Original God's Dark Priest

The northern part of Mondstadt, close to the Kingdom of Winter, is a ruin, deserted and a bit cold.

This used to be a laboratory, but was later abandoned. Until today, few people have come here to explore. Maybe they have, but the things left here are actually of little value, so no one has come here over time.

There is a cemetery not far from the ruins.

Thanks to the deserted surroundings, the cemetery seems very secluded. Perhaps because it has been renovated, the scenery here looks pretty good.

In the cemetery, a girl in black was quietly weeding and then trimming the small pine tree next to the tombstone.

There was no date of birth of the deceased written on the tombstone. Instead, there were four slightly sloppy characters engraved on it. Most people could not recognize what these four characters meant, but Safire could recognize them because she was the one who engraved them.

Those are four Chinese characters: "Sin of the Lamb".

Being weak should not be a sin, but in many cases, being weak is a sin.

This is a cemetery built by Sapphire himself, where many dead people are buried. They all died after undergoing the doctor's human experiments.

Their deaths were regrettable. Even if other people were told the cause of their deaths, no one would think that there was anything wrong with how Safire handled it. However, only she herself knew what she had done.

"The blood on your fingertips will stay with you forever... This is my curse on you."

Treatment does not necessarily save lives, and killing does not necessarily harm people.

It was here that she deeply realized this truth.

The bodies in this laboratory were a hundred times more miserable than those in other places because of Saphir's existence.

Be it human experiments or dissections, what outrageous and destructive experiments, Dotole used every possible means here, which caused a huge blow to those cells. Almost every experiment would result in the death of a large number of people.

But Safire is here, so these poor people will not die easily after the experiment. They will be treated and then put into a new round of experiments until their mental breakdown completely.

"Don't come over here! You're a demon! Don't use your evil healing powers on me!"

"Please, let me go, let me die, let me die, okay?"

"I thought death would be the end, but why is it that even death is so far away from me..."

"..."

Safir took a deep breath, removed the last few weeds, suppressed his thoughts, and stared at the quietly standing tombstone.

The sin of the Lamb was never about those innocent people who died, but about herself.

When he was weak, he became a tool of Dotole, healing those desperate people over and over again in endless pain. While being cursed by them, he had to accept Dotole's brainwashing.

That guy has been trying to erase her humanity since then.

Is it because she is young and easily bewitched? Unfortunately, she is not Scaramucci.

This cemetery is the evidence of her crime.

The only thing she buried deep in her heart that could not be erased was the evidence of guilt engraved on her soul.

Coming to a tombstone, she reached out and touched the rough stone tablet, with undisguised pain in her eyes: "Susu, I'm here to see you."

SuSu is the name of a little girl she knows. That little girl is different from other SuSus. She is very strong and very kind to Saphir.

Sometimes Saphir would wonder if the reason she wasn’t completely brainwashed by Dotore was because Susu often chatted with her?

Unfortunately, all this strength could not bring her anything. After another experiment, she went crazy and grabbed Safire's hand and begged him to kill her.

Looking at the little girl who looked so haggard that she no longer looked like a human, Saphir finally took out her heart.

She faced death peacefully and even thanked Safire.

Saphir didn't know which country Su Su was from, but according to her, she was from Liyue.

At that time, Saphir believed it, but now thinking about it, how could this be possible? Liyue would never let the child end up like this, but none of this mattered anymore.

Since she said she was from Liyue, then let her be. Saphir was willing to be confused for a while.

"Come to think of it, after I buried you here, I haven't been here since. You won't blame me, will you? I was very busy before." Saphir found a clean stone and sat on it, laughing at himself, "That's right, how could you blame me? You probably wish I would never show up again, so as not to disturb your sleep, right?"

Looking at the tombstone in front of him, Safir pursed his lips and said, "Well, actually, it's not that I'm really too busy to come, I'm just afraid of disturbing you. It's not just because of this...

Actually, before this... I had never thought about it, because I felt... I was not qualified to come to see you. I think you guys think so too, right? That's why it has been delayed until now."

In the quiet cemetery, only Safire's voice echoed. If someone who was familiar with her heard her speak like this, they might be surprised, because when she said these words, her tone sounded a little cautious.

"But now I feel that I have the qualifications. So as soon as the matter at hand was finished, I came here immediately." At this point, she smiled, "You don't know yet? The doctor is dead. I killed him.

I dug out his heart, and conspired with the Grass God to clean up all his slices. Well, he's dead, so I did a good job, right? "

After saying this, she fell silent again. After a few seconds, she suddenly asked, "You don't remember who the doctor is, do you? Don't be so disappointing. I'll be disappointed.

...

Haha, I'm just kidding, how could I forget? I just wonder if you will be happier after hearing this news? If so, that would be great."

Safire took out a bottle of liquor, opened the cap and took a big gulp, then choked and coughed.

Her lungs and stomach felt like they were on fire, but she continued to drink even though she was choking and tears were coming out of her eyes.

After finishing a bottle, she threw away the bottle and placed her hand on the tombstone again: “How sad… You are all stuck at the age of ten or so, and you can’t drink yet.

But it doesn't matter, I also brought coconut milk. Speaking of which, you haven't drunk this thing, right? Let me tell you, there was a child in Liyue... well, should I consider it a child? Because of an accident, she died and turned into a zombie. So she has no sense of taste.

Although she can’t taste it, she loves coconut milk. If you have tried it, you will definitely like it.”

As she spoke, she took out a bottle of coconut milk, opened the bottle, and slowly poured it onto the ground.

The milky white liquid poured out, fell to the ground, and then quickly seeped into the soil. The unique fragrance of coconut milk mixed with the smell of soil spread and lingered around Saphir's nose, making her frown slightly.

Even Saphir would feel uncomfortable after drinking a whole bottle of wine in one breath, but this would make her feel a little better.

There was another moment of silence, as if he had digested the burning sensation in his chest, then Saphir spoke again: “Susu, you are right, after killing Dotore, I don’t feel happy at all.

There’s no such thing as the satisfaction of revenge, or the excitement of getting rid of the enemy... Haha, none of that.

Just as you said, you, me, and our lives are not, and should not be, filled with only hatred. You are right... "

Safir pinched her brows hard, closed her eyes, and seemed to be mumbling: "But, you are dead. You can't see all this anymore. I really don't know who I am doing this for.

I erected seventy-two monuments here, but failed to kill Dotore seventy-two times... Even now, I feel that I have not done enough.

If I try harder, can I kill him a few more times? But he is the doctor... I can't, and I dare not, be arrogant. When the only chance comes, I act subconsciously.

When I came to my senses, I was holding the last slice of his heart in my hand."

She stretched out her right hand, and in a trance, she seemed to see the blood on her hand. She shook her head vigorously, and when she looked again, the bloodstains had all disappeared. "Will you... blame me for letting him die so easily?"

No one could answer this question, and the only response to her was silence.

"I'm sorry, I'm still too weak. Facing that guy, I couldn't control the overall situation and handle it with ease.

Instead, it was like an ignorant young animal, hastily showing its fangs, awkwardly completing its first hunt, and then hiding in an empty corner with its trophies, feeling smug. "Sapphire said, laughing at himself, "How pathetic."

"But... at least, you can rest in peace now. I did it after all. I didn't fail in that hunt, right?

Also, I deleted everyone's memory of him. No one in this world remembers that scum anymore. Does this count as a death?" Saphir looked up at the sky. The weather today was not very good. It was a little gloomy, as if it would rain at any time.

Looking at the gloomy sky, Saphir let out a long sigh: "In a person's life, he has to experience three deaths.

Life, cognition, memory. I killed him completely in one go. I don’t know if this can be considered as compensation... No one in this world can remember him anymore. I did the last thing I could do. It’s a pity that you won’t be able to see it.”

She had gone so far on the road to atonement, but when she came to her senses, she found that there was no one in the world who could forgive her on behalf of these children.

This was destined to be a journey of atonement without redemption. What awaited her at the end was no comfort or understanding, only loneliness and silence.

But she still did it, it's better to do it than not to do it.

"I've participated in the Lantern Festival." After calming down a little, Saphir began to talk about other topics, "Just like Susu said, the Lantern Festival is really lively and the night lanterns are beautiful, really.

I remember you told me that the person you admired most was Lady Ningguang, right? You always wanted her autograph. I'll get it for you."

Having said that, Saphir took out a painting, on which were the words and name written by Ningguang of Tianquan Star.

"Be indifferent to fame and wealth, be calm and far-sighted"

This is what Ningguang heard Safir say when they were chatting. Later, she wrote down these eight words, stamped them, and gave them to Safir.

This painting is priceless in any country. Any businessman would be willing to spend all his money to buy it and hang it in his home to pray for good fortune.

With this calligraphy and painting, she can become a guest of honor of any businessman, and will have continuous wealth and smooth business in the future.

But now, it was in Saphir's hands, and she lit a fire and burned it.

Yes, she burned the handwritten calligraphy and painting given to her by Ningguang.

Burned it for the child who had been dead for many years.

After doing all this, Saphir stroked the tombstone in front of him and said, "I have given you the signed calligraphy and painting of Lord Ningguang. I have done the last thing I promised you.

I guess... I don't have any regrets."

After doing all this, Safir sat there quietly. She had nothing to do today and planned to stay here for a while, just to take a rest.

Just as she was staring at the quiet woods and cemetery in a daze, a melodious flute sound came from afar. She knew who was coming just by hearing the sound.

The song that man played was "The Death of Ningji" which Saphir had played before. In this world, there were only a few people who could play this song. Manye was one of them, and Ye Lan could play the violin version.

Manye is not here now, so apart from him, the only one who is proficient in music and can play the flute is Wendy.

The melodious flute sound soothed Saphir's mind and freed her from negative emotions. She did not interrupt the other party's playing immediately, but listened quietly.

The wind blew, and the leaves swayed slowly to the melody of the flute. Although it was a slightly noisy environment, Saphir felt a sense of tranquility.

Unable to help but smile, she turned to look in the direction where the flute sound came from.

There, the green bard was playing slowly with his eyes closed, completely immersed in the music.

When the song ended, Wendy put away her flute and jumped to Saphir's side: "I couldn't find you anywhere, so you came here."

"When did you come?" Saphir asked with a chuckle, looking into the other person's turquoise eyes.

Wendy tilted her head, as if considering: "Maybe, it's from when I first arrived. Or maybe, it's from when you were trimming the leaves?"

"Then you didn't hear everything?" Saphir rolled his eyes. "Lord Fengshen, I think I need to remind you that peeping and eavesdropping are not good habits."

Wendy shrugged nonchalantly: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I just saw that you wanted to be alone for a while, so I helped you stay here to prevent others from disturbing you.

As for eavesdropping... there is bitterness in the wind, and even if I want to pretend I don't know, the breeze of Mondstadt will still tell me everything."

Looking at the smiling Wendy, Saphir understood that this guy just wanted to comfort her, so she shook her head: "Don't tell Zhongli."

"Well, I swear." Wendy immediately raised three fingers, looking serious.

His behavior amused Safire so much that he just ignored him.

Seeing that Saphir didn't pursue the matter, Wendy stated her purpose: "I'm here to invite you to the Wind Flower Festival. What do you think? Lord Wind God personally invites you, you won't refuse, right?"

Saphir was stunned when she heard this. Was it almost that time? Windblume Festival… The last time she saw him was when she sent Cole to Mondstadt. After that, she went back to Mondstadt several times, but she didn't catch up, so she didn't think too much about it.

And today, Wendy came in person.

"The Wind Flower Festival, the Lord God of Wind actually has to personally invite me to go. When did I become so prestigious?" Saphir teased.

Wendy nodded in agreement: "Don't you have a lot of face now? There are not many people in the whole of Teyvat who have more face than you, right?"

In response, Safire just chuckled and did not answer.

Turning his head to look at the tombstones again, Saphir thought for a moment, took out a few bottles of coconut milk again, and placed them in front of Susu's grave: "This is coconut milk preserved with ice slime, it tastes very good. There are so many of you, I can't carry so much at once, so let's just share it.

I'm leaving now. I don't know when I'll come over next time. As for you guys... forget it. If there is a next life, just live your own life. I hope you can find your own happiness.

goodbye. "

Safir and Wendy left, and the bottle of coconut milk that was left there had water vapor in the air condensed into small water droplets on the bottle wall due to the temperature difference, and then slowly flowed down like a tear.

The hustle and bustle does not belong to this lonely cemetery. It once again fell into a long silence with no one paying attention to it.