The Death Knell

"Well, I knew before that the number of nightmares is endless. They are born in the realm of nightmares, just like a steady stream of maggots emerging from a cesspool."

Su Ming stood up because he saw the butler Lucian walking quickly outside the door. Lunch should be ready. He could have a dream meal before setting off, but this did not stop him from saying those things. Disgusting metaphor:

"But then again, how did you remember to give each maggot a name?"

Who would be a serious person to name his nightmare?

For example, one day I dreamed that I was dead, and after I woke up I couldn’t forget it, and then I named last night’s dream ‘drowning in a manure pit’?

Most dreams have no names, such as Dream of a Thousand Cats. You can call it anything, because it is what it is.

As for the nightmares, each one has its own name, which is very strange.

"I am the king of dreams, the king of dreams, but I am not the original king." Daniel also stood up. He patted his white robe, but what fell was not dust but a rainbow-like light and shadow: "The answer you seek , has disappeared into the dream."

The implication is that he actually inherited a mess.

Many people know the original Sandman Morpheus. He was actually quite active and had a good relationship with many sorcerers, especially Constantine.

But few people know that he has always suffered from depression.

Around 1820, in order to fight against the invasion of reality by the ancient ones, he launched a Thousand Men's Dream to modify the world. Afterwards, he fell into a state of weakness, the kind of weakness that made him gasp for breath even when climbing stairs.

But one day he heard someone calling him in a dream and needed his help. Then he went there out of good intentions and wanted to see which sorcerer encountered difficulties involving dreams.

It turned out that it was a trap. A crazy sorcerer family wanted to find the secrets about Taixu from the Endless Family, so they captured Morpheus with a magic circle that had been prepared long ago and imprisoned him for various experiments.

He was caught by humans and imprisoned for one hundred and twenty years. It was not until around 1940 that superheroes gradually appeared on the earth, and he escaped from the prison in an accident.

Since then, he has been depressed. He doesn't know what use dreams are to people, and he doesn't know if his existence is meaningful.

Although death and fate tried to enlighten him, he was always depressed and soon couldn't hold it any longer.

As a human being's dream, but being betrayed by humans, that feeling became his nightmare.

Finally, around 2000, in order to seal the nightmare in his heart once and for all, he committed suicide, which can be said to have ended a miserable life.

Later, the human teenager Daniel took over his position. However, in the sixty years from 1940 to 2000, Morpheus changed a lot. He was like sleepwalking every day, always doing things wrong, sometimes hesitating, and sometimes overdoing it. Cold-blooded.

This stage of severe depression left him with a lot of mess, including a lot of nightmare problems, which were all thrown at Daniel after his death.

Now that he has inherited the position of Sandman, he naturally has to shoulder responsibilities. Unfortunately, this responsibility comes from the mine laid by his predecessor, so Daniel will occasionally complain a little.

In the past, he only expressed these complaints to Lucifer and Death, because their relationship was relatively better.

Now to Deathstroke, this is obviously a good sign. After all, showing trust means telling some secrets or doing something.

Don't expect Daniel to do anything. His little fighting power is not even enough to give people teeth in the multiverse. As for whether he can launch the Thousand Men's Dream, Su Ming is not optimistic about it, because this kid's personality is still biased. He is a little softer and lacks the courage to give up on others.

Thinking about it, you know, haven't you seen those riddle dreams that Barbatos and the Laughing Bat had entrusted to Batman when they invaded Earth 0? It feels embarrassing to say it now.

"Everyone thinks you bought a castle and a position in the Endless Family for nothing, but they don't understand the pressure you are under." Su Ming patted Sandman on the back, gave him a sympathetic look, and pulled him along. go to eat.

Speaking of which, he also inherited the Kama Taj business, which was not considered a good asset at the beginning. He trained Modou and Casillas well.

If Strange had been allowed to take over, Kama Taj would have been destined to be destroyed in the snow.

"I am the Sandman." Daniel received a rare recognition. He wanted to say something, but when the butler Lucian came, he changed the topic: "Keep the crown of dreams carefully, walk in the dream, and don't hurt the things in the dream. people."

"Don't worry, my current ability is not as good as a gas mask." Su Ming agreed. Anyway, with the mask of Sandman, he can enter all kinds of dreams silently, even the dream of stones. You can go in and visit yourself: "Mr. Butler, what should we have for lunch?"

The mask usually hangs in a frame in the corridor, and the other frames contain some dream scenes.

There is still a difference. On the grass behind the castle, dreams like soap bubbles are the dreams of living people today.

The words hanging on the walls of the castle belong to dreams that "existed in the past". Their owners may have died long ago. What is left here is just some kind of echo, because the Sandman found it interesting and kept it.

For example, last time, Su Ming saw the dream of the Sun King Louis XIV in the frame. That guy was holding a ball in the Louvre. The scene was about a beautiful woman who was extremely extravagant and had no clothes on in the dream. The chefs stuffed large pieces of cake into the mouths of the fat pig-like nobles.

"The appetizer is extra large pumpkin stew, the main dish is rainbow steak, and the dessert is marshmallows, Mr. Deathstroke." Lucian saw the owner walking out of the small living room, bowed, then turned around and led the way to the restaurant, and also explained today's Easter eggs.

"Sure enough, it's different from real food." Su Ming thought it sounded pretty good, so he had to try it. He nodded to the butler with satisfaction: "You did a good job, at least you are much more qualified than my butler. .”

"Thank you for the compliment, haha, but Mr. Deathstroke, do you also have a butler? I have never heard of it." Lucian showed a reserved smile. He was very proud that his professional ability was recognized by the guests, because the meaning of his existence is to give The Sandman is the butler, that's how the story is set up.

Looking at the carpet with blooming flowers on the floor, Deathstroke sighed: "As for my magic castle in the Himalayas, there is one, but unfortunately it is shirtless all year round, wearing black tight leather pants, and likes to be whipped and trampled by the queen. abnormal."

Hearing what he said, Lucian showed an expression like a subway man looking at his mobile phone.

What should I say? He is worthy of being the butler of Deathstroke. It sounds like this person is very dark, with a deep dark fantasy style.