stay together, down

The parade/walk of the night of bells has begun.On the street, chasing and playing children shuttled through the slow-moving queue.The holy statue of the angel is covered with a red cloth, giving the living and the dead a brief joy of reunion.People were wearing red robes of the same color, and the bells in their hands made crisp sounds, and everyone had peaceful smiles on their faces.

Lin An, Klaus, Elijah, and Cole also came to an isolated quiet place. ——Finn's symbolic magic trapped the spiritual consciousness of everyone in a hunting room.

In a narrow and compact wooden hut, the walls are hung with animal heads that symbolize everyone: the ferocious wolf, the noble stag, the cunning fox, and the instigator of all these, which symbolizes Finn's ridiculous but appropriate brutality. wild boar.

These symbols are easy to distinguish, but everyone's eyes are drawn to a snow-white animal hanging on the wooden wall.It's a lamb.Unlike other symbolic animal heads, this lamb is a complete body.The white fluff is lifelike, extremely soft and obedient.

There is no suspense, the moment you see it, everyone guesses its symbol in your heart.

Klaus was stabbed in the heart at once, and the wolf's claws went straight towards Finn, but they could not advance an inch when they were about to get close to the opponent's neck.This is Finn's magical place, and he has made sure that no one can harm him here.

"Relax, Nicklaus," Finn said. "I'm going to take what's most precious to you. Tell me, is she?"

With a dodge, Lin An was exposed behind him.

Klaus moved his lips, but nothing came out.Finn may be their enemy, but in many cases, only in the mouth of the enemy can we get a glimpse of the truth.Because the enemy will wholeheartedly delve into the secrets of the opponent and dig out the hidden truth.

Lin An knew very well that she was not Klaus's "most cherished", but someone who had never been so naked before.Perhaps she had thought, consciously or not, that she would always be different to Klaus.She was born in his dark, difficult, tyrannical, and bloody life, with light, pure kindness, redemption... and all the beautiful gestures in his fantasy.She will lead him through the withered, muddy and death-ridden road, to the other end full of vitality and brilliance...

She had these blind and vain self-confidence, but his world was too complicated, or human emotions were too greedy, and she was no longer satisfied with just being a little "different".She fails, and backs down.

Finn spent all his energy besieging everyone in the hunting room, of course not to test the relationship between Klaus and Lin An.He surmised, even affirmed, that Klaus was trying to hide a secret that he was trying to unearth and then destroy.

his city.

Rebecca.

Elijah.

Lin An.

……

Finn ruled out the approaches one by one.

Lin An was also ruled out.

"I thought it would be the little animal you raised, but it will belong to Cole right away, and you are indifferent." Finn reasoned step by step.

Klaus' face became gloomy and silent again.Lin An lowered his head. The reason for the silence was irrefutable, and Finn's words were undeniable.

Lin An knew this man—an invincible giant in strength and an infant in emotion.Difficult to approach, cruel and unscrupulous desire to control, but also tender and fragile that makes people feel pitiful and tolerant.She had hoped that she would have the ability to soothe and comfort his fragility, but it turned out that she was no different from the countless women he had met in the past 1000 years who were obsessed with his charming smile.None of them, she, could suitably fill his deficiency.

Just like his Tatia, he was in pain when he lost it, but time will always dilute everything. He has endless life, so he met Lin An again.In the future of his life, he will always encounter the scenery of the next season.

Therefore, at this moment, Lin An had no expression on his face, nor did he feel uncomfortable in his heart, as if he hadn't heard Finn's words at all.Life is full of disappointments. After so many cycles, there will always be a line of defense that is forced to build in my heart. Gradually, I will no longer be affected by people and things outside the line of defense.

While muttering to herself, Lin An felt her head sink, and it was Cole who knocked on the top of her head gently.Lin An raised his head, smiled back at Cole's mischievous smiling face, and asked in a soft voice, "You said just now that this is a spiritual spell, symbolizing magic?"

"Yes." Cole replied, "This is a hunting room, where wizards bring their prey to practice psychic spells. Our bodies are in the real world, but our spiritual consciousness appears here, created by the heads of these animals." as a symbol."

"That sheep represents me?" Lin An pointed to the symbol hanging in the middle.After getting an affirmative answer from Cole, Lin An asked again: "Then what if you choose the wrong symbol?"

Finn replied, "I promise, Sweetheart, your tokens are exactly the same."

"Really?" Lin An nodded lightly, and suddenly shouted to the empty doorway, "Come in."

Everyone froze, especially Finn.This is an illusion created by him, it is impossible for another person to break into it without him noticing.

There was silence outside the door.Klaus, Cole and Elijah all looked at Lin An suspiciously.Finn mocked: "It's useless to play tricks!"

As if responding to Finn's contempt and ridicule, the door panel "squeaked" and was pulled open, revealing a fair and delicate little face with a familiar sly and sweet smile on it, and then jumped briskly. To the indoor steps.

Finn stood up abruptly.

Elijah also stood up, "It's you?!" asked in surprise.There was an unconcealable smile in his eyes.

Hong also laughed, and everyone's surprise pleased her. "Hello, Elijah, long time no see!"

Elijah's smile extended from his eyelashes to the corner of his lips, "It's been a long time."

Finn recovered from his astonishment, still in disbelief: "This is impossible! How did you appear here?"

Hong turned around, faced him and said, "I don't want to either. You have imprisoned Lin An's soul. Unfortunately, I am a part of her soul."

Everyone also guessed that this was the reason, which would be a flaw in Finn's spell.Klaus went to see Lin An, she was still standing beside Cole quietly, without the panic of being trapped here, nor the joy of breaking the spell.His familiar, transparent girl.

Sensing his gaze, Lin An didn't look up or look back, but his brown eyes appeared naturally and clearly in front of his eyes, and there was an imperceptible azure blue in the depths of his pupils, a touch of baby blue, revealing his nature when he focused on it. The melancholy in the book is fragile and bewitching.

With warm palms, Lin An lowered his head and saw Cole wrapping his big palm with a relieved smile on his face.She is not a strong and decisive person, but she understands in her heart the choice that should be made at this moment, and tries her best to persevere.Everyone is awake and in pain, no different.Besides, she wasn't totally devoid of liking for Cole.This is not her selfless and pompous self-sacrifice, this is also her chance, Cole also understands, otherwise he will not accept it calmly, he always chooses what is best for her.

The conversation in the hut continued.Because of the addition of a naughty tone, the heavy and tense confrontation and anger of the Magic House gradually went awry.

Seeing Finn's increasingly ugly face, Hong comforted: "Believe me, I don't want this to be true more than you do."

Elijah laughed, and Hong naturally approached him, while still staring at Finn's face persistently, slightly bent Elijah with his elbow, and asked enthusiastically, "His face seems to be getting darker. Is his face darker?"

Of course Elijah would not answer such an impolite question and suppress the little girl's lively hand.Finn has linked Esther and Michaelson's dark powers, and it wouldn't be wise to piss him off now.

Hong didn't really care about these, she wrinkled her nose and let it go, her eyes circled around the hut, and then she turned to Lin An.She had already discovered the problem the moment she came in, and asked straightforwardly: "What about 'her'?" Finn's spell trapped their souls as a whole, and "she" would not be absent.

Lin An didn't answer, and just looked at her quietly with the same face.

Shock slowly gathered in the red pupils.

In this cabin, there is no illusory shadow of magic spells, a slowly burning fireplace, dancing candlesticks, and even bright sunlight shining through the cracks in the door panels and wooden walls.Real warmth.

Lin An liked the warmth, but the fierce sunlight falling on the ground made people feel pale and dazzling.

Lin An looked at Hong's shock and was puzzled: "Don't you really hope that 'her' is here?"

Hong hummed and laughed, "I just don't believe you can merge with 'her'."

As soon as the words were spoken, both Klaus and Cole changed their colors.

"Lin An!" Cole had already held her by the shoulder, pulling her to face him.

Klaus secretly retracted the arm that was also eagerly stretched out, clenched into a fist, and stared at Cole's hands on Lin An's shoulders.

Lin An reached out to hold Cole to comfort her, "I'm fine, it's not what she said."

Hearing Lin An's words, Hong's eyes almost lit up, and he took a step towards Lin An.Klaus' tall body immediately stood in front of him, and Hong stretched out his hand and pushed.Elijah had already seen Klaus's restrained anger, so he stopped Hong first, grabbed her by the back collar, and easily carried her away.

Unprepared, Hong became annoyed, raised her foot and kicked Elijah's calf, and a dusty fresh footprint was immediately printed on the straight suit pants.

Elijah didn't react much, his expression was serious, as if he was facing a naughty child who was throwing a tantrum.Hong was even angrier, and kicked him on the other leg, saying: "Don't force me to use magic, you are my defeat!" The stake woke him up.

Suddenly, the whole wooden house shook violently, like an earthquake.But that's just Finn's warning.

His complexion was so ugly that it suddenly appeared red, and then everyone almost treated the hut he built with fine spells like an afternoon cafe and started chatting.He had had enough, could no longer tolerate the neglect.

The two fingers that were pinched suddenly, kept rubbing, as if they were holding someone's flesh and blood between them, until the fingertips turned white.The tone was sinister and angry and laughed back: "You are still so arrogant that you don't know what to do, I must remind you in this way, I am the one who trapped you here! You should be afraid! You should be afraid, Nicklaus! Because no matter what you hide, I will find it, and I will destroy everything you care about most with my own hands, and let you know the feeling of powerlessness!"

Klaus, Elijah, and Cole bent over in pain under Finn's spell, and low restrained groans echoed in the cabin.Lin An supported Cole, turned around and shouted at Hong: "Stop him!"

Hong was ready to stop her, but stopped when she heard Lin An's words, "Tell me, where is 'she'?" Hong asked.

"This is nothing to do with you. 'She' will not come back to snatch the body you occupy, and you don't have to complete the previous transaction with 'her'. You can choose to stay or leave, no need concern."

Hong was silent for a moment, as if asking, and as if talking to herself: "Is 'she' finally completely tired?..."

Lin An couldn't answer, but after thinking about it, she said, "'She' left me, the ability of a witch..."

Hong heard it, and smiled sarcastically, "Then you can stop Finn yourself."

Lin An didn't respond, remembering the last words "she" said when she left, "she" said: "The magic power of a witch is a curse, not a gift."

Is Lin An ready to accept this curse?the answer is negative.But life is like a huge wheel, rolling by non-stop, and we have not been given enough time and patience to prepare.Lin An didn't blame Hong for standing idly by. She got entangled with this family, not this time, but there will be a next time.She cannot escape this curse, and she needs this curse. "She" sees clearly, so she left this last gift.

Finally, Lin An stretched out his right hand slowly, his bent fingers trembling faintly, and a strange spell flowed across his heart like a clear stream with a cold breath, and Finn was suddenly thrown away by an invisible force in the direction the palm pointed.

The severe pain squeezed in his head disappeared, and Klaus looked at Lin An with complicated eyes.

But this time, Lin An didn't notice Klaus' gaze. As soon as the spell stopped, she immediately felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and she groaned uncontrollably, and heard Hong also exhale in pain.

Looking down, a line of blood suddenly burst open at the old scar on the left wrist, thin and dense red blood beads rushed out, covering the original hideous scar.

Look at Hong again, the same left hand, the same position, the same bloodstain on the originally smooth and delicate wrist.

The wound is not serious.Lin An was puzzled and shocked. Is this the result of her casting a spell? !But why would it affect red?Hong has already occupied her body, so she will not be harmed by the connection of the separated body. This is why Hong tried her best to snatch Lin An's body, but now...

Obviously, Hong was more shocked than Lin An and couldn't accept it.For a long time, just as she had no choice in her appearance, her body was not owned by herself.From the first time the scars passed on by Lin An were imprinted on her body, it was already destined that her existence was just a kind of disability.

But she turned it around, or so she thought she turned it around.

She took this body, but she was still wrong, outrageously wrong, because it was never the body that was in control, but the soul.She is mentally handicapped.

Now, these scars that don't belong to her are trying to crawl on her body again!

Hong angrily pushed away Elijah's concern, and his arms suddenly swung out as if carrying ten thousand hectares of force, and Klaus and Cole, who were guarding Lin An's side, were knocked away one by one.Lin An watched Hong walk up to her step by step, his gaze like a poisoned blade.

She said: "Why do you! I have exhausted my thoughts and thought! What have you done?!" She pinched Lin Anbeng's open wound, pierced her sharp fingertips into the wound, and the scar on her left wrist was red. The wound was also torn and expanded, but she didn't seem to notice it, and fixed her eyes on Lin An, "You are to blame for these injuries, don't think I will bear it for you again! Remember, don't use magic again! Not even once !!"

In the red warning sound, the animal heads hanging on the four walls were gradually engulfed in flames, and the hunting room shook violently.Lin An's consciousness became blurred and dizzy, only the numb burning pain of the tightly held left hand.She saw Elijah standing in front of the red body in an unknowingly protective posture, anxiety mixed with his elegant face.The shouts of Klaus and Cole came to the ears, distant and sporadic, as if being blown away by the sea breeze, or shouting from a long distance.There is a very light vague melancholy.

Lin An knew that it was Fenn's magic that was collapsing, she was not panicked, but at this moment in the tranquility of the collapse, she seemed to see the desolate and tragic ending of each of them.She suddenly thought of the pessimistic remarks of a sage: almost everything in this world is just a hollow core, empty.

They are all solitary hollow cores.

The life they have experienced and are experiencing is just a hollow core.

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A doomed tragedy...