American comics start with Zha Kang’s apprentice

The kingdom of time is always static and always changing. Eternity is a relative concept here. The state of birth, aging, sickness and death of all things will be displayed like annual rings or the different structures of soil layers in geological exploration.

Colors disappear and return here, and the road always seems to start from the beginning, but also seems to come from the end.

Therefore, this place is somewhat similar to the Garden of Destiny. The difference is that the Garden of Destiny requires a choice, whereas in the Kingdom of Time, you have no choice. He will push you forward, and whether you want it or not, you have to accept it.

"I thought you would hold a family meeting first." Death has always been by Destiny's side. She smiled as always and looked at the chaotic colors and blooming and withered buds in the kingdom of time. "I thought it would be like before Destruction left. Same."

"This is not the same, death." Destiny walked slowly holding the "Book of Souls" in his hands, the vicissitudes of his face under the hood showing no expression.

Death waited for a while, spread his hands casually, and asked with a little surprise, "That's it? When the brothers and sisters at home asked what our eldest brother said in the end, I can only say that he said 'this is not the same'?" "

"I didn't break the rules of the 'First Ring Council' because I couldn't do it." Destiny said calmly, "Lucifer just thinks it himself, and you know this, otherwise, we should be going now On the way to the Yellow Cemetery."

"I don't care about those damn questions now, brother, I'm just here waiting for an answer as a family member and a sister." The smile on Death's face disappeared, "I know there will be such a day, but... this It's not what I thought, and my father didn't answer my question, but you must know why? Why did you choose to leave at this time?"

"Do you remember what Destruction once said?" Destiny suddenly turned his head and looked at his sister with his eyes under the hood.

"Change, he spoke of change, just as he spoke of change when he split Krypton with his battle ax the last time we met alone, as he spoke of change when the Black Death spread across Earth. Change, and then he left, he sealed his domain, and said that everything no longer needs him." Death frowned slightly and said, "I can understand, I respect his choice, and I remained silent."

At this time, the melodious and high-pitched piano sound sounded, which was Bach's Canon. The notes turned into music floated out in the collapsed and rebuilt castle. They kept climbing, falling quickly, and then upward again, upward...

"That's the reason." Destiny said lightly. He raised his head and looked inside the abstract castle made of colorful bricks, but his skinny fingers stretched out and pointed at the winding path of time, "It's not My choice is to die, but the time has come. Remember when I told you to find the young man named Chen Yu? That was not my interference, it was fate, nothing more."

"At least you are finally willing to come see me, and you have caused a mess as always." Following the old and rich voice, an old man with white hair and beard stood in front of the window of the castle. In just a moment, he stood again In the face of fate and death, and he became a seven or eight-year-old child, he is time, the father of the endless family, the creator of the "Book of Souls", and the husband of the night.

"Nice to see you, Father! Mother says hello to you!" Death ran over and hugged Time, who had turned into a middle-aged man.

"I love you, child, but that doesn't mean I will believe your lies!" Time rubbed Death's hair. He didn't smile, but shook his head gloomily. He and Hei Ye had not known each other for a long time since they separated. Having said that, "Back to the topic... Meng didn't return my pocket watch. Didn't the last mess make him remember? And you, destiny, I have given you everything I have, but now you want to take your responsibility away from me?" Hand it back? Why? Why did you come to me?"

Death raised his eyebrows, and she froze, "Uh... Father, it was you who allowed me to find my destiny."

Time has now become a teenage boy. He touched his smooth chin and glanced at death suspiciously. At a moment that no one could notice, time once again became a twilight old man. He shrugged, "Well …The dream returned the pocket watch, and it is now in madness, well, oh, death, you have found destiny.”

Death sighed softly. She knew that the passage of time that her father saw was not linear at all, and the skipped time might also be part of the reason that made the night angry.

"Then... take it back, father." Destiny handed the "Book of Souls" to time, and he didn't hesitate at all.

Time stared at fate, and he nodded slowly, "You have always been my pride, because you are a part of me, but this is also a kind of bondage, I have always known it. Now, you can stay, in my kingdom Stay with me, you are still eternal, and you don’t have to see the end of things, time will not end, never.”

The sound of the piano is still there, and the high-pitched tune that keeps rising up seems to form a spiral staircase climbing up.

Destiny knows who is playing the piano, and he also knows that the passionate and proud melody is more like a playful irony and an elegy to the universe.

Because a war is starting, or maybe it's already over.

Fate doesn't care, he has always been like this, but he must care, because that is his duty, and he must watch it from the moment he is born.

Destiny now finally looked at the "Book of Souls" that was chained on his wrist. He was silent. He knew his ending. Yes, the fate of destiny itself has also been written in the "Book of Souls". He was on the way. Xifa came and saw the last page.

"Okay... I know you have to go to the palace of night. This is your endless destination." Time, which transformed into a strong man, reached out and patted Destiny on the shoulder. He smiled lovingly, "But you can at least accompany me. Your father read the Book of Souls one last time, right? Just for a cup of tea, and you can stay, die, before the universe closes... Well, okay, I can't say, but I'll always know Yes, come on, spend some time with your lonely old father."

Destiny and Death followed time into the majestic castle. They walked step by step on the colorful puzzles, and then entered a room full of various painted windows. In the center of the room was a piano and a A kind old man in a tuxedo and top hat is playing the piano.

A golden lamp was always shining above the old man's head. It was the most brilliant light, and it was the only light at the beginning of the universe.

"You always forget that you still have a visitor, time." The old man's voice was the echo of the universe.

Destiny stood still, and he looked down at the "Book of Souls" that had not yet been recovered. At this moment, he remembered what Madness had said to him.

There is more than one path to destiny, and not everything will be recorded in the Book of Souls.

The one in front of me has no record, or in other words, it is a different record, and he also has a beginning and an end.

"God..." Destiny said lightly one of the countless names of the first light.

God stood up and looked at destiny calmly with his pure white eyes, "Can I participate in today's fireside reading meeting?"

"I thought you would watch the battlefield, I thought you would intervene personally." Death said in surprise.

"That's why I'm here." God said with his hands on the cane that suddenly appeared, "But I don't think it's a battlefield, it's just a change before the end of the universe."

"Ha! It's hard to hear this word from you, old friend!" Time once again became the appearance of the white-haired old man, "Does this also mean that you also want to make a choice?"

"Let us continue watching." God said in the rich voice of all things, "Let us see the ending of the story."