Lords of Camelot

[Deep in my chest, the feeling of the "heart" overlapping my heart being gradually cut away woke me up.]

Custer opened her eyes, and all she could see now was darkness. This was not the coast of Orkney where she was just now, but somewhere farther away, as if it was "in the middle" between Britain on the surface and the inner sea of ​​the stars, a space that was nowhere.

[This is probably the "court" in the legend, the one where Merlin is imprisoned. But I heard there are several types of courts, such as Dreams, Dark Abyss, Frustrated, and Innocent. The characteristics of this court are probably...]

As Custer was thinking this, the dark scene finally changed. The scenery of Tintagel appeared before her eyes again, and she could only sigh silently when she saw this scene.

[As expected, this is the Garden of Frustration. It gradually grinds away the self-harm and torture in the hearts of the visitors, exposing the cold courtyard where the warmth has expired. It is said that as long as you can hold on until the end, you can leave the courtyard. However, this sinister and vicious mechanism will wear down the hearts of the visitors before that.]

Thinking of this, she was even more impressed by Morgan's changes. How could she use such a vicious thing when she was still Ash? Although it can also be said that these fairies in the Fairy Kingdom are doing something stupid.

[Well, I just need to cut off the line at the right time, and my heart won't be shattered. Although I can't get out of this, it's impossible to maintain the court for a long time with Bavanshi's magic power. Anyway, I can be freed when the time comes, so let's leave it like this until then. ]

She casually accepted the bad memories that Ting brought her. After experiencing this period of happiness, recalling the past was really... terrible.

The child of prophecy, the child of prophecy... The child of prophecy who was once kept in a stable, the child of prophecy who was once a slave in the village. The child of prophecy who could only smile and say "Leave it to me" even if he was ordered to do something he didn't want to do.

Because if she resisted, she would be killed, and refusing would bring a lot of trouble. It was easier to just accept it, and she thought that was enough at the time.

As long as I can grow up to 16 without causing any trouble, no matter how difficult the mission is, as long as I can leave that village...

But when the villagers asked her to kill Hector, she finally couldn't stand it anymore. No, she couldn't watch it anymore, she had to cut off the line and block the road to the exit.

She turned her gaze to the other side, where Ritsuka was being tortured. The pain must have tortured him to the point of almost falling to the ground, unable to move forward.

"I have good news~ Fujimaru Ritsuka, Kadok has recovered! This way you will be back to the role of "filler", and it will be easier for us to navigate~"

[I see, you made me bear so many things that I shouldn't have in the past, but now you can just say to me so casually that it's enough? ]

"There's no need for that. There's no need! The training and missions are a thing of the past. You're just an ordinary person with no qualifications. There's no need to force yourself to work hard. Leave the rest to us, and just spend your time leisurely in your room!"

[Leisurely... What exactly does leisurely mean? They are dying in front of me, people are being torn apart in front of me, I am training my legs to support my escape, I am practicing to make my heart numb. I have done so much... I can't remember any other way of life...]

"Since it's impossible to get it back, there's no need to dwell on what you've lost. Don't worry, no one will blame you. After all, the humans who would blame you, the people you knew, have long since disappeared."

[I once took it back... I took it back, my father, my mother, everyone. I wanted to tell them everything I went through, and I wanted to tell them about everyone I met who helped me. Is there no way to take it back again?]

Custer couldn't bear to watch this anymore. She felt like she was going to vomit. She should... no, she had to stop it here.

There was no way for Fujimaru Ritsuka to cut off the connection, and even if frustration had nothing to do with herself, it would still make her feel uncomfortable. She really couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

Ritsuka's eyes also began to gradually blur. From Custer's perspective, he was pressing his chest tightly, as if he was in a vacuum and was increasingly unable to breathe.

"We are the pan-human history, the winners of the correct path. We must not fail... never... But what can 12 people do? Revival and prosperity have long been lost! You know very well that our future is bleak!

Do those guys feel this kind of loneliness and pressure? They should be the ones who give in! They should be the ones who disappear! Because that level of pain! Compared to us, it's nothing!"

[It's just blaming each other for the disadvantages. After all, what's good for you is good for the world. Tell me that this situation is only for now, tell me that this is to take back the future. I have come all the way to now, to here, but in fact...]

However, the Frustrated Garden did not intend to let Ritsuka go, and it gave him the final ordeal at this moment. Davian appeared in front of Ritsuka, and he looked at Ritsuka with a strange look.

"Well, you're a bit strange. You felt you were doomed many times, but luck favored you every time.

He abandoned the world many times, but was favored by misfortune every time. He watched many lives die without saving them, and killed many worlds along the way.

You have managed to do this and you are still healthy. "

This was the final question. Faced with this question, Li Xiang remained silent.

"Or do you think that this is only for now, so you have been enduring it? It's not your fault that you can only choose to fight, and there is nothing you can do about it if no one can save you.

But for the sake of important things, now is not the time to say discouraging words, so I can only grit my teeth and lead those who believe in me to move forward.

Tell yourself that it doesn't matter. As long as you take back humanity and the world, you should be able to return to your original state. What you lost can be returned. In the future you can mourn, be sad, and become your true self again.

However, the human heart is prone to change, and it is impossible to restore it to its original state.

I've been there, so I understand.

After all the battles are over, you can go back to your normal life? How can such an ideal thing be possible? Your heart... has long gone nowhere.

The traces left behind will never fade away, and the smell on your body will never be erased. There will be no way back, but you are the only one who still wants to believe that, right? "

Custer, who was standing by, felt that this scene was simply too much for her as a bystander. How could such a disgusting thing happen? How could Morgan perform such a magic trick?

This was simply destroying Fujimaru Ritsuka's heart.

He had already reached his limit, and Custer had realized this fact a long time ago. No matter how calm he tried to appear, the pain in his heart had never disappeared.

They are always there, and no one can change the existence of those sorrows.