The Tale of the Alchemist and the Demon

At the last moment, he heard a voice ringing in his head.

It was some kind of chorus, very high-pitched, like birds with wings flying towards the sky.

He suddenly realized that the merciful darkness had not descended for a long time, and there was a sound falling softly behind him, and human exclamations and shouts came from a distant place.

"Mr. Yue."

He seemed to hear the voice.With emptiness and desolation, and the smell of blood.

He was suddenly scared.

Ye Shenyue couldn't raise her hand to wipe the blood off her face.He was badly hurt and couldn't see what was going on ahead, only felt himself being wrapped in someone's arms.The sound of bowstrings kept ringing in the air, but he missed the arrow.

He wanted to know what happened, but he could feel the body hugging him trembling, and there was blood in front of him.

"This guy—how did this guy appear? Why can't he be shot?!"

"Wait, is he going to escape - devil, what are you laughing at, devil?"

Rem's harsh laughter echoed in the warehouse, she was mocking the humans here: "You stupid, hopeless guys. That's why I hate humans so much."

"L..." Yue said the name tremblingly. "what happened……"

"Mr. Yue." The voice behind him was also very weak. "I told you not to come here."

Yue was very panicked, feeling the darkness subsided a little bit, he tried to feel for the person behind him, but he only touched a piece of wet clothes, unable to confirm whether it was his own or the blood of the other party.

"What's going on? Are you really here? Let me see you..." He said, he wanted to see the truth with his own eyes.

All that came back was a very slight voice, like the breath of a small smile: "Don't look."

The voice quieted down, and he was extremely dazed.The human arms hugging him suddenly turned into something else, they turned into huge pure white wings, completely wrapping him in it.Just like the call of the day - L emerges from a pile of pure white feathers.At this time, he also heard the exclamation of the knights.

"God, gosh, it's not a demon—"

"He is clearly the Son of God..."

"What a sin we have committed! May God forgive us...!"

wrong.It was terribly wrong in the first place.

He smiled slightly.Ye Shenyue had some guesses about the truth from the beginning, but he didn't expect that these were all true.

"Ryuzaki, you lied to me..." he said. "But it doesn't matter, it's still the same."

Of course they will go back.

There was no movement behind him.He waited expectantly for a while, but got no answer.The hurried footsteps of the knights indicated that they had left here, and Rem flew away with flapping wings.His brain, dulled by blood loss, slowly began to work in confusion, and a cold fact gradually drenched him.

--what happened?Why did those guys leave?

—they said they had committed a crime?

"Ryuzaki?"

Still no response.After a while, the body that hugged him tightly finally brought him down to the ground, falling into a pool of blood in the warehouse.

It seems to be hallucination.

Ye Shenyue didn't know where this image came from. He noticed that there were two suspicious shadows talking under an apple tree.In his view, both sides are the image of light group, but they seem to be some kind of entity.As it often happens in dreams: two people are talking, but you can't remember their faces.

"Dear God, the destiny has been decided from the very beginning, neither you nor I can prevent the fall of mankind. This chess game has lasted for tens of millions of years, and you still cannot defeat me with magical powers."

"Conversely, you can't win. Human beings are always up and down on both ends of good and evil."

"Then it's time to add new pieces to the board."

Yue stood there in a daze, and suddenly felt that she was picked up by a big hand.He glanced down in the air, and it was a vast, black and white ground.He was placed in one of the squares and became a chess piece that could not speak.

"Let's bet this poor soul will go to Heaven or Hell. This is your most perfect creation."

"Is it interesting for you to seduce this soul?"

"—God, I will not seduce him. I will see how he will behave when he is far from temptation. You can do anything to save him, that is the condition of my game. You will not imagine, I No need to move this pawn, he will fight for me."

"This is impossible. This is a pawn I deliberately created. He will not have the common defects of humans."

"That's his biggest flaw."

Light looked up, trying to see the talking face on the opposite side of the chessboard.But that look made him terrified, and he wished he could crawl down immediately.There was something utterly evil about that shadow, wrapping itself around his heart like a snake.He dared not look any further.

After waiting for a while, the shadow on the opposite side left.The chess player on Yue's side sighed lightly, as if saying something.A pure white, glowing shadow appeared beside him.

Yue felt that this shadow was very familiar, with a kindness that made him want to cry.

"Lawliet, you are the Angel of Truth I created. Let's see the fate of this pawn."

The familiar cold voice replied: "Yes."

Then, the glowing shadow glanced at him from the side of the board.This time, Light met his gaze without fear.Those are a pair of unforgettable deep black eyes, like a mirror, which can reflect the true nature of everything.

The angel said: "He will bring despair and destruction to this world in the future, and he will be lured by demons and fall into hell."

God said, "I want you to change his fate."

"Why? We don't directly intervene in human affairs. So do demons. Humans must find their own way to heaven or hell."

"But this time the demon king is very confident. He has agreed to us interfering with his fate. I decided to send you."

"As you wish."

He then descended to dream, the blood and flames of the void reflected before him.After a while, Yue realized that this was what the angel saw.That moment was a turning point in fate, when 17-year-old Ye Shenyue stood alone at the scene of the demon summoning, watching a black demon he had never actually seen appeared.

"I see." At that moment, he smiled and said to the devil. "Even if demons are used, humans may not necessarily fall. Because I am the strongest alchemist."

God's perfect creation.

"But this world is not perfect. So, as an alchemist, you should not stop there. Human beings need to achieve the real Dzogchen in the human world, the so-called UnusMundus."

The black demon giggled loudly: "Yue, the only way to perfection is destruction."

"Otherwise I wouldn't have summoned you," he said nonchalantly.

The angel sighed, erasing the present scene.

"Through the passage of the devil, I will lose my memory." It was strange that Yue could probably feel what he was thinking at this time.Perhaps he exists directly in this memory. "However, this is also an opportunity. He needs to go through his trials, and so do I. Let fate test our hearts. If he has good intentions, he will eventually find a way to overcome fate. If not, I will prevent He brought death into the world."

He was talking to himself, slowly disappearing into the air.

The memory was interrupted, and Yue's consciousness fell into deep and boundless darkness again.

Yue was in a coma for several days before waking up.

In the end it was Hua Mi who found them.What Mr. Hua Mi saw in that warehouse was a tragedy.Ryuzaki hugged him tightly, and used his body to block the subsequent arrows for him. His eyes were still open, but he didn't seem unwilling.Hua Mi closed his eyes with his own hands, and his appearance became very peaceful.

After hearing all this, Yue stared at the void expressionlessly, neither crazy nor crying.

Probably part of him has not yet accepted reality, and another part has not yet awakened from the dream.

There was no evidence of angels and demons left in that warehouse, and he could completely feel that these things were his own delusions.However, another part of his heart was crazily clamoring for the truth, tearing his heart apart.

When they buried Ryuzaki, Yue went to see him for the last time.He lay there pale and peaceful, no different from his sleeping appearance.Yue remembered that he had rarely seen Ryuzaki asleep before, and could only remember that every time he woke up, there were two eyes that seemed to see through everything, watching him there.

Sometimes he doesn't understand that look.He could make out the way some people looked at him with admiration, but not L's expression.Seems like the guy still has an almost infinite number of puzzles left.Like his people, his love has always been a mystery.

He used his own life to prove his love for Yue, but until now, Ye Shenyue still has some parts that he doesn't understand.If he doesn't understand, he has no right to feel pain.

His injuries are still serious and cannot support the whole funeral.So after saying goodbye to Long Qi briefly, he watched as Mr. Hua Mi commanded the workers to lift the coffin up and send it to a carriage for transport away.Under the pure sky, the black carriage no longer gave people a grim and ominous feeling.Behind the wheel-running street, several children were galloping past on that street.Just across the street is the happy life that still exists in this world.

L finally left him a letter, which contains some records of his past life.But even in it, Yue couldn't read any of L's personal emotional tendencies.There are many people who are madly in love with Ye Shenyue, but only L treats him indifferently.The sound of the big voice is hilarious.

My name is L·Lawliet, and now, I am a human being.

When I first came into this world, I didn't know what I was.I want all the good things within my reach, like fresh cake, the morning air, the smell of old books in the house I live in, and the people who live there.

I have lost my memory, but I am very clear that I have more than need and love for Yue Jun.I have a duty to him.

I didn't understand much at first until I observed his life and the lives of others.It occurred to me that Yue Jun is very lonely and he needs a friend.My appearance in this world must be to meet his deep-seated needs.It makes sense.If man had been this lonely all the time, he would have gone mad.

I achieved my purpose in no time.He was so fascinated by me that he didn't realize it.I was the only one who could talk to him without getting bored by him, and he didn't notice either.

It's just that that time was the best, he began to enter a web that I deliberately wove, and so did I.This is a tender trap.As long as Yue Jun can recall every detail of that time, he will definitely notice that I often watched him work in the middle of the night during that time.I'm addicted to it.I was fascinated by his focused demeanor, and the brilliance of wisdom shone in his heart.There are many beautiful individuals among human beings, but few of them give people an illusion of perfection like Yue Jun.

I have no memory of that time, and it was also the happiest time since I came to the world.I was just treated like a child.As for responsibility, that's not a word that suits me.

I regained my memory because I was captured by people from the church.They put me in a silver cage and tried to use against me what is sacred against demons.They really did try everything they could.Unfortunately, that didn't work for me.Whether it's holy water or a cross, I can touch it.And those rune-carved stakes couldn't penetrate my body.Compared with these mortals, I am the Son of God, and I will not be harmed by these things at all.And for the shock and anger they showed, I only feel a little bit of pity, which is not worth mentioning.

This incident became a heart disease for the lord. He ordered that everyone be forbidden to tell the truth, and he also refused to release me.And I can't get news about Yuejun.Things can get out of hand very quickly.

I know Light is alive—I can kind of sense it, but I need to get out of this bird cage, find him, and take him away.The irony is that the physical body I had prepared to be around him was now a huge hindrance to me.I will not be burned by silver, but I will not be able to get out.

I need to recall my strength.

At that time, I didn't know these things, but when the cross touched the body, I seemed to have a vague feeling.

So I pretended to be very painful to see those sacred artifacts, and let them bring them in a steady stream.Every time the pastor did something, I felt my strength grow a little bit.They sure don't know what they're doing.

If Yue-jun were here, he would definitely praise me for this deceitful trick.

A steady stream of memories flooded my mind, including how my soul was created, and the mission I received.If I succeed in guiding Moon to heaven, my rank will also increase—but I'm not interested in that.

On the seventh day, I finally had enough strength to break through that cage.

When I found Yue, he was lying there, only a thin line away from death.I rescued him.

My moon, the perfect teenager in my heart, was like a fragile child that day, full of dependence on me.

While he was unconscious, I couldn't stop thinking about that mission.God knows one thing, and so do the angels.That is, it is easy to destroy a soul with a powerful force, but it is not easy to save a soul with a strong force.I can't force Yue to do something, which would violate God's original intention.

Ultimately, I decided to hide my strength and purpose and reprise my previous role: his friend.

How rational is it to do so?

But what do I have to rely on to stop him from falling?

Yue is very smart, maybe God will also be speechless by what he said.He doesn't need my preaching, he can find his own way.However, perhaps saving a person with love is more efficient than saving a person with strength.

Thinking like this, I feel his pain, struggle with him, and forgive his every selfish thought.That's what it takes to love someone.I just don't know what to say, how far to say, he will really understand.

I used to think that Yue Jun had no love for me - all he had was the need to be loved.That day I felt God's call and thought I was about to leave, but he said that he would summon the devil again for me.Of course it won't be me next time he summons, but a real demon.

I will not let this happen.I gave up my identity as an angel and didn't struggle too much.Since I don't care so much, maybe God created me with some flaws.

So this is not a sacrifice for Yue, just as I told him.Let nature take its course.

Yuejun, the so-called angels guide people to be good.

There are many ways to use etiquette or morality or law or belief, by force or by inspiration.But how can a man do this to those he loves?Knowing you for so long, I already know you deeply.Even knowing the side of you that you don't know yourself.If you get rid of all the shortcomings, we will never meet again.I just hope you can live freely in this vast world and meet someone you will fall in love with in the future.

Things that many people can spend a lifetime struggling with are simply done with this guy.

"I hate you," Light said to his imaginary self.And when he heard this sentence, he still laughed it off.

The real L rarely showed that kind of warm expression, but his determination can be described as fiery.Until the end, no one really understood him.Several months later, Yue carefully sorted out his notes and put them in his luggage.As he said, go to that vast world alone.