Little Priest's Cat Diary

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In the dark and boundless world, the majestic river of light flows slowly.

On the side of the river that had been the bleakest, the tributary that branched off into darkness was gone.

Little by little, that bleak section of the river regains its radiance like the rest.

The brightest spot of light shone brightly, covering the area.

There are silent conversations in the dark.

[You still lost. 】

A huge consciousness is like a sigh.

【…】

The other consciousness didn't answer.

[Let's stop here. 】

【……No. 】

[Let's stop here. 】

【……No! 】

The originally silent consciousness seemed to suddenly become intense.

The air current raised by this consciousness blasted a strong storm in the darkness.

[I do not forgive, never forgive! 】

The storm swept past, causing ripples in the torrent of time flowing quietly below.

That intense awareness was gone.

The darkness where the storm raged has once again returned to its former calm.

The huge consciousness that was left behind seemed to let out a long sigh, and then quietly disappeared in the darkness.

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Mia.

The man seemed to want to call his name.

But before he could make a sound, the man's lips disappeared into the air.

He tried to reach out, trying to grab something.

But he couldn't catch anything.

That person disappeared before his eyes, along with the whole world.

'If you don't want to disappear, then don't disappear. '

He said so to the man.

But that person eventually disappeared.

Leave him alone in the dark.

He stared blankly at the world that disappeared like a bubble phantom in front of him, and watched his hands and his body dissipate along with the collapse of the world.

Consciousness once again plunged into darkness.

The body fell downwards.

He seemed to fall into the sea again, surrounded by soft water waves, and slowly sank into the deep sea.

The bottom of the sea is very quiet, as if time has stopped passing here.

Falling asleep here made him feel very peaceful.

This feeling of peace was so good that he wanted to continue to sleep quietly like this.

In this undisturbed depth of the sea.

Time is passing bit by bit, flowing quietly.

He seemed to have been asleep for a long time, so long that he had forgotten the passage of time.

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In the north of the mainland, there is a very deep bay.

In the depths of the bay, there is a long and narrow sea area.

It is surrounded by two continents, with only a tiny gap and the outer ocean flowing.

It is said that it is a cursed sea area.

Around this sea area, there is no grass and no plants can grow.

Moreover, for more than ten days every year, storms will blow over this long and narrow sea area, and the sea water in the sea area will turn red like blood.

'Sea of ​​Blood', 'Sea of ​​Curse'.

That's what people from other places call it.

There is a legend circulating in this land.

This ocean of blood is cursed because 'that man' shed his last drop of blood on the edge of this ocean.

His blood stained the ocean red.

The Hitaya family lives in this area.

The Hitaya people live in the forest, and the 'Sea of ​​Faith' is their name for this sea area.

The cursed ocean in the legends of outsiders is the holy land of the Hitaya clan.

It is said that the reason why they have lived in the forest next to this sea area for generations is to protect this sea area.

[Thousands of years ago, our faith was born from this sea. 】

[Thousands of years later, he will return from the sea again. 】

The ancient prophecies have been passed down from generation to generation.

The Hitaya also guard their holy places to this day.

Boom, thunder exploded in the sky.

A huge roar came straight through, and every sound shook people's hearts.

A streak of lightning flashed across the pitch-black clouds, as if they were about to tear apart the sky.

A storm rages between heaven and earth.

The sky is dark, the sun and the moon have no light.

The strong wind howled, rolling up layers of huge waves.

It was a huge wave like blood.

The sky was crimson red, and it was the color of blood as far as the eye could see.

Surrounded by blood, it was as frightening as falling into a bloody purgatory.

The monstrous waves are like ferocious blood-red monsters, howling and roaring, as if angrily wanting to destroy the whole world.

The cry of a child came from the blood-red sea waves.

The naughty child forgot the advice of his parents and ran to play in the sea while the adults were not paying attention.

Knowing that the sky suddenly changed, the storm suddenly fell, and the entire sea area changed from clear blue to blood-like red at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.

On weekdays, the calm and calm sea set off monstrous waves.

The waves roared and swept everything.

The weather became unpredictable.

Several children who were swimming at the beach hurried to the shore when they saw that the weather was not right. However, there were still two children who were too late to go ashore and were swept into the sea by the roaring waves.

Amid the children's cries for help, a young man rushing rushed into the sea.

He grabbed the child who was thrashing near the sea, threw it violently into the sea, then turned around and jumped into the sea, braving the waves to swim to another child who had been swept into the deep sea by the huge waves.

Even in the wind and waves, the young man's figure is extremely vigorous.

He caught up with the child who was swept away by the huge waves at the fastest speed, dragged the unconscious child out of the water, and then swam to the beach with difficulty in the waves with the child in one hand.

The frightened children were still crying at the beach.

At this time, many adults rushed to this side quickly. While protecting the children on the shore, they separated two strong men to jump into the sea and swim to the young people and children who were sinking and floating in the huge waves. .

The storm was too fierce, and the waves were too rough, constantly rolling the two people in the waves backwards, as if trying to pull them back into the deep sea.

The young man with a child in his arms struggled against the waves and tried his best to swim forward.

Breaking through the waves, he gradually approached the shore.

It's just that his physical strength has also been consumed a lot, and his speed has also slowed down.

Fortunately, the person who responded to him had already swam over. The young man raised his head and pushed the child forward first.

The opponent grabbed the unconscious child.

Before the young man had time to breathe a sigh of relief, at this moment, suddenly a monstrous wave came violently and swallowed him in an instant.

The strong impact blurred his consciousness for an instant.

He was swept into the deep seabed by the waves, and his body sank slowly.

The storm seemed to be gradually leaving him.

Compared with the stormy waves on the sea surface, the bottom of the sea is unusually quiet.

The rough seas seem to have no effect here at all.

The surrounding sea water is not the glaring blood color like the surface of the sea, but a clear red color, like the light red color formed by melting clear rubies.

A school of small fish swam past him.

He sank slowly.

Consciousness is a little hazy.

His vision also dimmed a little bit.

Is his life ending here?

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I'm really not reconciled...

Under this unwilling trend, the young man struggled to open his eyes.

At that moment, he saw a huge red gemstone on the bottom of the sea.

Among the red gemstones, there seemed to be a young boy sleeping soundly.

gem?

people?

Is there someone in the jewel under the sea?

His pupils dilated with astonishment.

He wondered if this was his hallucination before he died, and when he subconsciously opened his eyes wide to see clearly, suddenly a strong force came from behind him.

Someone seemed to grab his feet from behind and drag him up.

Wait a moment.

He cried out eagerly in his heart.

But in this trance and unconscious state, he couldn't make a sound at all.

Finally, he took a last look at the huge ruby ​​that was already looming in the depths of the seabed, and he completely lost consciousness.

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Once a year, around this time, there will be a storm on the sea, and the sea will turn red.

Therefore, whenever this time is approaching, the Hitaya people who often go to the holy seaside to worship on weekdays will no longer go near the seaside.

But this time, a few naughty children sneaked to the beach to play in the water without telling the adults, but because of the sudden arrival of the storm, they were almost swept away by the waves.

Even the people who almost saved them died at the bottom of the sea.

These unlucky children were naturally given a solid lesson by their parents after they returned home, and the sound of them being beaten up and howling could be heard all day long.

"Fanaya, don't you think what you said is strange?"

"There's a giant red gemstone on the bottom of the sea? Is there a living person in the gemstone?"

In the room, the young man standing in the room smiled and shook his head.

"Don't you find it funny to listen to yourself?"

"But I did see..."

"Okay, Fanaya, it's probably a hallucination you saw before you died, a huge ruby, and there must be a beautiful princess lying inside the ruby, right?"

The young man patted the shoulder of his friend lying on the bed.

"I understand, I understand you, come on, drink this."

He handed the hot soup to his friend, watched him drink it, and then took the bowl and put it on the rattan table beside him.

The young man lying on the bed was still a little pale.

He frowned and thought for a while, then lifted the quilt and wanted to get out of bed.

He said, "No, I'm going to have another look."

"Are you kidding me? The storm at sea is still raging now, are you looking for death by going into the sea now?"

His friend pinned him down.

"My elder brother risked his life to drag you back from the bottom of the sea, not for you to seek death for a hallucination before dying!"

Reaching out to grab his friend's shoulder and pressing him back to the bed, the young man muttered.

"Listen to me, now, lie down and give me a good night's sleep. In your dream, you can see the ruby ​​princess under the sea who needs you to save. Do you understand?"

"........."

Letting his friend push him down, Fanaya's face showed a bit of confusion.

Was it really just his dying fantasy?

But why does he always feel... that's not his illusion.

The quiet bottom.

The boy among the red gems.

Perhaps it was because the decoction had a sleep-inducing effect, and drowsiness hit him, and he fell asleep in confusion.

Soon, more than ten days passed.

The storm at sea gradually subsided, and the sea water turned from red to normal sea blue that night after the storm subsided.

The bright sun shone down, reflecting the sparkling sea.

The sky after the storm was as blue as washing, as clean as a mirror.

Looking at the past along the sea surface, the sea and the sky line, and the blue of different shades gradually blends into one.

Fanaya sat on the reef by the sea, looking at the sea.

The sea is calm, even the surging waves are gentle, gently brushing the fine sand on the beach.

The calm sea at this moment could not see the doomsday-like scene of the stormy waves in the past ten days or so.

His eyes were not looking at the vast ocean, but staring at the sea surface, as if he wanted to penetrate the sea water to see the depths of the seabed.

Although his friends kept telling him that it was just his hallucination, for some reason, he kept thinking about the scene he saw in the depths of the stormy sea.

Huge ruby.

The boy among the jewels.

When I close my eyes, it seems to appear in front of my eyes.

Very clear.

During the more than ten days of the storm, he was firmly stopped by his friends and refused to let him come to the beach.

Now that the storm has passed and the sea has calmed down, his friend has no excuse to stop him.

"You are simply stupefied!"

Friends say so.

He also felt that he was a little dazed, but he just couldn't let it go.

wow.

slam-la-

The sound of lapping waves kept ringing in his ears, Fanaya took a deep breath and stood up.

"I said, do you really want to go down?"

The friend standing beside him frowned and said.

"Just to tell you that it must be a hallucination. Doctors have said that when people are dying, they often see strange hallucinations."

"Even if it's an illusion, I have to prove it myself."

Fanaya said resolutely, "Otherwise I won't feel safe."

"Tsk, you have this temper since you were a child. You are stubborn and stubborn. No one can do anything to you."

The young man sighed dejectedly.

"Okay, you go down, I'll watch here." He said, "If you don't come up within 15 minutes, I'll go down and find you."

Although he knew that his friend's water quality was very good, otherwise it would be impossible to save people in such a storm, but just in case, he still had to keep an eye on it.

Fanaya hummed.

He moved his wrist, took a deep breath, and jumped into the sea water.

He swam to the depths of the sea.

If he remembered correctly, the big wave at that time rolled him to the bottom of the sea under this rocky cliff.

The water here is very deep.

The sunlight coming in from the sea is getting weaker and weaker.

As he dived, the surrounding water gradually darkened.

The reefs on the bottom of the sea are covered with pink corals, which reflect a light red in the blue water.

When Fanaya was going downstream, there were always colorful small fish or white jellyfish passing by him.

When there is no storm, the underwater world is a magnificent and colorful garden.

It's just that he has no time to watch the beauty of the seabed, but he is only looking for the huge ruby ​​​​that he saw in the storm that day.

He searched for a long time.

But never found.

Could it really be that it was just a hallucination before his death, as his friends and doctors said?

Fanaya felt a little lost in his heart for no reason.

Finally, after searching around, he was about to lose his breath, so he had to give up and float up.

However, just as he was floating up, suddenly a huge fish more than two meters long rushed towards his direction.

He hurriedly avoided, although he was not hit, but was swept aside by the water waves set off by the giant fish.

Fanaya rolled several times in the water, and managed to stabilize again.

Shaking his head, sobering up his confused mind after being hit by the water waves, he opened his eyes, intending to float up again.

However, the moment he opened his eyes, his pupils jumped suddenly.

He saw in the sea below, surrounded by pink corals that looked like blooming flowers, a huge aqua blue gemstone lay quietly in it.

Among the transparent gemstones, the boy with pale blond hair was sleeping peacefully.

found it!