Killing Mary Sue [Comprehensive Anglo-American]

Constantine found himself in a strange place.

He knew it was a dream, but it was still an uncommon dream.

In his dream, he came to a city made of wild rocks. Huge stones and stone pillars were everywhere, all stained and dripping with green slime. There was no one around, and there was no grass growing, permeating a sinister and terrifying atmosphere.The structures of the buildings are all anomalous, completely contrary to Euclidean geometry.Its unprecedented spatial structure and dimensions will make people have a strong sense of disgust.The buildings were built of green stones of enormous, impossibly large earth origin, with dizzyingly tall monolithic carvings, magnificent stone statues, and ornate reliefs; the whole city exuded a strong smell of uncleanness.Some kind of hieroglyphs were engraved on the walls and stone pillars, and there was a sound that could hardly be called a sound from the deep and unpredictable place under his feet-it was a chaotic feeling that could only be transformed into sound by imagination, and he was keenly aware of it. It captures some jumbled letters that are nearly impossible to syllable.

"Ph'ngluimglw'nafh."

"Cthulhu R'lyehwgah'naglfhtagn"

Alright alright.Konstantin, who finally broke free from the shock, half sat on the bed, took out a cigarette from his windbreaker pocket and lit it. While smoking, he looked at the bright sky outside the window and thought to himself: It seems that this is the reminder given to him by the higher authorities. , is really "simple and easy to understand" isn't it?You just need to write a sign to tell yourself the identity of the other party!

Constantine suppressed the cigarette with his bare hands in depression, lying on his back on the bed, in the empty room, he looked at the pale ceiling, wondering what he was thinking.

It's quiet next door, maybe they are still sleeping peacefully? — Konstantin is not sure.After the successful exorcism of Maggie, Jane took her to a nearby secluded hotel for a short rest, and made plans after she settled down.

However, he still has some questions that need to be resolved urgently, and it is best for him to find the answers to these questions alone - who knows if Jane will suddenly turn around and tell Maggie in a fit of compassion?Even if she doesn't look like that kind of person, who knows her?No one in this world can trust him - including himself.

Constantine put on his clothes, took advantage of the quiet moment, and went out alone.

It was dawning quickly, and the sun was flooding London.He once said: Only mad dogs and Englishmen run around in the midday sun.And now he's doing just that - he's gone to an old acquaintance, Raymond, an unscrupulous gay guy who's turned Camden's thrift store into a brilliant information institution.The guy keeps up with the trend, loves all kinds of legends and strange things, disturbs the artificial like Christmas, but has a reliable character.

The most important thing is that this guy is a Cthulhu fan. He has collected many lost original manuscripts, and his understanding of ancient texts is much more professional than him.As long as he is paid enough remuneration, he will definitely be able to get an equivalent return.

As for the "here she comes" riddle, you must be right to ask the intelligence chief.

Constantine turned up his collar and lowered his head as he walked through the streets of Inner London.There is a despair in the air that can only be understood by breathing. There are children begging along the street everywhere, and there are even begging girls with babies in their arms.Poverty tugs at your sleeve with broken nails, hunger creeps its teeth in the shadows.Failure lies in the gutter, waiting for the garbage truck.This is the place where the abandoned people live, breathing a familiar atmosphere, just like returning to the womb, reassuring and kind.

Smoking all the way, he came to an inconspicuous grocery store, and before pushing the door open, he threw half of the sika cigarette into the trash can in front of the door, and then went in and was cleaning the middle of the bronze candlestick behind the counter. The young man said hello, "Hey, Lei, long time no see."

"My God, John boy, did you just swallow a whole plate of curry cockroaches?!" Ray held his nose and replied with disgust, "You really should take a good shower before you come back, your arrival is so polluted The air of my entire store!"

Constantine chose a random place to sit down, raised his legs, and rubbed his throbbing forehead, "Time is limited, so I won't talk about that boring nonsense—Cthulhu, how much do you know about this?"

Ray paused as he wiped the glass, and he glanced over.

"It depends on how much I can get out of it."

"I owe it first," Constantine leaned back in his chair, couldn't help but lit another cigarette, smoked, and narrowed his eyes comfortably, causing Lei to sneer mercilessly, "You owe me a debt It's enough to buy this whole house, Constantine, and maybe I can go to hell to continue to collect debts from you after I die."

The blond exorcist shrugged and didn't take it seriously, "It just occurred to me that there are still many guys below who owe me debts. Maybe you can take their sake and give me a [-]% discount for friendship?"

There was nothing Lei could do about this rascal. He put down the cup and put it away, sighed, "Tell me, what exactly do you want to ask?"

So Constantine repeated the words he heard in the dream, and then asked Ray, "What does this mean? Say good morning to me?"

After a pause, the expression on his face could not help becoming serious, "...Who told you this? ——Don't try to hide it from me, Constantine, tell me the truth."

The blond exorcist raised his eyebrows, realizing that things were not as simple as he imagined, he couldn't help but sit up straight, looked at Lei carefully for a while, and then slowly replied, "...just before For a few days we - I mean me and another companion," he got a merciless mocking look from Ray at this point, he pretended not to see and continued, "A girl possessed by a demon was involved in two murders case, and before that I went to exorcise another girl in the ghetto, and it gave me its name—”

"Xanos."

He blew out a smoke ring in the shape of a heart, "I think this name should be familiar to you, right?"

Ray didn't answer.

"Before he left, that guy even sent me a message for free—"

Constantine imitated the tone of the other party, speaking in a painful, mad, and triumphant tone.

"'She is coming'."

He laughed, his face blurred in the smog, "It should be said that I have already finished talking—is there nothing you want to tell me, Ray?"

"'who is she?"

"What on earth do those Cthulhu guys want to do here?"

"What does that sentence mean?"

After asking three questions in one breath, seeing the owner of the grocery store kept silent and unwilling to speak, Constantine raised his legs lazily, "Or do you want all the debts between us to be written off because of this? "

Lei gritted his teeth, unable to deal with this ruffian, he clenched his fingers and struggled for a while, finally, he chose to stand by him.

"Don't ask me how I know it, and don't tell anyone other than you—I heard that the down below has been a bit unstable recently. A new outsider is secretly competing with an old acquaintance of yours. Although the newcomer is still junior , but its strength should not be underestimated. It didn't take long to gather a lot of subordinates, and even spread to the ground..."

"This world has never been peaceful, John boy," Ray lowered his eyes, "people like us can only do what we can do--if we try to interfere with the upper world or the lower world, we will have to do it in the end." What will happen. This is their business, we can't control it, not to mention that there are outsiders involved in it."

Constantine didn't speak for a while, and after a while, he suddenly asked, "What does that sentence mean?"

Lay paused.

"Ph'ngluimglw'nafhCthulhuR'lyehwgah'naglfhtagn"

"If I recall correctly...'In R'lyeh, the house of eternity, resting Cthulhu awaits you'."

R'lyeh is a huge city, all sunk on the seabed, only a megalithic fortress above the water, where Cthulhu sleeps, hidden in a slippery crypt covered with moss.

Although Constantine had already guessed, he still couldn't help snorting, "Are those guys idle and doing nothing? Did they come to the UK to immigrate together? Is it because the food is so delicious, or because the people are too enthusiastic?"

Ray thought for a moment.

"I think... maybe someone summoned them. After all, compared with demons, they are more like ancient unknown alien creatures. If it is not an opportunity, they cannot pass through the barrier to reach here."

Whether it is the "Outer Gods", "Old Gods", or "Old Lords" in Cthulhu, when the stars reach a specific position, they can be summoned by spells and come again.

For fragile humans, they are both gods and monsters.

"The dead may not sleep forever, and the undead who have experienced strange things through the ages will eventually die..." Lei muttered to himself, and turned his head suddenly as if waking up, looking at this exorcist who was young but full of vicissitudes.

"If that's why you came to me... John Constantine, it would be wise to quit this job. Hell is busy doing its own thing right now, and no one cares about you, your 'soul With the pre-selected bits' set is outdated - who knows if it will be swallowed by the newcomers? - they are not as disciplined as your old friends, compared to demons, maybe gods The more ruthless one."

"Let go, John boy." Ray persuaded him, "Just leave it alone this time... You have more important work to do, don't you? Why risk your life for a little girl?"

In his view, the most benevolent thing about this world is that the human mind cannot comprehend all its contents.We live on a peaceful island called ignorance, surrounded by an endless black sea, and we are not supposed to sail far.

The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear; and the oldest and strongest fear is fear of the unknown.

They represent endless unknowns.

After the lingering smoke, Constantine was silent for a long, long time.

Finally, he spoke.

"Astera, you've heard that in Newcastle, the girl who went to hell because of me," Constantine's expression was blurred, "It's my fault, I have to admit, because my The arrogance and blindness caused the two souls tormented. Since then, I have thought countless times, what if I chose to stand by that day? What if there was a better way to save her? If, if I were stronger, would I just Can you stop everything from happening?"

"—The answer is: No. No matter how much I quibble about it, everything will continue as usual. I just picked the worst ending among them, and I will live with guilt for the rest of my life."

"But I don't regret it, Ray. John Constantine's a scum, a scum, but the scum doesn't regret what he did."

"I just did everything I could at the time."

He put out his cigarette and smiled at the silent Raymond.

"This is not something that a saint can do, and I am not a good person. But I know that if I don't stop this from happening now, then in the future I will be responsible for the disaster that I can do now but fail to do." Pass the buck—it's another murder, Ray, and we're accomplices."

Don't talk to him about the hypocrisy of benevolence, righteousness and morality, he has already passed by life.Sadness is a luxury.Guilt is the privilege of the living, and everyone can have it, but the magician must stay away from his humanity.What John Constantine sees is something further - he must admit that he is a part of this malevolent world, and if he wants to continue to live without being swallowed powerlessly, what happens next? It is necessary.

Now he has a bait.Follow the bees to find the hive.There must be a queen in the hive.

"Okay, Ray, it's time for me to go back. Someone is still waiting for me." Constantine stretched his waist, stood up from the sofa, and before leaving, he blew a kiss to him meaningfully, "Go to hell There is more than one way to go, and I prefer a challenging way—bye, my friend, I wish you a long and long life~”

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Before Constantine figured it out to find Raymond, he was still lying on the bed and waiting for dawn. In the middle of the night, in the next room, Jane who was just about to fall asleep suddenly heard a soft knock on the door.

[It's Maggie] Life No. [-] reminder.

【I know】Jane is not surprised at all, 【Who else but her】

Konstantin would not knock on her door at this time just looking for boredom. Compared with the last time, he has learned enough lessons, and I am afraid that he will not have the idea of ​​provoking her again for ten and a half months.

Jane silently took out a dagger and stuffed it into her back belt, and then opened the door. As expected, the red-haired girl stood outside the door with her pillow in her arms, with a terrified and pitiful expression on her face, dressed in thin In pajamas, he tightened his body and looked at her timidly.

"I know it's bad to disturb you so late, but...but I dare not sleep alone, sister Jane..."

Maggie bit her lips, her eyes were innocent and clear like a deer, her posture was cautious, she seemed very afraid of her rejection, so she lowered her voice, and Nuo Nuo said, "I, can I sleep with you?...I promise I will Very obedient, I won't disturb you at all..."

Jane looked at her in silence for a moment, and finally nodded.

Maggie's eyes lit up immediately, she stepped forward to hug Jane joyfully, then flew onto the bed and rolled happily, then rolled herself into a cocoon obediently, revealing only a pair of blue eyes blinking like He was inviting her to sleep with him.

Jane didn't say anything, turned off the light, and quietly lay on her back on the bed in the dark, breathing slowly, and closed her eyes.

Maggie turned her head slowly, she couldn't see her fingers, but her eyes were firmly fixed on the side face of the black-haired woman, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.

In her sleep, she seemed to feel that someone was leaning over her and sniffing her scent lightly. Jane frowned unsteadily, but she couldn't open her eyes to see the other person's face clearly, as if something captured her, I couldn't move for a while.She tried her best to break free from such shackles, her whole body tensed into a line, and then shrank, shrank, until she could hardly breathe——

At this moment, Jane was awakened by the soft object that suddenly rolled into her arms. She broke free from the rope and opened her eyes. When she lowered her head, she saw a pair of blue to black eyes staring at her. Seeing her wake up, With a look of panic and helplessness, he hugged her waist tightly, almost buried in her arms, and spoke softly in a pitiful weeping voice——

"I'm having nightmares again, Jane..."

"I'm so scared, I'm afraid it will haunt me again...I don't want to experience such nightmares again, they are too scary..."

Jane lowered her eyes and looked at the girl's long scarlet hair flowing like blood in the night. She neither hugged her back, nor pushed her away immediately, but remained motionless, as if she was thinking.

"What about you, Jane?" The girl didn't get an answer, and blinked at her with Bambi's big eyes, "Aren't you afraid of the devil falling into your dreams late at night?"

Jane seemed to be reminded by her words, moved slightly away to keep a distance from the two, and covered Maggie's quilt, seemingly considerate and heart-warming, but it prevented her from taking a step closer.She opened her eyes, looking at the swaying black shadow projected by the dead branches outside the window like devil's claws in the darkness, she suddenly showed a silent smile, and opened her mouth lightly.

"Really? Then..."

"welcome."

The author has something to say: PS: "Only mad dogs and British people run around under the noon sun" - Zha Kang refers to the musical "Splendid Clouds".

Jane: This Mary Su's acting skills are excellent, almost comparable to the Hundred Flowers Award Best Actress Queen. 【Smile