A retired magician raises a bucket daily

Reed squatted on the edge of the Cavern of Nothingness, he knew that something was wrong with him now, the frequency of his heart beating in his chest was like being pressed on a motor. For any other sounds, only the countdown to my own life is left in my ears.

It turns out that people can really feel their own death.

Reed thought vaguely, he lowered his head and looked at the blackness below, the deep pothole was like a vortex trying to suck him down, and the dense real ether around him was like a huge wave crashing towards him, boom—a moment, There was no time to make any sound of directly smashing people, just like that, it was directly submerged in it, and was swirled in by the vortex with more and more tides coming in.

It seems that I haven't fulfilled my promise... Reed's hand grabbed in the void, and the cold air came in with the pain like a needle, and the weightlessness enveloped his body. The wind elements that he was most amiable to had passed by his ears without any reaction, and flew up into the sky with a clatter.

Bright light spots reflected in his pupils, getting farther and farther away.

He is falling.

"—————!" Someone seemed to be talking, and that figure covered Albion's dome and those streamers.

The hand stretched out in the void was caught.

Reed opened his mouth, he didn't know if he said something, and he didn't know what he saw, anyway, those things would eventually be swept away by the wind.

He just heard the sound of the barrier being broken again in the silent world.

The wind blew up the other party's sleeve, and the hand holding him bulged with blue veins, and pulled it towards him forcefully. A low, hoarse whine came from Reed's throat. The next second, the warm touch came It diffused from the numb fingertips.

He was hugged hard.

The motor machine above the heart finally stopped, it seemed that everything stopped abruptly, or...his whole world revived again.

The sound of the rushing wind when falling, the breathing of the person in front, the echo of the stone hitting the empty stone wall, the cry of the person above, and the panting of myself like a dying person... everything is gathered together, and I can’t wait to return to the in his body.

"You scared me to death!"

His hands passed through his shoulder blades and were tightly folded on his back. Reed was pressed hard on Jason's body. He heard the young man's flustered breathing and the trembling voice pressed against his ear. Wire.

"I..." He hugged Jason a little at a loss, not knowing what to say, the two of them were still falling, and the depth of the Cave of Nothing was unknown, but since it was connected [ Fairy Realm], at least thirty to forty kilometers deep, surrounded by dark rock walls, the light above it almost turned into a small dot, he heard the sound of Weber's roar echoing in it.

"[Anchor] on him—!"

Three seconds after Reed was hugged tightly by that hug, he let out a sound that could be called a scream, and yelled at Jason: "You jumped down too!"

"Otherwise, do you want me to watch you die?!" The other party yelled back, not to be outdone, and finally the anger in his voice could not be concealed, "You jumped down without saying a word, do you think you are a superman?"

"..." I just accidentally lost my sanity for a few seconds just now - of course Reed couldn't say such words.

The position of the fall was getting deeper and deeper, and the bright opening above could no longer be seen, and his vision was eroded by blackness. Even if he had the night vision ability of a vampire, his eyes were still pitch black at the moment.Reed hugged Jason and sighed, and buried his face in the other's shoulder. The familiar smell made him calm down in the strange and turbulent environment. Wherever you arrive, anyway, the [Anchor] is on you, and I will throw you back when you reach the fourth floor."

The so-called [Anchor] is a magic formula attached to the spiritual outfit, just like Constantine left a protective magic circle on Jason's soul, which can ensure that his soul stays safely in the In the body, in the eyes of magicians, [Anchor] is also a kind of magic used for 'protection'. Although the conditions for using it are very harsh, Weber did put the spiritual equipment engraved with [Anchor] magic on it. On Jason's body, so that Weber can bring Jason back to him within a certain distance.

After finishing speaking, Reed said fiercely to Jason again: "Don't follow me!"

"Are you sick!" Jason was shocked by the shamelessness of the vampire in front of him, and began to speak out in anger: "Oh, you are really sick, don't want to live anymore?!"

"You can't die here, Jason," Reed said, the other party hugged him as if trying to melt him into his body, Reed begged in a low voice: "Don't die here... ...."

Jason Todd is a hero, he deserves to die for his ideals, for those who are weak, for those who have suffered injustice, for those who are dark and dirty, for those who will fight for the future and children, to fight vigorously - definitely not here, die In a ghostly place that no one knows, not even an unnamed tomb can be owned, silent and quiet.

"You promised me..." Jason gritted his teeth, clenched his arm tightly, and could even feel a little tremor, his breath fell by his ear, as if he was going to bite it down , "If you want to live for me, you broke your promise so soon? Liar!"

The vampire took a deep breath, "...it's dangerous down there, it's a place that no one has ever explored, and I don't know everything ahead...how dare I let you Are you going with me?"

"So you decided to abandon me?"

"It's not abandonment, I—" As if a light suddenly appeared in the endless darkness, it was really very conspicuous, the rich real ether squeezed his chest, Reed realized that they were about to reach the fourth floor "Observatory 』Carion, he closed his eyes, trying to activate the last accumulated magic power in his body, the weak wind supported their bodies, as if being pushed, the two bodies were pushed aside smashed the wall above.

When it hit the ground firmly, Reed let out a muffled groan. He lay on his back and slowed down for a few seconds. The unbearable excessive magic power and the burden of Jason's body above his body increased the burden, and the vampire's eyes turned black. After taking a few breaths, he pushed Jason aside and slowly got up from the ground.

"Ho-ha, what the hell..." Jason came back from the strong pressure with a 'huh'. After the magic power in the air reached a certain saturation level, it would be the same for ordinary people. It was extremely difficult to move. He felt as if his whole body had been increased dozens of times by gravity. Every part of his body was so heavy that he could hardly breathe, and his limbs were weakening. However, after so many years of training The vigilance and fighting instinct that came out made him subconsciously prop up his body.

"This is Karion, the Observatory," Reid looked around. The huge transparent crystals radiate bright light on the wall. This is a very strange place, or it is too ritualistic. The two of them now Located on a promenade, the ground is clean and smooth, as smooth as a mirror. When he looked down, it was like looking in a mirror. Although it was a promenade, the two sides were also very empty, just the ground under their feet. It's completely different from the one next to it.Crystals also grew on the stone wall of the zenith, reflecting on the ground, there was an illusion of losing the sense of space, Reed helped Jason up, "It is said that all magicians designated by the seal will eventually stay here .”

This mirrored floor stretched forward for a long time. Reed took a few steps there, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in the empty environment.

"What is 'seal designation'?"

Reed glanced at him and found that Jason was frowning, his eyes squinted and staring at the ground, looking uncomfortable.

"The seal designation is to detain and capture magicians who have rare talents or violate taboos in the name of 'protection', and imprison them for a lifetime." Reid explained: "The seal designations are all magicians who have reached the limit. Possesses magic that cannot be acquired through learning, which is possible due to its blood and physique. In order to make magic continue to future generations, the Magic Association treats it as a 'precious item' and 'protects' it, and locks it up in this place."

"Haha, isn't that a specimen?" Jason smiled sarcastically, and now he feels more and more that the magic society is too stupid. "Will someone really be locked up here? Treated like a specimen?"

Reed shook his head and said softly: "Most of them refused the edict and fled to other places."

For example, Aozaki Orange, who once briefly guided him in puppet magic, such as himself.

But the front wasn't his destination, and he didn't have such a high ideological awareness of dedicating himself to the continuation of magic, so he just glanced at the deep front before stopping in his tracks.

"Jason, you can't go on the rest of the way. I'll send you back now." Reed squatted down, held Jason's hand tightly, and looked up at him. The other party lowered his head because of the true ether in the air.

"I won't go back." He lowered his eyebrows, stared down at Reed, and squatted down flatly after a few seconds. The two of them were head to head like a small animal in an unknown animal channel. holding hands.

Reed hissed with a headache, "Be obedient."

"I've had enough of parting and death." Jason said slowly, his eyelids drooping, covering up the fragility in it, "Why does it have to be us?"

Why did the two of them have to go through this process?

No matter what kind of relationship it is, it is very important to Jason. It seems that his childhood with nothing left him only barren emotions. Whether it is love or hate, they are deeply rooted in his heart. In the flesh and blood, emotion drives him to grow and drives his every action, so he will go to the clown alone because of a false news about his dead mother, and will dig himself out of the six-foot hell because of unwillingness. Coming out of the grave, he will become Red Hood because of Batman's anger that he has not killed the Joker... and he will not let go because of fear, afraid that once he lets go, he will have nothing and be abandoned in place.

"Didn't we agree from the beginning?" Reed held his face. Jason looked haggard these days, and the new stubble was short and hard, and it felt very tight in his hands. Rough, "You said you wouldn't regret it."

"I regret it." Jason muttered, stuck his hand, and grasped it tightly, "There must be other ways, you see, I was resurrected from the spring of Lazarus, we can go to the League of Assassins to try - Justice League There is also a mother box inside, even Superman can be resurrected, you saved them, you must—"

"Jay," Reed sighed, interrupting Jason, "you're like a child..."

"I'm just a child, I'm only ten years old." His lover, who is 5 years younger than him, sniffled his nose in a low voice and said confidently.

"Crying?" Reed smiled slightly, and moved closer to him, "It's really like a child."

"I didn't cry." The child said stubbornly, "Being a child has the right to act like a baby, right? Don't go, or I will go with you."

"No." Reid knew very well that his body was on the verge of collapse, and now nothing could save him except the real Philosopher's Stone, "Those are things I have to face myself, just like you I have endured the pain caused by being cursed by the Lazarus spring, and I can only go to the next one.”

With a long sigh, he touched the other person's cheek and leaned forward to kiss him, "I love you, I love you now, and I will love you in the future."

"......"

Reid closed his eyes and felt a little moisture on his lips. Before he could react, the person in front suddenly let go of him and stood up.

"I see." Jason stood up straight unsteadily, wiped his face, "Let's break up."

"...Ah...?" Reed blinked, unable to keep up with what Jason was thinking.

"I don't love you anymore," Jason sniffled, and turned his eyes away, not knowing where it fell, "but I will wait here for you to come back."

"I will continue to love you when you come back."