Lost Narrative Poetry

"...Master, I'm going back to Camelot next, but that doesn't mean I won't come back in the future. If you need me to do anything, Master, I will still be your servant and your knight. My sword is only for Offer it to you."

Arturia said it out in one breath, her cheeks finally getting a little embarrassed blush.

After a slight pause, she showed a very gentle smile and stared at her Master seriously: "Although Master, you probably don't need me now. Time flies so fast. It feels like a very long time." It’s like a long dream…”

"Artoria, I..."

Xia Ran took a deep breath, but couldn't say anything.

It was not the violent storm as expected, but a very gentle breeze and drizzle, a peaceful farewell, but this made it even more difficult for him to accept.

The magician knew that this might be their choice to retreat in order to advance, but it did not mean that these words were all lies. He could feel that Yakumo Murasaki had also made up his mind, and Artoria was sincerely willing to My thoughts and feelings were expressed clumsily.

This is the ultimate proof of their intimacy.

So, if he doesn't do something, this will become true... but what? What should I say?

Artoria had already finished everything she said. She thought for a moment, exhaled softly, looked at her Master and then around, and then said in a deliberately brisk tone: "Just That's it, Master, I really appreciate your company over the years, I, I..."

It seemed that he wanted to say something, but in the end he failed to express his feelings.

This girl with blond hair and blue eyes, a petite figure, and time was always frozen in her body at the age of fifteen, looked at the magician with wide eyes that she had never seen in the past, and finally laughed as if she couldn't help it, as if because of Smiling happily about something.

The magician has seen her smile countless times so far, but this time, he couldn't face it as usual, and he couldn't speak.

The sky is vast and the clear sky is very blue.

Whispering voices ride on the wind.

"I'm leaving, Master, you... you... take care of yourself and work hard." The girl finally waved her hand and said in response with a warm smile.

"..."

"..."

The magician watched her leave. He slowly raised his head and looked at the sunlight piercing down from the sky. It was still morning, but it was already so dazzling.

…………

"Yukino..."

Among the seats not far away, Miss Yangno also became rarely serious. She stared at the man closely, and at the same time subconsciously pulled the sleeve of the sister next to her.

Frankly speaking, this development was a little unexpected for her. However, after reacting, she found that this might be a truly amazing counterattack... Also, one or two of them were not ordinary human girls. How could they do this? Make such a stupid mistake?

From the beginning, they probably never thought of forcing someone to change their mind, make a new choice or retract their previous decision through public confrontation.

"I know..." Yukinoshita Yukino said softly, her eyes fixed on Xia Ran with a mixture of confusion and sigh.

In this case, what should be done?

Even she subconsciously clenched her fists at this moment, so hard that her knuckles turned slightly white.

…………

The other side.

Conversations that seemed like farewells were still happening one after another.

"Master."

A soft and calm voice sounded from behind. Xia Ran turned her head in confusion and looked behind her. She found that she had long blue hair and pupils, pointed ears that were obviously different from ordinary people, and a long comb on the left side of her head. The witch with braids and purple lipstick stood behind her.

"Medea..." Xia Ran called out Miss Caster's name, then he paused, raised his face slightly, and suddenly laughed, with a bitter taste in his smile, "Are you leaving too?"

At first glance, she looked like a gorgeous beauty, but in fact, upon closer inspection, the witch gave off a simple impression. Her eyes were quite serious. She looked at the boy in front of her carefully, and after a moment of silence, she spoke softly.

"Master, do you know? During that time, I actually...had many ways to do harm to you, even - to kill you."

"I know this..." Xia Ran said slowly. He was a little absent-minded. After a few seconds, he forced out a smile again, "Why do you say this suddenly? Could it be that now I suddenly realize that I didn't make a move in the first place, and I feel a little bit at a loss? ?”

He tried hard to ease the boredom in his heart with a joking tone.

"Maybe, now I do regret not taking action..."

Medea also laughed and said the same jokingly.

"..."

"..."

Then, there was another unspeakable silence.

There was silence all around. Everyone was watching quietly and waiting. Whether they were insiders who knew what was going on or those who didn't know what was going on. People who had just come into contact with this circle today were holding their breath at the moment. Breathing, unusually quiet.

Medea took a gentle breath and said seriously: "Master, I am the witch of betrayal. I am cold, cruel, and unscrupulous. These are all me who, in order to resist the fate I have been saddled with, after being betrayed continuously, finally... I also fell into the trap of a vicious woman who betrayed others..."

"No, that's obviously because of the curse of the goddess Aphrodite, which has distorted your thoughts and concepts..."

The Witch Lady ignored the Master who wanted to say something and continued to talk on her own:

"Maybe it's because I'm always betrayed, so I don't trust anyone. At that time, I actually thought that you must not trust me either. You were just pretending to be false, and on the surface you trusted me unconditionally and didn't hide anything. Follow me and feel free to rely on my help in all aspects..."

"Actually, it's all just acting! So I wanted to see how far you could do it, but later I found out that I didn't know whether you really didn't feel it at all, or you were just too nervous. I don't care what I teach you. , say something, you don’t seem to have doubted it..."

Medea's voice continued to sound, and she seemed to have thought of what had happened before, and her thoughts began to blur.

"Obviously, many times, I was actually testing, just waiting for an opportunity to convince myself to betray again... It's probably the obsession engraved deep in my soul. I think I can never get it. Redemption can only sink in betrayal and being betrayed..."

"it's not like that!"

Xia Ran closed her eyes slightly and opened them again, carefully considering each word before speaking: "Actually, I have known it for a long time, and I have taken advantage of it. I know that you will never betray yourself without a reason, so that's why I did that. …”

He felt increasingly guilty.

"Yeah?"

Medea nodded thoughtfully, then shook her head with a chuckle: "But that doesn't matter anymore, Master. No matter what you think, at least you do trust me unconditionally in your actions, obviously. We just met, but we were able to do this..."

"real……"

"It's rare."

The further he spoke, the more hazy his voice became.

It's like talking in a dream.

A very trivial thing, but enough. Because that is what a witch who is not loved by others and does not love others will never get at the end of her unlucky life until she dies.

So she looked directly at the magician at this moment and thanked her very seriously: "Master, thank you. I am very lucky to meet you. You have done a really good job, but I think you can no longer be a teacher." What have I taught you...I can’t help you anymore.”

"Are you...are you also planning to go back to Fuyuki City?"

"No, I won't go back..." Medea took a breath, "The so-called followers are actually just the obsessions of a group of dead people who are unwilling to admit their shortcomings or failures in life. The deeper the obsession, The price will become heavier, so I won’t have a good death, and I will have to call out in the abyss even after I die, hoping to have a chance to make up for the regrets I had during my lifetime..."

"And I have nothing to regret. Now that my duties have ended, there seems to be no point in staying in this world anymore, because there is nothing left for me to do, even the things you entrusted to me before. Already done."

"so--"

"I finally found peace." She stared at the magician, and something seemed to be loosening deep in her eyes. In the end, she just lowered her eyes and smiled softly. "Master, I also hope that your next journey will be smooth sailing."

"...You are all gone, I will only be lost..."

The magician was silent for a moment and whispered.

"But only those who have a viable path will get lost..."

Medea also whispered.

"..."

"..."

The betrayed witch left the scene as the third person, and everyone watched this scene quietly, with sighs in their eyes.

However this is still not the end.

"The next one is me, brother."

With knee-length purple hair and a red ribbon tied on the left side of her head, the youthful and energetic girl stood up and spoke seriously.

…

…

"I only have one last request, don't forget me..."

"Thank you, I will never forget this encounter..."

"Will you still remember me?"

…………

Like a long unreal dream.

Xia Ran felt like he couldn't remember anything, so he was just silent.

Memories are infinitely stretched in the voices of longing, loss, pretending to be calm, or suppressing sadness. In the brief absences, one can vaguely see the light and shadow of the past.

…………

"That's it, I just wanted to tell you..."

"I'm going back first. I'm really not in the mood today. I'm sorry..."

"Classmate Xia Ran, I don't know how I feel about this. Maybe I am destined to not get a response, but if I don't say it now, I might not have the chance..."

Unconsciously, everything finally stopped.

There was no sound, and the nagging sounds that had been heard one after another just now had faded away at this moment, because the people who spoke were leaving one after another. They did not wait for a response, nor did they seem to want a response.

The venue suddenly fell silent, and no sound was heard.

The air was quiet and a little lonely.

Xia Ran stood quietly in the middle. He came back to his senses and looked around, letting out a long sigh.

Some people on the way could not stand the depressing atmosphere and left quietly. With the people leaving one after another, the banquet scene now seemed a little sparse. The remaining people finally couldn't stand it anymore and felt that it would be difficult to stay. It was very embarrassing, so they all left the scene.

In the end, only a few people were left.

"..."

"..."

"……Are you OK?"

Unknowingly, the girl had come closer. She bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes looked concerned and blank, and she looked at him blankly.

This scene was also something she didn't expect.

All the preparations made by the girl were completely in vain, because no one lost their temper, there was no violent storm, there were only calm farewells, and no one targeted her, so... there was nothing that could be done.

Xia Ran looked at her and laughed quietly: "...I'm fine." However, that smile had a bitter taste.

It doesn't look like anything is okay at all.

The girl pursed her lips and looked around. In the past, the banquet was too lively, but today it was unusually quiet. On the open ground of Nuo Da, there were long tables lined up, with all kinds of steaming delicacies, and the aroma was fragrant. The wines are all untouched and abundant.

However, everyone who came to the banquet had already left, and there were only a few people left around.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me..."

She said softly, hesitated slightly, and then continued, but she spoke very slowly, as if she had to make great determination every time she made a sound.

"Perhaps...there is actually more..."

"What are you talking about? This has nothing to do with you, Yukinoshita-san..." The magician, who stood there quietly as if in a daze, calmly interrupted her.

"Let me ask directly, how are you going to solve this matter?" Miss Yangno sighed, stretched out her hand to hold her sister's shoulder, looked at the magician and asked directly.

"..."

"..."

"I don't know either..." Xia Ran sighed lightly.

Who knows how to solve this kind of thing?

He raised his gaze slightly, his gaze penetrated the clouds and atmosphere, crossed the boundless vacuum of the universe, continued to transcend into the far distance, and finally transcended this tiny dusty universe, taking in all the infinite dimensions of time and space.

Whether they are still in this world or have left... in his opinion, they are all within reach.

But it seems to be an infinite distance away and can no longer be touched.

…

…

It has ten horns and seven heads, and wears ten crowns on the ten horns. It is an ancient snake of infinite size and infinitesimal size, quietly coiling on the timeline.

He quietly looked down at the countless Jambu worlds that filled the sky, his eyes fixed on each different universe, and he quietly watched each figure.

Time is meaningless, everything is constantly changing between stillness.

Everything happens at the same time. The beginning and end are only causal relationships. There is no absolute sequence on the absolute timeline.

I don’t know how long it took, but the sacred ancient snake turned its head silently and looked in a certain direction. In the upper reaches of the long river at the beginning of time, there were countless worlds swaying, as if when huge waves hit, on the sea surface. The driftwood and debris floating on the surface are in danger of capsizing and collapsing at any time.

The ethereal and vast sound resounded, and endless pure white light burst out, spreading towards the void inch by inch, driving away the dimensional storm and the tide of annihilation, just like locusts passing through, each dimension was soaked, and every direction was affected. Time and space are occupied.

The endless legions of angels blow their trumpets, crossing the stars and the vast abyss of the universe, rushing towards new battlefields.

The leader is a glorious being with emerald wings, long golden hair, and holding a red cross sword. His whole body is blooming with light, as if he wants to illuminate the infinite multiverse, and his divine power is endless.

His sharp vision was locked directly on the ancient snake across the vast distance of endless time and space.

"Michael..."

The ancient snake with seven heads and ten horns responded indifferently.

"You came at the wrong time. I'm in a bad mood right now."

The leader of the Holy Light Spirit, "Who is like God", the most dazzling and famous archangel, Michael stares at the ancient snake, and his furious roar is like the trumpet of doomsday, resounding throughout the heavens. Space and time, infinite dimensions:

"So that's it!"

"Medanzo!!"