Endless Debt

York still remembers the disaster a month ago. First there was a violent shock, and then the world shook. At that time, York had just arrived on the street, and the earthquake wave that swept through destroyed most of the town, and many buildings collapsed into ashes. The ruins of the ground, people screaming and running in all directions.

I thought this would be the end of the disaster, but who would have thought that this was just the prelude. When York called the townspeople and asked everyone to hide in the empty streets, the ground under his feet seemed to be split and collapsed directly. The huge Cracks surrounded the town until the entire town was swallowed up by the spreading rift.

When the roaring tremors stopped, when York peeled off the dust on his body and stood up from the ruins, what he could see was no longer a clear sky, but a gray sky, surrounded by a huge, high-wall-like rock wall. Living in Greystone Town is like a cage, sealing them in here.

"What a terrible disaster..."

York sighed softly, lowered his head and closed his eyes, praying silently. As the only priest in the town, in the past month since the disaster, in addition to assisting others, the most common thing he has done is to provide services to the dead and the living. We pray to comfort others.

"Father York."

When the townspeople passed by, they all nodded to York, and everyone's eyes were full of respect.

York is a kind-hearted priest who is very famous in Greystone Town.

He is slender and tall, about 1.8 meters tall, which makes him look tall and majestic. He is about fifty years old, with short natural hair and a neat mustache. There seem to be too many wrinkles on his face. , but his eyes are always bright and warm, and he always gives a relieved smile when he sees others.

As the priest of a small town, York does not have gorgeous clergy clothes. All he has is a simple black vest. The black vest is cut to fit very well, a white shirt, a pair of black trousers and black leather shoes. A touch of garishness and glitz, but very tasteful and graceful.

Except for a small cross hanging on the chest of his vest, he had no extra decorations to avoid showing off his personal identity and status.

Everyone in the town knew that York was a devout believer who lived an ascetic life, free from all foreign influences.

"Father."

Another man came and paid respects to York, and York smiled back.

"Are you free tonight?" The man did not leave immediately.

"Oh? What's wrong, Gami."

York looked at Gami. In Greystone Town, Gami was as famous as York, but unlike York, Gami was the infamous one.

Some people say that Gami was a soldier, while others say that Gami was a stranger from the neighboring Oath City Opos... There are different opinions about his origins, but what people know is that he came to Greystone Town from Gami. On his first day, he wandered into a dark environment.

"You look a lot better," York complimented.

Normally, Gami always looks dirty, with greasy hair and unkempt beard, and his clothes are shabby, full of mud and stains, and sometimes stained with blood. Gami is a thug in an underground casino. Fortunately, the disaster a month ago completely destroyed the place.

"Ha ha."

Jami laughed twice. He looked much more respectable now, with well-dressed clothes and a silver ring on his fingertips.

Gami didn't say much about York's appreciation. At the same time, York also found that Gami's change was a little too decent, not like him before.

Did Jia Mi finally make money and live a normal life through his own labor?

York thought this was impossible. Due to the disaster a month ago, Greystone Town fell into the spreading rift. During this time, people were rescuing the injured, rebuilding the town, and opening up connections with the outside world. Everyone lost a lot of property, but Gami seemed to have made a fortune through this disaster.

"Father, I have something to ask you tonight."

Gami glanced at the hurried townspeople nearby. He approached York and spoke at a volume that only the two of them could hear.

"What's up?"

"I want to confess to you."

Gami's eyes flickered across York's face and landed on the small cross on his chest.

York as a whole is a simple gray-black color, except for this cross, which symbolizes faith. It is made of pure gold and is golden. It is York's only property.

"repent?"

York was surprised. He had tried to persuade Jia Mi countless times, hoping that he would take the right path, but Jia Mi had never paid attention to him. He did not expect that he would take the initiative to seek guidance today.

Maybe the disaster changed him, York thought.

"good."

According to information from the outside world, the source of this disaster came from the great rift in Oath City Opos, where a horrific earthquake occurred. When the aftermath of the earthquake spread outward, it also destroyed the great rift. After being brought here, the ever-expanding fissures were like tentacles, swallowing up all the buildings along the way until they reached the end and swept across Greystone Town.

Maybe Oath City Opos was too dazzling, and not many people cared about the disaster in Greystone Town. Fortunately, rescue arrived in time and saved many people.

Now the town is surrounded by towering rocks, blocking most of the light and shrouding the town in a gloomy fog.

York walked on the streets of the small town. The streets were now quite narrow and winding, and sometimes it even felt like they had reached a dead end.

The townspeople had a heated discussion about whether to stay or leave for a long time. Some people felt that they should leave the current Greystone Town and rebuild a town on the ground. Some people were unwilling to leave their homes, even if it was now surrounded by high walls.

It is said that there is a similar town in the Great Rift. York remembers that it was called Qiu Shang Town, and he did not know whether it survived this disaster.

York didn't care about these arguments. He only cared about whether he could help others. He continued to move along the narrow streets and soon came to the end of the town.

A narrow chasm opened before York's eyes. This chasm led directly to the Great Chasm, and the huge slope went all the way down until it disappeared into the turbid darkness.

Some people say that this is a good opportunity to explore the bottom of the great rift, and perhaps there may be some surprising discoveries. Others reject this proposal. They say that they can hear strange sounds coming from the depths of the rift at night, as if they are Some monster is wailing.

York often stood here, staring into the darkness.

The townspeople have made many speculations about what will happen after the Rift Valley, but there is one thing that everyone has tacitly not mentioned, that is, when facing the darkness after the Rift Valley, everyone can't help but have a heart-pounding fear. The feeling forces people not to dare to take a step.

So is York.

Because it is located in the Rift Valley, darkness always comes very early in Greystone Town. Dark shadows are cast on the streets, and there are almost no street lights. At night, the town looks darker and deeper, and thick fog often surrounds the town. , disrupting people's sight, making the air always filled with a mysterious atmosphere.

At this time, York had returned to his chapel. Under the earthquake, the church was also damaged, but fortunately it did not completely collapse.

York lit the candle. At this time, Graystone Town was losing power. Everyone was locked up at night, and they didn't know why Gami was looking for him at night.

"Get well soon." York whispered.

Greystone Town now has a sense of depression. People rarely speak and move in short bursts. The impact of the disaster is still continuing. The decadent and depressive atmosphere often makes people feel a little depressed and lonely.

York sat in the somewhat crooked confessional room, waiting for Gami's arrival in the darkness.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, York heard someone pushing open the door. His steps were very light, like a thief. He got into the confession room. Then he noticed York's presence and the disordered breathing coming from the darkness. For a moment.

York could feel that the other party was Gami...also, who else would come besides Gami?

"What are you going to confess to?"

The other party did not answer the question directly, but asked, "Father, according to the rules of confidentiality, you will not tell anyone the content of my confession, right?"

"Yes."

"I...I did something wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"Something I can't put into words."

"You can tell me."

Darkness was silent for a while, as if sorting out his words or sorting out his emotions. After a long time, the voice sounded again.

"I did some wrong things and gained some wealth that I didn't deserve."

The voice became painful.

"I didn't hurt anyone, I just... I saw the bodies lying in the ruins. I thought since they were dead, they didn't need the things they had on them, right?"

York could already imagine what happened. Before York could say anything, the voice continued.

"As a priest, for the sake of your faith, you will keep it a secret, right?"

Before he finished speaking, York heard the sound of rapid footsteps. He was stunned for a moment. When he chased him out of the confession room, the figure who came to confess had disappeared into the vast night.

York knew that man was Gami.