Shadow of the Beautiful World

I'm not your sister!

Hearing Merlin's complex tone, Ruiwen's eyes under the hood jumped suddenly, and she retorted fiercely:

You don't know anything! You're just a stupid mortal!

Whether I know or not depends on whether you want to tell me. And I have many questions.

Merlin was not angry, he said softly:

I was told that you are my sister and that you are very important to me. But we have a big age difference. I am 30 years old and you look like a teenager. What they call a brother-sister relationship should be something. a symbolic connection.

Merlin says:

And I don't think that the dreams of a girl wizard who has nothing to do with me will have a special meaning. Although I haven't learned dream interpretation, I can probably guess the truth.

He looked at Ruiwen in front of him, and said:

You also have the power of Sangong in your body, right?

Raven didn't object.

Because there is absolutely no way to refute it.

She does have the power of the Sangong Demon in her body, and it is much stronger than the power of any son of the Sangong on earth. After all, Meilin and the others were just randomly stuffed with a group of power seeds by Sangong, but Rui Wen was the real blood of Sangong.

Just like the difference between adopted son and legitimate son, in the world of mysterious creatures, this difference is much bigger than the gap between heaven and earth.

The only reason why Ruiwen has not been eroded by the pure Sangong magic power in her body is because the other half of her power is still fighting against the power of the devil.

It was divine power from a civilization that had been destroyed.

And that civilization was also destroyed because of Ruiwen.

That was a painful memory that this girl could not erase from her heart.

I don't want to talk to you about it.

Ruiwen said to Merlin in a blunt tone:

I have other things to do, so I'm leaving.

After speaking, Rui Wen's figure disappeared in a flash.

Merlin looked at the corpse that had turned into ashes under his feet, and he shook his head. Although he really wanted to figure out the relationship between him and Ruiwen, there were more important things now.

Merlin reached out and clicked on the communicator, and he asked:

Hill, report the situation!

The next moment, Hill's calm voice rang through the communicator:

11 of the 14 targets have been annihilated, and the remaining three are in pursuit. 27 agents were injured during the operation. Thanks to the activeness of Dobby's advisor, no agent has died so far.

very good.

Merlin nodded, the pressure in his heart was greatly relieved, and he said:

Send the locations of the remaining three and a half demons to my phone, let's work harder and solve this matter quickly.

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At 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, the last half-demon died under the headshot arrow of Agent Barton. That guy was extremely miserable. It almost broke through the encirclement with the holy silver bullets fired by more than a dozen guns. Merlin and five Aurors Struggling to survive the magical frenzy of uninterrupted killing spells.

But in the end, it still couldn't escape, and died in an alley with no way out in an extremely miserable way.

Merlin collected the power seeds suspended from the corpse, put them into the sealed box, and then looked back. Behind him, Agent Babbitt, who had participated in the demon hunting operation for the first time, was leaning against his car exhaustedly.

Next to her was Trip, a very energetic and good-tempered black field agent, who was also sitting weakly on the car seat.

How do you feel? Rookies.

Merlin stepped forward and talked to his agents:

Trump, isn't this the same as when you fight those jihadists on the battlefield?

Trip nodded. He stroked his beard that was partly scorched by the flames. He said with some fear:

I only heard about these fire-breathing lunatics in the stories told by my grandfather. He also encountered these summoned demons when he followed Captain America to fight the German devils on the battlefield of World War II, but I I didn’t expect that I would actually see them with my own eyes.”

Did your grandfather tell you how they killed these monsters?

Barbie rubbed her elbow and said to Trip:

I guess they used bombs?

No, it's more powerful than that.

Trip shrugged, and he made a gesture of firing a cannon. He said:

They used the main gun of the tank to shoot out 12 shells before killing the monster.

I am more inclined to your grandfather and Captain America, just destroy the bodies of demons in the world, and their souls will return to hell.

Merlin explained solemnly:

Without the intervention of magical power, it is very difficult for a group of soldiers to kill a demon. Maybe, if you continue to work in this department, you will encounter the demon that your grandfather killed back then.

Hi, Merlin.

Natasha's voice came from behind Merlin, and when Merlin turned around, he saw the heroic Black Widow agent and the low-key Clint greeting him.

Beside them, there was a middle-aged man wearing a strange hat and combat uniform. That should be the Silver Bullet agent that Fury often mentioned, Dumbo Dugan.

Merlin gave a few words of advice to his subordinates, and then walked to his old friends, he said:

It's been a long time since I saw you, and I even miss you a little bit.

Oh, did you miss me?

Natasha blinked her eyes and said:

How much do you think?

Don't make trouble, let's be serious.

Merlin waved his hand, and he said to the three people in front of him:

I have to thank you for today's matter. Without your help, it would be difficult for me to handle it alone.

Hey, thanking others requires actions, not just words.

Natasha crossed her waist and said to Merlin:

Won't you invite us to dinner?

Then tonight?

Merlin looked at his watch, and he said to the three people in front of him:

Call Hill up and see if Fury is free. Let's have dinner together tonight. Agent Silver Bullet, are you coming?

The old agent called by Merlin looked back at Merlin, and said in a strange tone:

Call me Dugan, Merlin. Don't be so boring as Fury and give people nicknames. I won't go to dinner with you young people. I have something to do tonight.

All right.

Merlin shrugged, and he said to the unsmiling old agent:

Then leave a contact information, Agent Dugan, I have something, I want to ask you later.

whats the matter?

Agent Silver Bullet is like that kind of old-fashioned tough guy. He has a beard from the last era, and he has a staid temperament. Facing his question, Merlin looked around and said to him in a low voice:

sss serum you have been injecting this to maintain youthfulness, right?

How do you know this?

Agent Dugan's expression became more serious, and Merlin said:

Ms. Carter told me. She left me an answer and a bunch of questions. I desperately need some reminders, some clues. You have worked with Ms. Carter for a long time. I think, maybe you can answer some of my questions. .”

Oh well.

Agent Dugan thought for a while and said to Merlin:

A week later, at Pegasus Base, I will spare time to chat with you about your questions.

um. Thank you.

Merlin watched the old agent get into the car and drove away from the scene. He turned his head and said to Natasha and Clint behind him:

Go and rest first, my friends, I still have some personal matters to deal with, I will go to the headquarters to find you later.

Alright, get on with your work.

Natasha said something to Merlin, and the latter nodded, cast a transfer spell, and disappeared in New York City.

A moment later, Merlin appeared on a sandy beach at the edge of Long Island. Before his eyes, on a rock, Ruiwen was sitting there, as if watching the seascape under the setting sun, but in her hand, she was holding something.

Merlin's raven spirit, Victor, was held in the air by Ruiwen with one hand in a pitiful posture.

This is the first time since its birth, it has been detected by detection, and the first time it has been caught empty-handed.

Tell me if you are angry, don't take it out on Victor.

Merlin walked up to Ruiwen, and he said to the silent girl:

Or if you have any dissatisfaction with me, just say it. In short, let my bird go, okay? It's about to be strangled by you

Ruiwen didn't speak, as if she didn't hear Merlin's persuasion at all.

Merlin felt like he was back in the days when he was taking care of Eric who was still young. It was actually the same when children lost their tempers.

You made it come after me?

Several minutes later, Ruiwen suddenly raised her head and stared at Merlin, she said fiercely:

Didn't I tell you not to come to me?

I just want to get one thing straight, Raven.

Merlin took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and stood in the sea water beside the reef. He also looked at the sunset falling on the sea in front of him. In the beautiful scenery, he whispered:

When we first met, you could have killed me. You had the ability. But you didn't.

And, in my dream, I dreamed that you were lonely and helpless in that world, you were in pain, and you were enduring things that you shouldn't have to bear at your age. I think this is probably the reason why you hate Sangong , because it hurt you.

But, why do you reject me so much this time? Is it because I hurt you? Child.

Merlin asked in a soft voice:

There is also the connection between us. I always feel that there is a connection between us. Although I didn't know it before, you manipulated the vampire to find the blood god's inheritance and involved me in that incident. I think this should be It's not a coincidence, is it?

Riwen, can you tell me why?

Do you really want to know?

Riven reached out and took off her hood for the first time.

Her long black hair was blown by the sea breeze. The child looked at the sunset in front of her eyes, and her blue eyes danced with sadness. She let go, and the raven spirit let out a scream, and fled away from the little devil by flapping its wings.

The next moment, Ruiwen stretched out her hand to hold Merlin's arm, and the two of them disappeared on the beach in a kind of magical power that Merlin could not imagine.

Don't just disappear on this sandy beach

They disappeared into this world.

swish

In the interweaving of black and red light, Merlin appeared in a strange place. He didn't feel dizzy. He looked left and right, and everywhere he could see was a piece of ruined walls that had been burned.

At the end of his line of sight, there was another ruined temple, the strange dome half buried in ashes, and the silver and white decorations could be vaguely seen.

Those were the buildings he had seen in his dream.

The place where Merlin is now is the place he dreamed of.

I guess, this must not be Earth.

Merlin reached out and touched the sapphire pendant on his chest, and the mask left by Carol quickly covered his face. While breathing pure oxygen, he said to Ruiwen beside him:

Where is this place?

This is Azaras, the Forsaken Land.

The raven hovered inches above the ground, and she seemed to enjoy the ethereal way of moving, saying to Merlin:

This is the place where I was born and where I grew up. This is not the earth. In terms you can understand, this place is located among the stars, and it is a long distance from the earth.

As for our relationship

Raven was silent for a second, and she said:

follow me.

Merlin followed Ruiwen walking among the ruins of the city. After a few minutes, they arrived at a place similar to a cemetery. The cemetery had also been burned, but Merlin noticed that there was a new building at the front of the cemetery. The tombstone appears to have just been erected.

There is only one sentence on the tombstone.

The person lying here is called Angela, and she is Ruiwen's mother.

Merlin saw that sentence, he turned his head to look at Ruiwen beside him, and said:

Is your mother born here too?

No, she is from Earth, born and raised in Gotham.

Rui Wen said with a blank face:

She is a very stupid woman. She was easily deceived into a cult, and then sacrificed to the devil as a sacrifice. But by accident, those unprofessional cult members recruited Sangong.

Rui Wen turned her head to look at Merlin, she emphasized her tone:

This is the connection between our two fates, Merlin, everything I have endured should have been your life.

Why do you say that?

Merlin frowned and asked:

I don't know your mother.

Yes, you don't know her.

Raven sighed, she stretched out her hand, stroking her mother's tombstone, she said:

The night Sangong came to her, that great demon, was supposed to collect a soul that had signed a contract with it, but the fate was so wonderful, because of a sudden incident, it became a ghost by accident. my father.

Merlin

That night, it was supposed to be Sangong who went to get your soul in person.

Rui Wen stroked the tombstone, she closed her eyes, her tone became low and sad:

You escaped your fate, but it hasn't disappeared, because I carried it for you.

Say, don't I have any reason to hate you?

elder brother