Steel steam and flame

"I am back again?"

"In the end what happened?"

The whispers had no echo, and the intersecting skylines were getting farther and farther away. There was always a burning sky above his head, and red seemed to begin to soak into everything under him. His body was also covered with a dark red color, and the black and gray mottled ground became deeper, with shadows formed by gravel and ravines. It became a bottomless abyss, wildly devouring Cassia's gaze.

Something was throbbing in those shadows, and it wasn't the shaking feeling caused by the light. As if there are things inside that can only live in darkness forever, the throbbing things are hitting the interface that represents light and darkness, hoping to escape from it.

But there is always a lack of strength, maybe just a little bit, just a trace. On a scale that has reached absolute balance, even a particle of dust falling on the pallet on either side can completely break the balance. Things in the shadow are waiting for such an opportunity.

They were becoming crazy now. Through the shadow that imprisoned them, they saw Cassia standing there blankly, as if they saw the last hope. The impact became extremely intense at this time, it was a move of longing to be noticed, a strong feeling of longing for the person standing still under the fiery red sky to come over and gently touch any shadow with his hand.

But in their eyes, the man just stood there, the brilliance in his eyes seemed to be dissipated, and his body wet by the drizzle was shivering because of the cold. I have lost my strength, I have lost the power to move even one step.

They made sharp roars, hoping to stimulate the man's spirit, but the shadow was an absolute interface, cutting off everything. Even though the blackness there was roaring like a stormy night, nothing could be heard on the other side. Even because of the increasingly bright red color in the sky, the thickening and deepening shadows became extremely staring, and the power of confinement seemed to It became even bigger.

Closing her eyes, the shaking shadows made Cassia feel deeply tired.

"I really want to sleep, I really want to lie down, I really want to go home, I really want to eat, I really want..." Cassia's thinking became blurry, and her straight body gradually became unable to remain in its original position, and her feet became bent. The knee hit the ground hard, and the pain became the last signal to save Cassia.

"I can't sleep, lie down, or go home yet..." Along with the murmurs that he couldn't hear, Cassia's lips didn't even move. These voices have always existed only in his own voice. in the world.

My throat felt like it was on fire, and I was about to burst with thirst. He raised his head with difficulty and opened his mouth, hoping to let the drizzle moisten even his lips. But I couldn't feel anything, and there was a faint heat on my tense face.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a blur of black.

"Could it be that the night is coming?" His eyelids opened a little again, and a corner of the fiery red sky came into view. And that piece of black also revealed his entire face. As if returning to the original starting point, a huge battleship wreckage broken in the middle was lying in front of Cassia. The shadow shrouded him, and a huge gun barrel pointed straight at him, with a rusty death spiral inside. It seemed like it was spinning, trying to pull itself in.

The instinctive memory of the body made Cassia move, squirming and struggling on the ground. He didn't know how long the time span was. The airtight sound of "chichi" gave Cassia his last hope and motivation. Just before his eyes were about to close, he finally saw the broken analysis machine. The gears fell to the ground, and the unique electronic noise made his blood burn.

His hands covered with mud seemed to be trying to grasp the last hope. He frantically dug through the pile of gears mixed with mud. But until the end, Cassia still couldn't find the code card whose memory had become blurry.

The eyes were closed at this moment, and at the last moment of confusion, the memory became clear for a moment.

"Here..." The moment she lost consciousness, Cassia remembered, "I have never been here..."

The body barely supported by his hands lay down heavily. The shadow pulled out by the huge battleship rippled violently. A violent wind suddenly rose around him. The floating black smoke was blown away, and the bright red sky really burned. , looking furious.

But at this moment, the increasingly pure shadow boiled and trembled, becoming a real wave, shattering as it hit the rocks, and the screaming sound resounded throughout the scorched earth that was ravaged by the war. Cassia's body also lost the earth that carried him, and the places covered by shadows turned into bottomless spaces, and he fell into the deep darkness.

,,,,,,,

"Sister Keshan, are you still awake?"

In the dim light, a light voice spread. After a while, the lamp was turned on, and the intense light made the speaker close his eyes. When he got used to it and his vision became clear again, a woman in gorgeous clothes was already standing in front of her.

"What's wrong, Saint?" Keshan spoke with worry. The girl in front of her had sweat on her forehead and her face looked extremely pale. "Are you having a nightmare?"

Shaking her head slightly, the girl sat up, hugged her knees, put her chin on them, and said nothing. Keshan could see the trembling hidden under the pajamas on that petite body. She walked over and sat next to the girl, holding the girl in her arms.

"Don't be afraid, I will always stay by your side. And the group of people outside will not do anything extraordinary to you. But for a long time, we can't change anything. We can only ask Doris Saint Girl, please continue to endure. I will figure out a way to escape from here and contact the empire. Maybe in a few years, we will be able to leave here. You can also go find your brother then."

Doris said softly "Hmm", but the fear on her pale face still did not dissipate.

"Sister Keshan, I had a terrible nightmare." Doris almost muttered to herself, and Keshan gently touched her head as if comforting her.

"Maybe it has something to do with my uncle. I can't say why. I just feel like this, and it seems that my uncle took the initiative to tell me. In the dream, I didn't see my uncle again, but I saw my brother. He fell from the air, and many vines rolled around him. Dragging his body down, dragging him into a huge vortex. I wanted to pull him back, but I couldn't catch him. It was as if my brother was inside the mirror and I was outside..." Speaking of the back Already crying, Doris didn't know how to describe it. Although it was just a dream, it was too real. She felt very helpless. "I kept calling uncle, hoping that he could bring my brother back. But uncle never did. Appear,,,,"

Keshan's hand stopped at this moment, and she looked at the door with a hint of alertness in her eyes. After a few seconds to make sure that there was no movement outside the room, she approached Doris and said softly. : "Saint..."

Doris nodded as if she knew something: "I know, I just really want to go back..."