[Comprehensive British and American] The vest system of the son of hell

"Thank you."

The doctor, who saw that the boy in front of him was not a human being but couldn't see Bit's true identity, walked into the wooden house with Ruiwen Song.

"Death" gave them each a cup of tea according to Bit's habit, and invited them to sit by the fireplace and warm up: "The Arctic Circle is always very cold, so we must do a good job of keeping warm."

"But there are still human beings living here. Knowing that you can go to a place with the sun and summer by taking an airplane..." the doctor said with emotion, "Humans on Earth are really a species full of infinite possibilities."

"So you like Earth?"

"Yes, I like Earth, and most of the life that inhabits it..." said the Doctor, "although they sometimes do nasty, stupid things that I can't stand."

"But you love this planet forever, and forgive them for their near-eternal stupidity and vileness?"

"you……"

The doctor was stunned, raised his head, and met the gentle and calm eyes of "Death": "Why do you describe humans on Earth like this? As if you know everything about humans on Earth?"

"I know everything about everything."

"Death" said quietly.

At this time, Matthew had already settled down the sled dogs—the food bowl was filled with dog food, the kennel was heated, and each dog was scrubbed to remove the snowflakes and ice slag attached to the hair surface. ——Go back to Bit's cabin, walk behind the doctor and Raven: "Do you need some cakes?"

"Is there a cake in the kitchen?"

"Death" was unexpected.

Matthew: "Before I left, I asked 'Sailor's Paradise' to send some freshly baked cakes here, but because the polar region was too cold, 'Sailor's Paradise' was not very happy, and it took until now to finally deliver it."

While speaking, Matthew used space magic to take out a fresh cake made by the most popular cake shop on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, cut it into four parts, and distributed it to everyone.

Looking at the delicate fresh fruit embedded in the cream and smelling the warm and sweet smell naturally exuded by the cake, the doctor couldn't help squinting his eyes comfortably. Even the Alaskan dog beside him stood up straight with excitement, and his eyes sparkled.

Seeing this, Matthew quickly pinned the Alaskan dog: "You can't eat cakes sold to humans, it's poisonous!"

"Woooooooo..."

The Alaskan dog let out a grievous whimper.

Matthew had no choice but to get another animal cake for dogs and put it in front of the Alaskan dog.

The Alaskan dog who finally ate the cake sat down contentedly, carefully licking the precious cake with its big tongue.

Seeing the cuteness of the Alaskan dog, the doctor couldn't help asking "Death": "You are not its real owner, what will happen to it after you leave?"

"Godling will take care of it and its companions who live in the kennel." "Death" replied without thinking, "It is precisely because of this intention that I asked Matthew to go to Dr. Godling for asthma in the name of Bit medicine."

"So you actually choose to spend today as a bit because of them?"

After recovering, Matthew asked "death".

"Death" laughed without saying a word.

Hearing this, the doctor finally realized something, and asked in shock and emotion, "Are you... are... eternal..."

"Yes, I am the child of 'time' and 'space' you believe in, 'death'." "Death" said frankly.

Every member of the Eternal Family is a child of "time" and "space". They were born in concepts, but because of the consciousness of all things in the universe, they are concretized, and gradually have shapes and individual emotions.

Although these personal emotions are usually only a burden to them.

"You...you...you are death! Have we seen death?"

Ruiwen exclaimed, and then, she thought that her death happened in the doctor's past, and the doctor knew when and in what form she died, and then she showed a relaxed smile, stretched out her hand, and said, "Hello, 'death', Nice to meet you."

"Me too. It's nice to meet you, Ruiwen Song. Like the doctor, you are the favored of 'time'."

"Death", who can know the life and death of all things in an instant, accepted Ruiwen's handshake request with a smile, with eternal tenderness and pity in his smile: "Ruiwen, tell me, have you ever felt regretful?"

"Regret? Why regret it?"

Ruiwen asked about "death" while holding hot tea.

"Death" smiled and said, "What do you think? You have half the ability of a time lord. You could have been reborn many times like a time lord and had a long life, but after two rebirths, you lost all your future. Gave it to him, just because..."

"I love him! I don't regret it!"

Ruiwen interrupted "Death" with firm and affectionate eyes.

She told the doctor, who was sad and guilty because of the "death" words: "Honey, you never have to feel sad for me, I am a rational adult, and every decision I make has been carefully considered.

I know what I am doing, and I know the consequences of doing so. When I give you my future, I am willing to do so without complaint or regret! "

"but--"

"My future is already fixed in your past, isn't it? In that case, why not enjoy the present moment before the end of the future? We are time travelers, and 1 minute of a time traveler can be an ordinary person's lifetime , isn't it?"

Raven kept the conversation as light as possible.

"Death" showed a sad and heavy expression, and he said: "You are wrong, a time traveler can experience a person's life in 1 minute, but he/she still cannot cheat time, time flows through every life evenly, that When the time comes, you still have to face—"

"I know! I already know my ending! But I still like to enjoy the moment."

While speaking, Ruiwen turned her head and kissed the doctor on the face: "Will you stay with me until the last time we meet?"

"I will, my wife."

The doctor replied softly, his eyes were affectionate and sad.

Ruiwen Song turned her head to avoid his sadness: "'Death', I want to ask you a question."

"what?"

"Will I go to heaven or hell after I die?" Ruiwen Song asked playfully, "Although I was infected by the power of the heart of time when I was still an embryo because my parents spent their honeymoon in the Tardis, I have half the blood of a time lord, but my main composition is still the earth ape gene, after death, I will face the choice between heaven and hell like the earth people, won't I?"

"You will neither go to heaven nor hell after death..." "Death" said softly, "You will get the best result, the result you dream of."

"Dream result?"

"Eternal, you will be eternal with the data until the data ceases to exist."

"Death" told Ruiwen gently but firmly.

Raven smiled knowingly.

This is the result she wants, since death cannot be avoided.

Afterwards, "Death" looked at the doctor again: "What do you think about the future?"

"I?"

The doctor froze for a moment: "Should I have any thoughts about my future? I have infinite curiosity and infinite time, but I also face infinite loss and infinite..."

"This is the inevitable price of your rejection of 'death'..." "Death" said, "Life is bound to face constant loss and gain, and only embracing death can end all this, but you refuse 'death', your life will never There is no end to the gains and losses you will face. Or, you can make an agreement with me like Godlin, until you are completely tired, I will not take you away..."

The doctor knew that "death" was giving tenderness.

But he can't accept this tenderness, because his heart bears too many responsibilities and promises, so that he has already been overwhelmed and still has to go on, burdened with endless loneliness and loss, in the endless torrent of time, Hesitantly move forward.

"Thank you, 'Death', but I have to decline your invitation, I can't give up my responsibilities, just like I can't give up myself, I..."

Speaking of this, the doctor choked up a little.

He looked at Ruiwen Song sadly, his voice hoarse: "I'm sorry, forgive me...I..."

"Honey, I never thought of blaming you, how could I forgive you? Our fate—if there is such a thing as 'fate' in the world—

I was entangled from the beginning, I was born because of you, and finally died because of you...

I like this kind of fate, it is very similar to the tie tied on my hand when you and I got married, I am willing to embrace everything related to you for that momentary possession, including death, sorrow, and..."

"Sorry……"

The doctor interrupted Ruiwen lightly, and looked up at Matthew: "Is it your arrangement for the TARDIS to land here to facilitate our meeting with 'Death'?"

"Why do you have such a strange idea? The moment I saw the Tardis, I wanted to run away more than you!" Matthew refused to be slandered, and defended himself strongly.

When the doctor heard this, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Matthew, you still don't know who you are until now?"

"You know who I am?" Matthew asked.

Doctor: "As early as the first time I saw you, I vaguely realized that your existence is very important to the entire Gallifura. Every time we meet again after that, the similar feeling is strengthened, and finally—"

"What happened in the end?"

"I have confirmed your identity."

The doctor stood up, with a pious and humble attitude: "Thank you for allowing Gallifura to be born."

"what?!"

Matthew was shocked, and the teacup in his hand almost broke: "What are you talking about! Galifia...Galifya's birth has something to do with me?!"

"Yes……"

The doctor was very sure that the piety in his eyes proved that what he said at this moment was the truth.

But Matthew couldn't accept it.

Overly shocked, he looked at "Death": "What the doctor said... what the doctor said..."

"It's all true, Matthew."

"Death" opened his mouth, the corners of his eyes and brows were tender: "You are like us from darkness and time."

"me……"

"Darkness is the origin of the universe and the only eternity in the universe. All life comes from darkness, and all gods also come from darkness..."

"Death" said slowly, "Time and space were born in the darkness, time and space combined, and everything in the universe was born, and the interlacing of everything in the universe gave birth to endless families..."

"But what does this have to do with me! Since everything in the universe originates from darkness and time, then all stars, all life, and all gods in the universe are children of darkness and time, aren't they?"

Matthew looked at "Death" in shock: "You have to give me a more clear and precise answer, who am I, who is it? My name is—"

"Lucifer is a child of the stars, and you are a child of darkness, so he is drawn to you, and you are drawn to him."

"Death" spoke the shocking truth in the most casual tone.

The doctor, who had already understood the meaning, nodded deeply, while Matthew, who half-understood——

"I am... a child of the night, but I... why do I... I..."

"You spend the day with me, and I'll explain everything to you."

"Death" raised his hand and motioned for Matthew to help himself: "I want to use Bit's body to ski in the Arctic Village in the polar night."

"this is not--"

"This is Bit's last wish. He had asthma since he was a child, and he was forced to give up a lot of fun that boys of this age must have. Now, his life is over, but his wish still remains in this body. He I want to go skiing behind the village and fulfill my last wish.”

While speaking, "Death" stood up and picked up the ski equipment placed next to the sofa.

Knowing that skiing is Bit's last wish, Matthew no longer hindered him. While helping "Death" wear ski equipment, he asked the doctor and Ruiwen Song: "Do you want to ski?"

"Why not? We're about to enjoy the one and only and eternal god skiing experience!"

Raven happily agreed, and picked up the doctor.

The doctor didn't want to go skiing in the polar night, which was close to minus [-] degrees. Seeing that Ruiwen was so enthusiastic and full of expectations, he couldn't bear to refuse immediately, and smiled and prepared with Ruiwen for going out skiing.

The Alaskan dog lying on the stove learned that his owner was about to go skiing for the last time. Before "Death" could put on his ski equipment, he frantically flicked his tail around "Death".

"Good dog, do you want to ski with me?"

"Death" stroked the dog's head, and there was pity in his eyes.

The Alaskan dog felt the hint of "death", and kept rubbing his big head against the hand of "death".

"Okay, let's go together."

……

After getting dressed and getting ready, the group opened the cold door and prepared to go to the ski resort shrouded in the aurora.

At this time, Dr. Godling came driving his little sled.

"Where are you going? There's going to be a snowstorm outside! It's very dangerous!"

Godling yelled, rushing up to them, "I don't want Bit to die of—"

"But we all know the real Bit is dead, today is the last day of his life, and skiing is his last wish."

"Death" said softly, and walked towards the ski resort with the skis.

Dr. Ruiwen Song He followed closely behind, with a smile on his flushed cheeks.

Godlin was speechless, and said to Matthew who was walking at the end: "Are you messing around with them too?"

"Bit's life may end at any time, so why not let his last moments be filled with joy?" Matthew said frankly.

Godlin: "..."

Finally, he turned the sled and followed Death to the ski slopes behind the village.

……

In the polar night village, the only lighting in the night sky is the gorgeous and colorful aurora.

Under this ever-changing beautiful light, "Death" skied with his body, and the Alaskan dog also ran and reveled in the snow with its owner. It was not until exhausted that one person and one dog supported each other and walked to the sitting position all the time. In front of Godlin who was not involved in the carnival on the sled.

"Godling—"

"'Death,' or bit, hello."

Godlin saluted "Death" politely, and took out a small bottle of vodka: "Would you like a sip?"

"I don't like drinking. Alcohol doesn't do any good to the body except to anesthetize the brain, and—"

"Death" pointed to Bit's heart: "Bit is still a minor."

"Almost forgot."

Godlin put away the vodka and asked "Death" to sit down. The Alaskan dog also sat upright beside the little master, with his head resting on the little master's feet.

"It's very docile and peaceful."

Petting the head of the Alaskan dog, "Death" said with a little sadness: "It knows that I am not its bit, but it still stays by Bit's side, hoping to meet Bit soon."

"It loves Beetle," said Godling, "and I—"

"Is it still the idea of ​​the year?" "Death" asked.

Godlin nodded: "I still don't think death is necessary, I still want to live."

"Even with the constant loss and constant pain?"

"Losing is painful, but at the same time I lost, I also got the happiness of time, which I think is fair."

Speaking of this, Godlin took a sip of vodka: "I always like to be alive! Alive represents endless hope and endless unknowns. No one knows what will happen in the future, even gods. Only by being alive and forever can we see the future , isn't it?"

"The future doesn't necessarily wait for a better—"

"But here's what I need to know."

Godlin put down his vodka and raised his hand to greet Matthew: "Hey! Matthew! Can you answer a question for me?"

"what is the problem?"

"If, I mean if, if you were immortal, would you hate your own immortality?"

"will not."

"why?"

"Because immortality is a false proposition. If there is no life, it will never die. If everything exists, it must die, isn't it?"

Matthew said gently, sat next to Godlin, patted him on the shoulder and said: "You will think about these issues, because you are an existence that is immortal and has the right to choose. 'Death' gives you the privilege to let you choose your own. Choose the moment when your life ends, as long as you don't want to die, you will never die.

And Wanwu, Wanwu has no such right to choose. They only know that they will die, but they don't know when they will die, so life is always full of fear and confusion about death. "

"You speak like a god." Godlin commented suddenly.

Afterwards, he showed a suddenly realized expression: "So that's it! No wonder I feel uncomfortable and comfortable every time I see you. It turns out that you are... He didn't violate the agreement with me. The promise to meet...even if he...he has already..."

"Who is he?"

Matthew interrupted Godlin's words and asked eagerly.

Gao Delin looked at "Death": "You haven't told him the truth yet?"

"He has already perceived most of the truth, only the string of pearls is missing..." "Death" said, "He knows his special relationship with the endless family, he is also aware that he is a part of the dark, and at the same time he is sure that he and There is a special connection between Lucifer."

"But the most critical link, none of you told me..." Matthew said, "I need the last and most critical link. I need my real name."

"Your real name—"

"Death" smiled, stood up, and walked to the ski resort under the aurora again.

Matthew didn't go with him. He sat next to Godling, eating a frozen sandwich with Godling, and digesting the strange memories that came to his mind because of Godling's words.

"I... I used to..."

"You used to be my good friend. Because of you, I got the chance to make an appointment with 'death'..." Gao Delin said bluntly, "Thank you, although now you are not the you who made the agreement with me back then."

"From the perspective of cell composition, you are no longer the one you agreed with me back then, and we are even." Matthew replied calmly, "Besides, only part of my body is composed of Memphis, and most of it is from Memphis. From the dark. At least, that's what 'Death' and Mize say."

"So you're not—"

"If you just want to find the Sandman, you should go to Daniel, he is the real Sandman, and he has the same memory as me that made an appointment with you, even clearer than mine."

After a long search, it has been determined that only a small part of his soul fragments come from the previous generation of Sandman Memphis, and Matthew looked at Godlin with a smile, with nostalgia in his eyes: "When I made the agreement, I thought it would end soon, but I didn't expect The Sandman has changed from Memphis to Daniel, and Godlin is still Godlin back then."

"It's a pity that you are not him...Daniel is not him..."

Gradually regaining his senses, Godlin said slowly.

Matthew nodded, turned his head, looked at the dazzling aurora, and said: "Now I gradually understand why you come to this small village in the Arctic Circle to be a doctor every once in a while. While calming down, I couldn't help but miss the long past..."

"I miss you, I miss you very much, or rather, I miss Memphis very much, even if you...you are not Memphis...I hope you can understand my emotions..."

Godlin said incoherently.

He clearly knew that Matthew was not Memphis, and only a very small part of Matthew's soul came from Memphis, but he still tried to find traces of Memphis on Matthew, and even—

Can't help but say: "If... I mean if... If you were the complete Memphis..."