The night in the Heaven Underworld was unexpectedly quiet.
When the wind picked up again, a row of round, spotlessly white street lamps slowly floated over their heads, swaying as they scattered a tranquil halo along the way. The large aircrafts hovering in the depths of the dark clouds were like giant whales. Their bellies were illuminated by the fluorescent lights, but they soon disappeared into the darkness.
"There is one thing that you misunderstood."
Septimus turned into an alley on the left, his robe fluttering carelessly in the wind. "I'm not here to help you, and I have no obligation to answer all of your questions. I don't know Luther's location, but even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you. After all, they won't allow this information to be leaked. I need to protect myself. "
"Then, why are you here?"
"Because I'm the one who needs help."
'Is Septimus in trouble? '
Lin Sanjiu frowned. She had too many questions, but she couldn't get a direct answer from him. She suppressed her temper and said in a low voice, "I don't have time to beat around the bush with you. If you really need my help, you can start from the beginning and tell me everything. "
Septimus slowed down as if the words he was about to say were very heavy, and he had to stop.
"Let me think. Where should I start?" He tilted his head and looked at the few signboards in the alley. After some time, he started walking again, "Let's start from the chronological order."
The word "time" was like a tiny spark that lit up Lin Sanjiu's train of thought. She immediately understood why she felt that something was amiss. However, Lin Sanjiu held back her questions and continued to listen to Septimus. "After Marcie was split, the second personality to be born was, unfortunately, 12 … You know about this."
"Yes."
"Ever since Luther evolved, all the personalities that were not split are in a state of hibernation. If one of the personalities wakes up, Luther will fall into a deep sleep. That personality will temporarily use Luther's body and gradually transform into another person. Once he has completely transformed into another person — like Marcie, for example — Luther will regain control of his own body. You know all of this, right? "
Even though she had forgotten some details, she still nodded.
"So 12.
I didn't see what happened after I was' born '. I only heard it from Marcie. " When Septimus spoke, his pronunciation was elegant and clear. Compared to his spoken language, it was closer to written language. "Marcie and I have never been on good terms, so I do not know much about her."
"After 12 woke up, while he was using Luther's body, he locked Marcie up," Septimus said quietly. "I don't care about that arrogant woman who always thinks she has the moral high ground being locked up. But the strange thing was that even after 12 had completely transformed into another person and Luther had regained his sanity, Marcie was still not released … "
"Wait a minute, in other words, Luther and 12 were alone together … together for at least an entire world?"
"I don't know exactly how long it took. I was still asleep at that time." Septimus shrugged. "When she was released, another personality was controlling Luther's body."
"Who is it?"
"Bliss," Septimus answered quickly.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned for a few seconds before she found her voice again, "What happened after that? Did the two of them work together? "
"Why would they work together?" Septimus sneered as he walked briskly to a wide road on the left. One set of streetlights drifted away, but the next set of streetlights had yet to arrive. In the dim night wind, he looked like a thin shadow.
"Of course, they worked together to deal with 12!"
"At that time, 12 was long gone." Septimus's clothes flapped in the wind as he walked. "He grew faster than any other personality. He was the first to reach the 'mature form' or 'complete form'. He was almost a real person and was no longer affected by distance. Therefore, when Bliss woke up and Marcie was released, he had already left. No one knows where he went. "
Lin Sanjiu thought for a while and suddenly realized something. "Are you saying that … no one knows what 12 looks like?"
Septimus snapped his fingers.
"That … That doesn't make sense. When we changed worlds, didn't all of you — "
"After we came to the new world, we would fall from Luther one by one, but we would never appear at the same time. 12 just needed to stand up and leave. Even if the other personalities saw his back, they wouldn't know that it was 12. "
Unknowingly, Lin Sanjiu paused. She only snapped out of her reverie after Septimus had walked a distance away. She hurriedly caught up with him and asked, "Wait a minute! If 12 doesn't meet with the others, how could he discuss the plan to kill me? I'm sure the other personalities have seen him. "
Septimus turned to look at her and gestured for her to follow him. Then, he drifted into the alleyway. On one side of the alleyway was a mess of houses built by posthumans, and on the other side was the wreckage of factories left behind by the apocalypse.
"How can you be so sure that 12 is one of the people who are after you?"
His question stumped Lin Sanjiu.
"It's not him? Then, who else could it be? " Lin Sanjiu murmured as she followed closely behind Septimus. "After all, I was his enemy in the oasis …"
"You don't understand 12's personality, do you?" Septimus said softly. His voice and his back were like a cloud of smoke in the middle of the night. "He doesn't care about who fought against him, and he won't hold a grudge. That's just how normal people like us think. As long as you don't get in his way, he doesn't care about you. Of course, I can't be sure that he isn't one of the people who are after you because I don't know who they are. "
"How can you not know? Didn't you come into contact with them? "
"I was just about to talk about that." Septimus sighed softly. Even the hint of helplessness he showed was light and shallow, as if it was blown away by the wind. "After Bliss, more personalities awakened and split, but I don't know who they are. I don't know what happened after that … Let me tell you about my experience. Maybe you will understand. When I woke up, there was no one beside me. Only Luther's body lay alone in that world of howling wind and snow. I used his body to live alone for a few months. Finally, I split a body that belonged to me, but I wasn't far from being transported. "
Unknowingly, Lin Sanjiu bit her lip and listened to him quietly. She felt a little sad for Luther, but she didn't know why. In her mind, Luther was still the lively and cheerful teenager from eight to nine years ago.
"When I woke up in Heaven Underworld, there was no one beside me other than Marcie. Luther was long gone. She told me not to go too far and that she would come back to inform me if anything happened. Then, she left as well. "
Septimus's voice turned cold. Even the slowest person could tell that he was unhappy at the moment. "I can't forget that day when I had no choice but to listen to Marcie. When that woman saw my bewildered expression, I don't know how happy she was. I hated myself for being ignorant and weak, so I walked away. I thought that it wouldn't be a big deal if I was taken back. At least, I could find out where the other personalities had hidden Luther. "
"What happened after that?" Lin Sanjiu was completely captivated by Septimus's experience. She looked at him and asked in a low voice.
"I walked for a long time, and as expected, I was taken back into Luther's body." Septimus laughed bitterly. "However, I still didn't know where he was. When I woke up, I was in a pitch-black room. I was groping around in the dark when I heard it … "
"What did you hear?"
"I heard someone breathing."
Septimus came to a crossroad and turned left into another road. "There was more than one person breathing. I had no idea how long they had been in the dark. I was startled, and then I heard someone speak to calm me down. It was only then that I realized that the one sitting in the dark was another split personality. "
"They told me that I came at the right time. That was the day they found out that you were in this world through the announcement. Before I appeared, they were sitting in the dark. They couldn't see each other and only spoke to each other softly. When I appeared, they told me that they had decided to kill Lin Sanjiu. "
"Why do they want to kill me?" Lin Sanjiu was confused and angry. Her voice trembled a little. "Marcie and Luther are my friends. I didn't look for them to hurt them! Didn't they object to it? "
"I don't know if they objected to it or not. I appeared too late. I don't even know if Marcie was in that dark room that day. "
If she asked him two questions in a row, it was highly likely that he would only answer the last one. Frowning, Lin Sanjiu resisted the urge to ask more questions. She responded with a "Hmm" and led him to continue.
Septimus turned into an empty space on his left and walked toward a row of stone pillar-like shadows in the distance.
"When there's a problem, everyone will receive the signal and return to that dark room. 12 must be there, but no one knows which voice belongs to him. We discuss, vote, quarrel, threaten each other in the dark, but we all follow the same unwritten rule. Other than the name we call each other, we don't reveal our identities. They even notice our voices. From time to time, they will change their voices. That's why I can't even count how many personalities Luther has. "
"If that's the case, he probably doesn't know what Bliss looks like. He just knows the name."
Septimus laughed mockingly and sighed. "Of course, I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses all kinds of methods to find out about the other personalities."
It seemed like the personalities that appeared after 12 were threatened or influenced by something. They were unwilling to reveal their true faces, just like 12.
In other words, the personalities that appeared from Luther didn't trust each other.
"Why?"
This question was stuck in Lin Sanjiu's throat. She blurted out another question, "Have you ever considered the issue of time?"
"Time?"
"That's right. Every time Luther experiences a world, he will split into a personality. So far, he has already experienced about eight to nine worlds. I'm guessing that he can't have more than ten personalities, so let's call it ten. But I'm curious. Why are there so many complete personalities among the ten personalities? After Marcie experienced two worlds, she wasn't in her complete form. "
Septimus suddenly laughed. "Even though I don't know the answer to this question, I know that it has something to do with hunting you down."
After walking with him for half the night, Lin Sanjiu got some answers, but she was even more confused.
"You really don't know?"
"Of course. I'm not in my complete form … Speaking of which, I would like to ask for your opinion. Should I be a man or a woman in the future? "
Lin Sanjiu didn't care whether Septimus was a man or a woman. She ignored him and continued to ask, "What kind of trouble are you in? Why do you need my help? "
"I need a helper to help me uncover the identities of the other personalities." Septimus quickened his pace. His voice echoed in the night as his robe fluttered. "If you work with me, you will have a high chance of success. Tell me, other than you, do you think I have a better candidate? "
If she found out who was trying to kill her, she could solve the problem once and for all. Furthermore, according to Septimus, Luther and Marcie hadn't shown up yet. Lin Sanjiu was worried that something might have happened to them.
"You're right. I'm willing to work with you." Lin Sanjiu looked at the back of Septimus, who was getting further and further away. "But, since you want to work with me, you should show me your sincerity."
Septimus seemed to have guessed what she was thinking. He chuckled from afar.
All of a sudden, a strong gust of wind cut through the night sky and pounced on Septimus. Lin Sanjiu's speed was so fast that she couldn't help but wonder if her eyes were playing tricks on her. However, before she could grab Septimus's shoulder, the frail figure suddenly flashed to the side and disappeared into the shadows.
The wasteland suddenly became as empty as the night. It was as if the person who was alive a moment ago had evaporated into thin air.
Lin Sanjiu placed her hands on her knees and let out a long sigh.
She had confirmed that the person just now was indeed Septimus.
Furthermore, this was the second time she had witnessed such a scene.
The man who stuck an explosive device on her aircraft and disappeared from the skybus was probably one of the 12 personalities.
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