Shadow of the Beautiful World

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It was 10 minutes to dawn, but Manhattan was still shrouded in night.

An old-fashioned but cool motorcycle stopped in front of the Daily Planet office building. Johnny stretched out his feet, put up the braces, and parked the car on the side of the road.

He raised his head and looked at the building in front of him that was still lit.

Ghost Rider's senses were telling him that the woman he was thinking about was in this building, in an office on the upper floors.

She should have worked overnight and is resting now.

Behind Johnny, a black-haired lady was stretching her hands to straighten her robe, with a look of disgust on her face.

Are you really going to do what you say?

Johnny was a little apprehensive, and he looked back at the woman behind him.

The latter pouted, and said to Johnny in a cold voice:

He just went back, and now I'm here.

All right.

Ghost Rider shrugged, and he said to War Angel Luther who had regained control of his body:

Then what are you going to do next?

Go to Hell's Kitchen, Queens, and find him something.

Luther distinguished the direction, a trace of hesitation flashed across her face, and she said to Johnny:

How to get there?

do not you know?

Johnny said in surprise:

Merlin didn't tell you before he left?

He only gave directions, but this is my first time in this city.

The angel shook her head. She looked left and right at the surrounding streets, and then at the robe that would disappear if she moved.

She asked with a complicated face:

And, where is there a place to change clothes?

Forget it, you come with me.

Johnny straightened his clothes, walked towards the building in front of him, and said to the angel behind him:

Rosanne should have clothes you can wear

Rosanne? Who's that?

The angel followed Johnny, and she asked softly:

Is your wife in the world?

Um.

Johnny nodded, but he didn't say much.

Returning from death, he has too many words to say to the woman he loves deeply, but before meeting, he has to sort out the language first.

This is what Merlin taught him just now.

You should know that in your current situation, as long as you get out of control a little bit, it will be fatal to ordinary people

Angel Luther whispered:

The vengeful spirit in your body will not always obey, it is only so tame under the pressure of Merlin.

I know.

Johnny said without looking back:

I just wanted to talk to her and leave.

Duplicity!

With an odd smile on Angel's face, she said:

You clearly want to stay here, even I can see it.

Shut up!

Ghost Rider said in a cold tone:

Fulfill your responsibility as a 'clothes', don't talk too much.

Luther's expression froze for a moment.

She touched the brand-like, complex and cumbersome magical marks on her neck, and her face also became dull.

Her current status is quite embarrassing.

She witnessed the whole process of being abandoned by heaven, and at the moment when her heart was ashamed, she became a tool man used by Merlin Riley, the newly promoted hell lord, to walk in this world.

She has almost no dignity at all.

Johnny walked to the front desk with silent steps. He looked at the girl at the front desk who was dozing off, and didn't disturb her.

He continued walking towards the elevator.

In the light opening and closing sound, the elevator opened, Johnny walked into it, and pressed the button to go to the 24th floor.

Your heart is beating violently.

Luther, who stood by and remained silent, spoke again:

You're nervous and your body temperature is rising. If you don't want to go to Roseanne in the form of a skeleton and frighten the poor girl, then you'd better calm down.

Merlin?

Johnny looked back at Luther, and he said:

You're back again?

Um.

Merlin nodded, and she said:

Going back to deal with some things, the evolution of the wasteland is still going on, and it may take a while to really settle down.

Can you not go over there and watch?

Johnny said:

That's a matter of your existence.

Zha Kang is watching over there.

Merlin crossed his hips, looking at the constantly changing numbers in front of him, he said:

Don't think that guy is always unreliable, but he will definitely care about the rest of his life. Speaking of which, have you thought about what to say after meeting Luo Shan?

No.

Johnny breathed a sigh of relief, touched his heart, and said:

My mind is messed up, I

Then follow your heart, brother.

Merlin reached out and patted Johnny on the shoulder, she said:

If she really still loves you and misses you, then she won't care how poorly you behave.

And you, Zatanos, today is Johnny's big day, I think you'd better not 'make trouble', there are people in this building that you can't afford to mess with except me.

boom

The scorching hellfire suddenly covered Johnny's head, and the burning skull turned to look at Merlin, and said dissatisfiedly:

Don't think that you can tell me what to do now that you are a big shot, this is a matter between me and Johnny, you'd better not always meddle!

I just remind you.

Merlin took a step back, lest the sparks from Zatanos burn Luther's hair.

He still cherishes his clothes very much.

It is not easy to find a body that can carry the soul of the hell lord and has enough self-protection ability in this world.

Before the blood and bone ritual of Horcrux fusion is completed, Merlin still needs to rely on this body to move about in this world.

She looked at the vengeful spirit with a resentful expression on her face.

She snapped her fingers, and the rapidly rising temperature in the elevator cooled down quickly.

She rolled her eyes and said to Zatanos:

Well, let's make a three-chapter agreement, Zatanos.

As long as you are obedient for a while and don't cause trouble for Johnny, then after I finish the task at hand, I will find a way to bring you back the remaining part of your strength from Mephisto.

Um?

The flames in the eye sockets of the Spirit of Vengeance jumped, and it said suspiciously:

You black-hearted raven would be so kind?

You're part of Johnny.

Merlin said frankly:

Johnny is a member of the Sons of Hell. We are going to do great things. His power is indispensable. Helping you is to help Johnny. I have always separated public affairs from private affairs. What do you say?

I do not believe you.

The Spirit of Vengeance raised its burning bone finger, pointed at Merlin's towering chest at this time, and said:

So make a written statement!

Snapped

Its fingers were opened by Merlin, who snorted and said:

The next time I return to Wasteland Hell, I will make a letter with you. The narrow-minded guy will return his body to Johnny. Also, he may have some strenuous 'exercise' in a while, so you have to be quiet.

Ha! Human mating!

A mean smile flashed across Zatanos's face, and it moved its burning crotch, making very obscene movements.

Then he waved his fingers and said:

I see.

I will lend him strength until he is completely satisfied.

swish

All the burning flames dissipated at this moment, and the elevator door opened slowly. Johnny touched his face, and he turned to look at Merlin.

He said:

What did you talk to Zatanos about? Why do I feel so hot all over

nothing.

Merlin pushed Johnny's shoulder expressionlessly, and she said:

Go quickly, Roseanne is waiting for you.

Say some nice words of love to her, and I will help you secretly.

Johnny looked at Merlin who was guarding the office door, he took a deep breath, then reached out and pushed the office door open.

The lights in the cramped office were dim.

In front of Johnny, at the desk, Roseanne was lying on the table.

She seemed to have been busy all night, and she should have just fallen asleep.

There was still unfinished coffee and a half-eaten supper on the table at hand. In front of the sleeping reporter, there was a manuscript that had just been written on the screen of the laptop.

Johnny walked up to Roseanne, and he looked at the press card that fell on the ground.

Rosanne Simpson, senior investigative reporter for the Daily Planet.

A smile crept across Johnny's face.

His Roseanne was so good that she resigned from Texas a few months ago and found a new job at the Daily Planet in New York.

In just a few short months, he has proven himself far from home.

On the light curtain in front of the gate of hell, Johnny saw Roseanne's life during this period.

Her life is organized, but lonely.

Ghost Rider reached out and gently stroked Luo Shan's hair. This action caused the sleeping reporter to open his eyes in a daze.

The things in front of her eyes became clear little by little.

Then she saw the face that always appeared in her dreams.

Soft face, slightly sad blue eyes, some messy hair, and sighing stubble.

Johnny

Roseanne was still between sleep and waking, and she thought she had another dream about the person she missed.

She called Johnny's name and reached out, trying to touch the face that could never be reached.

Johnny is dead

She lost him forever.

She didn't even get to see him for the last time.

I didn't tell him my inner thoughts and feelings.

I'm here.

Johnny squatted on the other side of the desk, letting Rosanne's cold fingers touch his cheeks, he showed a gentle smile to Rosanne, and said softly:

I'm back.

Um?

The warm sensation from her fingertips made Luo Shan blink her eyes in surprise.

She ignorantly pinched Johnny's face fiercely, as if to judge whether this scene was real or not.

I'm serious, I'm back, Roseanne.

Johnny felt the pain, but he still stretched out his hand gently, covering Rosanne's fingers. He pressed Rosanne's hand to his face, and said softly:

This time, I will absolutely never leave you again.

ah!

Roseanne froze for a few seconds.

Then the reporter jumped up from the chair he was sitting on, grabbed his hair and let out a scream.

She seemed a little unable to accept all this.

After all, she is just an ordinary person, and the story of her resurrection seems to exist only in legends.

Fortunately, Merlin added a sound-proof barrier to the office in advance, otherwise Rosanne's scream just now would definitely attract the security guards.

Rosanne, Rosanne!

Johnny looked at the crazy girlfriend, he stood up, walked forward, and stretched out his arms to hold Rosanne's trembling body. He looked at the girl in front of him, and said:

Calm down, take a deep breath, yes, breathe calmly!

Things turned out beyond Johnny's expectations.

He thought that after the meeting, he would be overwhelmed with excitement.

But the actual situation is that he is calm and full of tenderness in his heart, but Roseanne finds it difficult to accept this fantastic scene.

He hugged the weeping and emotionally broken Rosanne, and looked at the door helplessly.

He saw Merlin leaning against the door, looking for clothes from the locker in Roseanne's office. The latter turned his head and said to Johnny silently:

Kiss her!

The next moment, Johnny reached out and lifted Rosanne's tear-stained face.

He looked at the face like a crying little cat, and he approached slowly, his eyes were full of tenderness that melted everything.

It's been a long time since I can't express my feelings with words, let's do it with actions.

Luo Shan looked at Johnny, and her hazy tearful eyes also became blurred.

The two kissed together.

In this narrow office full of documents and materials, in the dim light, the emotions of the bitterly in love gushed out.

At the door, Merlin, who had quickly changed his clothes, snapped his fingers lightly while buttoning up the buttons of his work clothes.

The next moment, a rose shaped by magic power fell from the sky.

The dim lighting also became more and more blurred and soft.

A gentle, lazy, lyrical song even sounded in the office.

In the vague singing, amidst the rose petals flying in the sky, Roseanne and Johnny's lips parted.

The investigative reporter stared blankly at everything around him. Those heart-shaped candles suspended in the air, this scene seemed to be in a psychedelic state.

She was out of breath.

She hugged her lost and recovered lover tightly, and a wave of restlessness echoed in her mature body.

but she is a girl

And the last reserve.

Johnny also hugged Roseanne, and the two seemed to be dancing.

He seemed to enjoy this rare warmth, but Merlin, who was leaning aside, was very dissatisfied with Johnny's stupid behavior.

She waved her hands and mouthed to Johnny:

Go on! Kiss her! Undress the hell! Are you an idiot? Go to plan!

She growled at Johnny in a silent gesture.

Under Merlin's urging, Johnny finally put his stiff fingers on Rosanne's shirt, but Rosanne grabbed her the next moment.

Not here.

She said to Johnny:

Someone will come.

Won't.

Johnny kissed Roseanne's earlobe, this action made Miss Reporter's body tremble, and the flame that burned her mind was about to break through the shackles.

Someone help us not to wait any longer.

Roseanne gritted her teeth.

The next moment, she pushed Johnny forward onto the desk. Under Johnny's gaze, she brushed her hair and unbuttoned her shirt.

Great!

With a smirk all over his face, Merlin gestured a thumbs up to Johnny lying there.

She exited the office and locked the door.

Added another layer of soundproof enchantment.

A Muggle Repelling Charm was cast on the office.

This is to ensure that no winking guy will disturb the tender moment of an infatuated couple.

Why would an angel be here? Who are you? What do you want to do in this building?

Just as Merlin sneaked out of the office, brushed his hair, and was about to leave, a familiar, slightly indifferent voice sounded behind Merlin.

Merlin froze for a moment.

She turned her head and looked at the man behind him with glasses, a handbag and a suit.

She pursed her lips and said:

Clark Kent