The sun is high

"So, do I really exist? Where is my hometown?"

The soul's question echoed in Xiuge's ears, and after raising this question about the origin, Xiuge saw that the other self was suspended in mid-air, and he just stared blankly at the hanging on the wall. The black sun poster hanging on his face fell into a long silence.

Of course Xiuge knows the concept of "inner demon".

But now, he is not very sure whether the soul that appears in front of him and initiates a conversation with another person's appearance and identity is his "inner demon" or something else.

Moreover, no matter what the identity of the other party is, the questions thrown out of his mouth cannot be ignored by Xiuge.

It's just that Xiuge really didn't expect that he would face such a classic question so suddenly at such a moment.

"I guess now is not a good time to address such a philosophical question, right?"

Thoughts flashed through Xiuge's head. He moved a little closer to the floating soul. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the other party suddenly turned around, and looked at him with a pair of familiar but extremely empty eyes. Come over.

This time, the other party did not open his mouth, but the previous voice clearly echoed in Xiuge's mind.

"This is not a philosophical question, but a reality that we need to face."

Obviously, just as Theseus could read Shuge's thoughts, the soul in front of him also shared everything in his mind.

The pale-faced soul moved a little closer to Xiuge, and his voice continued to echo in Xiuge's mind.

"These questions... are just like the black sun you have seen. They are extremely real. We need to face them sooner or later... We have come to this point, so we are destined to be unable to avoid them. If we cannot come up with these questions answer, then we will not be able to make future decisions.”

Listening to these words, Shuge couldn't help but ask: "Are you Theseus?"

The soul was still approaching, and his eyes appeared as two dense masses of darkness, like the black celestial bodies hanging on the wall behind him. After a brief pause, his answer rang in Xiuge's ears.

"I am the past you never had."

The cold words struck Shuge's spiritual world like a pickaxe, causing the huge disc that had become the basis of Shuge's consciousness to creak: "It is also the memory that was shaped by you."

"..."

When these words came, Xiuge felt that his heartbeat seemed to have skipped a beat, and his control over his will was also broken for a moment.

At this brief moment, his mental ocean, which had always been in a normal state, made a creepy sound.

Something is breaking.

That is the foundation at the bottom of the spiritual ocean of Xiuge. It is the "rock" and "glacier" stacked up by countless emotions, memories and thoughts. They should be as solid and tight as a locked vault, but that The strange words seemed to be the key to the vault door.

With the appearance of the first crack, large-scale cracks began, and severe pain burst out from the depths of Shuge's spirit. What spewed out from these cracks were not only all the memories that Shuge had, but also There were some strange colors that he had never touched before.

As the soul said, this is the reality that Xiuge must face. It is the reality that has been covered up by layers of cognition and memory in the past.

Xiuge never thought that there would be such obscure lines hidden behind the "memory" he thought he had.

…

"Woo..."

With a miserable cry, the last dark abyss hound that tried to escape was forcibly pulled out of the gap in the wall by the shadow extended from Theseus's body. Before it could struggle, destructive power surged up and swept it away. It turned into fine residue.

These residues were not wasted by Theseus. Under his control, these broken fragments were re-fused with part of his own power and acquired a special viscous state. Then, a few tentacles removed these viscous residues. Shadows were carefully smeared across the cracks in the shelter walls.

"Tsk, tsk, I can't make ends meet..."

Theseus let out a helpless sigh. After completing the repair of a shocking crack on the wall, he waved his hand and dismissed all the tentacles he had summoned, and then slowly returned to his original position. And sat down next to Shuge who was in a sluggish state.

The faceless god stared at Xiuge seriously for two seconds, and then slowly lowered his head.

Following Theseus's movement, his figure began to change rapidly.

A large amount of rich mist floated out of his body, but in just a few seconds, Theseus' tall and thin body in a black dress became slender, and then, distinct female features emerged from the mist. , and after the body was completely shaped, the mist floating around quickly fit in and turned into a soft and simple black dress.

The next thing that changed was the misty face with no facial features.

When she looked up again, an extremely clear face appeared.

In fact, the face of Goddess Mel is not as beautiful as the residents of Vanen imagined. From a certain perspective, this face is even a little ordinary. However, the strange thing is that the face dotted on this face is To the eyes, it is so bright and eye-catching.

And now, only these eyes have some traces of Theseus himself - deep in their depths, there are deep cold shadows passing by from time to time, and this also makes this face lose the original beauty of Mel. A bit gentle, with a little more chill.

For Theseus, this was obviously not a change in shape or appearance that was similar to the past. Along with that clear face, there was also an indescribable strangeness that did not belong to Theseus himself. Aura.

Although those eyes seemed a bit cold, there was still a light that was completely different from Theseus's.

That may be rationality, or perhaps it is some kind of emotion similar to "gentleness".

She opened her mouth, and a sweet and clear voice came out.

"'Schuge Ernst' has always been your real name... You are not a prophet, nor a 'creator of the world', nor the so-called 'chosen by God' or 'one given by God' .”

"You are a carrier, a carrier of both good fortune and misfortune."

"A carrier who was born in Van En, inherited a key fragment, and has the authority to carry messages from the other side of the distant universe."

Xiuge's expression was still dull. He looked straight at the mirror in front of him, and in the mirror, the image symbolizing Xiuge's spirit and will was also changing and distorting at an extremely fast speed.

At this moment, it seemed that all the faces that he had absorbed and absorbed appeared, including the Wottle people, the Hain people, the Delan people, the elves, the dwarves...all of them were stored in the spiritual ocean of Shuge in the form of magic power and memory. The images are constantly switching in the mirror, and when these faces dissipate, all the knowledge and memories contained in them are also transformed into the purest magic power, returning to the deepest part of Xiuge's body.

This is a test and an extremely important "integration".

And the words from "Mel" still echoed in Shuge's ears.

"Those messages are precious, but they are also deadly."

"Among Van En, cases similar to yours have not never appeared. However, they often end up falling into madness and collapse because of carrying all this... And it was only after I arrived at the place of continuation that I truly Understand the precious meaning behind that strange madness.”

"So I decided to take a bold plunge."

As she spoke, she walked slowly behind Xiuge. Her gaze went over Xiuge's head and towards the mirror. The cold torrent of magic circulated, as if to make her words more accurate. Sent into the depths of Xiuge's mind.

"I stayed in that grand and precious archives for a long time, and tried my best to learn and understand everything in it... Then, I returned to Van En with these precious secrets, and began a long search and selection .”

"Finally, I found you...Suge Ernst, a 'key' bearer with amazing inspiration and creativity, subtle magical qualifications and a special background."

"I selected some of the knowledge I learned and used them to build your own 'past'...and when I handed them over to you, the 'key' buried deep in your body ’ is also activated.”

"My guess is correct... When the gears and dials begin to rotate, more orderly knowledge and information also begin to play their due role. The fragments of civilization from the other side of the universe combine with the chaotic tide of power, and together with With the creations that survived the ancient era and the magic power that was enough to deceive the Dark Abyss for a moment, you were shaped into what you are today."

As she spoke, she raised her somewhat pale palm and gently placed it on Xiuge's shoulder.

At this moment, the rapidly changing faces in the mirror stopped, and Huge Ernst's face was frozen in it, but this face no longer had the previous dullness and confusion.

There is only sobriety, calmness and an indelible sense of sadness.

Shuge silently looked at himself in the mirror and sighed heavily.

He moved his body that had been stiff for a long time, and then turned his head slightly to look at the white palm pressing on his shoulder: "What you are doing is not acceptable in the world on the other side of the universe. Welcome... If an author puts this kind of design into a novel, it will definitely lead to death."

"uh-huh."

There was a chuckle from behind: "That's why I decided to use this image. This should keep you and me calm."

Xiuge turned his head and took a serious look at Mel's face through the mirror. Then he shook his head helplessly: "I think I should have been angry, but now I really don't have the strength or mood to be angry... This It’s a bad feeling.”

"How does it feel? Being deceived and calculated?"

"Can't you read it? There's no need to ask."

"We are having an important and equal conversation, and a crude reading will only undermine the conversation itself, and that's not good."

Shuge wrinkled his nose: "Okay, now I believe that this image will indeed affect your behavior style."

Shuge paused for two seconds, then he slowly turned the chair and looked at the slender figure standing behind: "I have to say, those memories and past you carefully constructed for me... they are very useful, although they actually never It has never happened, but it has fundamentally changed my habits and given me a clearer and firmer understanding of certain things. On this basis, I really can’t be angry now.”

After hearing this, the god in front of Xiuge smiled and said without humor: "If you have any need in this regard, I allow you to punch me twice to vent your anger."

"Forget it, I can't call you."

Xiuge waved his hand and continued: "They are too real, not just those clear life fragments, but more importantly, everything behind these fragments."

"I want to know, in the world that gave Van En such a future and possibility, are there really people, many people, who have lived like the memory you constructed? Is that world the same as Van En's today? Developed and evolved with great difficulty?”

"Yes, I'm sure."

The god nodded: "In order to ensure authenticity, I specially selected some cases and conducted the most rigorous deduction using the records stored in the archives. Now it seems that my strategy seems to be successful."

"So, what about the concepts hidden behind these 'cases'? You know what I'm talking about... If you choose to construct such a past for me, does it mean that you actually agree with the concepts and ideas behind it? manner?"

Xiuge leaned forward slightly and stared at the face: "I hope you can answer me directly. This answer is very important to me."

However, when faced with this question, the god's face showed a rare look of confusion.

She nodded, shook her head, and then said: "Actually, I'm not sure whether the theory behind all this can really help us completely solve the crisis caused by the Dark Abyss, but it is undeniable that some of it Part of the concept allowed that world to successfully persist under the erosion of the Dark Abyss until the moment the beacon was activated."

"So, I think I can give it a try."

She raised her head slightly and narrowed her eyes that were shining with strange light: "More importantly, I believe in the mentor's judgment... Some of her views have obvious similarities with this!"