deformed bone

Calvin was in a trance, he heard the voices from the TV, and he could also see the changing pictures on it, but it was difficult for him to connect those voices and pictures with his own cognition.

He can probably understand that as the only "angel" in the world who once gave birth to her, her status in the Adventist faction is probably equivalent to the "Holy Mother".However, judging from the reaction of the senior members of the Advent faction to her in the live broadcast, her status as the so-called "Holy Mother" is not considered lofty.This is probably because Rosa looks weird, her eyes are scattered, and she is somewhat crazy.

She seemed to have been injured not long ago, and her face was as pale as a zombie.And Calvin was not unfamiliar with her current appearance—not long ago, he had glimpsed her appearance in that bizarre illusion.Calvin once thought that it was just a fantasy that he had when he had a nervous breakdown, but judging from the current situation, what he saw at that time was indeed Rosa herself.

Rosa danced and said something, and then was slowly "supported" down.

She was much more embarrassed than the mother in Calvin's impression, and Calvin was filled with complicated thoughts.

"No, turn off the TV, I don't want to watch it."

he yelled in embarrassment.

When he was emotional, the screen of that TV also appeared distorted and snowflakes as if it was disturbed by electromagnetic waves.

"Don't be so impatient, my little one—the best is yet to come."

The "red stag" left another tooth mark on Calvin.

But this time Calvin didn't even feel the pain, all his attention was drawn to what was on the TV (although he didn't want to).

It's like hearing the arrangement of "Red Deer".

Accompanied by his enthusiastic whispers, a moderator stepped forward and seemed to want to put some troubled explanations back on track, but a high-ranking Adventist priest in black hurried to the microphone at this moment beside.

He whispered a few words in the host's ear, and the host's eyes widened suddenly, showing an idiot-like expression.

"Oh, God, God—"

The microphone conveyed the host's very unprofessional emotion to the crowd in the audience, and also to all the people watching TV.

Calvin had a vague premonition of something, and a cold breath rushed from his back.

His stomach constricted, and all senses in his body seemed to fail.

He himself had become a grudge, empty and dusty floating in the dark air.

And "Red Deer" bound him tightly, and the demon's arms were as hot as a branding iron.

"Look, the clown is coming soon."

Calvin heard him speak happily.

Next, the host said to the other people in the audience with a trance-like expression—"We are very honored... very honored... Next, please let Joshua, the supreme son of light, come to us , for us to unravel the misunderstanding and doubts about the Adventists..."

"Pfft, they chose a believer to be the host? This is really unprofessional."

"Red Deer" sneered, and his voice was as frivolous as if he could have another bowl of dipped potato chips while watching TV.

But Calvin was not in the mood for the same cynicism he had given to his successor, Joshua, his brother whom he had never actually met.

He just felt cold and sick, and his soul floated empty around his body instead of staying firmly inside his physical body.

"Joshua."

Calvin repeated the name.

When several high-ranking Adventist believers solemnly surrounded the young man with the strange face and slowly came to the podium, the crowd suddenly burst into warm applause.

The applause was abnormal, and so was the cheering.

Before meeting Joshua, Calvin had already sketched his appearance in his mind.

When he appeared, Calvin made no unnecessary comments about his indescribably eccentric features.

Joshua's face was unusually straight, so straight that the two faces were exactly the same.I'm afraid you can't point out any facial features that don't conform to human aesthetics on Joshua's face, but in the same way, normal human beings have no way to explain their inexplicable fear of this face.

Joshua's face is snow-white, and his pupils are an unnatural indigo blue, like topaz that has been discolored after radiation exposure.

"My disciples..."

Joshua leaned in front of the microphone, and he spoke softly.

His voice was just as beautiful, but the utterly unnatural intonation made Calvin, as always, extremely uncomfortable throughout the province.

"Child of Light!"

"Angel!"

"Eil, save us Eil..."

……

Obviously, not long ago, there were many reporters questioning and asking questions about the Adventist method, but at this moment, they all let out long cheers and screams at the same time.

There is no doubt that Joshua's appearance has caused a commotion.Moreover, Calvin could also tell that neither the broadcasting party nor other high-level people in the Advent faction had thought that Joshua would really appear in front of people.

This explanatory meeting, which was not carefully planned, soon completely lost its original position because of the appearance of Joshua.

Behind countless screams, hysterical shouts and shaking cameras, the scene once fell into an uncontrollable commotion.

"Salvation! The only salvation for mankind!"

"Please save us, great El!"

"We will always believe in you, and we will follow you all the way to the glory of heaven..."

Many were waving their arms in a futile attempt to offer their palms to Joshua.Some people even carried the child on their shoulders——

"Please, send this child to the side of the angel, he is dying, please, let him touch the angel! Let him be redeemed by the angel..."

Calvin heard someone cry indistinctly.

Compared with the very emotional crowd, Joshua also appeared very indifferent.With cold eyes, he quietly looked at everything under the stage.Behind him, the lifeless Daniel and Rosa seemed to have curled up carefully. From certain angles, they looked like inorganic wax figures in Madame Tussauds.

Calvin's pupils contracted slightly.

"Tsk tsk tsk, that fake looks really like a monster."

"Red Deer" licked Calvin's cheek and earlobe, and made a harsh evaluation.

Calvin ignored him.

Daniel, Rosa and Joshua.

The family that created the Adventist faction stood neatly on the high altar, and under the three of them, there were people dancing and dancing, as if they had fallen into a frenzy.

Never had the world seemed so strange and chaotic to Calvin.

"Shh-"

And at this moment, Joshua took a step forward and softly breathed into the microphone.

It was at this very moment that the crowd, who were still boisterous before, completely quieted down in an instant.

"Some people, those who are not firm, have questioned the Adventists and the divine brilliance because of what happened before." Joshua continued lazily, "But there are also some people, because of that tragedy, they are even more Strengthened their faith in the Adventists—which is why, in such a dangerous world, they have never suffered any bad luck."

Calvin heard someone crying at the scene, and the crying seemed to be full of remorse.

wrong.

Not right.

The sense of disobedience became more and more intense, so strong that Calvin, who was in a trance, couldn't ignore it at all.

Everyone on the other side of the TV is in a very abnormal mood.

They looked almost insane, full of morbid admiration and fanaticism for Joshua.

But obviously not long ago, those people were just the most ordinary people.

"Well, you feel it too?"

said the Red Deer.

Calvin's body trembled slightly.

He didn't want to pay attention to "Red Deer", but at such a moment, he had to say: "Didn't those people find out that something was wrong? They were brainwashed. The moment they saw that guy, their brains were no longer normal. gone."

While Calvin was speaking, Joshua's expression became serious, and he started a new topic.

"...I don't intend to explain the true meaning of God to those hypocrites." Joshua continued slowly, "The reason why I appear here today is to convey God's message to a special existence. "

The weird young man suddenly raised his head, his eyes were fixed on the camera - at that moment, Calvin even felt that Joshua had seen himself directly through the TV screen.

"Everything in this world will be yours." Joshua whispered, "...yes, I will dedicate this world to you, my brother, the true angel, the true El, the true light and redemption .”

A strong feeling hit Calvin.

Like a strong ray of light, a flash of lightning, or a fierce wind.

All the things that had no specific form but contained endless power penetrated Calvin's skin and muscles, and directly affixed to his soul.

Calvin even felt as if he had been hit directly by a lingering bolt of lightning.

Fragmented images fell into Calvin's mind——

Woman with blurred expression, screaming, beating.

【Why don't you look like your brother? !Why? ! 】

【God, you are so ugly, your face is really disgusting——】

[Go and pray, Joshua, you bad boy should stay here and pray! 】

[Don't cry, you ugly bastard, if you weren't so disgusting, no one would force you to undergo these operations. 】

[You will never be able to compare with Calvin. 】

[Go and pray, Joshua, only prayer can save your hopeless shape and stupid soul. 】

……

The voices of men and women, accompanied by distorted and blurred images, kept flashing in Calvin's mind.

"Ahhhh-"

Calvin's body bounced up on the dilapidated iron frame bed.

A strong tendency to self-destruct and a tenacious desire to survive washed Calvin's nerves - but it was not his own emotion, but another person's.

That was Joshua's past and memories.

and also……

[Go away! 】

At this moment, a pair of hands touched Calvin's temples.

Something vibrated in Calvin's body.

But instead of leaving, he left more painful and deeper scars in Calvin's body.

Calvin could even hear the sound of his own soul being cracked bit by bit.