gentle and affectionate

Chapter 52.

The sky is very blue, the kind of blue without a trace of impurities.

The century-old cherry tree stood silently, embracing the little princess's body in a motherly manner, giving her nourishment and tranquility, just like nurturing the flower of the tree with the same name.

Cherry blossoms.

I stretched out my hand and saw a small piece of pink falling on the palm of my hand.In such a bright spring day, even the wind is still, but the petals are still fluttering down from the branches, falling to the ground without a word, returning to the dust; people are also speechless, only the sound of birdsong, turning and falling, Added a touch of eerie to the silence before the storm.

Powerlessness.

When the occasional wind blows, carrying the chilly spring, I can't help shivering; the branches shake, and the rustling sound of petals rubbing against each other reminds me of the continuous acid rain in the abandoned city of Tokyo.

Terribly depressed.

I reached out and touched her old trunk, trying to find a little hope; but the old tree didn't give me the slightest hint, just looked back at me lovingly, silent.

I heard Miss Witch said that Sakura chose to let her soul go to the dream in order to find another little wolf; and the other little wolf was controlled by Fei Wang because she knew that there were feathers in the dream. get there.

But now, the world of dreams is realized under the impetus of Feather. In order to get Sakura back, Xiaolang enters the dream with Feather, but instead forms another reason for Xiaolang to go to the dream.

In other words, the two little wolves will meet each other in a dream.

...a causal loop.

I closed my dry eyes. If it is said that all causes and effects are doomed, then standing in front of fate, does all the interference and resistance we make by will seem too powerless.

but……

"Aren't you going to catch up?"

A familiar voice sounded in my ears, and I opened my eyes in surprise.

Do you want to catch up?

I used to want to protect them desperately, even at the cost of my life. I never felt that I was wrong before, and I even questioned Heigang's indifference. I don't know how cold-blooded he is, to look at girls Don't care about taking risks alone.

It was only later that I realized that it was actually just my selfishness. I kept saying that I was worried about them, but in fact it was just me who was afraid——

Fear of losing, fear of accepting the cruel reality, fear of always being powerless.

We are used to protecting them under our own umbrella, thinking that it is good to do our best to help them, but in fact, many times we can't really help, and blindly interfering with arrogance often has no effect on the results. There may also be worse consequences.

What's more, there are some things that they must bear alone, because they still have a long way to go.

Believe in him, and also in that boy.

Thinking of this, his restless heart suddenly settled down.I smirked to myself, the hesitation that I didn't even realize was actually seen by someone again, I really don't know what to say about him.

Just a ninja.

"What's the point of catching up, I don't have any magic power anymore," I smiled helplessly, "Besides, even if there is... I will wait."

"Even if it's painful."

There was a hint of a smile on the corner of his lips, and his wine red eyes moved as he looked at me, wrapping my whole body with gentle eyes.

wait.

The wind seems to be stronger and colder.The wind blew the branches and swayed, and the pink cherry blossoms scattered in all directions. Everything indicated the coming change.

Who would have thought that the 300-year-old tree would split open before our eyes.

The scattered birds flew in fright, causing countless cherry blossoms to fly down without a trace, and they wailed in mid-air.

My heart was tightened in an instant, and Hei Gang and I subconsciously protected the sleeping Sakura; there was a slight exclamation from everyone under the tree, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the crack.

The enchantment clings to the old branches of the ancient tree, protruding from the cracks, flashing a strange dark blue, as if calling me in another way.

The hollow left eye socket suddenly twitched strangely.

I gasped violently.

"what happened?"

Hei Gang's inquiry came from my ear, with undisguised worry in his tone, I raised a hand to signal that he was fine, and tried to calm down my messy breathing.

"I..." I pressed my heart, it was beating out of rhythm, "It's my magic..."

"How could it be so serious?"

It may be because they were all taken away suddenly, and the barrier was too close. It is difficult for my current body to bear the huge impact, but this matter... I am not going to tell Heigan.

"No, I don't know..."

The dark blue beat faster and faster.

"The only thing I can be sure of is," I stared at the crack, "my magic power at 'Little Wolf Lord' is much stronger than before."

In the dream world residing in the old tree, two streams of magic are colliding, and I can feel that the magic power that once belonged to me is running wild in a posture that has never been seen before.I was so flustered that I couldn't even breathe well, and even the world in front of me seemed to be fading.

I smiled wryly, this body of magic is certainly powerful, but it became our sin from birth, and was then used to cast a curse and become a pawn of the Flying King. Even though it has been completely lost now, it still tortures me like a phantom limb , and together with the frustrated boy became the best accomplice behind the scenes.

I closed my eyes and could only pray that nothing happened to them.

The second crack came very quickly, revealing long cracks from the body of the ancient tree, reaching from the top to the roots.

The barrier flickered faster and faster in the crack, and the impact of magic became more intense. Mokona, who was standing on Fengzhen's shoulder, became visibly uneasy, and I, who was the source of magic power, also received a greater degree of impact .

I was so flustered, as if being pulled by my lost left eye, the cold and hot alternated crazily, and I restrained my body from shaking.

Even I, who has lost my magic power, can feel the impact of magic. It is hard to imagine what happened in the dream.I looked down at Sakura, her slender eyebrows were twisted in pain, her hair was a little messy, making her body even thinner.

Unable to fall down at this time, I pressed my forehead hard, trying to keep my mind awake.

"fine?"

"……Um."

Heigan and I guarded Xiao Sakura in the middle, one on the left and the other on the right. He was slightly bowed, and he was ready to fight.For my answer, he obviously didn't believe it very much, and his complexion became even worse, but it was hard to say anything under the current situation, so he sighed and said:

"If they come out, you protect the princess, and I will take care of the boys."

"it is good."

……

Time flows forward without stopping, but it may be fast and slow, which is why this moment is so long.

The third time, cracked.

The cold wind is coming, and the cherry blossoms in the sky dance in the shape of the wind, rising together with the long hair on the skirt, and the bangs cover the eyes, making the unclear world in front of my eyes even more messy.The old tree trembled violently, and the dream world grew wildly with the momentum of withering. The bark of the tree withered in an instant, turned into fragments and fell off, the enchantment showed a strange color, and the blue-purple light was distorted horribly.

Usher in destruction.

The marks engraved by the seal of time disintegrated and shattered, shaking the branches crazily. In the nick of time, I subconsciously reached out to Sakura, trying to take her away from this dangerous place, but it was a step too late.

The dark blue rushes out of the old tree's body and sweeps across the sky, covering the sky and the sun, like a swamp from the other side.

For a moment, the world was filled with the breath of death.

And we, trapped in the quagmire by despair.

blast.

Two figures, one black and one white, rushed out of the barrier, and the feathers carrying the soul floated into the air.

Killing move.

The sword pierces through the air, and it is at this time.

String breaks.

In the face of love and life, everything loses its color.

The boy's cold eyes reflected the figure of the person he loved the most, as if he had never left, just like the countless days and nights before, he accompanied her through the days when she was born like a baby, laughed with her, and went through hardships with her.

She couldn't help but fall in love with such a beautiful young man; and he was the only one who cherished her.

She didn't know whether his kindness to her was because of his seven years of companionship, or because she was her.

But, she thought, none of that mattered.

Because Sakura and Wolf will definitely love each other, no matter which world they are in, no matter which pair they are.

……

The sound of the sharp blade piercing the heart was almost inaudible but seemed to be able to penetrate the eardrum.

In the alternation of light and shadow, in the flow of illusion and reality, between life and death, there is a high wall that can never be crossed.

The world froze at the moment when the long knife pierced the girl's heart.

Time seemed frozen in despair.

"Sakura!"

……

When did he remember that he was not worthy of the name he called Export?

There was a poignant smile on the girl's face, she turned her head softly, looking at the very similar face of the boy in white and her beloved, her green eyes were filled with apology and sadness.

"I'm not... your Sakura," she turned her head and looked into his already cold eyes.

"Because... I'm just like you."

The girl's voice was very clear in the silence, so clear that she could hear her struggling to breathe... No one ever doubted her identity, everyone thought she just couldn't forget the "little wolf" who accompanied her all the way , who would have thought that she tried so hard to avoid the boy behind her because she actually felt unworthy.

I was completely desperate, the falling cherry blossoms all over the ground hurt my eyes, and the pain was so painful that I was about to overflow with tears.

"You know, I'm not the real Sakura... I'm sorry..."

"Also, thank you..."

"Your Sakura is still waiting for you, so..."

From now on, please freely——

She threw herself into his arms with the last bit of strength, the words were on her lips, but it was too late to finish.

"You and I are both created beings... so it doesn't matter..."

"As long as they're here, we're not over."

"I...to you..."

……

The soul turned into cherry blossoms, shattered, scattered, flying all over the sky.

A small petal fell on his palm, making his empty eyes sparkle. The earth and the sky were silent, only the boy's desperate cry resounded through the sky.

A rift in time and space appeared out of thin air in front of the ancient wood, Fei Wang's running dogs snatched the sleeping princess and feathers with a grin on their faces, we were bound by the barrier and couldn't move, and the magic propped up by the boy in white was easily blocked .

He could only watch her disappear from sight, disappeared together with the darkness that engulfed the world, until she fell powerlessly and fell heavily to the ground.

Between him and the princess, there will always be the swamp of death. He failed to hold her hand again, but the thread of fate secretly flows, indicating that they will never be separated.

The hearts are connected, the fate is connected, and they will meet again one day.

The wind blows the remaining flowers, causing bursts of mourning, and the falling flowers fly feebly, dancing a desperate dance until they return to their roots, and then re-breed the spring of the next year.

Scattered flowers are charming eyes, love is deep and lifeless, love is bound to hurt.

The world in front of me is gradually blurred, but the sun is still so bright.

Whether hope will be born after despair, no one will know.

However, the darkest night must be closest to dawn.