teach others, and it’s not good if you don’t say it.”

There was deep sadness in the tone.

Afterwards, Ley kissed Cole's forehead lightly, and said softly: "It's late, I won't disturb you, go rest." Then he got up and left Cole's room.

Only then did Cole realize that the injured finger had been bandaged before he knew it.

Looking at the closed door, looking sideways at the moonlight leaves beside him, he suddenly remembered the forehead that Ley had kissed just now, and his scent still remained on it.

Why would Ley be so close to herself?

Cole is more and more confused about the relationship between the two. Is he and Ley just the "simple ordinary relationship" that Ley said as a joke, or is there something else?If anything else, why wouldn't Ley want to say it?And if there really isn't one, then what is the reason for his unreservedly sad eyes...?

Why is it so sad?

Ley...

Silently chanting his name in his heart, Cole unconsciously looked down at his injured finger, which was still aching.

Unknowingly, an indescribable melancholy suddenly appeared in my heart.

Is that really a dream?

Why does my heart feel uneasy when I think of those flames and blood?

So looking at the dark sky outside the window, Cole fell silent, and soon, he fell into a deep sleep again when he was deeply tired.

At this time, the door was opened again, Cole was in a deep sleep, and Ley walked in slowly.

After taking away the moonlight leaves placed in the water, the room suddenly became dark.

In addition to lighting at night, moonlight leaves have a strong hypnotic effect if you put moonlight oil in the water.

Carefully bent down beside Cole, covered Cole with the animal blanket, then held Cole's injured finger, kissed, staring at Cole's sleeping face, Ley said bitterly: "I'm sorry, because some You can’t just deal with things, so sleep with peace of mind.” Then he gently put down Cole’s hand, brushed the eyelashes of the sleeping man, his golden eyes quietly drooped, revealing a gentle color, “I promised Norman, I will definitely Take good care of you, so no matter what you become, what you do, or how much you can remember in the future, I will always stand by your side, as before, and now.”

Quietly withdrew his hand, Ley curled the corner of his mouth and said flatly: "Finally, thank you for coming back, Cole."

Then he turned and went out, slowly stepping into the dark night.

Night is the time to move around, and it is also the most hidden time to start killing. Let all the blood and truth disappear in the sunlight of dawn along with the shelter of the night. At least Cole cannot see the cruel and cold blood bathed in blood. the truth.

For this reason, those murderous golden pupils smiled like ice, but also suffered from pain.

He was also silent.

Transformed into the shape of a beast, he did not hesitate to bite the throat of the struggling orc who fell into the trap. His hair was stained red with blood, but he would never let go, nor would he give the opponent any room to breathe until the opponent As if he had become a corpse, he slowly let go of his sharp teeth.

His long golden eyes stared coldly at the corpse on the ground.

How many times is it already?

There are too many to count, those who came after Cole's power.

Today's Cole can't think of anything, and he doesn't intend to let Cole think of the sadness of the past, the blood stained on his hands year after year, and what happened during the time when his sanity collapsed.Ley involuntarily caressed his chest lightly, lowering his eyes.

No one can hurt Cole, even if it is himself, he will kill him without hesitation.

Before dawn, the sun is about to shine on the earth again, and everything has returned to silence, just like every ordinary and ordinary morning, everything is calm and peaceful waiting for the arrival of dawn.

Ley walked home slowly, opened the door, looked at the peaceful sleeping face under the dawn, couldn't help but clung to it, and then slowly held the opponent's head with both hands, pressing it against his forehead, feeling With the warm breath of the other party, Ley slightly curled his lips, and lightly fell into a dream.