deformed bone

Calvin saw Isa again in a dream.

He seemed to be back in Virgil's kitchen again. He pushed the refrigerator away and saw Isa with her back turned to him.The difference is that this time he didn't fall down in panic, nor did he knock over the expensive tableware on the ground in panic.

His mood was very calm, with love and regret, he stretched out his hand, took Isa's hand and pulled her out from behind the refrigerator.

The moment his hand touched Isa, the girl's blood-stained skirt returned to its original color, and the blood stains on her hair faded in the soft light, revealing her beautiful long ginger hair.

【Come--】

Isa's expression became serene, she raised her head and stared at Calvin, the innocence that a 13-year-old should have and the understanding and compassion that a great wise person should have appeared on her childish cheeks.

She led Calvin out of Virgil's house step by step, but outside that door was not the tree-lined street in Calvin's memory, but a desolate and cold town in the desert.

The whole town was shrouded in yellow sand all over the sky, dilapidated buildings were looming in the dim yellow wind, and the sun was white, sinking low in the mid-air.At the end of these corpse-like buildings, there is a majestic church. The lawn in front of the church has been completely withered, layers of flies are densely covered on the scorched ground, and the fountain on the small square is spraying like oil. Viscous dark red plasma.

Isa walked around those filthy areas lightly, and led Calvin to the interior of the church.

After entering the church, Calvin realized that there seemed to be a fire here. Inside the majestic exterior decoration was a decayed internal structure that was burnt black. The exquisite murals on the high dome had disappeared, and the huge cross Hanging precariously in the center of the hall, black tar dripped slowly down the uneven wood.

Isa stopped under the cross and turned around slowly.

[Brother Calvin,] Her expression was very peaceful, and her voice sounded ethereal as if it came from the clouds, 【You will come here to find me, right? 】

Calvin reached out and stroked Isa's hair.Countless fragments suddenly flooded into his mind: the dim light, the men in black robes, the rough sweaty hands, the sweat sliding across the skin, the distorted faces of the men...

That strong emotion, disgust, hatred and despair flooded Calvin's soul, but amazingly, he felt that he accepted it all very calmly, just like the sea contains the polluted Rivers, like the atmosphere diluting the toxic fumes...

"Yes, I will. I will put an end to this evil, and you will return to our heavenly garden, where you will live in peace and happiness forever."

Calvin heard himself say.

He was a little surprised to find that the voice coming from his throat was like striking metal, sharp and bright, extremely majestic and cold.

Tears welled up in Isa's eyes, and she kissed the back of Calvin's hand, and her figure gradually became blurred.

[And I will always praise your glory and majesty there. 】

she said softly, and disappeared.

……

Calvin opened his eyes on the bed.

He was staring at the ceiling, his body trembling under the blanket.

"Isa..."

He called the name softly, his face wet.

His heart was beating like it was about to explode in the next second, and he was breathing heavily, but his body couldn't move at all.

"I... Isa..."

The moment he woke up from the dream, he felt the thick evil and the disappearance of the girl very clearly. Even after waking up for a long time, he was still immersed in that nightmare, completely Can't break free.

"Calvin? Are you awake?"

Someone opened the door, and he stood beside Calvin's bed and asked eagerly.

Dry warm palms touched Calvin's forehead, and then those deep green eyes.

It took Calvin a moment to realize that it was Reed...

"God, what's wrong with you..."

Reed's voice floated slowly in Calvin's mind, unable to piece together a complete sentence at all.

Calvin stretched out his hand and grabbed Reed's shoulder, he raised his body and repeated the broken words to him heavily——

"Isa... that girl... the church, the church in the desert... she's calling for help..."

"Hey, Calvin, calm down, be clear, what are you talking about?"

Reid showed a blank expression.

And Calvin was almost out of breath, his tears poured out uncontrollably, he cried like a five-year-old child, but he didn't realize it at all.

"That's not a ghost, that's her last cry for help, she hopes someone can save her... Oh my god... those disgusting bastards... how dare they do such a thing... Fucking (*￥!"

Calvin burst out a series of vicious curses and swear words, and the emotions he tolerated in the dream burned his nerves like brimstone, and he unconsciously rubbed his arms vigorously, as if to wash away Like those invisible filth.

His nails left long bloodstains on his arms, Reed's eyes darkened, and he grabbed Calvin's hands forcefully.

"Calvin! Calm down! You're just being affected, it's just a dream...a nightmare..."

He kept repeating in Calvin's ear until he felt Calvin limp in his arms.

He gently kissed Calvin's forehead covered in cold sweat, and then slowly let go of him.

"Calm down?"

he asks.

Calvin wiped away his tears with the back of his hand, his face was extremely pale, and his wet eyes made him look extremely fragile.

"...that wasn't a nightmare."

He spoke to Reed in a thick nasal voice.

Reed had to use all his self-control not to push Calvin down on the bed again, he took a deep breath and raised his eyebrows.

"Perhaps, everyone will have a different reaction after encountering a 'spirit'. Some people will have a harmless nightmare because of fright, while some people..."

"I didn't receive any shock, and I know it wasn't a dream. It was Isa, Isa was asking for help! Those guys from the Advent faction..." Calvin suddenly covered his mouth, and he retched a few times lying on the edge of the bed. When he looked up again his eyes were sharper and angrier than before, "I can tell you, I know it wasn't a nightmare."

"Well," Reid showed that kind of headache expression, "it is true that some people will perceive something after touching the 'soul', but what I must say is that this perception is usually distorted , the situation may not be so bad..."

Before Reed finished speaking, Calvin suddenly lifted the quilt and jumped out of bed.He took off his pajamas in front of Reed, the wound on his back seemed to have healed, and the burning pain had faded away, but when he raised his hand, he still felt a strong numbness.The suit Calvin was wearing before had been cleaned and stacked on the bedside. He calmly reached out and grabbed the T-shirt that smelled like detergent and put it on himself.

"Calvin, what are you doing?"

Reed asked tremblingly behind him.

"How long have I slept?"

Calvin turned his head to look at Reed, who just showed that somewhat dazed expression.

"Uh, about seventeen hours or so?"

Calvin frowned and turned his head. The moment he took off his pajama pants, he felt a strong gaze fall on his bare legs. However, when Calvin turned his head again, what he saw was But it was Reed who lowered his head and blushed and didn't dare to look over here.

Calvin suddenly walked towards him, and he put his hands on Reed's face, forcing the latter to look straight at him.

"I'm going to find Isha, you'll help me, won't you?"

Calvin stared deeply at Reed, his voice was hoarse and low, with a nasal tone characteristic of crying.

At such a close distance, Reed could clearly see his own face in those purple pupils.

Reid's hands hung by his sides, his fingertips trembling slightly.

"Whatever you need, I can give you."

After a while, he spoke to Calvin.