[Comprehensive English and American] This is not a serious day-to-day

Of course, it is impossible to watch the stars in the city. The severity of light pollution in the New York City area is well known, and it is almost impossible to see the starry sky in New York at night.

Although staying away from the lair will cause a certain degree of weakness, even in a weak state, the black mist can easily deal with humans. This is how Raniya floated over the past few years. As long as you stay away from obvious abnormal events, the black mist in a weak state The fog is also enough to protect the human shell.

Soon, she took the hood and left the urban area, but the direction was not the suburbs, but New York Harbor on the edge of New York, walking on the waves of the Atlantic Ocean.

Evil creatures are so self-willed, watching the stars is a big scene, and the little girl knows how to make herself happy.

The black mist skimmed over the shimmering waves, shuttled in the light moonlight, avoided fishing boats and checkpoints, and soon appeared on the sea dozens of kilometers away from New York, and the distant city lights were only left to illuminate the sea One point, like a burning torch on the sea level.

The bright moon hangs high above the sky, Rania falls on the sea, and the surging black mist quietly floats above the sea, a touch of red looming in the mist.

She didn't know that after she left the hotel, Jason also left the Batcave, and rode his motorcycle all the way to the outskirts of Gotham. He stopped the motorcycle, leaned on the car, and looked at the city and the starry sky not far away.

"I have a question." As soon as she stopped, the auditory hallucination followed, "Why didn't you go to the lord of lust? You know she cheated you, right?"

Along the way just now, the auditory hallucination didn't make any sound, and he didn't reappear until Rania stopped, but his tone was a bit hasty.

Weird... Rania thought.

She thought for a while, and didn't ask "Aren't you my auditory hallucination, why don't you know what I'm thinking", but slowly said: "Because this is obviously a trap?"

Hood: "...?"

This answer was a bit beyond Jason's expectations.

It’s not like he hasn’t thought about it in this direction—at least he was a Robin before. How could the reasoning ability of the assistants taught by the best detectives in the world be so bad, not to mention that Jason always thought he was the smartest one. ...well, slightly worse than Tim Drake.It's just that generally speaking, after collecting intelligence, understanding the enemy, and formulating a plan... the Red Hood usually chooses to go directly to them.

This is his consistent style, not leaving much room for retreat, always like this.

But Jason didn't expect Rania to come to this conclusion, after all, this little shrike doesn't look like he can think and reason.

He didn't know Rania well, but Mist... Jason had a lot of impressions of her.

At the beginning, it was "evil creature, murderer, anti-social element, S&M lover", now these impressions have been replaced with his understanding of her, but some core impressions will not change, such as perhaps relying on himself Will not die, Mister's style is always quite arbitrary, whether it is simple and rude, or careless, in short, it always gives people the impression that they absolutely do not use their brains when they can do it.

Prejudice is wrong.Jason thought.

If you have to describe it, Lanius Wayne is more like a Möbius strip with only one side, but if you walk from one point, you can see the scenery on the back, as long as you don’t jump out of it If there is no category, there will never be a border.

...Thinking of this, Jason suddenly woke up, feeling that his current state of mind was very dangerous.

"Well, what do you think?" He decided to change the subject.

Raniya really has no plans to find lust recently. Of course, she is not afraid of the other party coming. After all, as long as the lord of lust does not break the seal, she is just a weak girl who will fall to the ground with a punch from the black mist , unless she can't think about it, Rania can't think of the other party's need to come to fight, and for Rania who is in love with the hood, her charm ability doesn't work... No, this point It's still up for debate.

But having said that, Raniya also considered the purpose of the lord of lust.

Judging from previous experience, these lords from hell seem to have different attitudes towards her. The first lord is full of appetite for the Son of Sin, while the second lord seems to be purely curious, but looks directly at the influence of the lord and doesn't care about her. It is not something ordinary people can bear. The overflowing magic pressure directly led to the near death of the human shell, and what they have in common is that they were surprised when they saw the body of the black mist, and they did not resist when they were swallowed by the black mist .

As for jealousy... Rania always felt that he seemed to be on a different channel from other masters. Although the previous masters seemed unreliable, Rania felt that it was just because they were caught off guard by the black mist, unlike jealousy. Coming to the door... It's more like a lack of IQ.

However, the expression of lust is different from the previous lords.

From the very beginning, she purposely sought out Rania—of course, this is not surprising, if it is said that what Rania devoured before was only points.body, then the main body of the master will always know what happened, and it is normal to tell each other, and the three masters in a row are divided.There is no return to the body, and there is always a need to investigate in advance before doing anything.

How amazing is the efficiency of a prepared devil lord?

She can clearly find Raniya and trick her, which can prove a lot of problems.

Conspiracies and lies are the tools of the devil, which means that after arriving in New York, everything she does is deliberate...and has a plan for what to do next.

After clarifying this point, Rania has reason to suspect that Zephyrin is fully aware of the existence of the black mist, knowing that she can fall in love with others first through the black mist, and avoid being deeply in love with her, so why did she choose to use it on Rania? love potion?

What Zevrin said at the time was "come with me", where did she want to take herself?

Raniya couldn't figure out the purpose of the lustful lord, she didn't have the confidence to fight cunning with the devil, so she chose an easier way.

——Since the lord of lust said "see you when you want to see me", then as long as she doesn't see her again, it's fine.

This is why Raniya never went to Zephyrin, and the reason why she stayed in New York and never went back is very simple.

Although she managed to capture jealousy last time, no matter what others think, Raniya doesn't think it's something to be proud of.

——The destroyed manor was not rebuilt until Christmas Eve. Before that, Rania had been living in the villa left by Martha to Bruce. The jealous lord just destroyed it casually, but the construction team took so long to rebuild it reluctantly .

The jealous lord reminds Rania of how dangerous she can be to those around her.

This factor was something Rania hadn't thought about before. Fighting of evil creatures is a big scene. The black mist is more efficient than any demolition office. Even now, Rania can easily plow Gotham.

Although there is a reason to face the enemy hastily, Raniya doesn't think it's fun. Now that lust is after her, the initiative is in her hands, and this time Raniya doesn't plan to open the battlefield. in Gotham.

...If Iron Man knew what Raniya was thinking, he would probably be the first to rush out and hammer her.

Of course, for the chaotic camp, as long as they don't cheat themselves, they always have no pressure to cheat others. If it were Raniya's former guardian, it would be hard to say what the situation would be now...

The black mist spread around and condensed into the shape of a reef. The white-haired girl sat down on the reef, reached out to catch the hood, and poured out all the paper, pens and paints in the hood. Around Rania, there is probably no painter who would not envy such treatment... provided that they can maintain their sanity after looking directly at such a scene.

The little girl dipped some sea water and moistened the paint: "Let's wait for Zephyrin to find me, anyway, she can't charm me now."

...Relying on the fact that I am now immune to charm, I can do whatever I want.Jason almost laughed.

Now he began to suspect that Raniya didn't really care who she fell in love with, but had the idea of ​​just looking for someone and then coming back to fight lust.

She does like herself...but that's just liking.

Jason felt that he should breathe a sigh of relief—this way he would not be in danger of being beaten by his brothers... No, it would still be dangerous if he was found out that he had feelings for Mister, but Jason felt that he was also in danger in this matter. Pretty innocent, come to think of it, the girl he likes and his sister are holding hands to show they're in a relationship, who would have guessed they were alone?

What was he thinking about?Jason thought.

"So you didn't go back to Gotham because you were waiting for lust?"

Now that he knew that the little Shrike had indeed considered the pros and cons, Jason could easily come to this conclusion.

Rania drew a heart on the hood casually, and continued to scribble on the paper: "——It's because I love you. Do you feel guilty about it?"

Jason: "..."

Wow, who the hell taught her to talk like that.

He should feel speechless, or continue to ask about Raniya's plan, but the fact is that the corners of his mouth moved uncontrollably, hooked up inexplicably.

"It reminds me of someone saying 'I don't talk to things that don't respond to me' a few minutes ago," he mused, pretending not to understand, "maybe I misheard."

Rania: "..."

She sighed and whispered, "Shouldn't you know why?"

Jason: "Huh?"

"Yes, I won't say hello to furniture, I won't chat with Mist, I won't talk to inanimate things—" Rania focused on coloring, and said slowly, "I won't do that, Because that made me feel so lonely.”

The little girl smiled vaguely, her voice was as soft as moonlight: "I'm so lonely that I can only talk to these things."

... This knife is really steady and accurate.

Jason was so choked that he couldn't say a word for a moment, he thought for a long time, and even wanted to laugh.

Just because it is true -- precisely because it is true.

Jason Todd once died at the age of 15. Before that, he never let anyone into his heart, did not believe that he was loved, and died as alone as he lived.

He can't say things have gotten better since his resurrection, a lot of things have gone bad, but he's found his place, he finally has friends and family... and apparently, Rania hasn't.

As someone who has experienced it, Red Hood decided to play a guest role as a psychological mentor: "But you don't need to talk to these things now, right? And you have something you didn't have before, you know what I'm talking about."

He paused: "And you still have a lot of opportunities... Everything has just begun."

She didn't screw it up like he did, she still had the chance to have what he had, she could do what he didn't.

Rania didn't answer.

After a while, before Jason thought she wasn't going to answer, she adjusted the color and said suddenly: "I think it's more reliable to try to bring Jason home."

Raniya really thinks so. First of all, think about it. Jason is the one who is completely familiar with Bruce and the others. She is an outsider, and she only has a tourist mentality at the beginning. She doesn't know Batman at all. I don't know why Bruce became Batman, and there are certain conflicts in their ideas... What's more, Raniya really can't accept her "weak and helpless" father and brothers who suddenly turned into punches and kicks. Superhero of evil creatures.

She didn't give the auditory hallucination a chance to continue, but put down the drawing paper, stretched out her hand, and made a small viewfinder frame, aiming at the starry sky in front of her.

"Which constellation do you like?" The little girl asked seriously.

Jason: "...?"

He couldn't see what Rania was doing, so he could only guess: "Capricorn... Leo?"

Rania: "Forget it."

She raised the paintbrush, lowered the pen tip, and the brilliant watercolor soaked on the paper, recreating the sky full of stars on the drawing paper.

The last stroke fell, and the sea breeze quickly dried the water marks on the paper. Rania looked at the drawing paper, and unfolded the finished painting in front of the hood: "How about giving you this piece of starry sky?"

On the distant sky, brilliant starlight travels from hundreds of millions of light-years to the earth, and is reflected in two pairs of completely different eyes.

Jason stared at the stars in the sky for a long time.

"Thank you," he said.

"Thank you too, and good night," Rania said.

The second hand moved around on the dial to twelve o'clock.

The sound of the twelve o'clock chime resounded through the sky. Zefflin looked down at the time on the phone, pursed her lips, and suddenly shrugged.

She had guessed that the Son of the Black Mist was waiting for her now, but this situation was also expected by her, but the manual propulsion speed might seem a little abrupt, which did not meet her aesthetic standards.

Almost as soon as she had this thought, Iron Man's voice sounded from behind her.

"I didn't expect that I would have the honor of meeting a beautiful woman." The playboy's tone was frivolous, but there was no warmth in his eyes. "Consider coming to the Avengers base as a guest, Your Majesty?"

faster than she thought.Zephyr thought regretfully.

She turned her head and tilted her head innocently: "Can I refuse?"

……

The journey back to New York from the sea was smooth, and Rania was satisfied without encountering any policemen or passing superheroes.

Seeing that there were still a few blocks away from the hotel, the black mist suddenly stopped.

Not far away, Manhattan, which was originally brightly lit, was dark, with flames soaring into the sky, and billowing smoke even dyed the night with a deep color. Judging from the sound of explosions one after another, it seemed that a battle was breaking out.

Raniya glanced at the convenience store not far away, and the news was playing on the TV.

"The Avengers are engaging unidentified humanoids..."

The scene swept across the battlefield. Unextinguished flames were burning everywhere in the ruins. The circuit buried under the concrete did not burst out a string of electric sparks. The figure of Iron Man in the smoke and dust was chasing a figure, and Rania caught it in time. Flickering white gold.

Almost instantly, Raniya realized who the other party was.

...Have the Avengers found the Lord of Lust?

Before Raniya could decide whether to help, the reporter on the scene brought the latest news.

The reporter was emotional: "The battlefield is shifting towards the Hilton Garden Inn in Times Square..."

Rania's pupils shrank.

Her human shell is right there...!

The situation was urgent, and Rania was not allowed to think about whether it was really an accident. The black mist wrapped her hood and rushed to the hotel, and Rania, who was in the hotel room, also quickly left the room, and the hotel guests Let's escape from the hotel together.

It seems that because the enemy is an avenger, the lord of lust had to tear off the seal and briefly regained the lord's power. When Rania arrived on the battlefield, the formerly resplendent hotel had been turned into ruins, and the crowd was horrified towards Flee away.

On the ruins, the lord of lust floats lightly in mid-air. The wings of the succubus are so exquisite and beautiful that they are like ornaments, they flap gently, and their long tails swim around the body like a snake. The long hair is also curly like a cloud, and the golden pupils reflect the surrounding avengers, showing off the bewitching beauty unscrupulously.

Her voice was clear and sweet, like a song of heaven coming from the clouds: "Let me think about it, why do you spend so much time?"

Raniya ignored Zephyrin, but looked for her figure in the crowd, quickly found the human shell from the chaotic background, and immediately floated over with the hood.

Because she couldn't concentrate, she heard the lustful laughter a step later.

"Ah, yes, because the antidote—"

In the next second, a dazzling beam of light cut through the air, crossed the ruins, and pierced through its target.

Rania saw a sea of ​​light.

The beam of light sank into the opposite building, and there was a moment of silence on the battlefield, and then a blindingly strong light rushed towards the face, the loud noise swallowed up all sounds, and the blazing wave of light engulfed the air waves, sweeping the entire street in an instant.

Amidst the exclamation of passers-by, Raniya slowly lowered her head and looked in front of her.

She heard a cracking sound.

——The world shattered into countless pieces before her eyes.

Zephyrin withdrew her fingers, did not look at her results, and smiled sweetly and maliciously: "A Midsummer Night's Dream has no antidote, unless she already has her own heart, otherwise the effect of the flower juice will last until death separates you and me ? No, death will not separate you, you will not change your mind, I am a good pastor."

Is this enough?she thinks.

The ruins were so silent that only the sound of combustibles burning remained. The white-haired girl looked at the fragments in the black mist silently. After a long time, she slowly raised her head, and her honey-golden pupils were burning with violent anger.

She handed the fragment of the hood to the black-haired girl kneeling on the ruins not far away, closed her eyes, and turned into a frenzy of black mist.

The raging mist instantly flooded the ruins, and pieces of flames were drawn into the mist stream and turned into raging flames that soared into the sky. Ferocious tentacles swam in the sea of ​​mist like angry dragons, rising ragingly in the strong wind, dyeing the night sky Strange and gorgeous crimson.

The lord of lust looked up at the crimson sky, his eyes revealed a bit of weakness and confusion.

"It's so beautiful... like an abyss."

In the distant past, she fought against the abyss with the rest of the lords, and heard the prophecy at the bottom of the abyss... and then everything changed.

The black mist rushed towards her one after another, like sea waves roaring and chasing the rocks, and the fire was faintly visible in the black mist, sweeping everything around.

For Rania, who is away from home, this is not an easy battle.

Most of her power resides in the lair, and her enemies are not in human skin.She was the lord who released all her strength, and in just a moment, Raniya realized that she could not devour the lord of lust.

Zephyrin also realized this, and frowned slightly.

"You should be glad it's just a hood," she said, "otherwise I just killed your lover and you didn't protect it."

There is no devil who is not good at playing with people's hearts, and Lust knows how to arouse the anger of the children of the black mist.

She stretched out her hand to the black mist that almost rushed in front of her. Mist snake opened its huge dark mouth, but hit the invisible barrier before devouring her, making a miserable cry.

The lord of lust chuckled, "What can you change?"

The irritable and frantic whispers lingered around Zephyrin's side. For ordinary people, just hearing the whispers was enough to cause a nervous breakdown, but for the lord, this was still within the tolerable range.

When the black mist emerged, the Avengers were forced to stay away from the battlefield due to crazy ravings, unable to get involved in this mythical war, but even so, they could see that Rania could not defeat the lord of lust.

After another impact, the heat wave rushed in all directions, the remaining glass was shattered in the impact, and piercing roars erupted. Except for Rania, there was no ordinary person on the entire street, and pure power easily swept across the city center. Out of the vacuum belt.

The battle between the black mist and the lord was still going on, but the black-haired girl just knelt on the ruins, lowered her head, staring blankly at the scattered fragments in her palm.

What is she thinking?Rania thought.

Respectively, leave, the blackboard on the refrigerator, the numbers on the bill, the eyes of the Labrador, the train on the ghost plain, the plane flying through the clouds, and live——

She heard the sound of a locomotive, the engine roaring through the blockade, and someone ran towards her and half knelt down in front of her.

Rania looked up.

"Why are they all leaving?" she asked.

Why did it leave, why did the guardian leave, why did Dick leave, why did the dead leave, why did everything she wanted to keep leave.

What price would she have to pay to keep them?

Rania didn't know.

She heard a sigh.

"Not today, I swear," Jason said.

No one can protect everyone every time. They grow up desperately to protect something, but when they think they can fulfill their wishes, they always find that they are not that strong.

But she hasn't had the time to go through this yet.

"I'll help you," he said.

He reached out to Rania and took the hand she had extended to him.

Black mist emerged from his arm, wrapped around their intertwined hands, and then swarmed up, covering her host.

A dragon-like pillar of fire surrounded the black mist and soared into the sky.