[Zhongyingmei] The beating heart

"Where am I?" Bi'er looked at the desolate surroundings, her rationality told her that this was hell, but she still couldn't help asking the demon who called himself 'Mephisto' beside her.

"You know that, dear Bier. This is hell. To be precise, it's my 'territory'." Mephisto smiled friendly, as if he was just a host welcoming guests, "Welcome. There's not much... stuff here though."

"...Welcome?" Welcome to your head!I don't want to be here at all!Beau gave Mephisto an unhappy look, and she said, "Why am I here?"

"Have you forgotten? Our friend Zatanos brought you here."

"But he didn't come, did he?"

"Of course. Of course, my dear lady. Zatanos is trapped in a mortal body and cannot escape." Tilting his head slightly proudly, Mephisto said, "You know what I am Meaning, you know who I am, you know who Zatanos is, and you know about that mortal Blazer, don’t you? You know everything.”

"It's not all...you...you know everything too?" Bi'er subconsciously took half a step back, always staying as far away from the devil as possible, but in this kind of place, maybe following a person like Mephisto Demons aren't too bad a thing.

"Not all." Mephisto, still smiling meaningfully, repeated Beer's words, "I know you're from another world. I know this world is collapsing. I know you're here to keep it from collapsing yes, right?"

"...that's all there is to it."

"No. It's not. It's not like that, dear Bea." Mephisto shook his head, he took a deep breath, and said, "I discovered it in the early days when the world began to crumble. It was a long time ago It’s been a long time since everything happened. You know that things like me, demons, ghosts, etc., are always many times more sensitive than those in the human world. We are always the first to know about changes and disasters that happen in the world. At first I didn't pay attention, I think you can see what I mean, the world is always like this, isn't it? There are always people who show up and want to destroy something, and there are always people who stop them. This stupid and ridiculous thing happens again and again Repeatedly, I thought at first it was just another boring cycle. But it's not, is it?"

"...I'm not sure if I can tell you this." Bi'er doesn't know whether a demon's world view will collapse, but no matter who Mephisto is, he belongs to this world, and he is "own" World' created, and it doesn't matter whether there is a real Mephisto in your own world... In short, don't think about it so complicated.Captain Turing said that it must not be said, so it is better not to say it.

"Okay, okay. You don't have to explain in detail. A hero who saves the world still has to retain some mystery." Mephisto didn't mind Beer's answer, he spread his hands and said, "But you can judge How much do I know. I know this time the world is really going to collapse. Unlike before, no one can stop it, I mean everyone in this world, anyone, even in heaven' that ' Nothing could stop it. Just when I started to think that this was finally getting interesting, you showed up, Beau darling. You appeared out of nowhere, and even the gods and any demons hardly noticed you coming .I found you before all of them could react, and now I feel that I should pay back..."

"I think you already... have my soul..." Bea saw Mephitos approaching, she had to back away, she didn't know what this demon wanted or what he was trying to do, he was manipulating Zatanos , Tempted Johnny Blazer to sell his soul, and then dragged himself into hell with the help of Zatanos, what was he doing for?

"No, no, I don't need your soul. Of course you are right. Your soul is already in my hands, but I can set you free, let you go back, back to your... little knights. Speaking of this, Mephisto smiled again, "They like you very much, don't they? Although they are all powerless mortals, they are still trying to save you back. What about you? You want to go back too? Go back to them? That...that 'Federal Marshal' with gray hair is indeed attractive to you, isn't it? But...that man, what's his name...Alex? He Very special."

"..."

"He doesn't belong to this world either, right? But he's not like you. I mean, you all come from different places after all, right? How did he get his forbidden body? Humans are still gods after all. Created, right? But he is different, he was made by human beings, he is a taboo thing, and should not exist. The human beings who made him must have received unprecedented horrific punishment." It was like watching in the gray-red sky of hell Seeing something, Mephisto raised his head in anticipation, "He is so, so special. Who said that human beings are not the best works of God? They have done what only God can do, they created A whole new life! Seems to want... the soul of that creature... No, does he have a soul?"

"That's enough. You're not allowed to have Alex's ideas."

"Oh..." Hearing Bier's words, Mephisto shifted his gaze to Bier with great interest, "Do you want to protect him? My dear lady? No...don't worry. I'm not your enemy .”

"But you are a demon. Don't forget I know who you are."

"That's right. Of course I know about it. That's why I found you. I know the purpose of your coming to this world, to 'our world'. You are saving this world, aren't you? I won't ask you in the end What to do, but I can help you." Mephisto said, putting one hand on his chest, bowing slightly like a real gentleman, "In exchange, you just have to do it for me. One thing. Just one simple thing."

"I don't really want to make deals with demons, especially you..."

"No no~ I'm really sad when you say that, my good lady~" Mephisto clutched his chest hurt like he really meant it, "It's not a deal. It's just a little request."

"Tell me what it is first." Bi'er looked at Mephisto distrustingly.

"I want to get my memory back."

"..."

"I lost some memories. I'm not sure, but there must be something there." Mephisto frowned at this moment thinking, "I know this is related to the collapse of this world, many demons, including Zatanos almost lost his mind because of this. Our demons or ghosts are essentially products of 'energy', and losing our memory is not a good thing for us. Many little demons even So disappear or lose the original strength. Memory, is part of us, like arms, eyes and legs. I know I lost some, but don't know what it is. You must know, right? Please You tell me, Bea darling, you must tell me."

"……I can not."

"cannot?"

"Because it's changed." Beer understood what Mephisto had lost, and she also knew what Zatanos had lost.They and the guys at S.H.I.E.L.D., like everyone else in the world, they've lost their memory of who they are, and they've lost the memory of some important people.Because those important people didn't show up, they couldn't be who they should be.Even a 'villain' like Mephisto is the same.It's not just the superheroes who are affected, the 'villains' are also affected.Perhaps as Mephisto said, the demons are more sensitive, they feel panicked, even if they say it now, they will not admit it, but they must also be afraid of the collapse of this world.

Beau can't tell Mephisto about the things he lost, about 'Ghost Rider', about Johnny Blazer or the other superheroes and so on.Because now Bi'er has noticed the strangeness, things are starting to develop in an unpredictable direction, it's not starting from scratch according to the original scripts of those movies, TV dramas and comics, this is a new story—no, it's not a story.are real events.Everything has changed since I came here.

"Because everything is different. Mephisto, if you are telling the truth, if you really want to get back what you lost, then there is only one way." Beer told Mephisto the truth, "That's to stop the world from collapsing. That's what I'm going to do. Save the world."