Fantasy Clock～Dream Ruler～

The girl had a dream, an unreasonably long dream.

It seems to be a dream, but also seems to happen in reality.

She stopped in nothingness, and the hazy white mist stopped her from moving forward.

No matter which direction she turned, no matter how many times she stepped forward, the scenery in front of her would still not change in any way.

So she was tired.

Afterwards, he stood there blankly, watching this piece of pure nothingness.

In a blank world, even a second of time stretches into eternity. But she didn't feel afraid, just being in the ethereal atmosphere, recalling when and how she came here.

It's a pity that she couldn't follow her memory to find the answer, only saw a dark figure in the faint mist.

Petite body, wearing loose and fluffy clothes.

With an inexplicable love in his eyes, he fell on the girl's face through the thicker and thicker mist.

"who are you?"

Uncomfortable being stared at by the other party, the girl blinked her lavender pupils and asked a question.

"Huh? Me?"

"...It's just you and me here, right?"

"Oh my, that's true~ I can tell you who I am, but can you please keep it a secret?"

Those eyes hidden behind the white mist seemed to exude an irresistible magical power. It seems that there is a calm blue sea, and the waves are rippling in those eyes.

"I am the creator of the world you live in."

The girl frowned cutely, with disbelief written in her eyes.

The voice in the white mist suddenly laughed, and the flowers and branches trembled.

"Then how about I give you a gift to prove that I didn't lie to you?"

"Excuse me, what kind of gift can prove that a person is the Creator?"

The girl speaks words that are not suitable for her age, and she cannot be said to be mature, but she is not as easy to deceive as other children.

"I can't say it yet. It's a gift that no one can give~"

The smile became stronger, and the blue eyes seemed to be filled with countless falling flowers, very beautiful.

"My name is 'Chien Yan', I will see you often in the future."

Unknowingly, the petals revolved around the center of the pupils, and the delicate and complicated lines turned into an ancient clock with golden flames, and the thick fog between the two of them flashed across in an instant.

When the petal-shaped flame flew towards her, the girl instinctively closed her eyes and raised her hand to block it, but it pierced through everything and opened her eyes.

The burning sensation that spread to the whole body made the skin of the girl's whole body become hot, as if something inexplicable was about to move in her body. The girl couldn't bear it anymore and became coquettish. While covering her ears, an indescribable force erupted from her body, almost instantly dispelling the nearby white mist, and suddenly widening her vision.

The person who spoke to her just now turned out to be a girl who seemed to be of the same age. The self-proclaimed "Qianyan" raised her arms to block the air wave caused by the girl, her straight silver hair was fluttering in her dark sweater, falling out from the hood that was blown off, and the tail of her hair reached her waist .

Qianyan squinted half of her eyes to look at the girl in front of her. Her long golden hair was as dazzling as a flame, and the lavender brilliance in her pupils was as deep as violet.

"I'm looking forward to your future growth~ How far will you grow? If you can bring annihilation to this world...you must be able to do it?"

She seemed to be quite satisfied with the girl's performance just now, showing a loving smile. But the girl felt suspicious, and looked at her trembling little hand in a daze.

"Why... did you give this gift to me instead of someone else? My brother said that all kinds of people in this world have all kinds of talents..."

"You want to ask if those talents have something to do with me?" Qian Yan shook her head with a faint smile, her silver hair hung on her cheeks, and was pushed behind her ears by her, "Those are other gods A gift left to the world, and I, the "one god", will only give this gift to you alone. Please use it well~"

The girl was still puzzled, stood up hesitantly, and asked the Creator who had always kept a subtle distance from her.

"However, in my impression... Except for my mother and sister, the other people who can fight seem to be boys... Why don't you give this gift to other boys? They can play this better than me The strength of the gift? Can I really... accept it?"

Qian Yan suddenly laughed arrogantly, completely different from the previous smile. This made the girl's whole body tremble suddenly, and her eyes showed a bit of fear.

"That's how the world is going to be interesting, isn't it?... The more unreasonable things happen in this world, the closer the end days will be."

"The end...?"

"Hmm... don't you think it's more interesting this way?"

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The hurricane pressed down on my body, and the rough vines formed a grid against my back, as if they had been embedded in the flesh.

I hugged the black cat's overly soft body tightly, and whispered in her ear——

"Black cat, please wait a while, no matter what, don't untie these canes...Some words have been dragged on until now, so I must make it clear."

——Personally "visit" the Creator of the dream.

She got into the back of my mind. In a voice that I know very well, I spoke of her extreme disgust.

I begged in an extremely sincere tone, "Please die here".

"That's really an honor... I never thought that I, as a plaything, could pose a threat to the high "One God"?"

His cold eyes pointed directly at my spiritual skeleton. Although the other party never appeared, there was an incomparably real sense of being watched behind him—opposite the grid that had been distorted by the hurricane.

"Nah. It's just my toy, but you dare to say 'threat' without shame?"

This time the other party's voice no longer sailed in my "mind", but actually flowed into my ears - the voice judged by hearing to come from behind, telling me that "Xia Yinci" was behind my sight, no matter what Whether she is Xia Yinci herself or not, she must exist there with her appearance - her intuition clamored.

"If you know that you are favored, then you can just accept it obediently? But you not only violated my destiny twice, but also blocked me from your small world. Looking at what you said just now, I don't know The sky is high and the earth is thick to such an extent. It seems that you will completely miss my chance to forgive you, "child of the rebellious period"."

All of a sudden, an inexplicable doubt came to my mind. It's like the sense of difference caused by the extreme inequality of intelligence.

"...What the hell are you talking about?"

I slightly arched my body and hugged the black cat who was out of the situation. The hurricane had intensified several times compared to before, so I had to try my best to protect her whole body. Thoughts were speeding up, faster and faster, making the pain worse. But it's not over yet—hold on a little longer, hold on a little longer—key information is just around the corner.

A second violation of fate.

out of the small world.

pardon.

The answer is close at hand, but just a little bit, just a little bit away.

Missing the last keyword --

"Ah, you don't have to feel that you have suffered injustice~ All "children in the rebellious period" will receive the same punishment." Seemingly aware of my sadness, the girl took the initiative to show me her deliberation, and complained endlessly, "Although I personally It's not my intention to execute the killing, but who made my "string doll" give up the mission? So no one can destroy your world? So I thought-ah, I can only do it myself That’s right—there’s no way to come here.”

——The "String Doll" that destroys the world.

It was as if the last missing piece of the puzzle had fallen into my palm, waiting for me to piece together the portrait it would reveal.

"But even if I do it myself, you child is not willing to give me peace of mind~ If I hadn't borrowed the identity of "Xia Yinci", I would have even a mere "loophole in the world"—this door you call "the gate of the world" 』wasn’t even accessible? Thanks to you being an infatuated boy, I was able to find you today~”

The clues are suddenly connected together, and the isolated information forms the key and turns into the answer.

A few weeks ago counted in real time—【The girl in the gap in the dream sent me your message. At first I didn’t know the meaning of it at all. I just kept it in my mind just in case. I didn’t expect to enter Your dream], the Creator who is the "single god" leaked my information to the dream thief.

I didn't know that the dream stealers who were used as pawns broke into my dream, and started to launch the "New World" plan to satisfy their own selfish desires. Under duress, I carried out the "New World Blueprint" design project for several weeks.

Until two days ago, under the influence of sleeping pills, the dominance of the "Phantasy Clock" went berserk, recreating the childhood nightmare like a prank by the gods - Xia Yinci and her father were attacked by me who fell into a sleepwalking state, life and death Unknown, because of this, I was taken away by the Core Research Association under the pretense of "Pilot Project", and entered the isolated "Prison of Confession" from now on, where I met Lin Yu, my "destined" opponent again.

In the end, this story written by "the only God" diverged since then—I, who was supposed to die in this fateful battle, broke through the "imaginary domain" constructed by Lin Yu and survived, surpassing the infinite possibilities of "I" The "death node" that has not broken through has come to a completely new and completely different future that no one knows yet.

But as the Creator, the "One God" does not allow the key nodes of her story to be destroyed by anyone, so she uses the chess pieces laid before to start a "remedial" action.

"What happened today was all in your plan, isn't it?"

——Her remedial action is to create another opportunity to lead to my death, to replace the original ending of "defeat in the battle of fate".

And Su Huilin is her "string doll" that destroys the world.

"Ahh. I can't sit idly by without a toy that didn't die on time~ But I've clearly told her not to show mercy! The original "Godsend" has grown in her body to the point that I can't even parry it. It's absolutely impossible to use it all Can you easily turn this place into ashes? Why is your world still there?"

The Creator's tone sounded quite regretful, and he kept talking "why" while turning around behind my back.

"Ah... I really shouldn't have allowed her to love you more and more? Did I miscalculate... Impossible? It's all the fault of that foolish "half-god", right? If it weren’t for this fake, I wouldn’t have miscalculated if I hadn’t created a “doll” that could fight against her who didn’t show her full strength without being inferior.”

The "fake" of the string doll - if you guessed right - refers to Xue Xueer who once beat Su Huilin.

If this is the case, it is very likely that the "half god" refers to the tea cat. Although there is no conclusive evidence, it may be because of the connection with Lin Yu's memory. I think she must have foreseen the future, so she will So prescient to bring Xue Xueer home to train.

"However, she has always been a child who exceeded my expectations and disappointed me~ I told her almost every time: You can use all your power regardless of the consequences, and destroy things you don't like at will. No one can stop you unless you stop yourself. But she will always restrain herself to the point of no choice before she explodes. She clearly has the right to control everything in this world, so why live like that? But even if you give the gift of God to others... ...Is it impossible for someone to grow up to the point where she kills gods at will? I have been troubled for a long time too~"

At the same time, the rough texture of the rattan on the back has completely damaged the fabric, piercing mercilessly into the skin, causing pain and itchiness for a while, making people clench their teeth.

"...Clearly saying that I expect me to struggle desperately, but when I actually do it, I will kill it myself. How boring is a creator like you? The voice that Su Erin said—appeared in her voice as her strength increased day by day The voice inside——is that you?”

The girl happily clasped her hands together, as if applauding the idea she had thought of.

Since the end of the war of domination, people around me have left one after another, using various reunions and farewells to arouse my worries about gains and losses, and finally drew the end of the story for me in that battle of fate. In her eyes, my life must be an incomparable tragedy, right?

But I didn't end according to her script, as if an actor who performed his duty to the end suddenly directed and acted on his own without warning. And she simply acted and acted, using the pawns she had laid out early in the morning—letting the dream thief who first invaded the dream world anger Su Huilin, who was no longer able to match—to bring me and my world to an end.

"The two people who have always supported each other—one day, one of them unintentionally killed the elder brother who was regarded as the "only light", and the other died at the hands of the most cherished and beloved sister. Don't you think this is an extremely romantic ending? I have carefully considered for a long time how to bring your life to a successful end, but it is a pity that you missed the best farewell to each other~"

This is - for me, "the fate of the second violation".

The vine like a sharp knife on the back has already cut through the flesh and blood, the mouth can't help but hissing, and the upper and lower teeth are fighting. I immediately closed my eyes and looked for the strings hidden deep in my consciousness. Although not all the puzzles I want to know have been solved, but my body is nearly stretched to the limit, and the question has to be put on hold for the time being.

Hands quietly clenched into fists, the sickle that stood still on the surface of the sea vibrated for a moment, and suddenly flew away from the sea level and flew into the air at an extremely fast speed. , took advantage of the trend to turn around and came to my hand and was held tightly by me.

As if the black cat in his arms had received the order, he immediately stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers, the vines woven into a net quickly withered, and the petals on the branches spun around and fell down. The black cat watched my situation worriedly, but it didn't let go of my neck, and still hugged me tightly.

The branches embedded in the skin disappeared. Although the tearing feeling felt on the back has weakened, the pain suddenly spread out like fried egg whites due to the instant relaxation. Trembling, I waved the sickle, causing it to launch me and the black cat like arrows out of a bow, trying to escape the violent hurricane.

After the sickle has been upgraded by Filia, it not only has a sharp increase in power and durability, but more importantly, it has a suspected "intellectual" attribute compared to before, and can now understand simple commands.

But as if she had noticed my movements long ago, the girl behind her suddenly raised her eyebrows, and the corners of her mouth curled into a sly arc. I saw her raise her hands flat, and the moment she pushed them away, the backs of her hands turned upwards, and her hands suddenly pressed down. The deja vu action suddenly reversed the gravity, and rolled up the wave of memory at the same time.

Abnormal gravity, almost the same means. Gravity gathered at a point on the surface of the sea, pulling my body back down to the ground immediately. I couldn't help looking up at the girl who was stagnant in mid-air across the long distance. The blue hair like a waterfall shrugged on the shoulders, and the eyes like the blue sea stared straight at me.

——Are you Xia Yinci or Qianyan?

Once upon a time, through the incomparably real feeling of falling, it seemed to come from under me together with the surrounding scenery.

However, the back falls to the texture of cotton, or it seems to fall into the water at a low place. It's just that you can't see anything behind it with the naked eye.

It's like a lake that is so clear that you can easily see the bottom at the height where I am, but the salt content of the lake is extremely high. The black cat and I just fell into the lake through my back and pulled small water splashes. Floating in the bottomless lake.

The string that seemed to exist and not exist in the depths of consciousness finally touched the other end that the string was tied tightly. The girl in the sky suddenly realized the abnormality, turned around hastily, and saw the figure of the "Black Knight"—or in other words, the fake black knight with "one man with thousands of faces"—the upper body was burning with arms stretched out All the muscles join hands together.

The two sudden barriers rushed towards "Xia Yinci", sandwiching her in the middle like a sandwich.

"Yo, what a coincidence! The majestic Creator is also pretending to be someone else? I am very honored."

Lin Yu's nose was wrinkled, as if he was trying to squeeze out all his strength, but there was still a difficult distance between the palms that were trying to fold into ten.

And this is the epitome of the scene in front of Lin Yu——"Xia Yinci" put his fists together, and his outstretched arms pressed against the invisible barriers on both sides to form a pillar, and the collision with the two walls made a sound like bones rubbing .

But the standoff didn't last long. Lin Yu's palm trembled more and more intensely, but "Xia Yinci" seemed more and more relaxed. She first spread her right arm, flattened her palm to caress the barrier on the right, and then pressed her left palm against the barrier in the same way. When he reached the left wall, he suddenly stretched his strength to open the two sides, and the increasing strength smashed the barrier in an instant.

A few strands of silver suddenly sprouted from her long black hair, and a thousand-faced smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, looking down at Lin Yu below.

"An ordinary human being, you are not qualified to compete with me."

Lin Yu's arms couldn't help trembling, and he smiled wryly and looked back at the defiant Creator.

"Should I say that I am worthy of being the Creator?"

The moment the barriers were opened just now, the strong destructive force hit the two barriers and then seemed to spread to Lin Yu himself, and the extended destructive force indirectly injured the muscles in his arms.

"Although the situation is not clear because of you...but I still thank you for rushing over after my call for help."

As soon as the words fell, "Xia Yinci" intensified again, and the gravity of the mutation immediately tore the three of us towards the ground. At the same time, she no longer hides her whereabouts this time, stepping out of a vortex in mid-air, chasing after us faster than we fell.

Lin Yu hastily propped up the barrier to block "Xia Yinci" a few meters away. At the same time, he withdrew his other palm and turned it to the ground, and called out the soft barrier to catch the three falling people firmly. .

"... If you can talk, just omit the first half of the sentence for me." Lin Yu raised his eyebrows unhappily, and maintained his trembling arms as if trying to be brave, and said, "I said Su Ruoyang, but this time You guys made a plan! As a result, I got into trouble one after another. Black cat and Xue Xueer came to help you clean up the mess one after another, and now you dare to call me here. Do you know that you do this? ——Now we really leave the criminals who tried to escape there, okay?”

Although Lin Yu's words are not very pleasant, but if the "first floor" above the bottom floor was not chosen in my dream, we might have broken through to a position very close to reality.

The chaos created by Su Huilin not long ago not only caused half of the entire Violet Sea to evaporate, but the track that crossed the sea was completely scrapped, and Xue Xueer was also involved in trouble. Because of her own mistakes, Xue Xueer took the initiative to suspend the hard-won reunion with Lin Yu. Of course, it is understandable for Lin Yu to blame me like this.

Obviously, the decision was made considering the fact that "the Creator seems unable to invade my dreamland", but I didn't expect that she would affect our actions in this way.

However, not only did Lin Yu not show any sullen expression, but he seemed to be thanking me for bringing the Creator here.

"Sure enough, meeting the Creator is a higher priority for you than escaping from here."

I had no choice but to expose Lin Yu's thoughts, and for the first time, he didn't refute my intention. Looking up, several cracks have appeared in the barrier in the air, and it won't take long for it to break apart. Thinking of this, I suddenly found a breakthrough and quickly turned my face to Lin Yu——

"Although the current situation is not optimistic, if my plan is feasible, maybe we can bring everyone back to reality at once!"