gift to the devil

The compartment is extraordinarily spacious, and the interior is decorated as brightly as a room.

The beautiful and precious porcelain is placed on the side, and the velvet blanket under the feet has gorgeous patterns, not to mention the person sitting in the middle, her beautiful skirt is emitting seven colors of light under the decoration of these things .

And it was such a beautiful woman who was looking at Alan, an ordinary young man from a poor town, whose clothes were rags that had been washed many times.

Thinking of this, Lilina was so moved by herself that she was about to shed tears.

And Louye looked at Lilina's eyes becoming blurred a little bit, and worried whether the princess had been drugged or something was wrong with her mind.

Xiaoguai stayed quietly in their luggage bag from beginning to end, without making a sound.

Lilina may have been too immersed in the fantasy stories she wove, or she felt that having Alan in the same room with her was already a great honor in itself, so she didn't say a word to the two during the whole process.

When the carriage stopped and they arrived at the palace, a maid hurriedly ran over. Lilina didn't even say hello directly, but turned around and left.

The coachman followed closely and walked away, leaving two commoners, Lou Ye and Ai Lun, staring at each other on the ground, standing in a daze in front of the tall palace gate.

"Hey, you are also the guests who are coming to the palace to attend the banquet? Why don't you stand here and not go in?"

Fortunately, there was a kid passing by, and after seeing them, he leaned over enthusiastically.

After explaining the reason, he nodded clearly, and shrugged his head embarrassingly: "I'm really sorry, my sister is like this, she is always in a hurry, and she is easy to forget when there is something urgent... It's okay, I will arrange yours. residence."

Huster Norton is also the prince of the kingdom, but because he ranks low and has a very low affinity for light elements, he can't even be a knight, so he is not taken seriously.

The queen herself did not want to acknowledge him as her son at all.

"You guys are from Ron City, right? I heard that it's also very beautiful there. If I have the chance, I really want to see it." But after actual contact, you will find that this prince is unusually noisy, even if Lou Ye and Allen didn't agree with him much, and he himself could chat happily until his mouth was dry.

The interior of the palace can be said to be resplendent and resplendent, with wandering balls of light floating in the air, and the long road under the feet is even inlaid with pearls and agates.

The hall not far away is spacious, and the sound of singing and dancing can be heard leisurely.

"There are banquets held almost every day, well, but I don't really know what the reason for today's banquet is." After noticing the curious eyes of the two, Huster took the initiative to explain.

Allen nodded, but Lou Ye suddenly frowned and turned around quickly.

The thick black couldn't stop the visitor's golden hair, and the blue eyes, like the sky, contained no emotions, and were as delicate as artificial clay puppets.

Messiah, who took such a false name, is a disgusting and disgusting existence.

"Noah! Have you come back? I didn't meet you when I went to church to look for you!" However, Shuster next to him was extremely excited, and he opened his hands as if to hug him.

The clay puppet, which was inhuman to almost divine, got rid of its original restraint in an instant, and he even tried his best to lift the corners of his lips, so that the originally flat corners of his mouth had the strength to rise.

There was a bunch of unspeakable Lou Ye in his heart, and he froze in place.

Allen opened his mouth directly, and commented softly: "I didn't expect that the cardinal would be friends with Prince Huster, and he was so close."

Lou Ye felt that it was more than just getting close, because Shuster was trying to pinch Messiah's cheek in a bold way.

It wasn't until the two had had enough trouble that Huster remembered to introduce them to Lou Ye: "I'm sorry, he is Noah, a cardinal, but I prefer to call him Noah."

Although all three people present knew each other, they pretended not to know and came back to introduce themselves.

"My name is Allen, and I am a monk selected from Alice Academy."

"Lou Ye, well, just like him, but a knight."

So Xiusite also coughed: "Well, my name is Xiusite, and I am the Ninth Prince of the Empire, but because I have nothing to do, I am actually more like a vagrant."

The relaxed and cheerful atmosphere diluted the weirdness of Messiah, and when Allen looked at him, the smile on his lips hadn't even calmed down.

The next morning, Lilina came to apologize wearing a floral dress. The slightly fresh dress made her look a lot more innocent. Her bright eyes looked at Allen like a deer. Whenever he said a word, she would probably be ashamed. To be sad to shed tears.

Allen didn't know whether Lilina knew what he did in Alice Academy, or whether he rescued Xiaoguai from the village. Otherwise, why would Lily, the noble saint and heir to the empire, Na wanted to condescend to talk to him like this.

It's impossible to fall in love with him at first sight, right?

Maria College is the highest institution in the entire Red Rose Empire, and there are people studying other majors besides monks and knights, and it is very lively.

Transfer students like Louye Ailun are especially common, and it's not surprising.

Allen went to his class after leaving the office. In fact, the end of the semester will be in another month. He has to catch up with the progress here as soon as possible. In two aspects, he can play and defend.

When he returned to the classroom, Alan was welcomed by Lilina, and the whole classroom even burst into applause.

Lilina was standing on the edge of the podium, Alan's name had already been written on the blackboard, and the cursive characters looked seductive.

Huster also sat below, and waved his hands exaggeratedly after seeing Alan, and several noble children next to him also showed admiration. If Alan is really just an ordinary person from a run-down town, I am afraid that To be frightened by such a violent battle is to forget myself.

Maybe he really thought that he had completely flown up the branch, became a phoenix among dragons, and was admired by everyone.

This weird phenomenon reached its climax after a few days. On the way Allen went to find Lou Ye, Lilina suddenly appeared to stop him, and at the same time pulled him into the next door with a charming face. corner.

"What's the matter? Your Highness Lilina." He asked respectfully, while shifting his right foot to the side, ready to rush out at any time.

A faint blush appeared on Lilina's cheeks. She shyly grabbed the hem of her skirt, and said in a very sweet voice, "That's right, Ellen, I, I like you, would you like to be with me?"

At this moment, the knight's training has also come to an end, and Louye chats with Huster while walking to the place that he made an appointment with Allen.

As a jobless vagrant, this guy can be said to be wandering around. After meeting Lou Ye and the others, he decided to spend more time with his friends. It was not easy for him to get in at the Monastery, but he could still sneak in at the Knights' Academy.

"So Her Highness Lilina likes to help monks from impoverished towns? Not only do they arrange accommodation for them, but they also help with their future work?"

Huster nodded along: "Yes, my sister is kind in this respect, but those monks don't know this anymore, and they usually leave within a few months, probably because the holy city is too prosperous, so They want to go to their hometown to clean up."

Lou Ye narrowed his eyes: "That's it."

"Lilina is the existence with the highest affinity for the light element among us, that's why she can become a saint. It is said that she has the same power as Noah, which is very powerful." Huster's eyes were full of longing, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for him after he finished speaking. He sighed twice.

Lou Ye was noncommittal, he didn't think that people in the royal family would be so kind, the heartless Shuster might have this possibility, but Lilina had calculation written on her face from the moment she appeared.

Not to mention the strong aura of light element on her body, which is so deep that it is more obvious than Allen, and it is not like what an ordinary person can have.

"Well, I see, Her Highness Lilina has indeed helped us a lot these days, and I will definitely thank him in the future." But on the surface, Lou Ye remained calm, "His Highness Lilina's birthday happens to be in a few days , I wonder if you, as her younger brother, have any suggestions for me?"

"Damn." Huster scratched his head in annoyance. Although Lilina was a kind and good person, she didn't have a good face towards her useless younger brother. Of course, he didn't know what she would like.

After thinking for a while, Huster replied solemnly: "Probably, perhaps, it is a gemstone that contains a strong light element, such as the rumored 'Tears of God'."

Allen arrived nearly half an hour late, his face was extremely pale, as if he had encountered something extremely terrifying.

Lou Ye quickly went up to him and asked softly, "What's the matter, did you meet anything in class?"

Allen shook his head, glanced at the crowded streets, and reached out to grab Lou Ye's sleeve: "Let's go to a place where no one is talking."

His overly solemn appearance made Lou Ye's heart sink. After all, this is Maria College, and he hadn't succeeded in clarifying his thoughts, so he didn't follow Alan all the time, but if something happened to him thing……

"Okay, I just prepared a bento today, so we don't need to go to the cafeteria."

Lou Ye put his hand on Alan's shoulder, and walked forward with a half hug on him.

The two arrived in a forest on the edge of Maria College. The lonely autumn wind blew off the withered yellow leaves on the treetops, making a crisp sound under their feet.

Allen took a deep breath, and raised his hand to caress the old growth rings of the tree trunk: "Just now, Lilina suddenly confessed to me."

"What?" Lou Ye didn't react for a while.

Allen shook his head in confusion, but still didn't turn around: "I mean, after class, she inexplicably pulled me to a corner where no one was around, and then told me that she actually liked me and wanted to be with me , and invited me to stay in the palace after her birthday party."

"How dare she! You are mine..." Lou Ye yelled uncontrollably, clenched his fists hard after realizing what he was talking about, and the pain of blood overflowing woke him up, "No, I mean, this Impossible, no matter how you look at it, impossible."

Alan seemed to be stimulated by a certain sentence of his, and turned around quickly, with a faint light in his eyes that Lou Ye could not understand: "I know, of course I know it is impossible, a princess like Lilina It's impossible to look at me, an ordinary guy from a poor town."

His self-deprecating words made Lou Ye couldn't help walking over and grabbing his arm: "You know I didn't mean that, I just wanted to say that she must have other intentions when she gets close to you."

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, Lou Ye felt something was wrong, but he couldn't find what he said was wrong.

Allen bit his lower lip, and his bloodless lips turned a faint cherry red. He looked deeply at Lou Ye, and the breath in his heart couldn't get up or down, and he couldn't get it out no matter what.

"……Of course I know."

Alan's voice softened a lot, and then he pulled Lou Ye's hand away, and took a step aside: "I just don't know what she wants from me, so I'm confused."

Lou Ye stared blankly at Alan, he was not far apart from him, but the feeling of loneliness separated them completely.

Allen wasn't really angry and sad because of Lilina's affairs, he just suddenly realized something, felt something, and felt sad for the distance between himself and Lou Ye.

After thinking about this, Lou Ye wanted to grab Alan's hand, but couldn't.

He hasn't figured out who Alan is, or even his own identity, let alone what he wants to get and protect.

In the end, the conversation between the two ended without a problem, leaving only an autumn rain to knock down all the decay.

But luckily, the day of Lilina's birthday had successfully cleared up, there was no cloud in the sky, the orange sun was hanging in the sky, and the sunshine that was falling was particularly gentle.

Lou Ye specially went to pick up people under the monastery, and happened to meet Xiusite who was jumping around again.

"I came here to look for Noah. I haven't seen him for several days since the last time, and I don't know where he went." Huster said distressedly, "There is no one at the church, and he He didn't say that he had a mission to travel, so how could he suddenly disappear."

Lou Ye looked up at Alan's room, where the curtains had not been drawn, so he pretended to ask casually: "Maybe there is something else, by the way, are you familiar with him? ..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Huster had already figured out what he meant, and explained a little shyly: "Actually, I am not very familiar with it. After all, I am such a useless guy, but I have helped you before. Noah once, and later... well, all in all, he and I should be regarded as good friends who can chat more."

Seeing Huster's eyes beaming with joy, Lou Ye snorted softly. To be honest, he didn't think the relationship between the two would be as simple as Huster said.

You must know that Noah, that is, the Messiah, is a false god created by man. He originally possessed the huge divine power of the original God of Light, and successfully obtained the godhead 1000 years ago. In a sense, he is It is the "God of Light".

But gods are not so easy to achieve, so no matter how much he looks like, in Lou Ye's eyes, he is just an empty clay puppet.

"But I like him very much. It's not because of any other reasons, but it feels that he is very different."

Huster's soft voice called Lou Ye's attention back, and he glanced at Huster in astonishment: "Huh?"

Huster suddenly realized how terrible he had said in front of an outsider, his handsome face suddenly changed color, and hurriedly backed up: "Ah, sorry, sorry, I suddenly remembered I still have something to do, so I will take a step first, and see you at the banquet tonight!"

Lou Ye looked at the back of him running away quickly, and his heart skipped a beat, as if he finally had an answer to the question he had been thinking about for so many days.

When Allen went downstairs, he happened to see Lou Ye's strange appearance, and asked strangely, "What's the matter, this expression?"

Lou Ye came out of the fact that Huster might be interested in the Messiah in a trance, and just turned his head to find that Alan was looking at him in confusion.

His beautiful blue eyes are more dazzling than jewels, and he is the only one left at the moment.

From the past to the present, even if there are quarrels and differences between the two, some things will never change.

"No..." For the first time, Lou Ye felt that his facial expression was a little stiff, and he tried extra hard to show a relatively natural smile, "It's just that Huster stopped by and chatted with me, it's not a big deal."

Allen frowned slightly, and that delicate and beautiful face moved straight towards Lou Ye's face, his rosy lips moved up and down: "Is it just that simple? Then why do you have a weird look of losing your soul?"

Unable to bear it, Lou Ye shifted his gaze, and at the same time stretched out his hand to forcefully and lightly turned Alan in the other direction: "I said it's not a big deal, and you've been dragging on until now, we don't have much time, we have to change evening dress."

"Humph."

Although Louye's excuse was extremely lame, Alan didn't intend to continue to make things difficult for him. It was getting dark soon, and they had to go to the clothing store to pick up the rented clothes.

This grand banquet was attended by almost the entire academy. Thousands of people gathered in the palace, singing and dancing intertwined, and it was very lively.

Allen put on a pure black suit, and the pure white bow tie made his skin fairer, and the tight-fitting clothes showed his waist.

Lou Ye, who had changed his clothes first, tentatively circled it with his hands, and found that it was just right.

Allen, who didn't react, was suddenly completely enveloped by his breath, his heart missed half a beat, and he lightly tapped downstairs Ye's chest: "What are you doing?"

Lou Ye shrugged his shoulders: "Just feel it."

Allen rolled his eyes very dispassionately.

Today's palace is more magnificent than in the daytime, and the statues piled up by precious stones exude magnificent brilliance, attracting everyone's attention.

But more dazzling than these, there is no doubt that the woman standing on the top, the unique princess of the Red Rose Empire, Her Highness Lilina.

"Thank you very much for your willingness to take time out of your busy schedule to attend my birthday party. I am very grateful to every guest and thank you for your blessings to me."

Her voice was transmitted to everyone's ears through the magic circle, but her eyes kept facing one direction - where Allen was standing.

"This year I have passed, I have met many people, everyone has taught me a lot, and also given me a lot. The road to being a saint of the Holy See is not smooth, it is precisely because of everyone's help and love for the God of Light Faith has made me come to this day." She paused, half-closed her eyes, and then said in a particularly joyful tone, "And recently I met a person who made me more courageous."

Her affectionate words made everyone at the banquet can't help but stir up.

Allen took a half step back uneasily, and crashed directly into Lou Ye's arms, and he received a low and dark comfort.

"Don't worry, it'll be alright."

Lilina on the stage had already made up her mind, and after she finished the long speech, she waved her hand, and an attendant came out from behind pushing a huge cake tower.

"Just like in previous years, I will invite a friend to share the joy of cutting the cake with me, and this year, the person I want to find..."

"Louye." Allen turned around awkwardly.

Lou Ye simply pulled him back, but the surrounding lights had gathered and directly shone on the two people who were almost embracing each other.

Lilina's original perfect expression was cracked for a moment, but she still said the rest of the words calmly: "...It's my friend I met recently, Alan William."

There was a moment of silence in the banquet venue, and soon there was a commotion about Alan, and Alan felt that the flying lights shrouded Lou Ye's light, which was very dazzling.

Pairs of eyes looked over, forcing him to come out of the safe haven. Even Alan himself was unwilling to let Lou Ye replace him.

When he was about to leave, Lou Ye only grabbed him once, and then he pretended to straighten his clothes and let go naturally, there was no light in his deep and dark eyes.

"It'll be fine." Allen gently returned these words to Lou Ye, and then smiled at Lilina.

So this not-so-pleasant episode was successfully skipped, the banquet continued, and the joyful music never stopped.

Lou Ye, on the other hand, took a deep look at Alan who was stopped by Lilina in the front, he backed up, and then turned and left without hesitation.

The majestic light elements are gathering, and he can feel that the Godhead of the God of Light is being liberated.

Humans can't really replace God, they can only bind him, destroy him, seal him.

He must find the lost godhead of the God of Light, only in this way can he become a complete himself.

"Alan, leave with me after the toast is over, I have a good place I want to show you." After cutting the cake, Lilina grabbed Alan directly, and everyone looked exactly the same under the dim light , he couldn't find Lou Ye at all.

"No..." He shook his head cautiously, "It's better for me to be with my companions, not to mention if I'm always with Her Royal Highness, I'm afraid there will be unnecessary misunderstandings."

"Misunderstanding? How could it be? You have just come to Maria Academy not long ago. As your senior, of course I have to take care of you."

Lilina's friend next to him also echoed, but this scene made Allen feel even more strange. He reached out to hold his necklace, and the real touch made him feel a little relieved.

But where did Louye go again? Why did he leave without making a sound like last time, and then left him alone in the same place, not knowing whether to go or stay.

His repeated refusals finally annoyed the good-tempered princess. She waved her hand impatiently, and the guards who were hiding in the banquet and pretending to be guests gathered around.

Allen, who felt the killing intent on them, could only sigh and lowered his head.

Across a layer of thick bricks, in the secret passage below, Lou Ye was moving quickly, avoiding the guards' pursuit.

"Stop, don't run!"

"Stop, or you will be executed!"

The yelling from behind was like a dog barking, and Lou Ye concentrated on feeling the aura of the godhead. He had to take it back, otherwise Allen might really disappear.

He could vaguely feel that Alan had also encountered bad things, but Louye had no time to look back and had to go straight on.

Turning left and turning right, the path with countless forks finally came to an end. After pushing open the quaint heavy door, Louye came to a strange space full of magic circles, and a white-haired old man was waiting for him with a magic wand in his hand.

No, or it shouldn't be called an old man, because the magic circle is continuously transmitting vitality into his body, his originally pale hair turned black in the blink of an eye, his loose skin became firmer, and his muddy eyes The pupils of the eyes also became clear.

"I didn't expect to see you again after so many years." The vicissitudes of life and kind voice became brisk and sharp, "Dark God."

The narrow stairs became darker and darker, and the dim light from the wall lamp next to it could not illuminate the front at all. The two guards at the back stared at Alan, and would reach out to push him as soon as he stopped.

"His Royal Highness Lilina, I want to know what you want to do, and whether you can satisfy the last wish of me, a humble commoner."

Allen glanced back at the corner, his eyes were so indifferent that Lilina felt uncomfortable all over.

In the past, those lowly servants would easily believe her words, and then willingly dedicated the magic power in their bodies to her, allowing her to take a step forward on the road to becoming a god, but her latest prey did not serve as a stepping stone at all. self-awareness.

Not only ignored her many times, but also dared to talk to her loudly.

Lilina snorted, raised her head haughtily, waved her hand casually, and the guard in front immediately understood, and kicked Allen hard: "Stop talking nonsense, move forward, how can you dare to talk to the princess?" Your Highness, talk to me!"

Allen was steady and did not fall. He looked away and walked down calmly, fumbling for the necklace with his free hands.

All the golden light was sealed in the chip, and the dark edge was as sharp as a knife blade.

And at the end of this spiral staircase, stood a young man with the same blonde hair and blue eyes.

Messiah raised his head quietly, his empty eyes didn't make any waves when they met Allen, and blinked mechanically.

Countless magic circles were destroyed under the impact, but then new magic circles floated back up, dazzling golden light filled the room, as if the sun had descended here.

Lou Ye came back to his senses and dodged a beam of light that could penetrate his fleshy body. At the same time, he easily swung the dark sword in his hand, knocking out the daggers that were coming at him.

Standing firmly in the center of the formation, the Pope clapped his hands in admiration, and praised: "You are truly worthy of the great God of Darkness. Even though he was seriously injured by the God of Light back then, he still has such great power."

Such provocative words made the black airflow gathered on the blade more obvious, Lou Ye floated in mid-air, and the pure black barrier directly bounced back all the attacks.

"Despicable humans, you will pay for your arrogance."

The Pope laughed contentedly: "Hey, our God of Light will come to the world soon!"

The chains were wrapped around Alan's body, and the magic circle under his feet exuded an ominous light. Lilina was sitting on the chair in the center, and those light elements were pouring into her body continuously.

Alan and Messiah were imprisoned on the left and right, leaning back to back. After hesitating for a long time, Alan asked, "Hey, do you know what they want to do?"

Allen thought he would not get a response, after all, Messiah seemed to be completely on the side of the princess, but unexpectedly, Messiah answered quickly and completely.

"They want Princess Lilina to become the new God of Light. The God of Light responded to the expectations of mankind more than 1000 years ago, so he bestowed his divine power on mankind without reservation, and then the Pope took the opportunity to create me. As a container of divine power, but the godhead is not willing to integrate into my body, and at the same time, the dark god also sealed the godhead by sacrificing himself."

A shattered picture flashed in front of Allen, Lou Ye's face was so clear, he suddenly remembered something.

There were no ups and downs when the Messiah spoke, he just quietly stated what had happened and what would happen.

"However, thousands of years later, the seal of the God of Darkness was unraveled by itself for some reason, and the godhead was revealed again. The Holy See and the royal family discussed together, and finally chose His Royal Highness Lilina to become the new God of Light. But her affinity for the light element is not high enough, so she can only Relief by transplanting and absorbing the magic power of others."

He suddenly paused, trembling all over: "...Even though we have captured the power of the twin brother Shust, it is still not enough."

Alan felt the power in his body was passing away, and he asked firmly: "So Messiah, do you think this is right, no, no, if this continues, you should disappear, you just like this Don't want to live?"

Lilina was bathed in the light and sighed comfortably. Messiah's voice was weak and moaned: "I am just a container for storing the divine power of the God of Light. I should not and cannot have my own will."

Allen chuckled: "It would be great if it was true. After all, if you don't feel anything, then I will be treated exactly the same as you."

Messiah lowered his head, and he clenched his lowered hands silently. When those powers disappeared, he could feel his soul also cracking.

He was dying, and a clay puppet that shouldn't have feelings had fear.

"Shuster."

Messiah closed his eyes, he is not the savior, and still committed the seven deadly sins, he is an ordinary person.

"Noah!"

That call penetrated through layers of barriers, Messiah suddenly raised his head, he took a step, and the chains suddenly collapsed.

Allen turned his head in surprise, he didn't need to think too much, he had already grasped the moment when the two separated, and the necklace around his neck instantly scattered into countless pieces.

That is "Tears of God", the pity from the gods.

"Arrogance, don't forget who gave you strength. Greed is a sin. Let me judge you instead of him." The huge wings spread out behind Lou Ye, and the crimson blood glowed on him. The eyes kept flickering, and the long sword was full of black flames.

The pope's face was still calm, but a drop of cold sweat slowly slipped from his forehead.

Why hasn't their God of Light descended yet? It doesn't take such a long time to extract the godhead and power. Those prepared magic circles are almost exhausted, but the disgusting God of Darkness still has some power left.

"No, darkness is evil. Light will definitely destroy you, and our gods will also bring the dawn of victory." He held up the cross high, and under the dazzling light, countless beams of light shot towards the building night.

But at this moment, a long arrow directly passed through countless barriers, directly smashing the Pope's cross.

It was a feather arrow condensed with magic power, and it was stained with a different kind of divine power than light and darkness.

The pope couldn't believe the sudden blow, he was so flustered that he wanted to raise his staff again, but that moment of hesitation was enough for Lou Ye to break through his barrier, and bright red blood spurted out. Human beings were beheaded so easily.

His standing body crashed to the ground and turned into a skeleton in an instant, and his ethereal soul was directly crushed by Lou Ye.

And when he wanted to fly deeper to find Alan, a ray of light gushed out directly from the ground, pure white feathers fell gently, and the gods watched the whole world peacefully forever.

"Alan..." Lou Ye looked at the existence of freely spreading wings in the beam of light, and instantly felt his own redundancy. He sneered, and then sighed, "God of Light."

"No, no, I am the god, I am the god!" The woman's heartbreaking cry sounded from below, but no one cared about her anymore.

Allen opened his eyes in the light, and at the last moment, or as it should have been, the godhead and divine power all returned to his body in an instant, and he saw in the light the god seat that had gone away, as well as his Memories that were lost.

He floated down without the slightest hesitation, falling straight in that direction.

"God of Light!" Lou Ye, who was almost hit, frowned dissatisfiedly, "You almost hit me."

The wings of the two of them moved closer together, Alan shook his head with a relaxed smile on his face, they were so close, so close that he could fall into Lou Ye's embrace just by stretching out his hand.

"No, this is just fine."

"you idiot."

Lou Ye complained, then raised his arms and hugged Alan.

In the ruins, the two hugged tightly, and the first ray of morning light appeared on the horizon.

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